Canoe Polo
Canoe polo is a fast moving game that combines ball skills and similar game plan of netball or waterpolo with kayaking. Apart from being a great game in its own right, it is very good for improving your whitewater paddling skills.
The club hosts a winter league for beginners and more advanced paddlers. Games are currently being played at Riverside pool on Tuesday nights with the required gear available at the pool.
Training at different levels of the sport is available.
Club teams also compete in regional and national events.
A number of club members have done very well in competitions nationally and internationally. Freya Sonneland (pictured) was a key player in the NZ Womans team who earned the silver medal in the World Canoe Polo Championships in Germany in 2006 and just missed out on a medal in 2008.
For further information email polo@nelsonkayakers.co.nz or visit the Nelson Canoe Polo Google Group