John Grace

Hometown: Mt. Vernon Indiana

Favorite River: Wabash River, Indiana

Sponsors: Liquid Logic, Immersion Research, Shred Ready, Werner, Astral Buoyancy

Biography: I was born and raised in the river bottoms of Indiana. My Father introduced me to kayaking was I was nine years old. I began going on trips with him every weekend and was skilled enough to run the Ocoee river by the time I was eleven. When I was twelve I joined the wrestling team and spent the next 9 years completely absorbed by that until my Junior Year of College. I drifted away from the sport and eventually quit. After that my Dad who was still kayaking asked me if I want to go on a week of rivers. We did and soon after that I was addicted and moved to the Southeast where I have been kayaking ever since. Now 30 years old kayaking is still all I ever want to do.

AW Testimonial: We have such limited whitewater resources left in this country and AW is always on the front lines doing everything they can so we can keep kayaking. Also AW is cool.

Website: http://www.lvmvideo.com, http://www.kayakjournal.com