Hopefuls for the 2024 Olympics were out in the water in Northern California on Friday as part of their journey to get to Paris.At Lake Natoma in the Folsom Lake Recreation Area, athletes paddled to show off their skill and ability.Sprint kayakers are competing in Round 1 of the U.S. Olympic canoe-kayak team trials.Kali Wilding is hoping to get the United States in Paris for sprint kayaking, as there was none in the last Olympics.Her mother and coach, Shelley Oates-Wilding, competed as a two-time Olympian for Australia."This is for me a chance to let it happen when training is a chance to make it happen," Oates-Wilding said. "So we make sure that when our athletes walk up here, they don't do anything different. No pressure on themselves. They've done the times in training.Jack Wallace is also seeking his spot. The dual athlete, a two-time Paralympic gold medalist in sled hockey, now eyes winning big in the para canoe event.The trials races range from 200 meters to 1,000 meters and take anywhere from 40 seconds to four minutes to complete.But the road to Paris — whether it's an actual road, or in this case, water — does not stop here; it's a two-step process. Next month are the continental qualifiers.