Neal Underwood

We are The Talk of Thamesmead

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Headline Act The latest, Autumn edition of The Talk of Thamesmead is out and The Sharks are the headline story. A big thank you and well done to everybody involved. The Legacy Begins …

Harlesden GS Series

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Preparing for Marathon The Sharks have introduced the Harlesden GS Series, the races are 3.5k long and are aimed at preparing youngsters for the Geoff Sanders Races at ranking marathons. However, we also run races for seniors.

Thamesmead WWR #2

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Become The Legacy #2 13th December Yes, we are back racing at Southmere Lake in Thamesmead, creating The Legacy, click here to enter, and for more information. This event is designed for newcomers to the sport, it is about having fun and gaining experience.

European Cup and Regional WWR

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Llangollen 22nd & 23rd November A Chance to see some of Europes best paddlers racing down the Serpents Tail and to race yourself in a Regional Event from below the Tail to Llangollen

Fury at the Weir -15.11.25

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Harefield Wild Water Race 2025 This Year’s Harefield Wild Water Race takes place on Saturday 15th November 2025, and you can enter here.

Barrow November ’25

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Get your entries in now for 8th November The next Barrow Race takes place on 8th November 2025, you can enter here.

MaraFun is Back

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Saturday 25th October The Sharks 2025 Cedric Avery Mini-Marathons Start on Saturday October 25th and are the last Saturday of each month. Full details are here, with Risk Assessment here.

The Nene Wavehopper Challenge

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A truly great event Those of you who were not there, you missed one of the great fun events of the year, many thanks to the organisers for running such a great event.

Harlesden Hurtle Sprint Challenge

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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.

Harlesden Sprints October ’25

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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.