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Dreaming of Paddling the Far North?

18 Mar

Join us at the Far North Symposium this Saturday in Saint Paul Minnesota! Get inspired by canoeists who have tested the coldest waters and paddled alongside muskox and tundra. Presentations: Bear Paulson – Snake River, Yukon, Canada Kate Ellis/Bob O’Hara – Colville River Canoe Expedition, Alaska Tessa Olson, Kari Smerud – Eight Rivers North Expedition, […]

2012 Olympics Canoeing Draws Attention for Impressive Speed… and Inequality

16 Aug

2012 Olympics Canoeing Draws Attention for Impressive Speed… and Inequality

British kayaker Ed McKeever earned the reputation of being the Usain Bolt of kayaking at the 2012 London Olympics. And while his quiet demeanor is nothing like the attitude we’ve come to expect from the world’s fastest runner, McKeever is fast. He paddled at a rate of three strokes per second to take gold in […]

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Catch Round 2 of Olympic Paddling on Tuesday

6 Aug

Catch Round 2 of Olympic Paddling on Tuesday

The U.S. Canoe and Kayak Team is back on deck in London this week: kayaker Carrie Johnson races in the K1 500-meter sprint early Tuesday morning. If you’re an East Coast morning person, you can watch it live online HERE at 5:07 a.m. eastern time. A three-time Olympian, Johnson trained for the London games in […]

Olympic Update: Penalties Keep U.S. Canoe/Kayak Slalom Athletes from Advancing

30 Jul

Olympic Update: Penalties Keep U.S. Canoe/Kayak Slalom Athletes from Advancing

After two days of slalom racing at the 2012 Olympic Games, U.S. Canoe and Kayak athletes put in a good show but failed to advance to semi-finals in the slalom competition: U.S. Canoe and Kayak Slalom Results On Sunday, July 19, three-time Olympian Scott Parsons (Men’s K1) and two-time Olympian Casey Eichfield (Men’s C1) narrowly […]

Olympic Paddling! Catch the U.S. Canoe and Kayak Olympic Team in the London Olympics

27 Jul

Olympic Paddling! Catch the U.S. Canoe and Kayak Olympic Team in the London Olympics

With the Olympic Ceremonies mere hours away, pre-Olympic coverage has tweeted about everything from the silliest banned items for spectators (leave those wide-brimmed hats at home) and speculation about who will light the torch (the money’s on Roger Bannister, who broke the 4-minute mile). But we’ve got our eye on a few of the Olympic […]

Looking ahead to London 2012 Olympics Canoe & Kayak Events

9 Jan

Get excited for the paddling events coming this summer to the London Olympics! From heart-thumping whitewater to team sprinting, this summer will thrill. Read more >

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