2020 World Waveski Surfing Titles

The following is only applicable for events not qualifying an Olympic boat place at the 2019 World Championships: Subject to eligibility and achievement of performance standards, only the top 3 boats from the 2020 Senior Team selection series (Dates spring 2020 tbc) will be eligible to compete at the 2020 Senior European Championships: The 2020 Great Britain Senior Team (up to 3 boats) will race at the 2020 Senior European Championships (Stage 4) to seek to qualify a boat quota place. The boat that qualifies a nation place for Great Britain at the 2nd round Olympic Qualifier will secure the nomination to the British Olympic Association for a place at the 2020 Olympic Games. In the event of an Olympic boat quota place being secured at the 2020 European Championships, the second British boat at the 2020 European Championships will be named as the Olympic reserve boat.

Subject to mitigating circumstances, team selections will be made at an International Panel meeting following completion of the 2019 Senior World Championships. The announcement of the 2020 Olympic team will be made in conjunction with the BOA following confirmation by BOA of acceptance of Team GB nominations. Athletes are obliged to keep any notifications of selection or non-selection in respect of the 2020 Olympic Team strictly confidential until authorised by the British Canoeing Team Leader.

As Olympic selection will be conducted from athletes already selected to the 2019 or 2020 Great Britain senior team through the published policy, no additional performance standards apply beyond those specified in the 2019 and 2020 senior team selection policies.