Sprint News

10th November 2026

Evening Training

Harlesden, Southall, and Thamesmead We offer training sessions for those who can use racing boats at Harlesden on Wednesdays, Southall on Thursdays, and Thamesmead on Tuesdays. All sessions begin at 5pm. These sessions are restricted to experienced paddlers for safety reasons.

11th August 2026

Southall 200m Summer 2026

Our annual End of Term Schools Race Delays due to extreme heat, this year’s series has been a bit disrupted, but we still had over 70 youngsters take part, from three local different Schools.

Race Training at Southmere

Every Monday at 5pm Sessions starts at 5pm and cost £7.00 per person per person, as the programme develops we will introduce more oportunities. Please arrive (15 minutes before) so that you are ready to be on the water at 5pm, to maximise the value of the session.

Thamesmead Racing

Tuesday Evenings We are launching our racing Section at Thamesmead on Monday June 1st 2026, this will be an addition session to our weekly programme for those who want to race, it will include Marathon, Sprint and Wild Water Racing.

27th March 2026

Let’s Spring into Action

Sessions for Easter Weekend The Clocks Spring forward at the weekend and the weather is improving so it is time to get back into action. Although many of our padders have bee active through the Winter, now is the Time etc welcome back those who haven’t and get as many new people active as possible.

10th February 2026

February Half Term 2026

Shark Activities for Families Half Term Holidays are coming and The Sharks are planning activities for all ages, across our sites.

23rd October 2025

Harlesden Hurtle Sprint Challenge

Our annual Sprint challenge in Harlesden. We have introduced a new challenge at our base in Harlesden, NW10, a monthly Sprint race on the canal with distances of 200m, 500m and 1,000m. Next race is Wednesday April 15th 2026.

23rd October 2025

Harlesden Sprints October ’25

The Final of the 2025 Series Summer paddling at Harlesden draws in and we hosted our final Sprint races of the season, including a race with and for Harlesden Primary School youngsters attending the after school club.

22nd October 2025

Southall Super Sprints

Our annual challenge in Southall We have set up a series of Sprint evenings in Southall, running in the Summer moths to give everyone the chance to see how they are progressing, to have some fun and enjoy racing. Great for spectators too.

29th September 2025

Harlesden Sprints Sept ’25

Continuing or Sprint Development Our penultimate free Harlesden Summer Sprints competition of 2025, next and final race is on Wednesday October 15th.

16th September 2025

What’s going on Autumn ’25

Plenty of races to get involved with The Sharks have targeted a number of races for us to get involved with some are on our own home territory, other involve day trips or overnight stays. Get involved, have fun and see how far you can go.

15th September 2025

August 2025

Wow, What a month! A scorcher, that was for sure and Britain basked in another heatwave, which as nice and it might be, does affect canoeing as it impacts on water levels.

15th September 2025

Harlesden Sprint Night

4th Wednesday of the Month The Harlesden Sprint Nights kicked off in August 2025, with some 200m and 500m races, they are free to enter and will run on September 24th and October 15th (due to daylight at the end of the month).

10th September 2025

Southall Sprints August ’25

Monthly Sprint Times Holiday time always causes a drop in numbers for our August event, but some very good paddling from those who did turn up, well done and keep going.

5th August 2025

Southall Sprints July 2025

What an event! Congratulations to all those who took part in our first Southall Sprint Regatta, we will be hosting another one on Thursday August 21st and a grand finale on Thursday 18th September.

Southall Summer

Sessions in Southall Summer 2025 The Sharks have had a base at Three Bridges School in and during this Summer we are offering sessions at Noon on Wednesdays each week of the School Holidays. For more information call 07951 770241 or email: canoeing@thesharks.org.uk.

Southall Super Sprints

Next Race October 16th 2025 Every third Thursday during the Summer months, last race of the season is on Thursday 16th October. A very simple format including 200m, 500m and 1,000m. And did we mention; its is free to enter.

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? …

7th August 2024

We Stand with our Communities

A Shark Statement The Sharks stand with our communities, the abhorrent behaviour of the far right has no place in civilised society.

Harlesden Primary School Race ’24

Results from the Harlesden Primary School 500m race. We have inaugurated an annual 500m kayak race for the youngsters at Harlesden Primary School, this is part of our Schools projects, where we run regular after-school clubs for Schools. If your School is interested in taking part please get in touch: canoeing@thesharks.org.uk; 07951 770241.

5th January 2024

Work for The Sharks

We are recruiting teachers and coaches for 2024. Operating at many sites in West London, and in many disciplines The Sharks offer amazing opportunities for qualified instructors to get involved in every aspect of paddlesport. And we pay very well

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.

6th September 2023

Harlesden Autumn Sessions

Mondays and Wednesdays at 5pm We are going to restart our Harlesden session on Monday 18th September at 5pm. They will be open to anybody and will cost £6 per person, we accept cash, card, PayPal, or a bank transfer. We will be introducing more sessions in the following weeks.

Urban Life – GLi Partnership

Supporting Paddling in NW10 We are pleased to announce our partnership with GLi (also know as KSP) is to be extended and expanded. We are very grateful for the support GLi through their Urban Life Project, have given us over the past year and look forward to an exciting Summer in Harlesden.

London Youth Games Report – 2022

Congratulations Aditya and Nicole We had two paddlers racing in the London Youth Games this year and both made the finals. Well done guys, we are looking for paddlers for next year, why not you?

Good Luck LYG 2022

Good Luck to all paddlers at the London Youth Games on Saturday May 14th 2022.

12th March 2022

London Youth Games 2022

Want To Represent Your Borough – 14th May We would like as many Shark Paddlers as possible representing the Borough the either live in or go to school in. There are sprint races and a slalom event. In the past we have had LYG winners from The Sharks.

6th September 2021

Autumn Sessions in Southall

Meet at the Bridge by Three Bridges School We meet on the green at Havelock Road alongside the green at UB2 4GG at present there are no facilities here other than boat storage in Three Bridges School.

4th August 2021

2021 London Youth Games Report

Sharks at LYG Post Pandemic, this was the first chance for some of our paddlers to race, for three of them it was their first race ever, so well done to all of those who took part. Onwards and upwards!

London Youth Games 2021

Saturday 31st July We are looking for paddlers interested in taking part in the kayaking events of the London Youth Games. In slalom or Sit-on-Top racing over 50 metres. If you are available contact us, soon 07951 770241 or email canoeing@thesharks.org.uk.

6th January 2021

Principles of Training

How to Improve your performance Our Slalom Coach, Rick Moore has written the following information in order to help our paddlers, get fit, stay fit and generally improve their performance.

13th September 2020

Thank You

To all our Staff The past few months have been a trying and testing time for all of us, The Sharks were up and paddling within days of the lockdown lifted at first with experienced paddlers and then gradually introducing other socially distanced sessions.

Sprint 2021

Let Us Look Ahead The dates for National Sprint Regattas have been announced for 2021, this may seem a long time off, but it gives us something positive to look forward to at this difficult time.

Sprint Canoeing

Just How Fast Can You Go Canoe Sprinting is about making the boat go as fast as you can on flat water normally over distances of 200 metres or 500 metres.

Canoe Marathon

Pushing Yourself to the Limit Long Distance Racing in canoes and kayaks takes a number of forms, but it is exhilarating, tactical, fun and rewarding. At entry level races are just a few kilometres on flat water.

New kit for 2021

Our Sprint and Marathon Teams will be wearing new kit for 2021 We also have some new kit available for general wear as Slaloms, River Races as well as for Racing. Take a look and let us know what you want.

6th September 2017

September Sprint Results

Personal Bests for Conor Conor Sheehan achieved personal best in both 200m and 500m races at Holme Pierrepont, racing in the national under 16 championships. His 200m time was 54.89 seconds and 2 minutes and 28.48 seconds in the 500m race.

Sprint Results July 2017

Sharks Sprinters Two Shark paddlers were racing at the July National Regatta at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.

Sharks medal at London Youth Games

The Sharks were in the medals again at the London Youth Games. The slalom event saw Joel Gunnery take gold for Hillingdon in the junior boys' group, whilst clubmate Amelia Combes took bronze in the senior girls' for Ealing.

May Regatta Results

Just one paddler at the May regatta, Grant Underwood, racing in Men's C K1. Taking third place in the 200m heat in a time of 46.46 he qualified for the final coming 6th in a time of 44:62.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Harefield WWR – November 15th 2026

15 November 2026

Harefield WWR is Back Sunday 15th November Sunday 15th, check in from 10am, racing starts at 11am. You can enter on line here. Entries £7 per person, you can race multiple classes (K1, C1, C2, and SUP), all boats welcome. Boats and kit available to borrow.

Mini-Marathons – Winter Series 26/27

29 November 2026

Next race Sunday 29th November 2026 The 2026/27 Cedric Avery Mini-Marathons have started, the next race is on Sunday 29th October 2026, they continue every last Sunday or the month through to March 28th 2027 at Harefield.

Barrow Race December 2026

13 December 2026

Saturday 12th December The last Legendary Barrow Race of 2026, will you be joining us for a celebration of the year’s paddling. A great race, with a friendly club, in a great place. What can be better than that?

Challenge 2026

31 December 2026

What Can we Achieve in 2026? Each yer we set some targets related to the Year number, so what can we don in 2026. If you have any ideas to add to this list, please get in touch by email: canoeing@thesharks.org.uk or call/text 07951 770241.

The Legendary Barrow Races

06 March 2027

Saturday 13th December The next Legendary Barrow Wild Water Race is in Saturday 13th December

Evening Training

25 March 2027

Harlesden, Southall, and Thamesmead We offer training sessions for those who can use racing boats at Harlesden on Wednesdays, Southall on Thursdays, and Thamesmead on Tuesdays. All sessions begin at 5pm. These sessions are restricted to experienced paddlers for safety reasons.

Peak Challenge 2026 Report

30 August 2027

A paddling weekend with a difference The Peak Challenge is a three day paddling fest on the Derwent at Cromford Mill, near Matlock, it combines a Wild Water Race, Slalom and Kayak X, alongside come and try it paddling and a host of other activities.

First Trophy of the year

29 September 2027

QPR win the Great Harlesden Charity Canoe Race Congratulations to the team from the Queens Park Rangers Community Trust, who won the third annual Great Harlesden Charity Canoe Race.

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