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National Interclubs Final – Cardington – 6/7 Sept 2025

Open to all affiliated clubs.
Squads of 12 boats incluing all divisions in K1M, K1W, C1M, C1W and C2.  Small clubs can enter an incomplete squad or join another small club. Organiser: Donna Hawkins

For further information, rules and application contact donna@canoeslalom.co.uk
Closing date for entries: 30th June 2025.

International Panel Statement – 15 April 2025

Following the culmination of the selection series last weekend the following statment has been published.

Paddle UK Canoe Slalom & Kayak Cross International Panel Statement (15.4.25)

2025 Slalom & Kayak Cross Final Selection Results

The International Panel would like to express its huge thanks are due to the amazing officials and volunteers who made the races happen in such a professional way and in particular thanks to Holme Pierrepont Canoe Club and Lee Valley Paddlesport Club who organised the races.

Shaping the Future of Slalom Consultation

A big thank you to everyone who engaged in today’s event – over 80 people in person and online. Its great to see so many people passionate about shaping the future of our sport. Also huge thank you to the small team that have done so much work to pull together and present the proposals.

The slides from the event presentation have now been added to the published information so those that weren’t able to attend can see those details. All the comments, questions and feedback (over 200!) from the day have been collated. Answers are being drafted and these will be published as soon as possible, but gven th volume this will take a little time.

We also intend to gather feedback at a number of races through the spring. Please look out for further details of these shortly.

You can still have your say and ask questions about the proposal – a form for further comments is now available and will remain open until 31 May). It can also be accessed using the QR code or link. There is also a poster with the link to the form that can be used in clubs and at events to encourage people to provide feedback. 

Thanks
Slalom Committee

The published information about the proposals can be found here.

Calendar Amendments

Please note the following amendments to the slalom calendar in May:

• • Wagon Lane Bingley Div 3/4 Slalom has been changed to the weekend of  10th & 11th May (moved from 3rd & 4th May due to a festival on the sports club site).
  • Marple Div 3/4 Slalom has moved to 3rd & 4th May (previously on 24th & 25th May).
  • Kilnhurst Div 2/3 Slalom on 17th & 18th May has been cancelled due to site access issues.

Combined Kayak and Canoe Prize

Check out John Gregory’s ICF slalom podcasts

There are 95 episodes which can also be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Despite the name this is not an ICF product. John came up with the ICFslalom hashtag early in the 2015 season. The podcast started in 2019. This last year there were 58 guests across the 27 episodes. Series 4 were daily episodes through the Olympics and series 5 started this autumn. Lots of British guests and stories.

Introducing the Slalom Start Box

As announced in October, Paddle UK is excited to introduce the Slalom Start Box, a comprehensive toolkit designed to support paddler recruitment within clubs to increase the number of children and young people engaged in canoe slalom across the UK. Slalom Start builds on the incredible work that all clubs and volunteers do to introduce children and young people to the amazing sport of canoe slalom. It is intended to help share this knowledge and empower others to engage more people in canoe slalom. The digital toolkit is now available and supporting webinars are taking place during the winter, you can sign up here. If you have any queries please contact slalom start

WATER QUALITY – Recommendations for the paddling community

With the recent high water levels and the risk of more and more rain, we would like to remind all paddlers, volunteers and anyone spending time by the rivers to consider the water quality and the risk of infection caused by microorganisms in the natural environment.

Please remember the following precautions:

cover any cuts and grazes with waterproof plasters
avoid swallowing river water
clean any wounds as soon as possible

wash your hands with soap and water after any contact with water, and shower as soon as possible if you’ve been in potentially infected water.

If you become sick, contact your GP and let them know you are a paddler, with details of when or where you paddled.

Further guidance and information

Slalom Progress Awards

Last year Canoe Wales and the England Slalom Talent Programme, in conjunction with the England Slalom Committee, presented the new Slalom Progress Awards. We have updated the Awards for this year.

New C2 pairings

Apply direct to the C2 Bib Officer – you do not need to go through reinstatement. Ranked C2 pairs may enter races at any level.