Es Nàutic Paddlers Dominate Podiums at the 1st Balearic Sprint Cup

Es Nàutic's youth team won three golds, two silvers, and six bronzes in Alcúdia during a weekend marked by headwinds.

Last weekend, the 1st Balearic Sprint Cup of the season took place at Lake Esperanza (Alcúdia), attended by a delegation from Club Nàutic Sant Antoni consisting of eleven paddlers (eight boys and two Junior girls and one Sub 23). Despite strong headwinds throughout the day, this competition served as a valuable test for the Sant Antoni team ahead of the 1st Spanish Sprint Cup, to be held in Seville on April 12 and 13.

Among the results obtained by the Sant Antoni paddlers in Mallorca, the double gold won by Noel López in the Junior Men's K1 1000 meters and Junior Men's K1 500 meters stands out. Additionally, Raúl Prendes and Álvaro Rubio also won gold in Junior Men's K2 500 meters. Silver medals were won by Alexander Manzanares in the Sub 23 Men's K1 1000 meters and the duo of Ilhan Velasco and Noel López in Junior Men's K2 500 meters.

The six bronze medals were awarded to Alexander Manzanares in Sub 23 Men's K1 500 meters, Raúl Prendes in Junior Men's K1 1000 meters and K1 500 meters, María Gallego in Junior Women's K1 500 meters, Facundo González-Roy Kikozashvili in Junior Men's K2 500 meters, and María Gallego and Valentina Rodríguez in Junior Women's K2 500 meters.

Several paddlers from Club Nàutic Portitxol also competed. Notably, Omar Calzón Vega, a paddler in the Master category, finished second in K1 1000 meters, K1 500 meters, and K2 500 meters. Additionally, Theo Wolff, a Junior category paddler, finished second in K1 1000 meters and K1 500 meters, and fourth in K2 500 meters.