Amanda Creek
Poway, California, United States
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I am Amanda Creek, a wildwater, slalom, and sprint kayaker. I lived in Boulder and compete in wildwater and slalom competitions in various cities across Colorado, but I am currently living in San Diego and doing sprint and ocean races. I have been competing in Kayaking since I was 12 years old. Over the past three years, I have competed in FIBArk and the FIBArk runoff in Salida, CO in both 2016 and 2017, the 2016 Lyons Outdoor Games in Lyons, CO, The 2017 Downriver Western Team Trials in Glenwood Springs, CO, the 2017 Whitewater Nationals Regatta in Penobscot, Maine, the 2017 Wildwater World Championships in Murau, Austria, and several ocean races in the San Diego area in 2017 and 2018. You can see my profile and the results of many of these races here: https://local.paddleguru.com/athletes/eltigre
My main achievements have been earning second place in the slalom competition at FIBArk and qualifying to represent the United States at the 2017 Wildwater World Championships. I have also had the opportunity to represent Team Colorado Whitewater Racing at Multiple slalom competitions.
My long-term athletic dream is to improve in all three disciplines of kayaking and continue to compete, and hopefully make it to the Olympics. In the short term, however, I hope to compete at this year's youth Olympics and make it as far as I can in the tryout process.
Being a full-time high school student taking multiple honors classes, being on the school's archery team, and kayaking in three different disciplines across the country and even the world means that I'm always busy and rarely have time to relax, but competing in a sport I love is worth it! Your contribution would allow me to focus more of my time on training, allowing me to reach my athletic goals.
Achievements and Awards:
- 2016 - Award - Lyons Outdoor Games slalom
- 2016 - 1st Place - FIBArk whitewater slalom
- 2016 - 2nd Place - FIBArk novice downriver
- 2017 - 2nd Place - FIBArk runoff whitewater slalom
- 2017 -2 nd Place - Wildwater Western Team Trails Classic
- 2017 - 2nd Place - Wildwater Western Team Trails Sprint
- 2017 - 3rd Place - FIBArk whitewater slalom
- 2017 - 1st Place - FIBArk novice downriver
- 2017 - 2nd Place - Penobscot Nationals Youth OC1
- 2017 - DNF - Penobscot Nationals Wildwater Classic K1
- 2017 - 2nd Place - Penobscot Nationals Long OC2 (w/ Nate Lord)
- 2017 - 2nd Place - Penobscot Nationals Long K1
- 2017 - 2nd Place- Penobscot Nationals Youth OC2 (w/ Olivia Spencer)
- 2017 - 2nd Place - Penobscot Nationals Wildwater Sprint K1
- 2017 - 1st Place - Penobscot Nationals Long OC2 (w/ Olivia Spencer)
- 2017 - 6th Place - Penobscot Nationals Sprint OC2 (w/ Quintus Drennan)
- 2017 - DNF - Wildwater World Championships Sprint
- 2017 - 2nd Place - Off Da Couch Race Short K1
- 2017 - 2nd Place - La Jolla Shores Invitational Short Surfski
- 2017 - 7th Place - Tecolote 5000 K1
- 2018 - 1st Place - Hal Rosoff Classic Short Race K1m
A lot of these results can be viewed at : https://local.paddleguru.com/athletes/eltigre