Fastest Known paddle
Andy Nevitt on the Wisconsin River
Emily Broderson on the Withlacoochee in Florida
Sean Stoesz on the Red River in Manitoba
Traci Lynn Martin on the Mississippi River
Ryan Ognibene and Julian Tonsmiere on the Colorado River in Colorado
Dylan Kirk and Scott Ide on the Charles River in Massachusettes
Scott Duffus on the Minnesota River
Wally Werderich, Scott Miller, Judd Steinback and Paul Cox on the Mississippi River
Frank Bures on Pool One, Mississippi River, Minnesota
Ryan Ognibene and Adam Blanchard on the Green River in Utah
Scott Duffus on the Straight River
Peter Larson on the Meramec River in Missouri
Todd Foster on the Sauk River in Minnesota
Wally and Mike on the Fox River
Ryan Gilikin on Mobile Bay
Ryan McCoy with his support crew where the Kansas River meets the Missouri River
Moose Dougherty, Brad Sjostrom, Ryan Church and Tom Doughtery on the Cedar River
Trey Reaves on the Tennessee River
Welcome to Fastest Known Paddle (FKP)
Making an FKP attempt is a wonderful adventure. Escape to the beautiful world of the river (or lake(s)/ocean) and get swept up in the excitement of the challenge!
Current number of FKP’s logged on the site: 32 (in a variety of categories), on 23 routes, in 14 states/provinces (as of 9/1/25)
Our mission is to inspire people to get out on the water by tracking the fastest known paddle (FKP) times for various routes. We hope you will try and set an FKP, try a new paddling route and/or enjoy reading about these amazing athletes and waterways.
We’re launching this project with some initial rules and categories, but we anticipate refining them as we grow.
You can peruse our existing database of FKP’s by clicking on “FKP’s BY STATE/PROVINCE” or “FKP’s by Date/Upcoming Attempts” at the top of this site. If you’d like to set an FKP yourself on a new route, send us your route proposal by following these instructions, and if you’d like to attempt to set an FKP on one of our existing routes, follow these instructions.
If you're interested in joining our volunteer network to help set guidelines, evaluate routes, and assess attempts, or have any questions or suggestions,please email us. Follow us on Facebook to get more info on the latest FKP attempts.