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ACM 2026 – Preliminary Notice

 Preliminary Notice of the ACM

The Annual Consultative Meeting will be held on
Saturday 17th October 2026 at 3:00pm at Addlestone Canoe Club

The Sprint Racing Section’s Annual Consultative Meeting will take place at 3:00pm on Saturday 17th October 2026 at Addlestone Canoe Club, Burcott Gardens, Addlestone, KT15 2DE. There will be an option to join the meeting online for those unable to travel.

Further information concerning the meeting and nomination forms will be made available on the SRC website.

Each year, one of the positions of Treasurer, Chair or Secretary is open for election. The election term is for 3 years.  In 2026 the position of Treasurer of the committee is to be elected, and following a mid-term resignation, the position of Secretary is for election.

The Sprint Racing Committee members are also elected for a period of 3 years; at the 2026 ACM there are 5 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 Friday 4th September 2026.

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 Friday 4th September. 

Mr P Miles, Secretary, PUK Sprint Racing Committee



Paddle UK – Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe International Panel Statement – 8th July 2026

This announcement reflects the final selection for the Olympic Hopes Team for 2026.

The statement can be viewed here

This article was published at 4pm on the 08/07/2026

Paddle UK – Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe International Panel Statement – 3rd June 2026

2026 Canoe Sprint Junior & U23 World & European Championships Team Selection
This announcement reflects the final selection for the Junior & U23 Championship Teams for 2026 and
follows on from the crew boat process and athlete pool selection in April.

The full statement is available here

Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe International Panel Statement

 Please see the International Panel Statement that lists the sprint teams for World Cups 1 & 2

Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe International Panel Statement

This is a scheduled update that provides further detail on the selection process from athlete pools for 2026 senior & Paracanoe teams as well as some important updates which includes the selection policy and registration process for the University Worlds and a reminder for all athletes to register for selection.

 The latest IP Statement that can be found here

2027 World Class Programme Qualification Policy

Paddle UK has now published its 2027 World Class Programme Qualification Policy, covering paracanoe, sprint and canoe slalom/kayak cross.

The policy has been written in conjunction with UK Sport as well as the British Elite Athletes Association.

It includes full details of the funding matrix to provide clarity on how performances will be assessed during the international season, and the process used to identify athletes across programmes who will qualify for the next 12 month period.

You can find the full policy HERE.

Canoe Sprint Junior & U23 IP Statement

The 2026 GBR Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe selection policies were published on the Paddle UK Website
on 17th December. Within the Junior & U23 Selection policy, the International Panel in section 8.3.1
of the published selection policy committed to providing more detail on the crew boat process and
coaching decision methodology which is now available

The information is available on the Paddle UK website which can be found here.

Update from the SRC

Please find attached below an update from David Martyn, Chair of the Sprint Racing Committee.