Paddle UK has today announced a 24-strong Olympic Hopes team following the June and July selection regattas at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham.
The July regatta also acted as a selection event for the canoe sprint World Championships (Non-Olympic events), with eight athletes achieving the selection criteria for the competition next month.
The International Panel would like to start by thanking the volunteers, officials, Regatta Committee and SRC for creating and delivering another successful National regatta.
Olympic Hopes
Olympic Hopes is a key development competition for U17 and U16 athletes within the pathway, with the 2024 race taking place between 19-22 September in Szeged, Hungary.
Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected for the 2024 Olympic Hopes team:
U17
Philippe Ehrnrooth (Devizes)
Kamila Sklenarova (Norwich)
Toby Bullock (Exeter)
Frankie Scrivener (Falcon)
Alexander Worgan (Richmond)
Alicja Pryz (Glasgow/Scottish Performance Squad)
Rory Strachan (Glasgow/Scottish Performance Squad)
Sophie Dunlop (Elmbridge)
Andrew Elliot (Richmond)
Oscar Laws (Richmond)
Jack Niland (Falcon)
U16/15
Oliver Mazur (Reading)
Charlotte Fulford Perez (Reading)
Freddie Heard (Exeter)
Dianoa De Bilio (Royal)
Isaac Averson (Richmond)
Annie Bates (Richmond)
Tom Hatton (Richmond)
Hannah Toovey (Glasgow/Scottish Performance Squad)
Szymon Stoka (Linlithgow/Scottish Performance Squad)
Zoe Herriot (Glasgow/Scottish Performance Squad)
Tom Patterson(Linlithgow/Scottish Performance Squad)
Sam Dickson (Falcon)
Conor Hartney (Richmond)
Senior World Championships selection (Non – Olympic events)
The following athletes have achieved the selection criteria to race the canoe sprint senior World Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 23 – 25 August 2024.
K1M 500m – James Russell (Nottingham)
K2M 1000m – Dan Johnson (Chelmsford) & Matt Johnson (Chelmsford)
K1W 200m – Emily Lewis (Worcester)
K2W 200m – Abi Burgess (Wey) & Amy Green (Worcester)
C1M 500m – Tom Lambert (Lincoln)
C1W 500m – Anna Palmer (Reading)
- Paddle UK Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe International Panel Statement 10.07.2024131.15 KBJuly 10, 2024This document contains the details of the Paddle UK Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe International Panel Statement 10 July 2024.