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News
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08.14.24
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08.14.24
ACA Surf Kayak Revival 2024
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08.11.24
Nevin Harrison Adds a Silver Medal to Her Collection and Jonas Ecker and Aaron Small Become the Firsts USA Men’s Kayak Double to Race in an Olympic A Final in 24 Years
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08.09.24
“Isolation, Microaggressions, and Empowerment — My Experience as the Only Black Woman Raft Guide on the Arkansas River in Cañon City, Colorado” by Jamilah Toure
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08.07.24
Evy Leibfarth Earns the First U.S. Women’s Slalom Olympic Medal in 20 Years with Breakout Performance in the Women’s Canoe Single Event
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07.29.24
2024 ACA Helmet Survey Results
Upcoming Events
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08.30.24 – 09.02.24
MolokaBRA Downwind - Rua Desembargador Jurema - Cumbuco, Caucaia - Ceará, Brazil
2024 Pan American Canoe Ocean Racing Championships
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08.30.24 – 09.02.24
Seabrook Island, SC, USA
Oceans 24
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08.31.24 – 09.01.24
Bryson City, NC, USA
Level 4: Solo Whitewater Canoeing Skills Course
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09.01.24 – 09.01.24
Harrison, OH, USA
Level 1: Introduction to Stand UP Paddleboarding Skills Course
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09.02.24 – 09.02.24
Portland Paddle, Cutter Street, Portland, ME, USA
East End Series #10 FINALE and CELEBRATION
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09.05.24 – 09.08.24
Lake Velence, Hungary
2024 Olympic Hopes Regatta
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09.05.24 – 09.08.24
Stark Parks, Tyner Street Northwest, Canton, OH, USA
Adaptive Paddling Workshop (APW)
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09.06.24 – 09.08.24
Atlanta, GA, USA
Paddle Georgia 2024 Chattahoochee River Adventure
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