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2. Whitewater canoeing - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Whitewater kayaking - Wikipedia

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   Whitewater kayaking. Whitewater kayaking is an adventure sport where a river is navigated in a decked kayak. Whitewater kayaking includes several styles. River running; where the paddler follows a river and paddles rapids as they travel. Creeking usually involving smaller, steeper, and more technical waterways.

4. Canoe slalom - Wikipedia

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   Canoe slalom in Augsburg, Germany. Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is ...

5. U.S. National Whitewater Center - Wikipedia

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   Long: 19 m 3 /s (670 cu ft/s) center.whitewater.org. The U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) is a not-for-profit outdoor recreation and athletic training facility for whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking and ice skating which opened to the public in 2006. [1] The Center is located in Charlotte ...

6. Whitewater - Wikipedia

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   A solo kayak paddler performs a 'high brace' in foamy water. One of the hazards of whitewater paddling is that highly aerated water decreases the effect of buoyancy. People use many types of whitewater craft to make their way down a rapid, preferably with finesse and control. Here is a short list of them:

7. Canoe freestyle - Wikipedia

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   Canoe freestyle. 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 ...