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2. Sea sock - Wikipedia

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   A sea sock is used to keep a kayak from filling up with water in case of implosion of the sprayskirt or emergency exit of the paddler from the kayak. When correctly installed only the sea sock will be filled reducing the quantity of water to be bailed out after the paddler re-entry while maintaining flotation and stability of the hull.

3. Dry suit - Wikipedia

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   The dry suit is a form of exposure suit, a garment worn to protect the user from adverse environmental conditions.The two most common purposes are to insulate the wearer against excessive heat loss, and to isolate the wearer from direct contact with a liquid environment during immersion or repeated multi-directional contact with bulk liquids or spray.

4. Canoe freestyle - Wikipedia

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   Kayaker performing a cartwheel at Saint-Clément-sur-Durance's canoe stadium, on the Durance river (France).. Canoe freestyle (also known as playboating) is a discipline of whitewater kayaking or canoeing where people perform various technical moves in one place (a playspot), as opposed to downriver whitewater canoeing or kayaking where the objective is to travel the length of a section of ...

5. Kayak - Wikipedia

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   Kayak paddlers in Pakistan snow training at Hanna Lake. A kayak is a small, narrow human-powered watercraft typically propelled by means of a long, double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Inuktitut word qajaq (IPA:). In British English, the kayak is also considered to be a kind of canoe.

6. Canoeing at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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   Two styles of boats are used in this sport: canoes with 1 or 2 canoers and kayaks with 1, 2 or 4 kayakers. This leads to the name designation of each event. For example, "C-1" is a canoe singles event and "K-2" is a kayak doubles event. '"KX-1" denotes kayak cross. Races are usually 500 metres or 1000 metres long, although there were also 10 km ...

7. Compression stockings - Wikipedia

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   Compression stockings (Flight Socks, Support Bandage) are a specialized hosiery designed to help prevent the occurrence of, and guard against further progression of, venous disorders [1] such as edema, phlebitis and thrombosis. Compression stockings are elastic compression garments worn around the leg, compressing the limb. This reduces the ...