2012 Canadian Olympic Trial Pictures

The members of the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club (LCKC) are famous everywhere on Earth … except here at home.

Why is LCKC famous?  They’ve been National Champions TEN times and they’re currently the 2011 USA Canoe Kayak Sprint National Champions.  Sure, they work out at one of the finest facilities anywhere, but if you have a canoe, you know it doesn’t paddle itself.  They train.  They practice and they win.

Athletes come to Lake Lanier’s former Olympic Venue to compete against the best on one of the world’s finest courses.  That’s simply the truth.

The weekend of May 4, 2012 was one example.  Seventy-five Canadian Olympic hopefuls spent a weekend vying for spots that could possibly lead to an Olympic Gold medal.

To our guests: “Merci, nos amis!  Thank you for choosing to compete on Lake Lanier.  Bonne chance!”

We are thankful to LCKC for their dedication to preserving the Olympic spirit on Lake Lanier.

Click Here for Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club’s Website

Lake Lanier's Rowing Venue -- Site of the 1996 Olympics ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

 

Canadian Olympic hopeful Emilie Fournel ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

 

The Canadian Team has bright hopes for the Olympics. ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

 

Will Quebec's Laurence Vincent-Lapointe make it to the Olympics? ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

The calm on the course before the athletes storm past. ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)
2012 Canadian Olympic Trials on Lake Lanier ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

 

2012 Canadian Olympic Trials on Lake Lanier ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

 

Austin Denman from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, came in second in the K2 200 meter race. He advances to Olympic Trials in Poland and Germany. ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

 

2012 Canadian Olympic Trials on Lake Lanier ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

 

Lens envy. ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

 

2012 Canadian Olympic Trials on Lake Lanier ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

 

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe challenged Grasshopper, the humble ninja, to a race. Across Lake Lanier. ~~ (Photo: Robert Sutherland)

Thanks again to our friends at Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club.

 


About Author

Robert J. Sutherland is a travel writer enjoying life in Gainesville, GA.
Robert has two adult daughters, seven practically perfect grandchildren and a zippy Kawasaki. Contact Robert at [email protected].

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