OTTAWA, ONTARIO (June 26, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is proud to announce the selection of the Junior, U23 and Senior National Sprint and Paracanoe teams that will be representing Canada this summer on the international stage.
“The third set of the National Sprint Team Trials in Montreal was the last opportunity for Canoe Kayak Canada and the High-Performance Committee to finalize the selection of our teams,” explained Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer at CKC. “Our Canadian athletes have demonstrated impressive performances over the course of the World Cup season and National Team Trials. I am excited about the potential of our teams as they head to their International Championships over the remainder of the competitive season”.
Canadian athletes were selected to compete in one or more competitions to take place later during the summer. The selection was based on the 2018 Selection Criteria published earlier this year on the Canoe Kayak Canada website.
The international canoe sprint competitions include:
ICF 2018 Sprint and Paracanoe Senior World Championships
August 22-25, Montemor O Vehlo, Portugal
ICF 2018 Sprint U23 and Junior World Championships
July 26-29, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2018 Sprint and Paracanoe Pan American Championships
September 13-16, Dartmouth, Canada
2018 Sprint Junior Pan American Championships
September 13-16, Dartmouth, Canada
2018 Olympic Hopes International Regatta
September 14-16, Poznan, Poland
SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM
MEN’S CANOE
| Athlete | Club | Coach(es) | Event(s) |
| Connor Fitzpatrick | Senobe | Andreas Dittmer, Rob Baert |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Mark Oldershaw | Burloak | Andreas Dittmer, Scott Oldershaw |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Roland Varga | Richmond Hill | Andreas Dittmer, Helen Savin |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Craig Spence | Cheema | Andreas Dittmer, Lazslo (Csom) Latorovski, Mike Kerrivan |
Senior Worlds U23 Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Drew Hodges | Rideau | Andreas Dittmer | Senior Pan American |
| Stephen Frodsham | Rideau | Andreas Dittmer | Senior Pan American |
WOMEN’S CANOE
| Athlete | Club | Coach(es) | Event(s) |
| Laurence Vincent-Lapointe | Trois-Rivières | Jan Kruk, Mathieu Pelletier |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Hannah MacIntosh | Senobe | Jan Kruk, Rob Baert |
Senior Worlds U23 Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Katie Vincent | Mississauga | Jan Kruk, Kyle Jeffery |
Senior Worlds U23 Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Nadya Crossman-Serb | Toba | Jan Kruk, Jerome Seremak |
Senior Worlds U23 Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Anna Roy-Cyr | Lac Beauport | Jan Kruk, Luc Grenier |
Senior Pan American |
| Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh | Rideau | Jan Kruk | Senior Pan American |
MEN’S KAYAK
| Athlete | Club | Coach(es) | Event(s) |
| Dominik Crête | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier | Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Mark De Jonge | Maskwa | Frédéric Jobin, Jon Pike |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Ryan Cochrane | Lac Beauport | Frédéric Jobin | Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Marshall Hughes | Cheema | Frédéric Jobin, Mike Kerrivan |
Senior Worlds U23 Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Nicholas Matveev | Balmy Beach | Frédéric Jobin | Senior Worlds U23 Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Pierre-Luc Poulin | Lac Beauport | Frédéric Jobin | Senior Worlds U23 Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Alexander Scott | Maskwa | Frédéric Jobin, Jon Pike |
Senior Worlds U23 Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Zane Clarke | Maskwa | Jon Pike | U23 Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Brian Malfesi | Ridge | Frédéric Jobin, Tessa Nagai |
Senior Pan American |
| Jarret Kenke | Saskatoon | Frédéric Jobin | Senior Pan American |
| Vincent Jourdenais | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier | Senior Pan American |
WOMEN’S KAYAK
| Athlete | Club | Coach(es) | Event |
| Alanna Bray-Lougheed | Burloak | Chad Brooks, Adam Oldershaw |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Courtney Stott | Balmy Beach | Chad Brooks, Peter Martinek |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Lissa Bissonnette | Pointe-Claire | Chad Brooks, Erik Mihalovic |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Michelle Russell | Cheema | Chad Brooks, Mike Kerrivan |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Natalie Davison | Rideau | Chad Brooks | Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Madeleine Schmidt | Rideau | Chad Brooks | Senior Worlds U23 Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Alexa Irvin | Maskwa | Jon Pike | Senior Pan American |
| Andréanne Langlois | Trois-Rivières | Chad Brooks, Mathieu Pelletier |
Senior Pan American |
PARACANOE
| Athlete | Club | Coach(es) | Event(s) |
| Christine Gauthier | Pointe-Claire | Marc Creamer, Michael Thomas, Eric Mihalovic |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Erica Scarff | Balmy Beach | Marc Creamer, Peter Martinek |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Mathieu St-Pierre | Shawinigan | Marc Creamer, Hélène Gervais |
Senior Worlds Senior Pan American |
| Dave Waters | Maskwa | Jon Pike | Senior Pan American |
| Draga Kujlak | Balmy Beach | Kevin McIntyre | Senior Pan American |
| Ed Urquhart | Balmy Beach | Kevin McIntyre | Senior Pan American |
| Michael Trauner | Ottawa River | Joel Hazzen | Senior Pan American |
| Stefan Samoila | Balmy Beach | Kevin McIntyre | Senior Pan American |
| Trinity Tratch | Calgary | Marc Creamer, Edgar Garza |
Senior Pan American |
| Yves Bourque | Shawinigan | Hélène Gervais | Senior Pan American |
| Zach Lauzière-Fitzgerald | Sherbrooke | Marc Creamer, Nathan Desmarais |
Senior Pan American |
JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM
MEN’S CANOE
| Athlete | Club | Coach(es) | Event(s) |
| Alix Plomteux | Lac Beauport | Luc Grenier, Maxim Poulin |
Junior Worlds Junior Pan American |
| Philipe Turcanu | Ottawa River | Joel Hazzan | Junior Worlds Junior Pan American |
| Édouard Beaumier | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier | Junior Pan American |
| Mason Koch | Cheema | Mike Kerrivan, Anna Hetzler |
Junior Pan American |
| Max Perry | Burloak | Hunter George | Junior Pan American |
| Tyler Laidlaw | Sack-a-Wa | Chris MacPharson | Junior Pan American |
| Alec Sibthorpe | Rideau | Reid Furquharson | Olympic Hopes |
| Andrew Billard | Maskwa | Jon Pike | Olympic Hopes |
| Marc Cinq-Mars | Richmond Hill | Helen Savin | Olympic Hopes |
| Ydris Hunter | False Creek | Diane Tam | Olympic Hopes |
WOMEN’S CANOE
| Athlete | Club | Coach(es) | Event(s) |
| Julia Lilley Osende | Mic Mac | Chris Chaisson | Junior Worlds Olympic Hopes |
| Kate Pennyfather | Burloak | Adam Oldershaw | Junior Worlds Olympic Hopes |
| Sophia Jensen | Cascades | Jan Kruk, Adam Mayo | Junior Worlds Olympic Hopes |
| Ava Carew | Senobe | Rob Baert | Junior Pan American |
| Evie MacDonald | Caleton Place | Patrick Lester | Junior Pan American |
| Geneva Bond | Maskwa | Jon Pike | Junior Pan American |
| Jessica MacKay | Maskwa | Jon Pike | Junior Pan American |
| Kavita Thomas | Maskwa | Jon Pike | Junior Pan American |
| Lindsay Irwin | Carleton Place | Patrick Lester | Junior Pan American |
| Maika Nadeau | Lac Beauport | Luc Grenier, Maxim Poulin | Junior Pan American |
| Marlee MacIntosh | Maskwa | Jon Pike | Junior Pan American |
| Michaela Ermanovics | Rideau | Andres Carranco, Reid Farquharson | Junior Pan American |
| Samantha Loutet | Burnaby | Peter Majewski | Junior Pan American |
| Ella Hodgson-Pageau | Rideau | Cheyanne Farquharson | Olympic Hopes |
| Sloan McKenzie | Cheema | Mike Kerrivan, Anna Hetzler | Olympic Hopes |
MEN’S KAYAK
| Athlete | Club | Coach(es) | Event(s) |
| Cameron Low | Balmy Beach | Peter Martinek, Kevin McIntyre |
Junior Worlds Olympic Hopes |
| Laurent Lavigne | Trois Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier | Junior Worlds Olympic Hopes |
| Alexandre Martin | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier | Junior Worlds Junior Pan American |
| Alexander Hoferek | Rideau | Andres Carranco | Junior Pan American |
| Alex Canning | Banook | Toshko Kalpakov | Junior Pan American |
| Alexis Savard-Drouin | Burloak | Adam Oldershaw | Junior Pan American |
| Cameron Ledrew | Cheema | Mike Kerrivan, Anna Hetzler |
Junior Pan American |
| Daniel McCullough | Saskatoon | Rob Sleeth | Junior Pan American |
| Louis Vranderick | Lachine | Samuel Raiche | Junior Pan American |
| Vadim Covalciuc | Lachine | Samuel Raiche | Junior Pan American |
| Craig Jonhson | Senobe | Rob Baert | Olympic Hopes |
| Ian Gaudet | Banook | Toshko Kalpakov | Olympic Hopes |
| Jeremy Desousa | Pointe-Claire | Michael Thomas, Eric Mihalovic |
Olympic Hopes |
WOMEN’S KAYAK
| Athlete | Club | Coach(es) | Event(s) |
| Maren Bradley | Rideau | Reid Farquharson, Andres Carranco |
Junior Worlds Olympic Hopes |
| Brooklyn Wodehouse | Balmy Beach | Peter Martinek, Kevin McIntyre |
Junior Worlds Junior Pan American |
| Alexanne Morin | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier | Junior Pan American |
| Ariane Desserault | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier | Junior Pan American |
| Anna O’Brien | Senobe | Rob Baert | Junior Pan American |
| Claire Carruthers | Mic Mac | Chris Chaisson | Junior Pan American |
| Erin Demopolis | Burloak | Hunter George | Junior Pan American |
| Lily Baert | Senobe | Rob Baert | Junior Pan American |
| Samantha Stein | Balmy Beach | Kevin MacIntyre | Junior Pan American |
| Adriana Lilley Osende | Mic Mac | Chris Chaisson | Olympic Hopes |
| Florence Turcotte | Lachine | Samuel Raiche | Olympic Hopes |
| Hayley Conrad | Rideau | Reid Farquharson | Olympic Hopes |
| Sarah Nagy | Richmond Hill | Helen Savin | Olympic Hopes |
| Toshka Besharah | Rideau | Reid Farquharson | Olympic Hopes |
Get the National Sprint Team Trials #3 results online on the Canoe Kayak Canada Website, and watch all races on the CKC YouTube Channel.
To get more information about the Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe International events of 2018, visit the International Canoe Federations event’s calendar online.
About Canoe Kayak Canada
Canoe Kayak Canada 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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