Magyar Kajak-Kenu Szövetség

Final results

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:37:00 +0200

You can download the final results of the ICF Dragonboat World Championships from here . You can download the points too.

World Championships Live!

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:03:00 +0200

You can follow the races of the World Championships live.

Advancement system

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:16:00 +0200

You can check out the advancement system here .

Timetable

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:26:00 +0200

You can reach the timetable here .

Last Info

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:48:00 +0200

You can download the Last Information Bulletin from here .

Dragon boats

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:14:00 +0200

Dear Club Managers, Members, Sportsmen and Friends!

2009 and 2010 are the years of dragon boat sport in Hungary. The IDBF European Championship are held in Budapest and the ICF World Championships in Szeged.What do these two championships have in common? The official boat provider for both of them is Swift Racing, which utilizes the Chinese traditional values and complements them with US technology and design to produce one of the best value and quality dragon boats in the world.Its not a mere coincidence that according to the high purchase figures these boats are the most popular in Hungary and in the neighbouring countries. Dragon boating is very popular and is one of the dynamically developing sports nowadays with growing number of both amateur and professional sportsmen; it is good for building team spirit and is a good way of relaxing as well.Noticing the emerging growth of the market we have developed a unique purchase and service base, which sells not only second-hand and new boats and spare parts from the stock, but we provide service within the guarantee period and beyond it with highly qualified staff within short notice even on the venue.

Technical characteristics:

construction premium or standard 270 kg (+/- 3%) or 280 kg (+/-3%)
carbon-cevlar sandwich structure
made from exotic, quality mahogany wood
bee cell type strengthening
colours and decoration on request
individual design (design and manufacturing of individual and uniquely decorated boats)
third generation boats, the factory seriously takes into account feedback from customers to design the best boats)

Utilisation:

Non-slippery floor
Simple transportation on the ground (there are ergonomic lifting handles built in the side-walls)
Bent seats, foot pieces, spacious area between the seats
Spare parts can be fitted easily and quickly
Simple surface transportation as the tail part is removable so there is no need for extra transportation permit.

Sporting qualities:

Fats: in 2009 new world record in 200 meters in Prague on the IDBF World Championships
Permanent participant in all international races
Bee cell strengthening

Why is this the best offer?

Because we provide 20% discount on the day of purchase of dragon boats for other products which are not on sale
Because we sell directly from stock.
Because all additional parts (head, tail, drum and cover of different sizes) are immediately available.
Because we offer different add-ons (carbon and wooden paddles, safety vests, other sportswear, etc).
Because we offer instalment purchase.
Because in case of paying in advance we offer extra discount.
Because we offer guarantee and service.
Because we can include the value of your old equipment in the new purchase.
Because we can provide advertising possibility on request on Kajak.hu website (e.g. PR column, club news).
Because we provide individual offer.
Because in our test centre the boats are presented by qualified staff and trial is also possible.

Everybody welcome to visit our new shop (1138 Budapest, Meder utca 8.)
Contact us also via
e-mail: gabi@kajak.hu ,
or telephone: +36 (70) 432 2896

Venue: Budapest, XIII. kerület, Meder u. 8. Prestige Lakópark, Duna parti sétány.
GPS coordinate: 47°33'08.32 N, 19°04'01.88 E

We are Swift distributor for Austria, Czech, Hungary, Slovakia.
Customers from other territory:
please check the swift international website www.swiftinternational.biz

Swift Racing is proud to be the dragon boat supplier for the 2010 ICF DB Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:10:00 +0200

In particular they are pleased to be able to contribute with their 10 man boats, as well as their 20 man boats. They are now pre selling on a first-come-first served basis the boats that will be used at the championships. For teams that compete at the championships there is a special reduced price of 85% of the normal EURO selling price. 20 man boats are available at EUR5,000 10 man boats are available at EUR3,800  Please note that these prices do not include VAT, or transport from Szeged. All customers are free to take their boats away with them after the event. If you need transport, please discuss this with your local distributor.  Normally a deposit is needed to confirm an order, and full payment will be needed before the start of the event. For exact details of the terms, please contact your distributor from the list below.  

Austria, Czech, Hungary, Slovakia
kajak.hu Kft. - Krisztián Bártfai
 H-1138 Budapest, Latorca u. 2. 
Tel.: +36 70 3752475
 E-mail: bartfai@kajak.hu
 Web: www.kajak.hu

 France
EURO DIFFUSIONS - Emmanuel BESSON 
BP 59. ZI SAINT LOUIS., 84250 LE THOR., FRANCE
 Tel: +33 (4) 90 33 90 72 Fax: +33 (4) 90 33 90 78 
Mobile: +33 (6) 03 89 90 66 (Emmanuel)
 E-mail: emmanuel@eurodiffusions.com 
Web: www.swiftfrance.fr, www.eurodiffusions.com

  Denmark, Germany
Swift Racing GmbH - Jan Gundlach
 Paradies Strasse 210-218, Bohnsdorf, 12526 Berlin, Germany 
Mobil: +49 (0)176 2168 0755 Tel: +49 (0)30 4503 1515 
E-mail: jangundlach@swiftracing.eu 
Web: www.swiftracing.eu

   
Poland
Jan Peche 
ul. Nowowiejska 4 m47 00649, Warszawa, Polska
 Tel: +48 514 280 760
 E-mail: jan@croker.pl 
Web: www.croker.pl

UK, Ireland
Rowing Center (UK) Limited - Blair Clow
 Unit 1, Hill Farm, Byslips Road, Studham, Dunstable, Beds., LU6 2ND, UK 
Tel: +44 (0)1582-872-338 Fax: +44 (0)1582-872-338  
E-mail: enquiries@rowingcenter.com 
Web: www.rowingcenter.com

For other countries, please contact Tim Yang. timyang@swiftinternational.biz

Dragon Boat World Championships Are Nearly Upon Us

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:58:00 +0200

The 2,400-metre long, 122-metre wide regatta course, located a few kilometres south of the Hungarian city of Szeged, is an artificial course of reliable conditions. Extremely popular with athletes and fans alike, competitors are not troubled with varying water flow as the course is well sheltered from strong winds. Of a high competition standard, the Szeged course has 6 lanes with a separate warm-up line. Electronic time keeping, photo finish cameras and video recording bring it right up to the mark. Furthermore, another reason for selecting Szeged was to ensure live and recorded television coverage which will be shown in Asia and Europe. The Hungarian Canoe Federation asked the ICF to change from Budapest to allow better TV production and therefore increase the viewership of this exciting discipline around the world.

The competition programme, for August's World Championships, includes 27 events of the regular Dragon Boat World Championships programme in 20-seater boats as you can see the details below.
In addition to these 27 races, the new 10-seater events being introduced in Szeged means there are three additional races; the Men's 200m, the Women's 200m, and the Mixed 200m.

Programme of Events
	Men	Women	Mixed
Senior	200m	200m	200m
	500m	500m	500m
	2,000m	2,000m	2,000m
	10-seater 200m	10-seater 200m	10-seater 200m
Junior	200m	200m	200m
	500m	500m	500m
	2,000m	2,000m	2,000m
Masters	200m	200m	200m
	500m	500m	500m
	2,000m	2,000m	2,000m

Swift Racing is the proud supplier of the Dragon Boats for the event and they are delighted to be contributing the 10-seater boats as well as the 20-man boats. The ICF was the first to officially add these new 10-seater Dragon Boats to the Dragon Boat World Championship and this addition to the programme is indeed a great opportunity for National Federations to send teams given the difficulty of gathering 20-seater teams. Another benefit brought by the Worlds in Szeged is the possibility to try the actual racing boats from 23rd August. Furthermore, the boats will be available for sale after the competition.

or those who do not want to wait, Swift Racing is now pre-selling the 10-seater boats on a first-come-first served basis and for teams that compete at the championships there is a special reduced price of 85% of the normal EURO selling price. 20-man boats are also available at EUR 5,000 while the 10-man boats are EUR 3,800.

In February, the ICF reported on the benefits of the ten-seater boats. See the full story here.

Nominal Entry

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:00 +0200

You can download the nominal entry forms here.

Thrilling Roadshow rolls on in Balatonfüred

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:56:00 +0200

Early May the 2010 Dragon Boat Roadshow set off in frantic atmosphere in Győr at Aranypart. This Saturday will already see the fourth regional final in Balatonfüred. Let's recall what has happened so far!

Fifty boats, fierce fights, pleasant temperature and a big crowd of fans - this marked the beginning of the national Roadshow leading to the 2010 Dragon Boat World Championships. Companies, villages, elementary- and secondary schools, and universities competed on this day, moreover there were even three boats with youngsters with disabilities and older ones paddling. On the 350 m distance the boat Patent Security formed by former kayakers and canoeists made it through to the final in place one among the companies, while the team of EXEK Győr also having ex-kayakers and canoeists as the crew triumphed in the battle among the settlements.

‘What is good in dragon boating is that even absolute amateurs can enjoy it. It's not a big deal at all, you can acquire the movement within a few minutes, you simply need power and sense of rhythm, I can just recommend it to everybody' - summarized Ábrahám Zoltán, the head of the team of ex-s the very essence of this sport.

In Nagykanizsa the amateurs did even catch on, as there were 106 entries to the contest repeated due to the storm. The figures show there is a huge interest for this sport in the town, although there is no dragon boat owned by any union, club or company. The organizers put boats at disposal for training a week prior to the event, and those wishing to enter did even use the training possibilities. The Swimmers of Nagykanizsa managed to get accustomed to each other so much that they even earned the right of participation at the final in Szeged. "One of the parents recommended to be at the start of this event, as this sport has an excellent team-forming role - adds Polgár Sándor, team captain and coach of Nagykanizsa Swimmers, his team competed in the race for settlements. Our young swimmers and their parents sat in the boat, and we were also surprised how favourably this race ran for us. The atmosphere was frantic this weekend, being a swimming coach I would be highly pleased to be able to take the kids to such competitions:"

In Nagykanizsa the team of Pannon Pellet finished in the top position among the contest of the companies- The team members are experienced water people, as Burján Zoltán team captain added: their young age was spent on Lake Csónakázó.

In Szarvas an ideal surrounding and a heat of 35 °C expected the participants. The dragons paddled the water on the Town Strand section of Holt Kőrös, and the best result was achieved by the Szarvas Dragons and Bagoly Vendéglő with the former world champion kayaker, Pankotai Gábor among them. The past as kayaker and canoeist naturally dominated here as well, as Szarvas Dragon took the victory in the final despite a paddle break, which they routinely overcame.
The Hungarian Canoe Federation invites the lovers of this sport to Tagore sétány in Balatonfüred on 26 June. The representatives of settlements, companies, and schools will again compete now on Lake Balaton, moreover there will be a special media race and the masters and the professional crews will also compete here in the qualification for the world championships. Both the venue and the date are perfect, you can either be on the winning or loosing crew, you can raise your glass with real Hungarian wines at the Feast of Wines and Fish in Füred.

Examination day for future Race Officials during the Worlds in Szeged/HUN.

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:34:00 +0200

The examination will take place on the venue site on Thursday morning starting at 09.30h am, on August 26th.
Please application should be sent according the rules to the ICF Headquarter and with a copy to the Chairman of the dragon boat committee. Already ITOs which wish to re-certify are invited to take part for the renwing of their status quo.

Greeting

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:29:00 +0100

Dear Sport Friends,

The Hungarian Canoe Federation is pleased to invite you to come to Szeged to compete at the ICF Dragonboat World Championships in August, 2010.
Having staged highly acclaimed Sprint and Marathon World Championships, European Championships and World Cups over the last decade the Hungarian Canoe Federation is thrilled to welcome the best paddlers of dragonboating at the capital of Hungary.

In this Bulletin we wish to summarize the most vital and useful bits of information not just on the competition, board, lodging and the services included in the participation fee but also on the city of Szeged.

You are requested to read it thoroughly and familiarize yourself with the forms annexed to this Bulletin all of which can also be downloaded from the official website of the competition. Keeping the deadlines in mind do not forget to fill the forms in and send them back by e-mail and also by regular mail in conformity to the prevailing ICF rules until the deadlines indicated, thus helping us processing the data and organising an event that can be a worthy follow-up to last year's World Championships.