Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - Ko Walter Kirschbaum he kaipatu kano o Tiamana ki te Hauauru kua reti, i whakataetae i te timatanga o te waenganui o te 1950s. I wikitoria ia i te mētara koura i te kaupapa K-1 i te 1953 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
i Meran.