episodic Canoeing is a truly international sport and activity. Anywhere in the world where there is water, there is usually a canoe nearby.

The International Canoe Federation is the world governing body for a dozen different types of canoeing, from the Olympic and Paralympic sports of slalom, sprint and paracanoe, team events like canoe polo and dragon boat, to the types of activity you will find on lakes, rivers and oceans around the world, including SUP, freestyle, wildwater, marathon and ocean racing.

We want to introduce you to some of the biggest names in our sports and let them tell you their story.

Discover the adventurous world of paddling through insights and advice from the world's best canoe, kayak, and stand-up paddling athletes and coaches.

We hope to inspire you to get active and on the water, while improving your technique too.

]]> International Canoe Federation Planet Canoe Planet Canoe International Canoe Federation false en https://www.canoeicf.com Richard Fox is the new chair of the ICF’s slalom committee. He shares his views on where the discipline’s at, and where it goes from here.

]]> A moment with Richard Fox A moment with Richard Fox 00:14:20 0834a0e2-1e57-4a18-8c57-924eccf60560 2 5 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/a-moment-with-richard-fox Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:49:58 +0000 Belgium’s Marian Sarbu won a closely fought contest to become the new chair of the ICF’s Ocean Racing Committee. He shared some of his thoughts for the future with us.

]]> A moment with Marian Sarbu A moment with Marian Sarbu 00:06:32 5c825626-70fc-47a2-a966-8d08293a7582 1 5 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/a-moment-with-marian-sarbu Sat, 09 Nov 2024 10:50:55 +0000 Australia’s Dylan Littlehales heads to the Paris 2024 Paralympics in the best form of his life.

]]> Australian Paralympian Dylan Littlehales Australian Paralympian Dylan Littlehales 00:15:00 2d55d514-54d7-4757-ab6f-2c9045ac14e0 10 4 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/australian-paralympian-dylan-littlehales Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:34:12 +0000 Nelia Barbosa talks about the thrill and expectation of competing at a Paralympics in front of a home crowd.

]]> French paracanoe athlete Nelia Barbosa French paracanoe athlete Nelia Barbosa 00:10:10 2e6555b0-09e6-4624-9821-cd08a463ea51 9 4 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/french-paracanoe-athlete-nelia-barbosa Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:59:20 +0000 A chat with Team GB paracanoe athlete David Phillipson ahead of the Paris Paralympics. Dave was one of the last athletes to earn his quota for Paris.

]]> David Phillipson David Phillipson 00:13:45 26639d47-bee1-47b7-bf95-36ad7cb48eac 8 4 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/david-phillipson Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:00:35 +0000 Jean Michel Prono - the man who has been running canoe slalom for 20 years - says this will be his last Games in charge. And he’s leaving on a high, with the introduction of kayak cross at the Olympics considered a tremendous success.

]]> Inside Paris: Jean Michel Prono Inside Paris: Jean Michel Prono 00:14:09 c016cba0-cb93-4ed4-a133-e5294be34515 7 4 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/inside-paris-jean-michel-prono Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:47:06 +0000 Yves Bourhis might have been making his Olympic debut for Senegal, but he had the entire French crowd behind him at Paris 2024.

]]> Inside Paris: Yves Bourhis Inside Paris: Yves Bourhis 00:08:32 c49fcb60-49e4-4afa-aa81-5910ce31ab06 6 4 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/inside-paris-yves-bourhis Sun, 04 Aug 2024 07:21:38 +0000 The Olympic experience: Czechia’s Gabriela Satkova and Italy’s Marta Bertoncelli talk about their Olympic experience in Paris.

]]> Inside Paris: Gabriela Satkova and Marta Bertoncelli Inside Paris: Gabriela Satkova and Marta Bertoncelli 00:11:29 c5762ecb-01e3-457d-be73-1ac7947f3e57 5 4 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/inside-paris-gabriela-satkova-and-marta-bertoncelli Fri, 02 Aug 2024 07:31:36 +0000 A tale of two Olympics. In this emotional but uplifting episode Tokyo Olympic champion Ricarda Funk talks candidly about her emotions after missing a medal in Paris.

]]> Olympic champion Ricarda Funk Olympic champion Ricarda Funk 00:12:32 35a62ed2-adf6-444c-a01f-03cce5e5f6dd 4 4 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/olympic-champion-ricarda-funk Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:49:05 +0000 Sue Natoli is chief judge at the canoe slalom competition at the Paris Olympics. It’s her seventh Games, and she’s seen a lot of changes.

]]> Canoe slalom Olympic chief judge Sue Natoli Canoe slalom Olympic chief judge Sue Natoli 00:09:17 a0bdfb77-87f1-4271-a366-f529d5ea92a6 3 4 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/canoe-slalom-olympic-chief-judge-sue-natoli Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:21:44 +0000 So what’s the secret to designing an Olympic canoe slalom course? We chat with Irati Goikoetxea and Sebastian Schubert, who designed the Paris Olympic 2024 course.

]]> Olympic course designers Olympic course designers 00:13:50 366fcf75-0bfd-49ca-ac02-118acb18b786 2 4 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/olympic-course-designers Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:11:48 +0000 A chat with British Olympian Adam Burgess after he qualified for the C1 semi-finals at the Paris Olympics

]]> Inside Paris - Adam Burgess Inside Paris - Adam Burgess 00:06:25 2dbbe59d-9039-4887-b597-662c48b3eeef 1 4 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/inside-paris-adam-burgess Mon, 29 Jul 2024 07:19:22 +0000 On the eve of the Paris Olympics we chat to one of the French paddlers who will be carrying the hopes of her nation, Camille Prigent.

]]> French slalom paddler Camille Prigent French slalom paddler Camille Prigent 00:07:29 3115c440-835a-4ae1-a153-3489228e4181 14 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/french-slalom-paddler-camille-prigent Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:10:37 +0000 It was a day not for the nervous when Tim Anderson earned the right to represent Australia in the kayak at the Paris Olympics.

]]> Australian kayak paddler Tim Anderson Australian kayak paddler Tim Anderson 00:10:03 5fc41068-7cf0-45f3-a435-f959a7701f79 13 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/tim-anderson Tue, 09 Jul 2024 07:59:35 +0000 Our latest Path to Paris podcast features a chat with Tokyo Olympian Kimberley Woods. The British paddler is preparing for her second Games, and talks openly about her battles off the water.

]]> Kimberley Woods Kimberley Woods 00:11:24 28dcb5b2-7f2f-42b2-9234-cda030977f87 12 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/kimberley-woods Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:24:46 +0000 In our podcast this week we chat with two-time Australian Olympian Alyce Wood, who will compete in Paris for the first time as a mother.

]]> Path to Paris - Alyce Wood Path to Paris - Alyce Wood 00:19:29 261a593f-8252-4e71-90a5-e70b2959123a 11 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/path-to-paris-alyce-wood Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:27:30 +0000 Eva Tercelj has been to two Olympics and is a former ICF slalom world champion. She’s determined to break through for a medal in Paris

]]> Two-time Olympian Eva Tercelj from Slovenia Two-time Olympian Eva Tercelj from Slovenia 00:08:48 795ef439-b32f-4e1c-8246-da0d11500cf6 10 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/two-time-olympian-eva-tercelj-from-slovenia Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:41:06 +0000 French teenager Titouan Castryck is hoping to make his Olympic debut in Paris this year.

]]> French slalom paddler Titouan Castryck French slalom paddler Titouan Castryck 00:07:18 7eb000d7-e26e-42dc-bfd6-85fc4fa5c777 9 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/french-slalom-paddler-titouan-castryck Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:43:01 +0000 Dutch paddler Martina Wegman is preparing for her second Olympic Games after finishing seventh in the K1 in Tokyo.

]]> Path to Paris - Martina Wegman Path to Paris - Martina Wegman 00:11:44 2626d9cd-9ff9-477b-84ec-d939b1f1c443 8 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/martina-wegman Mon, 25 Mar 2024 08:45:09 +0000 Danish multiple marathon world champion Mads Pedersen is putting everything on the line to try and qualify for his first Olympic Games.

]]> Path to Paris - Danish marathon world champion Mads Pedersen Path to Paris - Danish marathon world champion Mads Pedersen 00:06:18 f031d53d-3c7c-4bcd-a361-af1ab23ebd52 7 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/path-to-paris-denmark-marathon-world-champion-mads-pedersen Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:52:50 +0000 In our latest Path To Paris podcast we chat with Australian slalom paddler Tristan Carter, who was involved in a tense struggle to earn the Oceania quota for Paris 2024.

]]> Path To Paris - Australian slalom paddler Tristan Carter Path To Paris - Australian slalom paddler Tristan Carter 00:13:29 f66e7b8d-43b0-4e3b-acf4-55843320c49c 6 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/path-to-paris-australian-slalom-paddler-tristan-carter Sun, 25 Feb 2024 09:37:00 +0000 In this episode of our Path to Paris podcast series we chat with the Polish Tokyo 2020 Olympian and slalom paddler Klaudia Zwolinska.

]]> Path to Paris ft. Klaudia Zwolinska Path to Paris ft. Klaudia Zwolinska 00:09:51 b80ddbf1-bfae-4647-9c07-d5c763de8d25 5 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/path-to-paris-ft-klaudia-zwolinska Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:52:46 +0000 Benjamin Savsek is the reigning Olympic and World C1 slalom world champion. He's also one of the nicest athletes you will ever meet. The Slovenian chats to Planet Canoe about his journey so far, and his dreams for the Paris Olympics next year - if he can qualify!

]]> Path to Paris ft. Benjamin Savsek Path to Paris ft. Benjamin Savsek 00:23:01 b755745e-35f6-4a28-bb04-14b38dbbd458 ross solly 4 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/path-to-paris-ft-benjamin-savsek Mon, 30 Oct 2023 11:40:12 +0000 Curtis McGrath is the most successful paracanoe athlete ever, with three Paralympic gold medals. In our Path to Paris conversation Curtis revisits the day he stepped on a mine in Afghanistan, how he turned tragedy into triumph, and what the future might hold for the Australian.

]]> Path to Paris ft. Curtis McGrath Path to Paris ft. Curtis McGrath 00:15:43 ce7105a0-5761-4be9-8469-52e1fb02c48a 3 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/path-to-paris-ft-curtis-mcgrath Mon, 11 Sep 2023 01:03:17 +0000 Three years ago Amir Rezanejad walked for 16 days through the mountains of Iran to escape his country. Now he is trying to get to the Paris Olympics as a refugee athlete. We caught up with Amir after he competed at the ICF Junior and U23 canoe slalom world championships in Krakow, his first competition in three years.

]]> Path to Paris ft. Amir Rezanejad Path to Paris ft. Amir Rezanejad 00:07:16 b7c9d5a1-d567-40ab-86c7-f3118e2e7ee6 2 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/path-to-paris-ft-amir-hassanjani Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:26:20 +0000 A chat with Danish two-time canoe sprint Olympian and three-time medalist Emma Jorgensen about Paris 2024, embracing K2, dealing with post-Olympic blues and the importance of having a trade outside of sport.

]]> Path to Paris ft. Emma Jorgensen Path to Paris ft. Emma Jorgensen 00:25:12 3ebe28c3-c594-44a0-afb1-5a6a878c61c4 ross solly 1 3 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/path-to-paris-ft-emma-jorgensen Sun, 13 Aug 2023 23:23:40 +0000 Australians Alyce Burnett and Jordan Wood made their Olympic debuts in Rio in 2016. Last year they qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, and got married. Since then life has been interesting, to say the least! We talked to Jordan and Alyce about training through lockdown, how Jordan broke his collarbone, who leaves the lid off the milk, and how the postponement of the Olympics might change their life plans.

]]> Jordan and Alyce Wood Paddle Talk Jordan and Alyce Wood Paddle Talk 00:29:06 bd11e17e-a90d-4519-a79c-a2cecec106f3 2 2 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/jordan-and-alyce-wood-paddle-talk Mon, 27 Jul 2020 07:18:56 +0000 In the first of a new series, "Paddle Talk", we catch up with two-time ICF ocean racing world champion Sean Rice. We talk life in lockdown, the emotion and effort that goes into becoming a world champion, his decision to move from South Africa to the UK, and how he almost became a British paddler. And much more.

]]> A chat with world champion Sean Rice A chat with world champion Sean Rice 00:29:19 506331e8-717b-49df-916d-af960c7bd4a0 1 2 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/a-chat-with-world-champion-sean-rice Tue, 30 Jun 2020 12:35:22 +0000 In our final episode of "How Sport Stars Cope in Covid-19 Lockdown" Rio 2016 Olympic silver medalist tells us what it is like being an elite athlete in a country of 2 million, how Covid-19 has changed his sporting outlook, and the thrill of a possible fourth Olympic Games.

]]> Peter Kauzer talks Covid, Olympics and the pressure to succeed Peter Kauzer talks Covid, Olympics and the pressure to succeed 00:24:10 49074dfe-99c3-4c27-9ecb-a41427fe969d 6 1 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/peter-kauzer-talks-covid-olympics-and-the-pressure-to-succeed Fri, 19 Jun 2020 08:21:36 +0000 Stand up paddling world, European and Australian champion Michael Booth joins us to talk about life during lockdown, his plans for the future, why SUP is taking off around the world, and should it be in the Olympics.

]]> SUP star Michael Booth SUP star Michael Booth 00:29:57 6b2efa90-dc91-47a7-bdd4-0243bf1c86ce 5 1 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/sup-star-michael-booth Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:48:47 +0000 German Ricarda Funk has already qualified to contest the canoe slalom at the Tokyo Olympics, which will be her first Games. American Kaitlyn Verfuerth is hoping to go to her fourth Paralympics, but her first in paracanoe after previously contesting tennis. She still has to qualify for Tokyo. Both athletes have had their preparations seriously disrupted by covid-19. In our fourth ICF podcast, Ricarda and Kaitlyn talk about how they are coping with lockdown, how it affects them mentally and physically, and what they do to pass the time. Spoiler alert: one of our athletes spends a lot of time watching Harry Potter movies!

]]> How sport stars cope in covid-19 lockdown: Episode 4 How sport stars cope in covid-19 lockdown: Episode 4 00:21:04 37a8416c-725f-4784-aa20-ce365801f503 4 1 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/how-sport-stars-cope-in-covid-19-lockdown-1 Fri, 22 May 2020 09:57:17 +0000 In our third sport podcast we chat with Denmark's 2008 Olympic silver medalist, Rene Poulsen, 2016 Paralympian Scott Martlew from New Zealand, and Austria's 2014 Youth Olympic Games gold medalist, Nadine Weratschnig.

They talk about how they are coping with lockdown, what their thoughts are about the next 12 months, and give tips on what to watch, read and do to pass those long hours indoors..

]]> How sport stars cope in covid-19 lockdown: Episode 3 How sport stars cope in covid-19 lockdown: Episode 3 00:29:57 405d5e72-038d-440c-ac15-e4e46734050f 3 1 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/how-sport-stars-cope-in-covid-19-lockdown-3 Mon, 04 May 2020 12:29:21 +0000 This year Robinson Mendez hopes to be competing at his fifth Paralympic Games, but his first as a paracanoe athlete. He only took up the sport after the Rio Paralympics, but the Chilean has already shown he thrives on a challenge!

]]> Road to Tokyo - Robinson Mendez Road to Tokyo - Robinson Mendez 00:13:11 90919791-91e3-4ac5-b73d-342c0129a892 Planet Canoe 2 1 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/road-to-tokyo-robinson-mendez Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:42:25 +0000 In this second episode of 'How Sport Stars Cope in Covid-19' we talk to Rio 2016 Olympic canoe sprint gold medalist Tom Leibscher of Germany, Australia's canoe slalom Olympic silver and bronze medalist Jessica Fox, and Paralympic silver and bronze medalist Charlotte Henshaw of Great Britain about how they are coping with coronavirus restrictions. Like all athletes, its a struggle, but they are not losing sight of the bigger picture.

]]> How sport stars cope in covid-19 lockdown: Episode 2 How sport stars cope in covid-19 lockdown: Episode 2 00:33:09 557232fe-df59-4c39-b2f1-f14921fec5b5 2 1 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/how-sport-stars-cope-in-covid-19-episode-2 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:31:45 +0000 Welcome to a new series where we introduce you to some of the athletes who will compete at this year's Tokyo Olympic or Paralympic Games. In this episode we catch up with Dutch canoe slalom athlete, Martina Wegman, who is set to make her Olympic debut in Japan.

]]> Road to Tokyo - Martina Wegman, Netherlands Road to Tokyo - Martina Wegman, Netherlands 00:17:21 d5375b72-5bd1-4f51-8069-c2c222f202c1 ICF 1 1 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/road-to-tokyo-martina-wegman-netherlands Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:32:02 +0000 The coronavirus has turned the world on its head, and everyone is learning new ways to cope. Among them are the world's best athletes. Join our chat with world and European canoe slalom champion Alexander Slafkovsky of Slovakia, Olympic canoe sprint athlete Linnea Stensils of Sweden, and Australian Paralympic gold medalist Curtis McGrath, as they talk us through how the virus is affecting them mentally and physically, and how they feel about the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Their situation is similar to a lot of sport stars around the globe - and with Covid-19 set to change the way athletes train and prepare, its going to provide lots of challenges.

]]> How sport stars cope in Covid-19 lockdown: Episode 1 How sport stars cope in Covid-19 lockdown: Episode 1 00:25:22 4bcd954d-dad0-426f-9b9b-d1c06e11bbf7 1 1 full false https://pod.co/planetcanoe/how-sport-stars-cope-in-covid-19-lockdown Fri, 10 Apr 2020 07:19:33 +0000