Category: Athletes

DRAFT 2025 Selection Policies for consultation

   15 November 2024    Athletes, International, National, Paracanoe, Selections

Draft 2025 selection policies for senior, U23, junior canoe sprint and paracanoe are now open for public consultation until midnight on Tuesday 26 November 2024.

Please take time to tell Paddle UK what you like about the policy as well as dislikes, errors or omissions as if you don’t tell us that you like it, we may change aspects in response to feedback.

The policies have been derived from feedback on previous policies and further evolution of how best to support the Sprint Performance strategy and enable further evolution of the National regattas.

Each policy has a specific hyperlink within the document for you to provide feedback on that policy. They are also provided below.

Closing date: please feedback on the policies below by midnight on Tuesday 26 November 2024.

Draft policies:

Feedback forms:

Para Regatta Qualification Times 2024

   14 March 2024    Athletes, National, Paracanoe

Here are the Para regatta qualification times for 2024.

GB-ONE Conference – 2nd March 2024

   12 February 2024    Athletes, Coaching, National

Details of the next GB-One Conference, which will be held on Saturday, 2nd March 2024, at Wey Kayak Club, are above. Attendance is free and coaches will obtain 10 CPD points.

The Hooley 5k 2023 – Open for Bookings!

   22 July 2023    Athletes, National

We’re pleased to announce the return of the Hooley 5K for its third edition in October 2023! 

Date: 21st October 2023

Location: Strathclyde Country Park, 366 Hamilton Road, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, ML1 3ED

For bookings and more information, please visit: 

Join us at the renowned Strathclyde Park Regatta course near Glasgow for an incredible day of racing, where the Hooley 5K will also serve as the British Championship event.
Experience the thrill of 5K racing, with opportunities to race in K1, C1, C2, K2 and K4/C4 throughout the day.


After the day’s racing, join us for a celebration evening and ceilidh. Enjoy the Hooley 5K prize-giving, celebrate the 5K British Championship medalists, and savour delicious food, whilst immersing yourself in a traditional Scottish ceilidh, where music and dancing will ignite your party spirit.

Book your place now!

2024 Canoe Sprint Selection Policies

   30 June 2023    Athletes, International, Olympics

In preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe International Panel have published the following documents:

Full story on the British Canoeing website:

Junior Selection Policy Webinar

   13 May 2023    Athletes, International, National, Selections, Talent Pathway

17th May 2023 at 19:30

On the 17th May at 19:30, we will be running a webinar about the Canoe Sprint Junior Selection policy in conjunction with the IP. Our aim is to give athletes, coaches and parents clarity of the process and expectations ahead of the selection regattas.

Here is the link to attend:

Imogen Collins
Pathway Development Coach

Elite Athlete Parent Presentation Series – Adam and Emma Miles

   28 February 2023    Athletes, Talent Pathway

The England Talent Programme are delighted to announce the latest in our Elite Parent Presentation Series, featuring Adam and Emma Miles. Adam and Emma are the parents of Philip Miles who was the 2019 Canoe Sprint K1M 1000m Junior European silver medallist. Philip is currently a member of the World Class Programme, is an active member of the Sprint Racing Committee and has recently graduated from the University of Nottingham with a first class degree in music. Adam and Emma will be presenting their experience and insight of supporting Philip in his sporting and academic journey.

This presentation will be hosted online through Google Meet on Tuesday 28 March 2023 at 19:30pm.

Sign up to register an interest in attending this presentation and a link will be sent out to you.

If you are not able to attend, a recording of the meeting will also be uploaded onto the Talent Parent Programme Webinars and Video Resources webpage soon afterwards.

Developing Club Run Regattas

   25 January 2023    Athletes, National, Regional and Local

The Sprint Racing Committee are putting their weight behind the development of Club run regattas. The attached press release outlines the support that the committee can offer, and urge you to consider becoming part of this new venture.  Although we already have some club regattas in the calendar (for which the SRC are really thankful), we realise that only having four national regattas per year at Holme Pierrepont to practice sprint skills in a race environment simply isn’t enough. We are encouraging all new and existing club run regattas to now come under the umbrella of the SRC. 

To get this new culture off the ground the Community of large and small clubs will need to come together. Please consider this as something for you. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Tim Scott, chair of the SRC, using the address below.

Junior Development Squad Training Day – Sunday 4th December 2022

   12 November 2022    Athletes, Coaching, Talent Pathway, Training

The Sprint Racing Committee, Marathon Racing Committee and BC Talent are proud to launch the details and sign up of the second JDS Day of the 22/23 season in Worcester. Sign up closes on the 25th November.

For further details of criteria and how to sign up as an athlete please visit the JDS website here:

Coaches are also invited and encouraged to attend. Sign up for them can be found here: 

The Hooley 5k – 2022 Results

   11 November 2022    Athletes, National, Paracanoe

Results are now available from the British 5000m National Championships, which took place at Strathclyde Park on Saturday 22nd October 2022.

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