A reporter from ITV was at the lake this morning filming for a feature about Open Water Swimming to be broadcast over the next couple of weeks.

Club Chair Mark Benton and swimmer Becki Finch answered questions about Open Water Swimming in general, and what makes Manvers such a great venue for the sport. Interviews over, Mark, Becki and seven other club swimmers braved the "less than favourable" conditions so that they could be filmed taking part in their favourite sport.

Click here to see a gallery of all of the winning photographs.

Over 100 people took part in the Santa Dash & Fun Run at Manvers on Saturday 7th December. The event was organised in memory of Hana Szczepkowski to raise funds for Team Verrico - a charty which supports people with cancer.

Manvers Lake & Dearne Valley Trust and Manvers Waterfront Boat Club are pleased to announce the launch of The Great Manvers Photo Competition 2019.

The competition is free to enter and is open to all. There are four categories;

1. Sports & Activity
2. Nature & Wildlife
3. Landscape & Scenery
4. People

All categories are on a "Manvers Theme" and entries should reflect this - i.e. be taken at Manvers Lake or feature members of MWBC taking part in sports & activities elsewhere.

There are prizes for best photo (£15) and runner-up (£5) in each category. There is also a £25 prize for the best overall photo.

To find out more visit https://www.mwbc.org.uk/photo-competition-2019.html.

Get your cameras out!

Manvers Waterfront Boat Club will be holding a Santa Dash & Fun Run on Saturday 7th December in memory of Hana Szczepkowski, who died of cancer aged only 31. The event is to keep Hana's memory alive and raise funds for the cancer charity Team Verrico (https://www.teamverrico.org) who gave her hope and support through her battle with cancer.

Fun Run - start 9.30am - 1 lap of Manvers Lake 1.25 miles (2km) 

Santa Dash - start 10am - 1, 2 or 3 laps (1.25 miles) of Manvers Lake

Entries cost £5 per child and £8 per adult. All competitors will receive a free Santa hat to run in!  Fancy dress is optional - Santas, Elfs and Rudolfs are all welcome!

Why not get sponsored to walk, run or dash - sponsor form attached or use link below to raise money in Hana’s memory for an amazing charity.

This is not a race, but prizes will be awarded for best fancy dress and fastest time/distance covered. After the run come and join the team and have a cake and a drink in the boathouse (large room).  There will also be Balloon modelling and other stalls including Team Verrico.
 
For more information, sponsor form and to enter please follow the link below:
 
https://webcollect.org.uk/mwbc/event/hannas-santa-dash-and-fun-run-charity-event

Three young female paddlers from Manvers Waterfront Boat Club recently attended the Slalom Inspires 2019 event. Grace Black, Hannah Lancaster and Pola Tomasik were among fifty aspiring female slalom paddlers who took to the water at Lee Valley White Water Centre over the weekend of 9/10th November. 

The event was created by 2017 World C1 team gold medallist Eilidh Gibson to address the gender imbalance of slalom in the UK while also inspiring those already in the sport to nurture their talents and fall in love with the sport. 

Having had her Tokyo Olympic dreams shattered by a career threatening shoulder injury, 24-year-old Eilidh channelled her passion for the sport into Slalom Inspires which, in the past 12 months, has seen more than 200 girls from across the country take part in her events.

Speaking on the event, Eilidh said: “Slalom Inspires comes from my love of the sport and how much the sport has changed my life and the opportunities it has given me which I wouldn’t have had beforehand.

“For me it’s all about the love for canoeing and if the girls want to be Olympic athletes then great and we’ll support them. But if they just want to do it for the love of canoeing then great we’ll support them to do exactly that too, to stay in the sport and have fun. 

"This weekend we’ve done a hot dogs session where the girls are absolutely beaming and having fun on the water. We’ve done tubing, canyoning, white water rafting as well as all the canoeing sessions which really are just about having fun.”

British Canoeing have today announced the England Talent Programme Slalom Squad Lists for 2019/20. Once again Manvers Waterfront Boat Club is well represented in the Northern Super Regional Squad and the Northern Regional Talent Academy:

Antoni and Pola Tomasik both move up to join Grace Black in the Northern SRS. Iga Tomasik and Hannah Lancaster remain in the Northern RTA where they are joined this year by Austin Gould - a great achievement for someone who only started paddling just over a year ago.

Well done to all of our paddlers - your hard work and dedication has paid off.

For full details of the squads see the link below;

https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/uploads/documents/2019-20-England-Slalom-Talent-Programme-Squad-List.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1n0fBI7zj1iJW1wdoYKVvz7AQivLQOe-HIGJasa8ns_B-aWqDxHSLZr1c

Following another successful year at the club and the ever increasing popularity of Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) we've recently added to the SUP fleet at Manvers.
Seen in the pictures are the clubs 4 new Red 9'4 Snapper boards, and the 2 new Red 9'8 Ride boards.
The 9'4 Snappers are the specialist kids board, very light, go like a dream, and are already proving to be very popular.
The 9'8 Rides are the same as the existing couple of small boards the club has, and are a great junior and small adult board. (They are also great for practicing the step back turns, when the water warms up again).
We're also trying out some adjustable junior SUP paddles from Red, Jobe and H20. So let us know which you like best.
Thanks to all our members for continuing to support the club, and for supporting some of the large events that have been held at the club this year, as it's only through your support that the club is able to provide such great kit.