Christopher "Chris" James Arrowsmith born 9 November 1966 at the Royal Naval Hospital Imtarfa, Rabat, Malta is a Great Britain Slalom Canoeist who competed from the late-1970s to the early 1990s.
Christopher, along with the rest of his family, was introduced to Canoeing at a 'Try it' session in the Dorking, Surrey Swimming Pool at the age of 9.
He started in competitive canoeing in June 1978, entering the Novice event at Shepperton Weir on the River Thames in Surrey.
Over the next few years along with his Stratford on Avon Kayakists (SOAK) fellow canoeists he competed in all of the canoe competition discipline's of: Canoe Slalom in the discipline's of Kayak Singles (K1), Canadian Singles (C1) and Canadian Doubles (C2) – in the Canadian classes paddlers kneel in their boat with a small cockpit sealed with a Spraydeck.
(Canoe Polo) – in single Kayak (K1) (Wild Water Racing) – in Single Kayak (K1) (Canoe Sprint) – in single Kayak (K1) (Marathon Canoe Racing) – in Single Kayak (K1) Chris's Canoe Slalom history: Canadian Doubles (C2) Ranking and Results – with Paul Brain[1] Canadian Singles (C1) Ranking and Results[2] Kayak Singles (K1) Ranking and Results[3] Canoe Polo Achievements [1]