Australian Canoeing

Australian Canoeing
Official website

Sport	Canoeing and kayaking
Jurisdiction	Australia
Abbreviation	AC
Founded	1949 (1949)
Affiliation	ICF
Affiliation date	1951
Regional affiliation	OCA
Headquarters	Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales
President	Danielle Woodward
Chief Exec	Greg Doyle
www.canoe.org.au

Australian Canoeing (AC) is the governing body for the sport of canoeing and kayaking in Australia.

History

The body was founded in Bexley, New South Wales on 10 September 1949 as the Australian Canoe Federation and affiliated with the International Canoe Federation in 1951.^[1] In 1996, the Australian Canoe Federation at its Annual General Meeting adopted a new Constitution and changed the name of the association to Australian Canoeing Inc.^[2]

References

↑ "Fifty Years - A Celebration". Australian Canoeing. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
↑ "History". Australian Canoeing. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

External links

Official website

National members of the International Canoe Federation

Disciplines Marathon Slalom Sprint Paracanoe Whitewater Racing Canoe Polo Canoe Sailing Freestyle kayaking Surfski Dragon Boat

African Canoe Confederation	ALG ANG BDI BUR CIV CMR COD EGY ERI ETH GBS GEQ GHA KEN LBR MAR MAW MOZ NAM NGR RSA SEN SEY SOM STP SUD TOG TUN UGA ZAM

Asian Canoe Confederation	AFG BHU BRU CAM CHN HKG INA IND IRI IRQ JPN KAZ KGZ KOR KUW LAO LIB MAC MAS MGL MYA NEP PAK PLE PHI PRK QAT SIN SRI THA TJK TKM TLS TPE UAE UZB VIE

European Canoe Association	ALB AND ARM AUT BEL BIH BLR BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FIN FRA GBR GEO GER GRE HUN IRL ISR ITA LAT LTU LUX MAL MKD MLD NED MNE NOR POL POR ROU RUS SER SLO SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR

Oceania Canoe Association	ASA AUS COK TAH GUM KIR NZL PLW PNG SAM TGA VAN

Pan American Canoe Federation	AHO ANT ARG ARU BOL BRA CAN CHI COL CRC CUB DOM ECU ESA GUA GUY HON IVB MEX NCA PAN PAR PER PUR SUR TTO URU USA VEN VIN

Others	-

Events Slalom Worlds Canoe Sprint Worlds Olympics

Canoeing and kayaking

Main competitive disciplines	Canoe sprint Whitewater slalom Canoe marathon Canoe polo Wildwater canoeing Canoe sailing Playboating

Olympics	Summer Olympics Male medalists Female medalists Venues

Other disciplines	Creeking Dragon boating Extreme racing Freeboating Surf skiing Surf kayaking Snow boating Squirt boating

International Canoe Federation (ICF) Championships	Sprint (Men's Canadian medalists Women's Canadian medalists Men's kayak medalists Women's kayak medalists Paracanoe medalists) Slalom (Men's Canadian medalists Women's Canadian medalists Men's kayak medalists Women's kayak medalists Mixed canadian medalists) Marathon Junior & U23

Recreation	Small-craft sailing Whitewater canoeing / kayaking Sea kayaking Canoe camping Kayak fishing Kayak diving Dongola racing Canoe orienteering Canoe livery Playboating

Modern boats	Canoe Kayak Concrete canoe Flyak Folding kayak International Canoe Malia Recreational kayak Sprint canoe

Traditional boats	Aleutian kayak Cayuco Chundan Vallam Dugout Fur brigade Outrigger canoe Pacific Northwest Rabaska Sturgeon-nosed canoe Taimen Umiak Waka War canoe

Techniques	Eskimo Rescue Kayak roll Portage Paddling

Equipment	Artificial whitewater Albano buoy system Outrigger Paddle Paddle float Paddle leash Royalex Sea sock Spray deck Tuilik

Kayakers	Doug Ammons Jimmy Blakeney Tyler Bradt Paul Caffyn Tad Dennis Chris Duff Nigel Foster Maria Francis Douglas C. Gordon Štěpánka Hilgertová Freya Hoffmeister Eric Jackson Ramo Kolenović Brad Ludden Andrew McAuley Mark Pollock Oskar Speck Rush Sturges Clay Wright Alexander Yermilov

Venues	Canoeing and kayaking venues

Competitions	List of world records in canoeing Adirondack Canoe Classic Au Sable River Canoe Marathon Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon Dusi Canoe Marathon Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Murray Marathon National Student Rodeo Thameside Series Waterside Series Riverland Paddling Marathon

Festivals	Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Duanwu Festival Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York Houston Dragon Boat Festival Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival

Governing bodies	European Canoe Association American Canoe Association Australian Canoeing British Canoe Union British Dragon Boat Racing Association Canadian Canoe Association Canoe Wales Croatian Canoe Federation Israel Canoe Association Scottish Canoe Association Portuguese Canoe Federation USA Canoe/Kayak

Other organisations	Association of International Paddle Sport Federations Canadian Canoe Museum International Dragon Boat Federation Sir Alexander Mackenzie Canada Sea-to-Sea Bicentennial Expeditions UK Rivers Access Campaign

Media	La Chasse-galerie Paddle-to-the-Sea (film) The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes Waterwalker

Sports governing bodies in Australia (AUS)

Summer Olympic sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball/Beach volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed Short track Ice hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross country Nordic combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding

Other IOC recognised sports	Air sports Bandy Baseball Chess Cricket Floorball Karate Korfball Lacrosse Motor racing Motorcycle racing Netball Orienteering Polo Roller sports Rugby union Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Surf life saving Underwater sports Waterski and wakeboard

Paralympics and disabled sports	Blind sports Disabled Winter Sport Australia

Others sports	Arm wrestling Australian rules football Bodybuilding Bowls Broomball Croquet Drag racing Draughts Gaelic games Gliding Greyhound racing Gridiron Harness racing Jujutsu Karting Kendo Mixed martial arts Muaythai Parkour Polocrosse Powerlifting Professional boxing Radio-controlled racing Thoroughbred horse racing Quidditch Real tennis Rugby league Rodeo Sambo Skateboarding Touch football Woodchopping

Australian Olympic Committee Australian Paralympic Committee Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Australian Sports Commission Confederation of Australian Sport Australian Commonwealth Games Association

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