Team USA at the Worlds By James McBeath, Ken Whiting and Kevin Varette 2001 Worlds Team USA is without a doubt the biggest contingent and the strongest. To avoid a USA sweep, all teams need to put out their best on game day! Their strength lies in the sheer number of phenominal paddlers in the US due to the growth of the sport there. With an active freestyle schedule of events, the US is at a level of competition readiness like no other team. At the worlds this week include (Click each name for their video!): Men's K1 Eric Jackson (2.4 MB) Jimmy Blakeney Dan Gavere Clay Wright (1.3 MB) Andrew Holcombe (1.2 MB) Shane Benedict Bryan Kirk (876 kb) Eric Southwick (838 kb) Women's K1 Whitney Lonsdale Annie Chamberlain Melinda Hendershott (695 kb) Tanya Shuman (936 kb) Brooke Winger Shannon Carroll Erica Mitchell Junior Men Andre Spino-Smith (480 kb) Marlow Long Calef Letourney Sean Brabent (783 kb) Jesse Murphy Dustin Urban Junior Women Becky Andersen Brenna Ke Hailey Hamilton C-1 Chris Manderson (665 kb) Luke Hopkins (707 kb) Barry Kennon OC-1 Eli Heibert Jayson Bowerman (1.3 MB) Denny Kortze Men's Squirt Clay Wright (1.3 MB) Andy Bedingfield Rob Thompkins Tom McKee Dustin Urban Women's Squirt Stacy Heer Tracy Click Risa Shimoda Brooke Winger Back to Worlds coverage

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