Scott Parsons
Event/Discipline: Slalom Kayak, K-1
Birthdate: 3/27/1979
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 154lbs
Current Residence: Bethesda, Md.
Hometown: Sylvania, Ohio
Club: Bethesda Center of Excellence
Coach: Silvan Poberaj
Equipment: Galasport boat and paddles, Sandiline gear
Career Highlights
- Two-time Olympian (2004, 2008)
- 6th at Athens 2004 Olympic Games
- 1st at 2010 U.S. National Team Trials
- 7th at 2007 ICF Slalom World Championships, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (Top U.S. finisher; secured U.S. spot in event at 2008 Olympic Games)
- 2004 USA Canoe/Kayak Male Athlete of the Year
Recent Results
- 2011 US National Slalom Team Member
- Reached at least the semifinals in all four 2011 Slalom World Cups
- Reached the final round of World Cup No. 2, finishing 8th
- Placed 10th among Men's Kayaks in final 2011 ICF World Cup Standings
- Earned Olympic slot for Team USA in Men's Kayak with 15th place finish at 2011 Slalom World Championships. Read about it HERE.
Personal
- Family: Parents - William and Mary; brother - Brian, and sister-in-law, Lauren; Wife - Lauren Bixby...Has two cats and one dog...Father ran a paddling training center...Learned to kayak with his brother, family took lessons at YMCA
- Hobbies: Reading, kayaking for fun
- Worked as a part-time prosthetic technician at the Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics
- Fan Scott on Facebook.
- Follow Scott on Twitter @scottypkayak
- On Demand: US Olympic Committee Facebook Chat with Scott
- Click HERE to read a Washington Post feature article on Scott.
Scotty is at his best on big whitewater. Years of surfing the big waves on the Potomac and training at the demanding Dickerson Whitewater course just outside of Washington, DC has given him unequalled boat control and whitewater skills.
Scotty, as he's called by his friends, is one of the most loved paddlers in the USA. There is certainly a lot to like about him. His paddling style is a combination of the strength he has earned from years of training and the technical grace that makes him so fun to watch.
