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Great Britain's most successful female slalom paddler, Mallory Franklin (Windsor) picked up her 18th European Championships medal today, winning bronze in the K1 final in Tacen, Slovenia. With high river levels impacting the schedule, only…

Paddlers can play a vital role in keeping our waters free of harmful species. Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) are plants and animals introduced into an area outside of their natural habitat. Most come from different…

Joe Clarke MBE became Kayak Cross European Champion as Nikita Setchell won her first senior medal on day two of the slalom European Championships in Tacen, Slovenia. Clarke's gold medal is his first in a…

Paddle UK is partnering with Bio-Mate to raise awareness and help protect our blue spaces from Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS). As part of the partnership, Paddle UK members will get an exclusive 15% discount on…

Sport England has announced major investment to help the sport and physical activity sector respond to climate change. The £45m package of new National Lottery funding will be used to help more people get active…

An impressive run from Jonny Dickson saw him win kayak cross individual silver at the European Championships in Tacen, Slovenia. Joe Clarke MBE and Nikita Setchell also secured spots in the head to head racing…

Matthew Johnson and sister Melissa Johnson both claimed National Championship titles on Sunday at the Marathon Short Course National Champs. A day of glorious sunshine brought some epically tight racing and a great show of…

It has been announced that England will have 27 new monitored bathing sites, most of them on rivers, benefiting paddlers and swimmers. It means the areas will have summer pollution testing conducted by the Environment…

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…

Katie Reid and Emily Lewis put in spirited performances as the duo rounded off the canoe sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary Having battled well in the early morning semi-final, Reid (Forth) was back on…

A tenth world title for Charlotte Henshaw MBE kicked off another medal haul for GB, as Laura Sugar and Hope Gordon claimed a 1-2 at the Paracanoe World Championships. Emily Lewis rounded off with an…

Emma Wiggs MBE and Charlotte Henshaw MBE won world titles on day two of the paracanoe World Championships, whilst Dave Phillipson and Hope Gordon powered to silver in Szeged. It was yet another impressive international…

Deborah Kerr, Katie Reid and Dan Johnson were all in European Olympic Qualifier action in Szeged. The paracanoe team also launched their World Championship campaign with some impressive performances on day two in Hungary. Kerr…

Deborah Kerr and Emma Russell finished seventh at the canoe sprint European Olympic Qualifier in Szeged, Hungary on the inaugural day of the 2024 international season. There was also a personal best from James Russell…

White Rose Canoe Club, in Leeds, will host this year's Big Paddle Cleanup flagship event. ERDINGER Alkoholfrei will support their cleanup by providing refreshments and goodies for their volunteers, on 1 June 2024. Last year…

Paddle UK has today launched a new policy to support volunteers and paid employees to follow an agreed set of standards, to create a safer culture and environment within paddlesport. The Standards for Deployment Policy…

Paddle UK, the national governing body for paddlesports is pleased to announce it has teamed up with Noble Marine giving members exclusive discounts on a range of boat and craft insurance products. Paddle UK members…

Water companies have released new maps showing near real-time storm discharge activity. Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) maps show, largely, when combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are discharging into a watercourse. They also record the date, time…