I spent 10+ years working in Outdoor Education and Activity, and the majority of my coaching qualifications were in kayaking and canoeing.... so Paddler Ed made sense....
Also at one of the centres I worked at there were three Ed's, and I was the only one who did kayaking and canoeing... and the paddlesport coaches were nicknamed smelly paddlers...
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