Tim Hornsby, the first member of the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club to make an Olympic team, advanced to the K1 (one-man sprint kayak) 200-meter B final, to be held Saturday morning at the Summer Olympics in London. With a time of 37.660, Hornsby finished eighth Friday in his semifinal qualifying round after finishing sixth in his heat earlier in the day. The final is set for 4:30 a.m. Eastern time (or 9:30 a.m. London time). “His heat was a little bit shaky. He needed to make the B Final, so he just tried to do the best he could,” said U.S. Olympic Sprint Coach Shaun Caven on Hornsby’s performance. “He made the B Final, so that’s the key thing for us right now. “He’s OK that he’s in the B Final. But he would like to perform a little bit better in the B Article source: http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/175/article/71165/
LCKC member Hornsby advances to Olympics B final
Posted on August 10th, 2012 in Athens/Gainesville
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