With storms happening across Bavaria, the second canoe freestyle world cup in Plattling, Germany, was condensed down to take place all in one day. So…
Freestyle
Canoe Freestyle – World Cup 2
With storms happening across Bavaria, the second canoe freestyle world cup in Plattling, Germany, was condensed down to take place all in one day. So with a jam packed day full of freestyle, the competition…
Canoe Freestyle – World Cup 1
This year the canoe freestyle world cups are taking place in Plattling, Germany, ahead of next years World Championships. It is an exciting chance for paddlers to experience competition on the feature they hope to…
Journey to the Podium: Clean Sport Week, 13 – 17 May
Paddle UK is proud to reaffirm our commitment to clean sport by backing UK Anti-Doping's (UKAD's) Clean Sport Week campaign from 13 – 17 May. Clean Sport Week is UKAD's national awareness week championing clean…
‘Brilliant atmosphere’ at wild water weekend
Nottingham hosted a successful wild water weekend with wild water racing, freestyle and raft racing all coming together to showcase their disciplines at Holme Pierrepont. With rafting and freestyle hosting fun competitions that offered an…
Get involved in the Wild Water Weekend – 6-7 April
Update – 4 April, 16:15: Given the weather forecast and projected river levels in Nottingham, the location of the Wild Water Racing ECA Cup is subject to change. Keep an eye on the Paddle UK…
Blue space matters: Impact on mental health
James Ibbotson, a freestyle kayaker who represents Great Britain, said having easy access to water has a “massive impact” on his mental wellbeing. James’ film was made as part of the Clear Access, Clear Waters campaign and…
The final day of the ICF Freestyle World Championships
The final day of the ICF freestyle world championships was full of twists and turns, comebacks, and close calls. Saturday 14th October was the final day of the 2023 freestyle world championships. With it saw…
Close calls on the penultimate day of the ICF Freestyle World Champs
Friday the 13th, unlucky for some but great for others as the juniors took to the water for their semi finals and finals. And the senior K1 men and women were whittled down to 10…
More British medals on day 4 of the ICF Freestyle World Championships
On the fourth day of the ICF Freestyle World Championships, the juniors finally took to the water, seeing four British paddlers moving through to semi finals. The finals took place for the C1 events also,…
Huge Air and Unlucky Flushes on day 3 of the ICF Freestyle World Championships
Wednesday 11th October was the third day of the ICF Freestyle World Championships, and saw the K1 men’s prelims and the OC1 medals. OC1 kicked the day off, a discipline that takes the sport back…
Quarter and Semifinals on day 2 of the ICF Freestyle World Championships
Day 2 of the ICF saw the start of the float boat event with the C1's and K1 women taking to the water under tricky conditions. It was the C1 men who kicked the day…
Silver and Bronze on day 1 of the ICF Freestyle World Championships
Monday 9th October saw the first day of the 2023 ICF Kayak Freestyle World Championships, taking place in Columbus, Georgia, USA. And with it, the start of the British medal haul. The squirt discipline kicked…
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