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4 Seasons in Day 4
Today
was another massive day here at Lake Karāpiro for the 32nd
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Waka Ama Sprint Nationals. We had an
incredible 97 Single Paddler Races today! Competitors racing
today were between 11 and 83 years old, that’s a
staggering 72-year age range in a single day’s
competition! Nga mihi nui ki nga kaihoe! (huge
congratulations to our paddlers for making this possible).
Another highlight was having our Adaptive paddlers take to
the water, though all have their individual limitations, on
the water, in the waka, its head-to-head and as full
out
The King Whanau – Nyree, Dave, Rose and Tupu
That’s
day 3!
Turns races were a massive hit! With over 4000
people gathered on the spectator banks of lake Karāpiro,
the energy was massive! We had 49 races today, which
included 500m straight races and the more challenging 500m
Turns races, in this race teams must race a sprint to the
250m flag buoy and perform a 180 degree U-turn – while
staying in lane – then sprint another 250m to the finish
line. We also featured our first 1000m sprints, in these
races teams must perform 3 controlled U-turns while giving
their all to cross the finish line first. The turns are a