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SUPs at Hasler Races

   26 August 2022    Organisation, Rules

Following a recent request regarding SUPs in Hasler races, below is a note from the MRC Minutes of November 2018 –

Item 7 Domestic Racing – Point g. “It was agreed that these craft (including SUPs) should not be forced upon race organisers, but race organisers would be free to accept entries from such craft in appropriate circumstances, if they felt confident to do so within their risk assessment.” .

Inclusion of SUPs remains at the discretion of the organisers, but the MRC (subject to any concerns raised by the race organiser) would fully encourage SUPs to partake in the marathon events that they oversee.

As they are propelled by a single blade the paddler’s classification would be as for canoe, according to age and gender.

Paracanoe Marathon World Championships – Ponte De Lima, Portugal

   17 August 2022    International, Selection

The ICF have announced they will be offering a Paracanoe event at the World Canoe Marathon Championships. This is a test event but we are excited to be involved and our intention is to select two athletes to represent in any of the following classes:

  • WKL2 / WKL3
  • WVL2 / WVL3
  • MKL2 / MKL3
  • MVL2 / MVL3

Important information:

  • All classes will be raced over 11.8KM
  • Doubling up between KL and VL is possible due to the timetable.
  • Dates of travel are 25th September to 1st October 2022
  • Athletes will be funded to travel, with only a £300 contribution required.
  • Selection will be made at the Marathon Nationals Championships in Worcester on 27th August 2022
  • Entries for the Marathon National Championships will stay open until Monday 22nd August 2022 for Para classes
  • Classification will be available at the World Championships
  • Athletes will travel with one members of staff, this person is yet to be identified

If you are interested please complete the availability form by midnight 23rd August 2022:

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please make contact with Kat: [email protected]

NB: many elements of the event and logistics continue to remain unclear and are subject to change. Although we have every intention to select two athletes to attend, we cannot guarantee this will be possible given the short notice and all of the moving parts. However, we are working with BC and the ICF and continue to have this as our ambition.

BC Clean Sport Workshop

   11 August 2022    Athletes, Selection

For all athletes hoping for selection for the 2022 French Nationals or the 2022 World Championships

If you still need to do the Clean Sport Workshop, we have one more running this Sunday, 14th August 2022, at 10:00am.  You can register for the webinar on the following link.

2022 French Nationals and 2022 World Championships Selections

   9 August 2022    International, Selection

2022 French Nationals

A team of up to 12 U16 athletes will be selected to take part in the French National Championships on the 17-18th of September 2022. Selections will be made from the K1 and K2 U16 and U14 races at the Marathon National Championships at Worcester. Priority will be given to athletes who have not attended an international race this year.

To be considered for this event, athletes must complete an availability form by midnight, 23rd August 2022.

2022 World Championships

A team of up to 12 athletes will be selected for the World Championships. The lead assessments for this are the 2022 National Championships and the 2022 European Championships.

We are aware of a clash for the final assessment at the National Championships for some Junior and U23 athletes who have made the Sprint World Championship team. Should those athletes still want to be considered for the Marathon World Championships, we invite them to submit their mitigating circumstances in writing to the Chair of the Selectors in line with section 4.1 of selection policy. A link to the latest policy can be found here: 2022 Selection Policy

To be considered for this event, athletes must complete an availability form by midnight, 23rd August 2022.

Application Forms

French Nationals Availability Form – closing date 23rd August 2022
World Championships Availability Form – closing date 23rd August 2022

Any questions?

If you have any questions about the administration, please contact Kat Wilson, Secretary of Selectors, [email protected] .

If you have any questions about the selection process and policies, please contact Nanette North, Chair of the Selectors, [email protected]

Welcome to the new MRC website

   8 August 2022    Organisation

We hope you like the design of the new MRC website and find it easy to use.

A number of pages and sections still need some work, so the website will fill out over time.

If you spot any errors or have a view about how the website can be improved, please email Holly Mobbs

ACM election results

   16 July 2022    ACM, Governance

Many thanks to all those who attended the online 2022 MRC ACM on 13 July 2022.  Apologies again for the problems with the initial Zoom link – these were beyond our control, but hopefully everyone managed to get there in the end.

The results of the elections were:

Chairman – Stan Missen (Bradford-on-Avon)

Committee – Scott Hynds (Elmbridge), having previously been co-opted onto the committee, along with Mick Nadal (Nottingham), Kat Wilson (Reading), David Sackman (Reading), Roland Lawler (Elmbridge), Bryn Price (Maidstone), and Siobhan Urquhart (Banbury), who were all re-elected.  All will serve a period of two years.  Details of the full committee can be found here.

The committee will be meeting on Sunday 11 September 2022 (before the start of the Pangbourne Hasler) with the annual all-day meeting on Saturday 19 November 2022 at Cropredy.  We will continue to consider the issues raised at the ACM and, if you have further comments to make on those, or anything else you would like the committee to discuss, please contact either the chair (Stan Missen) [email protected], or the secretary (Siobhan Urquhart) [email protected].

World Masters Marathon Championships – registration now open

   10 July 2022    International, Masters

The registration website for the World Masters Marathon Championships, Ponte de Lima, Portugal, 26th September to 2nd October 2022, is now open :

To register each athlete must first complete the registration option. This will include the options of booking accommodation and airport transfers.

Each athlete will be allowed to eat lunch at the venue canteen.

On completion you will receive an email with your race ID.  Make a note of this for your records.

Once an athlete has registered, entries can be made to the races you wish to enter. Please note that both athletes need to do the initial registration before using the race entry option as you will need the ID number here.

Bryn Price

2022 European Championships and Sanabria K4 – Final Teams

   30 June 2022    International

Following the team announcements on Monday 22nd June there have been a number of changes in the K4 teams. We would like to congratulate Joe Petersen and Mags Dilai on their selection for this event.

The MRC received a number of requests for review for the selection of the 2022 European Championships. One of these requests of review has been upheld by the MRC Selection Committee, and we would like to congratulate Anoushka Freeman on her selection for the U23 K1.

Please find the final teams and the June Assessment data here :

Selections for 2022 European Championships and Sanabria K4

   20 June 2022    International

The MRC Selection Committee has announced the teams to represent British Canoeing at the European Championships at Silkeborg, Denmark, and at the Sanabria K4 race. Congratulations to all selected.

Lechlade Junior Regatta and 2K Dash

   6 June 2022    National

The Lechdale Junior 200m Sprint Regatta and 2000m Dash is hosted by Devizes Canoe Club. To enter, please email Bev Hunter using [email protected].

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