Anna Nadolna

Proudly representing the Argentinian Club Náutico Mar del Plata and flying the Starboard flag, Fabrizio Rondinara , 19, delivered a standout performance at this year’s O2Y – Okinawa to Yoron Race, brought by Kanaka Okinawa, one of the most iconic endurance events on the SUP calendar. The 2025 edition once again revived the ancient spirit […]

With the season opener Paddle of the Kempen raising the bar early on, expectations were high heading into the Belgian SUP Tour (BST) 2025 Technical Race Championships, despite the typically unpredictable coastal weather. Spearheaded by the tour’s Founder Vincent Claeskens, a dedicated community builder and elite paddler in his own right with deep knowledge of […]

Fifteen-year-old Lena Nowak from Krzyżanowice, Poland, is an emerging talent from the super-strong girl squad at RTW Raciborskie Towarzystwo Wioślarskie (RTW Racibórz), proving that the next generation of Polish paddlers is ready to shake up the leaderboard. She found her competitive spark not in training, but in the heat of actual competition, a moment she […]

We love a good shake-up in the SUP world – and the GBSUP National Paddle Racing Series Championships held at the beginning of June, serving as the qualifier for the World Championships, didn’t disappoint. The spotlight definitely shone on 14-year-old Selwyn Pritchard from Makkum, the Netherlands. Selwyn, the U12 Dutch SUP Champion 2022 (Tech, Sprints […]

A bold new challenge is hitting the European SUP scene this Summer: The Double 10 Challenge. This pioneering concept in ultra-long-distance racing will be trialled this Summer, combining two of Europe’s most demanding SUP events into one challenge. The concept pairs Les 10 Heures de Vassivière, organised by Christophe Bancelin and the Paddle Vassivière Club […]

The SUP scene is in for some serious stoke as the GBSUP National Paddle Racing Series is revving up with four back-to-back weekend events, bringing high-octane SUP competition to every corner of the UK! From coastlines and historic city docks to purpose-built watersport venues, this action-packed series has it all. Dubbed the GBSUP Summer Slam, […]

Csillag Kocsis’ (Triple World Champion, 1x ISA, 2x ICF, and 8x Hungarian SUP Titleholder) breakout victory at the ISA SUP World Championships didn’t just turn heads – it signalled a shift in women’s SUP racing. From that moment on, one thing has been certain: when Csillag lines up, she’s racing to empty the tank. In […]

Indiana Paddle & Surf Co‘s rider, Jose Manuel Muño, 48, from Algeciras, Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain), is no stranger to big-stage battles on the EuroTour, paddling with some of the world’s best – while firmly holding his ground in the amateur division. His 2024 season was packed with podiums: second place at the Spanish Sprint Cup […]

The hype is already building – this will be TotalSUP’s first year reporting on-site from the action. The 8th edition of the Planet Baltic SUP Race, Poland’s longest-running ocean SUP race and one of the few remaining major sea races in Northern Europe held on 7-9 August in Kołobrzeg, has grown into a fully-fledged international […]

When we first interviewed Mikołaj Miczek he was a 9-year-old grom with big dreams – and already Poland’s youngest SUP racer. Hailing from RTW Raciborskie Towarzystwo Wioślarskie (RTW Racibórz), the club led by his coach and father, Mariusz, Mikołaj quickly stood out as a rising star in the sport. Since then, he’s collected multiple national […]

When they’re on the scene for as long as we watch grom rise, you easily forget how young the junior SUP riders – and how much they’ve already achieved. One standout athlete in this category is Maximus Sijrier, based in the northern Dutch city of Workum.  are and how much they have achieved. Paddling since […]

Basssup, the premium Polish watersport brand launched in 2016 as an inflatable SUP board company, has become a cornerstone of the Polish SUP scene, nearly synonymous with the sport’s growth in the country. Over the years, it has evolved well beyond its roots, with founder Jędrzej Klafkowski dedicating significant time in the studio shaping race, […]