OTTAWA, ON (May 15, 2017) – Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to name its first team of sprint athletes of the new quadrennial to represent Canada at two World Cup competitions in Europe. The selections follow a weekend of Senior National Team Trials in Montréal, QC.
“We saw several impressive performances over the weekend and I’m really excited to take this team of athletes to Europe to line up against the international competition,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer of Canoe Kayak Canada. “It’s a new quad and we have much to look forward to as we begin this next chapter of working together towards Tokyo.”
The International Canoe Federation will host three Sprint World Cups and Canadian athletes will attend the second two taking place in Szeged, Hungary and Belgrade, Serbia over consecutive weekends starting May 26. Both competitions will include Paracanoe events.
ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2
May 26-28 • Szeged, Hungary
ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3
June 2-4 • Belgrade, Serbia
Team Announcement
Men’s Kayak
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) |
| Maxence Beauchesne | Trois Rivières (QC) | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier |
| Ryan Cochrane | Windsor, NS | Lac-Beauport | Frédéric Jobin |
| Marshall Hughes | Waverley, NS | Cheema | Frédéric Jobin / Mike Kerrivan |
| Jarret Kenke | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatoon | Andrzej Gronowicz |
| Nick Matveev | Toronto, ON | Balmy Beach | Peter Martinek |
| Pierre-Luc Poulin | Lac-Beauport, QC | Lac-Beauport | Frédéric Jobin/Chad Brooks/ Luc Grenier |
| Alex Scott | Bedford, NS | Maskwa | Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks |
Women’s Kayak
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) |
| Lissa Bissonnette | Sherbrooke, QC | Pointe-Claire | Dave Robertson |
| Alanna Bray-Lougheed | Oakville, ON | Burloak | Adam Oldershaw |
| Natalie Davison | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Diana Deek |
| Andréanne Langlois | Québec, QC | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier |
| Michelle Russell | Fall River, NS | Cheema | Mike Kerrivan |
| Courtney Stott | Pickering, ON | Balmy Beach | Peter Martinek |
Men’s Canoe
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) |
| Drew Hodges | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Wade Farquaharson |
| Mark James | Dartmouth, NS | Senobe | Rob Baert |
| Mark Oldershaw | Burlington, ON | Burloak | Scott Oldershaw |
| Craig Spence | Dartmouth, NS | Cheema | Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki /Jan Kruk |
| Marc Tarling | Pointe-Claire, QC | Pointe-Claire | Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Marc Creamer |
| Roland Varga | Richmond Hill, ON | Richmond Hill | Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki |
Women’s Canoe
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) |
| Nadya Crossman-Serb | Winnipeg, MB | Toba | Jerome Seremak |
| Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Diana Deek |
| Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent | Trois-Rivières, QC | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier |
| Hannah MacIntosh | Dartmouth, NS | Senobe | Rob Baert |
| Katie Vincent | Mississauga, ON | Mississauga | Kyle Jeffery / Jan Kruk |
| Laurence Vincent-Lapointe | Trois-Rivières, QC | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier |
Men’s Paracanoe
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) |
| Mathieu St. Pierre (KL1) | Shawinigan, QC | Shawinigan | Hélène Gervais |
| Trinity Tratch (KL2) | Calgary, AB | Calgary | Edgar Garza |
| Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (KL3) | Sherbrooke, QC | Sherbrooke | Nathan Desmarais |
Women’s Paracanoe
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) |
| Erica Scarff (KL3) | Toronto, ON | Balmy Beach | Mari Ellery |
Results
Selection Criteria & Ranking Lists
About Canoe Kayak Canada
Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Canoe Kayak Canada has been one of Canada’s top performing summer sports having won an impressive count of 24 Olympic medals. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization which 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.