2018 Zbigniew Miazek - Poland
Zbigniew Miazek is the founder of the Krakow Kayak Club and has coached many world champions and Olympians in Canoe Slalom.
2018 Nominees |
2018 Tom Dollé - France
Dollé is one of the up-and-coming young paddlers the canoe freestyle world is watching closely.
2018 Thorbjorn Rask - Denmark
Thorbjorn is known as a down to earth and humble champion who is always willing to help out.
2018 Terence Saramandif - Mauritius
Saramandif did his country proud with its first gold medal in an Olympic competition.
2018 Team TR Omega - Czech Republic
A group of cheerful and dedicated friends, the women attribute their success on the water to their warm team dynamic.
2018 Team TR Hiko - Czech Republic
The 2018 season has been golden for TR Hiko, the Czech Republic’s dominant men’s rafting team.
2018 Team Shell Va’a - Tahiti
Va'a racing is special for us because it’s part of our culture. Our ancestors travelled from one island to another by va’a and now it’s our national sport.
2018 Team Outer Harbour Warriors - Canada
A confluence of like-minded and talented athletes, combined with an exceptional and demanding year-round training program has kept the Warriors at the top of the podium
2018 Team Germany Men’s Canoe Polo - Germany
"We had won all the other championships, but we could never win this one."
2018 Team Essequibo - Great Britain
British adventurer and new mother Laura Bingham led her all-female team to success.