Clay WRIGHT (USA)
United States
Age:
57 years
Federation:
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION (ACA)
Biography
Further Personal Information
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Rock Island, TN USA
OCCUPATION
Kayaker
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
My Parents Oc1 Kayaking since I was 7, freestyle is what creative kids do! Started freestyle aged 19
HOBBIES
Creeking, river running, SUP, Riversurfing, roadtripping, international travel
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
2 Squirt World Championship Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze. 8x US Freestyle Team. Inventor of the Loop. Longest Mystery: 41 seconds. Deepest Mystery, 16’ Pan American Champ at San Juan Hole!
Squirt world Champ 1997, 2013 Jimicup winner 2013, Pan Am Games Freestyle Champ 2014?
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
Squirt: Halls of Karma, New River: 3 drops with interesting rocks, warm water in a beautiful gorge near so many other great rivers.
FAVOURITE FOOD
Coffee
AMBITIONS
Kayak: 10 more years of competing freestyle and squirt and races. Squirt: 50 sec mystery move, 20’ deep mystery move, find new seams to roam south of equator.
OTHER INFORMATION
Favourite movie - Dam Nation
OTHER INFORMATION
Sponsors - Jacksonkayak Kokatat AT Paddles
