Constant Reinvention Has Blake Haxton Competing in Paris, Ready To Race His Canoe To History
Complications from a disease forced Haxton to reinvent himself several times, including most recently as a paracanoeist.
Athlete Bio#
Age
41
Hometown
Little Rock, AR
Education
Cal State, Dominguez Hills
classification: KL3, VL3
Personal
- Born with a congenital right hand deformity and underwent a right knee amputation
- Began recreational canoeing/kayaking in 2011. Began training in sprint canoe in 2014
- Started competing in paracanoe/kayak in 2017
- When not on the water, she works as a pediatric prosthetist for Shriners Hospitals for Children
- States kayaking gives her the "opportunity to enjoy the outdoors while pushing (her) physical limits"
- Hobbies include camping and enjoying the outdoors
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 4th (Canoe single VL3 200m - Women)
- Years of participation: Canoe single VL3 200m - Women 2018, 2022, 2023; Kayak single KL3 200m - Women 2018, 2022
- Top finish: 4th – 2023 (Canoe single VL3 200m - Women)
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 11th (Canoe single VL3 200m - Women)
