rapids

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In a season when rock climbing, backpacking and shooting the rapids are popular, maybe our reading would benefit from going big.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

There are world-class rapids where Olympian kayakers train and islands with boating and swimming clubs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Boaters paddled through churning rapids, gliding past boulders and crashing through breaking waves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2025

The roar of the Zambezi is deafening as millions of gallons of water crash over rocks and tumble down rapids.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

Large boats heading south on the Nile couldn’t go any farther than Juba because of the rapids and shallows on the upper part of the river, so that made my town a busy port.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau