SZEGED, HUNGARY – Five Canadian crews advanced to A-finals on the second day of competition at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
The U23 Men’s K4 crew won their semi-final to claim a spot in the final. Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC), Adam Tenwolde (Dartmouth, NS) and Étienne Beauchesne (Trois Rivières, QC) will race the final on Sunday.
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This is the third of four K4 events in which Canada has advanced to the final. The Junior Men’s K4 crew had the unfortunate luck of drawing the fastest heat and did not advance despite a solid race.
In Junior Women’s C2 500, Juliette Brault (Pointe-Claire, QC) and Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) won their heat and advanced directly to the final.
Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS) and Andreanne Langlois (Trois Rivières, QC) also advanced to the final in the U23 Women’s K2 500 after a successful fight for the third spot in their semi-final.
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) advanced directly to the A-final in Junior Women’s C1 200 with a win in her heat. Toronto’s Taylor Potts also advanced directly to the A-final after placing second in her heat for U23 Women’s C1 200.
The 200 metre heats also took place today and all ten Canadian boats are through to the semi-finals taking place tomorrow afternoon in Hungary. Tomorrow will start off with A-finals from yesterday’s program as Canada’s two women’s K4 crews will both line up in the Junior and Under 23 events. The Championships will wrap up on Sunday with the finals of today’s program and 200 metre finals.
Summary of Results
| Athlete(s) | Event | Rank |
| Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC)
Adam Tenwolde (Dartmouth, NS) Étienne Beauchesne (Trois Rivières, QC) |
U23 Men’s K4 1000 | 1st in semi (2:55.28)Advanced to A-final |
| Juliette Brault (Pointe-Claire, QC)Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) | Junior Women’s C2 500 | 1st in heat (2:02.25)Advanced to A-final |
| Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS)Andreanne Langlois (Trois Rivières, QC) | U23 Women’s K2 500 | 3rd in semi (1:46.21)Advanced to A-final |
| August Madison Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON)Arianne Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) | Junior Women’s K2 500 | 4th in semi (1:49.13)Advanced to B-final |
| Victor Turcanu (Ottawa, ON)Maxence Beauchesne (Trois Rivières, QC)
James Lavallee (Winnipeg, MB) Robert Laureijs (Dartmouth, NS) |
Junior Men’s K4 1000 | 6th in heat (3:06.67) |
| Samantha Hall (Dartmouth, NS) | U23 Women’s K1 500 | 7th in semi (1:56.81) |
| Olivia Denman (Dartmouth, NS) | Junior Women’s K1 500 | 8th in semi (2:07.67) |
| 200m heats | ||
| James Lavallee (Winnipeg, MB) | Junior Men’s K1 200 | 3rd in heat (37.797)Advanced to semi |
| Olivia Denman (Dartmouth, NS) | Junior Women’s K1 200 | 5th in heat (44.470)Advanced to semi |
| David Provost (Lachine, QC) | Junior Men’s C1 200 | 6th in heat (44.027)Advanced to semi |
| Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) | Junior Women’s C1 200 | 1st in heat (47.859)Advanced to A-final |
| Alex Scott (Halifax, NS) | U23 Men’s K1 200 | 4th in heat (36.500)Advanced to semi |
| Ailish McNulty (Dartmouth, NS) | U23 Women’s K1 200 | 4th in heat (44.335)Advanced to semi |
| Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) | U23 Men’s C1 200 | 2nd in heat (40.014)Advanced to semi |
| Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON) | U23 Women’s C1 200 | 2nd in heat (49.358)Advanced to A-final |
| Maxence Beauchesne (Trois Rivières, QC)Zane Clarke (Selkirk, MB) | Junior Men’s K2 200 | 4th in heat (34.193)Advanced to semi |
| Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois Rivières, QC)Charles Antoine Girouard (Trois Rivières, QC) | U23 Men’s K2 200 | 2nd in heat (32.522)Advanced to semi |
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