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

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.

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

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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.

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

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

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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

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