It has been a successful week for Great Britain who won an incredible four medals at the Freestyle World Championships in Ottawa, Canada (29th April-5th May).April 29-May 5,
The heat was on in the Women’s K1 (kayak single) with the leader-board constantly changing throughout the race, so congratulations to Fiona Jarvie, aged 30 from Wimborne, Dorset who demonstrated her great strength to win a Bronze medal! Fiona has a number of awards to her name including a Bronze at the 2005 World Championships.
The GB team also dominated the squirt classes, Claire O’Hara and Emma Runciman taking home a Silver and Bronze medal!
The results are as follows: -
Women’s K1
1) CAN Ruth Gordan
2) AUZ Tanya Faux
3) GBR Fiona Jarvie
4) SWE Maria Lindgren
5) USA Hanna Farr
Women’s Squirt
1) CAN Valerie Bertrand
2) GBR Claire O’Hara
3) GBR Emma Runciman
4) JPN Motoko Ishida
5) USA Devon Barker
