• Race Week Preview: The biggest surfski rivals face off in Western Australia

    The Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban may have been one of the most competitive surfski races in the world this year (and what a great race it was), but a couple of top names were missing. Now, WA Race Week will finally set some of those stars against each other: Cory Hill versus…

  • Will we have new surfski world champions in Durban?

    The countdown is on to the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban, the home of surfski racing. Between Friday and Sunday, hundreds of the best paddlers in the world will brave daunting waves (and possible shark sightings) to test their mettle in the most competitive race of the year. 2024’s reigning world…

  • “One for the old guys” (and one for the young guys): Scottish Marathon Champs & Nith Descent Race Recap

    The wind whipped across the loch as low clouds threatened rain. In a few hours, this field would be filled with sheep, but for now, the grass by Loch Ken belonged to dozens of Scottish paddlers undeterred by a bit of weather.

  • September is for racing in Scotland: Preview of K1 Marathon Champs & The Nith Descent

    September is for racing in Scotland. Summer warmth lingers in lakes and rivers as the air cools and trees begin to turn. The chill of winter looms, but promises to wait just a little longer. The month started with Monster the Loch, followed by the Great Glen, and will finish with a double header: the…

  • Marathon Racing Preview: Who will leave Győr as World Champion?

    For a record 4th time, the “City of Rivers” Győr, Hungary will host the Canoe Marathon World Championships. From Wednesday to Sunday, the best of the best will battle for World Champion titles at the convergence of three rivers in the center of the city to roaring crowds of local fans. Who will take World…

  • Thames 200 Ultra: Top Contenders & Start List

    The race that doubles as a record is back again! 200 kilometres down the entire length of the navigable, non-tidal Thames River. It’s the longest river in England, “the most beautiful section of the Thames” according to naturalist Steve Backshall, and some of the fastest paddlers in the UK (and Europe) are racing down it…

  • Sprint Worlds in Milan: Kayakers to Watch

    From Wednesday to Sunday this week (20-24 August), the best sprinters in the world are facing off at the biggest competition since last year’s Olympics in Paris: the 2025 Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy. Many Olympic champions are back to defend their titles of “best in the world”, while others have…

  • Intense battles at the World Games, and double golds for the Queen and King of marathon racing

    The World Games in Chengdu, China last weekend delivered intense battles for not just the top spots, but right down the field too, with close sprints for bronze and below. Reigning World Champions Melina Andersson and Mads Brandt Pedersen dominated their respective races, despite the prowess of their greatest rivals, Vanda Kiszli and Hamish Lovemore.

  • The World Games Preview: Marathon Showdowns for the Ages

    Once every four years, twenty countries send their fastest marathon kayaker to battle for the World Games title. It’s the Olympics of non-Olympic sports. Chengdu 2025 is only the second regular edition of marathon kayaking at the World Games, and the athletes and countries are taking it more seriously than ever. Hamish Lovemore, who competed…