Sprint kayaking is an Olympic sport held on flat water over either 500 or 1000 metres. At World Championship level there is also a 200m event.
 
Competitors race in a single, double or four man kayak over the distance from a stationary start.
 
Competitions are held on a course with 9 lanes, heats, semi-finals and finals. First across the finish line wins.
 
Top specification race boats are high tech made from carbon fibre and built for straight line speed. They have a small rudder at the rear to aid turning when necessary and for helping to keep the kayak in a straight line when racing.
 
Kayaking is a relatively cheap and easy sport to get into with many different disciplines to choose from.
 
To find your nearest canoe and kayak club visit the British Canoe Union website club locator here or the start paddlesport site here.
 
To find out more about the national sprint canoe and kayak team see the Great Britain canoeing site here.
 

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2012 International season of racing begins!

15th May 2012

Just arrived in Poznan, Poland for the first of the two World Cup events I will be competing in. For me, racing starts on friday with the K1 1000m heats and semis followed by the final on Saturday morning. The following weekend is the next World Cup event in Duisburg, Germany. These two competitions form part of the selection process for London 2012, so fingers crossed all goes to plan. Feeling good and really looking forward to racing K1 internationally again. Highlights should be on Eurosport over the weekend. On wednesday and thursday this week are the second round Olympic qualification events here, where athletes get a second chance to qualify places for their country in events not already qualified. Good luck to our mens and womens K2 crews as well as our womens K1 and mens C1 entries. Also, a big good luck to all our GB Para Canoe athletes who are competing in their World Championships over the next two days. 

 
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