Archived Nominees | 2018 Nominees | World Paddle Awards | The Global Awards for Canoe, Kayak and other Paddlesports

Dave has used his professional infrastructure and industry wide contacts to secure media exposure for a wide variety of paddle sports.

Claire has experience in almost every discipline of the sport and has paddled on rivers around the world.

Brazilian pocket-rocket in canoe and kayak slalom Ana Sátila could well be the face of Rio 2016.

Emma Aastrand Jørgensen is certainly one to watch out for in future international kayak sprint competition.

Slovakia's Women's Rafting Team first came together in 1998 to compete at the European Rafting Championships in Prague.

Renata became double World Champion in the 2014 season in kayak singles and doubles marathon.

Peter Deininger and Fred Schöllhorn have enjoyed decades reporting and taking photographs for the Augsburger Allgemeine.

Paul Chandelier was instrumental in bringing the 2014 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships to France.

Nouria Newman is one of the best female competitive whitewater paddlers in the world.

Nejc Znidarcic is one of downriver racing's most prolific medalists since his senior international debut in 2002.