The First European Sports Exchange Network for Canoeing Clubs
Eurokayak Experience is the first European network exclusively dedicated to canoeing clubs. Our mission is to connect clubs across Europe, offering their young members (14–30 years old) the opportunity to enjoy unforgettable international experiences that combine sport, culture and education.
Exchanges are organised between clubs from the same discipline, ensuring meaningful sporting experiences and relevant technical learning for all participants. This allows athletes to train, learn and share experiences with others who practice the same sport.
How Eurokayak Exchanges Work
Each exchange is a one-week international experience in which 8–10 young athletes visit another European club from the same canoeing discipline. This ensures meaningful sporting experiences, relevant technical learning, and genuine connections between athletes who share the same passion and training environment.
Whether in kayak polo, sprint, slalom, kayak cross or other canoeing disciplines, participants train together, exchange knowledge, discover new cultures and build lasting European friendships.
The programme is fully funded through Erasmus+, covering flights, accommodation, meals and activities.
Exchanges operate in 2-year cycles:
- Clubs are grouped into sets of three.
- Over the two years, each club visits the other two clubs in its group and, in turn, hosts both of them.
- This ensures that every organisation experiences both travelling and hosting, strengthening relationships between clubs and creating a genuine European exchange network.
EuroSport Experience manages all logistics, including travel arrangements, accommodation, activities, local transport and budget administration, allowing clubs to focus entirely on the exchange experience.
One Network, Multiple Disciplines
Founded in December 2024, Eurokayak Experience has already grown into a network of 36 canoeing clubs across Europe, including 33 kayak polo clubs and 3 kayak cross clubs.
The network is organised through discipline-based exchange communities, allowing athletes and clubs to collaborate with others who share the same sporting environment, training methods and objectives.
Every new club strengthens the network, creating more opportunities for meaningful international exchanges between organisations practicing the same discipline.
Today, Eurokayak Experience includes active kayak polo and kayak cross communities, while new communities are being developed in sprint and slalom.
Our goal for 2027 is to establish strong exchange communities across every canoeing discipline, with at least 20 active clubs participating in each discipline-specific network.
Benefits of Joining Eurokayak Experience
✅ International exchanges with clubs practicing the same canoeing discipline.
✅ Access to a growing European network of canoeing clubs.
✅ Sporting, cultural and educational opportunities for young athletes.
✅ Professional management of logistics and Erasmus+ administration.
✅ Long-term international partnerships and future collaboration opportunities.
About Eurokayak Experience and EuroSport Experience
Eurokayak Experience is part of EuroSport Experience, an association founded in 2024 to develop and manage European exchange networks for sport and other specialised communities.
EuroSport Experience was created with the mission of building sustainable European exchange networks that continue growing year after year.
Through discipline-based international exchanges, EuroSport Experience helps organisations connect, collaborate and create long-term partnerships across Europe.
The team behind Eurokayak Experience combines practical sporting experience with expertise in Erasmus+ project management:
• A kayak polo coach and player with more than 10 years of experience in the sport.
• A sports project manager with more than 7 years of experience designing and managing Erasmus+ funded initiatives.
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