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Four-Time Olympic Kayak Champion Eric Jackson Shares His Quest to Redefine Aging and How He Has Coped with Hearing Loss Throughout His Life

Published: Feb. 16, 2022, 11 a.m.

b'Eric Jackson is a four-time world champion who has dominated the whitewater kayaking scene for the past three decades.\\xa0Despite the challenges of hearing loss,\\xa0he spent 26 years on the U.S. Kayak Team (1989-2015) winning on an international level. In 2017, well into his 40s and now at 57, he\\xa0qualified for the U.S. Team. At the age of 6, Eric got hooked on kayaking and credits swimmer Mark Spitz for igniting the fire in him to be an Olympic competitor. Today, Eric is a sports nut, husband, father, coach, and entrepreneur\\xa0intent on\\xa0redefining aging.'