Race Reports

13th November 2023

November ’23 Barrow Results

Race Results from Barrow-on-Soar Two new paddlers at the Barrow and the return of some older faces returning to Wild Water Racing.

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9th November 2023

Latvia Loves Us

Canoe Slalom Ozolnieki Videos Have posted some great action on their Instagram and Facebook pages including some Shark paddlers at the Vintage Slalom, take a look and enjoy.

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5th November 2023

2023 Final Slalom Rankings

How many paddlers did we have? October’s Stone Slalom brings to the end another Slalom Season and time to look at the final rankings of Shark Paddlers.

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31st October 2023

Welcome Ivijah

Our latest Slalomist Eleven-year-old Ivijah Campbell-Bryan has become our latest paddler to enter a ranking slalom, racing in Division 4 Men’s K1, where he came 5th over all.

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19th October 2023

Barrow Results – Oct ’23

Wild Water Racing is back After a Summer hiatus, we were back racing at the Barrow on Saturday, picking up exactly where we left off. High water levels meaning a different course and the paddlers racing were Liah Boyle and Neal Underwood.

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7th October 2023

Nene October ’23

Slalom Results Just a small crew paddling at this years Nene Slalom and only on Sunday.

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30th September 2023

Vintage Slalom 2023

What a great event! On Saturday 23rd September The Sharks hosted a Vintage (1985 rules) Slalom at the Lee Valley, along side the World Championships and it was a great day, old boats and some slightly older people having fun.

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14th September 2023

Help Make The Sharks Even Better

We need some voluntary help The Sharks has grown, and continues to grow, we need a few volunteers to help co-ordinate some of our activities and other tasks. If we can grow these ideas, we may even be able to pay. Interested email: canoeing@thesharks.org.uk or call/text 07951 770241.

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6th September 2023

Cardington – September ’23

Slalom Results A bright sunny day at what was the largest participation slalom of the year (or for many years) due to the Interclubs Championships being run as part of the event, congratulations to Stafford and Stone for winning. It would be rally good if The Sharks took part in the 2024 Interclubs Slalom.

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5th September 2023

Rick at HPP

Division one results Congratulations to Rick Moore, taking 5th spot in the Veterans K1 event at Holme Pierrepont. he is now ranked fifth in the National Rankings for Veteran Men.

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22nd August 2023

Ironbridge Results

Rick Moore winning again At Ironbridge Rick Moore was taking gold in the Veterans K1 event on both Saturday and Sunday. He is currently 6th in the national rankings with 2,734 points.

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22nd August 2023

July Shepperton Results

Two days of racing at Shepperton Slalom proved good for Shark Paddlers in Division 3 and C2.

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18th July 2023

Holy Island Race

A new kind of challenge! On Saturday Grant Underwood and Neal Underwood, undertook a new kind of challenge; to race 11k round Holy Island, just of the coast of the Island of Arran, and it was great fun.

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3rd July 2023

Well Done Guys

Pier to Pier Swim done! Congratulations to Grant Underwood and Neal Underwood on completing the Bournemouth to Boscombe Pier to Pier Swim at the weekend. The swim was a charity event for the British Heart Foundation. If you would like to donate to their fundraising effort, please click here.

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28th June 2023

Llandysul June 2023

Rick takes to Canoes Our Slalom Coach Rick Moore has was at Llandysul slalom racing Canoe Class. Paddling in Doubles with Richard Comer in in C1 Veterans.

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19th June 2023

Liah Promoted in Slalom

Cardington Division 2, 3, & 4 Results. Liah Boyle got her well earned promotion to National Division 3 Ladies’ in K1 Slalom at Cardington Slalom.

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19th June 2023

Lee Valley – May 2023

Another Rick More Podium Finish Rick Moore was our only paddler at the recent Division 2 Slalom, held on teh legacy loop at Lee Valley, but as always he was on the podium both days.

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30th May 2023

Veterans – Masters Slalom Rankings

Masters and Veterans on ranking list This page compares people in various age groups against each other whether that are ranked as Masters or Veterans.

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23rd May 2023

Symonds Yat – May 2023

4 Gold Medals, Two Days, One Rick Moore Congratulations to our Slalom Coach Rick Moore, who took first place in all four events he raced in at Symonds Yat.

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6th May 2023

Langham Farm – April 23

Newbies and prizes Welcome to two new paddlers racing for The Sharks at Langham Farm, Alistair Gifford-Moore in Men’s K1 of Saturday and Rowena Tendenicca in Women’s K1 on Sunday.

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29th April 2023

Harefield Slalom Results – 23

Another fun event at Harefield The Sharks Division 4 and Open slalom at Harefield was a great event , but would have benefitted form a few more paddlers. Many thanks to those who did paddle, and especially to those who helped run the event.

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8th April 2023

Llandysul April Results

Podium finishes for Rick Rick Moore managed two third place finishes in two days in the veterans event at Llandysul Division 1 slalom.

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23rd March 2023

Shepperton March 2023

Rick Racing Rick Moore, was racing in the Veterans K1 Men’s at Shepperton Division 1 and 2 Slalom at the weekend, making his second start and it is only halfway through March! Where are the rest of you?

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23rd March 2023

Stone March 2023

Slalom Sharks Back in Action Four Shark paddlers made the 300 mile round trip to Stone at the weekend for the Division 3 and 4 slalom, with Liah Boyle making her slalom debut, Jasmin Uhlhorn, Madhav Gadhvi, and Neal Underwood starting their 2023 season.

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14th March 2023

Symonds Yat March 2023

Rick off to a flying start Our Slalom Coach Rick Moore, started the 2023, veterans season with a third place finish at Symonds Yat.

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12th March 2023

Barrow March 2023

Final Barrow Race of the Series Liah Boyle and Neal Underwood, were there on a very strange day, the sun was out, there was snow in the fields and the river was in flood!

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17th February 2023

Barrow February 23

Another Fine Race Just two Shark paddlers at this race, but what great results they had. Liah Boyle winning the under 16s and Neal Underwood winning the over 60s!

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7th February 2023

Melksham WWR – February 23

Super Sharks! A great day of racing and fun at the Melksham Wild Water Race, just four paddlers, but, what a four the were!

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27th December 2022

December – Barrow – 2022

New WWR paddlers The Sharks were back racing at the Barrow-upon-Soar race in December and added another three paddlers to our team. Another fun day out, looking forward to January’s race.

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13th November 2022

Back Again

Wild Water Racing A small team traveled to the Barrow-upon-Soar Race on Saturday, the first time The Sharks have raced Wild Water for a while, too long. Hopefully this marks the beginning of our return and again become one of the Country’s top clubs.

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11th November 2022

2022 Podium Finishes

Who won what? Who was on the podium for the Sharks this year?

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31st October 2022

Lee Valley 2022 Slalom

Division 2 event And The Sharks were there, well done to those who took part.

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28th October 2022

Shepperton – October 22

The Sharks go from strength to strength Another weekend of promotions and medal wins for Shark paddlers, well done to all of those who took part and thanks to Shepperton Slalom Canoe Club for hosting the event.

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18th October 2022

Harefield 2022 – Report

A great event on our home waters The Harefield 2022 Division 4 event proved to be a great success, attracting large numbers and as you would expect from The Sharks, doing things slightly differently.

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30th September 2022

Nene – September 2022

Podium finishes for Shark Paddlers Another fun weekend with The Sharks, this time at the Nene White Water Centre in Northampton and some stunning results, yet again!

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20th September 2022

Langham Farm September 2022

Results The Sharks were again in action at Langham Farm, in Wiltshire, on the weekend of September 17th and 18th. Well done to all those who took part and thanks to Frome Canoe Club for hosting the event.

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13th September 2022

Cardington – September 22

Another Great Shark Weekend Cardington Slalom is proving to be a successful place for Shark paddlers, as we get more medals and another three promotions!

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9th September 2022

Grandtully 2022

Rick on the Tay Our Slalom Coach Rick Moore has been tackling the Scottish waters of the River Tay at Grandtully, one of Britain’s best Wild Water sites, and gained another rostrum finish.

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13th July 2022

Shepperton July Results

And another promotion! Well done to Hudayfa Hadjali on coming second in his debut event and getting promoted to National Division 3, congratulations also to Jaafar El Haddad who came third (1st under 12) and Ubayda Hadjali (5th), both of whom were making their slalom debut.

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11th July 2022

Ironbridge – July 22 Results

Meddling in C2! Slalom Coach Rick Moore was racing in Canoe Doubles, with Richard Comer at Ironbridge and, yet again brining home the medals.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

December Pool Session

15 December 2023

Friday 15th December Due to the Christmas holidays we will host December’s Pool Sessions at Horsenden Primary School on Friday 15th December from 7pm till 8:15pm. The Sessions are Free, for more information please call/text 07951 770241 or email:canoeing@thesharks.org.uk.

Barrow Race December 16th

16 December 2023

Who wants some fun on Saturday 16th? Yes, we are going back to the Barrow-on-Soar race on Saturday December 16th, why don’t you come and join us? Entries cost just £5, open to all, in the boat of your choice, it is 3k, under half-an-hour, and it is fun, fun, fun!

Marafuns Are Back!

17 December 2023

Sunday 17th December at 10:30 And on every third Sunday of the Winter months at Harefield, meeting at our base at Troy Lake, home of Rickmansworth Sailing Club, (WD3 9YB). Racing starts below Coppermill Lock, near the Coy Carp at 11am.

Barrow Races ’23/’24

02 March 2024

Great entry level races These races are suitable for anybody who can paddle 3K, so why not give them a try, they are great fun, on a nice river with flow to help you, no rough water and no rocks. An ideal place to start River Racing.

Pool Sessions

29 March 2024

Last Friday of the Month Working with our partners at Horsenden Primary School, we are now able to offer free pool sessions on the last Friday of each month (not December), from 7pm till 8:15pm, we will use these sessions for two main purposes, safety work and rolling practice.

Harlesden Winter Sessions

30 March 2024

Saturday Morning 10:30am Saturday race boat sessions at Harlesden Canal side take place on Saturday morning at 10am. Please check session is running before attending – as we sometimes cancel to attend events.

Harefield Winter Sessions

31 March 2024

Sundays at 10:30am Harefield Sessions will take place on Sunday mornings at 10:30am, the sessions are open to anyone and new members are always welcome. Each session cost £6 per person.

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