Now that the volunteers, professionals and community leaders involved in staging the 2016 Pan American Championships at Lake Lanier Olympic Park two weeks ago have had a chance to catch their collective breaths and relax a bit, it’s time for them all to bask in the satisfaction that comes from a job well done. Looking back from the perspective of a couple of weeks, it’s hard to imagine an international sporting event that could have gone any more smoothly than did the Pan Am Sprint Canoe/Kayak Championships, which were a continental qualifier for this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio. That such was the case is a tribute to the efforts of hundreds of local residents, from the experts involved in the meticulous planning that makes such an event a reality, to the unpaid volunteers who gave freely of their time to make the Championships a huge success.