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Paracanoe

Paracanoe is the canoeing discipline for athletes with an impairment and races are contested by two types of boat, kayak (K) and va’a (V). The kayak is propelled by a double-blade paddle, while the va’a is a rudderless, outrigger canoe which has an ama (second pontoon) as a support float and is used with a single-blade paddle. Both kayak and va’a have three different classes of events for men and women, depending on the classification of an athlete’s impairment, with KL1, KL2 and KL3 for kayak and VL1, VL2 and VL3 for va’a. At international level all paracanoe races are individual events and competed at a distance of 200m.

 

If  you are interested in becoming involved in Paracanoe please complete this form Paracanoe Interest Form

or you can email jhinkley@americancanoe.org

 

2026 Selection Procedures

2026 Paracanoe Team Selection Procedures

Current Classifications of Athletes

Classifications updated in 2025

2025 USA Paracanoe National Team

Paracanoe with San Diego Canoe & Kayak Team

ICF Discover Paracanoe Video Series

ICF Discover Paracanoe: What is Paracanoe?
ICF Discover Paracanoe: Getting Started
ICF Discover Paracanoe: Getting Comfortable
ICF Discover Paracanoe: What Class Are You?