# ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships

The ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships are an international event involving long distance surf ski ocean races. Races are divided into single-paddler (SS1) senior, junior and masters age-group categories. The Championships have been held every two years since debuting in 2013, then switched into being held annually since 2021.

## Editions

* 2013: Vila do Conde, Portugal
* 2015: Tahiti, French Polynesia
* 2017: Hong Kong
* 2019: Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, France
* 2021: Lanzarote, Spain
* 2022: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
* 2023: Perth, Australia
* 2024: Madeira, Portugal
* 2025: Durban, South Africa

## Medalists
### Senior medalists

Senior category medalists are listed below:

#### SS1-MS - Surf Ski Men Senior

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 | Sean Rice (RSA) | Cory Hill (AUS) | Sam Norton (AUS) |
| 2015 | Cory Hill (AUS) | Clint Robinson (AUS) | Jasper Mocke (RSA) |
| 2017 | Cory Hill (AUS) | Hank McGregor (RSA) | Jasper Mocke (RSA) |
| 2019 | Sean Rice (RSA) | Kenneth Rice (RSA) | Cory Hill (AUS) |
| 2021 | Nicolas Notten (RSA) | Gordan Harbrecht (GER) | Ulvard Hart (RSA) |
| 2022 | Kenneth Rice (RSA) | Hank McGregor (RSA) | Mackenzie Hynard (AUS) |
| 2023 | Cory Hill (AUS) | Joshua Fenn (RSA) | Oscar Jones (AUS) |
| 2024 | Gordan Harbrecht (GER) | Cory Hill (AUS) | Hank McGregor (RSA) |

#### SS1-WS - Surf Ski Women Senior

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 | Michele Eray (RSA) | Michelle Burn (RSA) | Nikki Mocke (RSA) |
| 2015 | Teneale Hatton (NZL) | Michele Eray (USA) | Rachel Clarke (NZL) |
| 2017 | Hayley Nixon (RSA) | Michelle Burn (RSA) | Teneale Hatton (NZL) |
| 2019 | Danielle McKenzie (NZL) | Hayley Nixon (RSA) | Teneale Hatton (NZL) |
| 2021 | Michelle Burn (RSA) | Katriana Swetish (USA) | Judit Vergés (ESP) |
| 2022 | Jemma Smith (AUS) | Danielle McKenzie (NZL) | Michelle Burn (RSA) |
| 2023 | Jemma Smith (AUS) | Melanie van Niekerk (RSA) | Brianna Massie (AUS) |
| 2024 | Michelle Burn (RSA) | Melanie van Niekerk (RSA) | Judit Vergés (ESP) |

#### SS2-XS - Surf Ski Mixed Senior

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2023 | Judit Vergés, Walter Bouzán (ESP) | Mackenzie Hynard, Jemma Smith (AUS) | Kira Bester, Mark Keeling (RSA) |
| 2024 | Víctor Rodríguez, Chloe Bunnett (ESP) | Walter Bouzán, Judit Vergés (ESP) | Matthew Fenn, Saskia Hockly (RSA) |

### U23 medalists

U23 category medalists are listed below:

#### SS1 Men U23

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 | Grant Walt (RSA) | Brandon Walt (RSA) | Michael Booth (AUS) |
| 2015 | Mackenzie Hynard (AUS) | Kenneth Rice (RSA) | Joey Hall (AUS) |
| 2017 | Kenneth Rice (RSA) | Mackenzie Hynard (AUS) | Valentin Henot (FRA) |
| 2019 | Joshua Fenn (RSA) | Hector Henot (FRA) | Noah Havard (AUS) |
| 2021 | Ulvard Hart (RSA) | Jorge Enríquez (ESP) | Pierre Vilella (FRA) |
| 2022 | Ulvard Hart (RSA) | Joshua Fenn (RSA) | Bernardo Pereira (POR) |
| 2023 | Matthew Fenn (RSA) | Ulvard Hart (RSA) | Bernardo Pereira (POR) |
| 2024 | Matthew Fenn (RSA) | Bernardo Pereira (POR) | Ulvard Hart (RSA) |

#### SS1 Women U23

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 | Teneale Hatton (NZL) | Mouden Angie (FRA) | Bianca Beavitt (RSA) |
| 2015 | Jenna Ward (RSA) | Georgia Laird (AUS) | Jamie Brinkworth (AUS) |
| 2017 | Linnea Stensils (SWE) | Kyéta Purchase (RSA) | Laury Marie-Sainte (FRA) |
| 2019 | Jemma Smith (AUS) | Brianna Massie (AUS) | Kyéta Purchase (RSA) |
| 2021 | Jade Wilson (RSA) | Róisín Cahill (IRL) | Irene Gana (ESP) |
| 2022 | Katriana Swetish (USA) | Kira Bester (RSA) | Róisín Cahill (IRL) |
| 2023 | Kira Bester (RSA) | Katriana Swetish (USA) | Saskia Hockly (RSA) |
| 2024 | Kira Bester (RSA) | Katriana Swetish (USA) | Saskia Hockly (RSA) |

#### SS2 Mixed U23

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2023 | Patrick Eley, Jasmine Locke (AUS) | Sara Mengual, Jorge Enríquez (ESP) | Claire Dewaste, Marin Lanée (FRA) |
| 2024 | Georgia Singe, Ulvard Hart (RSA) | Bernardo Pereira, Ana Brito (POR) | Pablo St Mary, Sara Mengual (ESP) |

### Junior medalists

Junior category medalists are listed below:

#### SS1 Men Junior

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 | Kenneth Rice (RSA) | Nicolas Notten (RSA) | Gene Prato (RSA) |
| 2015 | Mark Keeling (RSA) | Hector Henot (FRA) | Fergus Morgan (AUS) |
| 2017 | Oscar Jones (AUS) | Hector Henot (FRA) | Noah Havard (AUS) |
| 2019 | Ulvard Hart (RSA) | Jorge Enríquez (ESP) | Matthew Fenn (RSA) |
| 2021 | Bernardo Pereira (POR) | Joshua Smith (RSA) | Oleksandr Bobusky (POR) |
| 2022 | Joshua Smith (RSA) | Marin Lanée (FRA) | Matthew Coetzer (RSA) |
| 2023 | Mathis Roudaut (FRA) | Alex Woodhouse (AUS) | Heath Clarke (RSA) |
| 2024 | Sam Mocke (RSA) | Heath Clarke (RSA) | Terry Michael (GBR) |

#### SS1 Women Junior

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 | Kirsten Flanagan (RSA) | Catarina Santos (POR) | Jamie Brinkworth (AUS) |
| 2017 | Sabina Lawrie (RSA) | Georgia Sinclair (AUS) | Zara Wood (RSA) |
| 2019 | Katriana Swetish (USA) | Jazmin Shipway-Carr (AUS) | Claire Dewaste (FRA) |
| 2021 | Saskia Hockly (RSA) | Claire Dewaste (FRA) | Valma Jean Hockly (RSA) |
| 2022 | Saskia Hockly (RSA) | Holly Smith (RSA) | Jasmine Rayward (AUS) |
| 2023 | Holly Smith (RSA) | Lara Cellier (ESP) | Alyssa Bailey (AUS) |
| 2024 | Georgia Singe (RSA) | Holly Smith (RSA) | Lara Cellier (ESP) |

#### SS2 Mixed Junior

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2023 | Alyssa Bailey, Ziko Vesely (AUS) | Lara Cellier, Enrique García (ESP) | Holly Smith, Heath Clarke (RSA) |
| 2024 | Holly Smith, Ryley Smith (RSA) | Pablo Rosco, Lara Cellier (ESP) | Asier Aizpurua, Nur Hachawi (ESP) |