Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club builds athletes through programs
Connor Rowland, 16, a Team USA paddler, practices at Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club during a recent training session. CARLY HENDERSON/WCN
Walker Peck, 23, Masters coach at Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club, paddles in the water during a training session. CARLY HENDERSON/WCN
Edward Surles, 24, a Team USA athlete, paddles in a high-kneel canoe at Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club. CARLY HENDERSON/WCN
Brynn Collins, 18, a Team USA athlete, paddles a pink boat during practice. She will compete in a women’s K-4 event at an upcoming world competition in Europe. CARLY HENDERSON/WCN
From left, Maxim Horunovych, Kellen Sosebee, Vadim Kanyuka and Nazariy Semshchyn paddle in a C-4 high-kneel canoe during training at Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club. CARLY HENDERSON/WCN
By Carly Henderson
Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club, based at the Gainesville City Olympic Boathouse, the former site of the 1996 Olympics, has been developing paddlers since 1994.
