Editing River Thames (section)

===Kayaking and canoeing===
{{Main|Kayaking and canoeing on the River Thames}}
[[Kayaking]] and [[canoeing]] are common, with [[sea kayak]]ers using the [[tidal reach|tidal stretch]] for touring. Kayakers and canoeists use the tidal and non-tidal sections for training, racing and trips. [[Whitewater]] [[playboating|playboaters]] and [[slalom canoeing|slalom]] paddlers are catered for at [[weir]]s like those at [[Hurley Lock]], [[Sunbury Lock]] and [[Boulter's Lock]]. At Teddington just before the tidal section of the river starts is [[Royal Canoe Club]], said to be the oldest in the world and founded in 1866. Since 1950, almost every year at Easter, long distance canoeists have been competing in what is now known as the [[Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race]],<ref>[http://www.dwrace.co.uk/ Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829022444/http://www.dwrace.co.uk/ |date=29 August 2020 }}. Dwrace.org.uk. Retrieved on 27 August 2020.</ref> which follows the course of the [[Kennet and Avon Canal]], joins the River Thames at Reading and runs right up to a grand finish at [[Westminster Bridge]].