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Ben Haylett
Ben Haylett made his first senior appearance in 2021 at the World Cup Final in Pau, aged 20, and has since become an established performer.
His 2025 season saw Haylett win his first senior medal as he won K1 team bronze alongside Joe Clarke, and Jonny Dickson at the World Championships in Penrith, Australia.
Back in 2024, Haylett added three U23 medals to his tally with a team silver at the World Championships, as well as two golds in individual kayak and team kayak respectively.
In 2023, he won bronze in the kayak team event at the European Under-23 Championships in Bratislava, with Sam Leaver and David Paterson, and finished sixth in the individual K1.
Haylett experienced his first international title at the World Junior Championships in 2019, claiming gold in the K1 team event alongside Jonny Dickson and Etienne Chappell in Krakow.
He discovered canoeing, aged eight, after going swimming and noticing a poster advertising the sport at the pool.
At A Glance
Hometown
Derby
Programme
Podium Potential
Coach
Luke Smyth
Favoured Discipline
Canoe Slalom
Club
Holme Pierrepont Canoe Club
Training Location
Lee Valley White Water Centre
Ben Haylett Medals
The medals are for all national and international events including Olympic. See Ben Haylett In Numbers on this page for the details.
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In The News: Ben Haylett
2026 Slalom & Kayak Cross teams announced
The International Panel have announced the team selected following the recent Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross selection series. The selection
Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross programme nominations for 2026
Paddle UK has today announced the nominations for the canoe slalom and kayak cross World Class Programme for the 2026
Young British talent impresses at Lee Valley as home paddlers shine at British Open and World Ranking Race
Britain's canoe slalom stars – and the next generation coming through – delivered a series of standout performances at the
Ben Haylett In Numbers
Year
World Champs
European Champs
World Cups
2025
World Championships
Sydney, Australia
K1 67th
Heat
K1 Team 3rd
Final
European Championships
Paris, France
K1 Team 5th
Final
K1 13th
Semi
World Cups
Augsburg, Germany
K1 31st
Heat
World Cups
Tacen, Slovenia
K1 15th
Heat
World Cups
Prague, Czech Republic
K1 Short 14th
Final
K1 7th
Final
World Cups
Pau, France
Kayak Cross Individual 6th
Time Trial
Kayak Cross 18th
Heat
K1 61st
Heat
World Cups
La Seu, Spain
Kayak Cross Individual 17th
Time Trial
Kayak Cross 10th
Quarter Final
K1 12th
Semi
2024
World Championships
Liptovsky, Slovakia (Under 23)
K1 Team 2nd
Final
K1 5th
Final
European Championships
Krakow, Poland (Under 23)
K1 Team 1st
Final
K1 1st
Final
Kayak Cross 7th
Semi
European Championships
Tacen, Slovenia
Kayak Cross 51st
Time Trial
World Cups
La Seu, Spain
K1 29th
Semi
World Cups
Ivrea, Italy
K1 37th
Semi
World Cups
Krakow, Poland
Kayak Cross 59th
Time Trial
World Cups
Prague, Czech Republic
Kayak Cross 35th
Repechage
World Cups
Augsburg, Germany
Kayak Cross 33rd
Time Trial
2023
World Championships
Krakow, Poland (Under 23)
K1 16th
Semi
European Championships
Bratislava, Slovakia (Under 23)
K1 6th
Final
European Championships
Krakow, Poland (Under 23)
Kayak Cross 14th
Quarter Final
World Cups
La Seu, Spain
K1 30th
Semi
2022
World Championships
Augsburg, Germany
Kayak Cross 40th
Time Trial
World Championships
Ivrea, Italy (Under 23)
K1 Team 7th
Final
Kayak Cross 5th
Semi
K1 7th
Final
European Championships
Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic (Under 23)
K1 Team 3rd
Final
Kayak Cross 10th
Quarter Final
K1 11th
Final
World Cups
La Seu, Spain
K1 59th
Heat
World Cups
Pau, France
K1 36th
Semi
2021
World Championships
Tacen, Slovenia (Under 23)
K1 9th
Final
European Championships
Solkan, Slovenia (Under 23)
K1 6th
Final
2019
World Championships
Krakow, Poland (Junior)
K1 6th
Final
K1 Team 1st
Final
European Championships
Liptovsky, Slovakia (Junior)
K1 8th
Final
K1 Team 14th
Final
2018
World Championships
Ivrea, Italy (Junior)
K1 21st
Semi
C1 10th
Final
K1 Team 5th
Final
C1 Team 12th
Final
European Championships
Bratislava, Slovakia (Junior)
C1 32nd
Semi
K1 14th
Semi
K1 Team 5th
Final
C1 Team 4th
Final
2016
European Championships
Solkan, Slovenia (Junior)
C2 11th
Semi