Tim Hornsby and Ryan Dolan both advanced to the "B" final of the men's K1 200 meters in World Cup No. 2 at Duisberg, Germany, this weekend. Then, in the final round this morning, Hornsby finished fifth to Dolan's eighth, winning the U.S. Olympic Team spot in the event. Hornsby crossed the finish line 0.248 second ahead of Dolan. The complete results of the Duisberg regatta are here.
The U.S. has qualified only two flatwater sprint boats in this summer's Olympics: one for the women's 500-meter single kayak and one for the men's 200-meter single kayak. Hornsby, of Atlanta, joins Carrie Johnson of San Diego to fill these two spots. The Olympic flatwater regatta will take place August 6-11 at Eton Dorney, Buckinghamshire.
In whitewater slalom, the U.S. has qualified as many boats as a nation can qualify for the London Games: one boat in each of the four Olympic classes (women's kayak, men's kayak, men's single canoe, men's double canoe). Members of the U.S. national team, selected back on April 12-14, will compete for those spots in World Cup No. 1 at Cardiff, Wales, on June 8-10. My Training Blog by Elmore will report the results as soon as they are available.
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