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| Sport | Paddlesport Canoeing Kayaking |
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| Affiliation | Paddle UK |
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Canoe Wales (Welsh:Canŵ Cymru) is thenational governing body forpaddlesport inWales.[1] It covers all branches of the sport from recreationalcanoeing,kayaking,stand up paddleboarding andrafting towhitewater racing, slalom racing and wildwater racing;flatwater sprint racing and marathon racing;canoe sailing;canoe polo;surf kayaking and canoeing; andextreme racing. The organisation has over 2,700 members including individual paddlers as well as affiliated club members. Full adult members of Canoe Wales are also by default Welsh members ofPaddle UK.[2]
Formerly known as the Welsh Canoeing Association, it was in the past responsible for the formal access agreements on theConwy,Glaslyn,Llwyd,Ogwr,Severn,Tawe,Tryweryn,Twrch,Usk andWye and informal agreements on rivers and managed still waters. However, following conflicts of interest, it has disavowed access agreements and begun to seek a legislative solution to access problems hoping for a parallel to theLand Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.[3] It is also responsible for the rights of navigation agreements on sections of the Lugg, Severn and Wye. Canoe Wales organises competition at national and international level in all the canoeing and kayaking disciplines in Wales: freestyle; slalom; wild water racing; marathon racing; sprint racing; surf kayaking; and canoe polo.[4]
Canoe Wales managesCanolfan Tryweryn, the National Whitewater Centre nearBala, Gwynedd, where the organisation is based. TheAfon Tryweryn is a dam released river, allowing water to flow when other rivers are running dry, providing a year-round white water venue.[5][6]
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