Canoe: Polo Championships 2025-26

Saturday 25 – Sunday 26 April 2026

Spring Lakes Watersports and Leisure Centre, Pasture Lane, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 2FZ

Tuesday 3 February 2026

Thursday 9 April 2026 at 23:59 – Team Entry Deadline

(Deadline for teams to have been entered on BUCS Play by an Institution Administrator)

Tuesday 14 April 2026 at 23:59 – Team Join Deadline

(Players to have joined the respective event on BUCS Play)

Thursday 16 April 2026 at 23:59 – Admin Approval Deadline

(Players to have been approved and assigned in a team by an Institution Administrator on BUCS Play)

£275 per team

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 Entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for available BUCS Points.

Institutions have 2 guaranteed entries (1 x Open and 1 x Female) for the BUCS Championships.

Please note: each team must supply a referee of a standard to oversee each competition entered. If you enter 3 teams, you must bring 3 referees.

Entry into the Open Trophy will be for second and lower ranked teams from institutions who have entered a first team into the Open Championship.  Were the Canoe Polo Championships to hit capacity, facilitating entries into the Open Championship and Female Championship will take priority, with the number of entries able to be facilitated in the Open Trophy subject to how many can then be accommodated. This has previously been the policy with entries for the Open B-League. For the Open Trophy, all second teams will be facilitated before any third teams and so on. If it is not possible to accommodate all teams of the same rank (for example second teams), teams of that rank will be accommodated on a first come first served basis.

To apply for this competition:

1. Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to enter the correct number of teams for you.
3. Competitors then need to apply for the respective event. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
4. Institution Administrators must assign competitors to the correct team during the approval process. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

BUCS Canoe Rules and Regulations

All competitors should be familiar with and understand available gender categories and regulations under REG 4.3. Please find further information on gender eligibility here.

When entering on BUCS Play individual competitors are required to provide:

[1] Name of team captain

[2] Name of Referee (each institution must supply a referee of standard for each team entered i.e. if your institution enters 3 teams, 3 referees must be provided)

[3] Buoyancy aid colour

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy.

This will be released closer to the competition date.

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Nationals Media Accreditation Form prior to the event.

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

If you wish to take photos or videos at this event, please contact the BUCS Event Lead. 

Players and/or coaches are not permitted to livestream their matches on their phones. Please note that the use of tripods should be avoided where possible, particularly around the courts.

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Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.

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All questions should in the first instance should be directed to your Institution Administration.