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Charlotte Henshaw swaps her goggles
for a paddle as she joins paracanoe
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On the back of her success in Rio, Henshaw has
been identified by British Canoeing and is currently
a member of the Talent Confirmation Programme.
Henshaw has competed in swimming for
almost a decade and has won medals at
every level of competition including a
silver and bronze at the Paralympics.
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Paracanoe squad in record breaking
form at May National Regatta
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British Canoeing’s paracanoe squad were in blistering
form at the May Regatta at the National Water Sports
Centre in Nottingham. athlete setting a new record time of 50.09 in the men’s
KL1. In the men’s KL3 Jonny Young and Robert Oliver
shared the spoils, by both taking a victory.
Rio bronze medallist Nick Beighton was first to set a
new national course record for the men’s KL2 class
with an impressive time of 44.32. Also in the KL2
Dave Phillipson, who has recently transferred from
wheelchair tennis to paracanoe, recorded a personal
best time of 47.60. In the women’s KL2 class Paralympic and World
Champion Emma Wiggs produced two strong
performances to finish ahead of Nikki Paterson and
talent transfer athlete Charlotte Henshaw and fellow
Paralympic Champion Jeanette Chippington showed
consistent form in the women’s KL1.
In the next race it was Ian Marsden’s turn to set a
national course record. The Stoke-on-Trent based