David Florence is a retired British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2021. He is the 2013 and 2015 world champion in individual single canoe (C1) and 2013 champion in double canoe (C2), the latter with Richard Hounslow. Florence was the first canoeist since Charles Dussuet, sixty years earlier, to achieve the C1, C2 double at the same World Championships.
Ander Elosegi Alkain is a Spanish-Basque slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.
Krysztof Dariusz Bieryt is a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2009.
Fabien Lefèvre is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998. As a permanent resident of the United States, he has competed for his country of residence since 2013. He represented France until 2011. He won two medals at the Summer Olympics in the K1 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004. He has a son called Noe Lefèvre.
Mariusz Krzysztof Wieczorek is a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 2005.
Timothy Mark Baillie MBE is a Scottish slalom canoeist who represented Britain. From Westhill in Aberdeenshire, he started competing at the international level in 1996, initially in the K1 category, but switching to C2 in 2003. He retired from the sport in 2013. He is the Olympic Champion in the C2 event from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Daniel Goddard is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2012.
Jessica Esther Fox is a French-born Australian Olympic and world champion slalom canoeist.
Jiří Prskavec is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008, specializing in the K1 discipline. In 2023 he also started competing in C1. He also occasionally appears in kayak cross. With an Olympic gold and a bronze, 2 individual world titles and 5 individual European titles, he is one of the most successful K1 paddlers of his generation.
Bradley Forbes-Cryans is a retired British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2012 to 2022.
Miquel Travé Pujal is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016.
Kirill Setkin is a Russian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2009.
David Llorente is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014.
Luis Fernández is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014.
Cédric Joly is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012.
Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla is an Andorran slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014. Mònica was the flagbearer for Andorra at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the 2020 Olympics, the finished 16th in the K1 event and 11th in the C1 event after being eliminated in the semifinals of both.
Marta Bertoncelli is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Alja Kozorog is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012. She is from Idrija pri Bači and trains with KK Soške Elektrarne. Alja is coached by 1992 Olympian Borut Javornik.
Roberto Colazingari is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008. He is from Subiaco and trains with C.S. Carabinieri, coached by 2012 Olympic Champion Daniele Molmenti. Roberto competed internationally in the C2 discipline in 2011 and 2012, now competing solely in C1.
The Men's C1 at the 2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships took place on 23 and 26 September 2021 at the Čunovo Water Sports Centre in Bratislava. It was the 41st edition of the event, and 53 athletes from 27 nations competed.
