All athletes wishing to be considered for GBR Team selection during 2025 should complete the relevant online registration document by Sunday 16th March 2025.
First, make sure you have read and understood the relevant selection policy: https://canoesprint.org.uk/2024/12/17/2025-canoe-sprint-and-paracanoe-selection-policies-released/
The 2025 selection policies have been published by the International Panel (IP) and are the result of significant work behind the scenes. In particular, the IP would like to thank everyone who contributed to the development of the policies through the public consultation process in the autumn of 2024.
Please take the time to read the policies and familiarise yourself with the processes to be used for the 2025 season.
The IP has also published an accompanying statement which highlights the sprint and paracanoe registration process and shares the key themes from the consultation process.
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:
A draft of the minutes of the 2024 Sprint Racing Committee Annual Consultative Meeting is now available. If you were present and you believe there are any anomalies, please contact the committee secretary using the email address below.
A copy of the slides presented during Item 11) National Regattas Future Strategy can also be found below. If you have any comments or feedback, please submit them using the Google form below.
Only certain eligible clubs can vote at the 2024 ACM. The document below details a list of all eligible clubs.
One voting representative may be registered per elegible club. The link below is for club secretaries/team leaders to register their voting representative or proxy. Please submit your email address using the form below so that the meeting details can be sent to you.
For those clubs that will be voting, they must register who is/are attending on the club’s behalf by 22:00 on Monday 23rd September 2024 using the following form:
On this form they can also register if they are accepting a proxy vote from another club, or if a club is nominating another club, or for the SRC Chair to hold their proxy vote.
Anybody with an interest in Sprint Racing is warmly invited to attend the ACM. In order to do this, please complete this Google Form and the meeting link will be emailed to you:
The 2024 Paddle UK Sprint Racing Committee ACM will be held online on Thursday 26th September at 19:30 using Zoom. All the most up to date reports can be downloaded by clicking the icons below.
The Sprint Racing Section’s Annual Consultative Meeting will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 26th September 2024, using a Zoom video conference.
Information for the meeting and nomination forms will be made available under the ACM news tab on the website.
Each year, one of the positions of Treasurer, Chair or Secretary is open for election. The election term is for 3 years. In 2024 the position of Secretary of the committee is to be elected.
The Sprint Racing Committee members are also elected for a period of 3 years; at the 2024 ACM there are 3 positions open for election.
Anyone wishing to stand for election to the Sprint Racing Committee as a member or as the Secretary should return a completed nomination form, supported by the signatures of two full Individual Paddle UK or Home Nation Association members, either electronically or by post to reach the SRC Secretary no later than midnight Wednesday 14th August 2024.
Likewise, any item for discussion at the ACM must be proposed in writing, with supporting signatures of two full Individual Paddle UK or Home Nation Association members, to reach the Secretary either electronically or by post no later than midnight Wednesday 14th August 2024.
Mr P Miles,
Secretary, PUK Sprint Racing Committee,
9 Barnsley Terrace,
Nottingham,
NG2 2FQ
Local sprint regatta in Norwich on Saturday 22 June 2024, supported by the SRC. Please email sprint@norwichcanoeclub.co.uk for more information.
Here are the Para regatta qualification times for 2024.
The Canoe Sprint Handbook can be ordered this year in hardcopy and PDF formats via the British Canoeing event ticket payment system. PDFs will be sent on receipt of the order. Hardcopies will be posted or can be reserved for collection at the National Regattas.