For the world’s fastest flatwater sprinter, slowing down isn’t easy. And for Nevin Harrison, a scaled-down schedule still includes at least one training session on her canoe every day — and often two workouts a day — in addition to her full-time class load as a biology student at San Diego State University.
Harrison, at just 19 years old, won Olympic gold in dominating fashion in the 200-meter canoe sprint in Tokyo last August, the first American woman to win a flatwater gold medal in 57 years.
She then recognized her need to take a bit of a break from the rigorous competition schedule.
