Please see the below open invitation to paddlers re Lyon Kayak 2025
Lyon Kayak 2025 is introducing an exciting new format: 🏁 The Combined Short Race & Marathon – Single Kayak (K1) 📅 September 20–21, 2025 📍 Lyon, France – Confluence District
A unique weekend combining high-level competition and a festive atmosphere in the heart of one of Europe’s most beautiful cities.
🔥Why Participate?
Two spectacular races:
Short Race (Saturday afternoon): 3.5 km sprint between the Rhône and Saône rivers, with two 200 m portages in an exceptional urban setting.
Marathon (Sunday morning): 21 km downstream on the Saône, with an optional portage and a finish at the Confluence Water Plaza.
Prize Money 💰for Open Men & Open Women podiums:
🥇 1st place: €300
🥈 2nd place: €200
🥉 3rd place: €100
Special offer for international elite athletes:
✅ Nelo boat rental provided (limited availability – first come, first served)
✅ Participation fee of only €100 for the first 5 international elite athletes registered for the combined event
🚆Easy Access – No Excuse Not to Join!
The Lyon Kayak Village, located in the heart of the Confluence district, is highly accessible:
By train: just 20 minutes from Lyon Part-Dieu station
By plane: 40 minutes from Lyon Saint-Exupéry International Airport
By public transport: direct access via tram, metro, and bus
By car: parking available nearby
👉 Accessibility is not a barrier – everything is designed to make your participation easy, no matter where you’re coming from!
🎉A Festive Event in the Heart of Lyon
🍝 Friendly Pasta Party on Saturday evening for all participants
🎶 Free entry to the Lyon Kayak Private Party: music, great vibes, and networking in the riverside park at the confluence of the rivers
🛶 Lyon Kayak Village buzzing all weekend with exhibitors, water activities, food trucks, and more!
📧 For more information: [email protected] ⚠️ Spots are limited – don’t miss this unique experience combining sport, celebration, and the discovery of Lyon!
The 87th Descenso Internacional Del Sella will take place this Saturday 9th August in Asturias, Spain. We have a long history with paddlers competing in the event from teams being selected historically to several clubs now supporting paddler entries over recent years.
In the 87th edition, we have 60 boats with 104 paddlers representing Great Britain and their clubs on the start line. You can find the full start lists via the event results page here. All paddlers will start at 11am BST from Arriondas and racing the 20k route down to the sea at Ribadesella. If you have not had the opportunity to watch any of the previous Sella Descents, you can find live streams and videos on youtube here.
While majority of the racers will only compete on the Saturday, the Senior Men K2 and K1 racers also compete tomorrow morning in a time trial to determine their starting order on Saturday. You can view the full results from this time trial here.
Spanish television live stream the whole descent, with a focus on the front of the race. You can find the live stream for this on the RTVE website here.
We wish all British racers the best of luck and we look forward to cheering you all on via the live stream on Saturday.
This weekend (9th – 10th August), Melissa Johnson (Nottingham Kayak Club) and James Russell (Chelmsford Canoe Club) will be representing Great Britain and Canoe Marathon on the disciplines biggest stage, The World Games.
What is The World Games?
The World Games is an international multi-sport event, similar to the Olympic Games, but including sports that are not part of the traditional Olympic Games Programme. It is held every four years and in 2025, it will take place in Chengdu, China. Canoe Marathon has been an official event at The World Games since the 2022 edition in Birmingham, United States. Dragon Boating and Canoe Polo will also be part of the event programme, as well as many other sports.
Nations are required to qualify spots in the two race categories at the previous years World Championships. The two categories available for qualification are Senior Men K1 and Senior Women K1. For the 2025 edition, our senior athletes qualified both available spots, which continues our prefect qualification record for a second games in a row.
What does Canoe Marathon look like at The World Games?
At this year The World Games, canoe marathon involves two distances, short course and standard distance.
On Saturday 9th August, James and Melissa will compete in short course heats, where the fastest five boats from each heat will go into the final as well as the five next fastest finishers. The short course finals will be later that afternoon.
On Sunday 10th August, both categories will have a standard distance race of 21.5 kilometres and 8 portages.
How can I watch and support the team?
The World Games has officially launched it’s own platform for spectators and fans to follow all the live action. The World Games Live is an website and app which “will offer live coverage of competitions, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and medal ceremonies for all 34 sports of the programme. After each event concludes, all streamed content will become available as video on demand (VoD), ensuring fans can relive the highlights whenever they choose. Additionally, the platform will feature daily highlights and a dedicated Daily Show throughout the Games. The application will be available on desktop and mobile versions, completely free-of-charge”.
You can also follow along via our normal social media channels (as well as possible with the time difference!).
Schedule of Events
Thursday 7th August
13:00 BST
Opening Ceremony
Saturday 9th August
02:20 BST
Senior Women K1 Short Course Heat 1
Melissa Johnson
02:50 BST
Senior Women K1 Short Course Heat 2
03:50 BST
Senior Men K1 Short Course Heat 1
04:50 BST
Senior Men K1 Short Course Heat 2
James Russell
10:00 BST
Senior Women K1 Short Course Final
10:30 BST
Senior Men K1 Short Course Final
11:15 BST
Senior Women K1 Short Course Award Ceremony
11:23 BST
Senior Men K1 Short Course Award Ceremony
Sunday 10th August
08:15 BST
Senior Women K1 Standard Distance
Melissa Johnson
10:15 BST
Senior Men K1 Standard Distance
James Russell
12:00 BST
Senior Women K1 Standard Distance Award Ceremony
12:05 BST
Senior Men K1 Standard Distance Award Ceremony
We look forward to cheering both James and Melissa!
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.
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
This weekend sees Norwich play host to the biggest annual canoe marathon event in the country. We are super excited to see some tight racing and who manages to claim (or reclaim!) national championship titles.
Whether you are a member of the canoe marathon community or someone who has never watched canoe marathon before, there are lots of ways you can follow along with all the action over both days of racing.
In Person and Locally
If you are local to Norwich, head down Norwich Canoe Club in Whitlingham Country Park (NR14 8TR) from 9am on Saturday 28th or 8:30am on Sunday 27th to catch some racing in person. There will be commentary, food stands, trade stands, starts, finishes and one of the two portages taking place in this location so lots of action to watch! Racing will typically finish around 4:30pm each day. A particular highlight will be the Mixed K2 (2-person Kayak) race on Sunday starting at 3:00pm. Check out some of the links below for further information.
Online
Throughout the weekend, the Marathon Racing Committee and Norwich Canoe Club will be providing coverage via live streams, stories and posts on their social media channels, particularly their Instagram’s. Click the names above to gain access to both accounts.
This weekend, over 700 competitors will head to Norwich to chase the prestigious title of National Champion across every age group, boat class (canoe, kayak, para, SUP), and gender category. With so many strong contenders on the start line, the podium battles are guaranteed to be tight. Who will rise to the top to claim the overall win?
In the Senior K1 and K2 categories, title battles look apparent in both Men and Women fields. In the Senior Men’s K1, reigning European and National Champion James Russell (Chelmsford Canoe Club) returns to defend his title. But with top challengers including Charlie Smith, Matthew Johnson, and Daniel Johnson (all from Nottingham Kayak Club), plus international entry Syver Borge Saksvik from Norway, it promises to be a fierce fight.
In the Senior Women’s K1, reigning champ Melissa Johnson (Nottingham Kayak Club) faces tough competition from international medalist and former National Champion Samantha Rees-Clark, also representing Nottingham Kayak Club.
In the Senior Men’s K2, the field is wide open. Previous champions aren’t racing together, with Matthew Johnson now paired with Matthew Collinge (Fowey River Canoe Club). European Championship crews, including James Russell & Charlie Smith, and Sam Cribbett & Joseph Enoch (both Nottingham Kayak Club), are sure to be in contention as well, while other crews are more than capable of a surprise podium finish. This could be potentially one of the most exciting race of the weekend.
The Senior Women K2 race has four boats who could all compete for podium spots with our two European Championship crews of Katie Brookes (Richmond Canoe Club) and Elise Montagna (Royal Canoe Club), and Jessie Urquhart (Nottingham Kayak Club) and Brynde Kreft (Falcon Canoe Club) lining up alongside experienced international medalist Fay Lamph pairing with Greta Roeser (Wey Kayak Club) as well as Nerys Hall and Samantha Martyn (Wey Kayak Club).
Of course, this is just a small glimpse into the packed programme of racing taking place across the weekend. This year marks a milestone with the highest number of KL3 para entries ever, highlighting the growth of the para marathon fields. The action builds to a thrilling finale on Sunday afternoon with the Mixed K2, a large and fiercely competitive field that’s sure to deliver a dramatic close. Many of the age group categories are also shaping up to be incredibly close, promising exciting battles from start to finish.
For a follow look at all the entries for this years National Championships, click here.
For full details of races and timings for the day, visit Norwich Canoe Clubs event specific site here.
We will try to provide as many updates as we can via our Social Media sites throughout the two days of action but also tune into Norwich Canoe Clubs Social Media sites for additional coverage.
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
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]
Great Britain fielded a strong team of developing athletes to compete in the 2025 International K4 series, held across two stunning venues in Spain: Valladolid and Sanabria.
Senior Men K4 Selected: Joe Petersen (Banbury), Arthur Morley (Wey), James How (Norwich) and Matt Collinge (Fowey).
Senior Women K4 Selected: Matilda Enoch (Nottingham), Mollie Ball (Devizes), Nerys Hall (Wey) and Sienna Payne (Chelmsford).
A last-minute curveball hit the women’s team when Beth Perry (Southampton) was taken ill just 24 hours before the first race. Reserve paddler Sienna Payne stepped in with impressive composure considering the last minute change of plans. As in previous years, the Spanish Federation provided excellent hospitality, including transport, accommodation, meals, and boats, making the travel-intensive event smooth and enjoyable for the team.
The first 5K race unfolded in Valladolid’s tight river course, demanding top-tier teamwork and precise handling. Both British boats showcased superb boat control, particularly around the narrow top turn.
An electrifying finish saw British Men’s K4 neck-and-neck with Hungary, Czechia, and Portugal. Judges had to deliberate to decide the silver medallist, ultimately placing Czechia 2nd, Britain 3rd, and Portugal a boat length behind in 4th.
The British Women’s battled Portugal for 4th, pushing hard to close the gap in the final 150m but alas not having enough firepower to overhaul them.
Most GB athletes were debuting in K4 5000m racing, making the 16–17 minute endurance effort a true test of mental and physical strength. As Arthur, stroke of the men’s boat, reflected: “I couldn’t believe how fast and hard the race was—I really thought we were going to take gold from the Hungarians, but we just didn’t have enough to get past.”
The next day’s venue, Sanabria, offered expansive water ideal for strategic manoeuvring. As with the previous day, the International K4 races served as the grand finale following domestic competitions, which included around 50 K4 crews in action, alongside races in K1 and K2, with an estimated 600 participants to this regional venue.
The men’s race again was tight with only Germany and Spain slipping out of the leading group, leaving Britain, Denmark, Portugal, Czechia and Hungary to fight it out. This time Britain swapped places with Portugal from the day before, securing 4th this time.
In the Women’s race, Nerys led a powerful charge as stroke, but the team remained in 5th. Mollie summed up the experience: “It was amazing racing. We all tried so hard. I want to come back next year and I’ll know exactly what training I need to do to get on the podium.”
Final Result Summary
🥉 1 Bronze (Men, Valladolid)
🎖️ 1 Fourth Place
🎖️ 2 Fifth Places
Overall fourth place position for this British team for the International event
A solid showing from a young and determined group of British athletes, many of whom are likely to earn further international honours in the seasons ahead.
Several British paddlers remarked on the sheer enthusiasm and participation in Spanish racing culture, a likely contributor to Spain’s global success. With 50 K4s and exciting racing, its clear culture was evident: More fun fuels more participation, more racing drives more medals.
Thank you to Paul Dimmock, the trip team leader, for his support with the words for this article.
A team of 12 talented Under 23, Under 18 and Under 16 athletes, selected after ongoing assessments from late 2024 to early 2025, headed to the WVC Kassel Canoe Club, in central Germany on the River Fulda, for a weekend of short and long course racing back in May.
The challenge for the young team, several of which were embarking on their first international trip, was to tackle racing on unfamiliar waters, introducing themselves to a different international race set ups, as well as taking on three races each across the weekend, with sometimes unfamiliar K2 partners.
Travelling together with staff, new to many of the athletes, was part of the development experience. An overnight ferry to Holland, a very early start and a long drive to Kassel, brought us to the venue late Friday afternoon. Despite limited time, the team inspected the course and practiced the portages in excellent weather conditions, on calm waters though with deceivingly strong head winds. The initial feedback was good, a well laid out course of repeated loops, a fairly challenging beach-based portage, with some slightly tricky depth changes that would later become apparent. An early learning experience of the importance of how you tackle that first course inspection.
The German Event team laid on a Friday evening, all-you-could-eat pasta, which definitely met the team’s food needs. The organisers were all very welcoming and encouraging, which was very settling for the young group. Following the Friday team leaders meeting, an evening team chat from the very experienced staff team, who were able to specifically guide and help those on their first trip to understand and prepare for the racing.
Saturday morning opened with 3.6 km two lap, two portage, short course races for the whole team. With no Youth short course race available, it was decided to enter the youngest team members into the junior races to gain experience of a multi race event.
First off were the Junior Men in some of the bigger fields they would face over the weekend. Two front groups formed quickly with Alex Worgan (Richmond) staying in the lead group throughout, definitively taking 1st place, with Tyler Kinder (Reading) taking 5th after the lead group split into two on the second portage.Louis Smith (Worcester) was 10th, followed by Ocean O’Keeffe (Wey) in 12th and finally Lorenzo de Bilio (Royal) 15th, commendably persevering and getting back in touch with the race, after having a swim following an unfortunate coming together of boats in the first frantic few hundred meters of the race.
Lochie Lovell (Worcester) was next on course in the Senior men’s race, in a small but highly experienced field. Lochie had a strong race, with only a slight slip at one for the portages discovering the beach fell away steeper than expected, but he took an excellent 4th place behind two of the Paufler brothers who still race respectfully in the Senior Men fields internationally.
The Junior Women’s race was equally completive, again the biggest field of the weekend. Small groups developed quickly, Frankie Scrivener (Falcon) in a front group of three that soon became two, only losing a lead after the last portage and final turn eventually finishing 2nd. Matilda Burton (Elmbridge) and Ruth Shephard (Reading) worked hard in the following group, with Matilda breaking away on her own on the second loop to take 5th and Ruth followed behind in 6th. Kyla Holt (Richmond), Katherine Boon (Elmbridge) and Jocelyn Allan (Wey) battled for the next places, gaining confidence in the fast race to take, 10th, 11th and 12th respectively.
The afternoon sessions opened with starts every 5 to 10 minute so lots of movement on the course. The Junior Men’s K1 Long course 18.8km opened, five loops, four portages. Alex and Tyler took the race out from the start, creating a front group of four that eventually split though the later portages when Alex broke away to take 1st with Tyler close behind in 2nd. Louis, the only U16 in the field took a well-earned 10th place.
The Junior and Youth women’s K2 were next off on the same start line, tackling the 18.8km, five loops 4 portages and 15.1km, four loops and three portage courses respectively. Frankie and Katherine set off in the first group , though a split formed after the first portages as the leaders broke away. They stayed in contact throughout the race, just losing out towards the end finishing in 3rd. The younger girls were able to stay with the main race for the first two loops. They remained strong still pushing on despite being the only boats in their class, Kyla and Matilda pulling away finishing 1st, with Joshie and Ruth continuing to work out on their own for the 2nd place.
The final start was the Youth Men K1 15.1km four loops and three portages. Lorenzo manoeuvred himself into the first group of four from the start and was able, with one other boat, to open up space though the portages, where he got the upper hand on the last portage to take the win. Ocean had a confident race having to work hard at times on his own to finish 7th ahead of older competition.
Sat evening showed the whole team pulling together to prepare boats and the trailer for some tight timescales on Sunday, to fit in racing and our return journey. A well-earned local restaurant pizza meal was followed by a race de brief and final team talk, learning from the days races.
Lochie Lovell (Worcester) had the earliest start in the Senior men Long course K1 26.2km. Seven loops with six portages when he again faced the challenge set by the Paufler brothers. A strong group of four formed for the first loop and potage but at the start of the second loop they seemed determined to shake Lochie, who was able to work with Alex close behind to stay in touch with the race. He finished in a fine 4th place. Unfortunately, Lochie and Alex had lost the opportunity to race K2 on the Sat programme after injury scratches resulted in a no race. Alex opted to take on a second K1 race at the longer distance, ending up a little back from Lochie, finishing in 5th in what he said was a hard but educational race.
Next up, Tyler and Louis’s Junior mens’s K2 18. 8km, five loops and four portages. The boys initially held on to the first group and as the race progressed settled into their own rhythm staying just behind the lead, finishing in an impressive 3rd place given the new partnership. Tyler saying how impressed he was with Louis perseverance and determination.
K2 Youth men’s race 15.1km, 4 loops and 3 portage race followed where Lorenzo and Ocean paired up dominating the race to take the win.
The afternoon finished with the Women’s K1 races combined. Junior Women Frankie and Katherine taking on 18.8km, five loop, 4 portage course, with the Youth Women with one loop less covering 15.1km. Frankie held the front of the race with one other throughout, fighting for the win on the last portage, just losing out to finish second in the final run to the line. Katherine finished 5th after a strong determined solo performance. The youth women’s race broke into small groups after the first lap, with Matilda challenging throughout for the lead only to lose out on a very tight sprint finish taking 2nd. Ruth had stayed within the top group of three until the last loop, holding out to take 3rd place. Kyla and Joshie worked hard from solo positions behind the lead group to finish 4th and 6th respectively.
The women’s strong team effort immediately continued as the whole group joined together to load trailers and make a swift return to the port for the evening ferry. A celebratory meal on board was followed by our own medal ceremony, crafted perfectly using the ships soft play area foam blocks, much to the bemusement of the nearby passengers.
Time to reflect, as we journeyed home with a clutch of medals across the board, bought forward many common thoughts. Frankie finding that ‘mixed K2s helped to challenge and improve your race communication’. Matilda also though ‘racing in new partnerships was a very good overall learning experience’. Many thought experiencing European racing techniques was hugely helpful, Joshie ‘the quick starts were hard but good learning, and the long racing distances were not as far as you imagined as you concentrated on racing’. Lochie said ‘an amazing experience, excellent learning with different race set ups and on water racing styles, with often only a slight stroke movement as an indication of a pace change’. Alex felt ‘the style of German racing was very interesting particularly how they moved into turns’. Katharine ‘liked the course and the loops’, whist Lorenzo said ‘the portages were fun’.
The team summarised their weekend by saying that the learning experience was invaluable. The chance to race abroad gives a whole new perspective on their racing skills and whilst larger fields would have given a different and possibly more challenging races, the overall view of the trip was overwhelmingly positive. The whole team fully embraced the racing opportunities and wholly contributed to the off-water support needed as part of a successful Development trip. Thanks to all and especially the whole staff team (Colette Johnson, Ivan Lawler, Katie Williams, Zac Benstead), without whom the trip wouldn’t have been possible.
The final day of racing kicked off with what is often the most chaotic event at any canoe marathon championship: the Junior Men’s K2. Representing Great Britain were Will Short (Elmbridge Canoe Club) and Alex Worgan (Richmond Canoe Club), both racing for the third time during this championship. The question on everyone’s mind: could Will make it three-for-three in the medals with Alex’s support?
The race began with difficulty, as Will and Alex found themselves squeezed into the back washes and positioned off the outside of the front group almost immediately, forcing them into chase mode within the first twenty strokes. Undeterred, they showed grit and determination, setting a relentless pace as they fought their way back through the field.
By the end of the second large lap, the British pair had made up significant ground, closing in on a lead group of four. A disorganised first portage from the leaders created the perfect opportunity for Will and Alex, and they successfully moved up into a chase group of five. The two Hungarian boats managed to slip away at the front.
The next lap was marked by frustration, as indecision within the chase group prevented any meaningful pursuit of the Hungarians. Despite their best efforts to rally a cohesive chase, Will and Alex had to shift focus to securing the bronze.
Approaching the penultimate portage, a strong run broke the group apart, leaving just the British duo and a capable Italian crew in contention for third. A tactical and controlled final lap followed, with Will and Alex taking the lead from the bridge onward. Holding off a final sprint from the Italians, they crossed the line in 1:34:50 to secure the bronze medal.
This result marked a remarkable achievement for Will Short, who became the only Junior Man to medal in all three of his events at the championships; completing the full set of gold, silver, and bronze.
Reflecting on their championships, Alex said: “The first two laps were pretty hard. I was throwing up before the start because I was quite nervous, which didn’t really help. But then we put the hammer down after the first turn and just pushed hard until we caught up with the group. We managed to get into a group of four before the first portage and then we saw the two Spanish boats fall in and we got into a group with them from there.”
“It was pretty hard to deal with [co-ordinating the group to chase the lead pair]. It was quite frustrating. The Spanish weren’t really agreeing with anything that the group was doing and didn’t want to do much work but we managed to get away from them with the Italians and worked hard to the end.”
“[My personal highlight] was catching the other group up. Will did a really good job and then we managed to break away at the second to last portage as well.”
Will said: “[We had to] stay relaxed after the start because it is pretty hard, we were quite far back and we just did what we knew what we were good at so I think we executed that well.”
The Senior Women’s K2 event featured a smaller, yet competitive field packed with experienced international paddlers. Great Britain fielded two crews for this race. Katie Brookes (Richmond Canoe Club) and Elise Montagna (Royal Canoe Club) teamed up after strong individual performances in the Under 23 Women’s K1 race earlier in the week. The second British crew featured marathon debutants Jessie Urquhart (Nottingham Kayak Club) and Brynde Kreft (Falcon Canoe Club), both making their first appearance together on the international stage.
A tough start saw both crews miss the front group and its vital washes. Nevertheless, they quickly settled into a determined chase. Within the first two laps, both British boats had overtaken the Danish crews and began reeling in one of the Portuguese pairs, catching them just as they entered a portage.
From there, Katie and Elise broke away alongside the Portuguese team, while Jessie and Brynde, beginning to feel the fatigue, were forced to drop back slightly. A small rudder issue toward the end of the race cost Jessie and Brynde additional time, though they managed to hold their position.
Katie and Elise delivered a strong final lap to secure 7th place in a time of 2:04:01. Jessie and Brynde followed shortly after, finishing in 9th with a time of 2:07:33, a commendable performance in their international marathon debut.
The final race of the day and of the entire championship was the Senior Men’s K2, an event that consistently delivers high drama and excitement. As the afternoon wore on, temperatures climbed to nearly 30°C, adding an extra layer of difficulty to the gruelling 30km course.
Great Britain was represented by two boats: newly-crowned European Champion James Russell (Chelmsford Canoe Club) partnered with Charlie Smith (Nottingham Kayak Club), while young Under 23 athletes Joe Enoch and Sam Cribbett (both of Nottingham Kayak Club) lined up in the second crew.
A blistering start saw both British boats secure spots in the front group. The pace was relentless from the outset, quickly stretching out the field until a lead group of ten formed; a mix of seasoned competitors and promising younger crews. That group remained largely intact through much of the race, with any small splinters managing to rejoin thanks to well-timed efforts. Joe and Sam delivered a particularly impressive performance, repeatedly catching back onto the group and positioning themselves smartly on the wash after each effort.
However, as the race approached the penultimate portage, the intense pace began to take its toll. Both British crews slipped off the back washes and, despite their best efforts, were unable to re-establish contact with the leaders. The final long lap followed by a short lap saw James and Charlie secure 8th place with a time of 2:03:31, closely followed by Joe and Sam in 9th with 2:03:37, just 90 seconds outside the podium.
This race brought a close to an outstanding championship for the British team. Finishing 4th in the overall medal table, the squad delivered numerous standout performances, not only in medal finishes but also in top five and ten placements, as well as many promising debut appearances. All of which should boost this team going into the next events in the 2025 season.
To see the full results from Sunday’s racing, you can visit the Memosoft results site here.
Looking ahead, attention now shifts to the National Canoe Marathon Championships, set to take place in Norwich on the 26th and 27th of July. In August, the spotlight turns to the World Games in Chengdu, where James Russell (Chelmsford Canoe Club) and Melissa Johnson (Nottingham Kayak Club) will proudly represent Great Britain on the global stage.
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