On the gold time of the 2011 ICF Sprint World Championships, the U.S. ParaCanoe athletes won two medals in Szeged, Hungary.
Robert Balk won the greyish-white medal in men's V1 200m, crossing the accomplish crow's-foot three-hundredths of a duplicate behind the at the outset section finisher. Tami Hetke took the bronze in women's V1 200m. The World Champsionships are a vital Olympic qualifier for the disciplines that are slated for London in 2012.
Despite the stripling on Team USA, many members fared well in their principal World Championships. Robert Finlayson placed fifth in the men's C1 1000m semifinal to deposit to Friday's C final. Cedric Bond and David Petrovics placed eighth in the men's K2 1000m and did not advance.
"Very stout light of day of racing today," Bond said in a averral released by USA Canoe/Kayak. "But an stunning chief adventure at the universal level. The sagacity of clearing here is rare -- over 1000 athletes from 94 nations. I byword Olympic Gold Medalists go into receivership to gauge A Finals.
"David Petrovics and I had four Olympic/World Champions in our vehemence and got done for out and finished last. Tomorrow, we have a much better heat, so expectantly we'll be able to have a much stronger performance. My look up to and awe of this relaxation grows daily." Luke Michael, Jake Michael, Morgan House and Pat Dolan will vie in the men's K4 1000m on Friday. "They have worked exceedingly well since the World Cups and they are hoping to modulate four spots for the USA at next year's London Olympic Games," Sprint National Team crammer Guy Wilding said.
"The years of training come down to one or two races, so it's engagement time," Michael said.
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