OTTAWA, ON (September 19, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada’s team for the Olympic Hopes Regatta is in Szeged, Hungary and preparing to compete later this week. A team of U16 and U17 athletes will compete from September 23 to 25 to gain high quality race experience to prepare them to be internationally competitive in the long-term.
The athletes were selected based on results of National Team Trials 2 and the Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships.
| U16 Men’s Kayak | Club (Location) | Coach |
| Alex Canning | Banook (Dartmouth, NS) | Toshko Kalpakov |
| Cameron Lang | Richmond Hill (ON) | Helen Savin |
| Sawyer Capes | Cheema (Waverley, NS) | Mike Kerrivan |
| Jack McGovern | Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) | Rob Baert |
| U16 Women’s Kayak | ||
| Courtney Piercey | Maskwa (Halifax, NS) | Jon Pike |
| Hannah English | Maskwa (Halifax, NS) | Jon Pike |
| Adriana Lilley-Osende | Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) | Chris Chaisson |
| Claire Carruthers | Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) | Chris Chaisson |
| U16 Men’s Canoe | ||
| Tyler Laidlaw | Sack-a-Wa (Sackville, NS) | Chris MacPherson |
| Philipe Turcanu | Ottawa River (ON) | Joel Hazzan |
| Dawson Peachey | Maskwa (Halifax, NS) | Jon Pike |
| Nicholas Billard | Maskwa (Halifax, NS) | Jon Pike |
| U16 Women’s Canoe | ||
| Marlee MacIntosh | Maskwa (Halifax, NS) | Jon Pike |
| Julia Lilley-Osende | Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) | Chris Chaisson |
| Lindsay Irwin | Carleton Place (ON) | Pat Lester |
| Sophia Jensen | Cascades, Chelsea, QC | Adam Mayo |
| U17 Men’s Kayak | ||
| Palmer Lumb | Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) | Peter Martinek |
| Luke Steinburg | Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) | Rob Baert |
| David Stewart | Richmond Hill (ON) | Helen Savin |
| Justin Dobson | Carleton Place (ON) | Pat Lester |
| Thomas Paquette | Carleton Place (ON) | Pat Lester |
| Cameron Nowen | Cheema (Waverley, NS) | Mike Kerrivan |
| Oskar Morawski | Richmond Hill (ON) | Helen Savin |
| Ryan Lefort | Banook (Dartmouth, NS) | Toshko Kalpakov |
| U17 Women’s Kayak | ||
| Ashley Card | Maskwa (Halifax, NS) | Jon Pike |
| Grace Whebby | Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) | Chris Chaisson |
| Lucy Pennyfather | Burloak (Oakville, ON) | Hunter George / Adam Oldershaw |
| Riley Melanson | Banook (Dartmouth, NS) | Toshko Kalpakov |
| Jane Girgulis | Calgary (AB) | Edgar Garza |
| Corrina Higgins | Pointe-Claire (QC) | Eric Mihailovic |
| U17 Men’s Canoe | ||
| Lucas Turnbull | Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) | Peter Martinek |
| Isaac Finklestein | Rideau (Ottawa, ON) | Wade Farquharson |
| Kieran Moorfield-Yee | Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) | Peter Martinek |
| Samuel Djurfeldt | Mississauga (ON) | Kyle Jeffery |
| Connor O’Niell | Rideau (Ottawa, ON) | Wade Farquharson |
| Thomas Cote | Lachine (QC) | Samuel Raiche |
| U17 Women’s Canoe | ||
| Emily Howard | Mississauga (ON) | Kyle Jeffery |
| Courtney Spratt | Rideau (Ottawa, ON) | Wade Farquharson |
| Kate Hennesey | Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) | Chris Chaisson |
| Audrey Veillette | Lachine (QC) | Samuel Raiche |
Support Staff
Mark Granger
Lucie Radonova
Tamas Buday
Peter Martinek
Julie Beaulieu
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