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Fish River Canoe Marathon

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The Fish River Canoe Marathon is a two-day event taking place on the Fish River in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It covers a total distance of {{convert|81.8|km}}, from Grassridge Dam southward to Cradock. The two other notable South African canoe marathons are the Dusi Canoe Marathon and the Berg River Canoe Marathon.^[1]

The Fish River marathon first took place in 1982 with 77 competitors. It was the brainchild of Cape paddler Dave Alexander and a local Department of Water Affairs engineer, Knut Olav "KO" Bang.^[2] By 2000 competitor numbers had grown to a record 1564, placing the race among the world's five biggest canoe marathons.^[3]

The K-3, developed in South Africa, is a recent addition to the sprint kayak class which previously consisted of the K1, K2 and K4. The K3 is particularly well suited to the Fish River with a relatively rock-free river bed and easily negotiable weirs. Demonstrating this in 2009, Matt Bouman, Herman Chalupsky and Andrew Birkett paddled their K3 to a 5h 9m finish, coming in just outside the top 10 overall.^[4]

The 2011 overall winners were Hank McGregor/Grant van der Walt with a time of 4:40.38 for the 2-day event.^[5]

External links

Official website
Past winners
Facebook Photo Gallery

Winners

Year	Class	Winner	Time	Country
2011	K2	McGregor/ Van Der Walt	4:40:38	{{RSA}}
2010	K2	McGregor/ Van Der Walt	4:43:26	{{RSA}}
2009	K1S	Len Jenkins	4:51:16	{{RSA}}
2008	K2	Lucas Mthalane	5:55:59	{{RSA}}
2007	K1	Len Jenkins	4:57:39	{{RSA}}
2006	K1	Scott Johnson	5:43:15	{{RSA}}
2005	K1	Len Jenkins	4:59:27	{{RSA}}
2004	K1	Maynard Scott	5:27:34	{{RSA}}
2003	K1	Len Jenkins	5:04:31	{{RSA}}
2002	K2	Willis Russell	5:17:28	{{RSA}}
2001	K1	Len Jenkins	5:00:22	{{RSA}}
2000	K1	Eben Mocke	5:47:03	{{RSA}}

References

1. ^http://www.southafrica.info/about/sport/canoe.htm#berg
2. ^http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/za/full-article?oid=16608&sn=Detail&pid=8203
3. ^http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/us/event-detail?oid=10046&sn=Detail&pid=471&Fish-River-Canoe-Marathon
4. ^{{cite web|title=K3 world record for Fish Canoe Marathon|url=http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/canoeing-fish-080910.htm|accessdate=18 July 2014}}
5. ^http://cms.wpcanoe.org.za/content/view/797/1/

2 : Canoeing and kayaking competitions in South Africa|Canoe marathon

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