As the Coaching Department strives to support learning and development amongst instructors, coaches, leaders and guides, we have been busy working with the Technical Groups over the past twelve months to design and create a range of resources.
In May 2021 two additional canoe sprint ‘quota’ places in the women’s K1 200m and 500m events were confirmed for British athletes to compete in the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The Paddle Peak team were out again cleaning the River Derwent through Matlock Bath this week. The crew cleared from Artist Corner, down to Cromford and loaded their canoes, kayaks and paddle boards full of rubbish, comprising of agricultural waste, litter and sanitary waste.
Attention turns to Tokyo for Britain’s paddlers after a tough final day of racing at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Markkleeberg.
The Wildwater Racing community were in action this weekend on the River Severn for the regional Ironbridge Classic and Sprint events.
Bradley Forbes-Cryans claimed a tenth-place finish in the men’s K1 final after a tough course tested the British team on the second day of racing at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 2 in Markkleeberg, Germany.
Sweltering conditions and a tough course saw a mix of results for the British Canoe Slalom team on the first day of racing at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 2 in Markkleeberg, Germany.
British Canoeing would like to say a huge thank you to the students from Duchy College who organised a successful clean up along a 5 mile stretch of the river Tamar in Cornwall.
British Canoeing are grateful for the continued work of the ICF, ECA and National Federations to, where possible, deliver an international events programme for 2021.
UK Coaching has recently launched a free life-saving free digital learning toolkit, which will help you gain the knowledge and confidence to respond quickly and appropriately in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest.
With international travel for the remainder of 2021 under new levels of scrutiny by the UK government and confusion at what can and cannot be undertaken, the Paddler has taken a look at several UK destinations that may tickle the palette of paddlesport aficionados, embracing the so-called ‘staycation’.
Triple Olympic Silver medallist David Florence finished second in the men’s C1 before Fiona Pennie took silver in the Extreme Slalom at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague.
Kimberley Woods and Joe Clarke claimed fourth-place finishes in the women’s and men’s K1 events respectively, on a pulsating second day of ICF World Cup action in Prague, Czech Republic.
