Youth & Junior gathering with a Pool competition
This past weekend was the start of youth & junior national team gatherings with the potential paddlers. Kids were out on the water in the temperature range between -7 to -18 Celsius. If that is not hard core, I don’t know what is. I think it would be unjust to say that they do not aspire to a higher goal. Anyone beg to differ can get their ass out on the water in that temperature, and then we can have a talk. Robin Lindberg was in charge of the practicalities on and of the water this time and everyone seemed to be pleased with the weekend.
In total, majority of the group was on the water once on friday evening, once prior to the pool competition on saturday and twice on sunday. So it was a fair amont of really cold winter kayaking that these kids have to deal with rather often.
Borlänge Forspaddlare hoasted the annual indoor competition for 26th year in the row I think, and it was a blast. Quite fun to see so many boats in such a tiny pool. And still, lot of people didn’t show up.
Personal results noted were 4th and dead last place in the C1 race won by now our new C1 national team aspirant, Erik Garmo, who handed us a solid can of whooping. 2nd and 3rd spot saw two of my team mates Jonas Friedel and Tobias Antonsson, Jonas first year senior and Tobias still youth. They have only spent this winter in a C1 and already showing tremendous progress.
Edited version; by Erik Garmo, of the competition can be seen here rather soon.
Hope te get a hold of a few pics as well.