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Video: Kayakers practice their skills in Cedar Rapids
ABOVE: Tom Podzimek of Cedar Rapids helps Connie Lehman of Cedar Rapids work on a roll maneuver earlier this month at the Bender Pool in Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation Department this winter is offering kayakers a chance to practice their skills in the controlled environment of Bender Pool, 940 14th Ave. SE. The next session is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The sessions are not lessons, but experienced paddlers will be available to help. The fee is $10 per person per visit. No advance registration is required.
Tom Podzimek of Cedar Rapids helps Connie Lehman of Cedar Rapids find the right hand positioning while doing a roll maneuver at the Bender Pool in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Kayakers gather at the pool to practice rolls and other emergency maneuvers in a controlled environment to be better prepared should it become necessary while out in nature. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
LEFT: Lynne Majetic of the Quad Cities walks her boat to the pool.
Lynne Majetic of the Quad Cities walks her boat to the pool.
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