Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Creeking, Freestyling, Squirt Boating and more… So it is finally time to stop kayaking for just a few hours to send an update on my US adventures so far. 1 month ago today I left life and work in the UK and set off on the first leg of my 2012 adventures to paddle the Grand Canyon and train and compete on the freestyle circuit in the USA. Since then it Read more…
Sweetwater Coaching will be attending the ‘River Source a White Water Symposium’ on the 28/29th January. We will be providing something a little different and have decided to offer ladies only white water skills clinics. Why ladies only? Apart from being able to meet as many of you as possible, the main reason is to celebrate the recent achievements in ladies white water kayaking. These include Nikki Kelly’s successful descent of the Stikine River and Claire O’Hara Read more…
Sweetwater Coaching are proud to announce that Kim Aldred will joining the ASP team. Kim is a very talented junior athlete and achieved 4th place in the World Championships 2011 and has shown a level of commitment and motivation required of a potential world champion. We kick started the new competitive cycle with a team training day down at Nottingham White Water Course to welcome Kim, hold a post review of the recent world championships and discuss Read more…
Claire O’Hara has won two Gold medals for Great Britain at the World Freestyle Kayaking Championships and been crowned Ladies Freestyle Kayaking World Champion and Ladies Squirt Boating World Champion 2011. The 2011 ICF World Freestyle Kayaking Championships took place on the River Isar in Platling Germany with 222 athletes competing from 26 countries. Claire travelled out to the event in her specially logoed VW T5 Van and spent 9 weeks training on the river Read more…
Over the next two weeks twenty-five of the world’s most talented, most versatile, and most progressive kayakers will be competing in a multi-disciplined, 6-stage competition on spectacular whitewater across Quebec. James ‘Pringles’ Bebbington will be representing GB, and back home the freestyle and river running community will be rooting for him all the way. The races include a Time-Trial down a steep section of slides and waterfalls, a Giant Slalom which will challenge the competitors with the worlds first Read more…
Very rarely, these days, do you get to paddle a completely new playspot. And if you do, so often you’ll have heard about the spot from your fellow paddlers; they’ll tell you about the holes, the waves, and the moves that you can stick in each one. However, on those rare occasions when neither you, nor your paddling buddies, know anything about the new playspot before you arrive, there’s a real sense of excitement and adventure Read more…
Sweetwater will be will be joining forces with James Reeves team manager to help coach a new Level 6 UK pro-team under the wing of the highly successful ASP programme. Level 6 are currently looking for 5 freestyle kayakers to join the team, if you would like to be considered send your paddling profile or CV to freestyle@jamesreeves.net and then come along to the selection weekend on 21st and 22nd May at the National Water Sport Centre, Nottingham. Further details on Read more…
I’m proud to announce that Sweetwater ASP will be supporting the following UK athletes in 2011-2012: James Weight Joe Bradly Bren Orton James Benns Claire O’Hara Gabby Bates Rachel Bovic The Sweetwater Athlete Support Programme (ASP) was established to provide athletes identified with international potential with the necessary opportunities to achieve international success. ASP status is designated to athletes that have demonstrated, and continue to demonstrate, outstanding abilities and commitment to freestyle paddlesport. ASP allows the Read more…
Claire O´Hara a member of the Sweetwater Athlete Suport Program (ASP) will be featuring in the BBC Inside Out programme on Monday BBC1 at 7:30pm. I´ll also be making a guest appearance. The programme is running a feature on white water kayaking in England and has been following Claire’s activities for a few weeks. The film crew also spent the morning with us at Holme Pierre Point white water course during freestyle competition training sessions. Claire is currently Read more…
I’ve just recently spent two days providing performance analysis and coaching with the Spanish Freestyle Team. It was a pleasure to work with an old colleague of mine Andrew ‘Jacko’ Jackson, now team coach for the Spanish National Team. Over the two days we profiled the athletes, recording various aspects of their performance before formulating a strategy to further enhance their training plans in preparation for the world freestyle championships 2011. The weekend was a great success and the team is on track to meet Read more…
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