Lauren Spalding Explained

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.

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

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.[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]

References

  1. Web site: Lauren Spalding – Olympic Canoe Sprint United States of America. 2016-06-20. International Olympic Committee. en. 2019-02-26.
  2. Web site: Solo History. Paddling Athletes Association. en-US. 2019-02-26.
  3. Web site: Spalding goes from canoes to kayaks The Honolulu Advertiser Hawaii's Newspaper. the.honoluluadvertiser.com. 2019-02-26.
  4. Web site: Book of Champions. cfly.ca. 2019-02-26.
  5. Web site: Lauren Spalding Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102753/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sp/lauren-spalding-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2019-02-26.
  6. Web site: Colin bows out of Olympic kayaking The Honolulu Advertiser Hawaii's Newspaper. the.honoluluadvertiser.com. 2019-02-26.
  7. Web site: Carrie Johnson. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910041348/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-canoe-kayak/athletes/Carrie-Johnson. dead. September 10, 2015. Team USA. en. 2019-02-26.
  8. Web site: Kaiwi Solo Archive Results. PA’A - Paddling Athletes Association. en-US. 2019-02-26.
  9. Web site: Past Winners. 2014-02-12. en-US. 2019-02-26.
  10. Web site: Vertra Sunscreen: Paddlesports: Lauren Bartlett is back in the Kaiwi Channel...Again!. 2010-05-14. Vertra Sunscreen. 2019-02-26.
  11. Web site: Robinson, Bartlett cruise across. Cindy . Luis. 2011-05-16. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. en-US. 2019-02-26.

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