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Headed to Sydney

Americans qualify for whitewater competition

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Posted: Monday April 10, 2000 09:31 AM

Matt Taylor (foreground) and Lecky Haller work together against the river. Jamie Squire/Allsport

OCOEE RIVER, Tennessee (AP) -- Lecky Haller and Matt Taylor had a flawless final run to win the men's doubles canoe title in the U.S. Canoe/Kayak Slalom Olympic Trials.

With a spot in the Sydney Games on the line, Haller and Taylor took a two-second lead over David Hepp and Scott McCleskey into the final run on the Ocoee Whitewater course Sunday.

Hepp and McCleskey finished in 1 minute, 58.50 seconds, but were penalized four seconds for two gate-touch penalties, giving them a two-run total of 4:09.89. Haller and Taylor followed with their perfect run to finish with a 4:06.89 total.

David Hearn (single canoe), Scott Shipley (single kayak) and Rebecca Bennett-Giddens (women's single kayak) also won titles in the three-day competition.

 

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