The Marathon Racing Committee would like to thank Worcester Canoe Club for another exceptionally run major national event last week. It was brilliant to see so many clubs and their members engaging with marathon racing from Geoff Sanders categories all the way to Division 1. It truly demonstrated that marathon racing is for everyone; no matter the age, ability or experience.
We would also like to congratulate Elmbridge Canoe Club for retaining the Hasler Series trophy. Will any club be able to challenge their current dominance in 2026?
Following a review by the ranking officer, several additional promotions have been made, including adjustments made on the day. The on-the-day results and points announced on the day will stand.
British development juniors returned from Vernon last week with several podiums and valuable lessons. Racing on the fast, busy River Seine forced them to adapt due to strong currents, large river traffic and tricky portages. The whole experience sharpened their racing, boosted confidence and created valuable lessons for them to take into a winter of training at their local clubs.
The 2025 French National Canoe Marathon Championships were held on the wide, fast-flowing River Seine in Vernon, where heavy river traffic and a noticeable downstream current challenged the juniors. Athletes quickly learned that the usual pontoon side was difficult to launch from and that using the opposite side or running to the end of the pontoon often produced better, faster exits at portages.
Saturday began with the K2 races. In the U14 girls’ K2, Ruth Shephard (Reading Canoe Club) and Ariana Manley (Wey Kayak Club) produced a strong start, then settled into a comfortable lead that they maintained to take the win. Finn Meredith (Elmbridge Canoe Club) and Edward Stroud (Wey Kayak Club) faced a highly competitive U14 K2 field and finished fourth. In the U16 K2 races Imogen Field (Elmbridge Canoe Club) and Kyla Holt (Richmond Canoe Club) made an excellent start and led to victory. Johanna Milbrandt (Cambridge Canoe Club) and Jocelyn Allan (Wey Kayak Club) started slightly slower due to the mixed, busy start line causing a lot of wash but paddled strongly through the field to claim second. In the longer and high-competitive U16 22 km K2, Marcell Nagy (Reading Canoe Club) and Henry Pitt (Royal Canoe Club) took third while Ben Eskriett (Gailey Canoe Club) and Owen Attwood (Wey Kayak Club) finished fourth.
Sunday’s programme featured the K1 races. In the U14 girls’ K1, Ruth S began alongside a French paddler but used clean portages to drop her rival on the second lap and paddled the remainder of the course alone to win. Ariana M moved through the field throughout the race and finish eighth. Finn M and Edward S produced solid U14 K1 performances, finishing tenth and eleventh respectively.
The U16 K1 races produced close racing. In the girls’ event a French paddler eventually broke away; Imogen F worked to distance herself from team-mate Kyla H and secured second with Kyla third. Johanna M, competing in her first international K1, put in a confident performance to finish ninth, while Jocelyn A finished twelfth. The U16 boys’ K1 saw Henry P finish sixth and Owen A tenth. Marcell N was in the leading group early but took a wrong turn and attempted a portage a lap too early, costing time and leaving him thirteenth, with Ben E fourteenth.
The course and racing provided significant challenges and opportunities for learning for the whole team. Clean and calm portages proved decisive across the weekend. We hope that the whole team has been enthused by the trip to motivate them into another winter of training.
Thank you to our volunteer staff team that supported the trip and guided the juniors throughout the racing and off the water: Suzanne de Bruijin, Charlie Smith, Brian Greenham, and Zach Benstead.
The Marathon Racing Committee would kindly request that any paddlers looking to change clubs for marathon races ensure they contact their Regional Marathon Advisor and Graham Warland, our race records officer. Contact details can always be found on the Marathon Racing Committee information page. This means that all the ranking list is maintained with the correct information.
We would also like to remind paddlers to ensure that they let their previous club know of this change in advance too.
The 2025 Hasler Finals will take place on Sunday 5th October in Worcester, marking the conclusion to a busy and hard-fought club Hasler season. This event brings together the top qualifying clubs from across the country to battle it out for the coveted Club Hasler Trophy, as well as many other trophies available for individual paddlers results.
Alongside the Hasler Finals, the Under 14 Geoff Sanders competition also reaches its climax. This is the final opportunity for clubs to earn points toward the club Geoff Sanders Trophy, and unlike the main Hasler races, no prior qualification is required, making it a fantastic chance for newer paddlers to get involved and experience the excitement of national-level racing.
For full details and to enter, head over to the entries page.
The Masters team once again fielded strength with entries in many of the categories at the 2025 edition of the Canoe Marathon World Championships. Twenty seven paddlers took to the water to chase their goals and wherever possible bring home medals. Although the level of competition is clearly rising year on year, we were pleased to see our Masters deliver two golds and two silvers.
We applaud Brian Greenham (Reading Canoe Club) adding to his collection of golds in the over 75 men K1 and Gilbert Speirs (Linlithgow Kayak Club) topping his over 70 men K1 class to clinch the triple of National, European and World Championships titles!
Melvin Swallow (Chester Canoe Club) delivered a strong silver in over 70 men K1 and Sarah Swallow (Chester Canoe Club) teamed up with him in over 65 Mixed K2 for a 6th place.
Jane Millar (Nottingham Kayak Club) added a silver to her collection in over 65 women K2 (with Mary Parry formerly of Maidstone Canoe Club and now paddling for Spain) during a busy two days competing in K1, K2 and over 65 mixed K2 (with Bryn Price from Maidstone Canoe Club). In other mixed K2 races, Emma Watts (Wey Kayak Club) and Gina Moullec (Gloucester Canoe Club) fitted in similar multi race agendas, paddling with Robbie Molnar (Maidstone Canoe Club) and Billy Butler (Falcon Canoe Club) respectively.
Stan Missen and John Escott (both Bradford on Avon Canoe Club) had a tight race in over 65 men K2 missing bronze by a fraction of a second but beating the next boat by a similar margin. Matt Enoch (Nottingham Kayak Club) also scored a 4th in over 45 men K1 and again with Jason Graham (Shrewsbury Canoe Club) in over 45 men K2. While Dave Flynn (Exeter Canoe Club) secured a 5th (out of 22) in over 70 men K1. There were an unusual number of DNFs in many races, which probably reflected the choppy course and the commitment by all.
The interesting course incorporated natural islands and sharp turns – many preferred its layout to the out and back nature of so many. Billy Butler (Falcon Canoe Club) and Jon O’Grady (Runcorn Canoe Club) agreed with a top Hungarian paddler from Gyor, saying the course is a particularly choppy challenge – apparently known for that amongst the Hungarians.
Well done all and our thanks to Bryn Price for co-ordinating and leading the Masters element of the team.
Thank you to Gina Moullec for creating this report and highlighting the competitive nature of the Masters international competition. If you are interested in getting involved, the Masters team welcomes all abilities and experience levels so please contact Bryn Price and visit our Masters Racing information webpage here.
Great Britain capped the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in style with more medal success on the final day of action in Hungary.
Will Short made it two medals for the championships as he and Alex Worgan claimed a brilliant silver in the junior men’s K2 behind favourites Kevin Budai and Zarand Lanczi.
It left Great Britain sixth in the overall medal table with a gold, silver and bronze, following a fourth-place finish in the European Championships, while there were three golds and a bronze for GB’s paracanoe paddlers.
To read the rest of today’s write-up, you can visit the Paddle UK website post here.
The Great Britain team put down some more solid performances on day three of the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Hungary.
European K1 longcourse champion James Russell was unable to add a world medal in a fast-paced senior men’s K1 final won by Mads Pedersen, but recorded the day’s best finish for GB in sixth.
Russell lined up alongside team-mate Matt Johnson in a huge 44-man field, and after a predictably hectic start, both manoeuvred themselves into the front group before Russell got into an early breakaway group of eight.
To read the full write-up, visit the Paddle UK Website Page here.
Dianora De Bilio secured a brilliant maiden medal for Great Britain on day two of the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Hungary.
After claiming two world titles on a hectic opening day of short course in Gyor, GB were quickly back in the medals once more as attention switched to the longer distances.
De Bilio produced a powerful finish to claim a well-deserved bronze in the junior women’s K1.
“It hasn’t really sunk in yet, but I’m very happy and really looking forward to tomorrow as well,” said the under 16s paddler who still has two more years of racing in the junior category.
And after success in KL1 on day one, former Paralympic champion Jeanette Chippington picked up her second gold medal of the championships in the women’s senior VL2 race.
To read the full article, visit the Paddle UK website here.
Great Britain celebrated a gold medal double as the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships got under way in Hungary.
Buoyed by a fine European Championships in June, a confident British squad brought this momentum into a busy opening day of 3.6k short distance heats and finals in Gyor.
Will Short turned in a stunning performance to win Britain’s first-ever junior men’s short course gold.
And with official Paracanoe world titles contested for the first time here, Jeanette Chippington became Britain’s first-ever official Paracanoe marathon world champion with a dominant performance in the women’s 6km KL1 race.
To read the rest of today’s article, visit the Paddle UK News Page here.
The final international of the 2025 season is here and it is going to be a busy week of racing in Gyor, Hungary. Our Masters racing team kicked off the competition on Monday with the K1/C1 races, with triple medal success, followed by the K2/C2 races today. You can see all the finishes on the results page here. Well done to the whole team for an amazing competition once again! If you wish to get involved with the Masters team in the future, visit our dedicated information here to find out more.
The Junior, Under 23, Senior and Para racing kicks off from Thursday, with the official debut of para classes taking place on the first day alongside short course racing for the other categories. With multiple entries in races across all four days of competition, it will be an action-packed four days of racing so make sure you tune in to cheer on our amazing British team.
Start lists and live results for all events can be found here. Any live updates from our British team will be shared via our social media platforms throughout the event as well.
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