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Lizzie Neave makes Team GB squad
Published on 3 May, 2013 at 14:41 in Sport | Viewed 240 times | No Comments
Stone London 2012 canoeist Lizzie Neave has secured her place in the Great Britain canoeing team for 2013 after winning at the Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire. Lizzie won the last race of selection in the women’s K1 after battling in races over two days. She was part of Team GB at...
Lizzie’s Olympic adventure is over
Lizzie Neave’s Olympic adventure is over after she narrowly missed out on a spot in the London 2012 canoe slalom final this afternoon. But the 25-year-old says she’ll learn from the experience and will be back stronger than ever at Rio in four years’ time. After qualifying for the semi-finals as second quickest, Lizzie...
Video interview with Lizzie Neave
Published on 1 Aug, 2012 at 17:08 in Sport | Viewed 393 times | No Comments
Stone’s Lizzie Neave goes for gold in the London 2012 canoe slalom on Thursday afternoon and here’s a great video interview with Lizzie from GB Canoeing. The Stafford and Stone Canoe Club member talks about her childhood in Stone and how her dad Andy – a coach at the club – got her into...
Lizzie blown away by opening ceremony
Published on 29 Jul, 2012 at 9:00 in Sport | Viewed 232 times | No Comments
Stone’s London 2012 Olympian Lizzie Neave says the opening ceremony on Friday night was an amazing experience that she’ll never forget. The spectacular ceremony directed by Danny Boyle got London 2012 off to an amazing start. It was amazing just to watch it on TV, so to be a part of it must have...
Good luck Lizzie!!
Published on 28 Jul, 2012 at 20:14 in Sport | Viewed 2,524 times | 42 Comments
Please get behind Stone’s London 2012 hopeful Lizzie Neave by posting your good luck message here. Lizzie – who goes for gold next week in the women’s kayak single – is a member of Stafford and Stone Canoe Club, where her dad Andy coached her from a young age. A brilliant ‘good luck’ sign...
Joe Clarke makes GB under-23 squad
Published on 14 Apr, 2011 at 8:36 in News | Viewed 256 times | No Comments
Stone canoeist Joe Clarke has made the canoe slalom GB under-23 team after impressing at the selection races in Nottingham on 9th and 10th April. Joe, aged 18 and a member of Stafford and Stone Canoe Club, took part in the races at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham. Here’s Joe’s report for A Little Bit...
Stone Olympic hopeful battles for 2012 place
It’s 500 days to the start of the London 2012 Olympics and, with tickets going on sale today, one hopeful from Stone has set up his own website to keep people up to date with his battle for an Olympic place. Eighteen-year-old Joe Clarke, a student at Alleynes High School and member of Stafford...