OTTAWA, ONTARIO (December 6, 2018) – This past weekend, Canoe Kayak Canada honoured a number of coaches from different disciplines during the 2018 Annual Summit. We are proud to name the coaches who won the performance, development, leadership and recognition awards of the 2018 edition.
CKC Development Award
The CKC Development Award is presented annually to a coach that has demonstrated their abilities at developing a club or the sport through creating a new program such as aboriginal paddling or PaddleALL, successfully increasing club memberships in a new or specific program, shown improvements in performance at a provincial or national level or demonstrates concerns for the all–round development of the athlete.
| WINNER | ORGANIZATION |
| Conrad Hutter | Rideau Master’s Program |
| NOMINEE | ORGANIZATION |
| Mike Robinson | Wascana |
| KC Fraser | South Niagara |
| Pat Lester | Carleton Place |
| Andy Parry | Muskoka Kayak School |
| Conrad Hutter | Rideau Master’s Program |
| Nigel Rockett | Balmy Beach |
| Anthony Colin | Whitewater Onratio |
Coach Developer Award
The Coach Developer Award is presented to a coach who goes above and beyond their regular coaching duties, for the development and advancement of Canoe Kayak, while demonstrating a positive image of coaching, is a member of national or provincial committee, is involved in coach education training and outreach programs for other clubs.
| WINNER | ORGANIZATION |
| Mike Vincent | Marathon Saskatchewan |
| NOMINEE | ORGANIZATION |
| Jon Pike | Maskwa |
| Ryan Stepka | Ontario |
Petro Canada Sport Leadership Awards
These awards are to recognize coaches whose athletes have excelled at world championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games. These recipients are some of Canada’s most outstanding national team coaches who have dedicated their time and efforts to ensuring that athletes reach their potential on an international stage.
| WINNER | PROVINCE | ATHLETE |
| Jan Kruk | Nova Scotia | Katie Vincent |
| Mathieu Pelletier | Québec | Laurence Vincent-Lapointe |
Coach Recognition Awards
These awards are presented to coaches who have coached an athlete or crew to a gold medal at the Canadian Canoe Kayak Championships or coached an athlete who has been nominated to a CKC national team (Senior World Championships, Junior World Championships, Carded Athlete, or National Development Team)
| DISCIPLINE | WINNER | ORGANIZATION |
| Marathon | Bob Vincent | Ontario |
| Marathon | Edith MacHattie | SCC |
| Marathon | Kris Archibald | Nova Scotia |
| Marathon | Mike Vincent | Saskatchewan |
| Marathon | Ryan Stepka | Ontario |
| Marathon | Trevor Robinson | SCC |
| Slalom | Andy Parry | Muskoka Kayak School |
| Slalom | Anthony Colin | Whitewater Ontario |
| Slalom | Brendan Curson | CanoeKayak Saskatchewan |
| Slalom | Louis-Philipe Legare | Valleyfield Centre d’Excellence |
| Slalom | Michal Staniszewski | CKC Head Coach |
| Slalom | Mike Holroyd | Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak |
| Slalom | Thea Froehlich | Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak |
| Sprint | Adam Mayo | Cascades |
| Sprint | Adam Oldershaw | Burloak |
| Sprint | Andres Carranco | Rideau |
| Sprint | Andres Dittmer | National Team – Men’s Canoe |
| Sprint | Anna Hetzler | Cheema |
| Sprint | Ben Tardioli | Rideau |
| Sprint | Cheyanne Farquharson | Rideau |
| Sprint | Chris Chaisson | MicMac |
| Sprint | Conrad Hutter | Rideau |
| Sprint | David Provost | Lachine |
| Sprint | Diane Tam | False Creek |
| Sprint | Doug Ellery | Mississauga |
| Sprint | Doug Tutty | Mississauga |
| Sprint | Edgar Garza | Calgary |
| Sprint | Éric Mihalovic | Pointe Claire |
| Sprint | Erin Donovan | Cheema |
| Sprint | Helen Savin | Richmond Hill |
| Sprint | Helene Gervais | Shawinigan |
| Sprint | Hunter George | Burloak |
| Sprint | Jennifer Cross | Rideau |
| Sprint | Jerome Seremak | Manitoba |
| Sprint | Joel Hazzan | Ottawa River |
| Sprint | Jonathan Pike | Maskwa |
| Sprint | Kevin McIntyre | Balmy Beach |
| Sprint | Kyle Jeffery | Mississauga |
| Sprint | Larry Cain | Burloak |
| Sprint | Leah Jessop | Maskwa |
| Sprint | Mathieu Pelletier | Trois Rivieres |
| Sprint | Maxim Poulin | Lac Beauport |
| Sprint | Michael Thomas | Pointe Claire |
| Sprint | Miles Little | Burloak |
| Sprint | Nathan Desmarais | Sherbrooke |
| Sprint | Nigel Rockett | Balmy Beach |
| Sprint | Pat Lester | Carleton Place |
| Sprint | Peter Martinek | Balmy Beach |
| Sprint | Piotr Majewski | Ridge |
| Sprint | Reid Farquharson | Rideau |
| Sprint | Rob Baert | Senobe |
| Sprint | Rob Sleeth | Saskatoon |
| Sprint | Samuel Raiche | Lachine |
| Sprint | Scott Oldershaw | Burloak |
| Sprint | Stanislav Marek | Kamloops |
| Sprint | Tamas Buday Sr | Mississauga |
| Sprint | Tessa Nagai | Ridge |
| Sprint | Toshko Kalpakov | Banook |
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About Canoe Kayak Canada
Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that includes an intricate network of clubs as well as provincial, territorial and divisional paddling associations. Elite National Team athletes proudly represent Canada at various competitions around the globe – most notably the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Pan American Games, ICF World Cups as well as Junior, Under 23 and Senior World Championships. Follow Canoe Kayak Canada on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
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For more information :
Joannie Verret
Communications Coordinator
jverret@canoekayak.ca
(418) 271-3785