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. [1]
Vila do Conde, Portugal 
Tahiti, French Polynesia 
Hong Kong 
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, France 
Lanzarote, Spain Viana do Castelo, Portugal 
Perth, Australia Madeira, Portugal 
Durban, South Africa Senior category medalists are listed below: [2]
| 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 [3] | Nicolas Notten (RSA) |  Gordan Harbrecht (GER) | Ulvard Hart (RSA) |
| 2022 [4] | Kenneth Rice (RSA) | Hank McGregor (RSA) | Mackenzie Hynard (AUS) |
| 2023 [5] | Cory Hill (AUS) | Joshua Fenn (RSA) | Oscar Jones (AUS) |
| 2024 [6] | Gordan Harbrecht (GER) | Cory Hill (AUS) | Hank McGregor (RSA) |
| 2025 [7] | Cory Hill (AUS) | Pierre Vilella (FRA) | Nicholas Notten (RSA) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 | Michele Eray (RSA) | Michelle Burn (RSA) | Nikki Mocke (RSA) |
| 2015 |  Teneale Hatton (NZL) |  Michele Eray [a] (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 [3] | Michelle Burn (RSA) | Katriana Swetish (USA) | Judit Vergés (ESP) |
| 2022 [4] | Jemma Smith (AUS) | Danielle McKenzie (NZL) | Michelle Burn (RSA) |
| 2023 [5] | Jemma Smith (AUS) | Melanie van Niekerk (RSA) | Brianna Massie (AUS) |
| 2024 [8] | Michelle Burn (RSA) | Melanie van Niekerk (RSA) | Judit Vergés (ESP) |
| 2025 [9] | Kira Bester (RSA) | Danielle McKenzie (NZL) | Judit Vergés (ESP) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2023 [5] | Judit Vergés, Walter Bouzán (ESP) | Mackenzie Hynard, Jemma Smith (AUS) | Kira Bester , Mark Keeling (RSA) |
| 2024 [10] | Víctor Rodríguez, Chloe Bunnett (ESP) | Walter Bouzán, Judit Vergés (ESP) | Matthew Fenn, Saskia Hockly (RSA) |
| 2025 [11] | Matthew Fenn, Saskia Hockly (RSA) | Thaïs Delrieux, Hector Henot (FRA) | Jenna Nisbet , Hamish Lovemore (RSA) |
U23 category medalists are listed below:
| 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 [3] | Ulvard Hart (RSA) | Jorge Enríquez (ESP) | Pierre Vilella (FRA) |
| 2022 [4] | Ulvard Hart (RSA) | Joshua Fenn (RSA) | Bernardo Pereira (POR) |
| 2023 [5] | Matthew Fenn (RSA) | Ulvard Hart (RSA) | Bernardo Pereira (POR) |
| 2024 [12] | Matthew Fenn (RSA) | Bernardo Pereira (POR) | Ulvard Hart (RSA) |
| 2025 [13] | Bernardo Pereira (POR) | Marin Lanee (FRA) | Pablo St Mary (ESP) |
| 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 [3] | Jade Wilson (RSA) |  Róisín Cahill (IRL) | Irene Gana (ESP) |
| 2022 [4] | Katriana Swetish (USA) | Kira Bester (RSA) | Róisín Cahill (IRL) |
| 2023 [5] | Kira Bester (RSA) | Katriana Swetish (USA) | Saskia Hockly (RSA) |
| 2024 [14] | Kira Bester (RSA) | Katriana Swetish (USA) | Saskia Hockly (RSA) |
| 2025 [15] |  Rosie Edwards (GBR) | Georgia Singe (RSA) | Jade Wilson (RSA) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2023 [5] | Patrick Eley , Jasmine Locke (AUS) | Sara Mengual , Jorge Enríquez (ESP) | Claire Dewaste , Marin Lanée (FRA) |
| 2024 [16] | Georgia Singe, Ulvard Hart (RSA) | Bernardo Pereira, Ana Brito (POR) | Pablo St Mary, Sara Mengual (ESP) |
| 2025 [11] | Holly Shirley Smith, Heath Clarke (RSA) | Sara Mengual Francisco, Pablo St Mary Palmero (ESP) | Margaux Bouteloup, Tanguy Cattelle (FRA) |
Junior category medalists are listed below:
| 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 [3] | Bernardo Pereira (POR) | Joshua Smith (RSA) | Oleksandr Bobusky (POR) |
| 2022 [4] | Joshua Smith (RSA) | Marin Lanée (FRA) | Matthew Coetzer (RSA) |
| 2023 [5] | Mathis Roudaut (FRA) | Alex Woodhouse (AUS) | Heath Clarke (RSA) |
| 2024 [17] | Sam Mocke (RSA) | Heath Clarke (RSA) | Terry Michael (GBR) |
| 2025 [18] | Samuel Mocke (RSA) | Gwendal Stephan (FRA) | Julian St Mary (ESP) |
| 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 [3] | Saskia Hockly (RSA) | Claire Dewaste (FRA) | Valma Jean Hockly (RSA) |
| 2022 [4] | Saskia Hockly (RSA) | Holly Smith (RSA) | Jasmine Rayward (AUS) |
| 2023 [5] | Holly Smith (RSA) | Lara Cellier (ESP) | Alyssa Bailey (AUS) |
| 2024 [19] | Georgia Singe (RSA) | Holly Smith (RSA) | Lara Cellier (ESP) |
| 2025 [20] | Andrea Jiménez Colmard (ESP) | Ellen Strydom (RSA) | Constança Frazão (POR) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2023 [5] | Alyssa Bailey, Ziko Vesely (AUS) | Lara Cellier, Enrique García (ESP) | Holly Smith, Heath Clarke (RSA) |
| 2024 [21] | Holly Smith, Ryley Smith (RSA) | Pablo Rosco, Lara Cellier (ESP) | Asier Aizpurua, Nur Hachawi (ESP) |
| 2025 [11] | Ryley Michael Smith, Ellen Strydom (RSA) | Ariadne Gimenez Aguilar, Pau Sanchez Such (ESP) | Madison Fourie, Matthew Coetzer (RSA) |
