HORIZONS TERM 1 2018 FINAL1
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Sport<br />
Canoeing<br />
The Ridge has seen a transformation<br />
of the old “Kayaking Club” into a fully<br />
fledged “Canoeing Team” in <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
It has been a whirlwind start for this<br />
new summer sport. The 50 plus boys<br />
from Grade 4 to Grade 7 have embarked<br />
on an exciting new sporting<br />
journey.<br />
The team has already participated in<br />
three Gauteng Schools League races<br />
this year, which have been held at<br />
Wemmer Pan, Victoria Lake and Roodeplaat.<br />
These races typically take<br />
place on a Sunday, and consist of a<br />
Long Distance race, 2km for the U10<br />
and U12 boys and 5km for the U14s,<br />
as well as 500m, 200m and 100m<br />
sprint races.<br />
U12<br />
1. Nicholas Faure<br />
2. James Stapylton-Smith<br />
3. Joseph Rosmarin<br />
4. Ryan Herold<br />
5. Alexander Hutton<br />
U14<br />
1. Leo Lund<br />
2. Nico du Preez<br />
3. William Mills<br />
4. Tsibisi Phalafala<br />
5. Sean Ruwodo<br />
6. Luke MacKinnon<br />
We look forward to seeing the<br />
Canoeing Team grow from strength<br />
to strength.<br />
By Daniel McLachlan<br />
The boys have worked really hard<br />
at improving their paddling skills,<br />
and have benefitted hugely from the<br />
technical expertise of the head coach<br />
from Dabulamanzi, Attila Atrovicz, an<br />
Olympic medalist from Hungary, who<br />
recently moved up to Johannesburg<br />
after coaching for many years down<br />
in Pietermaritzburg. We have already<br />
achieved some podium positions<br />
with both Nick Faure and James Stayplton-Smith<br />
collecting bronze medals<br />
for various events in their U12 category.<br />
The boys have shown tremendous<br />
discipline and commitment to their<br />
training, and one of my highlights of<br />
the week is getting on the water with<br />
the Grade 6 & 7 boys during their<br />
extra early morning sessions on a<br />
Tuesday and Wednesday at Emmarentia<br />
Dam.<br />
We wrapped up the sprint races for<br />
the season with the SA Schools event<br />
that took place from Friday 6th until<br />
Sunday 8th of April at Roodeplaat<br />
Dam. The Ridge had eleven boys representing<br />
their school at this annual<br />
national event. The boys who represented<br />
The Ridge were:<br />
The Ridge School 18 Horizons
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