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

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