Centurion Canoe Club was founded in 1984 after the Centurion Lake was built in Centurion. The Club’s name was originally Verwoerdburg Canoe Club. It's club house was in the cellar of one of the buildings on the northern side of the (then known) Verwoerdburg lake. Paddlers could, at that time, be fined by the local municipality for not paddling with life jackets.

The Committee purchased the first K2 club boats in 1985. The club constitution was written in 1987. After the suburb’s name changed from Verwoerdburg to Centurion in 1994 the Club also changed their name.

The club’s existence was being threatened in 1996 after the lake started silting up as a result of bad design. With an urgency the Club started seeking alternative waters and the Pretoria Sailing Club (PSC) was contacted. After many discussions with the the Pretoria Sailing Club and Pretoria Municipality, the Club which consisted of 40 members, was officially allowed to paddle at Rietvlei Dam. Centurion Canoe Club now shares the facilities of the PSC and the club is located on the banks of Rietvlei dam in the Rietvleidam nature reserve in Pretoria.

In 2004 Centurion Canoe Club was one of the clubs to receive a Lotto trailer with 12 canoes, paddles and life jackets, from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, to assist with our active development programme. Two new boathouses were also built.

In 2005, after much negotiation, the membership number was extended to 300. We also purchased our first safety boat to assist with our development paddlers.