Paddle UK’s Head of Access and Environment, Ben Seal, has had a busy week at Westminster. He provides a summary below. I met with the…
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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…
Double silver continues GB success at Jnr/U23 WWR Euros
Britain won a further two silver medals to continue their early success at the junior and U23 wildwater European Championships in Dallenwil, Switzerland. The double silver brings their current medal haul to five after three…
Slalom Junior shine at Worlds in Liptovsky
Britain’s up and coming slalom team impressed on day three of the junior and U23 slalom World Championships in Liptovsky. Thursday brought the junior individual runs to the Slovakian course, with nine of the twelve…
Full U23 cohort into slalom World Championship semi-finals
A full house of U23 Brits will contest their individual semi-finals after a successful second day at the Jnr & U23 slalom World Championships in Liptovsky, Slovakia. Eleven of the team were in action off…
Medal flurry on opening day of Jnr & U23 Wild Water Euros
Kerry and Emma Christie were crowned U23 European Champions as Britain won three classic medals on the first day of the junior and U23 wild water European Championships in Dallenwil, Switzerland. Kerry Christie also won…
Leaver, Haylett and Dickson win U23 Worlds teams silver
Sam Leaver, Ben Haylett and Jonny Dickson won an impressive teams silver to kick off the junior and U23 slalom World Championships in Liptovsky, Slovakia. Chasing the time of 92.12 set by Slovakia, the U23…
Athletes battle it out at Paddle Logger SUP Selection weekend
Words: Sarah Thornely (SUPJunkie.UK) Paddle Logger Falmouth Bay Open As a spectator of stand-up paddleboard racing, you want all in action and boy did we have some of it on Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth for the…
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