Foundation Award
Recognising our communities' support staff, professionals, projects, volunteers, event-organisers and educators.
Organisation
In the right column, or at the bottom for mobile, you can choose between: the WPA Academy, our Partners, the WPA Team, the awards, the different paddlesports and federations.
Grayson Bourne - British
Five Olympic Games, two ICF World Championship medals and 68 national titles under his belt.
Greg Smale - British
Greg Smale has been involved in canoeing for 40 years, starting as a boy scout at the age of fourteen.
Guy Dresser - British
Royal Canoe Club Commodore, ex-GB distance paddler and award-winning journalist/communications specialist.
Hank McGregor - South African
Hank McGregor is one of the most successful canoe marathon paddlers of all time.
Industry Professional
Outstanding work done commercially and in the paddlesports industry (manufacturers, outfitters, sponsors, travel operators, etc).
International Lifesaving Federation (ILS)
ILS - world authority for drowning prevention and lifesaving sport.