Even though she's a long time competitive paddler, Kamini Jain doesn't consider herself a veteran among the women's Olympic K-4 500 crew

 "I don't consider myself a veteran since these are my first Olympics," said Jain, a paddler since age 15. "But I'm very optimistic about this crew. I really like it. The dynamics are good both emotionally and technically."

 Jain moved to Canada from Tripoli at age four. Her mother is British and her father, originally from India, worked in the oil business.

2000 Games
Sept. 30: Women's K-4 500m: Carrie Lightbound, Mississauga; Julia Rivard, North Bay, Ont.; Kamini Jain, Calgary; Marie-Josee Gibeau-Ouimet, Lachine, Que., wound up ninth in final.
Sept. 28: Women's K-4 500m: Carrie Lightbound, Mississauga; Julie Rivard, North Bay, Ont.; Kamini Jain, Calgary, and Marie-Josee Gibeau-Ouimet, Lachine, Que., were third in semifinal heat, advanced to final.
Sept. 26: Women's K-4 500: Marie-Jones Gibeau-Ouimet, Lachine, Que.; Carrie Lightbound, Mississauga, Ont.; Julie Rivard, North Bay, Ont.; Kamini Jain, Calgary, placed fifth in heat, advanced to semifinals.


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Canada's women's K4 team


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