{"id":204,"date":"2014-04-04T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T21:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/?p=204"},"modified":"2021-01-02T14:40:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T22:40:31","slug":"pswc-2014-day-2-concrete-canoe-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/2014\/04\/pswc-2014-day-2-concrete-canoe-races\/","title":{"rendered":"PSWC 2014 Day 2: Concrete Canoe Races"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The main event of PSWC Day 2 is the Concrete Canoe Race Competition. All 16 schools with functional canoes compete in 5 events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Men\u2019s Endurance\/Slalom (time-based)<\/li><li>Women\u2019s Endurance\/Slalom<\/li><li>Men\u2019s Sprints (Heats, Small &amp; Big Finals)<\/li><li>Women\u2019s Sprints<\/li><li>Co-ed Double-sprints (4-person)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our canoe successfully made it through all of the races, and looked great in the process!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Early morning at the site of the canoe races. We arrived around 6:30am.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/26-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/26-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Unloading the canoe for the races.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/41-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/41-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bringing the canoe to our spot on the beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/57-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/57-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Preparing to set the canoe down on its beach stands.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/61-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/61-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">DiSCovery II waits to get into the water.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/71-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/71-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/81-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/81-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Our President and VP handle the canoe\u2019s gunwale caps.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/91-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/91-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Canoe team, getting ready for the swamp test.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/101-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/101-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Carrying DiSCovery II into the water for the first time.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.0-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.0-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">DiSCovery II floats!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.1-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.1-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">We have to completely submerge our canoe, then prove that it floats back to the surface, to pass the swamp test.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.2-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.2-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Filling the canoe with water.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.3-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.3-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Our cheering squad watches from the beach, hoping our canoe floats.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.4-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.4-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Filling the canoe with water.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.5-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.5-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Time to push DiSCovery II completely underwater.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.6-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.6-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Release the canoe, and don\u2019t touch it, while the judges watch.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.7-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.7-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">DiSCovery II passes the swamp test!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.8-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.8-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bailing the water back out of DiSCovery II.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.9-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.9-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bringing DiSCovery II back onto the beach while we wait for the races to begin.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/121-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/121-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Attaching gunwale caps to the edges of the canoe, to protect them while paddling.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/141-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/141-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Loading the canoe for the Men\u2019s Endurance race.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/151-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/151-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Sending DiSCovery II off for her first race.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/161-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/161-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Men\u2019s endurance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/171-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/171-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lining up for the men\u2019s endurance race.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/181-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/181-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The rest of the team prepares to cheer our paddlers on from the beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/191-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/191-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Waiting for the men\u2019s endurance race to begin.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/21.5-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/21.5-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Men\u2019s endurance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/211-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/211-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Men\u2019s endurance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/221-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/221-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Coming in from the men\u2019s endurance race.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/231-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/231-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">One race down, 4 to go!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/24.5-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/24.5-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Waiting for the other schools to race.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/241-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/241-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Watching our women\u2019s endurance team head out.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/251-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/251-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s endurance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/48-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/48-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Co-ed sprints.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/261-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/261-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Waiting for the women\u2019s endurance team to line up.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/28.1-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/28.1-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Digging in for a turn. The endurance slalom races challenge teams with a series of tight turns around buoys.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/28.2-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/28.2-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s endurance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/28.3-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/28.3-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s endurance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/28.4-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/28.4-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s endurance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/28-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/28-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s endurance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/29-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/29-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s endurance heading in.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/30-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/30-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Men\u2019s sprints lining up.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/31-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/31-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Men\u2019s sprints heading in after finishing 2nd in the heat.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/32-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/32-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Men\u2019s sprints coming in after&nbsp;<strong>winning<\/strong>&nbsp;the small final (by only a second)!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/33.1-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/33.1-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Relaxing on the beach between races.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/33-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/33-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Small-final-winning men\u2019s sprints team after their last race.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/34-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/34-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s sprints team practicing.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/36-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/36-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s sprints team heading out.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/37.1-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/37.1-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s sprints.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/37.2-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/37.2-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cheering for the women\u2019s sprints team.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/37-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/37-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s sprints lining up.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/38-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/38-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s sprints.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/39-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/39-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s sprints.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/40-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Women\u2019s sprints.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/411-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/411-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Judges\u2019 scoreboard after all the heats, with lane assignments for the finals.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/47-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/47-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Co-ed sprints team heads out.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/42-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/42-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Concrete canoe team members race their canoe at PSWC 2014.\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Co-ed sprints.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/43-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/43-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Co-ed sprints.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Co-ed sprints.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Co-ed sprints team comes in after&nbsp;<strong>winning<\/strong>&nbsp;their heat!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/50-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/50-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">2014 Concrete Canoe Paddling Team.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/51-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/51-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">2014 Concrete Canoe Team.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/52-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/52-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">2014 USC ASCE PSWC Team.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/53-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/53-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Time to bring the canoe back home.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/54-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/54-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">We don\u2019t really need this many people to help carry it, but everyone wants to help!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/55-200x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/55-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Carrying the canoe back from the beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/56.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/uscasce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/56.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Loading DiSCovery II back into the trailer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main event of PSWC Day 2 is the Concrete 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