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Stand Up Paddle racing

October 15, 2026
by Betsy Ray

Sabaudia 2026 has officially set a new record for SUP: 936 paddlers are racing. Mariecarmen Rivera from Puerto Rico is the favourite after her unprecedented treble gold in Abu Dhabi last year, but there's a few top women who could challenge her for gold.

 
December 2, 2025
by Betsy Ray

It takes a special kind of paddler to do an ultra, but to do an ultra where you don’t really go anywhere? The racers who sign up for Last Paddler Standing are a certain kind of special. And yet, their numbers are growing. Tune into the whole event LIVE on YouTube this weekend.

 
November 13, 2025
by Betsy Ray

SUP Racing starts today in Surf City, El Salvador. Will Maricarmen double her record 3 world titles in a matter of days? Who are the favourites to win in El Sunzal?

   
October 30, 2025
by Betsy Ray

It was the biggest drama at last year’s worlds in Sarasota, and the best spectating of the weekend. It’s the technical. In the women's race, Duna Gordillo of Spain is defending her world title, but it won't be easy. Mariecarmen Rivera (Puerto Rico) has had a phenomenally good season, and she'll be gunning for the win. But the fastest time in the heats today went to Spaniard Alba Frey. Alba has finished 5th the last two years, is it finally her time to get on the podium? Or even win?

   
August 29, 2025
by Betsy Ray

It was the second ever edition of the Thames 200 Ultra, where paddlers race the entire 200 km length of the navigable, non-tidal Thames River from Lechlade to Teddington. Read about why not everyone made it to the end, and watch the race highlights in just 8 minutes on YouTube.

 

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