Introduction to Paddling Sports

SPORT NAME: Paddling Sports
DESCRIPTION: water sports that use a long handled wooden paddle to propel a boat
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH: Non-Netted Racquet Sports

Hand Paddling Sports

" Paddleboarding

Double Blade Paddling Sports

Kayaking

- Sprint Kayaking (flat water racing 200 to 1000 meters)
- Extreme Canoe Slalom (whitewater racing with eskimo roll)
- Surf Kayaking (surfing waves riding in a kayak)

Single Blade Paddling Sports

Canoe Polo

Canoeing

Dragon Boating

Outrigger Canoeing

Stand-Up Paddleboarding

- Canoe Marathon
- Canoe Sprint (flat water racing 200 to 5000 meters)
- Ice Canoeing (combination of paddling and pushing canoe over ice)

References:

- askaboutsports.com - paddling - archive
- topendsports.com - sport - paddle sports
- ocmdboats.com - blog - types of paddle sports
- wikipedia.org - paddling - article
- wikipedia.org - paddling - category
- wikipedia.org - canoeing and kayaking - category
- wikipedia.org - canoeing and kayaking - outline
- commons.wikimedia.org - paddling - images category