Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - Ko Karl Bruns he kaipatu kano o Tiamana ki te Hauauru kua reti, i whakataetae i waenganui o nga tau 1950. I riro i a ia he mētara parahi i te kaupapa kapa K-1 i te 1953 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
i Meran.