Watch this page for updates and news items about Sprint Racing
2014 National Regattas will be held on:
12 – 13 April, 10 – 11 May, 14 – 15 June, 5 – 6 July, 6 – 7 Sept.
17/06/13
Please see additional details omitted or typos on either the June National Regatta, Timetable or on the Start Lists/Programme.
16/06/13
GB Canoeing: Louisa Sawers add to her medal haul
15/06/13
GB Canoeing: 200m Campaign get off to a flying start.
14/06/13
GB Canoeing: Paracanoe success at gets Europeans underway
12/06/13
The Inter-Club National Regatta has a huge entry: WARNING, some of the 200m races will have to be on Sunday morning. Check when your races are - Timetable here
11/06/13
Senior European Championships 13th to 16th June Timetable and results here
06/06/13
GB Team selection for the Junior & U23 European Championships can be found here
30/05/13
Royal Canoe Club, Junior Sprint Regatta is on Saturday 6 July. Information is here.
15/05/13
12/05/13
GB Canoeing news - Successful final day, World Cup 1
National Regatta provisional results end of regatta
National Regatta provisional results up to race 234
National Regatta provisional results up to race 202
National Regatta provisional result Race 127 Men's K2 5000m
11/05/13
GB Canoeing news - World Cup 1, review of Day 2 results
National Regatta provisional results up to race 150
National Regatta provisional results up to race 119
National Regatta provisional results up to race 42
10/05/13
GB Canoeing news- World Cup 1, review of Day 1 results
Provisional Results will be post on this page periodically over the weekend from the National Regatta
GB Canoeing news - Liam & Jon's World Championship campaign begins this weekend in Szeged
09/05/13
ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 1, will start on Friday 10th in Szeged, Hungary, 10th -12th May. Follow the results on this link.
08/05/13
GB Canoeing news - 'A New season a new Women's K4' who will be competing this weekend at the Canoe Sprint World Cup 1 in Szeged, Hungary.
07/05/13
English Talent Programme Selection Policy [Brendon Stead]
Attached is the selection policy document for the new Regional Academy, Super Regional and National Talent Squads.
03/05/13
GB Canoeing announce Dr. Scott Gardner as the new Canoe Sprint Head Coach
30/04/13
25/04/13
Details for the Elmbridge Sprint Regatta at Elmbridge Canoe Club Saturday 4th May
24/04/13
Website link to the first canoe Sprint event in North Wales Saturday 18th May (with a campsite alongside the lake) http://www.dcpaddlers.co.uk/gwynant_sprint/index.htm
22/04/13
GBR Canoe Sprint team selection announcement for the forthcoming World Cups
21/04/13
The full Results from April's National & Open Championship regatta
with confirmed Promotions/demotions now posted
17/04/13
More pictures from the weekend:
National Champs photos. Use facebook button to add to FB
15/04/13
GB Canoeing announcement, Tim Brabants has retied from Canoe Sprint
14/04/13
GB Canoeing report, following the second day of our Championship Regatta news
Championship Regatta, all Sunday's unofficial results races 01- 302.
Official results, in class order and including promotions/demotions will be posted in here in the next couple of days.
13/04/13
GB Canoeing report, after the first day of our Championship Regatta news
Championship Regatta, all Saturday's unofficial results Races 01-155 plus extras
12/04/13
This coming weekend at will be a very busy one at Nottingham with both the slalom and sprint courses in operation. International selections on both courses over this weekend plus Canoe Sprint National Championship titles to be won, Junior, Senior and for the first time U23.
11/04/13
Due to a problem with clubs incorrectly or missing placing a number of canoe races entries, extra races have been squeezed into the programme for this weekend. List of additional races here.
05/04/13
The Timetable, Start list and Regatta Programme are now posted for the April National Regatta.
The Timetable as posted does show some races which have been moved and/or titles changed but not all, see this announcement for the full list of amendments.
Because of the extended length of the programme some races which were scheduled for Saturday will be run Sunday morning, two 1000m crew boat races, the remainder 200m. Do check the Timetable for your race!
03/04/13
International the 200m race times are getting faster and to keep pace our National Standards for Racing for 200m have been revised.
26/03/13
At the April National Regatta the Junior Promotion Certificates and 2012 Trophy presentations has moved to 17.00 on Saturday
20/03/13
Information for 2013 Senior Crew Boat assessment is in the GB Canoeing Website
18/03/13
Information for the 2013 Junior competition programme is on the GB Canoeing website
11/03/13
If you took part in the Junior Profiling day on the 9th March at Nottingham the results of the Time Trials can be seen on this GB Canoeing page
05/03/13
A final year PhD student in Sport Psychology at Loughborough University asking your help with a research questionnaire on how competitors handle stress.
21/02/13
Please note the Entry Deadline for the April National Regatta has changed it is now Wednesday 20th March a full week earlier then originally published.
2/2/13
2013 Handbooks is now published, will be available as from the Waterside A Race
31/01/13
New management and development plans at the National Water Sport Center Nottingham
17/01/13
Steve Harris is to lead the GB Canoe Paracanoe programme
15/01/13
Brendan Purcell is leaving the BCU
31/12/12
Great news for canoe sprint and what a way to end 2012, Ed McKeever has been honored with an MBE, CONGRATULATIONS ED.
16/12/12
The Yorkshire Region will be holding 5 sprint event in 2013 the dates are >>>>>
14/12/12
The 2013 Mini Sprint Series will be included at the April, May June & September National Regattas
3/12/12
The Sprint Racing Committee announce the introduction of medals for U23's in 2013
1/12/12
ICF collect Olympic TV award, with a silver for Canoe Slalom and bronze for Canoe Sprint for the games coverage at London 2012
30/11/12
The 2013 National Regatta pre - regatta race entry fees will remain the same as 2012; the addition for late entries at Team Leaders meeting will be an additional £1 per seat for K1 & K2, (no extra for K4's).
28/11/12
Reminder:
Any Club or Individuals considering traveling abroad to compete at a international sprint event (5k or less) needs to contact the Secretary (Email) of the Sprint Racing Committee before entries are placed.
27/11/12
The Sprint Racing Committee are please to announce the final 2012 Trophies to be awarded, for best performance in they class at the National Championships.
24/11/12
Updated International and National Canoe Sprint 2013 Event Calendar
19/11/12
How can we encourage more to participate at the National Regattas was the question the Sprint Racing Committee asked at the Annual Consultative meeting. Long distance (5K) races was one suggestion which is being taken forward,
10/11/12
Sadly Paracanoe athlete Jonathon Broome died 1st November. His fellow club members and team mates will greatly miss his quiet steady presence.
01/10/12
Paddle-Ability Talent Development Programme: Information and Canoe England invitation letter, poster, Application form. Apply by Monday 15th October, first session Sunday 18th November.
15/09/12
September National Championship Regatta updated results
5/09/12
September National Championship Regatta results- have been updated
02/09/12
National Regatta end of racing Sunday, official result, including promotions will be post in the next couple of days.
01/09/12
See Ed McKeever on BBC1 'Question of Sport' this afternoon or on the repeat tomorrow early afternoon.
01/09/12
National Championship Regatta unofficial results up to Race 162, next update will be around 10.00 on Sunday.
28/08/12
A message from Ed McKeever to all racing at the National Championships:
Hello, I'd just like to send a quick apology to all those hoping to see me at Nottingham this weekend. Unfortunately I promised to be in Portugal to support Nelo who have given me so much assistance over the years. Good luck to everyone competing. I look forward to looking over the results and seeing the next generation of Olympians progress.
Thank you, Ed McKeever
14/08/12
Sprint Racing's Annual Consultative Meeting will be on 1st September, for general information see the letter to all clubs. Please note all sprint racing can have a representative at the meeting and vote on the club's behalf in the election for committee members.
The Annual Consultative meeting Agenda will conclude with a discussion asking for your ideas on how to increase the number of paddlers competing at the National Regattas.
27/07/12
See the GB Canoeing for all the Olympic canoeing news
25/07/12
MacGreggor Point for the Inter club regatta: if you spot any issue please contact Howard by Friday.
22/07/12
Inter Club National Regatta complete unofficial results,
21/07/12
Inter Club National Regatta unofficial results races 1 -165
17/07/12
Advance information for the Annual Consultative Meeting on the 1st September
11/07/12
The European Canoe Sprint Junior & U23 Championships start tomorrow, the results and 'live streaming' on http://canoesprintportugal.com/index.php?page=the-race
5/07/12
If you have ordered Olympic canoe tickets via the BCU there are now ready for collection, this can be done either, from the BCU office or arrange for them to be at the Canoe Sprint Inter-Club Regatta 21-22nd July, or collect from Lee Valley. They can also be posted but this costs cost £10. Please e-mail you preference to events@bcu.org.uk
before the deadline Wednesday 18th July.
19/06/12
To find the full Senior European Championships results go to http://www.eczagreb2012.com/
18/06/12
Promotion & Demotions etc and the June National Regatta results
11/06/12
It will be a day or so before the full official results with all the promotions and demotions, pentalty pointes etc., will be on '2012 National Regatta Information' page.
10/06/12
9th - 10th June National Regatta unofficial results races 1 to 224
June National Regatta Saturday & Sunday morning unofficial results, races 1 to 178. Now see next update after the last race for the weekends unofficial results.
09/06/12
9th June National Regatta unofficial results races 1 to 140
9th June National Regatta Saturday morning unofficial results up to mid day, now see 'end of day' Saturday results
07/06/12
9th -10th June National Regatta unofficial results will be posted here, 2 or 3 times during each day, first upload around noon.
05/06/12
Charts for Junior Men and Women from the May regatta are now on the National Regatta page
01/06/12
Please note that for the Women's A/B class only, both crew boat 500m races are on Saturday 9th June, the K1 500m will be on Sunday 10th
29/05/12
For updated information for the June National Canoe Sprint Regatta see /our-sport/sprint-racing/2012-national-regatta-information/
23/05/12
Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 starts on Friday 25th till Sunday 27th May. Live feed is on Saturday & Sunday only but results and programme can be found here: http://www.kanuduisburg.de/cms25/index.php/homepage/download
22/05/12
For infomation about the 2012 ICF Canoe Sprint Masters Competition see the details on: http://www.canoe-brandenburg.de/8.0.html
18/05/12
World Cup 1 in Poznan from the 18th to 20th results and video from the same website as below.
16/05/12
Starting today, 16th -17th May, European Olympic Qualifier & Paracanoe World Championships: Event website is http://www.kayak2010.com/ and live coverage from 17th on http://eurovision.digotel.com/icf/in
14/05/12
11-12th May National Regatta results are now posted on both '2012 National/International Results' or '2012 National Regatta Information' .
13/05/12
It likely to be a couple of days before the full official results with all the extra information like the promotions and demotions will be ready to post on the '2012 National Regatta Information' page.
May Regatta unofficial results Sunday race 194 to end.
May Regatta unofficial results Sunday races158 to 193, update after last race today.
May Regatta unofficial results Sunday up to race 157, next update after 12.30
12/05/12
May National Regatta unofficial results up to race 121, end of Saturday's racing, first update on Sunday after 10.30.
11/05/12
12-13th May National Regatta unofficial results will be posted here during the day, first upload around noon.
10/05/12
The BCU do have some Canoe Sprint Olympic Tickets available for Monday 6th, Tuesday 7th & Friday 10th August (heat days). Anyone interested email events@bcu.org.uk to book your tickets for the Games.
08/05/12
A message to all club with lightning paddlers who plan to race at the May National Regatta: There are no longer any Hoddy K2 boats kept at the NWSC, clubs need to bring their own K2 boats.
04/05/12
Website upload problem is now fixed so April's Open & Senior A National Championships results are now posted and see the Timetable & Programme for the May National Selection Regatta. >>>>
18/04/12
Unable to post the results from the April Regatta as there is an uploading problem with the website - have been told this will not be fixed for a week or two! Sorry for the delay.
16/04/12
Three course records broken during this weekend's National Regatta >>>>
12/04/12
Check which Senior A races have moved and the Heats to Finals printing errors >>>>
04/04/12
April Regatta Timetable: Some Saturday races have been carried over into Sunday morning. Do check when your races and finals are running!
17/03/12
Reminder: Any Club or Individuals considering placing entries to compete at a sprint event abroad needs to contact the Secretary Email Sprint Racing Committee before doing so.
8/03/12
Racing Handbook Printing error:
The Hoddy race fee should be £5.25 per seat same as all other race entries
5/03/12
The 2012 Racing Handbooks are now available
4/02/12
Canoe Sprint Olympic Games Tickets >>>>
A further limited of tickets are available to the Canoe Sprint Community
31/01/12
There will be a GB Paracanoe Assessment day 24th March 2012, for information >>
16/01/12
National Regatta Entry fees: Having kept the entry fees at £5 for the last two years, for 2012 a small increase has had to be made: the fee will be £5.25p per seat in all races.
29/10/11
Sprint Racing Annual Consultative Meeting was held on the Saturday 10th
September at the National Water Sports Center Nottingham.
The Agenda: Chairman's Report: Secretary's Report:
International Senior Team Report: and the Draft 2011 ACM Minutes.