Slalom and Kayak Cross

Media accreditation is open for the 2025 Canoe Slalom & Kayak Cross Selection Series at Lee Valley White Water Centre, taking place 29-30 March. After an incredible year for the sport where TeamGB came away…

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…

Congratulations to Adam Burgess, who has been shortlisted for British Elite Athlete Association’s January Athlete of the Month. Adam has been shortlisted alongside Mia Brookes (snowboarding), Team Hall (bobsleigh) and Penny Healey (archery). This athlete-led prize…

Canoe Slalom paddler Chris Bowers has called time on his competitive slalom career after ten years of racing on the international stage. Bowers competed internationally from 2014, making his debut as a junior at the…

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…

The 2025 Canoe Slalom, Kayak Cross, Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe selection policies are all now published on the Paddle UK website. The policies establish the selection process for the 2025 season throughout the senior, U23,…

Applications for Slalom Start are now open! As announced in October, Paddle UK is excited to introduce the Slalom Start Box, a comprehensive toolkit designed to support paddler recruitment within clubs to increase the number…

Paddle UK has today announced the nominations for the canoe slalom and kayak cross World Class Programme for the 2025 season. A total of 21 athletes have been selected onto the Paddle UK World Class…

Paddle UK is saddened to have learnt of the passing of Geoff Dinsdale. Geoff, A member of Chalfont Park Canoe Club, represented Great Britain in canoe slalom at international level throughout the 1960s and 1970s.…

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…

More coaching support will be made available for English based slalom paddlers following the creation of new England Slalom White Water Training Camps. The camps have been created to support of a greater number of…

Today the England Talent Programme has launched the Feature based competencies video series of the Canoe Slalom Technical Progression Guide. Arguably the most significant challenge, for any aspiring athlete and the factor which plays the…

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…

The draft slalom and kayak cross selection policy for 2025 is now open for public consultation from today until 23:59 on Wednesday 17 November 2024. The policy covers Senior, U23 and Junior selection for the…

Paddle UK is deeply saddened to have learnt of the passing of Jurg Gotz, former head coach of the Great Britain canoe slalom team. Jurg is widely credited as a major influence in canoe slalom…

A successful 2024 slalom season concluded at an autumnal Lee Valley White Water Centre this weekend (26/27 October), as many of Britain's best slalom and kayak cross paddlers were in British Open action. Paris 2024…