I took this picture of Greg Barton back in 2001 when he was in town for the Outdoors, Inc., Canoe and Kayak Race. Note the funky shape of his boat right behind the cockpit. Its purpose was to bring the boat into compliance with the ICF's minimum width requirement that was in effect through the 2000 Olympics. The ICF did away with minimum widths after that.
The Olympic flatwater sprint regatta begins today with 1000-meter and 500-meter heats on Dorney Lake, Buckinghamshire. Here in Memphis it's supposed to be on the air (Channel 5) from 10:30 to 11:00 AM and from 12:45 to 1:00 PM. Every athlete will paddle up to the starting line with dreams of doing what Barton did: winning an Olympic gold medal.
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