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34th ICF Flatwater Racing World Championships

August 26, 2005 Zagreb, Croatia

Carrie Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) paddled two excellent semi-final races on Friday in Croatia, finishing second in the K-1 1000 meters and third in the K-1 500 meters. Johnson easily qualified for the A Finals in both events. Her time in the 1000 meters was also the third fastest semi-final time overall.

At the World Championships, there are both an A Final and a B Final. The A Final is the top nine boats and decides the three podium positions plus the ranking of boats four through nine. The B Final takes the next nine boats from their respective semi-finals and determines the ranking of boats 10 through 18.

Rami Zur (Berkeley, Calif.) finished fourth in his K-1 500 meter semi-final, qualifying him for a spot in Saturday’s B Final.

The following boats also qualified for B Finals:

• Men’s K-4 500 meters - Morgan House (Gainesville, Ga.), Brandon Woods (Kaneohe, Hawaii), Danny Krawczyk (Bayside, N.Y.), Ty Hagler (Gainesville, Ga.)

• Men’s C-2 1000 meters - David Aldrich (San Diego, Calif.) and Jordan Malloch (Seattle, Wash.).

Racing continues Saturday with the A and B finals for both 1000 meter and 500 meter events, plus qualifying heats in the 200 meter events. Full results can be found on the organizer’s website at: http://www.kajak.hr/eng/wc2005.php

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