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Kayaker
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A channel swimmer escorted a pace swimmer, kayakers, and John Pittman and support crew aboard the Outrider in the Catalina Channel
Brenton Williams (swimming butterfly), Kendal Wright and Kyle Harris swimming an unprecedented 8 km around the Cape St Francis Lighhouse and Shark Point on the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa with the assistance of a surf ski, escort boat, support crew and kayaker
noun - A kayaker is a person who uses a kayak or canoe to assist, feed, protect, warn and guide an open water swimmer during a swim in an open body of water.
Usage
The kayaker was leading the swimmers around the last turn buoy.
Synonyms
yacker, crew, support crew, spotter, escort kayaker
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