GAINESVILLE - The 2004 USACK Sprint National Championships and Masters National Championships have been awarded to the Lake Lanier Olympic Center - site of the 1996 Olympic canoe/kayak competition and the Lanier Canoe 2003 International Canoe Federation Flatwater Racing World Championships.
The event will run July 28-August 1.
Connie Hagler, Executive Director of the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club, the defending national champion team, said "this event is the premier club event in the United States for the Olympic discipline of flatwater racing."
Hagler said top clubs and athletes from throughout the country will compete for medals in one-, two- and four-person canoe and kayak events in 200m, 500m, 1000m and 5000m races.
"The club national championship title and many other national titles will be on the line," Hagler said.
The event will be open to international athletes and will include Dragon Boat exhibition events.
Friday
October 18th, 2024
7:32PM
