Rick Powell

Hometown: Parkesburg, Pa.
Birthplace: West Chester, Pa.
Current Residence: Gastonia, NC
Discipline/Event: Slalom, K-1 Men
Birthdate: 3/22/1989
Height: 5'11"
College: Belmont Abbey College
Club: Nantahala Racing Club

Career Highlights

• Reached semifinals at the 2012 Oceania Open - placing 20th

• 2008 Olympian
• 5th at 2010 U.S. National Team Trials
• 10th at Bourg-Saint-Maurice
• 2006 U.S. National Champion C-2
• Member Senior Team in C-2 at age 18
• Member U.S. Junior Team at age 15
• 2nd at Australian Youth Olympic Festival (2007)

Personal

• Family: Parents - Sandy and Jim Powell; Sisters - Jamie and Michelle
• Hobbies: Playing guitar, downhill skiing, rock climbing, traveling, snow boarding, skateboarding
• Did you know: I started slalom racing when I was 3 years old in a canoe with my mom and dad. I started racing in kayak when I was 6 years old at the Penn Cup Slalom Series in Pennsylvania. I was also a downhill ski racer from age 6 to 11.
• He paddled with Casy Eichfeld (C-2) in the 2008 Olympic Games
• In the community: Volunteered from 2005-06, helping out a Special Olympics bowling league