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

They have sections of challenging rapids, but are usually only navigable for two or three months in early summer, according to Briancon's official website.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2025

Again and again, the current thrust her under, but every time she came up gasping for air, striking at the rapids with her arms and legs, searching for shore.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee