Canoe: Sprint 2022-23

ENTRY OPENING DATE

Tuesday 17th January 2023 

STAGE 1 ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Tuesday 21st February 2023 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 23rd February 2023 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

ENTRY COSTS

Individual Events (K1 200m, K1 500m, K1 5,000m, C1 200m, C1 500m, C1 5,000m, Open 200m, Open 500m): £28.00 per person

Team Events (K2 200m, K2 500m, K1 2x200m Relay, Open 3x66m Relay, Open Katacanoe (teams of 6): £14.00 per person 

STAGE 2 ENTRIES

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.

Stage 2 Entry Costs

Individual Events (K1M, K1W, C1M, C1W, C2): £33.60 per person 

Team Events (Open and Mixed): £16.80 per person 

Stage 2 window: Friday 24^th February – Tuesday 28th February 2023

Stage 2 IA deadline – Thursday 2^nd March 2023

Each event has a capacity of 30 competitors. 

Should the event reach capacity, BUCS may need to restrict the number of entries per institution.

This means when submitting entries on BUCS Play, for both the Men’s and Women’s competition, competitors should be ranked in order of preference e.g 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on, before being submitted.

For the team competitions, please ensure competitors are ranked in their teams (i.e for a relay the team should all be 1, 1, 1, for example). This means for a Katacanoe entry, all 6 competitors would need to be ranked as 1, and if entering a second team, all ranked as 2, and so on. 

Please ensure that for the team events, ALL competitors in the team enter. For example, both competitors in a K2 must enter the event and be ranked accordingly. 

For championship events, ICF Canoe Sprint boat and equipment rules apply - (Chapter 3  https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/rules_canoe_sprint_2022.pdf). 

For open events, any safe canoe/kayak/stand-up paddleboard is permitted. If you are unsure about the craft you are intending to paddle, please contact Harry Spinks in advance of the event.

The K1 5km events will include a number of laps. Once the winner crosses the finish line, all other competitors will complete their current lap and will not necessarily complete the full distance. Anyone who does not complete the full number of laps will be scored as DNF. 

Events will be organised with heats, semi-finals and finals with progression operating based on finishing positions together with best times from paddlers finishing outside of the top positions. Heats will be seeded based on the ranking provided by the institution. Please note this is subject to entry numbers. 

The relays will be 3x 66m and 2x 200m distances.

All boats and equipment will be subject to review on the day of the event to ensure safety and compliance with above ICF regulations where applicable.

Buoyancy aids will be required for all open events and may be required for championship events subject to conditions. 

Some K1, C1 and K2 boats may be available for hire at the event, on a first come, first served basis.  

Katacanoes will be provided for the open races. 

Withdrawals must be made in writing by the institution administrator and e-mailed to Harry Spinks, the BUCS Event Coordinator.

Withdrawals before the institution administrator approval deadline (23:59 on Thursday 23rd February 2023 [stage one]) will not be charged.

Withdrawals after the institution administrator approval deadline (23:59 on Thursday 23rd February 2023 [stage one]) and before 23:59 on Thursday 2nd March 2023 (stage two institution administrator approval deadline) will still be charged the entry fee. 

Competitors who do not withdraw before 23:59 on Thursday 2nd March 2023 and do not attend the competition will be classed as a late withdrawal/no show and therefore will be charged the entry fee. They will also be fined £50 which will be charged after the event, to the competitor’s athletic union.

Should BUCS have to open stage two entries then new deadlines for withdrawals will be published. Reserves will only be charged an entry fee if they are accepted into the competition.

Withdrawal of a competitor does not guarantee a replacement into the competition. Reserves will only be charged an entry fee if they are accepted into the competition. 

The BUCS Canoeing Championships shall be conducted in accordance with the following BUCS sport specific regulations, the BUCS general regulations, and the rules of British Canoeing (BC) and the International Canoe Federation (ICF). Further event specific requirements, rules, and regulations will be contained within the entry and pre-event information for each Championship.