| COMMITTEE | Designation | Union | Re-Election |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wewege | Chairman | ECCU | 2028 |
| Lindelani Ngidi | CDCU | CDCU | 2028 |
| Iain Rennie | KNCU | 2028 | |
| Scott Humphrey | KNCU | 2028 | |
| Shane Raw | KNCU | 2028 | |
| Brayden Raw | KNCU | 2028 | |
| Selectors | |||
| Lindelani Ngidi | CDCU | ||
| Don Wewege | KNCU | ||
| Ant Wewege |
Slalom is all about adrenaline and river skills – not muscle power alone. It is an Olympic discipline that is competed over a ±300m long river section.
Competitors take turns to race against the clock and the combined time for two runs (in seconds) is taken as the final points. Paddlers need to negotiate about 25 gates hung over the river which they need to pass through in a specified sequence and direction – either upstream or downstream. 2 penalty points are added if the paddler touches a gate and 50 penalty points are added if the paddler misses a gate. The paddler with the least points is the winner.
The different classes in which paddlers compete in South Africa are:
• K1M (male paddler sitting with double blade paddle)
• K1W (female paddler sitting with double blade paddle)
• C1M (male paddler kneeling with one-bladed paddle)
• C2M (2 male paddlers kneeling with one-bladed paddle)
• Open (plastics or any canoe/kayak you want – unofficial category)
Kayak Cross is a new form of made-for-TV slalom where paddlers race in a knockout format of four boats to a race, with two advancing to the next round. The start is off a ramp and paddlers must negotiate sets of gates in an upstream or downstream direction.
