#ShePaddles, breaking barriers in paddlesport - Adya Misra and Eilidh Gibson

The Paddler's Podcast - with the Clear Access, Clear Waters campaign

The latest edition looks at two women who are helping to break down barriers in the sport.

Adya Misra is one of the British Canoeing Club Champions. A keen paddler, Adya is hugely passionate about helping women develop as paddlers, encouraging them to try new craft; coaching them to improve their technique and mostly to create environments in which they feel confident and comfortable to paddle in.

Eilidh Gibson, a slalom C1 paddler, set up the Slalom Inspires programme when she was sidelined from racing. It was was born out of Eilidh's passion for canoe slalom and her calling to get more girls into the sport which still has a higher proportion of male to female participants. The next development in this is the creation of Project FLOW, an initiative to help empower and upskill women and girls to become canoeing coaches.

The podcast is presented by Etienne Stott, Olympic Gold Medal winner from London 2012.

For information go to Britishcanoeing.org.uk

Eilidh's website is elidhgibson.com

Adya's blog is adyamisra86.wixsite.com