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Jackson Kayak received the Governor’s Award for Trade Excellence in 2016 for exporting from Governor Haslam of TN. [4] He is a two-time winner of the Everest award. [5] He is the author of several instructional books and videos teaching many aspects of whitewater kayaking, including river running, playboating, rolling and bracing.
Whitewater slalom at Dickerson Whitewater Course, Maryland, USA. Slalom is a technical competitive form of canoeing, and the only whitewater event to appear in the Olympic Games. Racers attempt to make their way from the top to the bottom of a designated section of river as fast as possible, while correctly negotiating gates (a series of double ...
Whitewater kayaking is an outdoor adventure sport where paddlers navigate a river in a specially designed kayak. Whitewater kayaking includes several styles: river running, creeking, slalom, playboating, and squirt boating. [1] Each style offers a different way to experience the thrill and beauty of whitewater environments.
Clay Wright is a professional whitewater kayaker and kayak designer. He designed a signature "Java" creek boat for Perception Kayaks. He has appeared in 50+ extreme or instructional kayak videos. Wright is a pioneer in creekboating (with 1st descents in 11 states and 5 countries) and playboating (inventor of the loop, a fundamental trick in the ...
For his numerous accomplishments in whitewater kayaking Rush Sturges was named an Outdoor Idol by the Outdoor Industry Foundation. [23] In 2004, Outside Magazine recognized him as one of the 20 greatest outdoor athletes now, alongside Big Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton , outdoor athlete Jimmy Chin , gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps , skateboarder ...
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2017 4 3 4: 11: 6 Manfred Merkel East Germany: C2, Mixed C2 1959 1965 4 0 0 4 Joseph Clarke Great Britain: K1, Kayak cross 2021 2023 4 0 0 4 8 Fabien Lefèvre France, United States: C1, C2, K1 2002 2014 3 3 1 7 9 Tony Estanguet France: C1 2003 2010 3 3 0 6 10 Manfred Schubert East Germany: C1 1957 1965 3 1 1 5
Kayaker performing a cartwheel at Saint-Clément-sur-Durance's canoe stadium, on the Durance river (France).. Canoe freestyle (also known as playboating) is a discipline of whitewater kayaking or canoeing where people perform various technical moves in one place (a playspot), as opposed to downriver whitewater canoeing or kayaking where the objective is to travel the length of a section of ...