Local lady wins Dusi Canoe Marathon
CRAIGHALL – The top Gauteng male paddler was Siseko Ntondini, who completed the race in 08:54:00 and was the ninth K1 across the finish line.
Craighall resident Christie Mackenzie was the first woman to cross the finish line in this year’s Dusi Canoe Marathon.
This is the first time that a Gauteng woman has won at the event.
The talented young woman, sponsored by Varsity College, completed the event in 09:42:00 over three days, finishing as the 13th overall U23 and the 40th K1 (single kayak).
The top Gauteng male paddler was Siseko Ntondini, who completed the race in 08:54:00 and was the ninth K1 across the finish line.
Other local paddlers included Neil Barrow and Nick Warren from Parkview and Ian Wilson from Parkwood. Barrow was the 30th sub-master finisher in 13:18:00 while Warren finished as the fourth master in 11:30:00. Wilson was the 74th senior age finisher in 11:57:00.
The well-known annual race runs from Pietermaritzburg, on the Msunduzi River, to finish in Durban, 120km later over a three-day period.
Jennie Dallas of the Gauteng Canoe Union said the 2021 event took place from 18 to 20 March covering some major Grade 2 rapids as well as numerous portages.
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