OTTAWA, ON (July 19, 2016) – The Canadian Team has arrived in Minsk, Belarus to compete at the 2016 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships. The competition is taking place from July 28 to 31.
The team was initially announced June 28, following National Team Trials 2 in Montreal. Three additional athletes have since been added to the team including Ruah Edmonds, Ashley Card and Lucy Pennyfather. A full team roster is shown below.
Event Information & Results
Under 23 World Championships Team
Minsk, Belarus • July 28 – 31
| Men’s Kayak | Hometown | Club | Coach |
| Brian Malfesi | Maple Ridge, BC | Ridge | Chad Brooks / Piotr Majewski |
| Jarret Kenke | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatoon | Chad Brooks / Andrzej Gronowicz |
| Marshall Hughes | Waverley, NS | Cheema | Chad Brooks / Mike Kerrivan |
| Pierre-Luc Poulin | Lac Beauport, QC | Lac-Beauport | Chad Brooks / Luc Grenier |
| Alex Scott | Bedford, NS | Maskwa | Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks |
| Charles-Antoine Girouard | Trois-Rivières, QC | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier |
| Étienne Beauchesne | Trois-Rivières, QC | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier |
| Women’s Kayak | Hometown | Club | Coach |
| Alanna Bray-Lougheed | Oakville, ON | Burloak | Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan / Adam Oldershaw |
| Madeline Schmidt | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan / Mike Robinson |
| Madison MacKenzie | Chelsea, QC | Cascades | Dave Robertson |
| Samantha Hall | Dartmouth, NS | Cheema | Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan |
| Men’s Canoe | Hometown | Club | Coach |
| Craig Spence | Dartmouth, NS | Cheema | Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk |
| Drew Hodges | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk/ Wade Farquaharson |
| Women’s Canoe | Hometown | Club | Coach |
| Hannah MacIntosh | Dartmouth, NS | Senobe | Rob Stott / Rob Baert |
| Katie Vincent | Mississauga, ON | Mississauga | Kyle Jeffery / Rob Stott |
| Nadya Crossman-Serb | Winnipeg, MB | Toba | Jerome Seremak |
Junior World Championships Team
Minsk, Belarus • July 28 – 31
| Men’s Kayak | Club (Location) | Coach |
| Olivier Courchesne | Trois-Rivières (QC) | Mathieu Pelletier |
| Scott Braddon | Rideau (Ottawa, ON) | Wade Farquharson |
| Mathew Koehler | Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) | Piotr Majewski |
| Women’s Kayak | Club (Location) | Coach |
| Grace Whebby | Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) | Chris Chaisson |
| Anna Negulic | Maskwa (Halifax, NS) | Jon Pike |
| Ruah Edmonds | Maskwa (Halifax, NS) | Jon Pike |
| Ashley Card | Maskwa (Halifax, NS) | Jon Pike |
| Lucy Pennyfather | Burloak (Oakville, ON) | Adam Oldershaw |
| Men’s Canoe | Club (Location) | Coach |
| Isaac Finkelstein | Rideau (Ottawa, ON) | Wade Farquharson |
| Lucas Turnbull | Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) | Peter Martinek |
| James MacPhee | Sackawa (Sackville, NS) | Chris Macpherson |
| Connor Fitzpatrick | Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) | Rob Baert |
| Women’s Canoe | Club (Location) | Coach |
| Tess Peterman | Cascades (Ottawa, ON) | Adam Mayo |
| Anna Roy-Cyr | Lac Beauport (QC) | Luc Grenier |
| Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent | Trois-Rivières (QC) | Mathieu Pelletier |
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.
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For more information:
Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca