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Belgium’s Waterproof Ladies

In New Zealand at the 2013 WRC Open Women’s category, Belgium will be represented by the team with the most original team name: Waterproof Rafting Team. Very shortly after it came into existence this team name put Belgium into the center of attention of world rafting . Most notably by winning the R4 European Champions in

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Fredi – the rafting bull fighter

Over the years some competitive rafting teams have built up their names and statuses and are now world renown. But there are also some individual rafters who have done this too. Here we will talk to one of these characters. At this WRC 2013 the Australian Master Men’s team consists of: Darrell Daveson, Wagner Torres, Glen Hardy,

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Anti Doping
Anti Doping

Anti Doping report 2014

The IRF Anti Doping Committee submitted their report for the IRF Congress on 2nd of November 2014. The report summarize the work that has been done and puts up some new bullits on work that needs to be done. You can read the full report here: IRF Anti Doping Report 2014

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“Behind the Eight Ball” – USA Open Men’s team

The team “Behind the Eight Ball” has had a long and successful history in the USA. The team reclaimed the National title this year for the 12th consecutive season. Though some of the members have changed over its 12 year history, the core members have continued. This season the longest running member, Mike Reid, has retired. Chris “Mongo”

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U23 women of NZ – new faces in raft racing

The competition amongst the  U23 women will be very strong at this WRC. Here we present the host team, who hope to win the Overall gold medal. The team is: Oriwa Hepi, Dale Thomas, Kayla Pene, Amy Tipling, Lisa Podlucky, Sam Gibson We chat with Oriva Hepi to get to know them a bit better

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Youngster beats the odds to line up in World Rafting Champs

The international white water rafting community will no doubt save a special cheer for one competitor at the forthcoming World Championships in New Zealand – as he slowly but surely wins a battle off the water against cancer. Sam Daley (16), a member of the Great Britain U19 Rafting Team and a keen young athlete

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Slovakia + white paddles = Mistral

Yeah, they are recognizable by the white paddles. And of course they are also recognizable due to their success both on the domestic and the world stage. Their wealth of experience and medals is not the only thing that I have noted about them; they are, at the same time, a key part of their

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Euro Cup R6 Series – final results for the year!!!

The Euro Cup 2013 – R6 final results are now confirmed! Men’s division – congratulations must go to Dajak Klub of BiH who have won the Men’s category. The points came from winning the Sprint, Slalom and Downriver at the Serbian Euro Cup and winning Sprint and Downriver at Vrbas Euro Cup in BiH. Second

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