200s

This morning started with a 30 minute delay due to the weather which gave time for the nerves to build... The 200m distance this year has had a massive turn out with five heats (of 9 boats each) for the mens and women’s K1 and mens' K2 events.   

Greg and Stu raced hard in the K1 heats making it through to semis and will race together in the C final tomorrow afternoon. This was followed by the K2s. Mike and Shaun were excited for the challenge of racing again at a venue that they won silver at last year, but today they didn’t manage the brilliant start that is typical of their racing. They came 4^th in their semi and will be racing the B final tomorrow along with team mates Greg and Ryan Louw. The brothers won their heat and came 3^rd in their semi final.

Jen narrowly missed the A final for the womens K1 which is basically raw talent as has been sick this week and only 3 months into sprint training after an extended break following Beijing. 

Calvin had an impressive PB today in C1 200m and is also newly back into training after Beijing, and is still training under Hungarian Legend Nandor Almasi.

To appreciate how fast these guys are going over 200m, see the detailed results on http://results.mkksz.hu/en/timetable/