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Σάββατο 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2014

Breckenridge- and Vail-based rafting teams underdogs world championships

Jeremiah Peck (front left), Matt Norfleet (front right), John Mark Seelig (back left) and John Anicito charge through the rapids in Gore Canyon during a race this summer. The team of four qualified as the U.S. National team in California in May and will head to the World Championships in Brazil this October. 
In the world of competitive whitewater rafting, the U.S. men’s and women’s teams are the underdogs. They’re snow makers, ski patrollers, paramedics, current and former raft guides and substitute teachers who try to find time to practice the sport on the side. Everyone has a day job. But when they travel to Brazil in October for the annual World Rafting Championships, they’ll be up against fully financed national teams with full-time professional paddlers and big-name sponsors.
“It’s tough to have time to elevate to that level of competition,” Matt Norfleet, of the men’s team, said.
While in other countries the ...more

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