National Sprint Trials

This weekend Nagle Dam will be hosting the South African sprint trials for this years senior sprint team. Canoeing South Africa has finally received some decent funding to carry the athletes all the way through to the London Olympics in 2012. As a result the field should be strong with virtually all of the country’s top paddlers lining up in the heats starting tomorrow morning. Olympian Shaun Rubenstein is looking sure to retain his K1 1000m and 500m slot for the upcoming World Cups and World Championships. Shaun will need to give his all though as he is sure to face strong challenges from a number of tough competitors. This year the selection event will be in K1’s only so it will be interesting to see what combinations the selectors put together for the crew boats.