Bernadette Wallace
Bernadette Wallace (born 1989) is an Australian canoeist. She qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She competed in the Women's C-1 200 metres and with Josephine Bulmer in the Women's C-2 500 metres. They were unable to progress past the quarterfinals of the women’s C-1 200m, while they finished 13th as a pair in the C-2 500m. Early years Ken Wallace, Bernadette Wallace's brother, was a major influence in her taking up kayaking. He made history when he became Australia's most successful male Olympian at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, winning two gold medals in the K1 500 and 1000 events. In her youth Wallace was a keen sportswomen with a full roster of sports including swimming, surf lifesaving and figure skating, She still found time to get along to a nearby creek and try kayaking. Wallace then focused on kayaking and made her senior international debut a few years later. Achievements In 2013, Wallace won world cup medals in the K1 5000 and K2 100 ...
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Canoe Sprint
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are sometimes referred to as flat water racing. The distances recognized by the ICF for international canoe sprint races are 200m, 500m, and 1000m. These races take place on straight courses with each boat paddling in its own designated lane. Longer marathon races do exist, notably the 5000m (also an ICF-recognized distance) – these usually have athletes starting in a large pack at a start line before paddling around a set course with marked turning points (there are no assigned lanes). For each race a number of heats, semi-finals and a final may be necessary, depending on the number of competitors. The sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation. The International Canoe Federation is the worldwide canoeing organization and creates ...
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