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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…

Paddle UK is saddened to have learnt of a number of fatalities which have occurred in the Alps over the past few weeks. Paddling can take us to some incredible places but we should all…

The UK’s political parties have announced their manifestos ahead of the General Election on 4 July. The plans to tackle the most relevant issues to the paddling community are highlighted below (in alphabetical order). Conservatives…

Paddle UK and the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) have launched PaddleSafe – a summer safety campaign for all paddlers. Together with the the RNLI, the charity that saves lives at sea, we want to…

James Russell narrowly missed out on a 5km medal as five Brits were in finals action on the fourth day of the canoe sprint and paracanoe European Championships in Szeged Hungary Lining up in a…

Great Britain added two more medals as the action unfolded in round two of the 2024 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Cup series in North Macedonia. After a stunning first day for GB, scooping three medals…

World Champion Kimberley Woods won a fantastic kayak cross bronze in her final race ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games next month. The medal is Britain’s third of World Cup in Krakow, Poland, with…

Great Britain flew out of the gates with three medals as the 2024 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Cup series got under way in North Macedonia. It marked the squad’s best-ever day at the Word Cup,…

Ryan Westley continued his impressive form on the Krakow course to win a bronze in the men’s C1 final at the third slalom World Cup of the season. In an extremely competitive men’s C1 final,…

Ellen Field won her first European Championship title, whilst Stu Wood won a battling bronze at the canoe sprint and paracanoe European Championships in Szeged, Hungary. Field burst out the buckets to put in a…

World Champion Joe Clarke MBE claimed a fantastic men’s kayak gold on day two of the slalom World Cup in Krakow, Poland. In his final event before heading to Paris 2024 next month, Clarke (Stafford…

0.083 seconds separated Jon Tarrant from a medal on the second day of the canoe sprint and paracanoe European Championships in Szeged, Hungary. Making his international debut, Charlie Knowlden was also in the men’s KL3…

Paris bound duo Joe Clarke MBE and Kimberley Woods secured top three finishes in the heats of the third ICF slalom World Cup in Krakow, Poland. Jonny Dickson also progressed at the first attempt as…

Jon Tarrant, Stu Wood and Emily Lewis booked A Final places on the opening day of the 2024 ECA Canoe Sprint, Paracanoe and SUP European Championships in Szeged, Hungary. The trio’s efforts saw them all…

A 14-strong team has today been announced to compete at the canoe sprint junior and U23 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. With athletes battling it out at the selection regatta at the National Water Sports…

Paddle UK is delighted to announce a new partnership with world-leading mouthguard brand, OPRO, supplying Britain’s top kayak cross athletes with dental protection for the next 12 months. OPRO, the world’s largest manufacturer of the…

Paddle UK is saddened to have learnt of the passing of our Vice-President Roger Fox. Roger was one of the founding members of St Albans Canoe Club, where his interest in canoe slalom developed. The…