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It’s Been A While
It’s been a while since we posted but we’ve not been sitting around.
First Win of the Year
A win and a place for Banbury paddlers at the Frank Luzmore Memorial Marathon
Change of Tack
Apparently you can sail on a canal!
Cherwell Trash
Banbury paddlers take on the challenging Cherwell
Wildwater Racing
Tour of the North
Ross Warland Memorial Challenge
Records Broken
Banbury Hasler
Big Win for the Home Team
Welsh Open
Wildwater Racing in Wales
Holiday Training Camp
Hard Work over Half-Term
Dingbats!
The wait is over – here are the 2018 answers
Fifth at the Finals
Medals and promotions – and gold for Lee and Zoe
Thrills and Plenty of Spills
Wavehopper Championships at Nene Whitewater Centre
Another Double Header
Sprinting at Fladbury and marathon at Henley
Sucesses Home and Away
Numerous medals at Sobeka and promotions from Pangbourne
National Championships at Nottingham
Medal haul at the sprint and wildwater championships
Bank Holiday Racing and Partying
Banbury K2s on Form at Longridge
No Races but Still Busy
Even without any marathon or sprint races on, Banbury paddlers were still travelling around the country.
Canoe Club Cafe
The annual Fairport Convention in Cropredy – and we become a café!
Two New National Champions
Congratulations to Dan and Robin
No Training This Weekend
As most of the club will be at the National Marathon Championships this weekend, there will be no training at the club. If you want to see what it's all about though, come and join us at Reading, and see the top marathon paddlers in action. We'll even have cake at...
Something for Everyone
Sprint, marathon and wildwater racing.
Frantic Fortnight
Two Hasler races, some wildwater, a picnic, bbq and plenty of coaching.
Sprinting and Switzerland
A small team racing at Nottingham, whilst Rob takes on the wildwater world.
These Girls Did
A record number turned up to the annual This Girl Can … Canoe Day
Reading, Germany, Switzerland and Brigg
Div 1 win for Joe at home, whilst Amy and Rob live it up abroad.
Great results from Szeged to Basingstoke
World Cup A Final for Amy, as marathon paddlers battle Basingstoke
Masters and Marathon Medals
National Titles for Robin and Silver for Joe
More wins at Worcester
Chris and Ray Win Again!
This Girl Can … Canoe Monday 28 May
A free come and try day for women and girls on Monday 28 May with so much more.
Banbury Paddlers went away to Wey
A mixed day for the Banbury paddlers who went to Guildford
Give It A Go!
Kayaking is a great sport for everyone and anyone – here’s your chance to learn with one of the top clubs in the country.
April Regatta and Selections
A successful outing for the sprint team at the regatta, culminating in two selections for the World Cups
This Girl Can Canoe
Free taster session for women and girls on Monday 28 May
Easter Training Camp
Resilient juniors kept turning up despite the weather
Devizes to (Westminster) Wokingham
Banbury paddlers took on the weather in the DW
Joe’s going to Germany
Selection for the German National Marathon Championships
Leamington Medals
Challenging racing for all at RLSCC
Thank you to Tescos
We’re raising money through the Tescos Bags for Good Scheme
International selection for Rob
Successful selection in Scotland
Waterside and Thameside Updates
It may be freezing but we’re still racing.
Thameside 1 Results
Banbury paddlers battle through the wind to make the podium at Reading.
Rob & George medal at Matlock
Banbury paddlers swap the canal for moving water.
Our Chairman comes of “age”
Celebrated Chairman Graham’s significant birthday with K2 chaos and cake
Awards Night
Awards for All
Club Relay Chaos
Bitter rivalry at the club’s race of the year!
Rocket Launch
Annual Banbury Paddle
Junior Record Broken
Spanish crews make it an international event
Boys swap club for school
Success for two Sibford School paddlers who train at Banbury
Dingbats – the wait is over
The prize winners and the results.
Lightnings Win At Home
Divisional paddlers foiled by Falcon
Wavehopper Winners
Banbury team win a boat in their first wildwater race
Banbury Hasler
BDCC Hasler Marathon Race 29 October
Banbury Canal Day
Canal Day Ergo Challenge
Fourth at Finals
Club’s 4th at the Finals is a great end-of-season result
Psychology of Success
Visit from British Canoeing Performance Director and Sports Psychologist
Banbury dominant at Henley Hasler
Divisional team and Lightnings both win.
Flying in Flanders
Junior team bring back more medals from Belgium
Podiums at Pangbourne
Banbury open the 2017/18 season with 2nd place at Pangbourne
Fantastic 4th
Joe and Oscar just seconds away from a World Medal
Medalfest at Nottingham
Many medals, and two multi-national champions
More Medals
Banbury Paddlers Bring Back Belgian Silver
Podiums and Promotions at Longridge
Banbury paddlers placed at all levels at the Longridge Hasler.
World 3rd for Angela
Angela Hannah wins World Championship bronze medal
Sunday Funday
Bitter rivalry between parents and children
Fairport Feeding Frenzy
We’re getting ready to feed thousands
Team 5th at Marathon Nationals
Izzy B National U12 Girls K2 Champion
Joe Makes a Final at Worlds
Joe Petersen, and his partner Finn Cadell from Linlithgow Canoe Club are through to the B Final
Fantastic 4th Place
Angela and Hannah just 0.1 of a second away from the podium
Southampton in the Sun
Sun, sea-spray and second place.
World Sprint Squads Named
A record FOUR Banbury paddlers named in the World Championship Squads
More international selection for Joe
A great race at the Euros sees Joe and Oscar just miss out on a medal
Rob’s on the Worlds’ Squad
Banbury paddler selected for Wildwater World Championships
Cheshire Ring Success
All female team beat their target!
Cooling off after Falcon Hasler
A win for the Lightnings and 4th for the senior team
Third at Thames Valley
But second place for the Lightnings
Congratulations Joe
Joe selected for GB team second year in a row.
These Girls Can Canoe
Over 30 women and girls had a free intro to paddling today
Medals – home and away
Joe comes back with two medals from Belgium while Izzy wins two at Reading
This Girl Can
Come and have a free go (and cake)
Basingstoke Hasler
Racing back in region again
World Cup Squads
More International Selections
Mastering Medals
3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze
Sprint Squads
Banbury paddlers named on sprint squads.
Taking On The World
Two Banbury Paddlers off to World Cups
New Recruits
Could you be the next Olympian – or just want to try a new sport?
Total Success in DW
All the Banbury crews finished the 125 miles from Devizes to Westminster
Sprinting in the Sun
The first regatta of the year was both sunny and successful.
MR PRESIDENT
Going to university doesn’t mean hanging up your paddles.
More wins and more promotions
Another successful trip to a Midlands race for Banbury paddlers
Bye Bye Winter
No more circuits, we’re back on the water.
Another busy weekend!
Time trials, profiling and racing. This weekend had it all.
Thameside 2
Another Thameside win for Joe.
Long Distance and Sprint Training In One Day
Yesterday saw BDCC paddlers at Waterside B and training on the Olympic lake at Eton Dorney.
Esme is off to Gent
Esme has been selected to race at Gent this month.
Thameside 1 Successes
Banbury crews raced at Thameside 1 yesterday, with some great results.
Beginner Courses
Come and learn to paddle with one of the country’s top flatwater racing clubs.
Waterside A
Some of our younger crews successfully tackled the 13.5 miles and 21 portages of Waterside A on Sunday.
The ice thawed … eventually
With around 20 young paddlers coming from all over southern England, we had to have a quick change of plan when we discovered the canal had re-frozen overnight.
MRC Southern Region Training Day
Marathon Training Day 29 January