A BRIGHT LIGHT SHINING FOR SLALOM

Up and coming paddlers help keep our sport growing and evolving. In this column, World Class Academy Principal Capo Rettig interviews new, young talent to explore themes of the whitewater scene.

By Capo Rettig

Evy Liebfarth is about to take the world by storm, if she hasn’t already by the time you read this. This summer, Evy became the youngest competitor to earn a medal at a World Cup after placing third in the women’s canoe category at Ljublijana, Slovenia, in only her second World Cup competition. The weekend before in Bratislava she finished top 10 in both K1 and C1 in her first. Not bad for just turning 15. The Bryson City, North Carolina athlete already had a reputation at the U.S. National level, having previously qualified for both the K1 and C1 women’s national teams - twice. Despite qualifying in 2017 and 2018, her age (below the ICF’s cap of 15) kept her from being eligible to compete. But that is all…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Fall 2019

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