Lowri Davies

I realise that it has been some time since I updated this blog. That’s partly because I have been putting most of my recent adventures on the FlowFree blog; but also because I have been too busy doing stuff to write about doing stuff! If you want executive summary: coaching, NSR, coaching, snowboarding, shenanigans, coaching, Level [...]

Last week I was elected Aberystwyth University’s Sports Person of the Year, a great honour which makes me extremely proud. Usually all the awards go to traditional field sports but this year myself and the canoe club dominated: I won Sports Person of the Year : This is awarded to the individual who has excelled [...]

Due to the reconstruction work at Holme Pierrepont, the National Student Rodeo was postponed until the end of March this year, putting it on the same weekend as Paddlefest. Since I was already due to be working at Paddlefest providing FlowFree coaching clinics and manning the FlowFree stand; this was set to be a VERY [...]

With Aberystwyth’s sea breeze and salty air we rarely have heavy snow here; and with reports of snow days from all over the country we were starting to get jealous.  Sitting in a lecture as a blizzard caked campus in a thick helping of the fun stuff, I began to get excited. I practically skipped [...]

It’s that time of year again: exams and dissertations loom… and as always, the rivers have been stonkin’ and there’s beautiful surf. Over the past week, I’ve been breaking up the hours at the PC with afternoon blasts down the local classics, a spot of climbing (and watching a mate almost break his ankles falling [...]

Since the last update, I had a few more days with? AUCC? – trying out our inflatables and coaching the beginners before the? paddling ban and? continued rain resulted in? them upping sticks and heading to Slovenia. It was a tearful fairwell; but I was cheered up by the sight of many other friends arriving [...]

Last Tuesday I completed my last exam of my third year, deeming me “free for the summer”. Only one more year of Uni, then I can claim my status as a MEng-er. In four days time, I head out to the French Alps (via? the big wave in Lyon)? with my University Canoe Club – [...]

? Introduction: This year’s Dee Tour party theme was ‘P’. As has become tradition, Aber Uni? Canoe Club found? themsleves a theme within the main one;? this time it was Pacman!? James ‘Pieboy’ Allred? came up with the plan and as such found himself with the task of constructing a Pacman costume, while I was [...]

Aber Uni have been heavily involved in helping to run the Teifi Tour in Llandysul for several years now, this year being no exception. The Wednesday before the event we took 5 cars of people down to set up the marquee and pool; and most importantly we ran the bar on both nights… Photo taken [...]