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Lake Co. Man Earns Spot On U.S. Parachute Team
Brian Martin of Grayslake won gold at the recent U.S. Parachute Association National Parachuting Championship in North Carolina.
GRAYSLAKE, IL - Brian Martin pf Grayslake won gold in 2-way canopy formation skydiving at the recent U.S. Parachute Association National Parachuting Championships. His wins at the Skydive Paraclete XP in Raeford, North Carolina, last week earned him a slot on the prestigious U.S. Parachute Team. The team will compete at the 2018 World Parachuting Championships in Australia, according to a news release.
In canopy formation skydiving, teams of two skydivers deploy their parachutes immediately after jumping from the plane and build formations as quickly as possible while holding onto each other’s canopies. A videographer flies alongside to capture the action, according to a news release.
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Martin, 34, is a software engineer and has completed 5,000 skydives. His team, named Slotswitch, is based at Skydive Wilwaukee in East Troy.
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Photo caption: Brian Martin (middle) has earned a spot on the U.S. Parachute team. Photo credit: USPA/Elliot Byrd.
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