What is Sprint Canoeing?
Flat Water Racing is one of the two Olympic disciplines in the canoeing world; the other Olympic discipline is of course Slalom. Flat water racing (also knows as Sprint racing) takes place on flat water courses at regattas and is essentially a race between paddlers over measured distances, usually 200m, 500m and l000m. The races take place on a straight stretch of flat water on a lake, river or canal wide enough to accommodate nine lanes which are usually marked out with buoys with a boat in each separate lane. The racing kayaks and canoes are lined up in a straight line and are raced and timed over the distance. Racing takes place in singles, doubles and fours in both canoe (C boats) and kayak (K boats) classes. In a kayak the paddler is seated and uses a two bladed paddle. There are classes for single kayaks – K1, doubles – K2 and fours – K4 In a canoe the paddler is kneeling on one knee using a single blade. There are classes for single canoes – C1, doubles – C2 and fours – C4 In ad
