Category: Racing

Short Course races provides action, medals and heart-break for the British team at the Canoe Marathon European Championships

   6 June 2025    International, Racing

Will Short (Elmbridge Canoe Club) was crowned K1 Junior Men Short Course European Champion in a strategic and smart head-to-head race against Sean Butterly from Ireland, while James Russell (Chelmsford Canoe Club) upgraded his 2024 European Bronze medal by claiming an excellent silver medal in the K1 Senior Men Short Course Final.

The European Championships in Ponte de Lima, Portugal, saw continued British success in the fast-paced short course format; an exciting 3.2km event featuring tight turns and two portages. Despite persistent rain, all British athletes progressed through their morning heats to reach the finals.

To read the rest of this write-up, visit the Paddle UK New article here.

Opening day of elite races at the Canoe Marathon European Championships produces silverware for the British Para athletes

   5 June 2025    International, Masters, Para, Racing

Wednesday 4th June saw the start of the Elite races for the 2025 edition of the Canoe Marathon European Championships in Ponte-de-Lima, Portugal. The 24-strong British team travelled out on Monday and Tuesday with the first para races taking place on Wednesday of the championship.

Charlotte Creamer (Leighton Buzzard Canoe Club) and Shaun Cook (Norwich Canoe Club) took to the water to race in the KL3 Women and VL2 Men categories respectively. Despite para canoe only appearing for the second time at the European Championships as an exhibition race, the para races are becoming more competitive with a larger number of entries from different countries. We are looking forward to seeing this category grow year on year, particularly as it has now been made an official World Championship category of race for the 2025 edition.

To read more and to find out about the Masters racing results, please visit the Paddle UK news post here.

European Championships 2025 – How to follow along

   2 June 2025    International, Racing

It is European Championships week and the team of junior, senior, under 23, para and even masters paddlers will be competing across all days this week in Portugal. Masters racing kicked off today with the K1 races (which medal success already!!) and tomorrow will be the turn of the K2 races. The main European Championship races will start from Wednesday 4th June, with some of the para classes, and will run until Sunday 8th June.

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 as well.

All racing will be live streamed via the Canoe Europe Youtube Channel.

Wednesday 4th June Schedule

15:20 BSTVL2 MenShaun Cook (Norwich)
15:25 BSTKL3 WomenCharlotte Creamer (Leighton Buzzard)

Thursday 5th June Schedule

10:30 BSTK1 Junior Men Short Course Heat 1Alex Worgan (Richmond)
11:00 BSTK1 Junior Men Short Course Heat 2 Will Short (Elmbridge)
11:30 BSTK1 Junior Women Short Course FinalSophie Dunlop (Elmbridge)
Dianora De Bilio (Royal)
12:00 BSTK1 Senior Women Short Course Heat 1Melissa Johnson (Nottingham)
Jessica Urquhart (Nottingham)
13:00 BSTK1 Senior Men Short Course Heat 1James Russell (Chelmsford)
Charlie Smith (Nottingham)
16:45 BSTK1 Junior Men Short Course Final
17:10 BSTC1 Senior Women Short Course FinalBethany Gill (Nottingham)
18:10 BSTK1 Senior Women Short Course Final
18:40 BSTK1 Senior Men Short Course Final

Friday 6th June Schedule

09:00 BSTK1 Junior WomenKamila Sklenarova (Norwich)
Dianora De Bilio (Royal)
12:35 BSTKL2 MenJonathan White (Exeter)
12:35 BSTKL3 MenTimothy Lodge (Wey)
Finlay Stallard (Fladbury)
15:15 BSTK1 Under 23 WomenKatie Brookes (Richmond)
Elise Montagna (Royal)
17:20 BSTK1 Under 23 MenHarry Freeland (Elmbridge)
Joe Enoch (Nottingham)

Saturday 7th June Schedule

09:00 BSTK1 Junior MenAlex Worgan (Richmond)
William Short (Elmbridge)
09:05 BSTC1 Senior WomenBethany Gill (Nottingham)
11:00 BSTK2 Junior WomenSophie Dunlop & Matilda Burton (Elmbridge)
Kamila Sklenarova (Norwich) & Frankie Scrivener (Falcon)
14:00 BSTK1 Senior WomenMelissa Johnson (Nottingham)
16:25 BSTK1 Senior MenJames Russell (Chelmsford)
Matthew Johnson (Nottingham)

Sunday 8th June Schedule

09:00 BSTK2 Junior MenAlex Worgan (Richmond) & William Short (Elmbridge)
11:00 BSTK2 Senior WomenKatie Brookes (Richmond) & Elise Montagna (Royal)
Jessie Urquhart (Nottingham) & Brynde Kreft (Falcon)
14:30 BSTK2 Senior MenJames Russell (Chelmsford) & Charlie Smith (Nottingham)
Joe Enoch & Sam Cribbett (Nottingham)

We are looking forward to some exciting racing over the next few days!

Windy Conditions Challenge National Short Course Marathon Racers

   7 May 2025    National, Racing

The British National Short Course Championships 2025 provided new challenges for the 180-strong field with unusual windy and cool conditions, but marathon racers still produced an exciting show for onlookers.

A busy one-day competition, Short Course Nationals is marathon racing’s most exciting, action-packed distance with 3.6k and 2 portages of fast-paced tactics and group dynamics.

The event was created by James Symthe, the secretary of the Marathon Racing Committee and Team Manager of international teams. The 2025 edition of the event returned to Nene Park in Peterborough for a fourth year in a row, but sadly, the perfectly calm and warm weather conditions we had come to expect from the location did not return. Competitors were greeted with gusts of up to 27 mph and a cold edge to the area. This did not stop for some very intense and close racing from all categories.

To continue to read the rest of the report, please visit the paddleUK website news article here.

Short Course Nationals 2025 – That’s a Wrap!

   5 May 2025    Athletes, National, Racing

It might have been windy but the weather conditions did not hamper the standard of the racing in Peterborough for the fourth edition of Short Course Nationals.

The full results can now be found here.

Photos of all races were taken by Antony Edmonds and can be found here for you to download.

Keep your eyes peeled for the full event write-up on the PaddleUK website in the next few days…!

National Short Course Championships 2025 – How to follow along!

   1 May 2025    Athletes, National, Racing
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Entries closed ✅

Heat draws confirmed ✅

Race briefing published ✅

The countdown is now on – exciting short course racing is just over 48 hours away! Who are you backing to win?

With international medalists and previous national title holders all present on start lines, this Sunday is billed to be a spectacle for all. Even if you are not racing, try to get yourself to Nene Park, Peterborough to watch!

⏱ Heats start from 09:30am with the Veteran Men K1 with finals starting promptly after a short lunch break at 01:30pm

TimeStart 1Start 2
09:30Veteran Men K1 Heat 1Veteran Men K1 Heat 2
10:00Junior Women K1 Heat 1Junior Women K1 Heat 2
10:30Junior Men K1 Heat 1Junior Men K1 Heat 2
11:00Junior Men K1 Heat 3
11:30Senior Women K1 Heat 1Senior Women K1 Heat 2
12:00Senior Men K1 Heat 1Senior Men K1 Heat 2
12:30LUNCHLUNCH
13:00LUNCHLUNCH
13:30Canoe Final APara Final A
14:00Veteran Women K1 Final A
14:30Veteran Men K1 Final AVeteran Men K1 Final B
15:00Junior Women K1 Final AJunior Women K1 Final B
15:30Junior Men K1 Final AJunior Men K1 Final B
16:00Junior Men K1 Final C
16:30Senior Women K1 Final ASenior Women K1 Final B
17:00Senior Men K1 Final ASenior Men K1 Final B

🎥 Online updates can be found via our social media channels throughout the day as well as live results published on our website throughout here: https://canoemarathon.org.uk/live-results/

Who is going to win some amazing Precision Fuel & Hydration prizes as well as National titles to kick start the 2025 season??

2025 Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race Results

   25 April 2025    Athletes, Racing

2025 for a tough but exciting event of tight racing. The headwinds were strong and the flow low but all categories produced impressive racing and tight margins. For full results from the race, please visit their site here.

NOTE – We are awaiting the senior team results to be confirmed so the below graphic only shows the main results.

2025 Short Course Nationals: Last chance to get an entry in!

   25 April 2025    Athletes, National, Racing

We are now just over a week to go until the 2025 edition of Short Course Nationals in Peterborough and the start lists are heating up.

We are excited to announce that Precision Fuel & Hydration are sponsoring the event with podium prizes for all races and positions. Winners of every races will get a £25 PF&H Giftcard, a bottle, a hat or over eighteens will also receive a PH1500 tube. Second and third place in each race will win a bottle, hat and over eighteens will also receive a PH1500 tube too.

This also included our amazing senior and teams trophies. Our four senior trophies were created under James Symthe’s name and are unique trophies designed specifically for this event and for athletes to take away with them for the year. Who do you think will win them this year?

Standard entries for the event officially close at midnight on Sunday 27th April, with late entries only being accepted until midnight on Tuesday 29th April. We urgently need entries to make the Men and Women Canoe races, the Senior Women Kayak races, the Veteran Women Kayak races and both the Men and Women Para races a little more exciting. Remember for categories need to have 15 entries or more to enable the race to be split into heats!

Race briefing and timetable will be confirmed next week but will follow a similar schedule from last year of the veteran men kayak races kicking off the schedule in the morning.

We look forward to seeing lots of you there!

Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race 2025: How to follow along!

   17 April 2025    Racing

The Marathon Racing Committee would like to wish all competitors racing in the 2025 edition of the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race the best of luck. Have a safe and enjoyable (?) race to whichever finish line in your aim.

We would also like to thank all the volunteers (directors, committee, marshals and more) out on the course over the next few days. Without you, these events could not happen.

There is a variety of coverage happening over the next four days as the straight through crews, juniors and stages compete and you can follow their progress in a variety of ways.

The official DW organisation channels include the following:

PaddleDaily, an independent paddling media company, will also be following the race through their channels. They might also be providing some live stream footage of the senior doubles race for us. You can find their channels below.

We look forward to following along ourselves!

Short Course Nationals 2025: Traders and/or Sponsors

   17 April 2025    National, Racing

We are now three weeks away from the 2025 edition of Short Course Nationals. If you have a company that would be interested in a trade stand or to sponsor the event in any way (if you are still yet to talk to us), please get in touch.

Email Holly Mobbs the event organiser to start the conversation.

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