The junior women long course opened the racing today. Sienna Payne (Chelmsford) and Kamila Sklenarova (Norwich) took to the start line to race over 19…
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Paddle UK host Chris Boardman and Pedal for Paris
Paddle UK hosted a team of cyclists, including Chris Boardman, the former Olympic champion and chair of Sport England, as part of Pedal for Paris. The Sport England challenge is aiming to highlight inspirational and…
76 crew boats descended on the River Thames for the pinnacle of the Marathon National Championships
Reading Canoe Club played host as hundreds gathered for the second day of racing at the Marathon National Championships in beautiful sunshine. Plenty of National Championship titles were up for grabs and athletes brought their…
New Marathon National Champions crowned in Reading
The Marathon racing community have gathered in Reading this weekend for the long course National Championships Hosted by Reading Canoe Club, the River Thames has set the scene for impressive high octane racing. Racing canoe…
UK Sport signs off Paddle UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan
Paddle UK is delighted to announce that UK Sport has approved our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) as meeting the requirements of the Code for Sports Governance. This has been a huge organisation-wide effort,…
#ShePaddles: Eleanor Addison’s journey into white water kayaking
#ShePaddles Ambassador Eleanor Addison tried kayaking for the first time at university two and a half years ago and hasn’t looked back since. From conquering rapids in the French Alps to paddling in Sydney Harbour…
New government, what next for water quality and access?
Ben Seal, Head of Access and Environment at Paddle UK, talks about what might lie ahead for paddlers in the next five years following the General Election. Now the waters have calmed, what is…
British SUP team announced for 2024 World Championships
UPDATED Paddle UK is delighted to announce the GB team selected to race at the 2024 ICF Stand Up Paddling World Championships in Sarasota this November. The 2024 ICF SUP World Championships team selection process…
Paddle UK are recruiting a new Independent Member of the Safety Advisory Panel
The Safety Advisory Panel provides guidance and advice to Paddle UK to support safety practice within all aspects of paddlesport. The panel comprises of the Director of Recreation and Development, External Safety Advisor, Safety Lead,…
Olympic Hopes and non-Olympic World Champs teams
Paddle UK has today announced a 24-strong Olympic Hopes team following the June and July selection regattas at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham. The canoe sprint and paracanoe international panel has today released the statement to…
Big Paddle Clean-up: Record number of volunteers take part
It has been another brilliant year for the Big Paddle Clean-up with a record number of people taking part – thank you! The Big Paddle Clean-up, which ran from 25 May to 9 June, engaged…
National Champions Crowned in Nottingham
Sprint and paracanoe athletes descended on the National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham as they battled it out for National titles over the weekend at the third regatta of the 2024 season. Some athletes were…
Kayakers make London locks world record attempt
Olympians Sebastian Cuattrin and Sebastian Szubski have provisionally smashed the world record for paddling the 198.5-kilometre stretch of the River Thames from Lechlade, Gloucestershire, to London. The pair covered the route from St John's Lock…
Bronze for Hanrahan at World Champs
Jonah Hanrahan won his first international medal, winning the kayak cross bronze, on the final day of competition at the Junior & U23 Canoe Slalom & Kayak Cross World Championships in Liptovsky, Slovakia. With 16…
TWO MORE MEDALS CLOSE OUT JNR & U23 WILDWATER EUROS
Great Britain concluded their most successful ever Junior and U23 Wildwater European Championships in Dallenwil, Switzerland, by adding another two medals to take their tally to seven, finishing fourth in the medal table. Emma and…
Lifetime best results for GB at Jun & U23 Slalom World Champs
Luc Royle posted a lifetime best result on day five of the U23 and Junior World Slalom Championship in Liptovsky, Slovakia. At his debut World Championships, Luc was agonisingly close to the podium in the…
Sprint Finals booked at Jnr & U23 WWR Europeans
Iona Patrick headlined the third day of the Junior and U23 Wild Water European Championships, as she topped the women's K1 junior heats. Eight Brits progressed to the latter stages of the sprint competition which…
Lois Leaver soars to U23 World title
A sensational performance from Lois Leaver saw her win an incredible U23 World title as she powered to women's K1 gold in Liptovsky, Slovakia. The Edinburgh Schools athlete put in a show stopping display in…
Recruitment opens for new Paddle UK Chair
Applications are now open for the position of Paddle UK Chair as Professor John Coyne CBE nears the end of his second term of office. People are at the heart of Paddle UK, formerly British…
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