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The South African Waveski Surfing Association (SAWSA) will be rubbing shoulders with the surf-cultures elite brands and organisations, later this month. Join us at the Cape Town International Convention Centre

DURBAN — Youth and experience triumphed at the singles races of the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban on Sunday, with Australian Cory Hill taking his fourth men’s

DURBAN — The ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships began with drama and a South African clean-sweep of major mixed doubles titles on Saturday – which the local singles paddlers

DURBAN – The waiting is almost over and the world’s best are eagerly looking forward to the weekend action as Durban, the “Home of Surfski Paddling”, prepares to host the

DURBAN – A colourful parade on the Durban Point Promenade of all the paddlers taking part in the event launched the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships on Thursday

DURBAN – Defending World Champion, Cape Town’s Kira Bester, could not hide here delight as she talked about the course and conditions chosen for the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World

DURBAN – The race schedule for the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships was confirmed on Wednesday with the two championship races set for Saturday and Sunday. The more

DURBAN – The ripple of overseas paddlers arriving in Durban has turned into a tsunami of excitement as the international surfski racers register at the Durban Undersea Club (DUC) for

DURBAN – The overwhelming theme of the top men in Durban for the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships this weekend is that it will be a tight race, and

DURBAN – One of South Africa’s unsung sporting heroes is 24-year-old Cape Town surfski paddler Uli Hart, who this weekend in Durban will be hoping to pick up his sixth

DURBAN – Team Euro Steel’s Saskia Hockly will be hoping her victory in the world’s oldest surfski race on Sunday will be the pre-cursor to even more glory at this

CRADOCK (Eastern Cape) — The winners of the 2025 South African K2 titles at the Fish River Canoe Marathon over the weekend took vastly different routes to claim victory, with

The 2025 South African K2 Championships being held in conjunction with the Fish River Canoe Marathon looks to have been whittled down to a two-horse race for the men, while

DURBAN – The on-water action for the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships kicks off on Sunday with the oldest surfski race in the world providing a curtain raiser

CRADOCK (Eastern Cape) — Expect some “friendly rivalry” at this weekend’s Fish River Canoe Marathon with many of the leading crews battling against former partners as they aim for victory,

DURBAN – The Euro Steel Team taking part in the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships next week has a fascinating mix of South Africa’s young rising stars, backed up

World Champs Website DURBAN – As the countdown continues to the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban on October 17-19, there was good news for the top contenders

DURBAN – The women’s race at the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban on October 17-19 looks like turning into an extension of South Africa’s long-standing sporting rivalry

FULL RESULTS   GYOR (Hungary) — Team South Africa ended the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Gyor, Hungary, with two silver and two bronze medals shared by the experienced

Borg vs McEnroe; Federer vs Nadal vs Djokovic; Frazier vs Ali; Manchester United vs Liverpool; India vs Australia; All Blacks vs Springboks; Senna vs Prost … all some of the great rivalries that have excited sports fans all over the world. Now canoeing has Lovemore vs Pedersen developing into a rivalry to match those great sporting battles.

Hamish Lovemore added another silver medal to his impressive collection from major international canoeing competitions in 2025 when he finished second in the 5 000m event at the ICF Sprint World Championships in Milan, Italy, on Sunday afternoon.

SA’s Hamish Lovemore is being tipped by experts as one of the paddlers expected to shine at this week’s ICF Canoe Sprint World Champs.

At 47 years old, multiple world canoeing champion Hank McGregor thinks “maybe” he is maturing at last.

Hamish Lovemore further underlined his status as one of the world’s stars of the future by winning silver in the K1 long distance marathon event at The World Games in Chengdu, China.

Montemor-o-Velho (Portugal) – Cape Town’s Cody Stallard provided the highlights for South Africa at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho in Portugal over the past

The paddling community in South Africa is shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Western Cape stalwart Peter Cole on Thursday. Paddlesport South Africa will remember Peter for his

Montemor-o-Velho (Portugal) – Seven of South Africa’s potential future Olympians face a tough test this week when they come up against the best paddlers from 65 other countries at the

Draw & Live Results The high-pitched voice of Waris Mills talking about Canoe Slalom is infectious as she reflects on her journey into the discipline. After carving out a name

Jethro Keys started waveski surfing only three years ago — completely by coincidence — when he visited Big Bay Beach for the first time. It just so happened coach Ken

Hamish Lovemore’s star shone even brighter this weekend as he enjoyed a clean sweep of gold medals from the senior men’s events in a drama-filled South African Marathon Canoeing Championships

UPINGTON – Upington in the arid North West Province is the unlikely focal point for South African canoeing this weekend, when the cream of the country’s paddlers compete for SA

The 2025 Copa Pacífico, a World Waveski Surfing Association (WWSA) accredited event, took place over the weekend in Huanchaco, Peru. Competitors from around the globe descended on the iconic coastal

Preparations are in full swing for one of the most exciting paddle sports events on the South African calendar: the 2025 Reef Royalty International Paddle Fest, taking place from 13th

Szeged (Hungary) – A small team of South Africa’s top sprint canoeists will be taking on the world’s best this weekend in Szeged in Hungary in the first international event of the Olympic cycle that ends in Los Angeles in July 2028.

Szeged (Hungary) – A small team of South Africa’s top sprint canoeists will be taking on the world’s best this weekend in Szeged in Hungary in the first international event of the Olympic cycle that ends in Los Angeles in July 2028.

Success Mahlaba claimed the 2025 SA Slalom Championships title with quick and relatively clean run that earned him a six-second victory over C1 paddler Cyprian Ngidi.

BETHLEHEM – This weekend sees a new crop of slalom canoeists starting a journey that a few young rising stars are hoping will culminate in a chance to show their

Results CAPE TOWN – The Peninsula pair of Nic Notten and Kenny Rice surged to a convincing victory in the South African SS2 Ocean Racing championship in the prestigious Prescient

Full Race Results CAPE TOWN – Nic Notten led home a Peninsula Canoe Club 1-2-3 to claim the South African SS1 Ocean Racing Championship title in flat conditions in False

CAPE TOWN – Uli Hart will be looking to make use of his home-town advantage when he defends his South African SS1 (single surfski) Ocean Racing title in Fish Hoek

DURBAN – The national federation that manges the affairs of canoeing in South Africa officially changed its name on Tuesday to PaddleSport South Africa. The name has been changed so