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Canoe & KayakPaddle sport's two Olympic faces — flatwater sprint and whitewater slalom, plus kayak cross, under the ICF. RowingOars against the clock — Olympic rowing under World Rowing since 1892, the Boat Race and Henley traditions, and the ocean-crossing frontier. SailingRacing by wind — Olympic classes, the America's Cup since 1851, ocean epics like the Vendée Globe, and SailGP's flying catamarans. SurfingRiding waves for scores — the WSL's world tour from Pipeline to Fiji, the ISA's Olympic pathway, and a sport now judged at Lower Trestles for LA28.