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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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 p...

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