Category: Selection

World Championships & French Nationals Development Trip Availability Forms & Selections

   17 June 2026    Athlete Development, Athletes, International, Selection

The last selections for 2026 will be for the World Championships and French Nationals with a U14/U16 Development team. There are two teams that will form part of this announcement:

  • U14/U16 Development team: selected from the age group races at the National Championships held on the 11/12th July in Laleham.
  • World Championships (including Para): lead assessment will be the European Championships on the 22nd/29th June, with the National Championships held on the 11/12th July in Laleham being a supporting assessment.

Information and entries for the National Championships can be found here.

If you are seeking selection for either event, you need to complete an availability form by 22:00 on the 12th July. Forms can be found here:

  • U14/U16 Development Trip: Form
  • World Championships (including Para): Form

For more information on the selection policy and process, please refer to the selection policy: 2026 Selection Policy. If you have any further questions please direct them to the Chair of the Selection Committee, Nanette North, via email [email protected].

Selection Note for the European Championships and Sanabria 2026

   25 May 2026    Athlete Development, Athletes, International, Para, Selection

Following the conclusion of the assessment races held at Nottingham and Elmbridge Canoe Clubs, the Selection Panel are pleased to announce the team selected for the 2026 European Championships as well as the Sanabria K4 team. The Panel would like to thank Nottingham Kayak Club and Elmbridge Canoe Club for hosting the assessment events. 

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

Please view the selection note below for full explanation of selections and teams as well as results and HC data from the recent assessments.

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW

As per the 2026 Selection Policy (published here), any requests to review the selections must be made in writing to the Chair of Selection Committee, Nanette North via the email address [email protected] within 48 hours of the publication of this document. I.E. by 6pm on 27th May 2026. 

Nanette North, Chair of Marathon Selection Panel

25  / 05 / 2026

European Championships and Sanabria K4: Availability Form now open!

   22 April 2026    Athlete Development, Athletes, International, Para, Racing, Selection

Assessment races for the European Championships and Sanabria K4 are being held on Saturday 2nd May in Nottingham, Sunday 3rd May at Short Course Nationals in Manvers, and Saturday 23rd May at Elmbridge Canoe Club. Results from these events will be used to select the teams. Selection will be announced following the assessment race on 23rd May.

For full information on the selection process, please see the selection policy published on the website here.

To be considered for selection athletes must complete an availability form by 22:00 on 30th April. This can be accessed here.

Entries and details for races available on the marathon racing entry site here.

Waterlands Marathon 2026 Selection Note

   31 March 2026    Athlete Development, International, Racing, Selection

Following the assessment race at Norwich, the MRC Selection Committee selected the Under 23 and Under 18 team for the Development trip to Waterlands International Marathon. The team was selected according to the published policy.

To see the full selection note by the selection committee, click here.

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW

As per the 2026 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 [email protected] within 48 hours of the publication of this document,. by 18:00 Thursday 2nd April.

On behalf of the Marathon Selection Committee – Fay Lamph, 31/03/26

Waterlands Marathon 2026: Availability Form now open

   11 March 2026    Athlete Development, International, Racing, Selection

The first marathon assessment race of the 2026 season is being held at Norwich Canoe Club on Saturday 28th March. Results from this event will be used to select the Under 18 and Under 23 Waterlands Marathon development team for the trip in April. For full information on the selection process, please visit the selection policy here.

To be considered for selection, athletes must complete the availability form by 22:00 on 25th March. This can be found here.

Entry and details for the race are available on the marathon racing entry site here.

International Selection 2026 Policy now finalised and published

   6 March 2026    Athlete Development, Athletes, International, Selection

A number of updates have been made to the 2026 marathon selection policy, these reflect feedback received from members of the marathon paddling community during the consultation period. It is strongly advisable for all athletes to read and familiarise themselves with the finalised policy, which can now be viewed here.

Senior athletes seeking selection for both sprint and marathon teams are advised to review section 9 of the policy. 

Athletes seeking selection for the Waterlands marathon are advised to review section 11 of the policy. 

If anyone has any questions, please contact Nanette North, Chair of the selection panel via email: [email protected]

Marathon 2026 Selection Policy – Published for Consultation

   14 February 2026    Athletes, International, Para, Selection

The Marathon 2026 Selection Policy is now published for consultation. Members of the marathon community have until the end of Sunday 22nd February to feedback any comments to the marathon selection committee for review. Please send any comments directly to the selection committee chair via email: [email protected].

The full published draft policy can be found on our selection webpage here.

Selection Announcement for the 2025 World Championships and French Nationals Teams

   29 July 2025    Athletes, International, Selection

Following the conclusion of the National Championships at Norwich Canoe Club, the Selection Committee met to select the World Championships and French Nationals teams. The Selection Committee would like to thank Norwich Canoe Club for hosting the final assessment at their well organised National Championship event.

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

For the full selection note and assessment date, please click on the relevant document links below.

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW

As per the 2025 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 [email protected] within 48 hours of the publication of this document, i.e. by 6pm on Thursday 31st July 2025.

Kat Wilson, on behalf of the Marathon Selection Committee – 29/07/2025

World Championships & French Nationals Development Trip Availability Forms & Selections

   14 July 2025    Athlete Development, Athletes, Selection

The National Championships on the 26/27th July in Norwich is the final assessment for the 2025 season. Results from this event will be used for the following:

  • K1 (and where necessary K2) results will be used to select the U16 / U14 French Nationals Development team
  • K1 / C1 and K2 / C2 lead assessment for the World Championships team selection

IMPORTANT: To be considered for selection for either of these events, athletes must complete an availability form by 22:00 on the 23rd July: Worlds & French Nationals Availability Form 2025

Please note the following athletes have been preselected to the World Championships after winning medals at the European Championships:

  • SMK1: James Russell (CLM)
  • JMK1 / JMK2: Will Short (ELM)
  • JMK2: Alex Worgan (RIC)
  • WKL3: Charlotte Creamer (LBZ)
  • MKL2: Jon White (EXE)
  • MVL2: Shaun Cook (NOR)
  • MKL3: Tim Lodge (WEY)

Congratulations to these athletes. Further selections into these classes will be subject to securing a release place. Please refer to section 10.5 of the Selection Policy.

If you have any questions about the availability form, please contact the secretary Kat Wilson. For more information on the selection process, please refer to the 2025 Selection Policy found here. If you still have any questions, please direct them to the chair of the Selection Committee Nanette North at [email protected]

Selection Note for the World Games, European Championships and Sanabria 2025

   6 May 2025    Athletes, International, Selection

Following the conclusion of the April & May assessments, the Selection Committee met to select the teams for the World Games, European Championship, including the Para Demonstration event, and the Sanabria K4. The Selection Committee would like to thank Reading Canoe Club and Nottingham Kayak Club for hosting the K2/C2 and K1/C1 races respectively. These were both exceptionally well organised events. The Short Course Nationals, held at Peterborough, was also used to inform these selections, which was another excellent event.
We would like to congratulate the athletes on their selections to their respective teams.

Please view the selection note below for full explanation of selections and teams as well as results and HC data from the recent assessments.

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW
As per the 2025 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 [email protected] within 48 hours of the publication of this document, i.e. by 5pm on Thursday 8th May 2025.

Kat Wilson, on behalf of the Selection Committee

06/05/2025

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