The United States Canoe Association is an organization devoted to canoeing

Canoeing

Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....

 and paddle sports within the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Established in 1968, it is headquartered in Voluntown, Connecticut

Voluntown, Connecticut

Voluntown is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,528 at the 2000 census. From 1726 to 1881 Voluntown had been part of Windham County.-Geography:...

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It sponsors a youth cup named after one of its members Greg Barton

Greg Barton

Greg Barton is an American sprint kayaker who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s....

. Barton won four canoeing

Canoeing at the Summer Olympics

Canoeing and kayaking has been featured as a competition sport in the Summer Olympic Games since the 1936 Games in Berlin although it was a demonstration sport at the 1924 Games in Paris. There are two disciplines of canoeing in Olympic competition: slalom and sprint.Two styles of boats are...

 medals at the Summer Olympics, including golds in the K-1 1000 m

Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres

The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...

 and K-2 1000 m

Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres

The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...

 events at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

 in Seoul

Seoul

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. He also won several medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.