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Standup paddleboarding (SUP) is a water sport born from surfing with modern roots in Hawaii. [1] Standup paddleboarders stand on boards that are floating on the water and use a paddle to propel themselves through the water.
Stand-up paddleboarding on the Ganges River. Stand-up paddleboards (SUPs), are steered with a singled bladed paddle. Originating in Hawaii to help navigate the waves, the sport has grown to include flat water lakes, easy rivers, and spring runs. Traditional paddleboarding is done kneeling on a board and paddling with the hands.
Paddleboarding is a water sport in which participants are propelled by a swimming motion using their arms while lying or kneeling on a paddleboard or surfboard in the ocean or other body of water. [1]
Stand up paddleboarding (without yoga) was created in the 1940s by surfers at Waikiki in Hawaii. [1] In 2009, the yoga teacher and author Rachel Brathen adopted what she called the "playful" [2] but at that time "unheard of" [2] practice of Paddleboard Yoga as suitable for her holiday courses on Aruba in Costa Rica, stating that she had not invented it.
Stand Up Paddle Surfing (SUP) A variant of surfing where one always a stands up on the board and propels oneself by a one-bladed paddle, without lying down on the board. Although originally the goal was to catch and surf the waves, a racing modality has emerged with similarities to kayaking.
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ICF Stand Up Paddling World Championships is an International Canoe Federation competition in stand up paddling (SUP) in which athletes compete in technical and sprint races. [1] The event is held annually and was first contested in 2019. There is a rival world championships in SUP held by the International Surfing Association. [2]