VLC paddlers qualify for SA Champs

The championship will be in April at Lomond Dam in the Western Cape.

Kaylen Armdorf and Asher Wilson at the Gauteng Canoe Union provincial sprint races on March 5 at Victoria Lake.

Victoria Lake Club (VLC) hosted the Gauteng Canoe Union provincial sprint races on March 5.

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The race was to provide the opportunity for the selection of the Gauteng Team to represent the province at the upcoming South African Sprint Championships in April at Lomond Dam in the Western Cape.

Sprinting is one of the most highly recognised Olympic events, and it is vital to introduce canoeists from a young age to fast and exciting racing.

The event also doubled as the first 2022 Gauteng Canoe Union schools league event, and juniors are looking forward to taking part in the South African schools league at the end of April.

Helen Jansen van Vuuren doubles with Anche Greyling at the Gauteng Canoe Union provincial sprint races on March 5 at Victoria Lake.

A Gauteng team reflecting all ages was identified and the paddlers are training to challenge the other racers at the interprovincial event.

VLC featured several paddlers in the event and was also selected to the team, including u-8 Kaylen Thato Armdorf, Ethan Sanoke and Bokomoso Nhlapo in the u-12 boys, An-Che Greyling in u-12 girls, and in the wake of her international competition in Europe last year, Helen Jansen van Vuuren in the u-18 age group.

Katiso Hlahatse was selected as a senior, having raced as a child and been selected in many events over the years, and Kyle Armdorff raced in the u-12 group.