A Look Back at 2017

2017 A good year for The Sharks A big thank-your to everyone involved in making 2017 a good year for The Sharks, here are just a few memories from the year.

Hamble Parish Magazine

Well Done Susan Not only is Susan Templeton getting on and running Wild Water Races in the South of England on Behalf of The Sharks, she is getting some coverage in some interesting places.

Thank-You

Dear Sharks,  I just wanted to spend a moment saying THANK YOU.

Slalom Report 2017

Well Done Folks 2017 has been a mixed season for The Sharks, we have had some excellent results but could have done with some more paddlers racing more often. Something to aim for in 2018.

HPP Slalom Results

Division 1 and 2 slalom results The last events of the season saw Grant Underwood race in Division 1 at Holme Pierrepont on Saturday and James Read race in Division 2 on Sunday. Both were in Men’s K1.

Winner Sharks

Congratulations Jacob Jacob Simpson won the division 3 slalom at Shepperton by 5 seconds, with an impressive second run on Sunday 22nd October.

Racing Report 2017

Looking to the Future Racing opportunities were limited in 2017, but we still had some good results and need to build up our squads for 2018 and the Club has some great plans going forward. The season for both Sprint and Marathon ending in September.

Slalom Results 14&15 September 2017

Symonds Yat and Tees Barrage Results Shark paddlers were racing at different venues over the weekend, James Read was at Symonds Yat racing Division 2 Men’s K1 whilst Grant Underwood was at the Tees Barrage in Division 1 Men’s K1.

Elmbridge Marathon Report – October 2017

A new Team in Marathon Rankings The Sharks are now a ranking marathon club, after entering the Elmbridge Marathon on the River Thames. A small team, our first ever team took to the water to launch The Sharks new programme for 2018.

Wild Water Racing Report 2017

Time to build on Our Achievements The Sharks are entering our tenth year of involvement in canoeing and kayaking and during that time we have quite a bit of success in Wild Water Racing, and although we have seen some great individual success this year,

Nene Slalom 2017 Results

Sharks Shine

Hayes Canal Festival

Another Great Event Well done to all those involved in organising this year’s Hayes Canal Festival. Another year and another great event: thank-you.

Sepperton Report – September 2017

Stolen Boats

Stolen boats We have had two Nomad Logik slalom boats stolen from out base in Southall

Cardington September Slalom Report

Grandtully Slalom Report

Sharks at ‘Tully The Sharks had three paddlers racing in the Grandtully national ranking division 1 slalom at the weekend

Harefield Results

Harefield Results – August 2017 Big thank-you to everyone involved in making the Harefield Slalom was our most successful yet, with nearly 120 starts.

Sharks Swimming of the Coast of Bournemouth

Well done Shark Swimmers Congratulations to Grant, Kaycee and Neal Underwood, who swam from Bournemouth Pier to Boscombe Pier, a distance of 1.4 miles in the sea.

Sprint Results July 2017

Sharks Sprinters Two Shark paddlers were racing at the July National Regatta at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.

Shepperton Results June 2017

There was some new Shark talent on display at Shepperton slalom. With two paddlers making their début. In the men's division 4 K1, Jacob Simpson made his first appearance at a slalom and showed real promise, taking fifth place.

Cardington Results – June 2017

Joel Gunnery has made a few eyes open as he raced in his first events of 2017. After taking gold and silver at the London Youth Games, he kicked off his ranking season at Cardington with a sliver on Saturday event and gold on Sunday.

Sharks medal at London Youth Games

The Sharks were in the medals again at the London Youth Games. The slalom event saw Joel Gunnery take gold for Hillingdon in the junior boys' group, whilst clubmate Amelia Combes took bronze in the senior girls' for Ealing.

European Wild Water Championships 2017

Congratulations to Grant Underwood on becoming the first Shark to represent their country at senior level. Grant represented GB at the European Wild Water Racing championships in Skopje, in both classic and sprint events.

May Regatta Results

Just one paddler at the May regatta, Grant Underwood, racing in Men's C K1. Taking third place in the 200m heat in a time of 46.46 he qualified for the final coming 6th in a time of 44:62.

Nene Slalom Report

Four paddlers were racing for The Sharks at the Nene Division 4 (entry level) slalom in Northampton.

GB WWR selection report

Congratulations Grant The selection event for the GB Wild Water Racing team to go to the senior European Championships and for the under 23 Worlds team and senior World Cup event took place at Grandtully in Scotland at the weekend and Loughborough University and Shark paddler Grant Underwood was there.

Woodmill WWR results

The Sharks had a great day in sun soaked Southampton on Saturday 8th April at the Woodmill Regional Sprint format Wild Water Race. The race consisted of two runs down an 800 metre course, with the time of the best run counting as your result.

What a week

The Sharks have kicked spring off with an amazing 85 paddlers on the water in the first week of their Summer Programme. Good weather and hard work made this week a great success. Rounded off on Saturday with a great day's racing at Woodmill.

Ally Judge at Matlock

Congratulations to Ally Judge on taking second place in the Ladies K1 race at the Matlock Wild Water Race. The race was a sprint format in what is one of the nicest race sites in England.

Shepperton Division 2 -Results

James Read is the first Shark paddler to race in slalom this year, taking 19th place in the Men's K1 event on Saturday 11th March at Shepperton Weir, in Sunday's event he came 20th.

Welcome Richard

New Slalom Coach The Sharks welcome Richard Moore to their coaching team, another coach with international experience.

We are being watched

The Sharks can be seen from space! Google Earth’s picture of the canal by Sac, clearly shows two paddlers in racing K1s paddling along the canal.

New Year’s Day Race -Results

First paddle of the New Year. Well done to the paddlers who made the effort to get on the water and paddle on New Year's day, on what was a nice warm morning.