Simon

Ranagan

• 2012 U.S. National Championships: 7th
• 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials; 12th place in men’s K1
• Member of the 2012 U.S. National U23 Slalom Team
• Member of the U.S. Junior National Slalom Team in 2009, 2010 & 2011
• 2012 Maryland State Championships; 1st place in U23 Division
• 2012 U23 World Championships; 11th place in team event
• 2012 Dickerson Open; 1st place in U23 Division
• 2011 Junior Pre-World Championships; 7th place
• 2011 U.S. Open; 2nd place Junior K1
• 2011 Wausau Open; 9th place in men’s K1
• 2010 Junior World Championships; 9th place in team event
• 2010 U.S. National Championships; 9th place in men’s K1
• 2010 U.S. National Championships; 2nd place in Junior K1

Personal:

• Job: Full-time student
• Hobbies: Reading, ultimate frisbee, and soccer
• Role Model: My older sister, Alice

Simon Ranagan began paddling at Valley Mill Camp when he was eight years old and began training in slalom at age ten.  A long time member of the Potomac Whitewater Racing Team, he has been coached by former Olympian Dana Chladek, 2009 National Team Member, Aaron Mann, and the US National Team Coach, Silvan Poberaj.  Simon is a freshman at William & Mary where he hopes to major in Physics with the goal of becoming an engineer.