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Adam Burgess has been crowned Athletes' Athlete of the Month for January after elite British sportspeople recognised his success at the 2025 Canoe Slalom Oceania Championships. The award is presented by the British Elite Athletes…

Paddle UK has today announced the appointment of Tom Duggan as performance director for the canoe slalom and kayak cross programme. Tom has been a member of the Paddle UK Performance Committee over the last…

Paddle UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Hannah Brown as Canoe Sprint Podium Coach. Having worked as an analyst in conjunction with her own international racing career, Hannah was appointed as paracanoe podium…

Paris 2024 medallists Adam Burgess and Kimberley Woods kick-started their 2025 campaigns with success at the slalom Oceania Championships held in Penrith, Australia over the weekend. With the venue playing host to the 2025 ICF…

Paddle UK has today received details of its funding agreement from UK Sport for its World Class Performance Programmes in preparation for the Los Angeles 2028 Games cycle. In total, it is expected that Paddle…

Applications are now open for the role of Performance Director (Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross). This role represents a wonderful opportunity for a performance director to take a key strategic leadership role in our World…

Canoe slalom Podium Technical Coach Craig Morris is set to depart Paddle UK after 20 years of coaching in the sport. Since becoming a programme coach in 2006, Craig has played a pivotal role in…

Buckingham Palace Hosts Historic Event to Recognise Coaches' Vital Contribution to British Sport. A number of Paddle UK coaches were celebrated at Buckingham Palace as over 300 Olympic and Paralympic coaches were recognised for their…

Mallory Franklin and Jonny Dickson both stormed to gold and Kimberley Woods and Sam Leaver claimed silver and bronze respectively as the British team roared to one of their most successful days at a World…

Kimberley Woods has made a welcome return to the podium at the Slalom World Cup 4 in Ivrea, Italy, with a silver medal in the women's individual canoe. With yesterday's high winds forcing a change…

Five out of six British athletes have secured a place in the semi-finals in the individual canoe events, on a weather affected day at the Slalom World Cup 4 in Ivrea, Italy. Earlier in the…

Great Britain's team returned to international action at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 in Ivrea, Italy, with all six athletes progressing safely through to the semi-finals of the individual kayak events. First up…

After eight years, canoe sprint podium coach Kristina Medovcikova is set to depart Paddle UK to return to her native Slovakia. Kristina, who made history in Tokyo becoming the first female canoe sprint coach for…

Kayak Cross is an all-action, exhilarating discipline that will be making its Olympic Games debut at Paris 2024 this summer! Feeling inspired and want to give kayak cross a try yourself? Use our club finder…

Over the 10 days of action at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Team GB achieved four medals across six events in the canoe slalom and kayak cross programme, the biggest haul for the discipline at…

An incredible finals day saw Joe Clarke MBE and Kimberley Woods win silver and bronze medals in the kayak cross events at Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In a day of high octane action at Vaires-sur-Marne,…

Joe Clarke, Kimberley Woods and Mallory Franklin have all qualified for the finals day of the kayak cross on day nine of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. But it was not to be for Adam…

Team GB athletes Mallory Franklin Kimberley Woods Joe Clarke MBE and Adam Burgess all progressed through to the heats of the kayak cross on day eight of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Feeling inspired and…