Wild Water Racing

27th March 2026

Legacy WWR Times

Shark Paddlers Best Times This is the Personal Best Times for Wild Water Races on for the Legacy Project Series of Races, organised by The Sharks.

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16th March 2026

The Legacy Begins …

A Fantastic Day at Lee Valley WWC The Sharks Wild Water Racing Legacy has begun, a day of white water activity, introducing new people to the discipline, providing training for those with more experience and a chance to race. This is just the beginning …

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15th March 2026

The Legacy WWR – March ’26

Results from the first Legacy Race. The first ever ranking Legacy Wild Water Race took place at the Lee Valley on Saturday 14th March, and what a day it was. It was part of The Sharks WWR Legacy Project and started with practice and development opportunities, that report can be read here.

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12th March 2026

WWR Training a HPP

Sharks taking a step up Congratulations to Ivijah Cambell-Bryan and Sam Press who took part in the Wild Water Training weekend at Nottingham’s Holme Pierrepont White Water Course at the Weeknd. The sessions followed the Legendary Barrow Race on the River Soar.

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8th March 2026

Barrow Results – March 2026

The Series Finale After a Winter of disruption, the final race of the series, provided for the perfect race conditions, a good flow, no Pennywort, and even some sunshine, this was reflected in two personal best times for Shark paddlers.

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1st March 2026

February 2026

A very wet month Record rainfall across Britain caused some serious issues for paddling with events being washed out, but The Sharks still had some good action.

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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.

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10th February 2026

Barrow WWR March 2026

Saturday March 7th The final race of the Legendary Barrow Wild Water Races takes place on Saturday 7th March, let’s have a fantastic Shark Presence. Ideal for all standards from beginners to the experienced. It is a 3k race, which you can do in any boat

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10th February 2026

The Lee Valley WWR Legacy Project

Saturday 14th March 2026 – Event now full The Sharks are pleased to announce an amazing project, working in partnership with Paddle UK’s Wild Water Racing Committee, The Sharks are launching the Lee Valley Legacy Project, on Saturday 14th March 2026, and this is just the beginning.

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8th February 2026

Eastern Region WWR Results ’26

February Barrow Race Prolonged heavy rain, meant the river was no longer contained within its banks, but well done to Soar Valley Canoe Club, for ensuring the race went a head on a revised there and back course.

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15th January 2026

Events in March 2026

Time to step up and start getting more active, as we head towards Spring

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15th January 2026

Events in February 2026

Where are you going in February, why not join us for some paddling fun at events?

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15th January 2026

Events January 2026

What is happening in January These are the events going on in January, let us know what you want to do?

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11th January 2026

Barrow February 2026

Saturday February 7th Put that date in your diary now! Come and join us for a morning of fun at the Barrow-upon-Soar race, ideal for all standards from beginners to the experienced. It is a 3k race, which you can do in Any boat.

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10th January 2026

And So it begins

2026 first race – the Barrow results Yes, the 2026 racing season has begun with a Wild Water race at the Barrow, a somewhat cold day, with a river swollen by snow melt, but also a nice sunny day and a lot of fun.

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18th December 2025

WWR Final Rankings 2025

How did Shark Paddlers do? Very well, is the simple answer, we have more ranked paddlers than ever before, many doing exceedingly well in their age groups, especially amongst the paddlers new to the sport. Well done just for being on the list.

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14th December 2025

ThamesMead 2 WWR Dec ’25

Results A glorious and sunny day brought out people to race at Thamesmead in our second Wild Water Race held on the site. This is part of our development programme for Thamesmead and with 34 starts in December, it is clearly going very well.

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8th December 2025

Trent Double WWR – Cancelled

Saturday 17th January 2026 This ra ce has had to be cancelled due to high water levels in the River.

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8th December 2025

Barrow Saturday 10th January 2026

The First Race of the New Year Racing in 2026 commences on Saturday 10th January at the Legendary Barrow-Upon-Soar Race, organised by Soar Valley Canoe Club.

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8th December 2025

Seven Sharks a-Racing

December 2025 Barrow Results The final Barrow race of the year saw severn Shark paddlers racing in a modified course to deal with the high water levels after several days of heavy rain.

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30th November 2025

November 2026

A Club for all Seasons As Autumn fades away and the weather has cooled down somewhat, The Sharks are still going from strength to strength.

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18th November 2025

Harefield WWR – Nov ’25

Results for our WWR Storm Claudia threatened and after a Friday or heavy rain, we were expecting a furious weir at Harefield, but the rain kept off for the event and for a mid November day it was very mild. Water was not as powerful as we hoped, but the fun was.

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9th November 2025

Barrow December 2025

Saturday 6th December Join us for a great day out, a fun, but competitive race at Barrow-upon-Soar, ideal for entry level paddlers and those with plenty of experience who want a good race. You can enter here.

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9th November 2025

Sunshines on The Sharks

Barrow Race Report November 2025 A glorious sunny day in November and The Sharks were racing at the Legendary Barrow Series again! Six paddlers racing this time, including a new paddler, welcome Peter Jago, and Imran Sulemanji‘s first Wild Water Race.

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23rd October 2025

Thamesmead WWR #2

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.

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23rd October 2025

European Cup and Regional WWR

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

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23rd October 2025

Fury at the Weir -15.11.25

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

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23rd October 2025

Barrow November ’25

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

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23rd October 2025

The Nene Wavehopper Challenge

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.

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8th October 2025

Back at the Barrow

New Series, New paddlers, same fun The new Barrow Series has started and The Sharks had a team there on what was not the best racing conditions thanks to Storm Amy! Very strong winds made conditions difficult so full credit to the paddlers for getting down the 3.5k course.

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17th September 2025

Thamesmead WWR

The first race at Thamesmead Yes, on September 4th The Sharks hosted the first race at Thamesmead and it was a ranking Wild Water race, of about 400 metres.

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17th September 2025

Nene Wavehopper Challenge

Saturday October 18th This is an event for everyone, it will be a great day with some great opportunities to paddle on something different.

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17th September 2025

The Barrow 2025/2026 Series

Next Race 7th March The Legendary Barrow Wild Water Race series next race on Saturday 7th March 2026.

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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.

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15th September 2025

Peak Paddle Challenge

A new event with a difference A small group of Shark Paddlers tried out an event with a difference, it was more about time on the water and learning new skills, in preparation for competition, although there were some non-ranking races to help.

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31st May 2025

The London WWR Championships

Results and records The inaugural London Wild Water Racing Championships took place in May 2025 at Shepperton, The Sharks are the custodian of London’s River Racing challenges.

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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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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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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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UPCOMING EVENTS

Let’s Spring into Action

12 April 2026

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.

Harlesden Hurtle Sprint Challenge

15 April 2026

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.

Southall Super Sprints

16 April 2026

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.

Harlesden Sprints October ’25

29 April 2026

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.

Peak Paddle Challenge

31 August 2026

A new event with a difference A small group of Shark Paddlers tried out an event with a difference, it was more about time on the water and learning new skills, in preparation for competition, although there were some non-ranking races to help.

The Great Harlesden Canoe Race 2025

30 September 2026

The Charity Race of the year The second Great Harlesden Charity Canoe Race took part on Wednesday 24th September, raising money for local charities, the Brent Food Bank and Queens Park Rangers Community Trust. Both these charities support local people.

The Legacy Begins …

03 October 2026

A Fantastic Day at Lee Valley WWC The Sharks Wild Water Racing Legacy has begun, a day of white water activity, introducing new people to the discipline, providing training for those with more experience and a chance to race. This is just the beginning …

Harlesden GS Series

05 October 2026

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.

Want to teach canoeing?

31 October 2026

We are looking for staff The Sharks are looking for people to teach and coach canoeing at all of our sites. We maybe able to help you get the relevant qualifications, whilst you work for us. Get in touch email: canoeing@thesharks.org.uk, or call: 07951 770241.

It’s Bib Day

31 October 2026

Apply for Your Slalom Bib From today Sunday January 18th, you can apply for your slalom bin if you are in Division 3 or above.

Slalom Starts

31 October 2026

Get Involved and Help us Grow The Sharks are committed to helping to grow Slalom Canoeing and playing our part in this great community. We are joining the Slalom Starts Programme, which aims to bring more people into the discipline.

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.

Latest News

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Let’s Spring into Action

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Shepperton Results March 2026

The Legacy Begins …

The Legacy WWR – March ’26

Our Champions 2025

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