Month: August 2024

2024 FISU World University Championships Marathon – Follow along!

Tomorrow will see the debut of marathon races at the FISU World University Championship Canoe Sports. Hosted by Montemor-O-Velho, the 2024 edition has been running since Wednesday with the Canoe Sprint races but Marathon will debut tomorrow with four races. Two of which will have British representation.

At 14:40 tomorrow, Freya Peters (Richmond) and Katie Brookes (Exeter) will race in the K1 Women race over a 4 laps, 2 portages course. Matthew Collinge (Fowey) and Tim Dowden (Norwich) will race in the K1 Men race at 16:30 over a 5 laps, 3 portages course.

You can cheer them via the FISU official live stream here and live results can be found here.

Are you a University student or about to be a University student? Do you want to keep paddling at your local flatwater racing club? Visit our guide here to find the closest club and key contacts for you.

Good luck to all four!

Paddle England Competition Athlete Support Fund

Paddle England’s Athlete Support Fund is open for a third and final round of applications from eligible English athletes competing internationally this year.

The purpose of the fund is to provide some financial assistance to support athletes competing at British or English team representative competitions.

Deadline for applications in this window closes on Monday 26th August.

To apply and to check eligibility, please visit the website page here for more information.

Selection Note for the World Championships 2024 and U14/U16 Development Trip 2025

Please see below the selection notes for the 2024 World Championships and the 2025 Under 14 and Under 16 Development Trip as well as the Assessment Data used to support selections.

We would like to congratulate the athletes on their selections to their respective teams.

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW

As per the 2024 Selection Policy (published here), any requests to review the selections must be made in writing to the Chair of the Selection Committee, Nanette North at Marathon Selectors marathon.selectors@vol.paddleuk.org.uk within 48 hours of the publication of this document, i.e. by 6:30pm on Thursday 14th August 2024.

World Championships 2024 Assessment Races & Selection Details This Weekend

The lead assessments for the World Championships 2024 takes place this weekend, 10th-11th August, at Falcon Canoe Club. Standard entries close Friday at 9pm, although entries are possible until 1pm on the day. Live entries can be found here: Assessment Entries

The program sees the K2 / C2 racing on Saturday 10th and K1 / C1 on Sunday 11th. Note that Sunday is looking very hot at 28 degrees. We remind all athletes to ensure they have the right clothing, sun protection, hydration and nutrition for the conditions.

Following the European Championships, the following athletes have secured pre-selection onto the team:

  • James Russell – Senior Men K1
  • Tim Lodge – Para
  • Jon White – Para
  • Shaun Cook – Para

We would like to congratulate these athletes on their achievements. Please note this leaves only one place for the Para team which will be selected by benchmarking cross class. Further selections for SMK1 can only be achieved through securing a release place. Please ensure you have read and understand section 3.3 of the policy.

If you are seeking selection for the World Championships, you must have completed an availability form. Note the deadline has now passed (7th August at 10pm). 

Please find a full list of available athletes below. If your name is not on this list but you still seeking selection, please contact Kat Wilson urgently.

First NameLast NameClubCategoryInterested Classes
FayLamphWeySWKK2
MelissaJohnsonChelmsford SWKK1
EmmaRussellChelmsford Canoe ClubSWKK1, K2
FreyaPetersRichmond Canoe ClubU23 WKK1
SamMartynWeyU23 WKK2
KatieBrookesExeter U23 WKK1, K2
EliseMontagnaRoyal Canoe ClubU23 WKK2
NerysHallWeyU23 WKK2
GretaRoeserWEYU23 WKK1, K2
AnnabelHutchinson Reading Canoe ClubJWKK1, K2
Mollie Ball Devizes Canoe Club JWKK1, K2
KamilaSklenarovaNorwich canoe clubJWKK1, K2
George DurdenElmbridge SMKK2
AlbertHicksNorwich SMKK1, K2
MatthewJohnsonChelmsfordSMKK1, K2
JamesRussellChelmsfordSMKK1
FinnCadellNottingham Kayak ClubSMKK1, K2
Matthew Collinge Fowey SMKK1, K2
TimothyDowdenNorwichU23 MKK1, K2
Benji CabreraFoweyU23 MKK1
DanielSklenarNorwich Canoe ClubU23 MKK1
FlynnHoltRichmondJMK K1, K2
JosephEnochNottingham Kayak ClubJMK K1, K2
LochlainLovellWorcesterJMK K1, K2
WilliamShortElmbridgeJMK K1, K2
Jack Niland Falcon Oxford JMK K2
Alexander WorganRichmond JMK K1, K2
MarcellNagyRDGJMK K1
MalachiGrantNottingham Kayak ClubJMK K1, K2
OwenChisholm Richmond canoe clubJMCC1
Andrew Elliot Richmond Canoe Club JMCC1
LucyKeyworthLeamington Spa ParaKL1
ShaunCookNorwichParaVL2

For more information on the selection policy and process, please refer to the selection policy: 2024 Selection Policy . If you have any further questions please direct them to the Chair of the Selection Committee, Nanette North, via email marathon.selectors@vol.paddleuk.org.uk