Kayak paddlers in the Gisborne Boys’ High School 18-and-under male 100-metre relay team who won silver at the New Zealand Secondary School Canoe Racing National Championships at Tikitapu (Blue Lake) at Rotorua last week are (from left) Oliver Egan, Maia Campbell, James Hamblyn and Maxwell Kennedy. In the long-distance kayak race, Kennedy and Campbell finished first and second respectively, and Campbell was second in the K1 250m. At the waka ama secondary school nationals run in conjunction with the canoe racing event, Campbell earned thee more silver medals, in the W1 250m, the W6 250m and W6 500m (with a turn). Picture supplied
Seven Tairāwhiti individuals or teams won gold at the waka ama and canoe racing secondary school national championships last week, and one paddler won silver in all six of the events he entered.
This was the first time the secondary school waka ama and kayaking nationals were held together, and some paddlers took the opportunity to compete in both types of craft.
Gisborne Boys’ High School Ye...
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