Birthdate: December 2, 1959
Married to Justine Barton and has two daughters, Kendall, 9 and Hayley, 11
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175 lbs.

Favorite Sports Drink: Cytomax
Favorite Training Device: Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS/Heart monitor

Sprint Kayak Competitions

• Double Olympic Gold Medalist (K-1 and K-2 1000 meters), Seoul, Korea, 1988
• Olympic Bronze Medalist (K-1 1000 meters), Barcelona, Spain, 1992
• Olympic Bronze Medalist (K-1 1000 meters), Los Angeles, CA, 1984
• World Champion (K-1 10,000 meters) and Bronze Medalist (K-1 1000 meters), Paris, France, 1991
• Double World Champion (K-1 1000 meters and 10,000 meters), Duisburg, West Germany, 1987
• Double Pan Am Games Champion (K-1 and K-2 1000 meters), Indianapolis, IN, 1987
• World Champion (K-1 10,000 meters), Hazewinkel, Belgium, 1985
• World Masters Games Champion (K-1 500 meters, 1000 meters and 10,000 meters), Portland, OR, 1998
• Winner of more than 50 U.S. National Championship Titles

Open Water Kayak / Outrigger Canoe Races

• Winner of USA Surf Ski nationals, 2003 and 2004
• Winner of Finlandia Clean Water Challenge — Chicago to New York City, 1994
• Winner of Hawaiian State Surf Ski Championships, Honolulu, HI, 1995
• Winner of Sea Trek Alcatraz Island Race, Sausalito, CA, 1993, 1995, 1997
• Winner of Molokai to Oahu Outrigger Canoe Challenge (Team Offshore), 1989

Major Marathon Canoe Championships

• U.S. Canoe Association Marathon National Champion
• C-2 men's category 1983, '84, '89, '93, '94
• C-2 mixed category 1982, '84, '89
• K-1 downriver category 1976,'77
• Winner of General Clinton Canoe Race, Cooperstown, NY, 1996, 1997
• Winner of Classique International de Canots de la Mauricie, Shawinigan, QC, 1996, 1997

Special Honors

• Selected as "100 Golden Olympians" for 1996 Olympic Games
• First American to win an Olympic Gold Medal in Kayaking
• Won more Olympic medals than any other American in sport of Canoe/Kayak
• Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2007
• Sullivan Award Finalist, 1988
• Olympia Award Recipient, 1986

Committee memberships

• U.S. Olympic Committee Board of Directors and Athlete's Advisory Council, 1997 – 2000
• Member of Selection Committee for National and Olympic Sprint Canoe/Kayak Teams, 1995 – '96
• Chairman of Sports Science and Technology Committee for U.S. Canoe/Kayak Teams, 1992 – '96

Speaking/Announcing Highlights

• 1996 Olympic Games Announcer for Sprint Canoe/Kayak Venue, Gainesville, GA
• Keynote speaker for numerous meetings, events, and fundraisers, 1988-2006

Career and Academic Highlights

• President, Epic Kayaks, Inc. - Manufacturer of high-performance kayaks and paddles
• Graduated summa cum laude from University of Michigan, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1983
• High School Salutatorian, National Honor Society, Honor Athlete