It is with great sadness that I have to report that Andrew Martin has died following a car crash. Sarah Swallow has graciously written the following about Andrew. Andrew Martin, our lovely friend from New Zealand was very sadly killed in a car accident on Sunday 28th September 2020 driving home to Nelson in New…
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Confirmed dates and locations for the major International Wildwater Racing events for 2021. 22-24 May Treignac, FRA – World Cups 1-2-3 04-06 June Banja Luka, BIH – World Cups 4-5-6 12-15 August Leon, ESP – European Championships Classic and Sprint 21-26 September Divoka Voda Venue, Bratislava, SVK – World Championships Sprint The full Wildwater Racing…
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The International Canoe Federation, the Spanish Canoe Federation and local organisers of the 2020 Wildwater Canoeing World Cup in La Seu, Spain, (23-25 October) regretfully announce the cancellation of the event. Ongoing concerns regarding Covid19, together with an assessment of likely National Federation participation and the possible financial exposure of the event host, have left…
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The Wildwater Racing Committee has made a joint decision with British Canoeing not to send a team to the World Cup race in Spain. We will continue to focus our efforts of resuming racing in the UK and attending the Junior and U23 Championships later in the year. Wildwater Racing Committee
At the moment the start of the next Wildwater Racing ranking season is suspended. The Wildwater Racing committee are keeping the situation under monthly review and will give at least 60 days notice before ranking events start again. Wildwater Racing Committee
The 2019/2020 Ranking winners for National and Regional Races and the 2019/2020 Wavehopper Ranking winners lists are now published and can be found here. With an early end to the season and the requirement of competing in 3 or more races it does mean a reduced number of winners in the age categories rankings@wildwater.org.uk
ECA’s Board of Directors confirmed the organisation of the 2020 ECA Junior and U23 Wildwater Canoeing European Championships in Solkan, Slovenia. The championships is scheduled for 4-7 November 2020. After monitoring the actual health situation in Europe and guaranties from the Canoe Federation of Slovenia and the Organising Committee 60 days prior to the competition…
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4th August 2020 – Updated 26th August There are 2 remaining International events on the calendar that have been postponed in 2020. These are the Junior/U23 European Championships in Solkan, Slovenia and the World Cup event at La Seu D’urgell, Spain. GB Wildwater Racing support and attendance for these events is under continuous review and…
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Updated 27th July 2020 Following the government announcement on 9th July, British Canoeing is pleased to announce that planning can now begin for the reintroduction of competitions and events in England from 1st August 2020. Link to full statement
3rd July 2020 The recent statement from British Canoeing confirmed that British Athletes will not compete internationally at any more events in 2020 with 2 potential exceptions to this position, these being: WWR World Cup event at La Seu D’urgell, Spain – 23rd-25th October WWR Junior & U23 European Championships, Solkan, Slovenia – 4-7th Nov…
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