Lauren Spalding

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Lauren Spalding (born March 17, 1980) represented the United States as a kayaker in the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1] She is also a world champion outrigger canoe paddler [2] and surfski racer.

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Paddling career

Flat-Water Kayaking

Spalding represented the United States as a sprint canoer in the early- to mid-2000s. She paddled in the USA National Team Trials in New York in 2003 [3] and qualified for the team, going on compete in the K-2 (Women's Kayak Doubles) 500m and K-4 (Women's Kayak Fours) 500m events at the 2004 Pan American Games [4] and the 2004 Olympics. [5]

2004 Pan American Games

  • K-2 (Women's Kayak Doubles) 500m - 2nd place [4]
  • K-4 (Women's Kayak Fours) 500m - 1st place

2004 Olympic Games

Outrigger Canoe Paddling

OC-1 Canoe Paddling

Spalding is a 12-time winner of the Molokai OC-1 World Championships, a 32-mile race across the Kaiwi Channel separating the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Oahu, and holds the seven fastest times ever achieved by a female in the race. [2] [8]

OC-6 Canoe Paddling

Spalding competes in long distance OC-6 ("six-man" outrigger canoe) races with Team Bradley. As a crew member, she has notched ten victories in the Na Wahine O Ke Kai, [9] a 41-mile race across the Kaiwi Channel that is considered to be the world championship of long-distance outrigger canoe paddling.

Surfski Racing

Spalding is a 3-time winner of the Molokai World Surfski Championships. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lauren Spalding – Olympic Canoe Sprint | United States of America". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  2. 1 2 "Solo History". Paddling Athletes Association. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. ↑ "Spalding goes from canoes to kayaks | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  4. 1 2 "Book of Champions". cfly.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Lauren Spalding Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Colin bows out of Olympic kayaking | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  7. ↑ "Carrie Johnson". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  8. ↑ "Kaiwi Solo Archive Results". PA’A - Paddling Athletes Association. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  9. ↑ "Past Winners". 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  10. ↑ "Vertra Sunscreen: Paddlesports: Lauren Bartlett is back in the Kaiwi Channel...Again!". Vertra Sunscreen. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  11. ↑ Luis, Cindy (2011-05-16). "Robinson, Bartlett cruise across". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2019-02-26.


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