Canoeing News

11th July 2025

Cardington Results June ’25

A great weekend to be on the Water One of the hottest weekends of the year and what better way to spend it than being on the water (well maybe in it), and that is what a team of Shark paddlers did!

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11th June 2025

Oxford Falcon Marathon ’25

Sunday 22nd June Who wants to race on Sunday, 22nd June, distances from 2 miles for juniors and longer for others; 4 miles up to 12 miles.

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2nd June 2025

Shepperton Slalom July ’25

Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th Remember the fun of the Bank Holiday weekend at Shepperton? Well this time we can enjoy all the fun of Shepperton Slalom Canoe Club‘s own event. Which means less work for our staff and more time and more fun on the water.

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2nd June 2025

Cardington Slalom June ’25

Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th A weekend of slalom paddling at Cardington, just an hour away from Harefield, this Division 2, 3 and 4 event is suitable for all paddlers. So book the weekend off and we can have a Club weekend of fun and paddling. There is camping on site.

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1st June 2025

Sharks at Shepperton Results ’25

Slalom Results from May 2025 A long Bank Holiday weekend or River Racing, training and Slalom provided by The Sharks, for WWR Results please click here.

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31st May 2025

Champions of London

WWR Championship Results. The Sharks are officially the Wild Water racing Champions of London after sweeping up several top places in the recent London Regional WWR Championships held at Shepperton over the Bank Holiday Weekend.

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30th May 2025

Langham Farm Results May ’25

Slalom and Wild Water racing event Just a small team at this year’s may Langham Farm event, which was run as a more traditional slalom with team events on Saturday and individual events on Sunday. With the addition of a Wild Water Race on Saturday evening.

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14th May 2025

Elmbridge May ’25 Results

Marathon Results Just Two Shark paddlers made the short trip to Elmbridge, but what great performances they made.

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10th May 2025

Thamesmead Sessions

Tuesdays and Thursdays The Sharks have arrived in Thamesmead and we are starting regular evening sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays

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6th May 2025

April 2025

Springing in to action Although only one competition, but what a competition, we were busily restarting all of our sessions and getting people back on the water.

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4th May 2025

Oughtibridge Results April ’25

Slalom and River Race Six Shark paddlers made the trip to Oughtibridge for a slalom and River race competition, held on the River Don, in a quite village just outside Sheffield, with onsite camping, making for a great weekend.

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18th April 2025

Langham Farm May ’25

Slalom, WWR, and Training A weekend of canoeing to help hone your skills and race in both Wild Water and Slalom all in one weekend at one of the best development events on the calendar. Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May, put it in your diary now.

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15th April 2025

Elmbridge Marathon May ’25

Flat Water Race on the Thames Who wants to race on Sunday 11th May? Less than an hours drive from our sites in West London, Elbridge is the nearest ranking Marathon to us, some of you will recognise the location as it sits just opposite Shepperton Slalom Canoe Club.

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14th April 2025

The Sharks at Shepperton ’25

Slalom and River Race Weekend 24th -26th May The Sharks are organising a festival of canoeing over the Bank Holiday Weekend Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th and Bank Holiday Monday 26th May. Including a ranking Division 3/4 slalom and The London Regional River Race Championships.

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11th April 2025

March 2025

Another Active Month Four events in March as the Winter Series end and Summer Slaloms begin.

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11th April 2025

Oughtibridge Div 3/4 Slalom

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th April Who wants to go to Oughtibridge Slalom? Oughtibridge is just north of Sheffield, about 165 miles from our base at Harefield and a three hour drive. It is a a Division 3 and 4 event.

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11th April 2025

Osterley 2025

From Saturday 14th June We will be re-opening on Saturday 14th June and will run every Saturday and Sunday till the end of August, call 07951 770241 or email: osterley@thesharks.org.uk., for more information.  Book Here. Also open on School holiday Wednesdays.

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8th April 2025

Shepperton March ’25 Results

Slalom Results Shark paddlers were in action at Shepperton to kick off the 2025 Slalom Season.

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8th April 2025

Thamesmead Launch

The Sharks are coming to Thamesmead From Bank Holiday Monday May 5th, The Sharks will be operating from the Boathouse at Southmere Lake, Thamesmead. And what a plan we have …

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5th April 2025

Come and Try It

Easter Saturday fun and it’s free The Sharks, working in partnership will be hosting free sessions at Harlesden Canalside this Easter Saturday. This was to be part of a wider activity day, which will now be held next month when hopefully the weather will be better.

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29th March 2025

Thamesmead

The Sharks are coming to Thamesmead From Bank Holiday Monday May 5th, The Sharks will be operating from the Boathouse at Southmere Lake, Thamesmead. And what a plan we have …

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17th March 2025

Cedric Avery Final March 2025

Results of the Cedric Avery Series The March event of the Harefield Mini-Marathon series was the culmination of the Winter series and the results are …

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17th March 2025

Southampton WWR 2025 Results

Another Great days racing A great mornings paddling at Southampton Canoe Club, racing on the River Itchen, enabling many of our paddlers to increase their experience of different kinds of water.

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14th March 2025

Apply for your Slalom Bib

2025 Slalom Bibs are now available All of our paddlers ranked in Division 3 and above need to apply for their 2025 slalom bibs here.

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10th March 2025

January & February 2025

A flaying start to the year January and February have been a very busy start to the year, both on the water and off the water, first of all a nod to our competitive Wild Water Racers that have been going through the Winter.

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4th March 2025

March ’25 Barrow Results

River Race Results from Barrow-upon-Soar A team of ten Shark paddlers made the trip for the final race of the serries, it was a great day out, with nice weather, no wind and excellent water. We will be back in October!

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3rd March 2025

Cedric Avery Feb ’25 Results

Harefield Mini Marathon Results Although a small turn out , a great race with everyone doing the 6 miles (9.5k), we need a few more paddlers to get involved and get active. Next race is on Sunday March 16th.

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18th February 2025

The Barrow March ’25

The 6th and serries finale race Join us for the Legendary Barrow Race on Saturday 1st March. The Sharks have attended every race in the serries and now it is time to enjoy the serries finale, so please do come and join us.

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18th February 2025

Southampton WWR – March ’25

Saturday March 8th Is the date for this year’s Southampton Wild Water Race, it is a sprint format event and you can enter here.

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17th February 2025

Barrow Results February ’25

Three new champions! Nine paddlers took to the challenge of the 5th race in the Barrow Wild Water Racing series, which was also the East Midlands Championship. The weather was on the cool side, but the competition was hot and The Sharks excelled!

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15th February 2025

Want to work for The Sharks?

We are recruiting Teachers and Coaches We currently pay £18 an hour (to be reviewed in April) for newly appointed Paddle-Sports Coaches, this rises with loyalty. We have an exciting programme of activities in a number of locations, Interested? …

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24th January 2025

Barrow Race Feb 8th 2025

Come and join the fun So far this serries we have had 15 different Shark paddlers racing at the Barrow, how many of you will join us on Saturday February 8th and let’s see if we can get the largest Shark contingent ever at a race?

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22nd January 2025

Cedric Avery Results Jan ’25

First Mini-Marathon of the year Not the warmest of days and following on from the Barrow Race the day before, but still we had some Shark paddlers wanting to test themselves and enjoy a good paddle.

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22nd January 2025

Barrow Results January ’25

First race of the year A team of 9 Sharks made their way to Barrow-upon-Soar on a crisp Saturday morning to kick the racing calendar off for The Sharks. Four personal best times and one new paddler. A great way to start the year!

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4th January 2025

Challenge 2025

Things we want to achieve in 2025 Each year we set ourselves a list of challenges for the new year, so this is what we have so far, if you can think of any others please do email us: canoeing@thesharks.org.uk and make your suggestions. We will update the list as we go through the year.

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4th January 2025

How did we do in 2024?

Reporting on the targets we set We set a number of targets we wanted to meet, we achieved some with ease, some were hampered by weather and other show us where we need to do more work. But thank you to every one who took part or helped. Take a look back at 2024

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3rd January 2025

2025 January Mini Marathon

Sunday 19th The first Cedric Avery Mini-Marathon Race takes place on Sunday January 19th at Harefield.

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3rd January 2025

2025 starts at Barrow

Saturday 18th January Let’s Start the 2025 Wild Water Racing Season in style, with a mass Shark presence at Barrow-upon-Soar on Saturday 18th!

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3rd January 2025

December 2025

Another wet month Yet another very wet month affected our schedule in the run up to Christmas, but we managed two events.

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2nd January 2025

2024 Final WWR Rankings

We are London’s Premier WWR Club 2024, saw some new faces racing Wild Water for us and some significant paddlers returning. A fantastic base to build a fantastic 2025. So why not get in touch and get involved. Call/text 07951 770241 or email Canoeing@thesharks.org.uk.

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