Cuban kayaker escapes to Oklahoma

BY ED GODFREY    

Published: March 27, 2011

Like dozens of athletes training in the Boathouse District on the Oklahoma River, Carlos Garcia dreams of Olympic gold.

But this former Cuban kayaking champion’s journey to Oklahoma City was like no other.

Carlos Garcia, a world-class kayaker who defected from Cuba in November, trains Thursday near the Route 66 Boathouse at Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman

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