2024-25 Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) Nominations 

Oct
24
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Posted By: Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to announce the nominations for the 2024-25 Sport Canada carding cycle. The Slalom High Performance Committee and Sprint High Performance Committee with Sport Canada have approved the following athletes for the Athlete Assistance Program (AAP). Athletes who qualify for the program will receive funding from Sport Canada for essential elements such as training and living expenses. Congratulations to these athletes on their determination and dedication that enabled them to achieve this support. 

Below is the list of AAP funding recipients in Sprint, Paracanoe and Slalom programs.  

Sprint and Paracanoe 

Athlete  Discipline 
Alix Plomteux  Men’s Canoe 
Andrew Billard  Men’s Canoe 
Connor Fitzpatrick  Men’s Canoe 
Edgar C Désy  Men’s Canoe 
Tyler Laidlaw  Men’s Canoe 
Zachary Kralik  Men’s Canoe 
Elliot Arnautovitch  Men’s Canoe 
Émile Bouvier  Men’s Canoe 
Eric Chouinard  Men’s Canoe 
Peter Bradley  Men’s Canoe 
Ian Gaudet  Men’s Kayak 
Jason Burkholder  Men’s Kayak 
Laurent Lavigne  Men’s Kayak 
Nicholas Matveev  Men’s Kayak 
Pierre-Luc Poulin  Men’s Kayak 
Simon McTavish  Men’s Kayak 
Nathan Koné  Men’s Kayak 
Katie Vincent  Women’s Canoe 
Sloan MacKenzie  Women’s Canoe 
Sophia Jensen  Women’s Canoe 
Jacy Grant  Women’s Canoe 
Julia Lilley Osende  Women’s Canoe 
Ava Carew  Women’s Canoe 
Ella Cozens  Women’s Canoe 
Emerson Eisener  Women’s Canoe 
Evie McDonald  Women’s Canoe 
Ruby Muhl  Women’s Canoe 
Zoe Wojtyk  Women’s Canoe 
Michelle Russell  Women’s Kayak 
Courtney Stott  Women’s Kayak 
Natalie Davison  Women’s Kayak 
Riley Melanson  Women’s Kayak 
Toshka Besharah  Women’s Kayak 
Brianna Hennessy  Paracanoe 
Erica Scarff  Paracanoe 
Mathieu St-Pierre  Paracanoe 
Gabriel Ferron-Bouius  Paracanoe 

 

Slalom 

Athlete  Discipline 
Alex Baldoni  C1, K1, Cross 
Lois Betteridge  C1, K1, Cross 
Béatrice Olson  K1, Cross 
Daniel Parry  C1, K1 
Isaac Zimmerman  C1, K1, Cross 
Lachlan Faraday  K1, Cross 
Maël Rivard  K1, Cross 
Mark Zielonka  K1, Cross 
Michal Smiesko  K1, Cross 
Owen McKay  C1, K1 
Trevor Boyd  K1, Cross