The canoeing world recently witnessed a remarkable event at the stunning regatta course in the Italian Alps. With its breathtaking scenery, anyone attending the World Championships would have been left in awe. The Richmond Canoe Club (RCC) had the privilege of sending five talented individuals, Arthur, Dylan, Nelson, Shirav, and Owen, to represent Team GB, along with myself as their team coach. This achievement marked the highest number of junior/U23 paddlers from our club to

Dylan (U17), Areg (U16), Owen (U16) and Fabio (U15) represented us at this year Olympic Hopes in Bratislava. This year the Olympic Hopes was more competitive than ever with 40 Countries, 800 participants (2 boats/nation were allowed to enter) We had people from all the big canoe nations from Europe, and all over the World from Canada, Brazil, Japan, USA, Argentine…etc Some events had 6 heats as the crowded entries. Team GB (inc Scottish perf squad) achieved 7 A finals and 13