| UK Standards For Racing | ||||||
| K1 / C1 Times on a Fast Course | ||||||
| Marathon | Handicap | Promotion / Demotion | 1000m Time | 500m Time | Sprint Division | |
| Div 1 | 0 | 03:34 | 01:40 | <World Champion K1> | ||
| 1 | 03:38 | 01:42 | Mens A Kayak | |||
| 2 | 03:42 | 01:44 | ||||
| 3 | 03:46 | 01:46 | ||||
| 4 | P | 03:50 | 01:48 | |||
| Div 2 | 5 | D | 03:54 | 01:50 | <World Champion C1 and Womens K1> | |
| 6 | 03:58 | 01:52 | ||||
| 7 | 04:02 | 01:54 | Mens B Kayak, Boys A Kayak, Womens A, Canadian A | |||
| 8 | 04:06 | 01:56 | ||||
| 9 | P | 04:10 | 01:58 | |||
| Div 3 | 10 | D | 04:14 | 02:00 | Mens C Kayak, Boys B Kayak, Canadian B, Womens B, Girls A, Veteran A | |
| 11 | 04:18 | 02:02 | ||||
| 12 | 04:22 | 02:04 | ||||
| 13 | 04:26 | 02:06 | ||||
| 14 | P | 04:30 | 02:08 | |||
| Div 4 | 15 | D | 04:34 | 02:10 | Mens D Kayak, Boys C Kayak, Canadian C, Womens C, Girls B, Veteran B | |
| 16 | 04:38 | 02:12 | ||||
| 17 | 04:42 | 02:14 | ||||
| 18 | 04:46 | 02:16 | ||||
| 19 | P | 04:50 | 02:18 | |||
| Div 5 | 20 | D | 04:54 | 02:20 | Mens D Kayak, Boys C Kayak, Canadian C, Womens C, Girls B, Veteran B | |
| 21 | 04:58 | 02:22 | ||||
| 22 | 05:02 | 02:24 | ||||
| 23 | 05:06 | 02:26 | ||||
| 24 | P | 05:10 | 02:28 | |||
| Div 6 | 25 | D | 05:14 | 02:30 | Boys D Kayak, Girls C Kayak | |
| 26 | 05:18 | 02:32 | ||||
| 27 | 05:22 | 02:34 | ||||
| 28 | 05:26 | 02:36 | ||||
| 29 | P | 05:30 | 02:38 | |||
| Div 7 | 30 | D | 05:34 | 02:40 | Girls D Kayak | |
| 31 | 05:38 | 02:42 | ||||
| 32 | 05:42 | 02:44 | ||||
| 33 | 05:46 | 02:46 | ||||
| 34 | P | 05:50 | 02:48 | |||
| Div 8 | 35 | D | 05:54 | 02:50 | ||
| 36 | 05:58 | 02:52 | ||||
| 37 | 06:02 | 02:54 | ||||
| 38 | 06:06 | 02:56 | ||||
| 39 | P | 06:10 | 02:58 | |||
| P (promotions) / D (demotions) are possible on 1000m and/or 500m and marathon results. | ||||||
| The Handicap is the number of seconds longer that it takes to paddle the distance a zero paddler covers in one minute. | ||||||
| Starting Levels are: 3:05 for Boys, 3:20 for Girls, based upon a 500m Time Trial. | ||||||