Even after starting his final run in 4th place, Alexander Grimm paddled through the gates finishing first in the men’s singles slalom for his ‘08 Olympics run.

Grimm’s gold medal was Germany’s first medal for the Beijing Olympics, undoubtedly making his country proud.

Congratulations Alexander!

One dedicated individual, Skip is kayaking 1700 miles for prostate cancer. His trip is illustrated here - from Chicago to NY!

Some prostate statistics he wants to bring to everyone’s attention:

• * 1 in 6 men are at a lifetime risk of prostate cancer
• * In the U.S., 1 new case of prostate cancer is diagnosed every 2.5 minutes.
• * Prostate cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.

This chart of Google searches for ‘kayaking’ shows the sport has been on a decline over the last 4 years; maybe Skip’s mission will help out two causes!

A tragic accident occurred yesterday in flat water to a kayaker with 20 years of experience.

“She’s been a paddler for almost 20 years. She’s paddled class-four whitewaters. A roll in flat water was a yawn for her.” - Todd Zielinski

The lady, a member of the Philadelphia Canoe Club, apparently tucked her grab loop inside the cockpit which would’ve allowed her to release the spray skirt she had in place.

Like most sports and strenuous work environments, kayakers must be ever vigilant too when they are out on the water. For this to happen to somebody with 20 years experience, and in flat water, illustrates the need for extreme caution at all times.