kayak racing
Competitive paddle sport
Kayak racing is competitive paddling in narrow, lightweight boats propelled by double-bladed paddles.
Sprint racing covers flat water over set distances; slalom racing navigates gates on whitewater courses.
Both are Olympic events.
Marathon and ocean racing test endurance over longer distances: She trained for years before entering kayak racing at the national level.
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- paddle strokePaddling movement cycle
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- slalomSki race through gates
- wild waterTurbulent, fast-moving river
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- water sportsswimming, swimmer, surfing, surfer, diving
- paddlesportscanoe, raft, paddle, canoeing, rafting
- traditional gameslacrosse, stickball, shinny, snow snake, hand game
- racingracetrack, lap, accelerate, qualifying lap, brake
- Endurance Sportsmarathon, ultrarunning, ironman, triathlon, half marathon
- rowingoars, oar, rowing, crew, scull
kayak racingrowing
Pulling oars to move
sailing · yacht racing · sailboat racing · sculling · windsurfing
kayak racingfloating
Staying atop liquid
fishing · angling · drifting · ice fishing · fly fishing
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