SZEGED, HUNGARY (May 26, 2017) — Eight Canadian sprint paddlers have advanced to the A-finals on the opening days of competition at ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 in Szeged, Hungary. This is the first World Cup of the new quadrennial for the Canadian team.
Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) opened by winning both his heat and semi-final in the Men’s C1 1000m to advance to tomorrow’s final.
In Women’s C1 500m, Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) won her semi-final and Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) was second in her semi. Both advanced to tomorrow’s final. Vincent and Vincent-Lapointe also won their heats of the C1 200m and advanced to semi-finals.
In Women’s C2 200m, Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON) finished third in their heat to advance directly to Sunday’s A-Final along with teammates Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) and Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent who finished second in their heat.
Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC) advanced to Saturday’s A-final from the semi-final in Men’s KL3 200m on Thursday. Lauziere-Fitzgerald raced for Canada in his first World Cup in Szeged along with his paracanoe teammates Trinity Tratch (Men’s KL3) and Mathieu St-Pierre (Men’s KL2). Erica Scarff will race the Women’s KL3 A-Final tomorrow as well.
Competition continues through to Sunday in Szeged.
Results and Live Streaming Video
Summary of Results
| Athlete | Event | Result |
| Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) | Men’s C1 1000m | 1st in semi Advanced to A-final |
| Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) | Women’s C1 500m | 1st in semi
Advanced to A-final |
| Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) | Women’s C1 500m | 2nd in semi
Advanced to A-final |
| Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) |
Women’s C2 200m | 2nd in heat
Advanced to A-final |
| Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)
Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON) |
Women’s C2 200m | 3rd in heat
Advanced to A-final |
| Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald | Men’s KL3 200m | 3rd in semi
Advanced to A-final |
| Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) | Men’s C1 1000m | 5th in semi
Advanced to B-final |
| Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC)
Mark James (Dartmouth, NS) |
Men’s C2 1000m | 6th in semi
Advanced to B-final |
| Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) | Women’s K1 500m | 5th in semi
Advanced to C-final |
| Nick Matveev (Toronto, ON)
Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK) |
Men’s K2 1000m | 8th in semi
Advanced to C-final |
| Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) | Women’s K1 500m | 5th in semi
Did not advance |
| Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)
Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) |
Men’s C2 1000m | 7th in semi
Did not advance |
| Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC)
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) |
Men’s K2 1000m | 8th in semi
Did not advance |
| Mathieu St-Pierre | Men’s KL2 200m | 6th in semi
Did not advance |
| Trinity Tratch | Men’s KL3 200m | 9th in heat
Did not advance |
| Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) | Women’s C1 200m | 1st in heat
Advanced to semi |
| Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) | Women’s C1 200m | 1st in heat
Advanced to semi |
| Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) | Men’s K1 200m | 6th in heat
Advanced to semi |
| Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)
Natalie Davison (Ottawa, ON) |
Women’s K2 200m | 6th in heat
Advanced to semi |
| Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON)
Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) |
Women’s K2 500m | 5th in heat
Advanced to semi |
| Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) |
Women’s K2 500m | 6th in heat
Advanced to semi |
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