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Old 12-15-2005, 04:48 PM
uksparkle uksparkle is offline
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Originally posted by OTW
About 20 or so years ago, the public and private schools' athletic league decided to make canoe paddling a sanctioned sport because there was so much interest with the high schools.

There are over a hundred different paddling clubs across the state and children can start as young as 5 years old. It was only a matter of time before they made it an official sport!
Interesting. I don't think it be as fun to go canoe paddling here as it would be in Hawai'i. My fiance use to be ona rowing team though. Not the most fun sport to watch, but I was often there yelling "row, row, row."
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