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!
Division 2 K1 Men
Our top paddler in Division 2 on both days was Semir Ahmed, who has recently returned to slalom canoeing and is also now one of our coaches at Thamesmead.
Semir took 8th place on Saturday, picking up 354 points and third place on Sunday earning 455 points. He is currently ranked 33rd in National Division 2.
On Saturday Grant Underwood took 19th place and collected 125 points, he is ranked 63rd in Division 2, with this being his only event so far this slalom season.
Khaleel Ziauddin, was just one place behind Grant on Saturday on 20th place, on Sunday he moved up to 17th place, he earned 104 and 114 points respectively. He now sits in 55th place in Division 2.
Master 65 + Neal Underwood was 23rd on Saturday and 22nd on Sunday, gaining a total of 65 points, placing him 70th in Division 2 and top of the Masters over 65 League.
Daniel Greening from Stroud Valley Canoe Club, who is currently training with The Sharks came 16th (188 potions) on Saturday and 15th (182 points) he is currently ranked 53rd in Division 2.
Division 3 K1 Men
86-year-old Richard Davis raced both days, on Saturday he came 19th (13 points) and on Sunday he came 24th (20 points), he currently sits top of the Masters 0ver 75 league table and 60th in National Division 3 with a total of 187 points from 5 events.
On Sunday we were joined by Ivijah Campbell-Bryan who collected 160 points for his 10th place finish in Division 3, he is currently ranked 10th in the Division with a combined total of 949 points from 5 event, promotion this season is looking possible.
Alistair Gifford-Moore also raced on Sunday, coming 25th and earning 10 points, currently ranked 67th after two events with a total of 81 points.
Men’s Veteran K1
Danny Dalrymple raced both Saturday and Sunday in the Veterans League, he came 9th (66 points) and 10th (222 points) respectively. He now has a total of 595 points from 5 events and is ranked 39th.
Team Event
The main event of the weekend was Saturday’s Team event, which saw a team mad up of Masters Richard Davis, Antony Cowderoy from Shepperton Slalom Canoe Club and Neal Underwood, a combined age of 221 + years; we think this is a World Record for the oldest team ever assembled, they came 13 out of 23 teams which is pretty impressive! Well done guys.
Many thanks to Viking Kayak Club for staging this event, we will be back later in the year for more fun at Cardington.
Published 11th July 2025