The 2025 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships get underway on Wednesday evening NZT and the New Zealand team are ready to take on the world in the pinnacle event of the year.
The event runs from Wednesday 20th to Sunday 24th August at Idroscalo of Milan (Idroscalo di Milano) in the city of Milan, Italy and will feature more than 800 athletes from nearly 70 nations. Here is everything you need to know to follow the action from here in Aotearoa.
The New Zealand Team
Men’s KL3 200m – Finn Murphy
Men’s KL2 200m – Scott Martlew
Men’s VL3 200m – Peter Cowan
Women’s K1 500m – Aimee Fisher
Women’s K1 1000m – Aimee Fisher
Men’s K1 1000m – Quaid Thompson
Women’s K1 5000m – Emma Kemp
Men’s K1 5000m – Quaid Thompson
Women’s K2 500m – Lisa Carrington, Tara Vaughan
Women’s K4 500m – Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Tara Vaughan, Lucy Matehaere
Men’s K4 500m – Grant Clancy, James Munro , Kacey Ngataki, Kalani Gilbertson
Watch and follow the action
The event will be live streamed via the Planet Canoe YouTube channel, the official YouTube channel of the International Canoe Federation.
To watch, you will need a membership subscription – it costs $16.99NZD for a monthly subscription.
Sign into YouTube, or create an account, and click JOIN to watch uninterrupted live coverage of the world’s best paddlers competing for top honours.
- Sign in to YouTube, or create an account
- Go to Planet Canoe’s channel
- Click ‘JOIN’ and fill out your payment details
After becoming a member, you will have access to the exclusive members tab and can watch members-only content.
The event will also be broadcast on Sky Sport New Zealand.
Schedule and Live results: https://canoemilan2025-ws.microplustimingservices.com/#/athletic-sports-schedule/CSP/*
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We will be providing updates on action and results throughout the event so follow along.
Kiwis on the Water- Day 1 RESULTS (Wednesday 20th/Thursday 21st August)
7.36pm NZT- Mens K4 500m Heat 3- Grant Clancy, James Munro, Kacey Ngataki, Kalani Gilbertson – 2nd in heat, advance through to semifinal
7.54pm NZT – Womens K4 500m Heat 3- Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Tara Vaughan, Lucy Matehaere – 1st in heat, advance through to A final
9.01pm NZT – Womens K1 1000m Heat 3 – Aimee Fisher – 1st in heat, advance through to A final
11.43pm NZT – Mens K1 1000m Heat 1 – Quaid Thompson – 2nd in heat, advances through to semifinal A
12.46am NZT – Womens K1 500m Heat 4 – Aimee Fisher – 1st in heat, advances through to semifinal
1.58am NZT – Mens VL3 200m Heat 1 – Peter Cowan – 1st in heat, advance through to A final
Kiwis on the Water- Day 2 RESULTS (Thursday 21st/Friday 22nd August)
8.39pm NZT – Women’s K2 500m Heat 1 – Lisa Carrington & Tara Vaughan – 2nd in heat, advance to semifinals
12.12am NZT- Men’s K4 500m Semi final 1- Grant Clancy, James Munro, Kacey Ngataki, Kalani Gilbertson – 7th in semifinals, advance to Final B
1.45am NZT- Men’s KL2 200m Heat 2 – Scott Martlew – Postponed
2.00am NZT – Men’s KL3 200m Heat 2 – Finn Murphy- Postponed
Kiwis on the Water- Day 3 RESULTS (Friday 22nd / Saturday 23rd August)
6.20pm NZT- Men’s KL2 200m Heat 2 – Scott Martlew – 1st in heat, advances to A Final
6.35pm NZT – Men’s KL3 200m Heat 2 – Finn Murphy – 3rd in heats, advances to semifinals
8.45pm NZT – Men’s K1 1000m Semifinal A3- Quaid Thompson – 6th in semi, advances to B Final
9.07pm NZT – Women’s K1 500m Semifinal 3 – Aimee Fisher – 1st in semi, advances to A final
12.31am NZT – Men’s K4 500m Final B- Grant Clancy, James Munro, Kacey Ngataki, Kalani Gilbertson – 6th in B final
1.18am NZT – Women’s K4 500m Final A – Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Tara Vaughan, Lucy Matehaere – 4th in A Final
1.32am NZT – Women’s K1 1000m Final A – Aimee Fisher – 3rd in A Final
Kiwis on the Water- Day 4 RESULTS (Saturday 23rd / Sunday 24th August)
7.15pm NZT – Men’s KL3 200m Semifinal 2 – Finn Murphy – 3rd in semi, advances to A final
8.40pm NZT – Women’s K2 500m Semifinal 1 – Lisa Carrington & Tara Vaughan – 3rd in semi, advances to A final
12.11am NZT – Men’s K1 1000m Final B – Quaid Thompson – 6th in Final B
12.41am NZT – Women’s K1 500m Final A – Aimee Fisher – 4th in Final A
1.12am NZT – Mens VL3 200m Final A – Peter Cowan – 4th in Final A
Kiwis on the Water- Day 5 RESULTS (Sunday 24th/Monday 25th August)
8.22pm NZT- Men’s KL2 200m Final A – Scott Martlew – 4th in Final A
8.34pm NZT – Men’s KL3 200m Final A – Finn Murphy – 9th in Final A
9.01pm NZT – Women’s K2 500m Final A- Lisa Carrington & Tara Vaughan – 4th in Final A
1.15am NZT – Women’s K1 5000m Final – Emma Kemp – 8th in Final
1.50am NZT – Men’s K1 5000m Final – Quaid Thompson – 9th in final
All the best to the New Zealand athletes in Milan!
