Lowri Davies

I generally try not to think of paddling as training, but I suppose that is exactly what I’ve been doing this week with the European Championships looming only a week away! I’ve been doing combined wave and hole training with mornings at Sault Brenaz whitewater course and afternoons at Hawaii-sur-Rhone in Lyon. ? Bouncy backstabs. [...]

I’ve just had the very exciting news that I’ve landed a sponsorship deal with Plain Lady and their sister company Lazy Lady. As a company I’ve admired for years, for both cool clothes and commendable ethics, I am totally stoked! Check out www.plainlazy.com and www.lazylady.co.uk for more info!

I’m now in the French Alps which are still very rainy and wet. Levels have gone down a lot, a couple of sections of river have had their ban lifted and there is hope of all rivers being open by Monday… but it’s still raining and the forecast isn’t looking good… Anyhow, I had two [...]

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 – [...]

The location of the 2008 European Freestyle Championships to be held this July? was recently confirmed as being Ourense in? Spain. This year I am the defending champion, so the pressure is on! Preparations have begun: training is underway, flights are being booked and sponsorship is being sought. Here’s an article from the Cambrian News, [...]

It’s a busy time in Lowri-land. After last weekend’s UK River Rescue Symposium, I had half a day to catch my breath at my Dad’s house, where I found this on my doorstep: Photo: Tom Laws A great Fournel-like weir with a beautiful grade 2 ‘gorge’ afterwards. A splendid way to spend an hour. I [...]

The first weekend of December saw my brother and I driving 4 hours AWAY from a rain soaked Wales (where the rivers were up for the first time in weeks) to play on the most famous weir on the Thames, Hurley. We questioned our sanity too! But Jon was keen to pit his skills against [...]

The past few weeks have been totally non-stop for me: assignments, competitions, talks, assignments, paddling, Christmas dinners, birthday parties & more assignments has left little time for anything else! Now term has ended, assignments are in and I’m catching up on things in a student-free Aberystwyth. One thing that I didn’t do in the last [...]