Paddle UK Sprint Racing National Regatta, 11-12 April 2026 Nottingham’s National Water Sports Centre. A brutal headwind all weekend. Hail. Torrential rain. Conditions more suited to the North Sea than a sprint lake. And Norwich turned up anyway. This weekend saw a brilliant squad of NOR paddlers, many racing at
🛶 Save the Date: July 26–27, 2025 Norwich Canoe Club is delighted to announce that we will be hosting the British Canoeing National Marathon Championships once again on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July 2025. Following the success of the 2023 Nationals — which saw hundreds of paddlers competing across
Last weekend 23 Norwich paddlers came home with an impressive haul of 16 National Championship medals. We didn’t have to wait long for our first medal, Kamila Sklenarova winning Silver in K2 500 with Frankie at 9.30 Saturday morning. Over the course of the weekend the Silver medals kept coming
On Father’s Day Norwich Canoe Club went into the last Hasler race knowing a top 4 finish would be enough for qualification for the Hasler Final. We were blessed with sunshine all day. Cece was the only person in her Geoff Saunders B race, and she started with Division A.
We went into the most recent Hasler in strong form, winning the last two Hasler races. Could we get a hat-trick of wins in Bishop Stortford? First of where the Geoff Sanders, Cece didn’t only win her race in C, she also held her own while racing the Geoff Sanders A
Our small but perfectly formed team secured a bumper harvest of 15 medals at this years’ championship. Our first medal, of the Gold variety, going to Stefania Rosalba in the O44 500. Mike Anderson, Gary (does my bum look big in this boat?) Smith, Jan Sklenar and Adam added four
A hardy bunch of women and girls from Norwich Canoe Club swapped their racing kayaks for SUPs and open canoes today. The plan – a day of relaxed fun in the sun! Ok, it rained torrentially all morning! Despite the weather the site was buzzing all morning with women and
On a glorious sunny day, Norwich Canoe Club was victorious once again. At our home race, we had our biggest entry of the season with over 70 paddlers racing across all divisions. Together, we managed to win full points in the race to qualify for the Hasler Final. Our youngest
On a perfect, super-hot summer’s day at the amazing Peterborough short course, eleven Norwich Canoe Club paddlers took part in one of the most exciting racing days of the year. The Short Course event features 3.6K races of frenetic action, comprising two laps and two beach portages. Most age groups
Norwich Canoe club were at it again last weekend, battling the windy and cold conditions at the Bedford Hasler. Norwich did amazing and came first overall, which means we are now second in the region, and putting some pressure on Chelmsford for the lead. Thanks to the whole team that
There have been some recent successes and events for members of the canoe club. U12 Sprints Firstly, A big congratulations to our U12 sprint members, who won the Marsport Trophy for the mini-sprint series 2023! Points are accumulated by each paddler during each of the four National Sprint Regatta
Saturday’s wet and windy racing was kicked off for us by Lucy Lee-Smith in the K1 500 with a 2nd place heat and 4thin the final. Flo Duffield’s return to racing was strong, racing everything she could, making finals and a win in K1 1000 final 2. Kamila Sklenarova had
