For the second year running our paddler Owen Edwards attended the GB freestyle kayaking academy camp 2025 at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham.
Owen in his report says: “What a week it has been at the GB Freestyle Academy…… paddlers from 12 to 17 and with all experiences, from first time on white water to experienced and on the GB team. There was one thing in common: we all wanted to paddle and learn with the help from some of the best freestyle paddlers and coaches…… which made this week the best experience I have had!”
To read all of Owen’s report, see some videos of Owen, and to read a report from one of the pastoral team, click on the links below.
- To download Owen’s report click here
- For videos of Owen click here
- For a report from Del, one of the pastoral team looking after the paddlers welfare, click here.
This is the last year Owen can attend because of his age, so perhaps next year we can nominate someone else! If you fancy a go, please speak to a coach and have a chat with Owen.
As Del says in here report : “….. this was a week long camp run by GB Freestyle which focused on developing junior (11-17) paddlers in freestyle. The core purpose of the camp was for the paddlers who attended to have a great time, to develop their freestyle and other skills and to then leave and continue to grow both themselves as paddlers and freestyle as a sport.
The overriding goal of the camp is to spread the love of freestyle kayaking as a sport. By nurturing the enthusiasm of these junior paddlers, the hope is that they themselves are then in a position to encourage and inspire others that they know (parents, clubs, school friends etc) to get involved and give it a go!
Paddlers who attended the camp had to be first nominated by their club and then selected by the freestyle committee in order to gain a place. Clubs had been invited to nominated any junior paddlers for the camp and in order to nominate a paddler. It was a tough selection process but ultimately 38 young paddlers were nominated and chosen to attend.”
