Event Series Proves
a Roaring Success
British Canoeing has launched a new initiative to help raise the profile of canoeing
competitions in the UK and to showcase the breadth and diversity of our sport. In its
inaugural year, the British Canoeing Event Series has selected four key events from its 2016
calendar that demonstrate the high quality of competition that already exists in Marathon
racing, as well as our Olympic disciplines of Canoe Sprint and Canoe Slalom.
British Open, Lee Valley White
Water Centre, Hertfordshire
Image supplied by AE photos
National Sprint
Regatta, Nottingham
Over the weekend of 4th-5th June, paddlers from all over
the UK and further afield descended upon Nottingham for
the National Sprint Regatta. The event featured more than
200 races over the two days, including the U23 Selections
and the Paracanoe National Championships, with athletes
competing for Paralympic Selection and National Titles.
British Canoeing’s Olympic athletes will be back on home
water for the first time since the Games at the Slalom British
Open on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September. As
well as two days of intense Slalom racing, the event will
also showcase a whole host of other canoeing disciplines,
including Canoe Polo, White Water Rafting and Boat X,
making it a real festival of paddlesport.
The event is free to attend and there will be plenty for
spectators to see and do, including Go Canoeing and White
Water Rafting ‘come and try’ sessions, canoeing trade stands
and even the chance to meet some of our Olympic heroes,
who will be signing autographs.
For more information about the Paracanoe National
Championships, click here.
The four events are as follows:
JUN
National Sprint Regatta (Sprint)
04
Nottingham, 4th & 5th June
JUL
National Champs (Marathon)
23
SEP
17
SEP
25
Reading, 23rd & 24th July
British Open (Slalom)
LVWWC, 17th & 18th Sept
Hasler Final (Marathon)
Worcester, 25th Sept
The events are organised by the individual British Canoeing
Discipline Committees and have been run successfully over
many years, but were selected to feature in the British
Canoeing Event Series, providing organisers with additional
support and resources from the central British Canoeing
team. By providing this support, British Canoeing aims to
help the Discipline Committees develop their events further
and ensure our events calendar is full of premium quality
sporting and spectator experiences.
In June and July, the first two events were held and both
proved to be a fantastic success with spectators treated to
some top-class racing. And at the end of September, the
Event Series wraps up with two more great events that
promise even