Updates from Big Gavin Turrell

(from Just before the World Masters)

'Gav in the zone at 162.5KG'.

Gavin flies to the US this Saturday to compete for Australia at the
World Masters Powerlifting Champs.

Good luck Gav!

Results Here

Updates from Big Gavin Turrell

(A few months out of date, but just posting now)

Great National Champs!!!!!!!!!

Posted the following successful lifts:

Squat - 200KG
Bench Press - 190KG
Deadlift - 250KG

It was a tough weekend but personal best lifts in all three exercises.
I also took my total (best of the three lifts from each discipline) from
590KG to 635KG!!!

I also became the Australian Bench Press Champion in the 100KG Open
Class!

No dramas with the weigh in on the Saturday. I weighed in on my first
attempt at 98.8KG. This meant no second weigh in and I was able to have
a good feed and rehydrate prior to the war!

I am now having a short rest and then focusing on the World
Championships in October.

My target lifts will be:

Squat - 230KG

Bench Press - 202KG (a new Australian Masters I record in the 100KG
class if successful)

Deadlift - 275KG.

Eye of the Tiger!

Gav

Updates from Big Gavin Turrell

It seems that our Gav has taken 7th place int he Australian Weight Lifting Rankings for 2008 in the 100Kg class. See Here

Updates from Big Gavin Turrell

Breaking News.....

Gavin Turrell has recently been selected to represent Australia at the World
Masters Powerlifting Championships, to be held in Palm Springs, California
from the 1st to the 4th October 2008.

Gavin will be Australia's sole representative in the 100KG category.

Gavin is currently focusing on the Australian Senior Nationals and a crack
at the Australian Masters Bench Press record for the 100KG class (currently
sitting at 201.5KG).

After the Nationals a final cycle of Eight weeks of training will follow so
as to ensure peak performance at the World Champs.

Further reports to follow.

Updates from Big Gavin Turrell

Gavin travelled up to Singleton last weekend to take part in the final
'qualifying event' prior to the Australian Open Powerlifting
Championships.

These Championships are held for the 18 -40 year category).

Gavin needed to achieve a minimum combined total of 580KG from the three
disciplines (Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift) in order to be allowed to
compete.

There are three attempts at each lift with the best lift from each
exercise counting towards the overal total.

Gavin was competing in the 100KG class and drama hit when he was half a
kilo over at the weigh in (100.6 to be precise).

A second weigh in is allowed so after half an hour of frantic peddling
on a gym cycle, Gavin weighed in for a second time at bang on 100KG.

Now for the lifting.

In the Squat which is a relatively new exercise for Gavin, he achieved a
PB of 175KG, light compared to the seasoned lifters who can hit the
300KG mark but a good result for three months of squatting.

In the Bench Press Gavin 'cleared' 180KG and lifted 190KG but due to a
foot slipping the 190KG lift was not allowed. 180KG was also a personal
best!

In the Deadlift, Gavin achieved a further personal best of 235KG.

The combined total was 590KG and ensured Gavin a berth at the Senior
Champs in July.

The focus now is to increase the overal total to 620KG and have a crack
at the Australian Masters Bench Press Record (currently sitting at
201.5KG) at the champs.

Lots of graft to go.

Gavin shall no doubt be dusting down his Rocky DVD's and cranking up
'Eye of the Tiger'

A further report will follow once Gavin has competed at the big one!!!!

Updates from Big Gavin Turrell

Gavin Turrell Competes at Australian Masters Powerlifting Champs - Photo

Gavin Turrell has recently returned from the Australian Masters Powerlifting
Championships in Melbourne, where he had a very successful weekend, posting
personal bests in all three disciplines.
(Squat - 165KG, Bench Press - 175KG and Deadlift - 230KG).

This competition was held over the 19th and 20th April.

Personally he felt his best lift was 175KG in the Bench Press, qualifying
him for a berth in the Australian Open Powerlifting Championships, held in
Newcastle in July.

The Open Champs cater for all Seniors from 18 to 40 years of age.

Gold medals were picked up and the weekend was well run.

The competition was hosted by Melbourne University.

It was interesting to watch the seasoned lifters being psyched up by their
coaches just prior to a lift with methods such as putting smelling salts
under the lifters nose and hard slaps to the back. These actions cause a
jolt to the nervous system and thus get the adrenaline pumping.
This is crucial for a big lift where you need all your power, focus and
passion channeled into a few seconds of extremely intense workload.

Gavin competed in the 100KG class and two hours prior to the event there is
a weigh in so as to ensure a lifter has qualified for the particular weight
category entered. Gavin initiall weighed in at 100.4KG so had to away and
chew gum whilst spitting continuously into a cup. Unsavoury as this sounds
a cup of spit equates to a third of a kilo - needless to say Gavin returned
to be weighed again and this time ducked in under the 100KG mark.

Next step is to focus primarily on the Bench Press for July. The goal is to
get close to the 200KG mark and get in sight of the Australian Masters Bench
Press record of 201.5KG (100KG weight class).

Lots of hard work to do!

Gavin would like to thank Genworth who have sponsored him in his exploits.
They have made the purchase of specialised equipment possible and have
generally allowed Gavin to focus on the lifting. He is extremely grateful
for this support and proud to be backed by the Genworth 'Powerhouse'.
We will continue to follow Gavins' efforts and post another update once he
has completed the big one in July!

Updates from Big Gavin Turrell

20/2/08 - Australian Power Lifting Championships:

All good:

Lifted

Squat - 165KG
Bench - 175KG
Deadlift - 230KG

Qualified for the Australian Bench Press Champs in July (18 - 40yrs).

Going for 202.5 KG ( Australian Masters Record)!!!

Eye of the Tiger.

Full report to follow.

All the best mate,

Gavin

26/2/08 - Sydney Open Power Lifting Competition, article circulated within GE in Australia:

Gavin Turrell from Sales recently competed in the Sydney Open Pwerlifting
competition.

The competition involves carrying out 3 disciplines:

Squat
Deadlift
Benchpress

This was only Gavins second competition on the Australian circuit and his
lifts were good enough to book him a place at the Australian Masters
Powerlifting Championships, in Melbourne, in April.

The rules are very strict wth each lift scrutinised for technique and
adherance by 3 judges. Two 'white lights' are needed for a pass.

Some 60 entrant competed ranging from rookies like Gavin to top
international stars!

Gavin is pictured here in the Deadlift event, lifting 225KG.

Gavin loves the sport and after years of racing kayaks said it is great to
be back in the heat of the competition.

The goal for this year is to get a Top 3 position at the Nationals in the
100KG class and to master the technical side of the event which is crucial
as the weight goes up!

Genworth are currently considering sponsoring Gavin so he can take his
avchievements to the next level and fly the Genworth flag.

A further report to follow after the Nationals.

Update from Big Gavin Turrell

Hello All,

I hope all is well in Blightly and the river is not too cold!:)

I compete in my second Powerlifting Event this weekend. It is the
Sydney Open Challenge. This type of event attracts a wide range of
competitors from rookies like me through to world class animals!

Your are categorised according to you age and weight. I compete in the
over 40's and 110KG category, simply meaning I am between 100 and 110Kg
and between 40-50.

The competition rules are very strict. A weigh in takes place two hours
before the competition starts, with an opportunity to drop a Kg if you
are trying to squeeze into the next weight down.

Next you stand in a line and get all the kit you are going to compete
in, checked. You cannot then go on the stage to lift in any
other/additional items.

The format for the lifts is as follows:

Squats first, then Bench Press and finally the Deadlift (no straps).

You rotate in a cycle, completing 3 lifts per discipline with your best
lift on each exersise counting towards an overal aggregate score.

Three judges sit around the lifting area and your form is 'measured'
closely. A Big box hangs from the ceiling with a strip of 3 white lights
and 3 red.

Simply put you need to obtain 2 white lights to pass the lift. The
judges hit a button upon completion of the lift according to their
verdict.

It is a tough sport with very stringent rules.

In the Bench Press for instance, this is the way the lift goes.

You position yourself on the Bench and the weight is taken off the
cradles for you. You hold at the top for around 5 seconds until the
chief judge is comfortable that you have full control of the weight.
You then hear a command of 'down'. You then slowly lower the weight to
your chest and hold it on you chest, again for approximately 5 seconds.
Upon the command of 'lift' you explode the weight upward. Again you
support the weight at the top of the lift until you hear the word
'rack'. The weight is then returned to the rack accordingly.

Compared to a Richmond CC lift, this is something else. Real control,
focus and stamina are required throughout each phase.

People of all shapes and sizes compete from 50Kg Australian Team members
who can Squat 3 times their bodyweight, to 140Kg giants, who again seem
to powerlift comparable weights.

For me it is a great sport. Explosive Power and Aggression, together
with rewards for good technique! :)

I have Danger Zone and Eye of the Tiger playing a lot this week, as I
prepare to do battle on Sunday.

Full report to follow after the comp.

Gav

Update from Big Gavin Turrell

Just wanted to let you know that I am competing in the 2007 Matti Tikka Powerlifting and Bench Press Challenge on the 11th of November in Sydney

www.powerliftingaustralia.com

www.powerliftingaustralia.com/Calendar.htm


This is a NSW Open Championship. This is where I will gain my first state ranking and start the journey to the National Champs next Year.

Currently Pressing 175Kg !!!

Gav

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from September have been added in PDF form

Official Eton Regatta Results from July have been added in PDF form

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from June have been added in PDF form

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from May have been added in PDF form

Seedings for June regatta uploaded

New Profile For Ollie Sims

New Course Records at NWSC this last weekend: (also see old records)

Distance Crew Club Time Date
K2 200m Edward Cox/Ed McKeever ORS 00:33:42 14 April 07
K1 200m Jonathan Schofield SOR 00:36:19 14 April 07
C1 200m Matthew Lawrence LBZ 00:43.34 14 April 07

Congratulations guys!

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from April have been added in PDF form

Seedings for April regatta uploaded

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from July & September have been added in PDF form

After the July regatta:

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from July have been added in PDF form [here]

Congratulations to our 200m Athletes (and all GB athletes) at the World Championships in Szeged Hungary:

Ed McKeever / Ed Cox - 4th in the A Final of the K2 200m
Lucy Wainright - 9th in the A Final of the Womens K1 200m

Congratulations - 2 New Course Records
Ed McKeever K1
Ed Cox & Ed McKeever K2
[here]

HTML results from the July regatta can be found [here]
We have a few amendments to make just yet to Womens K1, and sorting crew boats alphabetically by name

2006 Points scoring can be found [here]
HTML results from the June regatta can be found [here]

After the June regatta:

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from June have been added in PDF form [here]

After the May regatta:

2006 Points scoring can be found [here]
HTML results from the May regatta can be found [here]
Official Nottingham Regatta Results from May have been added in PDF form [here]

Seedings for the June Regatta are now available [here]

2006 Points scoring can be found [here]

HTML results from the April regatta can be found [here]

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from April have been added in PDF form [here]

Seedings for the May Regatta are now available [here]

Anyone interested in contributing to the website, writing reports etc.,
please e-mail

Results and points to be updated shortly!

What's the big fella been up to?

Sub 41 !!!

Hi All,

I am pleased to say that last weekend I became the Australian Sprint Kayaking Champion in the 200 Metre event.

I was racing at the Olympic Regatta Centre in Penrith which is a town about 40Kms west of Sydney. It was a very hot day with the temperature exceeding 35 degrees. I was sweating from 7.00am and with my final at 10.20am there was a worry of being dehydrated but copious amounts of fluid kept this worry in check.

There were 42 athletes competing in the veteran division which is 35 years and upwards. I had had a pretty good preparation period however did pick up a cold a week before the race so the turbos were firing at around 90% rather than 100%. I had been getting out in the boat 2 -3 times since November but this would be my first big regatta since winning the British open title in July 2004.

Needless to say my starts had been good in training and whilst I knew I would be fading in the last few metres I had a very good first 100 metre split so planned to put the distance in then and hold on to the line.

In terms of the actual race I got away well and held the lead all the way down, winning by 1 second (1 boat length) in a time of 40.98 seconds. For the training completed and the time out of mainstram competition I was very happy. Still some speed in the old warhorse yet.

It was great to get out and race again and very satisfying to once again have a National Title under my belt !

I am having a bit of rest at the moment but the weights in the garage are still getting a workout. Will I race again - oh yes you have not seen the last of the bandana bomber yet !!!! :)



Gavin

At Long Last:

Seedings for the April Regatta are now available [here]

Anyone interested in contributing to the website, writing reports etc.,
please e-mail

News coming shortly from the Australian Nationals!

I have received some comments from Marcus Gohar and Shaun Martin in follow up to the article and Profile by Gary Parkinson 31-Aug-04:

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Hi Steve:

A few words on Gary Parkinson's article on your 200m website on canoe
paddling.

* Although difficult, or challenging depending on your point of view, it's not as hard as he makes it appear. You won't learn C1 if you only paddle once or twice a week, but going out several times a week juniors can often learn to paddle a C1 quite well in a few weeks, especially if they can already sit a K1.

* It's uncomfortable when you start, but other than on long marathons you soon get used to it. Regarding balance, the Richmond juniors can stand up in the boats, turn sideways, walk about, and jump up and down playing air guitar with their paddles.

* The shoulders do NOT dip to one side, neither do C1 paddlers develop a form of twisted walk! This myth came about partly due to one Tamas Wickman, a Hungarian mega-star of C1 between 1966 and 1983. He was knocked down by a car when he was seven, and has walked with a limp ever since. He was world champion ten times.

* Paddlers are likely to be slightly uneven in terms of strength, but so are (for example) tennis players. As long as weight training is done equally on both sides, isometric development is minor.

* Knee injuries can be minimised or eliminated with a well made knee block. Strengthening the leg muscles with weight training may also reduce knee injuries.

* Almost all injuries to juniors (C1 and K1) at Richmond are from rugby and football not paddling.

* The lower arm doesn't develop more than the upper arm.

* Paddlers tend to get cramp in the hamstrings in the kneeling leg. The best way to cure this is to stand up and touch your toes - not as difficult as it seems.

* C1 is like pole vault: difficult technically, but a real challenge and a joy to master. The leverage from the high kneeling position and the large blade gives excellent acceleration which makes C1 very good for 200m paddling. If you don't believe me try racing Matt Lawrence or James Train over 20 strokes off a standing start! And they're not even 200m specialists!

Regards

Marcus Gohar

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Coming to High Kneeling Sprint C1 from, originally Slalom C1, and more recently, Wild Water C1 and C2 I can assure you the flat water paddling style is infinitely more comfortable. I dont find the flat water boat even slightly uncomfortable.

sean

Update from our friends in Oz:

I thought I would share this moment with you.
 
 
 
I competed at the NSW State Championships this weekend and won the 200 Metre sprint race  in the 35 - 45 year category, so am now the NSW State Champion !! :)
 
My partner Rupert (pictured above) and I also got a Bronze medal in the two man event so altogether a very successful day of racing !
 
The Australian Champs are in 5 weeks time so will be  putting in some hard graft on the water and in the gym !! 
 
Gavin

Pic 1

Pic 2

Hot News from Oz.

Gavin Turrell and Rupert Elkington-Cole have started training at Manly Warringah Canoe Club for the K2 200 Metre event and aim to race at the NSW State Championships in Feb 06 and the Australian Champs in March 06.

Gav has committed to coming out of retirement and has dusted down his paddles. At a leaner 98Kg he feels he can still be of some benefit in the back seat !! :)

Elk is driving for this tour and between them the boys are confident of picking off a few Ozzie crews along the way.

Regular training reports to follow and some pics too !

Gav's profile updated with a new picture of Gav and Cassidy

Steve Tingay's Profile updated

UK Champions Page Updated showing 2005 National and Points Champions at a Glance!

This is our role of honour! Congratulations to all those who feature here now, and over the years!

HTML Results from September Regatta amended (crew boat names put in alphabetical order) and available [here]

Points positions year to date can be found here

Gavs Latest 200 Tip -
The 5 Golden Rules fro Successful 200 Metre Racing

HeadLine Inside Lines
Publication Independent on Sunday Date 23/10/2005
Byline by Alan Hubbard Sports Diarist of the Year

'Legalise drugs' row coach wins UK job

The curious appointment of a coach who apparently advocates the legalising
of doping has caused ripples of concern in the waters of British canoeing.
The Bulgarian-born Krassimir Ivanov, who coached a Belgian kayak pair to
the Olympic finals in Athens, has been given a full-time post with the
British Canoe Union despite an interview in a Belgian sports journal in
which he is quoted as saying: 'Doping should be freely allowed... then
nearly everyone will do it but it will eventually reduce the chances that
drugs will be taken because everyone will know what everyone else is
doing.' This has led to calls for his suspension and an investigation by
concerned voices within the sport. However Ivanov, now a naturalised
Belgian, vehemently denies administering or being involved with drugs, even
in his Iron Curtain days, and UK Sport, the body responsible for enforcing
Britain's anti-doping regulations, say: 'We are satisfied that no athlete
under his direction has ever tested positive for banned substances, nor has
he encouraged their use. At worst he could be naive in answering
hypothetical questions on how sport might look if there was no drugs
testing.' So paddle power, not peddle power, eh?

200m.info are against the use of drugs in sport or for recreational use.

HTML Results from September Regatta now available [here]

Update from Gavin Turrell in OZ:

Hello All,

Well firstly congratulations to all in terms of the achievements over the summer. I do keep a close eye on what you are all up to and it is fantastic that Richmond is as prolific and successful as ever (ever without a permanent abode) !!

All is good at my end. My wife and I have bought our first house, 3 bedrooms and detached on a big block of land. That was and is a very exciting move and it already feels like home even though we have only been in residence for 3 weeks to date.

Cassidy our daughter is doing really well although she has the unnerving habit of saying 'Mama' in a really deep gravelly voice sometimes (it sounds like something out of the exorcist). I can't think where she picked it up from ! :)

The job is good and I continue to rush around and do some work between business lunches and golf. On a serious note though the company have looked after me well and the ability to move between countries and work for the same organization is a real plus point when working for a large multi-national.

Up until a few weeks ago I was getting out in my boat once a week but alas with the move my kayaking has taken a back seat so to speak, although I will soon remedy that. We are only two minutes drive from a large lake, so back to work I go. Still pushing the weights though so not quite in armchair mode just yet. I still dream of being fast again but sadly there just isn't the time these days and for those who know me well know I am not prepared to get on the line just to make up the numbers ! :)

The Turrell Clan are over for Christmas (22nd December - 13th January) and we will be in London for a few days during that time. We shall make a point of dropping by the club on one of the Saturday mornings and it will be fantastic to touch base with some of you then.

Happy Paddling - My thoughts are with you.

Gavin, Lisa and Baby Cassidy

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from September have been added in PDF form [here]

Information from an elated Milos in Serbia:

> Dear Steve,
> there are not enough words that I can describe my happiness. Zoric and
> Filipovic, the two biggest guys in kayak won gold in K2 200m! It is a
> first gold for Serbia in WC after 23 years.
> The biggest sport victory in kayak for Serbia since Olympic gold in LA 84.

Ed McKeever (GBR) finishes a fantastic 9th in the A Final of the K1 200m at the World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Full Results

Results from the Finnish National Championships 2005 can be found in the Results Section, or at direct link.

Thanks Hannu

FInlands Team for the SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - FLAT WATER RACING

ZAGREB 28-31 August

Men:
K-1 200 m Kimmo Latvamäki
K-2 200 m Heikki Ritvos – Ilkka Ritvos
K-4 200 m Lauri Palmroth - Jaakko Selivaara - Juha Selivaara – Petteri Pitkänen

Women:
K-1 200 m Anne Rikala
K-2 200 m Jenni Honkanen – Laura Inha

GB Team for the SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - FLAT WATER RACING

ZAGREB 28-31 August

Mens K1 - Ed McKeever
Ladies K1 - Anna Hemmings
Ladies K2 - Lucy Hardy / Abi Coulson

Gavs Latest 200 Tip -
Paddling Through The Line & Not Looking Sideways

Seedings for the September Regatta are now available [here]

Anyone interested in contributing to the website, writing reports etc.,
please e-mail

HTML Results from June and July Regattas now available here

Points positions year to date can be found here

We are aware of 3 small errors in the Mens results, which also have a knock on effect to the points. These should hopefully be resolved this evening.

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from July have been added in PDF form [here]

Message from Gavin Turrell:

Greeting 200 Warriors!!

Well done everyone at the British Champs - it's a tough regatta to get it together for !

Ed - it looks like you dominated the K1 200 this year so definitely a deserving win. Well done mate !

Reflections - I've enjoyed being British Champ from 02 to 04 and my medals hang proudly in my study. I miss you all and the call of the water but I have a beautiful wife and daughter to balance things out. Cassidy is a strong little girl already - maybe she will be good over 200 too ! :)

Good luck lads and lasses for the rest of the year.

All the best

Gav

July regatta has now been and gone!

Winners of the Mens K1: Ed McKeever from Ian Wynne, then Peter Almasi in 3rd place

Winners of the Womens K1: Anna Hemmings, from Becky Hunter, then Kim Dawson in 3rd place.

Winners of the Mens C1: James Train, from Karl Yurwich, then Lee Watson in 3rd place.

We hope to have the results and seedings on the site (including June's) in due Course.

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from June have been added in PDF form [here]

Seedings for the July Regatta are now available [here]

Roll on the National Championships in July!

Anyone interested in contributing to the website, writing reports etc.,
please e-mail

Results from the Poznan World Cup can be found here: Poznan

Rachel Lovell (AUS), formerly Rachel Train (GBR) takes second place in the Ladies K1 200m Final A

Official Nottingham Regatta Results from May have been added in PDF form [here]

Spot the minor mistake on the front page.

Seedings for the June Regatta are now available [here]

With only 2 boats entered in the K4 200m event in May, this event was not put onto the programme.
It would be great to see people putting together some more boats to go out in this exciting event in June!

Points Rankings have been updated to reflect the May regattas results and can be found [here]

Minor error with the points allocations in the womens event from April has also been resolved, the problem was as a result of 2 ladies with the same initial and name, upsetting our Crystal Reports processing from the results database.

The second British sprint regatta of 2005 has been run at Notintgham this last weekend.

200m results can be seen [here]

Congratulations to Ed McKeever for winning the Mens K1, Shuna Braithwaite for the Womens K1, and James Train for the Mens C1.

More K4 200m entries required for the Regattas.

We have just heard that the regatta organisers require more than 2 boats to be entered for the race to run, currently there are only 2 boats entered for the May regatta, so the race may be cancelled!

Why not go out and race?

John has supplied us with a review on Oakley Pro M sunglasses.

The 200m boys are off to their training camp in France this coming weekend!

With the 2005 racing season getting ever closer, it is time to start thinking about those 200m K4 crews for the April regatta!

Lets see if we can put out as many boats as last season, of not more!

Review on Eyecatcher sunglasses by Hannu Kaukola

News of the First Finnish 200m ergo championships provided by Hannu Kaukola from sprintkayak.com

Results from all distances of the Ergo Championships can be found here
Naiset=Women, Miehet=Men

Hannu: "...I have been ill at this week, so I couldn"t participate. Shame! It would have been fun to be the first 200m ergo champion."

An updated daily diet list for Gavin Turrell since moving to Australia!
See this and more in our diets section!

Cicelysystems have announced the launch of their 3D kayak technique software.

The software is a 3D presentation of the technique guide developed by Imre Kemecsey.

Imre was instrumental in raising the game in British Canoeing at the end of the 1990's, his ideas and concepts are widely used and I am sure widely mis-understood by many British paddlers and coaches.

We now have a picture of Gavin and daughter Cassidy

A star is born, Gavin Turrell and wife Lisa have just announced the birth of their baby daughter Cassidy Turrell, weighing in at 8lb 9oz.

Congratulations!

John's Diet added to Nutrition Section

Link to Sofia Paldanius website added to Links

Gavin is currently getting up to speed with a new job, preparing for the arrival of his first child, and putting in some preparation for the Australian Nationals in March.

Here is a glimpse of some of the training that he is managing to squeeze in.

Gent (Belgium) Regatta Details have been released.

This years event will be held on the weekend of May 21/5 & 22/5
We hope to see you there!

John's - Favourite Sessions

Another poem for the Poet Turrell - 2004/2005 - A New Year

To all you 200 specialists out there.

Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and many thanks for all your support to our Website during 2004.

From Team 200m.info (Steve, Danny, Mark, John and Gav).

Gavs Latest 200 Tip -
The Importance of a Good Warm down after your 200m Race

We have had a small break between updates to our site because it's that time of year where people are training, but not racing the 200m.
However, courtesy of Gav, we have a few items coming over the next few days or so!

Kimmo Latvamki - one of Finland's top 200m paddlers, has a new website (unfortunately it is in Finnish, but hopefully the images etc. are of interest)

New Profile added for one of the all time legends of 200m racing - Vince Fehervari.

Vince is currently living in and racing for Australia, but spent 18 years racing for Hungary and picking up many medals at World, European and Hungarian National Championships!

(Does everyone still remember that fantastic K1 200m race at the Worlds in Halifax in 1997. It is still my favourite race of all time)

See Vince's website for extra information

The National Champions/Points Champions Summary page has just been updated.

We have also added the Belgrade Regatta Course to the regatta courses section

If you see any more items that need amending, please let me know via e-mail

After a lot of hard work over the last week or 2, we have performed a large amount of data cleansing, to remove a number of anomalies that we found in the latest data uploaded from previous years UK Results.

We have standardised names, capitalised everything, sorted crew boats in alphabetical order etc. so that the automated report would allocate points correctly.

Please see previous results in HTML
Please see the Points Champions over the last 11 years.
And the Champion of Champions for all time Point scoring in Singles - HTML version & XLS version

The National Champions/Points Champions Summary page still needs a little work, so look out for this update ni the next few days.

If you see any more items that need amending, please let me know via e-mail

A message from Gavin Turrell in Australia:

Greetings 200 Warriors.

I hope you are all doing well over there and wherever else you may be tuning into the site from. Well I am back in the land of canoeing again and had my first regatta two weekends ago. It was held in a National Park South of Sydney and run by a canoe club called Lilli Pili. The turn out was good with some 90 people racing and lots of youngsters out there on the track which is very encouraging.

There were only 6 of us in the 200 and I came 2nd - blasted out and led all the way but caught on the line, however since I had only completed 6 sessions prior to the race I was quite pleased. Gave the Aussies a little taste of my speed! :)

Next on course will be the Australian State Champs in Jan 05 and then the big one - The Aussi Champs in March where I will be looking to at least book a seat in the final!

I am currently training on a 750 metre stretch of water that divides two lakes (that in turn connect to the sea ). 750 is fine for me, since I only need a 250 stretch of water to train suffiiciently well.

One bizarre concept of this training patch are the jellyfish that come in on the incoming tide. When I train in the evening the things are pulsating in the water all over the place. They are harmless and the kids pick them up and play with them much as UK kids pick up and play with conkers, however these 'jellies' can be rather disconcerting if you are doing a burn and constantly hitting them. I still don't fancy falling in though, harmless or not! :)

I bought my my sticks over with me (custom made scaffold poles by Tim Middlehurst). If you want a 200 blade that won't break he is the man to see. I am now also the proud owner of a double carbon sandwich Cleaver- X. Stiff as anything and on weight. A bit of an old warhorse but somehow we go together. I miss the red beast (my M3 for those of you not familiar with GT) but I bet it is enjoying its retirement down in the west country.

I am now working for the sister company that I worked for in the UK as a Sales Executive, so things are secure at that end and Baby Turrell is due in January 05 ! - busy times. Plan to be back to the UK for two weeks in April and may even have a spin at Nottingham if the dates come good.

Take care guys and girls. Train hard and bust a gut - this is the time of year to really hurt and make the sessions count. Remember the time to train hard right now is when you really don't want to. It is cold, dark, raining - but get out there and do it. If you want some motivation crank up Eye of the Tiger !


Ciao.

The Rocket.

Cheers Gav

200m rises in popularity!

We have recently been advised of a Norwegian site following in our foot steps in the promotion of 200m racing.

Have a look at this site, which is developed by a group of Norwegian Junior Paddlers (who will hopefully become good senior 200m paddlers).
Watch out for the advertising though!

It's that quiet time of year, so we have finally finished correlating the UK Results going back to July 1993!

Points Champions during this time will be calculated shortly.

Gavin has been in touch with one of the all time 200m legends, Vince Fehervari, currently in Australia, and has provided a link to Vince's website.

We are hoping to get a profile shortly! Watch this space!

A Little Different:

Last weekend was the final of the Wavehopper Challenge in the UK.

This event, aimed at Under 16's, using Plastic Wild Water boats known as Wavehoppers, was the final for 2004.

Points from the best 2 results through the year, and double points from the final go towards both individual and club results.

The relevance to us, is that the finals (and the early round attended by Leighton Buzzard Canoe club) were held on a 200m slalom / whitewater course in Northampton.

The top clubs in the Wavehopper Challenge were: Shropshire Paddlesport, Leighton Buzzard, and Meridian.

Outside of the Wavehopper Challenge was a wildwater competition (for those who were Over 16), Steve Tingay of 200m.info finished 2nd in the Div B event (nothing special, but it was the first time in one of these boats for 17 years).
Results from the Open category are not yet published.

See the Wildwater website for more details.

DVD's from the Olympics (put together by www.bki.lt) landed on our doorstep last week. Here is our short-review:

The PAL version is 5 DVD's in length, Disk 1 contains the Heats, Disk 2 is 1000m Semi-Finals, Disk 3 is 500m Semi-Finals, Disk 4 is 1000m Finals and Disk 5 is the 500m Finals.

Every race is covered on this disk set, so it is great if you were unable to get all of the races recorded from TV yourself.

A menu system allows you to choose which set of races you watch, although in the Heats for example it points you to all Mens K1 1000m Heats (for example), but this is not a problem (it is being a little picky to want to label each race as a chapter and be available from the menu).

For me, an English speaker, the excitement of the commentator is mainly wasted, as the commentary varies between Russian, Spanish and German. It was still possible for me to understand what was happening, as names and positions were fairly easy to understand.

Through all the hours of canoeing, there were only 1 or 2 slight pauses (presumably as the play device was changed to a different medium). The only other slight problem I had, was that Disk 1 wasn't immediately recognised by my DVD player, but I overcame this by inserting another disk first, then inserting this disk, and it worked.

All in all, this provides good coverage of the Olympic Canoeing, and is one of those keep sake items to bring out from time to time! (Especially when one of your fellow countrymen has won a medal, and you want to remember it)

News Just in...

Current K1 200 Metre British Champion Gavin Turrell has decided that life in Oz would not be complete without some speed and has accordingly dug his paddles out (they didn't even have time to gather dust!:)) and has joined the Central Coast Canoe Club, which is based in a town called Wyong, around 100 kms north of Sydney. The club mainly focus on marathon, so Gavin will be hoping to find some new enthusiasts among its ranks to have a crack at the odd 200.

Gavin is currently training hard on a surf ski and combining that with gym work. Full on training will commence in 10 days time with a focus on the New South Wales State Sprint Championships in January 2005 and then the Australian National Sprint Championships in March 05.

Competition for the 200 K1 is stiff in Australia with 5 athletes going sub
38 in the final at the Nationals last year. The event was won in 36 seconds!

Gavin will be sending in regular reports on his progress together with race reports and hopefully the odd profile.

Good luck to the 'Red Rocket from Richmond' !!

New profile Added for Milos Grujic, from Serbia.

New Wake Up Call - Training Tip - supplied by Gavin Turrell

Results from the September Regatta have arrived and have been scanned and made available in PDF format, including the Cover Sheet [here]

New profile Added for Djordje Pavlovic, Currently paddling for Cyprus, but formerly from Serbia. Djordje is the current Natinoal Coach for Cyprus.