Kayaking, Nature Tours Inter-Schools Kayaking Championship: Kwakwani edge Linden Foundation to clinch championship

The mining town of Linden was treated to scintillating competition by up-and-coming kayakers when the Elite Kayaking and Nature Tours staged its second Inter-Schools kayaking competition.
In the end, it was the Kwakwani Secondary School that put on an amazing show at this year’s tournament to come away with the championship, in the Demerara River aback the Watooka Guest House in Mackenzie, Linden.
The school from the upper Berbice River community in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), competing for the first time, took the lion’s share of the prizes up for grabs, amassing a total of 50 points and edging past Linden Foundation, who had to settle for second place with 49 points.

For their outstanding performance, Kwakwani Secondary won $200,000 in cash along with trophies and medals, compliments of SLB. Additionally, Courts will be donating tablets and school supplies to each student of the Kwakwani team.
However, it was a close battle with Linden Foundation Secondary, as they finished one point behind the winners, with New Silver City Secondary (40 points) finishing third, last year’s winners Harmony Secondary (35 points) fourth and Christianburg Wismar Secondary (31 points) fifth.

Mackenzie High School (6), St Stanislaus College (7), Wisburg Secondary (8), St Rose’s High (9), St Joseph High (10) and Queen’s College (11) were the other participants.
Dr Deon Anderson, who heads the kayaking body, took time out to give special thanks to sponsor Banks DIH for its unwavering support.
He also made specific note of title sponsors SLB for making this possible in a very big way; Courts for honouring the champions, and the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Guyana Tourism Authority, the Office of the Prime Minister, and ENet for their very tangible contributions.