The 2017 edition of the Fish River Canoe Marathon gets underway on Friday 6 October. The 36th edition of the Fish doubles as the South African K2 River Marathon Championships.
1 – The number of K4 craft entered into the 2017 Fish
1- The number of paddlers to have finished every single Fish Marathon – Rory Anderson (35 medals)
2 – The number of paddlers poised to become Kingfishers for completing 30 races – Glenn Hilliar,Martin Grotepass
2 – The number of days of paddling at the Fish River Canoe Marathon
4 – The number of paddlers a University needs to finish to qualify for the USSA title
6 – The number of current Fish Eagles, or paddlers that have done 30 or more Fish Marathons
6 – The number of weir’s paddlers will encounter at the Fish
10 – How many Fish finishes one needs to become a Coelacanth
17 – Number of years that Brian Longley and Nic Longley’s Father and Son K2 record has stood
20 – The number of medals needed to become a Fish Eagle
25 – The number of paddlers poised to become Fish Eagles in 2017
30 – Number of Fish Marathons one needs to complete to become a Kingfisher
36 – The number of years that this race has been run
35,8 – The distance in kilometres of the second day of the Fish
46 – The distance in kilometres of the first day of the Fish
62 – The number of K3s entered into the 2017 Fish
69 – Number of K1s entered into the 2017 Fish
77 – The number of paddlers that took on the first ever Fish in 1983
81,8 – The total distance in kilometres of the Fish River Canoe Marathon
147 – The total number of paddlers to have completed 9 races, and poised to become Coelacanths
402 – Number of K2s entered into the 2017 Fish
1059 – Number of paddlers entered into the 2017 Fish
4093 – The number of paddlers to have finished only one Fish
10259– The number of individuals who have completed the Fish Canoe Marathon
More information can be found at www.fishmarathon.org.za.
Event: 2017 Fish River Canoe Marathon
Championships: 2017 South Africa K2 Marathon Championships
Date: 6 & 7 October 2017
Venue: Cradock, Eastern Cape
Stages: Day One – Grassridge Dam to below Knutsford Bridge (48km)
Day Two – Below Knutsford Bridge to Cradock Sports Complex (36km)
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