The Marlines Club also adds two medals in the Spanish Winter Championship with the bronzes of Axel Celmanti and Svetlana Kapisovská
The Marlines de Lanzarote Canoeing Club has starred in a prominent competition weekend in Seville, where the Marlines paddler Axel Celmanti has been one of the great protagonists after winning the national paracanoe selective over 200 meters, thus achieving his qualification to represent Spain in the European Paracanoe Championship.
Celmanti delivered an outstanding performance in the 200-meter speed event, where he achieved first position with a time of 52:60, securing his presence in the main international competitions of the season.
After the competition, Axel Celmanti positively assessed the result obtained: “This weekend has been very important for me. Winning the 200-meter selective and getting the qualification for the European Championship is a very big step. Now it's time to keep working and take advantage of the training camp with the national team to continue improving.”
That same day, the Marlines athlete also competed in the 3000-meter national qualifier, finishing in second position and also achieving qualification for the European Marathon Championship, thus adding a new international presence for the club's athlete.
Saturday brought another of the great moments for Club Marlines. Axel Celmanti starred in a great race at the Spanish Winter Championship over 3000 meters, managing to cross the finish line in third position and achieving a magnificent bronze medal.
This result also has a special meaning for the Lanzarote entity, as it represents the first medal for Club Marlines in a Spanish Winter Olympic Sprint Championship, a milestone that confirms the club's sporting growth also in this modality.
Good performance from the rest of the team
Alongside Axel Celmanti, Club Marlines sent several athletes who also took part in the Spanish Winter Championship, demonstrating the growth of the team at the national level.
In the men's category, Eloy Woelke, Eduardo Fajardo, Juan Rosete and Claas Gebhardt performed good qualifying trials, although finally they did not manage to access the finals of their respective categories.
In the women's category, Sara Asenjo and Svetlana Kapisovská managed to qualify on Saturday to compete in Sunday's final in K1 Women Senior, finishing in positions 40 and 35 respectively.
Bronze medal for Svetlana Kapisovská
Additionally, Svetlana Kapisovská also signed a remarkable performance during the championship. After competing in the senior event and qualifying for Sunday's final, the Marlines paddler returned to the water on Saturday afternoon to compete in the K1 Veteran Women's event, facing a new distance of 5000 meters after a demanding day of competition.
Despite the accumulated wear, Kapisovská achieved a meritorious bronze medal, thus adding a new podium for the Marlines Club and demonstrating once again her competitiveness and capacity for effort in the championship.
After the test, the athlete thus evaluated her result:
“It has been a very tough day because first we competed in senior and then it was time to return to the water for the 5000 meters in veterans. I am very happy with the bronze and with being able to contribute one more medal for the club.”
For his part, in K1 Veteran Men, José Cánovas participated, a club specialist in the OC1 modality, who on this occasion decided to compete in kayak as a first contact with the competition in this discipline.
Upcoming objectives of the team
After this intense weekend, Axel Celmanti will remain in Seville concentrated with the National Paracanoe Team, where he will carry out different tests and stress tests within the monitoring program of the Royal Spanish Canoe Federation, thus continuing his preparation for his upcoming international commitments.
The great progress that the Marlines athlete has experienced in the Olympic sprint in just a few months has been highly valued by the technical staff of the national team, which closely follows his evolution within the paracanoe technical development program.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Club Marlines de Lanzarote team returns home to face the last two weeks of preparation before the next big event on the calendar, the I Spanish Sea Kayak Cup, which will be held from March 27 to 30 in Vigo, and where the club will attend with the full team.
