Duck kayakers paddle against the world
jacoo ^eianaer ana BrooKe winger win
represent Oregon at the World Freestyle
Kayak Championships in Austria
Jon Roetman
Freelance Sports Reporter
Hard work and a successful qualifying run last Sep
tember are about to pay off for two members of the
Oregon Club kayaking team.
Jacob Selander, who qualified during competition
on the Ottawa River last September, and Brooke
Winger, who is eligible from medaling in the world
championships two years ago, will compete in the
World Freestyle Kayak Championships, May 26-31
in Graz, Austria.
Selander, a senior, is making his first trip to the
world championships. He will compete in the squirt
boating event, which features athletes riding in nine
foot boats that resemble a “surf board that you
squeeze yourself into,” Selander said. Athletes then
perform as many tricks as they can over a one-minute
time period. “Cleans,” which are tricks done without
using a paddle, are given a higher score by judges than
tricks that include the use of a paddle.
“It’s going to be big,” said Selander, the club’s coor
dinator. “There’s going to be over 30 different coun
tries competing. ”
Canada, South Africa, Great Britain and Germany
will be some of the strongest competition for the
United States, which is recognized as the best kayak
ing country in the world.
Along with Selander, Winger will do her best to
represent the club. Winger is a professional kayaker
and has won more medals than anyone in the history
of freestyle kayaking. She will compete in the
women’s kayak along with the squirt boat event.
“Brooke’s season has gone really well,” Selander
said of Winger, who is in Graz awaiting competition.
“She has placed in the top three or four in every
event so far.”
In the preliminary rounds of competition, each
athlete is given three attempts, with the lowest score
dropped. The top 10-15 competitors advance to the
semifinals, where each athlete has two attempts,
with the lowest score dropped. The top five advance
to the finals, where a “knockout” format allows for in
tense competition. Each athlete gets one chance to
perform for the judges and the competitor with the
lowest score is eliminated. The process repeats itself
until a champion is crowned.
“I’m kind of nervous,” Selander said of competing
in Graz. “It’s going to be tough. I’m just looking for
ward to competing.”
Winger, who has made several trips to the world
championships, will have high expectations from
those around her, as she was the first to ever double
medal at worlds, doing it two years ago in Sort, Spain.
Winger, originally from Buena Vista, Ca., is study
ing exercise and movement science after transfer
ring from Lane Community College.
Competing in events of this magnitude is a
source of pride for kayakers, but kayaking is more
than just competition.
“It kind of gets under your skin,” said Selander,
who grew up in Lake Oswego and has been kayaking
for six years. “It turns into an addiction and a lifestyle
really quickly.”
Selander and Winger have set the bar high for the
eight other consistent members of the club, which
include LCC transfer Macey Burnham, freshman
Travis Winn and junior Josh Bechtel.
Selander is currendy rushing to finish up his class
work for the term so he can afford to take the time
necessary to travel to Graz. After completing assign
ments at a feverish pace, Selander will have to find
time to prepare himself mentally to avoid an early
return to the United States.
“I’m just going to try to clear my head and visualize
what I’m going to do,” Selander said of his pre-race
preparation. “I have a list of what I’m going to do in my
head. After I do something, I’ll check it off the list. ”
Jon Roetman is a freelance writer for the Emerald.
Adam Amato Emerald
Jacob Selander said he's nervous about his trip to Austria for the world championships.
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