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Albany! We are offering a FREE ‘come and try’ on Saturday 12 September for people of all ages to come down and learn the basics of paddling. Join us at the Albany Kayak Festival 🚣‍♂️

Visit https://form.jotform.com/PaddleWA/come-and-try26 to sign up now!

AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN 🏆
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Paddle WA Awards and Hall of Fame. Visit the link below to submit your nomination before 11:59pm on Friday 18 September 2026.
https://paddlewa.asn.au/award-nominations-now-open/

Gold for WA Canoe Sprint in Poland | Three of our WA athletes formed part of an 18-strong Australian Team at the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships last week in Poznan, Poland. Ben Sainsbury brought home gold in the VL1 Mens 200m, whilst Luke Egger and Amy Ralph had strong performances on the world stage. Read on at: https://paddlewa.asn.au/gold-for-wa-canoe-sprint-in-poland/

Photo credit: Canoe Photography

Congratulations to Luke Egger, who has been named as a VenuesWest Brand Ambassador for 2026-27 👏

The VenuesWest Brand Ambassador program supports West Australian athletes through financial support and development opportunities to assist their pursuit of high-performance sport.

2026 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Poznan, Poland start tomorrow!

Here’s our WA athlete Program of Events so you can cheer them on for every race. Good luck Amy, Ben and Luke!

Livestream: https://youtube.com/?si=nPeA-9QvXuj2_Kds
Photo credits: JGRimages 2025

THIS SATURDAY! Do you know a young person aged 13-16 years who wants to test their ability for an Olympic sport? Join us for the 2026 Talent Search Day this Saturday at UWA Sport Science Hall. Places are limited so be quick - tag a friend and register now at https://paddlewa.asn.au/paddle-programs/talent-search/

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Paddle WA Talent Search - Paddle WA With the upcoming 2032 Brisbane Olympics, Paddle WA, in collaboration with the Exercise Performance Science team at UWA are hosting a talent search for WA athletes to identify sport-specific characteristics […]

Are you between the ages of 13 and 16 years old, and want to test your athletic potential? Register now for our Paddle WA Talent Search Day, 29th of August starting from 10am.

Register now: https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=442239
Find out more: https://paddlewa.asn.au//talent-search/

There's an exciting series of Slalom racing coming up! Join us for some high adrenaline action!
Registrations updated weekly, to register, visit:

https://www.webscorer.com/SlalomWA

WA State Team - Canoe/Kayak Slalom

Take a walk on the wild side and join us for something a little different. Have a go at Wildwater paddling, sans wildwater. Test your skills at navigating the obstacle course and experience the thrills without the spills as a great introduction to this exciting discipline and for preparation for when the water starts to flow....

Come down and join us! Registrations close on Saturday for Sunday's race.

https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=432174&fbclid=IwY2xjawR4v4VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2ejJEQ08wTVpEcnRvcWtzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlMJ6ZbZ0XqubuoDljBFoniLLvj1Zmv0sKQdYP98KVBQdC8PbmItKxJ0CE2l_aem_OobeHjldEcuAnkcr29PU6w

2026 WWR #1 & WWR #2 Buoys Races Event registration: 2026 WWR #1 & WWR #2 Buoys Races @ Ascot, Australia. Sunday, May 31, 2026 08:30 (GMT+8)