Agios Nikolaos on SUP concluded, bringing together two major SUP racing events in 2026: the ECA / Paddle Europe European SUP Championships (18–20 September), followed by the ICF World Cup (20–23 September).
Each stage produced its own results, with the two events sharing the Long Distance race and separate rankings for EU and Non-EU athletes.
The event was organised by the Hellenic Canoe, Kayak, SUP & Surf Federation, in partnership with Paddle Europe, the International Canoe Federation, the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos and the Region of Crete.
Paddle Europe European SUP Championships Results:
Day 1: Sprints
Men Open – Top 5
Matei Barbu — Romania
Vadim Korobov — Lithuania
Manuel Hoyuela Rojas — Spain
Christian Andersen — Denmark
Donato Freens — Netherlands
Men Open Podium
Women Open – Top 5
Cecilia Pampinella — Italy
Hanna Kaminska — Poland
Marta Apanasewicz — Poland
Skadi Langbein — Germany
Claudia Postiglione — Italy
Women Open Podium
Junior Men – Top 5
Lourenço Viveiros — Portugal
Manos Farsaris — Greece
Marlon Cem Daskiran — Germany
Benyam Bossack — Germany
Gianluca Corriero — Italy
Junior Women – Top 5
Ioanna Papadimitriou — Greece
Lisa Venturelli — Italy
Erasmia Malekaki — Greece
Evdoxia Gialama — Greece
Sveva Sabato — Italy
Junior Women Podium
Men 40+ – Top 5
Martin Teichmann — Germany
George Fragkos — Greece
Emmanouil Sarantonis — Greece
Dimitrios Karametos — Greece
Stelios Moustakalis — Greece
Men 40+ Podium
Women 40+ – Top 5
Claudia Luchetta — Italy
Vira Lemekha — Italy
Olga Merkulova — AIN
Eirini Logkaki — Greece
Louise Court — United Kingdom
Women 40+ Podium
Men 50+ – Top 5
Gabriel Culea — Romania
Daniele Cani — Italy
Pablo Perez Vazquez — Spain
Vassilis Kalampalikis — Greece
Reza Nasiri — Italy
Men 50+ Podium
Women 50+ – Top 5
Penny Tsaoutou — Greece
Sara Maxey — United Kingdom
Andrea Richardson — United Kingdom
Anna Occhiogrosso — Italy
Tetiana Derevska — Greece
Women 50+ Podium
Men U14 – Top 5
Vasileios Skarakis — Greece
Nikolaos Butsadakis — Greece
Aristotelis Amonachakis — Greece
Nikolas Skarakis — Greece
Antonis Skarakis — Greece
Men U14 Podium
Women U14 – Top 5
Dimitra Papadimitriou — Greece
Chrysi-anna Konstantaki — Greece
Yvoni Papakonstantinou — Greece
Panagiota Botzaki — Greece
Georgia Vogiatzi — Greece
Women U14 Podium
Paddle Europe European SUP Championships Results:
Day 2: Technical Race
Women Tech Open – Top 5
Cecilia Pampinella — Italy
Marta Apanasewicz — Poland
Claudia Postiglione — Italy
Kyriaki Logotheti — Greece
Skadi Langbein — Germany
Cecilia Pampinella (Italy) claims her 2nd European Championship Title in Tech Race
Men Tech Open – Top 5
Christian Andersen — Denmark
Donato Freens — Netherlands
Manuel Hoyuela Rojas — Spain
Mikolaj Majdan — Poland
Phaedon Doukas — Greece
Christian Andersen (Denmark) defends his European SUP Championship Title in Tech Race
Women Junior – Top 5
Sveva Sabato — Italy
Lisa Venturelli — Italy
Erasmia Malekaki — Greece
Georgia Stamataki — Greece
Theodora Katsavavaki — Greece
Men Junior – Top 5
Lourenço Viveiros — Portugal
Gianluca Corriero — Italy
Manos Farsaris — Greece
Matyas Soukup — Czechia
Benyam Bossack — Germany
Second European Championship Title for Lourenço Viveiros (Portugal) – Sprints & Tech
Women 40+ – Top 5
Claudia Luchetta — Italy
Vira Lemekha — Italy
Olga Merkulova — AIN
Eirini Logkaki — Greece
Louise Court — United Kingdom
Men 40+ – Top 5
George Fragkos — Greece
Rui Ramos — Portugal
Alessandro Sapigni — Italy
Martin Teichmann — Germany
Alex Prapas — Greece
Women 50+ – Top 5
Penny Tsaoutou — Greece
Sara Maxey — United Kingdom
Anna Occhiogrosso — Italy
Andrea Richardson — United Kingdom
Tetiana Derevska — Greece
Men 50+ – Top 5
Gabriel Culea — Romania
Daniele Cani — Italy
Eleftherios Maroulakis — Greece
Ioannis Tountas — Greece
Pablo Perez Vazquez — Spain
Women U14 – Top 5
Dimitra Papadimitriou — Greece
Yvoni Papakonstantinou — Greece
Zoi Angelaki — Greece
Chrysi-Anna Konstantaki — Greece
Zoe Dermitzaki — Greece
Men U14 – Top 5
Vasileios Skarakis — Greece
Nikolas Skarakis — Greece
Gabriel Mototolea — Romania
Michail-Angelos Koutoulakis — Greece
Aristotelis Amonachakis — Greece
Day 2: Paddle Europe European SUP Championships – Technical Race Results & Team Standings:
Women Open
1. Team Greece; 2. Team Italy; 3. Team Poland
Men Open
1.Greece; 2. Denmark; 3. Poland
Junior Open Women
1.Team Italy; 2.Team Greece; 3.Team Portugal
Junior Open Men
1.Team Italy; 2.Team Greece; 3.Team Portugal
Day 3: Paddle Europe European SUP Championships + ICF World SUP Cup 14km Long Distance Race:
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