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1990. Stats. Length. 275 metres (902 ft) Tacen Kayak Canoe Club. The Tacen Whitewater Course is a venue for canoe and kayak slalom competition in Tacen, Slovenia, a suburb of Ljubljana. Located on the Sava River, eight kilometers northwest of the city center, it is known locally as Kayak Canoe Club Tacen ( Slovene: Kajak kanu klub Tacen ).
The Liffey Descent Canoe Race is an annual down river canoe and kayak race, of some 18 miles in length, that has been held on the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland since 1960. [1] It starts by the K Club above Straffan weir in County Kildare , and historically finished by the Dublin University Boat Club adjacent to the Irish National War Memorial ...
The first Lea Extreme Race was held in 2003 on short section on the Lea River. [ 2] The inaugural race and subsequent 10 races were organized by the Derwent Canoe Club and Hobart paddling identity Leigh Weighton. The race has developed a strong local following as a grass roots [ 3] and with international competition, creating an elite field [ 4]
Wildwater canoeing. Wildwater canoeing is a competitive discipline of canoeing in which kayaks or canoes are used to negotiate a stretch of river speedily. It is also called "Whitewater racing" or "Downriver racing" to distinguish it from whitewater slalom racing and whitewater rodeo or Freestyle competition. Wildwater kayaker (K1)
Men and women. Organised by. International Canoe Federation. The Wildwater Canoeing World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every two years from 1959 to 1995 and then from 1996 to 2001, from 2011 the event is annual.
Canoe Wales (Welsh: CanĊµ Cymru) is the national governing body for paddlesport in Wales. It covers all branches of the sport from recreational canoeing, kayaking, stand up paddleboarding and rafting to whitewater racing, slalom racing and wildwater racing; flatwater sprint racing and marathon racing; canoe sailing; canoe polo; surf kayaking and canoeing; and extreme racing.
Midpoint of the 900-foot-long course. The Dickerson Whitewater Course, on the Potomac River near Dickerson, Maryland, was built for use by canoe and kayak paddlers training for the 1992 Olympic Games in Spain. It was the first pump-powered artificial whitewater course built in North America, and is still the only one anywhere with heated water.
By the 1930s, canoe trips were made on rivers like the Orange River and the Vaal River, with the first canoe race on record being made on the Vaal River in 1939. In 1951 the inaugural Dusi Canoe Marathon , was held, the South African Canoe Federation (SACF) was then established in 1956 to govern the sport of canoe racing. [ 4 ]