Olympic canoe champion Larry Cain carves niche in paddleboard racing
Larry Cain never put his paddle down, even after a successful Olympic career.
The gold and silver medallist in sprint canoe in the 1984 Summer Games continues to win, and beat paddlers younger than him, in the burgeoning sport of stand-up paddleboard racing.
Cain’s prowess with a paddle combined with his 18 years of teaching high school phys-ed gave him the skill set to capitalize on a trend. The explosion of people wanting to learn how to stand-up paddleboard (SUP) and get better at it means the 53-year-old can make a living on the water, where he always wants to be.
“It’s become what I do,” Cain told The Canadian Press from his home in Burlington, Ont.