Visa Rahkola (National Champion) has been named the Association of Sports Journalists (ASJ) Canoe Sports Athlete of the Year 2021, in recognition of his European Championship success in 2021 (currently ranking him 7th in Europe). Visa now has his focus on the World Championship final and a podium place.
Kayak Session Magazine, said that “both these ladies have been ripping it up this year and both got the same amount of votes. Whether it was through crazy high score rides in Freestyle for Ottie or going fast and hard on steep creeks for Sage, they both represent the best Read more…
We’re thrilled to formally announce James Bebbington (GBR), David Rogers (GBR), Tamsyn McConchie (GBR), and Lane De Meulenaere (BEL) are joining the ASP Team 2021-22. Their athlete bio’s will be appearing on the ASP team page soon. The 2021-2022 ASP athletes… Robert Crowe (GBR), Ottilie Robinson-Shaw (GBR), Gavin Barker (GBR), Read more…
The Sweetwater Skills pages are progressing; you can now find a library of demonstration clips on my YouTube Channel, lots more to follow. Sweetwater Skills content aims to utilise four key environments to develop your skills that form a sliding continuum, these are Home, Land-based, Flat-water and Moving-water. Looking forward Read more…
I’ve just launched the new Sweetwater Skills page starting with the Front Clean Loop. I’ve tried to come at this from a different angle and provide information that will not only benefit those learning to loop, but also those wanting to perform tricks like a clean Mc Nasty. Each skill Read more…
This week I was intending to join the Finnish Freestyle Team for their annual team camp in Finland, Neitikoski, North Karelia. However, due to the current quarantine rules, the camp was run remotely with regular zoom calls and daily catch-ups. It was challenging, although fun too. It’s been amazing to Read more…
Great article by Brooke Hess on Ottilie Robinson-Shaw recently breaking the 1000 point barrier https://paddlingmag.com
We are stoked to announce applications for the ASP programme are now open. This is a long running highly successful athlete development programme (4 year cycle) with athlete positions funded by Sweetwater Coaching. The programmes set out to achieve the following: To assist individuals improving on their personal best in Read more…
Stoked to announce the release of a new short coaching series – BOOST. BOOST offers a series of 90min sessions dedicated to exploring specific tricks. Starting with a short pre-session call to gain an insight into your needs, and a pre-session video resource to help maximise your learning during the Read more…
It’s always been fascinating to see what’s possible within our sport and, since the beginning, gender equality has always been a high priority in my coaching. Most can agree, by its very nature, freestyle at its core produces boundary breakers. Female athleticism is spreading across freestyle disciplines, from big wave Read more…
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