2010 Liffey Descent

Entry Forms for the 51st Liffey Desent on Saturday, September 4th, 2010 are available here.
 


Check out www.liffeydescent.com for background information about the Liffey Descent.


Click below for the 

START LIST BY NAME
as of Wednesday, September 1st

START LIST BY CLAS
S as of Wednesday, September 1st

START LIST BY NUMBER as of Wednesday, September 1st


Note about Classes

  • The Mens Junior General Purpose and the Womens General Purpose Class have been amalgamated into one class - the Junior General Purpose Class.
     
  • The Senior Racing C1 Class and the Junior Racing C1 Class have been amalgamated into one class - the Racing C1 Class.
     
  • Although the Junior Racing K2 and the Touring C1 Classes failed to make the required 5 entries it has been decided to retain these classes. Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals will be presented to the finishers in these classes.

Car Parking @ Smurfit Golf Course


After Race Party
This year's Liffey Descent After Race Party will take place at The Harbourmaster from 8:00 pm until late. Live DJ. Finger food will be served.

The Harbourmaster is located on Customs House Dock in the IFSC (International Financial Services Centre). The Luas runs closeby.

Tickets are €10.00 and will be available at Bib Collection, at the Finish, and at the door.


Correction to LD Entry Form
General description and dimensions for the Touring Canadian Singles should read "a canadian that does not comply with published ICF specifications for C1s"  

Clarification about entering Racing C1
Anyone entering a Racing C1 (that is a C1 that complies with published ICF specifications for C1s) should enter in the Senior Wild Water Racer Class or in the Junior Wild Water Racer Class and indicate that they are paddling a Racing C1.

A Senior Racing C1 Class and a Junior Racing C1 Class will be included as official classes if there is a minimum of 5 entries in either class by close of entries on Friday, September 3rd.



 

Recent Results

Marathon Racing News

Canoe Slalom News

1st World Cup Canoe Slalom - pstd 18/06
Yesterday the World Cup Canoe Slalom in Prague commenced with the demonstration runs. You can watch the runs and the official course for today's heats on YouTube of Facebook.

2010 Canoe Slalom Teams - pstd 31/05

Click above for details 2010 Canoe Slalom Teams


Freestyle News

Sprint Racing News

National Canoe Sprint Racing Regatta on June 26th

Click for details of National Canoe Sprint Race Regatta on Blessington Lake, Co. Wicklow on Saturday, June 26th.


2010 Sprint Selection Policy - pstd 22/04

Click here to download copy of 2010 Canoe Sprint Selection Policy.


Wild Water Racing News

News from Junior Wild Water Racing Championships - pstd 21/07

Conor Healy of Wild Water Kayak Club has just claimed a fantastic 9th place out of 26 finishers in the C1 class at this year's European Junior Wild Water Racing Championships in Kraljevo Serbia. Healy from Castleknock who has another 2 seasons left as junior is happy with his result and looking forward to building on this performance at his preferred distance, the sprint, this Saturday. Also competing in the C1 class was Jack McCabe form Inchicore. Jack, also a member of WWKC finished 25th. In the K1 class Iomhar MacGiollphadraig from Salmon Leap Canoe Club finished in an excellent 27th position out of 43 finishers at his first major Championship event.

For full results see  http://ecjunior2010.rs/


WW Racing Team @ the World Championships - pstd 12/06

Click above for new from the Irish Wild Water Racing Team competing at the Senior World Wild Water Racing Championships in Sort, Spain.


Celbridge Wild Water Race - pstd 10/05

Click above for details of the Celbridge Wild Water Race Saturday, May 15th


General News

World Sprint Racing Championships - pstd 17/08

The Irish Kayak Sprint Racing Team travels to Poznan, Poland on Monday the 16th of August for the World Kayak - Canoe Sprint Championships...... Read more


Touches deny Rheinisch Final Place - 17/08

Eoin Rheinisch finished 16th in the semi-finals of the European Championships in Bratislava, missing out on the final round because of two touches at the end of the course. The 20 gate course in Cunovo was challenging with a high difficulty sequence at the end of the course-a a double upstream move on the drop called Niagra. This move caused problems for the majority of the field and Eoin was to suffer here too. He finished 10 seconds off the winner, reigning World Champion Peter Kauzer (Slovenia). Eoin will be hoping to fare better here next year as this is the site of the 2011 World Championships and Olympic Qualifier.

Both Hannah Craig (23rd) and Ciaran Heurteau (26th) were unlucky not to make the top 20 qualifiers for the semi-final with touches keeping them outside the cut. Both Patrick Hynes and Aisling Conlan made their debuts in this year's Championships and finished in 46th and 31st position respectively. Patrick teamed up with Eoin and Ciaran for the team event and here the lack of group training was reflected in the 11th place finish in a field of 12 nations. This season's main event the World Championships are on the 8 -12th of September at Tacen, Slovenia. We wish the team the best of luck and hope that Ian Wiley's fifth place here in 1991 is a good omen for generation 2012. See www.irishcanoeslalom.com for more slalom news.


14th in European Heats for Rheinisch - pstd 13/08

In a highly competitive field at the qualification round of the European Championships in Brataslava, Eoin Rheinisch took 14th place with a fast and clean second run. He is just over 2 seconds off the leader and qualifies for the semi-final to be held on Sunday. Eoin's teammate Ciaran Heurteau finished a credible 26th in only his second major race since recovering from a severe shoulder injury. Also racing was Patrick Hynes and they combine their efforts in the team race tomorrow. Both Hannah Craig and Aisling Conlan compete in Women's Kayak this afternoon. Results are available by clicking here



Bulletins nº 2 Marathon World Championships Banyoles 2010

Check out the 2010 Marathon Racing World Championships in Banyoles Spain on www.banyoles2010.cat Bulletin updates available by clicking Senior & Junior Bulletin and Masters Bulletin


News from the Junior & U23 Championships in Leipzig

Ciaran Heurteau took 19th place in a field of 60 competitors in the qualification rounds of the European U23 Championships held on the artificial course near Leipzig, Germany. His fast and clean first run easily placed him in the top 20. Next best Irish performance was by the junior athlete Aisling Conlan who placed a respectable 23rd position in Women's Kayak. Team race is next with our Men's Kayaks Team among the first teams to start in both the U23 and Junior category. This is a landmark event for the Irish Team who have not entered a full team in Junior Men's in over 20 years. Ciaran Heurteau will race in the semi-finals of the individual events on Saturday.


Schnell und Sauber (Fast & Clean) at European U23/Junior Championships

An Irish team comprising three U23 Men's Kayaks (Ciaran Heurteau, Tom Burke & Eamon Rheinish), one C1 (Matthew McKnight) and four junior kayaks (Mens: Shane Harkin, Paul Henry, Sam Curtis; Women: Aisling Conlan) attempt to go fast and clean at the European U23/Junior Championships on the artificial course near Leipzig, Germany. This is the first time in over two decades that Ireland have paddlers entered in the junior team event. This is down to the good performances in the selection events and the coaching they receive from Han Binjen, as part of the CANI squad. The team manager is Ettore Ivaldi who will also be coaching the U23 team kayaks. We wish the Mannshaft well!  Event Details    Live Results


Junior & Under 23 Team @ European Champs in Moscow

Click here to out the results of the Junior & Under 23 Team at the European Sprint Racing Championships in Moscow.


Slalom Leap offering contract for Club Coach - pstd 27/07

Salmon Leap Canoe Club are seeking applications for the postion of full time club coach. Click her for Job Advert and here for Job Description.


SUMMER 2010 10Km races @Wild Water Kayak Club

SUMMER 2010 10Km races @Wild Water Kayak Club
Now on every Thursday evening starting @ 7pm at WWKC.
Long Course 10K 3 Laps - Short Course 2 laps Fun Course 1000m
Race starts at Wild Water Kayak Club
All Dates are Thursday 29 July 05,12,19;26 Aug


10th Coaching Forum on September 11th, 2010

Details of Coaching Ireland's 10th Coaching Forum "Playground to Podium" on Saturday, September 11th in the National Convention Centre, Dublin Docklands.