Paracanoe is canoeing for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. The Paralympic version of the sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation (ICF), and a va'a -specific variant is governed by the International Va'a Federation (IVF).
9-530: Colin Sieders (born 19 January 1982) is an Australian paracanoeist and former racing driver. He competed for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics . Sieders was born in Blacktown, New South Wales on 19 January 1982. In 1997, he was involved in a car accident on his way to soccer when the car he was travelling lost control on black ice and crashed into a pole. The driver of the car was killed. CareFlight responded to
18-481: A motor racing family. His father Bill, older brother Luke and younger brother David are racing drivers. Sieders has only 30 percent use of his left leg and requires a unique 'hand-clutch' in his Ford Falcon V8 Supercar. Sieders was the first permanently disabled driver to race in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Development Series . In 2004, he took Pole Position at Sandown, and set a race lap record on
27-473: Is also a three-tier ICF classification system in place for single va'a events (VL1, VL2, VL3). All international paracanoe competitions are held over 200 metres in single kayak or va'a boats. It is contested at World Championships , World Cups and continental championships. As of November 2021, ten of the twelve events (all six kayak events, both VL2 and VL3 events) are also on the Paralympic programme . At
36-531: The 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth , four 'paddability' races featured as non-medal exhibition events, including two male-female mixed disciplines in kayak doubles and in doubles canoe ('aka' Canadian or kneeling canoeing). The sport made its official World Championship debut in 2010 and has generally been contested every year since, either within said championships or (in Paralympic years) at
45-563: The Paralympic programme. As a result, paracanoe debuted at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics where single kayak races were contested. The two main types of paracanoe boat are kayaks (K), with a double-blade paddle, and outrigger canoes called va'as (V) where the paddler has a second hull as a support float and uses a single blade paddle with a T-top handle. In the single kayak, there are three event classifications (linked to different levels of mobility impairment) for both men and women: There
54-478: The accident and Sieders believes that they saved his life. He spent 88 days in intensive care, underwent 30 operations over 51 weeks in hospital. He was initially told he would never walk again. A second car accident in December 2011 resulted in him being back in a wheelchair and limited walking through the use of crutches . He took up paracanoe after the accident to improve his fitness and reduce weight gain. He said "It
63-473: The standalone ICF Paracanoe World Championships. In IVF competition, a points system is used with a higher number assigned to less impaired paddlers and lower points for more severe impairment. In team events the total number of points of a boat crew are limited; 26 points in 6-person boats and 52 for 12-person boats. In single-seat boats competition take place in three divisions; division 1 for 5 or 6-point paddlers, division 2 for 4-point paddlers and division 3
72-655: The streets of Adelaide. He ceased racing after a car accident in 2011. He is classified as a KL1 paracanoeist. He took up canoeing after he was no longer able to race V8 Supercars . His personal trainer Sam Norton, a former kayaker introduced him top Andrea King who was the Australian paracanoe coach. He took up paracanoeing in 2012. Paracanoe A meeting of the International Paralympic Committee in Guangzhou , China in 2010 decided to add paracanoe to
81-541: Was developing into a serious problem so I looked around for something to do. It had to be a low-impact sport because of my injured hip. I'm a water-lover, so kayaking was the way to go". Sieders helps run Sieders V8 RacingTeam with his brothers and helps promote CareFlight , who helped save his life. He lives in Yarramundi, New South Wales with his wife Erin and daughter Rosie and twins Violet and Phoenix. He works for his family business All-Trans Trucks. Sieders comes from
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