It's not everyday you get to participate in a sport with an actual Olympic champion. However, Rick Mercer did just that when he took to the waters in Algonquin Park with Canadian sprint kayaker Adam van Koeverden during this week's episode of the Rick Mercer Report.
Take a look at the video as Rick gets a lesson from the four-time Olympic medalist, races him and even tries to balance in Adam's obviously not-for-beginners kayak:
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