SA’s World Champs head for Spain
The all-conquering South African Ocean Racing team heads to La Vila Joiosa in Spain this week on a mission to retain world titles and claim some new ones. The powerful South African team will defend its position as the top ocean-paddling nation in the world with a potent squad that is loaded with current and past World Champions.
Canoe Polo squad back from World Champs
The three-team national canoe polo squad heads back home this week after a ground-breaking World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, with South Africa sending its biggest ever squad and the first time an U21 women’s team had been entered from Africa.
FISH RIVER CANOE MARATHON CANCELLED
The Fish River Canoe Marathon organising committee has taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2026 event scheduled to take place on October 2-3 due to the ongoing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Eastern Cape.
Hamish leaves it late for another medal
Hamish Lovemore left it late in more ways than one to give South Africa a medal at the 2026 Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Poznan, Poland.
Three-person team in Poland
Hamish Lovemore once again leads a small national squad at the 2026 Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Poznan, Poland, this week with the dual aim of winning medals and adding points to South Africa’s tally for Olympic qualification.
Liebenbergsvlei Now Also K2 Champs
Following the decision to cancel the AJM Breede River Marathon, the SA k2 Championships will be held in conjunction with the Clean Water Challenge – Liebenbergsvlei on September 12-13.
ICF relaunches as Paddle Worldwide
Paddle Worldwide will have a shared identity designed to inspire a global movement for paddlesport. The move marks the next evolution of the organisation, which has led the global development of paddlesport since 1924.
Building on more than a century of leadership, Paddle Worldwide reflects a broader ambition: to inspire more people, in more places, to discover, enjoy and remain connected to paddlesport throughout their lives.
McGregor’s 15th, Dill’s 1st wins at Berg
Two paddlers at the opposite ends of their paddling journeys took the honours at the finish of the Berg River Canoe Marathon in Velddrif on Saturday with Hank McGregor and Neriyah Dill wrapping up the 2026 titles.
11-time World Champion Hank McGregor (Team Euro Steel) cruised home to his 15th Berg victory in the men’s race, while 20-year-old Neriyah Dill (Salt) had to dig deep on the last day from Zoutkloof to Velddrif to become a dominant winner of the women’s race.
Can Lovemore be beaten at SA Champs?
The simple question that needs to be asked at the SA Marathon Canoe Championships in Cape Town at the Peninsula Canoe Club this weekend is: Can Hamish Lovemore be beaten?
Lovemore makes it three medals in two weekends
BRANDENBURG, Germany – Hamish Lovemore added two more medals to his impressive collection when he collected a silver and a bronze at the ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup in Brandenburg, Germany over the weekend. In icy conditions, Lovemore raced to a spectacular second place in the final of the 1 000m K1 event on […]