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Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club paddlers surprise at Lake Placid
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Farran Smith won a pair of events in 1-person kayak at the Lake Placid International Regatta: 200 meters and 500 meters in the under-16 age category. She also was part of the silver-medal 4-person kayak 500 meters and bronze-medal 2-person kayak 200 meters groups, both of which were in the under-18 division. - photo by Courtesy of Megan Farley and Jeff Allen
Five competitors from the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club headed to the Lake Placid International Regatta earlier this month in New York for the competition and experience. While they certainly had plenty of both, they also emerged with numerous medals. “I surprised myself when I was up there,” said Gainesville 14-year-old Clay Baker, who emerged with top-three finishes in four of his five events.
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