Paddle Europe

SS2 takes centre stage in Brest

After Thursday’s SS1 action, the 2026 Paddle Europe Ocean Racing Championships continue on Saturday with three European titles to be decided in Mixed SS2.

Several of Thursday’s SS1 champions will be chasing another European crown, including Barnardo Pereira, Pierre Vilella, Judit Vergés Xifra, Rosie Edwards, Leonardo Candela and Constança Frazão.

Among the crews to watch are 2025 World silver medallists Hector Henot / Thaïs Delrieux, plus Chloe Bunnett / Walter Bouzan, Pierre Vilella / Margaux Bouteloup and Rosie Edwards / Ryan Lark.

The Junior race also promises a strong battle, with Pedro Moreira / Constança Frazão, Leonardo Candela / Marilù Brambilla and Julian St Mary / Andrea Colmard Jiménez among the headline crews.

Three titles. Deep fields. One final day of European Ocean Racing action in Brest.

Pictures from SS1 Race by Thomas Kerleroux

Europe is ready for the first medals in Poznań

After two days of heats and semifinals at the 2026 Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships, the first finals are set — and European athletes are everywhere.

In the six Friday Final A fields already completed, 43 of the 54 places are European — almost 80%.

The biggest story will be the K4 500m finals:

Men: 8 of the 9 boats are European. Defending world champions Portugal are back in the Final A, where they will face Germany, Hungary, Spain, Lithuania, Denmark, Serbia, Poland and Australia.

Women: 7 of the 9 finalists are European. Defending champions Spain go up against Germany, China, Poland, Denmark, AIN, Slovakia, Sweden and Australia.

There is more European strength across the programme. The K1 Women 1000m Final A is entirely European, while Europe also has seven of the nine finalists in C1 Men 1000m and six of nine in both C2 Women 500m and C1 Men 200m.

Friday morning still brings another decisive block of semifinals, including K1 Men 1000m with Fernando Pimenta and Bálint Kopasz, K1 Women 500m, C1 500m and more Paracanoe action.

The first world titles will be decided on Friday afternoon.

After two days of qualifying, Europe is right where it wants to be: at the centre of the medal races.

SS1 European titles decided in Brest

The opening racing day of the 2026 Paddle Europe Ocean Racing Championships delivered eight European champions — and two standout double winners.

Bernardo Pereira(POR) won the U23 Men’s title and also took the overall open Men’s SS1 victory in 1:33:44, just one second ahead of reigning World Champion Pierre Vilella.

Rosie Edwards matched that achievement in the women’s race, taking the U23 European title and the overall Open Women’s SS1 win in 1:45:32.

SS1 European Champions
• Open Men – Bernardo Pereira
• Senior Women – Rosie Edwards

• U23 Men – Bernardo Pereira

• U23 Women – Rosie Edwards

• Junior Men – Leonardo Candela

• Junior Women – Constança Frazão

• Master Men 45–54 – Branislav Sramek

• Master Men 55–64 – Michael Dobler

The final two European titles will be decided on Saturday in the Senior Mixed and Junior Mixed SS2 races.

2026 Paddle Europe Ocean Racing Championships SS1 overall results

Rosie EDWARDS(GBR) and Bernardo PEREIRA(POR) both U23 win the SS1 women and men Overall and they are the new European Champions 2026!

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S11 Start at 12:45(local time)

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