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Fish River Canoe Marathon by numbers

Staff ReporterBy Staff ReporterOctober 5, 2017No Comments3 Mins Read
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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)

Social Media: #Fish2017
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FishMarathon/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fish_Marathon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fishrivercanoemarathon/

 

 

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