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Published Date: 12 October 2006
YOUNG Borders canoeists made a splash at Grandtully last weekend, when they competed at the 2006 Scottish Canoe Slalom Championships.
Grandtully is a noted centre for white-water canoeing on the Tay.
Racing along with some of the country's top paddlers, Selkirk's Janine Dickie finished sixth overall in the Ladies' K1 competition, picking up the junior-18 title in the process.
Janine Dickie
Janine Dickie

The 16-year-old completed her first run in a time of 139.1 seconds with four penalty points and her second in 127.4 plus six, giving her a total of 276.5.
Swapping her running shoes for a paddle, 12-year-old Galashiels' Alice Haining was the youngest competitor in the ladies' event and came in ninth place overall.
Alice Haining
Alice Haining

Despite clocking the fifth-fastest time in her first run, the Gala Harrier amassed a big penalty total which knocked her back in the placings.
Adam Bouglas, also from Selkirk, came 22nd in the star-studded K1 men's event, which was won by Olympic silver medallist Campbell Walsh.
Bouglas, who competes at J16 level, was paddling in his first major tournament.
Adam Bouglas
Adam Bouglas

Event organiser Jill Florence was full of praise for the Borders youngsters, who are all members of Selkirk canoe club.
She told TheSouthern: "They all did extremely well on Saturday and should be proud of their achievements.
"Because the event is a senior event featuring the best canoeists in the country, the course is very challenging and all the junior competitors were racing to a very high standard.
"Thankfully, the weather held out for us and everyone had a fantastic day."
The championships are the grand finale of the Scottish canoeing season, during which Janine retained her junior-16 title for the fifth year in succession at the Yair Bridge event and Haining just missed out on the junior-14 title by a second.
Florence added: "Scottish canoeing is at its best ever and we hope to have quite a few of our paddlers involved with the Great Britain Olympic squad, who will head off for Beijing in 2008.
"After that, all rivers will lead to London for the 2012 event, which youngsters like Janine, Alice and Adam should all be looking towards."




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  • Last Updated: 12 October 2006 9:37 AM
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  • Location: Scotland
 
 
 


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