Lauren Spalding (born March 17, 1980) represented the United States as a kayaker in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. She is also a world champion outrigger canoe paddler and surfski racer.

Paddling career

Flat-Water Kayaking

Spalding represented the United States as a sprint canoer in the early- to mid-2000s. She paddled in the USA National Team Trials in New York in 2003 and qualified for the team, going on compete in the K-2 (Women's Kayak Doubles) 500m and K-4 (Women's Kayak Fours) 500m events at the 2004 Pan American Games and the

2004 Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

2004 Pan American Games

* K-2 (Women's Kayak Doubles) 500m - 2nd place * K-4 (Women's Kayak Fours) 500m - 1st place

2004 Olympic Games

* K-2 (Women's Kayak Doubles) 500m - semi-finalist (with Kathy Colin) * K-4 (Women's Kayak Fours) 500m - semi-finalist (with Carrie Johnson, Kathy Colin, and Marie Mijalis)

Outrigger Canoe Paddling

OC-1 Canoe Paddling

Spalding is a 12-time winner of the Molokai OC-1 World Championships, a 32-mile race across the Kaiwi Channel separating the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Oahu, and holds the seven fastest times ever achieved by a female in the race.

OC-6 Canoe Paddling

Spalding competes in long distance OC-6 ("six-man" outrigger canoe) races with Team Bradley. As a crew member, she has notched ten victories in the Na Wahine O Ke Kai, a 41-mile race across the Kaiwi Channel that is considered to be the world championship of long-distance outrigger canoe paddling.

Surfski Racing

Spalding is a 3-time winner of the Molokai World Surfski Championships.

References

1980 births American female canoeists Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for the United States 21st-century American women {{US-canoe-bio-stub