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Canoeing

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Canoeing
open water canoeing
Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Highest governing bodyInternational Canoe Federation
Presence
Olympic1936–present
Paralympic2016-present
World GamesCanoe polo: 2005–present

Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle.

A few of the recreational forms of canoeing are canoe camping and canoe racing. Other forms include a wide range of canoeing on lakes, rivers, oceans, ponds and streams.

History of organized recreational canoeing

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Canoeing in the USA 1920s

Canoeing is an ancient mode of transportation.[1] Modern recreational canoeing was established in the late 19th century. Among early promoters of canoeing as a sport was Carl Smith, who introduced canoeing to Sweden in the 1880s. In 1924, canoeing associations from Austria, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden founded the Internationalen Representation for Kanusport, the forerunner of the International Canoe Federation (ICF).[2] Canoeing became part of the Olympic Games in the summer of 1936.[3][4] The main form of competitive sport was canoe sprint using a sprint canoe. Others include canoe polo, whitewater canoeing, canoe marathon, ICF canoe marathon, and playboating.

In his lifetime, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Verlen Kruger paddled the most miles (over 100,000 miles) of anyone in the sport.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nyabongo, A. K. (1943). "The Role of the Canoe". Negro History Bulletin. 7 (1): 10–23. ISSN 0028-2529. JSTOR 44214297.
  2. ^ Dudley, Marianna (1 September 2017). ""Muddying the waters: recreational conflict and rights of use of British rivers"". Water History. 9 (3): 259–277. Bibcode:2017WatHi...9..259D. doi:10.1007/s12685-017-0193-2. hdl:1983/d36c7fb8-a502-4b08-89fe-e535e09bbd21. ISSN 1877-7244. S2CID 151360522.
  3. ^ "Canoe/Kayak Sprint Equipment and History". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympics: Know your sport — Canoeing". The Indian Express. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ canoekayakmag (9 August 2004). "Obituary: Verlen Kruger Remembered". Canoe & Kayak. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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