Paddle Australia Explained

Paddle Australia
Sport:	Canoeing and kayaking
Jurisdiction:	Australia
Aff:	International Canoe Federation (ICF)
Affdate:	1951
Region:	Oceania Canoe Association (OCA)
Headquarters:	Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales
President:	Andrea McQuitty^[1]
Chiefexec:	Phil Jones
Url:	paddle.org.au
Countryflag:	Australia

Paddle Australia is the governing body for the sport of canoeing and kayaking in Australia.

History

The body was founded in Bexley, New South Wales on 10 September 1949 as the Australian Canoe Federation and affiliated with the International Canoe Federation in 1951.^[2] In 1996, the Australian Canoe Federation at its Annual General Meeting adopted a new Constitution and changed the name of the association to Australian Canoeing Inc.^[3] In 2015, this was changed to Australian Canoeing Ltd. In June 2018, the organization rebranded as Paddle Australia Ltd.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paddle Australia . CanoeICF.com . 10 April 2018 . . 26 December 2019.
2. Web site: Fifty Years - A Celebration . canoe.org.au . Australian Canoeing . 28 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214092143/http://canoe.org.au/?Page=9019&MenuID=ac_information%2F93%2F0%2F,Who_is_Australian_Canoeing%3F%2F68%2F1513%2F,Australian_Canoeing_History%2F69%2F0%2F0 . 14 December 2013 . dead.
3. Web site: History . canoe.org.au . Australian Canoeing . 28 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214092143/http://canoe.org.au/?Page=9019&MenuID=ac_information%2F93%2F0%2F,Who_is_Australian_Canoeing%3F%2F68%2F1513%2F,Australian_Canoeing_History%2F69%2F0%2F0 . 14 December 2013 . dead.
4. Web site: History . paddle.org.au . Paddle Australia . 26 December 2019.
5. Web site: Australian Canoeing re-brands as Paddle Australia . insidethegames.biz . Inside The Games . James . Diamond . 18 June 2018.