Sprint

Last week saw the return to training for the canoe sprint squad at the high performance centre in Nottingham, as the 2024/25 season – and LA cycle – begins. In line with the Paddle UK…

Philippe Ehrnrooth secured his first international medal as he won silver at the 2024 Olympic Hopes Regatta in Szeged, Hungary. The Devizes Canoe Club athlete powered to second place in the men's K1 500m U17…

Paddle UK has published it’s 2025 programme policies for the paracanoe and canoe sprint performance and academy programmes. The Paddle UK World Class Programmes (WCP) currently have an agreed level of funding from UK Sport…

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…

Six medals have been awarded to athletes representing Great Britain at the Fisu World University Championships Canoe Sports, in Portugal. The event, which took place from 21 – 24 August in Montemor-O-Velho, saw Thomas Lambert…

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Kristina Armstrong concluded her U23 season with a sixth place finish in the K1 500m as the 2024 ICF Junior & U23 sprint World Championships drew to a close. Tom Lambert was also in A…

Zoe Clark and Kristina Armstrong finished eighth in their K2 500m A Final, while Armstrong also secured an individual A Final on day four of the ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in…

Zoe Clark and Annabel Hutchinson both claimed seventh place finishes in their respective 1000m A Finals on the third day of the Junior & U23 World Championships in Plovdiv. It was Hutchinson (Reading) who took…

Impressive semi-final runs from Zoe Clark and Annabel Hutchinson secured the British team their first A Finals of the 2024 ICF Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. A full house of…

Britain's U23 and Junior sprint athletes were back in international action as they contested the World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Coming into the competition off the back of a successful European Championships where the team…

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…

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…

Linlithgow's Kristina Armstrong was crowned double U23 European Champion today with victory in both the K1 500m and K2 500m, along with Zoe Clark, at the Canoe Sprint European Championships in Bratislava. Despite being in…

A great performance from Tom Lambert saw him narrowly miss out on a medal, whilst Zoe Clark also battled an A Final on the third day of the Junior and U23 canoe sprint European Championships.…

Kristina Armstrong and Zoe Clark both booked their second A Finals of the week on day two of the canoe sprint Junior and U23 European Championships in Bratislava. The U23 pair already secured their K2…

Tom Lambert, Kristina Armstrong and Zoe Clark all secured A Final places on the opening day of the canoe sprint junior and U23 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. A large team of Brits were in…

Paracanoe and canoe sprint coach Brendan Purcell will be leaving Paddle UK at the conclusion of the 2024 Paralympic Games. He will take up the role as Paddle Australia’s National Performance Director, following Paris. Brendan…