2016 Annual Report Contents 03 Foreword 04 Highlights 2016 06 Focus on Competition Disciplines and International Representation 08 Focus on Access, Waterways and Environment 10 Focus on Coaching and Qualifications 12 Focus on Facility Development 14 Focus on Rio 2016 16 Focus on Development and Participation 18 Focus on Go Canoeing 20 Focus on International Success 22 International Medals 24 Annual Accounts 2015/2016 and Membership 26 British Canoeing Board 2 British Canoeing Annual Report 2016 Foreword 2016 was a year of significant achievement and progress for British Canoeing. As the President and recently appointed Chair of British Canoeing we are pleased to present this Annual Report. During the year there were several representation was strengthened The organisation receives significant changes to the Board. Mohamed during the year, with eight British public funding with over 80% of its Elsarky and Denise Barrett Baxendale representatives elected onto income last year coming from UK Sport MBE resigned as Chair and Vice International Canoe Federation and Sport England. The Board values Chair respectively, after serving (ICF) committees at the ICF these partnerships and we are pleased the organisation well through a Congress in November. to record our thanks to both funding period of considerable change. bodies. We are also keen however, to During the year there were six new Closer to home, Go Canoeing went reduce this level of grant dependency directors appointed to the Board. from strength to strength. 12,864 and increase the percentage of participants took part in National earned income from membership, David Joy joined the organisation as Go Canoeing Week in 2016, a 22% qualifications and commercial activity. Chief Executive in January and four increase on 2015. There are now 110 further appointments were made canoe trails listed on our website. During the year there was significant to the Senior Management Team consultation to help shape our new during the year. All of these changes Over 150 delegates attended the four-year strategy (2017-2021) for are reported on pages 26-27. 2016 National Coach Conference the whole of British Canoeing. This in November, where many of the included considerable engagement Looking back at significant exciting changes occurring within with members, clubs, centres, achievements, it is difficult not to start coach education were considered. national associations, regions with the amazing success achieved by and national committees. our athletes, who won four Olympic Further investment was made in the and five Paralympic medals in 2016, sport’s facilities with grants totalling The new strategy - Stronger Together making Rio our best ever Games. £200,000 from Sport England’s Capital - which will be launched in March Investment Programme being directed 2017, sets out a clear vision for a There were further international to worthy projects all over the country. more united sport and outlines successes recorded right across eleven challenging ambitions. the sport, with 90 medal winning Following the financial deficit reported performances by our athletes in in the accounts in 2014/2015, a small We look forward to working with European and World level competitions surplus of £1,627 has been reported everyone who shares the vision and across eight disciplines, including for 2015/2016. Membership numbers ambitions within the new strategy. 11 World Championship victories. remain fairly constant with 33.012 Off the water our international registered members at year end. Albert Woods OBE Professor John Coyne CBE President Chair British Canoeing British Canoeing www.britishcanoeing.org.uk 3 Highlights 2016 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL British Canoeing’s new Chief National Go Canoeing British Canoeing begins the Chelmsford Canoe Club Executive David Joy starts in post. Week is officially launched process of developing a four is the winner of the Winter with a Rio theme. year strategic plan 2017- Club Challenge. A total of 2021 aimed at developing 55,264 miles were paddled in the whole sport. 305 different locations. MAY MAY JUNE JUNE Claire O’Hara and Alex Edwards The Big Canoeing Conversation Hannah Brown is crowned Wild A new arrangement allows win gold medals at the European goes on the road to consult Water Racing World Champion British Canoeing members the Freestyle Championships. with members on the new in the K1 women’s sprint event. use of stand up paddleboards strategic plan. on all navigations managed by the Environment Agency. AUGUST SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER The Board of British Canoeing Jeanette Chippington makes The U21 men’s British Adventurers Olly Hicks and appoints Clare Dallaway, Dee history by winning the first ever team are crowned World George Bullard complete Paterson, Richard Boreham Paracanoe gold medal at the Canoe Polo Champions. their 1,200 mile journey and James Fry as Directors. Rio 2016 Games. Paralympics from Greenland to Scotland GB win three gold and two in 66 days. bronze medals. NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER Over 300 people attend the British Canoeing Board John Griffiths, Alex Nikonorov, The Great Britain teams National Coaching Conference, member Greg Smale is elected Colin Radmore and Mark Ratcliffe dominate the World Rafting English Council and Volunteer as Chair of the Canoe Polo all receive the Mussabini Medal Championships claiming 17 Awards held at Eastwood Hall, Committee by the International at the UK Coaching Awards. individual and three Nottinghamshire. Canoe Federation. overall medals. 4 British Canoeing Annual Report 2016 APRIL APRIL MAY MAY The new Club Activity The first digital edition of National Go Canoeing Week Emma Wiggs and Anne Dickins Assistant scheme is launched Canoe Focus is published. sees 38,395 miles logged in the claim gold medals at the World to increase the volunteer interactive website. Paracanoe Championships. workforce and range of activities provided by clubs. JUNE JULY JULY AUGUST EVENTS Liam Heath wins gold in the Jasmine Royle, Eilidh Gibson British Canoeing launches the At the Rio 2016 Games Team K1 200m at the European and Kimberley Woods win Rio Start Up events to provide a GB has its most successful Sprint Championships. gold in the C1W team event taste of the different competitive Olympics winning four medals, at the U23 World Slalom disciplines in paddlesports. with Joe Clarke and Liam Heath Championships. both claiming gold. OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER The first matches take place John Coyne CBE is appointed British Canoeing launches Sandra Hyslop claims the on the new canoe polo pitches as the new Chair of British the New Paddlesport Leader Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak built at the National Water Canoeing, replacing Mohamed Award that will be in operation World Champion title in Sports Centre, Nottingham. Elsarky. Bronagh Kennedy is from April 2017. Austria’s Ötztal Valley. appointed as a Director. DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER British Canoeing is awarded £22 The number of trails listed on British Canoeing receives Volunteer Esther Mathews is million by UK Sport to deliver its the Canoe Near You interactive a £3 million award from awarded a British Empire Medal performance programmes on map increases to 110. Sport England to support its and the five Rio gold medallists the road to Tokyo 2020. performance talent programme. MBEs in the New Year Honours list. www.britishcanoeing.org.uk 5 Focus on Competition Disciplines and International Representation 2016 has seen positive developments in the work of the competition disciplines and British appointments within the International Canoe Federation. Key developments over Lessons from the Event Series of was appointed as an advisor to last 12 months include: 2016 will be used to help to promote the ICF Slalom Committee. the British Championships in each • Three-time Olympic medallist, • In line with the new strategic plan for discipline in 2017 and beyond. Dr Tim Brabants MBE and British Canoeing, the development Jane Gibson were both re- of four year plans for each of the International Representation appointed to the Medical and competition disciplines setting out Anti-Doping Commission. their direction and vision. This work • British Canoeing has looked to is due for completion in 2017. build on its international profile, • Albert Woods, President of through an increased number of British Canoeing will continue • International success in all disciplines representatives on the International to serve as President of the with sprint, slalom, paracanoe, Canoe Federation’s (ICF) committees. European Canoeing Association marathon, canoe polo, freestyle, (ECA). Due to a restructure of wild water racing and white water • Eight British Canoeing Board the ICF’s governance, Albert rafting winning medals at World and committee members were now also sits as a non-executive and European Championships. elected onto a number of committees at the ICF Congress, director on the ICF Board. • Ongoing work with discipline held in Baku, Azerbaijan. committees to identify events to target as part of the International • British Canoeing’s Board Major Events Strategy 2016-28. member Greg Smale was elected as chair of the Canoe Polo Committee, Events Series and therefore also becomes a member The inaugural British Canoeing of the ICF Board. Event Series 2016 incorporated four events across three disciplines: • Peter Schofield, Chair of the British Canoeing • National Sprint Regatta – Nottingham Wild Water Committee was voted onto the • National Marathon Wild Water Canoeing