A couple of weeks ago I discussed the results of the U.S. Olympic team selections in whitewater slalom. I'd be remiss if I didn't share the flatwater sprint results as well.
Three flatwater athletes will race for the U.S. in Paris. Nevin Harrison (pictured above) qualified a spot for a U.S. athlete in 200-meter women's single canoe at last year's world championships, and subsequently won the right to fill that spot. Harrison is the defending Olympic gold medalist in that event, and has also won two world championships.
This past month, Jonas Ecker and Aaron Small won the 500-meter men's double kayak event at the Pan American championships and thereby qualified for the same event in Paris.
Harrison, Ecker, and Small all hail from the greater Seattle-Tacoma area.
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