Athlete and Coach

Grant is The Sharks own home grown international talent, having represented Great Britain in Wild Water Racing, he also races Slalom, Sprint and Marathon

Personal Details

YOB: 1994

Family Connections:  Neal Underwood

Wild Water Racing

Having re-established himself back as the Sharks’ top Wild Water Race last year, Grant Underwood maintains that position, he is ranked 26th in the UK with 5,847 points.

Grant was also London Sprint Champion, and second in the Classic.

In Canoe Singles Grant is joint 6th place winning three regional races with 6,000 points.

Grant also won London Classic Championships.

Grant and Neal Underwood were ranked 23rd with 3,786 points in Men’s C2. Always willing to help developing paddlers there are a number of other doubles partnerships on our rankings web page.

The pair were also the London Classic Champions.

In 2024 he was ranked 72nd in Europe Men’s K1 after returning to competitive canoeing in the European Cup race at Nottingham, coming 17th.

He has previously raced at the European Wild Water Racing Championships in Skopje, (now North) Macedonia at senior level and at the World Under-23 Championships in Nantahala, North Carolina, USA.

Slalom

Maintained his place as The Sharks’ second ranked paddler in Slalom, his position was 74th, collecting 125 points from just one appearance this season.

Grant also pared up in C2 with Neal Underwood coming 13th with 676 points

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Sprint

Ranked in Division C Men’s K1

Has raced at international regattas in Ghent,

Marathon

Ranked in Men’s Division 4 K1 in 2024

In 2025 he competed in Amsterdam Waterlands Marathon as well as domestic competitions.

This year raced Doubles with Peter Skinner.

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As well as Paddling very fast, Grant also enjoys Open Water Swimming, Fencing, and cycling. He also is our Graphic’s guy, so if you need any graphics done please feel free to get in touch.

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Updated 22nd December 2025