CKC STATEMENT: Laurence Vincent Lapointe

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27
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CKC STATEMENT: Laurence Vincent Lapointe
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Ottawa, ON (January 27, 2020) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is pleased with the decision issued today by the International Canoe Federation (ICF)’s Doping Control Panel in the matter involving Laurence Vincent Lapointe.

The ICF Doping Control Panel found that Ms. Vincent Lapointe bore no fault or negligence for the anti-doping rule violation that was asserted against her in August 2019, which means that she will not face any further consequences and allows her to immediately return to full-time training with the National Team.

“We are thrilled that Laurence was cleared of any wrong-doing and can return to training with the team in Florida,” said CKC Chief Executive Officer, Casey Wade. “This has been a very difficult period for Laurence, her partner Katie Vincent and the entire team of paddlers who have demonstrated such strength and tenacity over the last five months. We look forward to building our momentum as a team to podium success in Tokyo.”

Ms. Vincent Lapointe returned an adverse analytical finding for the prohibited substance ligandrol following an out-of-competition doping control that took place in late July 2019. She was provisionally suspended on August 13, 2019 and a formal hearing was held by the ICF Doping Control Panel in Lausanne, Switzerland on December 9, 2019. The ICF Doping Control Panel’s decision, which was publicly released today, was rendered on January 24, 2020.

“The entire team supports Laurence and her unwavering commitment to clean sport,” said CKC Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “We are very happy to be welcoming her back to training as she will contribute greatly to our team success in Tokyo as women’s canoe makes its historical debut.”  

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A press conference will be held today in Montreal and Trois-Rivieres with Laurence and her lawyer, Adam Klevinas. A CKC representative will also be in attendance in Montreal. 

PRESS BRIEFING DETAILS

Speaking engagement and press scrum (French and English).

  • Laurence Vincent Lapointe, canoeist
  • Adam Klevinas, (Sport Law and Strategy Group)

Trois-Rivières

Date and time | Monday, January 27th, 2020 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am
Delta Hotel, 1620 rue Notre-Dame, Trois-Rivières (QC), G9A 6E5,
Mekinac room, 2nd floor.

Montreal

Date and time | Monday, January 27th, 2020 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Ritz-Carlton, 1228 Sherbrooke Street Ouest, Montreal, QC H3G 1H6,
Carlton room, 3rd floor.

To confirm attendance:

Marie-Anik L’Allier
M-A L’Allier Public Relations
1.514.983.8236

ma@malallier.com

Canoe Kayak Canada Media:
Colleen Coderre
Communications Lead
1.613.530.6217
ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Nov
19
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CKC partners with Canada’s leading digital marketing company immediaC
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OTTAWA, ON (November 19, 2019) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is pleased to announce a digital partnership with Canada’s most experienced web design and mobile application company, immediaC.

Established in 1998, immediaC has built more than 3,500 professionally designed websites, mobile and web applications over the last 20 years. CKC recently partnered with immediaC to develop a mobile application custom designed for National events. CKC is thrilled to expand this partnership to offer exceptional digital tools that will serve the Canadian paddling community.

“ImmediaC will bring a wealth of extensive experience and knowledge to our organization which will allow us to grow and meet the evolving digital needs of a best-in-class National Sport Federation,” said Ian Mortimer, CKC Director of Development. “We look forward to building on our existing relationship to ensure we are delivering the best services and online products for our members across all of our disciplines.”

CKC will be launching a new, state-of-the-art, membership database in April 2020 that will offer features such as: registration, e-commerce, event management, reporting, and much more. The new system, set for beta-testing now, will be previewed at the CKC Summit this week in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Member organizations will have the opportunity to utilize the integrated system and services at no cost.

“We are very excited to be working with CKC on member registration and membership management,” said John Leahy, CEO of immediaC, “Our software and the digital strategy for CKC are focused on an engaging paddler experience.”

Further information and demonstrations will be offered at the CKC Summit with additional information released to the membership in the coming months. For questions, please contact CKC Director of Development, Ian Mortimer.

About immediaC

Founded in 1998, immediaC has become Canada’s most experienced webshop. We have delivered more than 3,800 custom websites and mobile applications for organizations of all sizes, from startups to publicly traded companies. We provide a range of online solutions including custom-designed websites, search engine optimization, iOS and Android apps, web apps and registration systems.

Oct
24
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Slalom Paddlers Competing at the Olympic Venue
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TOKYO, JAPAN (October 24, 2019) – Elite slalom paddlers will be competing at the 2019 Ready, Steady, Tokyo Olympic Test Event from October 25 – 27.

The three-day event will feature five Canadian slalom athletes competing for medals, and testing out all aspects of the 2020 Olympic venue. The slalom course is located at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre, the first manmade course newly constructed in Japan for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Women’s Canoe will make its Olympic debut next year with both Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) and Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) ready to compete in the C1 events this weekend in Japan. Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) will race in the Men’s C1 event, looking to gain further insight and experience at the Olympic venue. Smedley secured an Olympic spot for Canada in the C1 event in La Seu D’Urgell last month.

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) will headline the Men’s Kayak events and Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) will contest the Women’s K1 event.

“Our athletes are excited to compete in Tokyo and to build on the momentum from this season,” said CKC Senior High Performance Manager, James Cartwright. “The objective at this competition is to get to know the new whitewater course and to discover Tokyo. This experience will pay dividends next summer as our athletes don’t have very much experience training or competing in Asia in a sport where World Cups are typically held in Europe.”

Best of luck to Team Canada!

What:

2019 Canoe Slalom Olympic Test Event

When:

Friday October 25 (11:00am to 2:45pm local time) (12:00am to 3:45am EST)

Saturday October 26 (9:00am to 1:00pm local time) (10:00pm to 2:00am EST)

Sunday October 27 (9:00am to 1:30pm local time) (10:00pm to 2:30am EST)

Where:

Tokyo, Japan – MAP

How to follow:

Visit the event website here.

Youtube Video links:

C1M, K1W

Odd numbers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2c4i6qgkYk

Even Bibs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiOcJ59gBQU

C1W, K1M

Odd Bibs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0PytzMjai4

Even Bibs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrFVJ_LKaIA

The Canadian entries are listed below.

Event Athlete
K1 Men Michael Tayler
K1 Women Florence Maheu
C1 Men Cameron Smedley
C1 Women Lois Betteridge
C1 Women Haley Daniels

 

Sep
29
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Canada Qualifies Men’s Slalom Kayak Entry for Tokyo 2020
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LA SEU D’URGEL, SPAIN (September 29, 2019) – Team Canada qualified a second boat for Tokyo 2020 today in the men’s kayak semifinals at the ICF Slalom World Championships.

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) finished 14th in the semis to secure an Olympic quota spot in the K1 event. Canadian teammate Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) wrapped up his K1 event in 28th overall.

“It’s such a huge weight off my shoulders to make it through this step,” Hayward reflects. “I am so happy to have qualified the spot and to deliver a run that I am proud to look back on.”

Although Hayward missed qualifying for the finals, his time in the semifinal run would have been strong enough for a 4th place in the final.

“Looking ahead to Tokyo, this race validates that I can be in contention for a medal and I’m excited to work as hard as I can through the winter to get in the best shape possible.”

Team Canada secured two Olympic spots in the men’s C1 and K1 events this week with the next Tokyo qualification opportunity to take place at the 2020 Pan-Am Championships scheduled in Rio de Janeiro from April 3-5, 2020.

“I’m very pleased with the team’s performance in La Seu d’Urgell,” said James Cartwright, CKC High Performance and Coach Development Senior Manager. “We all worked together with a common goal to secure our entries for Tokyo. Two years ago, we set out to qualify four athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, so today we will celebrate this milestone and tomorrow we will continue our preparation for the next Qualification race in Rio and the Tokyo Games.”

What:

2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

Where:

LA SEU D’URGELL, Spain

MAP

Visit the event website and results here.

The Canadian entries are listed below.

Event Crew
K1 Men Ben Hayward
K1 Men Michael Tayler
K1 Men Trevor Boyd
K1 Women Florence Maheu
K1 Women Lois Betteridge
C1 Men Cameron Smedley
C1 Men Spencer Pomeroy
C1 Women Lois Betteridge
C1 Women Haley Daniels
Team Event
K1M Hayward, Tayler, Boyd
K1W Maheu, Betteridge, Daniels

 

To view Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team Criteria, click here.

Sep
28
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Canada Qualifies First Slalom Boat for Tokyo 2020
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LA SEU D’URGEL, SPAIN (September 28, 2019) – Team Canada qualified the C1 boat for Tokyo 2020 today at the ICF Slalom World Championships.

Rio Olympian and 2015 Pan Am Games silver medallist, Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) finished 9th in the semifinals to secure an Olympic quota spot in the C1 event and book his ticket into the finals – a first for Canada in the C1 event since 2002.

“I’m thrilled to be racing in the finals today and wrap up the Olympic quota for Tokyo,” said Smedley. “I executed my race plan to the best of my ability in the semifinal when the pressure was on.”

Smedley raced a strong final today finishing an outstanding 9th overall in the world – a top international performance for Canada in the C1 event.

“I made a few mistakes in the finals but I learned a lot today and this will help me execute my race plan even better next summer.”

Tune in for the last day of competition tomorrow with Team Canada set for K1 semi-final action and another opportunity to qualify for Tokyo 2020.

What:

2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

When:

Sunday September 29 (8:30am to 1:30pm local time) (2:30am to 7:30am EST)

Where:

LA SEU D’URGELL, Spain

Szeged, Hungary – MAP

How to follow:

All races will be available to watch on Planet Canoe’s YouTube here, as well as on CBC Sports here.

Visit the event website here.

The Canadian entries are listed below.

 

Event Crew
K1 Men Ben Hayward
K1 Men Michael Tayler
K1 Men Trevor Boyd
K1 Women Florence Maheu
K1 Women Lois Betteridge
C1 Men Cameron Smedley
C1 Men Spencer Pomeroy
C1 Women Lois Betteridge
C1 Women Haley Daniels
Team Event
K1M Hayward, Tayler, Boyd
K1W Maheu, Betteridge, Daniels

 

To view Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team Criteria, click here.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

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Sep
27
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Slalom Paddlers advance to semifinals at ICF 2019 World Championships
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LA SEU D’URGEL, SPAIN (September 27, 2019) – Team Canada remains in the hunt for Olympic qualification at the ICF Slalom World Championships.

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) and Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) qualified for the semifinals today placing 35th and 40th respectively in the K1 heats. The top 18 countries will secure a berth for Tokyo in the K1 events thus qualifying for the semifinals was a critical step for these Canadian paddlers.

“We are thrilled to see both Ben and Michael step up and come through with big performances on their 2nd runs today,” said James Cartwright, CKC Senior High Performance and Coach Development Manager. “They delivered solid race runs under a lot of pressure but we know they can still find time on the course.”

Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) secured his spot in the C1 semifinals yesterday and will be battling for Olympic qualification tomorrow. Top 11 countries will earn athlete quota spots for Tokyo in both the men’s and women’s C1 events.

“Our work isn’t over yet so we need to stay focused on our objective right to the end of the competition.”

Canada will be following the Women’s C1 and K1 races despite not advancing to the semifinal round as some Athlete Quota positions may reallocated after the competition based on the Tokyo Qualification system.

Tune in for Team Canada C1 semi-final action tomorrow and K1 semifinals on Sunday.

What:

2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

When:

Saturday September 28 (9:00am to 1:30pm local time) (3:00am to 7:30am EST)

Sunday September 29 (8:30am to 1:30pm local time) (2:30am to 7:30am EST)

Where:

LA SEU D’URGELL, Spain

Szeged, Hungary – MAP

How to follow:

All races will be available to watch on Planet Canoe’s YouTube here, as well as on CBC Sports here.

Visit the event website here.

The Canadian entries are listed below.

Event Crew
K1 Men Ben Hayward
K1 Men Michael Tayler
K1 Men Trevor Boyd
K1 Women Florence Maheu
K1 Women Lois Betteridge
C1 Men Cameron Smedley
C1 Men Spencer Pomeroy
C1 Women Lois Betteridge
C1 Women Haley Daniels
Team Event  
K1M Hayward, Tayler, Boyd
K1W Maheu, Betteridge, Daniels

 

To view Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team Criteria, click here.

 

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Sep
17
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Call for Candidates – Freestyle Committee
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Call for Candidates – Freestyle Committee

Canoe Kayak Canada is looking for individuals to join the Freestyle Committee. This is a sub-committee of the Canoe Kayak Canada Whitewater (CKC-W) Council. The main role of the Freestyle Committee is to provide technical direction and oversight of the Freestyle discipline. The Freestyle Committee will meet at least twice per year via telephone conference and is made up of the following 8 roles:

  • 1 Chairperson (Elected by FS Committee Members)
  • 1 Athlete Representative (Elected by the National Freestyle Team)
  • 3 Regional Representatives from Western Canada (Elected by CKC-W Council)
  • 3 Regional Representatives from Eastern Canada (Elected by CKC-W Council)

The CKC Whitewater Council is seeking nominations for the following positions. Nominations will be elected by the CKC-W council.

  • 1 Regional Representatives from Western Canada (BC, AB, YK, NWT) for a 2 year term
  • 1 Regional Representatives from Eastern Canada (SK, ON, QC, NS) for a 2 year term

Candidates must meet the following minimum criteria:

  • Be 18 years of age or older,
  • Be a current member in good standing of CKC and the appropriate provincial/territorial association which they represent

In addition, the ideal candidate will have:

  • Extensive knowledge of Freestyle programs and the Canadian sport system as it relates to the discipline
  • Experience working on volunteer committees
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Ability to work in both official languages is an asset

Interested candidates are invited to complete the attached form to be considered for a position

CKC Candidate Qualification Form

Deadline for applications is Midnight EST on October 20th, 2019.

Please send applications to Scott Best by email at sbest@canoekayak.ca.

Sep
17
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Freestyle Coaching Services – Expression of Interest
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Freestyle Coaching Services – Expression of Interest

The Canoe Kayak Canada Freestyle Committee is interested in engaging a coach or set of coaches to support the development of Canadian Freestyle athletes between January 2020 and October 2021 (post Nottingham World Championships).

We are looking for coach(es) to provide the following services:

  • Organize athlete developmental and performance training camp(s) for current and potential national team athletes
  • During these camps address the following aspects of high performance:
  • Mental preparation
  • Emotional tools
  • Strategies for working with a coach / receiving feedback
  • Technical instruction for refining current tricks and learning new ones
  • Video review in support of on water sessions
  • Strategies for training on their own at home
  • Ride routine planning and maximizing scoring potential
  • Developing an action plan for continued development

An additional service offering would be remote video review and support for action plan implementation for athletes.

Coaches could be engaged on a contract basis for a single camp or multiple camps, depending on athlete interest, location availability and overall funds available.

If you are interested in being considered for this opportunity, please submit the following information:

  • Freestyle and Coaching experience
  • Relevant coaching / instructor certifications or training taken
  • Proposed availability, dates and location(s) for training camps
  • Proposed pricing framework per day (including athlete accommodations if required)
  • Proposed pricing framework for remote athlete support (if you choose to offer it)
  • Proposed approach to a long-term progressive development program that would maximize Canadian athlete results at the 2021 World Championships
  • How you would share information and recommendations back to the CKC Freestyle Committee

Please send your Expression of Interest to Scott Best at sbest@canoekayak.ca by midnight October 20th, 2019

Sep
17
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Sprint and Paracanoe Paddlers Test out Tokyo
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TOKYO, JAPAN (September 17, 2019) – Canada’s top sprint and paracanoe paddlers competed at the ‘Ready, Steady, Test Event in Tokyo, Japan from September 12-15. Over 45 nations participated in this familiarization event at the home of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic venue in the Tokyo Bay Zone.

“This event provided us with an opportunity to experience the venue both on and off the water and collaborate on what we can do next year to optimize the performance environment,” said Graham Barton, CKC Chief Technical Director. “The athletes also had the chance to see the Olympic Village. This kind of familiarization goes a long way in making the Olympic Games less distracting and less overwhelming for everyone.”

Top Canadian performers included three-time World Champion Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) finishing 4th in the Women’s C1 200m event while Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) and Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe, NS) also placed 4th in the C2 1000m event.

Mark Oldershaw (Burloak, ON), finished top eight in the world in the C1 1000m event.

Simon McTavish (Mississauga, ON) placed 6th in B Final K1 200m event while Courtney Stott (Balmy Beach, ON) and Lisa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC) finished 7th in the B Final of the K2 500m event.

Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) finished 8th place overall in the VL2M 200m Para event.

Results:

2019 Canoe Sprint Olympic/Paralympic Test Event

The Canadian entries are listed below.

Event Crew
C1W 200m Katie Vincent
C1M 1000m Mark Oldershaw
C2M 1000m Roland Varga
Connor Fitzpatrick
K1W 500m Madeline Schmidt
K2W 500m Courtney Stott
Lisa Bissonnette
K1M 200m Simon McTavish
K1M 1000m Simon McTavish
VL2M 200m Mathieu St-Pierre

 

 

Sep
16
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Podium success for Young Sprint Paddlers on the International Stage
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Bratislava, Slovakia (September 16, 2019) – Canadian sprint paddlers earned an impressive twelve medals, including five gold medals at the 2019 Olympic Hopes Regatta in Bratislava, Slovakia this weekend. The Olympic Hopes Competition is an event focused on young paddlers aged 16 to 17 on the Olympic pathway.  This event has emerged over the past five years as the optimal international competition for young athletes to test themselves against the best in the world. This year’s Olympic Hopes competition saw 835 competitors from 36 nations competing in age class competition.

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) prepares for this event as both a performance indicator and a valuable learning opportunity, as such Canadian athletes were entered into multiple events to provide the best experience racing at an international level.

This approach led to an impressive medal haul for Team Canada and leading the way was Andrew Billard (Halifax, NS) who won four medals including two gold in C1 events, one silver and a bronze in the C2 events with Mathew O’Neill (Ottawa, ON). Ella Hodgson-Pageau (Ottawa, ON) also won three medals, two gold and one silver in the C1 and C2 event with Evie McDonald (Carleton Place, ON). Along with the strong performances by Canada’s eight medal-winning athletes (full medal tally below), the rest of the team also demonstrated great results with Canada finishing top 5 in a number of other events.

The outstanding medal haul at the 2019 Olympic Hopes Regatta comes after a 15 medal-count tally for Team Canada at the 2018 event.

The sustained success of our 16 and 17 years old athletes at the Olympic Hopes Regatta reflects the strength of our club programming and coaches across the country,” said Ian Mortimer, CKC Director of Development. “This group of athletes performed very well over the weekend and have provided significant inspiration to paddlers across the country. They continue to set a high standard for performance as we enter the offseason and begin to prepare for a big 2020.” 

Canadian Medal Count at the 2019 Olympic Hopes Regatta:

Ella Hodgson-Pageau and Evie McDonald – GOLD U16/U17 C2 200m
Ella Hodgson-Pageau – GOLD U16 C1 200m
Ella Hodgson-Pageau – SILVER U16 C1 500m
Andrew Billard – GOLD U17 C1 500m
Andrew Billard – GOLD U17 C1 1000m
Andrew Billard and Mathew O’Neill – BRONZE U16/U17 C2 1000m
Andrew Billard and Mathew O’Neill – SILVER U16/U17 C2 200m
Evie McDonald – BRONZE U16 C1 200m
Toshka Besharah – BRONZE U16 K1 200m
Ian Gaudet – BRONZE U16 K1 200m
Kieran Graham – BRONZE U16 C1 200m
Craig Johnson – GOLD U16 K1 500m

The Canadian team roster listed below:

Event Athlete
Men’s Canoe Andrew Billard
Men’s Canoe Austin Pigeon
Men’s Canoe Keiran Graham
Men’s Canoe Matthew O’Neill
Men’s Kayak Craig Johnson
Men’s Kayak Ian Gaudet
Men’s Kayak Jacob Price
Men’s Kayak Xavier Levasseur
Women’s Canoe Ella Hodgson-Pageau
Women’s Canoe Evie McDonald
Women’s Canoe Kate Pennyfather
Women’s Kayak Angelina Davidson
Women’s Kayak Anna O’Brien
Women’s Kayak Brooke Westwater
Women’s Kayak Cassidy MacPherson
Women’s Kayak Toshka Besharah

 

Sep
16
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Call for Candidates – Freestyle Committee

Canoe Kayak Canada is looking for individuals to join the Freestyle Committee. This is a sub-committee of the Canoe Kayak Canada Whitewater (CKC-W) Council. The main role of the Freestyle Committee is to provide technical direction and oversight of the Freestyle discipline. The Freestyle Committee will meet at least twice per year via telephone conference and is made up of the following 8 roles:

  • 1 Chairperson (Elected by FS Committee Members)
  • 1 Athlete Representative (Elected by the National Freestyle Team)
  • 3 Regional Representatives from Western Canada (Elected by CKC-W Council)
  • 3 Regional Representatives from Eastern Canada (Elected by CKC-W Council)

The CKC Whitewater Council is seeking nominations for the following positions. Nominations will be elected by the CKC-W council.

  • 1 Regional Representatives from Western Canada (BC, AB, YK, NWT) for a 2 year term
  • 1 Regional Representatives from Eastern Canada (SK, ON, QC, NS) for a 2 year term

Candidates must meet the following minimum criteria:

  • Be 18 years of age or older,
  • Be a current member in good standing of CKC and the appropriate provincial/territorial association which they represent

In addition, the ideal candidate will have:

  • Extensive knowledge of Freestyle programs and the Canadian sport system as it relates to the discipline
  • Experience working on volunteer committees
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Ability to work in both official languages is an asset

Interested candidates are invited to complete the attached form to be considered for a position

CKC Candidate Qualification Form

Deadline for applications is Midnight EST on October 20th, 2019.

Please send applications to Scott Best by email at sbest@canoekayak.ca.

Sep
12
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NextGen Paddlers set to compete at Olympic Hopes Regatta
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Bratislava, Slovakia (September 12, 2019) – Sixteen Canadian sprint paddlers are set to compete at the 2019 Olympic Hopes Regatta at the newly built Zemník venue in Bratislava, Slovakia. The Olympic Hopes Competition is an event focused on young paddlers aged 16 to 17 selected to compete internationally against athletes from over 30 countries.

“The athletes are looking well prepared for the task ahead,” said Men’s Kayak Coach, Reid Farquharson (Rideau Canoe Club). “They appreciate the quality of racing that we’ll see over the weekend, and you can feel the anticipation building.”

Athletes are entered into multiple events to provide the best opportunity to learn about racing at an international level.

“In the last 3 years the Olympic Hopes Regatta has clearly become the best athlete pathway to the International level,” said Mark Granger, CKC National NextGen Athlete Development Officer.

“Our team objectives and goals, even at this early age, is to qualify for the finals. Many of the podium athletes of today are the same podium athletes we have seen at Olympic Hopes. It better prepares our athletes for the Junior World Championships and gives them international experience.”

The Canadian entries are listed below:

Event Athlete
Men’s Canoe Andrew Billard
Men’s Canoe Austin Pigeon
Men’s Canoe Keiran Graham
Men’s Canoe Matthew O’Neill
Men’s Kayak Craig Johnson
Men’s Kayak Ian Gaudet
Men’s Kayak Jacob Price
Men’s Kayak Xavier Levasseur
Women’s Canoe Ella Hodgson-Pageau
Women’s Canoe Evie McDonald
Women’s Canoe Kate Pennyfather
Women’s Kayak Angelina Davidson
Women’s Kayak Anna O’Brien
Women’s Kayak Brooke Westwater
Women’s Kayak Cassidy MacPherson
Women’s Kayak Toshka Besharah

 

 

What:
Olympic Hopes Regatta

When:
September 13-15, 2019

Where:
Bratislava, Slovakia – Map

How to Follow:
Event Website

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About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Sep
11
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Sprint and Paracanoe Paddlers Competing at 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Venue
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TOKYO, JAPAN (September 11, 2019) – Canada’s top sprint and paracanoe paddlers are set to compete this week in the ‘Ready, Steady, Test Event in Tokyo, Japan from September 12-15. Nine Canadian elite athletes will test out the Sea Forest Waterway venue, home of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic competition.

Over 45 nations will participate in the four-day test event at a newly designed facility in the Tokyo Bay Zone.

Three-time World Champion Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) will be competing for Team Canada in the C1 200m event following her 5th place finish and Olympic berth for Canada at the ICF World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

Also competing for Canada is Mark Oldershaw (Burloak, ON), 3-time Olympian, and London 2012 bronze medallist in C1 1000m.

Simon McTavish (Mississauga, ON) will compete in the K1 200m and K1 1000m this week, recently securing an Olympic berth for Canada at the ICF World Championships in the K4 500m.

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) and Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe, NS) will compete in C2 1000m event, setting a new Canadian record of 3:28.74 last month at the ICF World Championships.

Courtney Stott (Balmy Beach, ON) and Lisa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC) will contest the K2 500m event, earning an Olympic berth for Canada in the K4 500m in Szeged, Hungary. Madeline Schmitt (Ottawa, ON) will compete in the K1 500m event.

Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) will compete as the sole Canadian Paracanoe athlete in the VL2M 200m starting on Saturday.

“This competition, while not your typical performance event, is absolutely critical for all teams in familiarizing themselves with the venue and the city of Tokyo,” said CKC Chief Technical Director, Graham Barton. “It has been an amazing experience this week and the organizing committee has done a tremendous job in preparing the venue and informing us of what to expect in 2020.”

The Canadian entries are listed below.

Event Crew
C1W 200m Katie Vincent
C1M 1000m Mark Oldershaw
C2M 1000m Roland Varga
Connor Fitzpatrick
K1W 500m Madeline Schmidt
K2W 500m Courtney Stott
Lisa Bissonnette
K1M 200m Simon McTavish
K1M 1000m Simon McTavish
VL2M 200m Mathieu St-Pierre

 

 

What:

2019 Canoe Sprint Olympic/Paralympic Test Event

When:

Thursday September 12 (9:00am to 2:20pm local time) (GMT+9)

Friday September 13 (9:00am to 1:30pm pm local time)

Saturday September 14 (9:00am to 1:50pm local time)

Sunday September 15 (9:00am to 1:40pm local time)

Where:

Sea Forest Waterway

Tokyo, Japan – MAP

 

How to follow:

Visit the event website here.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Sep
11
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Team Canada Set for World Ocean Racing Championships
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SAINT-PIERRE QUIBERON, FRANCE (September 10, 2019) – Team Canada paddlers are set to compete at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Ocean Racing World Championships in Saint-Pierre Quiberon, France. Canada will have three U23 athletes competing in the World Championships race held on a challenging 21.93 KM downwind course of the Normandy coast on Wednesday.

“CKC is very excited to see how our strong young surf ski paddlers stack up against the World’s best in France,” said Director of Development, Ian Mortimer. “We have a strong community of surf ski paddlers in Canada and this strength is reflected in our growing events here in Canada and will be shown on the Atlantic Ocean this week.”

Canada will be represented by Sandrine Hamel (St-Augustin de Desmaures, QC) in the U23 Women’s event, and by Seth Putnam-Rea (North Vancouver, BC) and Philippe Therien (Lac-Beauport, QC) in the Men’s U23 event.

In the Masters event set for Thursday, Canada will be represented by Daryl Remmler (North Vancouver, BC), Bob Putnam (North Vancouver, BC) and Warren Bruce (Deep Cove, ON).

What:

International Canoe Federation Ocean Racing World Championship

When:

Wednesday, September 11 World Championship

Where:

SAINT-PIERRE QUIBERON, France  – Map

How to Follow:

Live GPS Tracking and Results

Sep
9
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Canada’s Top Slalom Paddlers Wrap-up World Cup season in Prague
Canoe Slalom, International, Teams, World Cups
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (September 9, 2019) – The Canadian slalom team wrapped up the World Cup season at the Prague Whitewater course competing in the World Cup Final and the Extreme Slalom World Championships.

Ben Hayward finished 6th in the Extreme Slalom K1 event and narrowly missed advancing to the finals after a close photo finish video review eliminated Hayward from the 4-boat final. Haley Daniels finished 14th overall in the women’s K1 Extreme Slalom event. Michael Tayler and Ben Hayward also advanced to the semi-final in the Canoe Slalom K1 event demonstrating speed and composure placing 5th and 9th in 2nd heat. Tayler placed 33rd and Hayward finished 40th respectively K1 semi-final on Sunday.

“I’m pleased with the resilience and mental toughness this weekend. Many of our athletes struggled throughout the week with a bug going through the team. They put down fast race runs and were competitive when the pressure was on” said James Cartwright, Senior Manager of High Performance and Coach Development at Canoe Kayak Canada. “We will be looking to extract the lessons from this race, remember what was good and forget what didn’t work so well. We want to end the season on a high note in Seu.”

2019 Canoe Slalom World Cup Final Results

2019 Extreme Slalom World Championships Results

The team will now be heading to La Seu d’Urgell, Spain to prepare for the World Championships taking place September 25-29 which will also count as an Olympic Qualification Event. Countries will be vying for Quotas for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

This event will be live streamed on the ICF website where you can also find live results.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

 

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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For more information:

James Cartwright

Senior Manager of High Performance and Coach Development

jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Aug
30
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Canoe Kayak Canada Names Canoe Slalom Team to attend World Cup 5 and the World Championships
Canoe Slalom, World Championships, World Cups
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (August 30, 2019) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is proud to name six athletes to compete at World Cup 5 and eight athletes to compete at the upcoming Canoe Slalom World Championships. Four Canadian athletes were selected at the Canoe Slalom National Team trials earlier this spring in Oklahoma City and another four athletes were selected to the team after the conclusion of the National Championships held in Minden Hills, Ontario August 18.

“Our team is thrilled to get back in international competition after a long break following the World Cups in June”, said said James Cartwright, Senior Manager of Slalom High Performance Manager and Coach Development at Canoe Kayak Canada. “Everyone enjoyed a fun National Championships in Minden last week and now our coaches and athletes are back to work and preparing for the biggest test of the season. We experienced some success earlier this year and it’s great to see some new athletes elevate their performances at the selection races in Minden. I am looking forward to cheering for this team in Spain”

Six athletes will be competing in World Cup 5 in Prague (Czech Republic) from September 6-8 and eight athletes will be competing at the World Championships which is also a Global Qualification event in La Seu d’Urgell (Spain) from September 25-29.

NATIONAL TEAM COMPETING AT WORLD CUP 5

Athlete Province Event(s)
Florence Maheu Quebec Women’s K1
Lois Betteridge Ontario Women’s C1 and K1
Haley Daniels Alberta Women’s C1
Ben Hayward Alberta Men’s K1
Michael Tayler Ontario Men’s K1
Cameron Smedley Ontario Men’s C1

 

NATIONAL TEAM COMPETING AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athlete Province Event(s)
Florence Maheu Quebec Women’s K1
Lois Betteridge Ontario Women’s C1 and K1
Haley Daniels Alberta Women’s C1
Ben Hayward Alberta Men’s K1
Michael Tayler Ontario Men’s K1
Trevor Boyd Alberta Men’s K1
Cameron Smedley Ontario Men’s C1
Spencer Pomeroy Ontario Men’s C1
Aug
28
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Canada secures ten Olympic and Paralympic quota spots for Tokyo at the 2019 ICF Sprint/Paracanoe World Championships
World Championships
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SZEGED, HUNGARY (August 26, 2019) – The 2019 ICF Sprint/Paracanoe World Championships wrapped up on Sunday in Szeged, Hungary with Olympic qualification in four events including the women’s C1 200m event, the women’s K4 500m, the men’s K4 500m, and the women’s KL2 200m.

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) finished fifth overall securing a berth for Canada in the C1 200m event while the Men’s K4 500m team of Mark de Jonge (Maskwa, NS), Nicholas Matveev (Balmy Beach, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC) and Simon McTavish (Mississauga, ON) placed 14th overall locking in 4 more quota spots for Team Canada.

The Women’s K4 500m team of Courtney Stott (Balmy Beach, ON), Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC), Natalie Davison (Rideau, ON) and Michelle Russell (Cheema, NS) finished 12th overall earning another berth.

Andrea Nelson (Balmy Beach, ON) secured a Paralympic spot on Friday in the KL2 200m with a 5th place finish overall.

“I’m extremely proud of our team at this World Championships. Coming into this event, we wanted to improve and maximize our qualification possibilities for Tokyo,” said CKC Chief Technical Officer Graham Barton. “We qualified one Paralympic quota and nine Olympic quotas, one of our best ever at a World Championships. We also established ourselves as the best in the Americas in seven of the nine remaining events for our next qualification opportunity.”

The next opportunity for qualification will be at the Continental Olympic Qualifier in May 2020.

Visit the event website here for results.

To view the ICF Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification system, click here.

Aug
28
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Canada secures ten Olympic and Paralympic quota spots for Tokyo at the 2019 ICF Sprint/Paracanoe World Championships
World Championships
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SZEGED, HUNGARY (August 26, 2019) – The 2019 ICF Sprint/Paracanoe World Championships wrapped up on Sunday in Szeged, Hungary with Olympic qualification in four events including the women’s C1 200m event, the women’s K4 500m, the men’s K4 500m, and the women’s KL2 200m.

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) finished fifth overall securing a berth for Canada in the C1 200m event while the Men’s K4 500m team of Mark de Jonge (Maskwa, NS), Nicholas Matveev (Balmy Beach, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC) and Simon McTavish (Mississauga, ON) placed 14th overall locking in 4 more quota spots for Team Canada.

The Women’s K4 500m team of Courtney Stott (Balmy Beach, ON), Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC), Natalie Davison (Rideau, ON) and Michelle Russell (Cheema, NS) finished 12th overall earning another berth.

Andrea Nelson (Balmy Beach, ON) secured a Paralympic spot on Friday in the KL2 200m with a 5th place finish overall.

“I’m extremely proud of our team at this World Championships. Coming into this event, we wanted to improve and maximize our qualification possibilities for Tokyo,” said CKC Chief Technical Officer Graham Barton. “We qualified one Paralympic quota and nine Olympic quotas, one of our best ever at a World Championships. We also established ourselves as the best in the Americas in seven of the nine remaining events for our next qualification opportunity.”

The next opportunity for qualification will be at the Continental Olympic Qualifier in May 2020.

Visit the event website here for results.

To view the ICF Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification system, click here.

Aug
24
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Canada secures Tokyo 2020 Qualification in Szeged – ICF Sprint/Paracanoe World Championships
Canoe Sprint, Uncategorized
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SZEGED, HUNGARY (August 24, 2019) – Day four of the 2019 ICF Sprint/Paracanoe World Championships wrapped up on Saturday in Szeged, Hungary with Olympic qualification in two events including the women’s C1 200m event. Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) finished fifth overall securing a berth for Canada for the first time ever in Tokyo 2020.

“This is the proudest moment I’ve had as an athlete,” said Vincent. “I’m glad I could get the job done for Team Canada.”

The men’s K4 crew of Mark de Jonge (Maskwa, NS), Nicholas Matveev (Balmy Beach, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC) and Simon McTavish (Mississauga, ON) placed fifth in their semi-final today securing another Tokyo 2020 berth for Canada and will race in the B Final tomorrow.

“I am very proud of what Katie accomplished today. To be told at the last minute you will be racing C1 and the devastating news about her partner is a testament to her competitive spirit,” said Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “Additionally, to qualify the men’s K4 takes some pressure off going into tomorrow’s B Final. It was not their best race today but they know they can be much better and have shown it this year with a 4th place A final finish at the first World Cup.”

On the women’s side, Courtney Stott (Balmy Beach, ON), Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC), Natalie Davison (Rideau, ON) and Michelle Russell (Cheema, NS) finished 4th in the semi-final and will advance to the B final on Sunday as well.

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) and Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe, NS) finished 2nd in the B final today in the C2 1000m. The duo set a new Canadian record in the semi-finals yesterday with a time of 3:28.74.

Para athlete Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) raced in the KL2 200m, finishing 2nd in the B Final.

Michelle Russell (Cheema, NS) wrapped up her K1 200m event in 7th in the B Final today while on the men’s side, Alex Scott (Maskwa, NS) finished 8th in the B Final.

Natalie Davison (Rideau, ON) and Courtney Stott (Balmy Beach, ON) finished fourth in their K2 500m B final today while Madeline Schmidt heads to the C Final tomorrow in the K1 500m. Brian Malfesi and Vincent Jourdenais have qualified for the B Final tomorrow in the K2 1000m.

Stay tuned for the last day of Canadian finals action tomorrow including the K1 500m, K4 500m, C1 1000m, K2 1000m, and C1 5000m.

How to follow:

All races will be available to watch on Planet Canoe’s YouTube here, as well as on CBC Sports here.

Visit the event website here for results.

To view the ICF Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification system, click here.

To view Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team Criteria, click here.

To view Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Team Criteria, click here.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Colleen Coderre
Communications Lead
ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Aug
23
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2019 Canadian Marathon Canoe Championships Taking place at the Sudbury Canoe Club on Ramsey Lake
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SUDBURY, ONTARIO (August 23, 2019) – The 2019 Canadian Marathon Canoe Championships are kicking off in Sudbury, Ontario this Saturday, August 24th. Marathon athletes from across Canada will gather at the Sudbury Canoe Club for this two-day competition.

The event will see C1s, C2s, recreational canoes, kayaks and SUPS. Athletes will race across Ramsey Lake until they reach a 250m portage taking them into Bethel Lake. They will then paddle across Bethel Lake and reach a second 200m portage into Ramsey Lake once again for the final leg back to the Sudbury Canoe Club.

“The Canadian Marathon Canoe Nationals provide an opportunity for all paddlers to participate in a weekend of multiple races and friendship,” said Kristopher Archibald, Chair of CKC’s Marathon Canoe Racing Council, “Please join us at the Sudbury Canoe Club, host of the 2019 Nationals!”

View more details about the competition on the Sudbury Canoe Club’s website here.

What: 2019 Canoe Marathon National Championships

When: Saturday, August 24 (9:00am to 4:30pm EST)Sunday August 25 (9:00am to 4:00pm EST)

Where: Sudbury Canoe Club, Ramsey Lake

Sudbury, Ontario – MAP

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

 

Aug
22
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Day 2 complete at 2019 ICF Sprint/Paracanoe World Championships
Canoe Sprint, Paracanoe, World Championships
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SZEGED, HUNGARY (August 22, 2019) – Day two of the 2019 ICF Sprint/Paracanoe World Championships wrapped up on Thursday in Szeged, Hungary. The competition which will run from August 21-25, features the top athletes in the world, aiming for Tokyo 2020 qualifications.

On Wednesday, para athlete Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) raced in the KL2 200m event coming fourth in the semi-final, just missing qualification for the A final. Tratch will race the B final on Saturday morning. Erica Scarff (Balmy Beach, ON) also came just short in qualifying for the A final, and will race the KL3 200m B final on Friday.

Michelle Russell (Cheema, NS) came third in her heat, while on the men’s side, Alex Scott (Maskwa, NS) followed her lead, also coming third in K1 200m. Both will race the semi-final in K1 200m on Friday.

On Thursday morning, Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) had an excellent B final race, placing second in VL2 200m. Canada’s Andrea Nelson came second in her semi-final and qualified for the A final in KL2 200m, which she will race on Friday.

The Canadian canoers had strong starts as well. Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) and Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe, NS) placed first in their heat to advance to the semi-finals in C2 1000m on Friday. World Champion Katie Vincent (Mississaugua, ON) also won her C1 200m heat, and will compete for her spot in the A final during the semi-finals on Friday.

Later Thursday morning, Natalie Davison (Rideau, ON) and Courtney Stott (Balmy Beach, ON) finished fifth in their K2 500m semi, advancing them to the B final on Saturday.

Finishing off the races on Thursday were Canada’s K4 crews. The men’s crew of Mark de Jonge (Maskwa, NS), Nicholas Matveev (Balmy Beach, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC) and Simon McTavish (Mississauga, ON) placed fourth in their heat and will advance to the semi-final on Saturday. On the women’s side, Courtney Stott (Balmy Beach, ON), Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC), Natalie Davison (Rideau, ON) and Michelle Russell (Cheema, NS) came third in their heat and will advance to the semi-final on Saturday as well.

Additional races on Friday include Madeline Schmidt’s K1 500m heat, Brian Malfesi and Vincent Jourdenais in the K2 1000m heat and Mark Oldershaw’s C1 1000m heat.

 

How to follow:

All races will be available to watch on Planet Canoe’s YouTube here, as well as on CBC Sports here.

Visit the event website here for results.

To view the ICF Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification system, click here.

To view Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team Criteria, click here.

To view Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Team Criteria, click here.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Aug
20
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Sprint and Paracanoe Paddlers Competing for Tokyo Qualification at ICF 2019 World Championships
Canoe Sprint, Paracanoe, World Championships
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SZEGED, HUNGARY (August 20, 2019) – The most anticipated event of the season will be kicking off in Szeged, Hungary on August 21st. Top sprint and paracanoe paddlers from around the world will be competing at the 2019 International Canoe Federation’s (ICF) Senior World Championships.

The four-day event will feature 16 Canadian sprint athletes and 4 Canadian paracanoe athletes competing for possible Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifications.

Two-time Senior World Champion and four-time U23 World Champion Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) will compete in the C1 200m and C1 5000m events.

Also competing for Canada is Mark Oldershaw (Burloak, ON), 3-time Olympian, London 2012 bronze medallist and TORONTO 2015 Pan Am games silver medallist in C1 1000m.

Another 3-time Olympian and 2012 bronze medallist, Mark De Jonge (Maskwa, NS) will compete in the K4 500m event with teammates Nicholas Matveev (Balmy Beach, ON) , Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC) and Simon McTavish (Mississauga, ON).

The paracanoe events will be kicking things off on Wednesday morning, starting with Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) competing in men’s KL2 200m.

Rio 2016 paralympian Erica Scarff (Balmy Beach, ON) will then compete in women’s KL3 200m, followed by Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) in men’s VL2 200m, and Andrea Nelson (Balmy Beach, ON) in women’s KL2 200m.

“The para team has been preparing here in Szeged and we have seen some great improvement from these athletes.  A qualification will require a top seven finish. It will be tough, but performances earlier this summer indicate they have the potential to reach the final and after that anything is possible”, said Chief Technical Officer of CKC, Graham Barton.  “The sprint team had a great pre-world camp in Kienbaum, Germany.  We have several boats in the running for qualification spots. The singles events are extremely tough with a top 5 finish required for qualification. The tandems can earn a spot with a top 8 finish and the four boats can qualify if they finish 10th or better. This is our goal this week. While we can qualify additional boats at a Continental event next spring, it is always better to get as many qualified this week as possible.”

 

What:

2019 ICF Sprint & Paracanoe Senior World Championships

When:

Wednesday August 21 (9:00am to 6:20pm local time) (3:00am to 12:20pm EST)

Thursday August 22 (9:00am to 5:51pm local time) (3:00am to 11:51am EST)

Friday August 23 (9:00am to 6:28pm local time) (3:00am to 12:28pm EST)

Saturday August 24 (9:00am to 5:20pm local time) (3:00am to 11:30am EST)

Sunday August 25 (10:10am to 5:05pm local time) (4:10am to 11:05am EST)

Where:

Olympic Centre of Szeged

Szeged, Hungary – MAP

How to follow:

All races will be available to watch on Planet Canoe’s YouTube here, as well as on CBC Sports here.

Visit the event website here.

World Cup 1 results.

World Cup 2 results.

 

The Canadian entries are listed below.

Event Crew
KL2M 200m Trinity Tratch
KL2W 200m Andrea Nelson
KL3W 200m Erica Scarff
VL2M 200m Mathieu St-Pierre
K1M 200m Alex Scott
K4M 500m Mark de Jonge

Nicholas Matveev

Pierre-Luc Poulin

Simon McTavish

K2M 1000m Brian Malfesi

Vincent Jourdenais

K1M 5000m Simon McTavish
K1W 200m Michelle Russell
K1W 500m Madeline Schmidt
K2W 500m Courtney Stott

Natalie Davison

K4W 500m Courtney Stott

Lissa Bissonnette

Natalie Davison

Michelle Russell

K1W 5000m Michelle Russell
C1M 1000m Mark Oldershaw
C2M 1000m Roland Varga

Connor Fitzpatrick

C1M 5000m Connor Fitzpatrick
C1W 200m Katie Vincent
C1W 5000m Katie Vincent

 

To view the ICF Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification system, click here.

To view Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team Criteria, click here.

To view Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Team Criteria, click here.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Aug
20
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2019 Canadian Whitewater Nationals Complete
Canoe Freestyle, Canoe Slalom, Nationals, Wildwater Canoeing
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MINDEN HILLS, ONTARIO (August 20, 2019) – The 2019 Whitewater National Championships are now complete, after an exciting weekend of extreme slalom, downriver, freestyle and slalom events. 66 athletes from across the country gathered in Minden Hills, Ontario at the Minden Whitewater Preserve on the Gull River from August 14th to 18th.

Team Ontario claimed the overall Brian Creer trophy for earning the most points throughout the five days of whitewater competition featuring Freestyle, Slalom.

This renowned natural course was an excellent spot for the event with whitewater rapids ranging from Class II to Class IV. The preserve also had campsites where many participants stayed right next to the river.

The medallists for the Open events are listed below and complete results are posted on Canoe Kayak Canada’s website.

Canoe Kayak Slalom

Women’s K1

Gold Florence Maheu Quebec
Silver Lois Betteridge Ontario
Bronze Lea Baldoni Ontario

 

Women’s C1

Gold Lois Betteridge Ontario
Silver Haley Daniels Alberta
Bronze Sophie Gilfillan Ontario

 

Men’s K1

Gold Ben Hayward Alberta
Silver Trevor Boyd Alberta
Bronze Maël Rivard Ontario

 

Men’s C1

Gold Spencer Pomeroy Ontario
Silver Cameron Smedley Ontario
Bronze Liam Smedley Ontario

 

Mixed C2

Gold Isabel Taylor &

Finn Wakeling

British Columbia

 

Men’s C2

Gold Dane Menzies &

Reece Hately Honeyman

Alberta

 

 

Downriver Classic

Men’s Open C1

Gold Cameron Smedley Ontario
Silver Yannick Laviolette Quebec
Bronze Spencer Pomeroy Ontario

 

Men’s Open K1

Gold Ben Hayward Alberta
Silver Warren Hastings Ontario
Bronze Harold Van Winssen Ontario

 

 

Downriver Sprint

Men’s C1

Gold Cameron Smedley Ontario
Silver Larry Norman Ontario
Bronze Spencer Pomeroy Ontario

 

Men’s K1

Gold Ben Hayward Alberta
Silver Trevor Boyd Alberta
Bronze Warren Hastings Ontario

 

 

Freestyle

Men’s K1

Gold Tyler Curtis Ontario
Silver Zach Zwanenburg Ontario
Bronze Kalem Kennedy Ontario

 

Women’s K1

Gold Alex Maggs Ontario
Silver Ayden Dermenjian Ontario
Bronze Laura Silverthorne Ontario

 

C1 Open

Gold Kalem Kennedy Ontario
Silver Zach Zwanenburg Ontario
Bronze Yannick Laviolette Ontario

 

 

Extreme Slalom

Open Men

Gold Ben Hayward Alberta
Silver Spencer Pomeroy Ontario
Bronze Yannick Laviolette Quebec

 

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Aug
19
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CKC STATEMENT: Laurence Vincent Lapointe
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ottawa, ON (August 19, 2019) – It is with great sadness that Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) has to announce that Laurence Vincent Lapointe has returned an adverse analytical finding following an out-of-competition doping control that took place in late July. Ms. Vincent Lapointe and CKC were informed of this finding on August 13, 2019.

The substance that was found in Ms. Vincent Lapointe’s sample has been the subject of recent established contaminated supplement cases and the preliminary information, available at this time, supports that Ms. Vincent Lapointe’s adverse analytical finding may have been caused by inadvertent and unknowing use of a prohibited substance from such a source.

“CKC fully supports Laurence in this extremely difficult and unfortunate situation and we will do everything we can to help her prove her innocence,” said Canoe Kayak Canada CEO, Casey Wade. “CKC firmly believes in clean sport, but we also have strong reason to believe that Laurence has taken all of the necessary precautions from an anti-doping perspective and that she has not knowingly or intentionally taken a prohibited substance. We will continue to assist Laurence in determining how this unfortunate situation could have occurred.”

In accordance with the International Canoe Federation’s Anti-Doping Rules, Ms. Vincent Lapointe has been provisionally suspended pending the final outcome of her case. Consequently, she will not be racing at the upcoming ICF World Championships.

“I am shocked and completely devastated by this situation because I have done absolutely nothing wrong and I have nothing to hide. I am a person of integrity and any form of cheating disgusts me. I believe in clean sport and it is what I apply as a principle in my life as an athlete. I would never put my name, my reputation, or my career at risk to improve my performances and widen the gap with my opponents,” said Laurence Vincent Lapointe. “This feels like a nightmare; I still cannot believe what has happened. Since learning of my positive test just a few days ago, I have done everything possible, with the support of CKC and within a short period of time, to determine the source of the prohibited substance that was found in my sample so that I can prove that I am innocent and that I am an honest and clean athlete.”

Canoe Kayak Canada will not make any further comment regarding this case pending the final outcome of the matter.

Laurence Vincent Lapointe will speak with the media on Tuesday in Montreal and Trois-Rivières, QC. Details below.

Montreal

Date | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Time | 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Location | Sheraton Hotel, 1201 René Lévesque ouest, Montréal (QC), H3B 2L7.

Salon 5, located on level 2.

Format | Speech and scrums (French and English).

Who | Laurence Vincent Lapointe, canoeist and Adam Klevinas, sport lawyer and Canoe Kayak Canada representative.

 

Trois-Rivières

Date | Tuesday August 20 2019

Time | 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Location | Delta Hotel, 1620 rue Notre-Dame, Trois-Rivières (QC), G9A 6E5.

Mékinac room, 2nd floor.

Format | Speech and scrums (French and English).

Who | Laurence Vincent Lapointe, canoeist and Adam Klevinas, sport lawyer and Canoe Kayak Canada representative.

 

Note that this will be Laurence Vincent Lapointe’s only media availability, pending the International Canoe Federation’s final decision.

To confirm your presence:

Laurence Vallerand

514-507-6299

514-966-2972

laurence@malallier.com

 

Marie-Anik L’Allier

514-507-6299

514-983-8236

ma@malallier.com

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Contact Information:

Colleen Coderre

Canoe Kayak Canada

Communications Lead

1.613.530.6217

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

 

Marie-Anik L’Allier

M-A L’Allier Public Relations – Laurence Vincent-Lapointe

1.514.983.8236

ma@malallier.com

 

Laurence Vallerand

M-A L’Allier Public Relations

1.514.966.2972

laurence@malallier.com

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

Aug
13
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Top Whitewater Paddlers Gearing up for 2019 National Championships
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MINDEN HILLS, ONTARIO (August 13, 2019) – Canada’s best Whitewater paddlers are set to take their first strokes in Minden Hills, Ontario on Wednesday morning for the 2019 Canoe Kayak Whitewater National Championships. The competition will run from August 14th to August 18th and will feature four disciplines: downriver, extreme slalom, freestyle and slalom.

66 athletes from across the country will be competing for top honours at the Minden Whitewater Preserve on the Gull River. This renowned natural course was officially opened in 1980, thanks to the hard work of Roger Parsons and other passionate volunteers from the Ontario Wild Water Affiliation (predecessor of Whitewater Ontario). The river has an 800-meter-long Whitewater section which ranges from Class II to Class IV. It was host to the 2015 TORONTO Pan Am Games, several National Championships and Team Trials, as well as World Cups. To read more about the preserve, click here.

There will be a Whitewater Alumni reunion/celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Jonquière World Championships happening on Saturday August 17th, at 6pm on the Minden Wildwater Preserve.

“I am very excited to be back in Minden Hills to contest the national championships and finalize our selection for the world championships,” said James Cartwright, Senior High Performance Manager and Coach Development at Canoe Kayak Canada. “The Whitewater Ontario preserve is a world class river and I am expecting exciting competitions this week.”

 

What:

2019 Canoe Kayak Canada Whitewater National Championships

When:

August 14: Downriver Classic and Sprint Race (10:00am to 1:00pm EST)

August 15: Extreme Slalom Race (12:00pm to 3:00pm EST)

August 16: Freestyle Competition (10:00am to 3:00pm EST)

August 17: Slalom (10:00am to 3:00pm EST)

August 18: Slalom (10:00am to 3:00pm EST)

Where:

Minden Wildwater Preserve, Gull River

Minden Hills, Ontario – MAP

How to follow:

Click here for a complete schedule of events.

Results will be posted following the day’s events on the CKC website here.

 

Follow Whitewater Ontario and Canoe Kayak Canada on Facebook and Instagram for more details.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Aug
12
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2019 Canoe Kayak Canada AGM Teleconference Scheduled for September 26, 8:00pm EST
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August 12 – The Annual General Meeting (AGM) teleconference will take place on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 8:00 PM EST. Please save this date and time if you are an eligible voting member.

 

As per previous AGM’s, the focus of the meeting will be to approve our 2018-19 audited statements, approve the auditing firm for the 2019-20 fiscal year and to announce Board election results. There will also be brief updates as we begin to prepare for the 2019 Annual Summit.

 

Further details regarding the agenda, voting methods, and dial-in details will be circulated shortly.

Aug
7
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2019 Canoe Kayak Canada Summit scheduled for November 22 – 24 in Dartmouth, NS
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August 7 – Canoe Kayak Canada’s 2019 Summit is scheduled for Friday, November 22nd to Sunday, November 24th in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The event will bring together Clubs representatives, coaches, provincial & territorial paddling organizations and committee members for a combination of events. CKC will hold in-person Annual Council meetings on Saturday morning, November 23rd followed by our in-person Meeting of Members on Saturday afternoon. Board, Council and several committee meetings will also take place around the Summit, some commencing on Thursday the 21st. We will also hold a Coach Development Workshop during the Summit sessions. More information and details to follow shortly.

In addition to the above, we’re also pleased to announce our intention to hold the 2020 CKC Summit in Ottawa in late November (Date TBC) following the 2020 ICF Congress in Manila. We also intend to hold the 2021 CKC Summit in late November in Burnaby, BC (Date TBC).

As a final note CKC’s 2019 Annual General Meeting will take place via teleconference in late September in a streamlined format. Like last year, the teleconference will deal with approving audited statements, the auditing firm for upcoming fiscal year and Board elections (which will be minimal this year). A date for the meeting will be scheduled soon, and of course relevant materials and related information will be provided in the lead up.

Aug
5
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Canada Wins Second Best Junior Nation at 2019 ICF Junior/U23 Worlds
Canoe Sprint, World Championships
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PITESTI, ROMANIA (August 5th, 2019) – The 2019 ICF Junior/U23 World Championships wrapped up in Pitesti, Romania on Sunday August 4th. The competition welcomed the best young athletes from around the world for four days of races. The Canadian team had an incredible competition and demonstrated the strength of the Canadian program, by winning six medals and claiming the title of second best junior nation at the event, the best ever result for Canada.

Canada’s most decorated athlete was junior canoeist Sophia Jensen, who won three gold medals. Jensen convincingly defended her World Champion titles in the junior women’s C1 500m, C1 200m, and C2 500m with 2018 World Champion partner Julia Lilley Osende. Jensen has medalled in every event she has entered at the Junior World Championships since her first crack at the international competition in 2017. She won gold in all three events raced at the 2018 edition and won two silver medals in 2017.

The Canadian women’s junior K4 500m crew of Toshka Besharah, Maren Bradley, Adriana Lilley Osende and Sarah Nagy won the bronze medal, the first time Canada has ever reached the podium in a K4 event at Junior Worlds.

Ella Hodgson Pageau and Kate Pennyfather won the first silver medal in C2 200m behind the dominant Chinese team, in an impressive fight to the finish to overtake Hungary who came third. Team Canada’s second silver medal was won by Laurent Lavigne in the K1 500m final, just 0.574 seconds behind Hungary’s Andras Redl.

“This is the best racing I have ever seen from our junior team,” said Canadian Next Gen Development Head Coach, Mark Granger. “To be second in the World is an amazing feat!”

The full list of Canadian results is below.

 

MEN’S CANOE

Athlete Event(s) Result
Andrew Billard JR C1 1000m

JR C1 200m

B final: 1st

Semi: 9th

 

WOMEN’S CANOE

Athlete Event(s) Result
Ella Hodgson Pageau JR C2 200m A final: 2nd
Sophia Jensen JR C1 200m

JR C1 500m

JR C2 500m

A final: 1st

A final: 1st

A final: 1st

Julia Lilley Osende JR C2 500m A final: 1st
Kate Pennyfather JR C2 200m A final: 2nd

 

MEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Event(s)  Result
Laurent Lavigne JR K1 200m

JR K1 500m

 A final: 5th

A final: 2nd

Cameron Low JR K1 1000m  B final: 3rd

 

WOMEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Event(s)  Result
Maren Bradley JR K4 500m

JR K2 500m

 A final: 3rd

B final: 5th

Toshka Besharah JR K4 500m

JR K1 200m

 A final: 3rd

B final: 5th

Adriana Lilley Osende JR K4 500m

JR K2 500m

 A final: 3rd

B final: 5th

Sarah Nagy JR K4 500m

JR K1 500m

 A final: 3rd

A final: 7th

Grace Whebby U23 K1 200m

U23 K1 500m

 A final: 8th

B final: 7th

 

All races are available to re watch on Planet Canoe’s Youtube here.

Click here to view all results.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Aug
5
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13 Podium Appearances for Canoe Kayak Canada at Lima 2019 Pan Am Games
Canoe Slalom, Canoe Sprint
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Photos: David Jackson / COC

 

LIMA, PERU (August 5th, 2019) – The 2019 Pan American Games have come to an end for Canoe Kayak Canada, with the last of the slalom competitions finishing up on Sunday afternoon. Team Canada earned a combined total of 13 medals in Lima between the sprint and slalom competitions, just one medal short of their TORONTO 2015 Pan Am record.

The sprint event was held from July 27th – 30th at the Peruvian Regional Conservation Area of Albufera de Medio Mundo, with the slalom event happening a week later from August 2nd to 4th on the Rio Cañete in Lunahuaná.

The sprint team captured 10 medals during their four days of competition, standing on the podium in nearly all of the contested events. The four slalom athletes competing continued the success of Canadian paddlers by bringing in 3 medals.

To find out more about the sprint team’s results, click here.

“I am very pleased that the Canoe Kayak Canada athletes have done so well at the 2019 Pan Am Games,” said Chief Technical Officer of CKC, Graham Barton. “There is a good feeling right now on the Team and the performance at these Games is a positive indication of potential for the future as well.”

The Canadian slalom athletes had excellent runs in qualification, advancing them all to the semis and finals on Sunday.

Canada’s Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) had a fast and clean run on Sunday, winning her the silver medal in women’s C1 slalom event, behind Brazil’s Ana Satila. Teammate Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON), followed in the men’s K1 slalom event and won the bronze medal behind Brazil and Argentina.

“It’s pretty cool. I came with high expectations for this race given that our sport is very Euro-centric,” said Betteridge. “We have a lot of the best paddlers based out of Europe, but we have Ana [SATILA, BRA] who is ranked No. 3 in the world, so I was coming to race and be as close to her as possible and I think I achieved what I came here to do.”

Both athletes also competed in the extreme slalom disciplines qualifying for the semi-finals on the first day of competition. The semi-finals and finals were held on Sunday afternoon where Simpson captured another bronze medal. Betteridge was disqualified in the semis.

Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) nearly made the podium in the men’s C1 event, coming fourth behind USA, Argentina and Brazil. Olivia Norman (Ottawa, ON) had an excellent race in the women’s K1 event, putting her just behind the bronze medal spot in fourth place.

“I am super proud of how the whole team performed here in Lunahuaná,” said Michal Staniszewski, Canada’s national slalom head coach. “The athletes put down strong performances and with three medals it proves that we were well prepared for the Pan-Am Games. I think this experience will help our young athletes to prepare for Tokyo and Paris.”

 

Visit the Lima 2019 Pan Am Games website here to find all results.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Aug
2
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Call for Candidates Board of Directors Paddling Association Representatives
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Canoe Kayak Canada is looking for one individual to join the organization’s Board of Directors.  This position is representative of the Paddling Association members of CKC and will be instrumental in providing a member perspective to the discussions and decision-making of the organization.

 

The Board of Directors is comprised of a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 11 people.  Below outlines how these positions are elected or appointed by the two classes of membership within CKC:

  • Each of the 3 Paddling Disciplines have 2 positions which they elect or appoint from their discipline members for a total of 6 positions
  • The Paddling Association members elect 4 positions from amongst the entire CKC membership

 

Candidates must meet the following minimum criteria:

  • Be 18 years of age or older,
  • Have the power under law to contract,
  • Be a resident of Canada,
  • Have not been declared incapable by a court in Canada or in another country,
  • Do not have the status of bankrupt, and
  • Satisfies the requirements of the Income Tax Act in relation to the eligibility to serve as a director of a registered charity
  • Be a current member in good standing of a Paddling Association member of CKC

 

In addition, the ideal candidate will have:

  • Experience in serving on Not For Profit Boards of Directors
  • Knowledge of CKC and its member disciplines
  • A specific skill set or expertise that would be of benefit to the organization
  • Knowledge of the Canadian sport system is an asset but not required
  • Ability to commit approximately 10 – 15 hours per month to the work of the Board
  • Willing and able to travel if necessary

This is a volunteer position with a term of three years.

 

Interested candidates are required to complete the attached form in order to be considered for the position.

Click here for the application form.

Deadline for applications is midnight EST on August 23, 2019.

Please send applications to Chair of the CKC Nominating Committee, care of Kathy Hare by email to khare@canoekayak.ca.

Jul
31
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12 Sprint Paddlers Competing in Romania for Junior/U23 World Championships
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PITESTI, ROMANIA (July 31, 2019) – Twelve of Canada’s up and coming sprint athletes are ready to line up in Pitesti, Romania, to compete at the 2019 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships. The competition begins on Thursday, August 1st and will run until Sunday, August 4th.

Pitesti was host to the 2017 Junior/U23 World Championships and will once again welcome the best young paddlers in the World this year. The 2018 competition took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where team Canada was named Best Federation in the Junior/U23 Women’s Sprint Canoe Category after winning six medals at the event.

Among Canada’s athletes is 2018 World Champion in C1 500m and C1 200m, Sophia Jensen (Cascades, QC). Her C2 500m partner, Julia Lilley-Osende (Mic Mac, NS) will also be competing, as the duo vies to defend their 2018 World Champion title.

“These athletes showed some tremendous performances against some of our top seniors at our National selection races and this demonstrates they have the potential to reach finals and challenge for the podium at this competition,” said Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “As well, we have many returning athletes who should be able to improve upon their performances in 2018.  I am very confident we will have some great results here in Romania. This experience is an important stepping stone in the athlete’s development toward the senior level and future Olympic Games.”

Half of the selected athletes competed at last year’s Junior/U23 World’s and will be looking to improve upon their results to finish on top of the podium this year. Maren Bradley (Rideau, ON) finished 2nd in the K1 1000m B final, and Laurent Lavigne (Trois Rivières, QC) finished 3rd in the K1 500m B final in 2018. Balmy Beach athlete Cameron Low will be hoping to build on his solid 6th place finish in K1 1000m B final as will Kate Pennyfather (Burloak, ON) who competed in the C2 200m event.

 

What:

2019 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships

Where:

Pitesti, Romania

Budeasa Dam, Arges River – MAP

When:

Thursday, August 1 (9:00am to 5:50pm EEST) (2:00am to 10:50am EST)

Friday, August 2 (9:00am to 5:40pm EEST) (2:00am to 10:40am EST)

Saturday, August 3 (8:45am to 6:18pm EEST) (1:45am to 11:18am EST)

Sunday, August 4 (8:48am to 1:51pm EEST) (1:48am to 6:51am EST)

How to follow:

All races will be available to watch on live stream on Planet Canoe’s Youtube here.

Live results are available here.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Jul
31
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10 Medals for Canadian Sprint Paddlers at 2019 Lima Pan Am Games
Canoe Sprint
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LIMA, PERU (July 31, 2019) – The 2019 Pan American Games were an incredible success for Canoe Kayak Canada’s Sprint paddlers. The team captured 10 medals during their four days of competition in Lima, standing on the podium in nearly all of the contested events.

Canada’s women’s K4 crew of Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON), Alexa Irvin (Kentville, N.S.), Andréanne Langlois (Trois-Rivières, Que.) and Anna Negulic (Bedford, N.S.) secured the very first gold medal of the Games for Team Canada on Sunday. The women’s crew finished the 500m race with a time of 1 minute and 34.36 seconds, with Mexico and Argentina coming 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

“We were all feeling really optimistic going in to this race. Our training leading up to the event was going really well so we were excited to get on the water and put a great race under our belts, said the crew. “We’ve seen so much support already from all of Canada, so winning this medal is like a big thank you!”

Rio Olympian Andréanne Langlois secured three more medals during the event for a total of four medals at the Games. She won silver in the K1 500m, silver in K1 200m and added another gold to her record in K2 500m with partner Alanna Bray-Lougheed, who earned her second gold medal in this event.

“We took it really seriously and we executed our plan perfectly, which was really nice. K2 is just as important for me, especially because Andréanne and I are really close friends and the fact that we were able to come together and do something great was really awesome,” added Bray-Lougheed after their K2 win.

Dominik Crête (Trois-Rivières, Que.) brought in the final gold medal for Canada on Tuesday, putting down an excellent race on the last day of competition in the K1 200m event, beating Ecuador’s Cesar de Cesare and Argentina’s Ruben Rezola.

The Canadian paddlers medal streak began with Drew Hodges (Ottawa, Ont.) and Craig Spence’s (Dartmouth, N.S.) silver medal win in the men’s C2 1000m race on Saturday, just behind Cuba.

“I am always so proud to represent Canada so winning a medal at this big of a competition is such an amazing feeling,” said Spence. “Moving forward, this is a big step towards Tokyo. This is a great learning experience about how to compete at a Games and against high level competitors. Drew and I are an even stronger team after this competition and it will greatly help our growth as athletes.”

The men’s K4 crew of Dominik Crête, Eric Ellery (Toronto, Ont.), Marshall Hughes (Waverly, N.S.) and Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, Sask.) just missed the podium and came in fourth place in a tight battle against Mexico.

On Monday, the team proved their dominance again by securing five more medals for Canada. Marshall Hughes opened up the day coming second in the K1 1000m event.

“Very recently I switched up my strategy. I have gone from racing in front to kind of catching up. My coach and I have been working on really pacing it out rather than just going for it,” added Hughes after his silver medal win. “It took a lot of confidence to believe in it, but I did. I raced how I’ve been training in the past few months, so it really paid off believing in my race strategy and I came through with some of the best times I’ve ever gotten.”

Drew Hodges then took the bronze in the C1 1000m event, winning his second medal of the competition. Later that day, K2 1000m crew Jarret Kenke and Jacob Steele (Halifax, N.S.) captured the silver medal, after only having trained together for a couple of weeks.

“It’s a fantastic feeling to be able to start with nothing and build so much in such a short time.” said Kenke.

The women’s C2 500m crew of Rowan Hardy-Kavanaugh (Ottawa, Ont.) and Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, Que.) won the bronze on Monday afternoon. Lavoie-Parent expressed “how lucky they feel to have the world champions, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Katie Vincent, to train with so they can see how fast they are evolving ahead of Tokyo.”

In the women’s C1 200m, Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, Que.) finished first in her semi-final, and placed 5th in the final race.

View the full list of results here.

 

 

The Canadian canoe slalom team begins their Pan Am Games experience on Friday August 2nd and will compete until August 4th. The slalom team is named below.

 

Men’s Kayak and Extreme Slalom

Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, Ont.)

Women’s Kayak and Extreme Slalom

Olivia Norman (Ottawa, Ont.)

Men’s Canoe and Extreme Slalom

Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, Ont.)

Women’s Canoe and Extreme Slalom

Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, Ont.)

Coach (Canoe Slalom)

Michal Staniszewski (Gatineau, Que.)

 

Lima 2019 Pan American Games – Canoe Slalom

Where:

Rio Cañete, Lunahuaná, Peru

When:

Friday, August 2 (9:30am to 2:30pm PET) (10:30am to 3:30pm EST)

Saturday, August 3 (9:00am to 12:22pm PET) (10:00am to 1:22pm EST)

Sunday, August 4 (9:00am to 5:00pm PET) (10:00am to 6:00pm EST)

How to follow:

Visit the Lima 2019 Pan Am Games website here.

 

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Jul
28
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Women’s Kayak Crew Claims First Gold Medal for Canada at Pan Am Games
Canoe Sprint
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LIMA, PERU (July 28, 2019) – Canadian paddlers kicked off the podium appearances on the first two days of the Pan American Games with a gold and silver medal. The women’s K4 crew of Alanna Bray-Lougheed, Alexa Irvin, Andréanne Langlois and Anna Negulic was the highlight second day of the Games in Peru, winning Canada’s first gold medal of the event. This was the second medal for the sprint paddlers, following Drew Hodges and Craig Spence’s silver medal win in the C2 1000m race.

The Canadian K4 crew had an excellent race on Sunday, finishing the 500m race with a time of 1 minute and 34.36 seconds. Just 0.330 seconds behind was Mexico, followed by Argentina.

“We were all feeling really optimistic going in to this race. Our training leading up to the event was going really well so we were excited to get on the water and put a great race under our belts, said the crew. “We’ve seen so much support already from all of Canada, so winning this medal is like a big thank you!”

The men’s K4 crew of Dominik Crête, Eric Ellery, Marshall Hughes and Jarret Kenke just missed the podium and came in fourth place.

Drew Hodges and Craig Spence put down an impressive performance earlier in the weekend, claiming silver in the C2 1000m. Cuba’s Fernando Jorge and Sergey Torres Madrigal were the gold medal winners, and the Mexican crew of Rigoberto Camilo and Guillermo Quirino won the bronze.

“I am always so proud to represent Canada so winning a medal at this big of a competition is such an amazing feeling,” said Spence. “Moving forward, this is a big step towards Tokyo. This is a great learning experience about how to compete at a Games and against high level competitors. Drew and I are an even stronger team after this competition and it will greatly help our growth as athletes.”

The competition will continue for another two days for the sprint paddlers, with many more final races for the Canadian team. On Monday, Marshall Hughes will race in the K1 1000m final, as will Drew Hodges in the C1 1000m final. The K2 crew of Jarret Kenke and Jacob Steele will compete for a medal in the 1000m final at noon EST. At 12:45pm EST, Rowan Hardy-Kavanaugh and Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent will race in the C2 500m finals, followed by the final of the K1 500m where Andréanne Langlois will compete.

The final day of competitions on Tuesday includes the women’s K2 500m final, the women’s C1 200m final and the men and women K1 200m finals.

 

View the full schedule and results here.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

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Jul
26
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Bilewicz and Fanok to Represent Canada at the 2019 Canoe Marathon World Championships
Canoe Marathon, Teams
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (July 26, 2019) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) and the Marathon Canoe Racing Council (MCRC) is pleased to announce Patrick Bilewicz and Andrew Fanok as the two athletes who will be representing Canada at the 2019 ICF Marathon World Championships in Shaoxing, China from October 17th to 20th.

Bilewicz (Pickering, ON) and Fanok (Scarborough, ON) were selected as the members of the Canadian team following the Ontario World Marathon Trials which were held in conjunction with the Ontario Marathon Canoe Kayak Racing Association’s (OMCKRA) 41st annual Marsh Mash Canoe Race. The race took place on May 18th, 2019, on the Holland Marsh and Fraser Creek near Bradford, Ontario. Fanok finished the 24km race with a time of 1 hour and 59 minutes, followed by Bilewicz who finished in 2 hours and 8 minutes.

Both Bilewicz and Fanok will be racing in the junior men K1 events as well as together in the junior men K2 event at the World Championships.

“This event will expand these athletes’ paddling experience and teamwork as they compete against the best in their respective category,” said Kristoffer Archibald, Chair of CKC’s Marathon Canoe Racing Council (MCRC). “CKC’s Marathon community will be cheering for these two athletes!”

This is the second time the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships is being held in Asia, with the first being in Singapore in 2011.

“We are very excited to represent Canada at our very first international competition, added Bilewicz and Fanok. “We have been working extremely hard to get here and are going to make this a memorable experience!”

 

What:

2019 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships

When:

October 17th – October 20th 2019

Where:

Shaoxing, China

Read more about Shaoxing here.

 

To learn more about the event, including the race schedule, click here.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Jul
26
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Canoe Kayak Canada Athletes Set to Paddle to the Podium at 2019 Pan Am Games
Canoe Slalom, Canoe Sprint
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LIMA, PERU (July 26, 2019) – Many of Canada’s strongest sprint and slalom paddlers will be competing at the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru in the coming weeks. Fourteen sprint and four slalom athletes will look to improve upon Canada’s medal performances from the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games, taking home a record fourteen medals for Canada in both canoeing disciplines.

Ottawa’s strong paddling community in both disciplines is well represented in this group of athletes. All four slalom athletes, Lois Betteridge, Olivia Norman, Keenan Simpson and Liam Smedley are from the capital city, as well as two sprint athletes, Drew Hodges and Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh.

The sprint paddlers will be lining up at the Peruvian Regional Conservation Area of Albufera de Medio Mundo this Saturday for the kick off of the sprint events which will run until Tuesday July 30th. Eighteen countries will be competing in the canoe sprint events in Lima, with a total of 125 athletes participating.

“I feel very honoured to have the chance to compete for Canada at the Pan Am Games this year in Lima, Peru,” said sprint kayaker Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Burloak, ON). “It’s a Major Games, so it will be a great chance to lay down the best race possible in a multi-sport event. I’m excited with the team we have and I’m confident we will perform well and enjoy the whole experience together!”

The 2019 sprint team was selected following the second set of National Team Trials held in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in late June.

Sprint canoer Drew Hodges (Rideau, ON), recalls his experience in 2007 when his babysitter and sprint athlete Angus Mortimer had recently come home from the Pan Am Games.

“I remember reading the newspaper without knowing anything about paddling and seeing how cool and meaningful to his development as an athlete this experience was for him. He went on to compete in the Olympic Games the following year,” said Hodges. “The Mortimer brothers were a major force in my introduction to the sport of paddling and I am really excited to have the opportunity to compete the Pan Am Games just like Angus did, and hopefully share some more experiences he had in his career.”

On the slalom side, the event runs from August 2nd through until August 4th, where the Canadian athletes will be competing 200km south of Lima on the Rio Cañete in Lunahuaná. Extreme slalom, an exciting fast-paced event where four athletes race head-to-head through gates in an attempt to cross the finish line first, will make its Pan American Games debut in Lima.

“It’s a totally different feeling coming into the Lima 2019 games than any other international competition I’ve prepared for,” said slalom athlete Liam Smedley. “It’s exciting and empowering to know you’re competing next to all your Canadian teammates all in different sports, but all with the same purpose: to push yourself, find fulfilment in the process, and if all pieces fit, to step on that podium.”

The slalom athletes were selected through a combination of races at the National Team Trials in Oklahoma City and the Pan American Championships in Brazil, which were both held in April.

 

To view the complete list of Canadian athletes heading to Peru, click here.

 

Lima 2019 Pan American Games – Canoe Sprint

Where:

Albufera de Medio Mundo, Peru

When:

Saturday, July 27 (9:00am to 1:45pm PET) (10:00am to 2:45pm EST)

Sunday, July 28 (9:00am to 1:25pm PET) (10:00am to 2:25pm EST)

Monday, July 29 (9:00am to 1:30pm PET) (10:00am to 2:30pm EST)

Tuesday, July 30 (9:00am to 11:50am PET) (10:00am to 12:50pm EST)

How to follow:

Visit the Lima 2019 Pan Am Games website here.

 

Lima 2019 Pan American Games – Canoe Slalom

Where:

Rio Cañete, Lunahuaná, Peru

When:

Friday, August 2 (9:30am to 2:30pm PET) (10:30am to 3:30pm EST)

Saturday, August 3 (9:00am to 12:22pm PET) (10:00am to 1:22pm EST)

Sunday, August 4 (9:00am to 5:00pm PET) (10:00am to 6:00pm EST)

How to follow:

Visit the Lima 2019 Pan Am Games website here.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

Colleen Coderre, Communications Lead
Canoe Kayak Canada
C: 613.530.6217
E: ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Claire Juguet, Onsite Media attaché
C: 613.929.6804 (whats app)
E: claire@sailing.ca

Jul
22
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Junior/U23 Canoe Slalom Team Wraps up 2019 World Championships
Canoe Slalom, World Championships
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KRAKOW, POLAND (July 22, 2019) – After a week-long competition at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior/U23 World Championships, the Canadian team is heading home with some promising performances. Twelve Canadian slalom athletes competed in Krakow, Poland, on the Kolna Canoe Slalom Course from July 16th – 21st.

It was a great learning experience for many of Canada’s Next Gen slalom paddlers, who gained valuable training and competition time at this common international slalom venue.

“I think our athletes will return to Canada with a clear objective of what areas they want to work on for the remainder of the summer in order to maximize their potential at the National Championships in August,” said James Cartwright, Senior High Performance Manager and Coach Development at Canoe Kayak Canada. “Travelling to Europe to race and train on the best facilities and to race the top athletes from around the world is a gift and now it’s important to learn from this experience and set ambitious objectives for the years ahead.”

The team events were an exciting portion of the competition, with Canada competing in the junior men’s K1 team, the junior women’s K1 team, and the U23 men’s K1 team. The team races consist of three athletes weaving their boats through the gates one by one down the whitewater course as quickly as possible. This is always a crowd favourite and the smallest miscalculation can lead to a dramatic boat pile-up. Athletes musts learn to anticipate each other’s moves while also navigating through the difficult whitewater.

Jean-Benoît Lemay, Maël Rivard and Mark Zielonka made up the Canadian men’s junior team, and had an excellent race finishing 13th out of 20 with just two touches of the gates. Rivard then went on to qualify for the semi-finals in the junior men’s K1 event and placed an impressive 24th out of 77 competitors.

Canada’s Lois Betteridge qualified for the semi-finals after first run in the U23 women’s C1, coming 16th with no touches. She later finished that event in 28th place and came 10th with partner Jakob Kryworuchko in the U23 mixed C2 event.

Junior athlete Jocelyn Taylor came in 31st place in the women’s K1 event, missing qualification for the semi-finals by just one spot.

 

Click here to view the full list of results.

 

The Canadian slalom athletes will compete next in Minden Hills, Ontario, from August 12th-16th, where they will battle it out for top honours at the 2019 Canadian Whitewater National Championships. Early registration for this event closes July 31st (all event fees will increase by $50.00 after this date). To register, click here. Late registration closes August 12th. The host committee is currently seeking volunteers to help with the event. To learn more about volunteering, click here.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Jul
18
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CKC Sprint Nationals Boat Drive
Alumni, Canoe Sprint, Nationals
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (July 18) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) and the CKC Alumni Council (CKCAC) are proud to launch the inaugural Boat Drive campaign to assist clubs across Canada with boat transportation costs for the 2019 Sprint Nationals in Wascana Lake. 100% of the funds raised will be distributed to eligible clubs. The 4-week campaign is a pilot project and first fund development campaign for the CKC Alumni Council with future plans to launch similar campaigns in other disciplines.

“We understand the high costs associated with long distance travel required for some clubs to compete at the national level,” said CKCAC Fund Development lead, Mike Scarola. “Our goal is to raise as much money as possible for the clubs needing our support and utilize this pilot fundraising campaign to build upon other fundraising initiatives among the different disciplines.”

All member clubs who have athletes attending the 2019 Sprint National Championships and are located over 1,000 kilometers from Wascana Lake will be eligible for funding. Funding will be distributed once the campaign is closed (follow the link below for more details).

“As chair of the CKCAC, I am so proud that we are able to take our first steps towards assisting clubs, athletes and coaches in achieving their goals at a national level,” noted LA Dempster. “Removing financial barriers creates opportunities for tomorrow’s champions.”

Together with our community of CKC supporters – we can remove financial barriers and ensure our clubs and athletes don’t miss the opportunity to compete at the national level!

Please click the following link and Donate Today! to make a tax-deductible contribution to the campaign.

 

ABOUT THE CKC ALUMNI COUNCIL

The CKC Alumni Council (CKCAC) is an external volunteer group in support of the larger community of paddling alumni’s role within Canoe Kayak Canada.  The CKCAC provides counsel to the CEO and offers advice on engaging and strengthening alumni relationships and program development pertaining to the CKC Alumni program. The CKCAC seeks to increase awareness of the many services available to alumni through CKC, to encourage a larger and more diverse participation in the programs offered through CKC, and to initiate new ways to communicate and engage with CKC’s growing alumni population.

The CKCAC is composed of paddlers from a cross section of business, professional, public and community sectors across Canada and internationally.  The mission of the CKCAC is to engage as many alumni as possible in the ongoing life of CKC in mutually beneficial ways and to support alumni initiatives that promote the goals of CKC.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Jul
17
admin@canoekayak.ca
Greg Redman and Sally Wallick Top Canadians at 2019 Canadian Downwind Championships
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SQUAMISH, BRITISH COLUMBIA (July 17, 2019) – 195 ocean racing athletes from around the world took part in the 6th annual Canadian Downwind Championships in Squamish, BC this past Saturday July 13th. Surfskis, SUPs, prone paddleboards and outrigger canoes all gathered and raced 21km on Howe Sound through the Sea to Sky corridor.

Racers began at Porteau Cove and travelled up Howe Sound to the finish line in the Squamish Harbour. It was a beautiful sunny day in Squamish with great wind conditions.

Canadian master Surfski athlete Greg Redman was the first male Canadian to finish the race, with a time of 1 hour and 30 minutes. The top female Canadian to cross the line was Sally Wallick in the open Surfski event with a time of 1 hour and 36 minutes. Two-time World Surfski Champion Kenny Rice from South Africa took top Men’s open Surfski honours and was the overall winner of the race coming in at 1 hour and 21 minutes. On the Women’s side, Teneale Hatton of New Zealand was the Surfski winner in a time of 1 hour and 29 minutes.

In the SUP category, Lincoln Dews of Australia took the victory with an impressive race covering the SUP course in 1 hour and 40 minutes. With perhaps the performance of the day, Fiona Wylde of the United States put on a masterful performance in the swells of Howe Cove, paddling to the second overall finish in the SUP category and earing the prize as the Women’s SUP Champion.

In the Outrigger C-1 category, Kendra Kent earned top honours in the Women’s side, while Tematuanui Delamare powered to the Men’s title.

“In an astoundingly beautiful setting on Howe Sound, we saw some equally remarkable performances from paddlers from around the world at the Canadian Downwind Championships”, said Ian Mortimer, Director of Development at Canoe Kayak Canada. “The performances of the athletes, the organization from Bob Putnam and Ian Lowe, and the hospitality of the whole community made for an amazing event. This 6th edition of the Canadian Downwind Championships further cemented the event’s status as a world leading Ocean Racing event, and a bucket list competition for any paddler.”

For a full list of results, click here.

To get more details about the event, visit the Canadian Downwind Championships website here.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Assistant

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Jul
15
admin@canoekayak.ca
Slalom Athletes Set to Take First Strokes at Junior/U23 World Championships
Canoe Slalom, World Championships
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KRAKOW, POLAND (July 15, 2019) – Twelve Canadian slalom athletes will be vying for podium finishes this week at the 2019 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event is being held at the well-known Krakow-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course in Krakow, Poland, after a successful hosting of the same event in 2016. Athletes are competing from Tuesday, July 16th until Sunday July 21st, ending with the extreme slalom competitions.

The Canadian team has been training in Europe since the middle of June to prepare for this major international event, after having been selected to this team following the National Slalom Team Trials event held in Oklahoma City, USA from April 12-14th.

Canada’s Lois Betteridge competed in the first two ICF World Cups of the season and had excellent runs qualifying for the semi-finals at both events. She will be looking to build on these performances and put down more strong runs in women’s C1 and K1 in Krakow this week. Betteridge will also be battling for a medal with Jakob Kryworuchko in the mixed C2 event, where she narrowly missed the podium last year finishing fourth with a different partner.

Trevor Boyd is the second Canadian paddler who has competed for Canada already this season. Boyd participated at World Cup 3 in his first ever ICF World Cup just two weeks ago, completing clean runs in K1 and finishing 12th in the extreme slalom event.

“I’m happy to see a strong group of athletes in Krakow this year. A number of our Junior and U23 athletes have spent the last four weeks in Europe preparing for this competition while gaining valuable training time in Krakow, Augsburg and Prague,” said James Cartwright, Senior High Performance Manager and Coach Development at Canoe Kayak Canada. “These are classic race venues that will be hosting significant international races in the years ahead so it’s important that our Next Gen athletes learn to perform on these courses.”

The Canadian athletes are listed below:

U23 National Team

Athlete Event(s)
Austin Atkins K1
Lois Betteridge C1, K1, C2MX
Trevor Boyd K1
Jakob Kryworuchko C2MX
Keenan Simpson K1

 

Junior National Team

Athlete Event(s)
Jakob Kryworuchko C1
Jean-Benoît Lemay K1
Olivia Norman K1
Mael Rivard K1
Isabel Taylor K1
Jocelyn Taylor K1
Finn Wakeling C1
Mark Zielonka K1

 

What:

2019 ICF Junior/U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships

 

When:

Tuesday, July 16 (9:00am to 3:22pm CEST) (3:00am to 9:22am EST)

Wednesday, July 17 (9:00am to 5:51pm CEST) (3:00am to 11:51am EST)

Thursday, July 18 (9:00am to 5:10pm CEST) (3:00am to 11:10am EST)

Friday, July 19 (9:00am to 4:37pm CEST) (3:00am to 10:37am EST)

Saturday, July 20 (9:00am to 4:52pm CEST) (3:00am to 10:52am EST)

Sunday, July 21 (9:00am to 4:37pm CEST) (3:00am to 10:37am EST)

 

Where:

Krakow-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course

Krakow, Poland – Map

 

How to Follow:

The event will be livestreamed on the ICF YouTube Channel as well as the CBC Sports Livestream. Live results will be posted on the ICF Website.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Intern

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Jul
9
admin@canoekayak.ca
2019 ICF Freestyle World Championships Come to a Close
Canoe Freestyle
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SORT, SPAIN (July 9, 2019) – The 2019 International Canoe Federation’s (ICF) Freestyle World Championships wrapped up in Spain on Saturday July 6th. The event featured several freestyle events including squirt, open canoe surface, canoe decked surface and kayak surface. Fourteen Canadian athletes competed and are leaving Spain with heads held high after great performances all around.

Canada’s best result was a 6th place finish by athlete Luke Pomeroy in the junior men’s K1 event, just narrowly missing the finals. This was Pomeroy’s first World Championship. “Worlds in Sort were amazing. I had a great time in the town and couldn’t be happier about how I placed. I am super excited for future competitions and World Championships and am grateful for this great learning experience,” explained Pomeroy.

All Canadian results are listed below.

Athlete Event Event
Darlene Fair K1W – 39th Squirt W – 12th
Marc Godbout C1 – 12th OC1 – 6th
Matt Hamilton SQUIRT M – 10th  
Pierce Huser K1M – 34th  
Kalem Kennedy K1M – 40th C1 – 20th
Alex Maggs K1W – 21st  
Cole Oruski K1M Jnr – 14th  
Luke Pomeroy K1M Jnr – 6th  
Maël Pronovost C1 – 20th  
Mark Richard SQUIRT M – 17th  
Phil Sheppard K1M – 65th  
Ian Thomson SQUIRT M – 7th  
Nicholas Troutman K1M – 18th  
Hunter Vincent K1M Jnr – 20th  

 

For a full list of results including other nations, click here.

“Coming out of Worlds in Sort, Spain we now shift our focus to athlete development for the next twelve months,” said Lee Vincent, Team Canada Freestyle Manager & Chair of the Canadian Freestyle Committee. “We want to expand our reach to get more athletes involved in Freestyle Kayaking while also supporting our current athletes to continue their progression and enable them to be even more successful at the 2021 World Championships in Nottingham, UK.”

This year’s Worlds were an incredible opportunity for Canoe Kayak Canada athletes to learn from each other and other nations and exposed many of the young athletes to the toughest international competition in freestyle. Athlete Phil Sheppard said it best when speaking about the camaraderie of the sport. “The thing I love about paddling is getting out there with my friends. For me, it’s about pushing myself and learning new things, and when I’m sitting in the eddy watching my friends do something rad, I am just as happy for them. The world championships are about coming together with friends from around the world, pushing yourself to be better than you were the day before, and celebrating when someone does something extraordinary.”

A number of the Freestyle national team athletes will be competing at the upcoming Whitewater Nationals on the Gull River in Minden, Ontario on August 16th. This is a fun event for paddlers of all levels and we invite anyone in the area to come out and participate.

Watch a video of the Canadian athletes during training here.

Canoe Freestyle is a dynamic discipline where competitors aim to score points for tricks and flips on a set water feature. It is a constantly evolving discipline, with new tricks being developed to complement and improve on existing moves, which are similar to those performed in freestyle snowboarding, surfing and skating.  Athletes have 45 seconds to perform as many different moves as possible, which are scored based on degree of difficulty. This is the second time the Freestyle World Championship has taken place in Sort, with the first being in 2001.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Intern

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

 

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca

Jul
9
admin@canoekayak.ca
Successful Canada Cup East & West Regattas
Canada Cup, Canoe Sprint
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO / REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN (July 9, 2019) – Canadian and International sprint paddlers gathered the past two weekends to celebrate Canada’s 152nd birthday at the 2019 Canada Cup East and West Regattas. The Rideau Canoe Club in Ottawa hosted the Canada Cup East from June 29-30th, while the Wascana Racing Canoe Club in Regina held the Canada Cup West from July 6-7th.

This was the 5th annual Canada Cup Series and welcomed a total of nearly 400 athletes including Canadian and International participants. In Ottawa, athletes from Argentina, Madagascar and the United States were in attendance. Regina hosted American athletes from Minnesota, Oklahoma and Seattle.

The team championship trophy at the Canada Cup East regatta was won for the third year in a row by Team Ontario, followed by the Rideau Canoe Club and the Pointe Claire Canoe Kayak Club. As for Canada Cup West, the host Wascana Racing Canoe Club secured the trophy in a tough battle with last year’s champion, the Calgary Canoe Club. The Toba Canoe Club came in 3rd place.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson attended the East Canada Cup at Mooney’s Bay on Sunday June 30th, where he presented medals with Team Canada sprint kayaker Lissa Bissonnette.

“The Sprint Canada Cups were amazing events again this year,” said Ian Mortimer, CKC Director of Development. “It was great to watch our strong young athletes from across the country competing in Ottawa and Regina. We will continue to support these events and look to expand our participation in 2020.”

Canadian Sprint athletes will now turn to their Divisional competition schedule as they gear up for qualifying for Nationals in Regina at the end of August.

Canada Cup East website

Canada Cup West website

 

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About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Podium Performances by All 4 Canadian Athletes at the 2019 Para Pan American Championships
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (July 8, 2019) – The 2019 Para Pan American Championships were an incredible success for Canoe Kayak Canada Para paddlers. All four athletes who competed reached the podium, for a combined total of seven medals for Canada. The event was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 6th.

2016 Rio Paralympian Erica Scarff (Balmy Beach, ON) was the only gold medal winner for Canada taking first place in the women’s KL3 500m event, followed by a silver medal in the 200m event. “Brazil hosted a wonderful event. I was excited to race 500m for the first time internationally,” said Scarff. “Even though it is not a Paralympic event, I am still very proud to have been able to claim the gold for Canada. The whole team had an impressive showing and being part of a supportive team makes the whole process much more enjoyable.”

Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) won double silver medals in men’s 200m and 500m KL2, and Andrea Nelson (Balmy Beach, ON) won bronze in women’s KL2 500m as well as silver in 200m. Mike Trauner (Ottawa River, ON) completed the medals for Canada with an impressive bronze medal performance in the men’s VL3 500m.

“This event was a great event to use as a tune up for the World Championships in August. Canadian athletes showed grit and resilience to pull off great performances. We had some long travel days and other challenges, but they pulled through when it counted. We now have six weeks of training back in Montreal to sharpen up our racing.” Said Marc Creamer, Canoe Kayak Canada Paracanoe Head Coach.

For a full list of results, click here.

The Paracanoe team will be competing in the 2019 ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Szeged, Hungary from August 21st-25th.

 

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About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Canoe Kayak Canada Athletes Ready to Compete in 2019 Pan American Paracanoe Championships
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (July 6, 2019) – Five Canadian paracanoe athletes headed off to Brazil earlier this week to prepare for the 2019 Para Pan American Championships. The event is running from July 5th – 6th and features Canadian athletes who were selected following the second set of National Team Trials in Dartmouth last month.

The Canadian athletes competing are listed below.

Athlete Hometown Club Event
Andrea Nelson Markham, ON Balmy Beach Women KL2
Erica Scarff Mississauga, ON Balmy Beach Women KL3
Mathieu St-Pierre Shawinigan, QC Shawinigan Men VL2
Trinity Tratch Calgary, AB Calgary Men KL2
Mike Trauner Pembroke, ON Ottawa River Men VL3

 

“It’s been challenging but the athletes have been patient and flexible,” said Marc Creamer, Canoe Kayak Canada Paracanoe Head Coach. “We have been scrambling for two days on boats and some crazy weather. However, it’s looking like the competition is going to be great; lots of athletes here who will be competing at a very high caliber. I’m looking forward to racing Saturday, to watch our Canadian athletes shine.”

 

What:

2019 Pan American Paracanoe Championships

 

When:

Friday July 5 to Saturday July 6

 

Where:

University of São Paulo,

São Paulo, Brazil – Map

 

Results here.

More information on the ICF website.

 

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

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About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Canadian Downwind Championships Set to Kick Off Next Weekend
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SQUAMISH, BRITISH COLUMBIA (July 5, 2019) – Ocean racing athletes from all over the world will be gathering in Squamish, BC on Saturday July 13th to take part in the 6th annual Canadian Downwind Championships (CDC). The 21km mass start race includes surfskis, SUPS, prone paddleboards and outrigger canoes and takes place on Howe Sound through the Sea to Sky corridor.

The event is sanctioned by Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) as a National Ocean Racing Championship. Athletes can earn World Ranking Points for the 2019 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in mid-September.

Racers will begin at Porteau Cove and will travel up Howe Sound to reach the finish line in the Squamish Harbour. Nearly 200 athletes of varying ages will be competing.

Registration for the event will be open until July 10th. Find registration details here.

A number of pre-race activities are scheduled for the week leading up to the event. A “Joes Vs Pros” Tuesday Night Race, paddling clinics, downwind “TED Talks” and a sponsor party dinner are all included in the weekly plan. Get more information on the week’s events here.

“The Squamish Paddling Club and Coast Outdoors are again proud to host this wonderful event. The local downwind scene in Squamish and Vancouver areas has been growing since the race inception in 2014, and the World Surfsi SUP Paddling community has embraced the Canadian DW Champs. With the consistency of conditions, un-paralleled beauty and fun downwind paddling in Howe Sound, the sky is the limit to how much more growth we can anticipate,” said Ian Lowe & Bob Putnam, CDC race directors. “This year, 11 nations are represented, with many men and women master’s athletes.”

 

What:

Canadian Downwind Championships

 

When:

July 13 2019 (2:00pm PDT)

 

Where:

Porteau Cove to Squamish, BC

Howe Sound – MAP

 

How to Follow:

Visit the Canadian Downwind Championships website here.

 

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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3
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Canadian Marathon Paddlers Win 715km Yukon River Quest Race
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DAWSON CITY, YUKON (July 3, 2019) – Canoe Kayak Canada marathon paddlers Ivan English and Mike Vincent finished first overall paddling a C2 in the world’s longest annual paddling race – the Yukon River Quest, beating several six person voyageur canoes. The race began at 12pm on Wednesday June 26th, and finished by 9pm on Saturday June 30th.

This iconic race is a 715km marathon paddle from Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon, with participants stopping only for two mandatory rests which total 10 hours. There were a record 117 teams who started the race this year representing 13 countries. The race is open to solo canoes, kayaks and SUPs, tandem canoes and kayaks, as well as four person canoes and six person voyageur canoes.

The Saskatchewan duo whose team name was ‘#wepaddletogether’ finished five hours before the second C2 crew reached the finish, despite several environmental challenges including low water levels, strong headwinds and forest fire smoke.

English and Vincent had raced together before, but never in the River Quest. “He’s probably one of the best paddlers I’ve ever met,” said English about partner Vincent. “He knows how to manage all the situations.” Vincent even designed and made the C2 that was paddled in the quest.

View the complete race results here.

Next year’s Yukon River Quest is being held from June 25th to June 29th 2020. Registration opens on November 1st 2019. For more information visit the race website here.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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2
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Ben Hayward Wins Gold in Extreme Slalom at World Cup 3
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TACEN, SLOVENIA (July 2, 2019) – The Canadian slalom team completed the International Canoe Federation’s (ICF) World Cup 3 in Tacen, Slovenia on Sunday. The event was the final of three consecutive weekends of World Cup competitions for Team Canada and ran from Friday June 28th to Sunday June 30th.

The highlight of the weekend for Team Canada was Ben Hayward winning the gold medal in the extreme canoe slalom event – a fast-paced race where athletes compete head to head in an attempt to reach the finish line first. Hayward also competed in the K1 event and came 46th.

Trevor Boyd had an excellent start to his first ever World Cup with two clean runs and finished 61st in K1. He also made it to the quarter finals in extreme slalom and finished 12th. Michael Tayler finished 63rd in K1 at his third World Cup of the season.

Haley Daniels made the semi-finals in both the C1 event and the extreme canoe slalom event and finished 28th and 6th in those events, respectively.

 

Find the full list of results here.

 

“I am thrilled to see Ben win his first ICF World Cup medal this weekend. I know he would have wanted a better result in the slalom K1 event, but this medal is a reflection of Ben’s resilience and ability bounce back from disappointment on Friday to claim a medal,” said James Cartwright, Senior High Performance Manager and Coach Development at CKC. “Our athletes and coaches will now turn their attention on preparation for the World Championships in late September. There is quite a bit of time for everyone to refine their performance routines and build speed for the most important race of the season.”

The team will continue their training for the months to come as they prepare for the Whitewater National Championships taking place in Minden Hills, Ontario from August 12-18th.  At the end of September, they will be heading to La Seu d’Urgell, Spain to compete at the Slalom World Championships.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

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About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Jun
28
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Canadian and International Sprint Paddlers Celebrate Canada Day at Annual Canada Cup East & West Regattas
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO / REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN (June 28, 2019) – Nearly 250 Canadian and International sprint paddlers will gather in Ottawa this weekend from June 29-30th to celebrate Canada Day at the 2019 Canada Cup East. The celebrations will continue next weekend from July 6-7th, as another set of athletes will compete at the 2019 Canada Cup West in Regina.

“We are very happy to be partnering with these two established Regattas for our Canada Cups this year,” said Ian Mortimer, Director of Development at CKC. “These events will be a great opportunity for our paddlers to race at a high level and come together with their competitors to celebrate Canada Day.”

The Ontario Team along with Canadian Club Teams and contingents from the United States, Argentina and Madagascar will be competing in Ottawa.  Teams from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon, and American Clubs will race in Regina.

Team Ontario will be trying to secure the East Canada Cup trophy for the third year in a row, while the Calgary Canoe Club will look to capture the West Canada Cup for the second year in a row.

 

2019 Canada Cup East  

Canada Cup East website

Live results will be available on the 2019 CKC immediaC smartphone app.

 

When:

Saturday, June 29 (8:00am to 4:02pm EST)

Sunday, June 30 (8:00am to 3:25pm EST)

 

Where:

Rideau Canoe Club

Ottawa, ON – Map

 

 

2019 Canada Cup West

Canada Cup West website

 

When:

Saturday, July 6 (7:45am to 4:47pm CST)

Sunday, July 7 (7:45am to 3:40pm CST)

 

Where:

Wascana Racing Canoe Club

Regina, SK – Map

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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28
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14 Freestyle Paddlers Competing in 2019 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
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SORT, SPAIN (June 28, 2019) – Fourteen canoe kayak freestyle athletes will be representing Canada from June 29th to July 6th at the ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships in Sort, Spain. Half of the athletes attending have previously competed at one or many Canoe Freestyle World Championships, including 2009 Freestyle Kayak World Champion Nick Troutman.

The team was selected in August of 2018 at the National Freestyle Team Trials in Kananaskis, Alberta and will be eager to return to international competition.

“We are excited to have strong representation from Canada at the World Championships. We have a nice mix of veteran and first-time athletes, which bodes well for ongoing athlete development and future worlds,” said Lee Vincent, Team Canada Freestyle Manager. “The feature here is quite robust so the athletes have been here for over a week to take advantage of as much training time as possible before the event, often paddling late into the evening to avoid lines and maximize their training sessions.”

 

What:

2019 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships

Find the competition schedule and results here.

Watch live on ICF YouTube.

 

Where:
“L’Aigüerola” Whitewater Park
Sort, Spain – Map

 

When:

June 29 – July 6 2019

 

2019 Canoe Freestyle Senior Team

Athlete Event(s)
Darlene Fair SQUIRT W, K1W
Marc Godbout OC1, C1
Matt Hamilton K1M, SQUIRT M
Pierce Huser K1M
Kalem Kennedy K1M, C1, OC1
Alex Maggs K1W
Maël Pronovost C1
Mark Richard SQUIRT M
Phil Sheppard K1 M
Ian Thomson SQUIRT M
Nicholas Troutman K1M

 

2019 Canoe Freestyle Junior Team

Athlete Event(s)
Luke Pomeroy K1M
Cole Oruski K1M
Hunter Vincent K1M

 

 

Canoe Freestyle is a dynamic discipline where competitors aim to score points for tricks and flips on a set water feature. It is a constantly evolving discipline, with new tricks being developed to complement and improve on existing moves, which are similar to those performed in freestyle snowboarding, surfing and skating.  Athletes have 45 seconds to perform as many different moves as possible, which are scored based on degree of difficulty. This is the second time the Freestyle World Championship has taken place in Sort, with the first being in 2001.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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27
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Canadian Canoe Kayak Slalom and Sprint Teams Named for 2019 Pan American Games in Lima
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (June 27, 2019) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) and the Canadian Olympic Committee are pleased to announce the athletes and coaches selected to compete in slalom and sprint events at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

Four athletes qualified for Team Canada in slalom through a combination of races at the National Team Trials in Oklahoma City, which took place April 12 to 14, and the Pan American Championships, which were held April 26 to 28 in Três Coroas, Brazil.

“I am thrilled that we will have four up-and-coming athletes competing at this year’s Pan American Games,” said James Cartwright, Senior Manager of High Performance and Coach Development at CKC. “Our newly appointed Next Gen coach, Michal Staniszewski, will be leading this group and supporting our team throughout this high-pressure event. I hope this event will help our athletes to develop experience competing at a multi-sport Games and to build resilience while performing in a new and challenging environment.”

The canoe/kayak slalom and extreme slalom events will take place August 2 to 4, 200km south of Lima on the Rio Cañete in Lunahuaná. Canoe/kayak slalom made its first appearance at the TORONTO 2015 Pan American Games. Extreme slalom, an exciting new competition format in which four athletes race head-to-head through an obstacle course, will make its Pan American Games debut in Lima.

“I’m excited to be a part of a greater national team atmosphere and represent Canada at the Pan Am Games for the first time,” said slalom paddler Lois Betteridge. “We have been training hard and look forward to competing on the international stage this summer!”

Fourteen athletes will compete for the Canadian sprint team in Lima from July 27 to 30 at Albufera Medio Mundo – Huacho. Sprint athletes have been selected for the team based on the results at the National Team Trials held in Dartmouth, N.S.

Rio 2016 Olympian Andréanne Langlois (Trois-Rivières, Que.) will join the sprint paddling team, which has all eyes set on the podium for Lima.

“We are sending a very strong team to the 2019 Pan Am Games in Lima,” said CKC Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “We have a blend of experienced athletes who have competed at world championships and Olympic Games, as well as athletes who are competing internationally for the first time. I think our chances of bringing home a medal in every event are very good.”

Canoe/kayak sprint is one of Canada’s top-performing summer sports, with 24 Olympic medals won since 1936. The Canadian sprint team won 10 medals at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games.

“After winning the K-1 200m at the National Team Trials, I’m proud to be nominated to the team and represent Canada at the upcoming Pan American Games,” said sprint paddler Dominik Crête. “This event is a great way to gain experience on the international stage and learn from other international athletes who compete in multi-sport events such as the Pan Am Games and the Olympic Games. To ensure I show up at my best for this event, I will be training with some of the best paddlers and coaches in the country.”

 

The sprint athletes and coaches nominated are:

Men’s Kayak

Marshall Hughes (Waverly, N.S.)

Dominik Crête (Trois-Rivières, Que.)

Jarrett Kenke (Saskatoon, Sask.)

Eric Ellery (Toronto, Ont.)

Jacob Steele (Halifax, N.S.)

 

Women’s Kayak

Andréanne Langlois (Trois-Rivières, Que.)

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, Ont.)

Alexa Irvin (Kentville, N.S.)

Anna Negulic (Bedford, N.S.)

 

Men’s Canoe

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, Ont.)

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, N.S.)

 

Women’s Canoe

Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, Que.)

Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, Que.)

Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, Ont.)

 

Coaches

Ryan Blair (Toronto, Ont.)

Lynwen Birch (Halifax N.S.)

Jon Pike (Dartmouth, N.S.)

 

 

The slalom athletes and coaches nominated are:

Men’s Kayak and Extreme Slalom

Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, Ont.)

 

Women’s Kayak and Extreme Slalom

Olivia Norman (Ottawa, Ont.)

 

Men’s Canoe and Extreme Slalom

Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, Ont.)

 

Women’s Canoe and Extreme Slalom

Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, Ont.)

 

Coach (Canoe Slalom)

Michal Staniszewski (Gatineau, Que.)

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Colleen Coderre, Communications Lead
Canoe Kayak Canada
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Canadian Olympic Committee
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E: jsu@olympic.ca

Jun
26
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Canoe Kayak Canada Announces 2019 International Sprint Teams Following National Team Trials 2
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DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA (June 26, 2019) – 300 sprint paddlers from across Canada competed in the second and final set of National Team Trials from June 21st to 23rd in Dartmouth, NS. The regatta was held on iconic Lake Banook, home to three Atlantic Division Canoe Kayak Clubs; Banook Canoe Club, Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club and Senobe Aquatic Club.

The trials served as a selection regatta for multiple upcoming international events. Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to announce the athletes who have been selected to wear the maple leaf at the following international competitions:

 

2019 Para Canoe Pan American Championships

Sao Paulo, Brazil

July 5 – 6, 2019

 

2019 ICF Junior/U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships

Pitesti, Romania

August 1 – 4, 2019

 

2019 Para Canoe World Championships

Szeged, Hungary

August 21 – 25, 2019

 

2019 Olympic Hopes International Regatta

Bratislava, Slovakia

September 13 – 15, 2019

 

“I was excited to see the performances of our next generation of athletes and they did not disappoint,” said Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “I believe overall the teams that we are fielding this summer at all levels are very strong. The credit should go to a great team of coaches at the National Team level and in our clubs and Provinces.”

 

2019 PARA CANOE PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Andrea Nelson Markham, ON Balmy Beach Ryan Blair
Erica Scarff Mississauga, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Mathieu St-Pierre Shawinigan, QC Shawinigan Hélène Gervais, Marc Creamer
Trinity Tratch Calgary, AB Calgary Edgar Garza, Marc Creamer
Mike Trauner Pembroke, ON Ottawa River Joel Hazzen

 

2019 PARA CANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Andrea Nelson Markham, ON Balmy Beach Ryan Blair
Erica Scarff Mississauga, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Mathieu St-Pierre Shawinigan, QC Shawinigan Hélène Gervais, Marc Creamer
Trinity Tratch Calgary, AB Calgary Edgar Garza, Marc Creamer

 

2019 ICF JUNIOR CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

MEN’S CANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Andrew Billard Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike

 

WOMEN’S CANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Ella Hodgson Pageau Ottawa, ON Rideau Cheyanne Farquharson, Mihail Ogina
Sophia Jensen Chelsea, QC Cascades Adam Mayo
Julia Lilley Osende Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Kate Pennyfather Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw

 

MEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Laurent Lavigne Trois Rivières, QC Trois Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Cameron Low Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek, Kevin McIntyre

 

WOMEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Maren Bradley Ottawa, ON Rideau Reid Farquharson, Andres Carranco
Toshka Besharah Ottawa, ON Rideau Reid Farquharson
Adriana Lilley Osende Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Sarah Nagy Aurora, ON Richmond Hill Helen Savin

 

2019 ICF U23 CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

WOMEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Grace Whebby Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson

  

2019 OLYMPIC HOPES INTERNATIONAL REGATTA TEAM

MEN’S CANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Andrew Billard Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Kieran Graham Ottawa, ON Rideau Cheyanne Farquharson, Reid Farquharson
Matthew O’Neill Ottawa, ON Rideau Andres Carranco, Reid Farquharson
Austin Pigeon Welland, ON South Niagara KC Fraser

 

WOMEN’S CANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Ella Hodgson Pageau Ottawa, ON Rideau Cheyanne Farquharson, Mihail Ogina
Evie MacDonald Carleton Place, ON Carleton Place Patrick Lester
Kate Pennyfather Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw

 

MEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Ian Gaudet Dartmouth, NS Banook Toshko Kalpakov
Craig Johnson Dartmouth, NS Senobe Robert Baert
Xavier Levasseur Lower Sackville, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Jacob Price Ottawa, ON Rideau Reid Farquharson, Andres Carranco

 

WOMEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Toshka Besharah Ottawa, ON Rideau Reid Farquharson
Angelina Davidson Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Robert Stott
Cassidy Macpherson Maple Ridge, BC Ridge Tessa Nagai, Keiffer Johnson
Anna O’Brien Dartmouth, NS Senobe Robert Baert
Brooke Westwater Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw

 

Canoe Kayak Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee will be announcing the athletes nominated to the 2019 Pan American Games Team on June 27th.

 

To view the full list of results from NTT2, click here.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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24
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Canadian Canoe Slalom Athletes Complete Second ICF World Cup
Canoe Slalom, World Cups
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BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA (June 24, 2019) – Three of Canada’s top slalom paddlers posted another set of strong results at the International Canoe Federation’s (ICF) second World Cup event from June 19th to 23rd in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event took place just one week after World Cup 1 in Lee Valley, United Kingdom.

 

Lois Betteridge, Ben Hayward and Michael Tayler were the Canadian athletes competing in Bratislava. They kicked off the competition with impressive results on Friday, by each qualifying for the semi-finals in women’s C1 and men’s K1, respectively inside the top 20. The past two weekends have been an excellent start to the World Cup season for the slalom athletes, as all of the Canadians also qualified for semis at World Cup 1.

 

“I’m very pleased to see that our athletes are paddling well, and our preparation is on track for the World Championships in September. They have all shown that they have the speed to move through to the semi-finals at World Cups which was one of our objectives this year,” said James Cartwright, Senior High Performance Manager and Coach Development at CKC. “They will now have some time to debrief the last two races and tweak their race plans so that they can perform on demand when it really counts in the semi-finals and finals.”

 

On Sunday, facing tough competition and a challenging course design, Betteridge finished 26th overall in women’s C1, as did Tayler in the men’s K1 followed by teammate Hayward in 37th place.

 

Full results list.

 

Hayward and Tayler will be joined by Trevor Boyd and Haley Daniels for World Cup 3 in Slovenia from June 28th to June 30th. Betterigde will join Cameron Smedley in Spain for more training time on the world championship course in La Seu d’Urgell.

 

What:

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 3

 

Where:

Tacen Whitewater Course

Ljubljana, Slovenia – Map

 

When:

Friday June 28 (4:00am to 11:29am EST)

Saturday June 29 (4:00am to 8:15am EST)

Sunday June 30 (4:00am to 10:47am EST)

 

This event will be live streamed on the ICF website where you can also find live results.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

 

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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20
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Canadian Paddlers Racing for Team Nominations at the Final immediaC National Sprint and Paracanoe Team Trials
Canoe Sprint, Paracanoe
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DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA (June 20, 2019) – Canada’s best sprint and paracanoe paddlers will be lining up on Lake Banook for the second immediaC National Team Trials from Friday June 21st until Sunday June 23rd. The event will showcase the top sprint athletes in the country in the final test to determine who will represent Canada on the International stage later this summer.

 

Nearly 300 athletes, ranging in ages from the U16 category to the Senior category, will be vying for selection.

 

“Every year I am excited to see our next generation of athletes compete. We have some tremendous talent, and this is the first step for many of them to show us they are on track to compete at the Olympics one day,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer of CKC.

 

This final set of trials will serve as a selection competition for the following upcoming international events:

 

2019 Para Canoe Pan American Championships

Sao Paulo, Brazil

July 5 – 6, 2019

 

2019 Pan American Games

Lima, Peru

July 27 – 30, 2019

 

2019 ICF Junior/U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships

Pitesti, Romania

August 1 – 4, 2019

 

2019 Para Canoe World Championship Team

Szeged, Hungary

August 21 – 25, 2019

 

2019 Olympic Hopes International Regatta

Bratislava, Slovakia

September 13 – 15, 2019

 

What:

immediaC Sprint and Paracanoe National Team Trials #2

 

When:

Friday, June 21 (8:30am to 6:15pm ADT) (7:30am to 5:15pm EST)

Saturday, June 22 (8:30am to 4:53pm ADT) (7:30am to 3:53pm EST)

Sunday, June 23 (8:30am to 3:10pm ADT) (7:30 to 2:10pm EST)

 

Where:

Lake Banook

Dartmouth, NS – Map

 

How to Follow:

Download the 2019 CKC immediaC app on your smartphone or tablet to view the athletes, the draw and live results.

 

Join the 2019 NTT2/EÉN2 – NS/NÉ WhatsApp chat to receive event updates and reminders directly to your cell phone via the mobile app during Trials.

 

Go to CKC’s YouTube channel to view all the races on Livestream.

 

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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17
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Canada’s Top Slalom Paddlers Kick Off Competitive Season at World Cup 1
Canoe Slalom, World Cups
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HERTFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM (June 17, 2019) – Canadian slalom athletes competed in their first International Canoe Federation’s (ICF) Slalom World Cup event of the season from June 13th – June 16th. The competition was hosted at the Lee Valley Whitewater Centre, which was constructed for the 2012 London Olympic Games. The course was also home to the Canoe Slalom World Championships in 2015.

“I’m thrilled to see that our team started the World Cup season on a good note. This is a step in the right direction to have all four athletes advance to the semi – finals at a World Cup, something our team hasn’t accomplished is a long time,” said James Cartwright, Senior High Performance Manager and Coach Development at Canoe Kayak Canada. “I know the team will be looking to improve on this next weekend setting their sights on the finals in Bratislava.”

All four Canadian paddlers had excellent runs on Friday qualifying for the semi – finals. Later in the weekend, Cameron Smedley faced off against tough competition finishing 24th in the men’s C1 event, as did Lois Betteridge on the women’s side. Michael Tayler came 28th in the men’s K1 event, followed by Ben Hayward in 37th overall.

Full results list.

Tayler, Hayward and Betteridge will be heading to Bratislava, Slovakia this week to build upon their first World Cup experience and compete at the second World Cup at the Divoka Voda Whitewater Park.

What: 
2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 2

When:
Wednesday June 19 (12:15pm to 12:41pm EST)
Friday June 21 (3:00am to 12:41pm EST)
Saturday June 22 (3:00am to 7:12am EST)
Sunday June 23 (3:00am to 10:15am EST)

This event will be live streamed on the ICF website where you can also find live results.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Jun
13
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2019 Sprint and Paracanoe World Championship Team Announced
Teams, World Championships
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (June 13, 2019) – Following two exciting International Canoe Federation (ICF) Sprint and Paracanoe World Cups, Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to announce the 20 athletes who will be wearing the maple leaf at the 2019 Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Szeged, Hungary from August 21st – 25th.

The 2019 Canadian World Cup Team competed in Poznan, Poland and Duisburg, Germany coming away with many notable results including nine podium finishes by Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Katie Vincent.

“The team we selected following the World Cups showed several opportunities to reach finals, be on the podium and qualify for the Olympics later this summer”, said Chief Technical Officer of Canoe Kayak Canada, Graham Barton. “While this is the core of our team for 2019, we will continue to evaluate results at a selection event at the end of June to see if there are any performances that show us they deserve to be added to the team.”

The 2019 World Championships will also serve as an Olympic qualification event where Canadian paddlers will aim to secure boats for Tokyo 2020. Canada’s women’s Canoe powerhouses Katie Vincent and Laurence Vincent-Lapointe will look to defend their 2018 World Champion titles in C2 500m, as well as Laurence’s World Champion titles in C1 5000m and C1 200m.

“I am very excited to put the maple leaf back on and race at the World Championships,” said Canadian athlete Brian Malfesi, who last competed at the World Championships in 2015. “It fills me with pride to race for Canada and I am humbled by all the support I have received along the way. Our entire team is focused and ready to qualify the boats for 2020.”

 

World Cup 1 results here.

World Cup 2 results here.

 

2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

MEN’S CANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Connor Fitzpatrick Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert, Andreas Dittmer
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw, Andreas Dittmer
Roland Varga Aurora, ON Richmond Hill Andreas Dittmer

 

WOMEN’S CANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery, Jan Kruk
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier

 

MEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Alex Scott Halifax, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin
Brian Malfesi Maple Ridge, BC Ridge Tessa Nagai, Frédéric Jobin
Mark de Jonge Halifax, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Nick Matveev Richmond Hill, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek, Frédéric Jobin
Simon McTavish Oakville, ON Mississauga Frédéric Jobin
Vincent Jourdenais Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier

  

WOMEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Courtney Stott Pickering, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek, Chad Brooks,
Lissa Bissonnette Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Chad Brooks
Madeline Schmidt Ottawa, ON Rideau Mike Robinson, Chad Brooks
Michelle Russell Fall River, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan, Chad Brooks
Natalie Davison Manotick, ON Rideau Rob Baert, Chad Brooks

 

PARACANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Erica Scarff Mississauga, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Mathieu St-Pierre Shawinigan, QC Shawinigan Hélène Gervais, Marc Creamer
Trinity Tratch Calgary, AB Calgary Edgar Garza, Marc Creamer

 

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Communications Lead

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Jun
12
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Slalom Athletes to Take First Strokes into 2019 World Cup Season
Canoe Slalom
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HERTFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM (June 13, 2019) – Four of Canada’s top slalom paddlers will be competing at the Lee Valley Whitewater Centre from June 13th – 16th for the first International Canoe Federation (ICF) World Cup competition.

Lois Betteridge, Ben Hayward, Cameron Smedley and Michael Tayler were selected to compete at this World Cup following the Canoe Slalom National Team Trials in Oklahoma City, USA which took place in April.

The competition will kick off for the Canadians with the extreme slalom men’s time trials on Thursday, where Hayward and Tayler will each aim to qualify for the quarter finals. On Friday morning, Smedley will race in the C1 men’s heats, followed later in the day by Betteridge who will battle it out in both the C1 and K1 women’s heats.

“I’m looking forward to seeing our athletes back in action in Lee Valley at World Cup #1.” Said James Cartwright, Senior High Performance Manager and Coach Development at Canoe Kayak Canada. “The Lee Valley Whitewater Park is a spectacular facility and I’m certain that all the best athletes will be looking to kick off the 2019 World Cup series with a strong performance. This race will be an excellent assessment of our performance readiness and preparation for the World Championships in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain at the end of September.”

 

What:

2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 1

Live Results

Livestream

 

When:

Thursday June 13 (9:00 to 9:27am EST) 

Friday June 14 (4:00 to 11:43am EST)

Saturday June 15 (4:00 to 11:10 am EST)

Sunday June 16 (4:00 to 8:12am EST)

 

Where:

Lee Valley Whitewater Centre

Hertfordshire, UK – Map

 

 

Canadian athletes will be competing in four other World Cup events this summer which are listed below:

 

2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 2

Bratislava, Slovakia

June 21st – 23rd

 

2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 3

Tacen, Slovenia

June 28th – 30th

 

2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 4

Markkleeberg, Germany

August 30th – September 1st

 

2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 5

Prague, Czech Republic

September 6th – 8th

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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3
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Canadian Paddlers Heading Home with Repeat Podium Performances at Sprint World Cup 2
Canoe Sprint, World Cups
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DUISBURG, GERMANY (June 3, 2019) – The second International Canoe Federation’s (ICF) Sprint World Cup wrapped up on Sunday in Germany with more outstanding performances from twenty of Canada’s top sprint paddlers.

On Saturday, results from World Cup 1 repeated themselves, as World Champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois Rivières, QC) won gold in the C1 200m event followed by her C2 partner Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) who earned the silver medal (Video).

Laurence and Katie went on to win the silver medal in the C2 500m event on Sunday, in a nail-biter race against Hungary (Video). The Canadians crossed the line with a time of 1:51.905 behind Hungary’s Virag Balla and Kincso Takacs (1:51.587). Laurence also took home the gold medal in the 5000m long distance event, a full 17 seconds ahead of China.

The mixed events were an exciting addition to the weekend with Katie Vincent and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw (Burloak, ON) teaming up to finish second in the C2 500m event. “I still can’t believe I got to race in Duisburg (and win a medal) with this legend,” exclaimed Vincent. Oldershaw also had an incredible race in C1 500m finishing fourth overall (Video).

Canada had two impressive 8th place finishes from Madeline Schmidt (Rideau, ON) in K1 1000m (Video), and Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe, NS) and Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) in C2 1000m (Video).

The team will head back to Canada on Monday to continue training and preparing for the World Championships at the end of the summer.

“We are leaving Germany with plenty of learnings from this series of World Cup competitions,” said Canadian National Team Head Coach Anders Gustafsson. “We have a very solid team that performed to expectations and we appreciate how important the next three months of preparation will be for us to achieve further success at World Championships later this summer. The competition was a very good challenge as all nations are sharpening up for the Olympic qualification. We have seen new standards being set and records being challenged. As a team, we are prepared and ready to push beyond what is expected of us.”

World Cup 2 was the second and final World Cup event leading up to the Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships being held in Szeged, Hungary from August 21st – 25th. The Canadian athletes selected to compete in this event will be announced shortly.

 

For a full list of results for World Cup 2, click here.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Colleen Coderre

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30
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Team Canada Set for Second Sprint World Cup on Friday
Canoe Sprint, World Cups
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DUISBURG, GERMANY (May 30, 2019) – After a successful International Canoe Federation (ICF) Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup 1 in Poland, Canadian paddlers are ready to line up for the second Sprint World Cup on Friday May 31st in Duisburg through until Sunday June 2nd.

“We showed some great form in Poznan and many of our crews closed the gap on the best in the World when compared with last year”, said Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “The priority is to progress and improve on those results at this final 2019 World Cup in Duisburg. Small improvements can mean the difference between a final or a podium and that is our objective here. There are 65 countries, so a larger field than the first World Cup. It will be a good test.”

Team Canada set the stage at World Cup 1 with remarkable results, including four podium finishes from Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Katie Vincent. Laurence took home the gold in C1 200m, followed by Katie with the silver medal (Video). The duo also competed in C2 500m where they once again stood atop the podium, defending their unbeaten streak (Video). The last medal for Canada was Katie Vincent’s gold in the C1 5000m long distance race, with an impressive overtake to beat China. The powerhouse duo will face off against some fierce competitors this weekend in the C2 event who did not compete in World Cup 1, notably Hungary’s Virag Balla and Kincso Takacs, as well as Russia’s Olesia Romasenko and Kseniia Kurach.

The Canadian Men’s K4 crew are also vying for a podium finish in Duisburg, after their impressive 4th place finish in Poznan (Video).

Following World Cup 2, the 2019 Canadian Sprint and Paracanoe World Championship team will be announced. The 2019 Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships are being held in Szeged, Hungary from August 21st-25th.

 

What:

International Canoe Federation Sprint World Cup 2

Start Lists and Live Results

 

When:

Friday, May 31 (9:00 to 18:38 CEST) (3:00 to 12:38 EST)

Saturday, June 1 (9:00 to 18:00 CEST) (3:00 to 12:00 EST)

Sunday, June 2 (9:00 to 17:20 CEST) (3:00 to 11:20 EST)

 

Where:

Duisburg Regatta Course

Duisburg, Germany – Map

 

How to Follow:

Catch all the races live on CBC Sports.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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May
29
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Canoe Kayak Canada Announces Partnership with RockTape Canada
Partners
0

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (May 29, 2019) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is pleased to announce a partnership with RockTape, a world-leading producer of kinesiology tape, topical pain relief and joint support accessories. Throughout the partnership, RockTape Canada will serve as CKC’s official Kinesiology Tape supplier and will provide complimentary on-site services for taping, physiotherapy and chiropractic treatment at the National Team Trials and Championships.

 

“We are very excited to be partnering with RockTape Canada to provide cutting-edge educational opportunities and provide our integrated support teams with a great quality product”, said Casey Wade, CEO at Canoe Kayak Canada. “We know our Canadian athletes and Integrated Support Team (IST) will benefit from this partnership. There are many athletes who use kinesiology tape and having RockTape on-site at our major national competitions will help elevate the quality and service our athletes receive at competitions.”

 

Over the coming year, RockTape Canada will hold educational workshops with National Teams and coaches, provide free taping, chiropractic and physiotherapy services at events as well as supply National Teams during summer and winter training camps.

 

“We’re incredibly excited to partner with Canoe Kayak Canada”, said Stefano Scalia, Head of Marketing for RockTape North America. “RockTape’s products help athletes move more, better and with less pain. We are equipped and eager to support the demands of Canoe Kayak Canada’s athletes in all of their need for the best in sport medicine.”

 

Though RockTape has already collaborated with several high-profile sporting organizations such as Major League Baseball, USA Diving, USA Water Polo and the Reebok CrossFit Games, Canoe Kayak Canada is one of the first National Sport Organizations in Canada to join forces with the company who focuses on helping athletes move better with less pain. Athletics Canada and the Canadian Lacrosse Association are also partnered with RockTape.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe  and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

For more information on RockTape, including a complete list of products and services they provide, visit www.rocktape.ca.

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Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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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Canoe Kayak Canada Paddlers Dominate in First International Events of the Season
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POZNAN, POLAND / BRANDENBURG, GERMANY (May 27, 2019) – Canada’s top sprint and paracanoe paddlers made their country proud this weekend, earning a combined total of ten medals at two international competitions. Four of those were earned at the International Canoe Federation’s (ICF) first World Cup in Poland, with the remaining collected by junior athletes at the Brandenburg International Regatta in Germany.

The headliners at the World Cup this weekend were Canadians Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) maintaining their unbeaten record and winning gold on Sunday in the women’s C2 500m Olympic event. Katie claimed another gold medal in the C1 5000m long distance race as well. On Saturday, the Canadian duo crowded the podium in C1 200m with Laurence taking gold with a time of 45:265, followed closely by teammate Katie who won the silver with a time of 46:413.

“The game plan from the beginning was just to try and maintain control of the boat and how we were feeling, and just try and make decisions as we go,” said Vincent. “We’ve worked a lot on those parts of our relationship, and being able to communicate and work those things out. We’ve come a long way and it’s made our boat faster.”

In addition to the women’s canoers, the men’s K4 crew posted an outstanding result, finishing 4th in an exciting race against Germany, France and Portugal. The Canadian crew includes 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Mark de Jonge (Maskwa, NS), Nicholas Matveev (Balmy Beach, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) and Simon McTavish (Mississauga, ON).

Canadian Para athletes were successful as well with all three making the finals. Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) came 9th in the KL2 200m event. Teammate Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) came 8th in VL2 200m, and Erica Scarff (Balmy Beach, ON) placed 7th in KL3 200m.

The Brandenburg International Regatta was the second international event of the weekend, where Canadian Junior athletes dominated. Sophia Jensen (Cascades, QC) won C1 200m for the Junior and U23 category, as well as the C1 500m Junior event. Teammate Julia Lilley Osende (Mic Mac, NS) won the C1 1000m Junior race on Sunday. The two athletes also competed in the C2 500m Junior event where they once again took home the gold medal. Cameron Low (Balmy Beach, ON) did exceptionally well in his events, coming 4th in the K1 1000m Junior event.

“I was very impressed by the results here in Poznan at World Cup 1 and in Brandenburg where our juniors took on a strong German field”, said Graham Barton, CKC Chief Technical Officer. “I believe we have raised the standards and most have raised their performance level and closed the gap on the rest of the world.  Laurence and Katie showed their dominance again even in challenging conditions and the Men’s K4 is a good example where every race now they are consistently battling with the rest of the world and progressing toward the podium.”

 

For a full list of results for World Cup 1, click here.

For a full list of results for the Brandenburg International Regatta, click here.

 

The Canadian paddlers will be competing in the second ICF World Cup this coming weekend (May 30th – June 2nd) in Duisburg, Germany. The 2019 Canadian Sprint/Paracanoe World Championship Team, who will compete in Szeged, Hungary from August 21st – 25th will be selected following this second World Cup event.

World Cup 2 will be livestreamed on the ICF website and on the CBC sports website.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

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About Canoe Kayak Canada

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22
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Canada’s Top Paddlers Aiming for the Podium at Two International Regattas this Weekend
Canoe Sprint, Paracanoe, Uncategorized, World Cups
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POZNAN, POLAND / BRANDENBURG, GERMANY (May 23, 2019) – The sprint and paracanoe community will be keeping a close watch on Canadian paddlers this week, as two International Canoe Kayak events kick off the competitive season. The International Canoe Federation’s (ICF) first Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup of the season is being held in Poznan, Poland from May 23rd – 26th, and the Brandenburg International Regatta begins on May 24th until the 26th.

The Canadian World Cup and the Brandenburg International Regatta teams were selected following the first set of National Team Trials which were held in Montréal in mid-May. Twenty-three Senior athletes were selected to represent Canada for the World Cups, and three Junior athletes were selected for the Brandenburg Regatta. The second and final World Cup will be held in Duisburg, Germany from May 30th – June 2nd.

“There are 56 nations here and many are making selections for the 2019 Canoe Sprint World Championships which is also the first Olympic Qualifier”, said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer.  “It should be a very competitive World Cup and will be a great indication of where we are and what potential we have to qualify in August. Our team is in good spirits and I am confident we will see some great results this weekend”

Canada’s Trinity Tratch (Calgary) will be the first Canadian paddler to race in Poznan on Thursday morning at 3:20 EST for the KL2 200m heats. Natalie Davison (Rideau) and Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire) will follow at 8:10 and 8:15 EST, respectively, for the K1 200m heats. On the men’s side, Alex Scott (Maskwa) and Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport) will be racing K1 200m heats only one hour later.

World Champions Katie Vincent (Mississauga) and Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières) will also be making their debuts at the World Cup on Thursday morning at 9:15 and 9:20 EST, respectively, for the C1 200m heats, followed by many of our elite Canadian athletes battling it out later that day.

Meanwhile on Friday in Brandenburg, Germany, Canadian Junior athletes Sophia Jensen (Cascades) and Julia Lilley-Osende (Mic Mac) will both be competing in the C1 and C2 200m events, and Cameron Low (Balmy Beach) will be racing in the K1 200m event.

 

An overview of each event can be found below.

 

International Canoe Federation Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup 1

Start Lists and Live Results

 

When:

Thursday, May 23 (9:00 to 18:05 CEST) (3:00 to 12:00 EST)

Friday, May 24 (9:00 to 18:16 CEST) (3:00 to 12:16 EST)

Saturday, May 25 (9:00 to 17:12 CEST) (3:00 to 11:12 EST)

Sunday, May 26 (10:00 to 17:20 CEST) (4:00 to 11:20 EST)

 

Where:

Malta Regatta Course,

Poznan, Poland – Map

 

The event will be live streamed on the CBC sports website.

 

 

Brandenburg International Regatta

Start Lists

 

When:

Friday, May 24 (10:00 to 17:30 CEST) (4:00 to 11:30 EST)

Saturday, May 25 (10:00 to 18:10 CEST) (4:00 to 12:10 EST)

Sunday, May 26 (9:00 to 16:24 CEST) (3:00 to 10:24 EST)

 

Where:

Beetzsee Regatta Course

Brandenburg, Germany – Map

 

The regatta will be live streamed on the event website.

 

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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May
21
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Canoe Kayak Canada National Wildwater Downriver Team Trials Complete
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MOIRA RIVER, ONTARIO (May 21, 2019) – Three paddlers competed in the Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) wildwater team trials, which were held Saturday May 11th, 2019, on the Moira River just north of Belleville, Ontario.  This marked the third year in a row that the trials had to be moved from the Madawaska River due extremely high water levels.  Completing the trials were Warren Hastings, in a time of 22:39, Harold Van Winssen (23:56), and Ed Winacott (24:07).

The week prior to the trials, on May 3rd and 4th, Van Winssen and Hastings participated in International Canoe Federation (ICF) wildwater ranking races on the Cheat River in Albright, West Virginia.  Combined with an ICF wildwater ranking event held on the Nantahala River in North Carolina this past March, these were the first ICF wildwater races held in North America since the early 2000’s.  They served as test events for the 2020 ICF Wildwater World Championships, which will be held on these same U.S. rivers in late April and early May of next year.  The next CKC wildwater event will occur August 12th-18th during the Canadian Whitewater National Championships in Minden Hills, Ontario.

Wildwater is all about getting down a whitewater course the fastest way possible. Competitors have to carefully decide between following the most direct route along a river and the lines with the fastest water, all the while avoiding obstacles.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

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About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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May
13
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CANOE KAYAK CANADA ANNOUNCES SELECTED 2019 SPRINT AND PARACANOE WORLD CUP AND BRANDENBURG INTERNATIONAL REGATTA TEAMS
Canoe Sprint, Paracanoe, Teams, World Cups
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MAY 13, 2019) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is proud to name 26 sprint and paracanoe athletes to represent Canada at multiple International events this summer. Canadian athletes were selected following the first National Sprint and Paracanoe Team Trials which took place this past weekend at the Olympic Basin in Montréal. The selected athletes will be competing at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Cups and the Brandenburg International Regatta. As a result of this weekend’s performances, some athletes have also secured their spots for the 2019 ICF Junior World Championships.

“It was great to see some of our next gen athletes perform as well as they did against our seniors and earn a well-deserved early nomination to the Junior World Team”, said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer. “There were several convincing wins in the senior events and I believe we will see some excellent performances in Europe later this month.”

The first International Canoe Federation’s Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup will be held in Poznan, Poland from May 23rd – 26th, and the second will be held in Duisburg, Germany, from May 30th – June 2nd. The Brandenburg International Regatta will take place in Brandenburg, Germany from May 24th – 25th, and the Junior World Championships are set to begin on August 1st in Pitesti, Romania.

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia will host the next and final National Team Trial event from June 21st – 23rd. This regatta will determine the athletes who will be selected to compete at the U23 World Championships, the Pan American Games and the Olympic Hopes International Regatta, as well as determine the rest of the Junior World Championship Team.

WORLD CUP 1 & 2 TEAMS – SPRINT

MEN’S CANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Connor Fitzpatrick Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert, Andreas Dittmer
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Andreas Dittmer
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw, Andreas Dittmer
Roland Varga Aurora, ON Richmond Hill Andreas Dittmer

 

WOMEN’S CANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery, Jan Kruk
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier

 

MEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Alex Scott Halifax, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin
Brian Malfesi Maple Ridge, BC Ridge Tessa Nagai, Frédéric Jobin
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Frédéric Jobin
Mark de Jonge Halifax, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin,
Marshall Hughes Waverly, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Nick Matveev Richmond Hill, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek, Frédéric Jobin
Simon McTavish Oakville, ON Mississauga Frédéric Jobin
Vincent Jourdenais Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier

 

WOMEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Courtney Stott Pickering, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek, Chad Brooks
Lissa Bissonnette Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Chad Brooks
Madeline Schmidt Ottawa, ON Rideau Mike Robinson, Chad Brooks
Michelle Russell Fall River, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan, Chad Brooks
Natalie Davison Manotick, ON Rideau Rob Baert, Chad Brooks

 

WORLD CUP 1 TEAM – PARACANOE

PARACANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Erica Scarff Mississauga, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Mathieu St-Pierre Shawinigan, QC Shawinigan Hélène Gervais, Marc Creamer
Trinity Tratch Calgary, AB Calgary Edgar Garza, Marc Creamer

 

BRANDENBURG INTERNATIONAL REGATTA TEAM 

MEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Cameron Low Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek,
Kevin McIntyre

 

WOMEN’S CANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Julia Lilley-Osende Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Sophia Jensen Chelsea, QC Cascades Adam Mayo

  

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

MEN’S KAYAK

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Cameron Low Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek,
Kevin McIntyre

 

WOMEN’S CANOE

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Julia Lilley-Osende Dartmoth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Sophia Jensen Chelsea, QC Cascades Adam Mayo

 

 

Get the National Sprint Team Trials #1 results online on the Canoe Kayak Canada website or on ckc.immediac.com, and watch all races on the CKC YouTube Channel.

 

For more information on the Sprint and Paracanoe ICF International events of 2019, visit the International Canoe Federation’s Website.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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12
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National Sprint and Paracanoe Team Trials #1 Complete
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MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC (May 12, 2019) – The Sprint and Paracanoe National Team Trials #1 in Montréal came to a close Sunday afternoon after three days of hard racing. Later this week, Canoe Kayak Canada will be announcing the athletes selected to represent Canada at the upcoming Senior World Cup Events in Poland and Germany.

 

“Our coaches were very pleased with the results this weekend”, said Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “We will be sending a team that will battle it out for selection to the 2019 Senior World Championship Team at two World Cups later in May and a small team of juniors to compete at an international regatta in Brandenburg, Germany. I believe our teams will be very competitive as we start the summer of 2019.”

 

On Saturday, World and Pan American Games Champion, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières), took the gold in the C1 200m event, followed by her C2 partner Katie Vincent (Mississauga) and Junior athlete Sophia Jensen (Cascades). Vincent and Vincent-Lapointe continued their podium appearances on Sunday by winning the C2 500m race, as Sophia Jensen and Julia Lilley-Osende (Mic Mac) took silver, and Marlee Macintosh (Maskwa) and Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac-Beauport) took the bronze. On the men’s canoe side, Olympic medallist Mark Oldershaw (Burloak) won the C1 1000m in a close finish with Connor Fitzpatrick (2nd – Senobe) and Drew Hodges (3rd – Rideau).

 

The paracanoe athletes benefitted greatly from the opportunity to have multiple races this weekend which will help prepare them for international competitions. Trinity Tratch (Calgary) and Mathieu St.Pierre (Shawinigan) had excellent performances as they battled against the clock. Michael Trauner (Ottawa River) demonstrated great improvement making for very intense head to head racing.

 

The K4 events were the last races of the day on Sunday and were an exciting end to finish off the weekend. The women’s K4 500m champions were Lissa Bissonnette, Michelle Russell, Madeline Schmidt and Courtney Stott, and the men’s K4 500m event champions were Mark De Jong, Nicholas Matveev, Simon Mctavish and Pierre-Luc Poulin.

 

Canoe Kayak Canada will be holding another National Team Trial event in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia from June 21st – 23rd, where more team selections will be made.

 

The races this weekend were live-broadcasted and can be found on Canoe Kayak Canada’s Youtube page. All other results can be found at ckc.immediac.com.

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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Canadian Sprint and Paracanoe Athletes Set to Kick Off the 2019 Competition Season with National Team Trials #1
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MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC (May 9, 2019) – Canoe Kayak Canada’s top sprint and paracanoe athletes will be competing this weekend in the first of two National Team Trial events of the competition season. Close to 170 paddlers from clubs across the country will line up and battle it out at the Olympic Basin on Île Notre-Dame in Montréal from Friday May 10th until Sunday May 12th.

 

“Our athletes have spent many weeks preparing in Florida for this selection, the World Cups to follow and the World Championships later this summer,” said Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “The results in training were very positive. After such a long training camp the athletes are anxious to test themselves not only against their peers but also internationally. I believe we will have great teams representing Canada this season.”

 

This first set of Trials will serve as a selection process for the 2019 Senior World Cup Team, who will be representing Canada in two ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Cup events on May 23rd – 26th in Poznan, Poland and on May 30th – June 2nd in Duisburg, Germany. Following these World Cup events, the 2019 Senior World Championship/Olympic Qualification Team will be selected.

 

What:

Canoe Kayak Canada National Sprint and Paracanoe Team Trials #1

Start Lists

 

When:

Friday, May 10 (8:30 to 17:00 EST.)

Saturday, May 11 (8:30 to 15:47 EST.)

Sunday, May 12 (8:30 to 16:20 EST.)

 

Where:

Olympic Basin, Parc Jean Drapeau

Chemin du Chenal le Moyne

Montréal, QC | Map

 

Canoe Kayak Canada will be hosting another set of National Team Trials in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia from June 21st – 23rd. This second competition will determine several Teams including the Pan American Games Team, the U23 World Championships Team, the Junior World Championships Team and the Olympic Hopes Team.

 

The event will be live streamed so visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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Canadian Canoe Slalom Team Completes the Season in Brazil at the 2018 World Championships
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (October 1, 2018) – It was an exciting week for the Canadian canoe slalom team as they completed their 2018 season competing at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Slalom World Championships in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from September 25 to 30.

The Kayak crews were the first competing at this Championships. The men’s crew of Ben Hayward (Ottawa, ON), Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) and Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) placed 11thwhile the women’s crew of Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON), Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) and Hayley Daniels (Calgary, AB) placed 16th.

While Canada made top 20 in the Team Events, the single events were a little more challenging. Only Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) qualified a spot in the Semi-Finals putting down two quick runs in the Men’s C1 event, placing 21stin a strong competition.

“The course designers set a challenging race course for this year’s World Championships, there were a lot of tight offsets combinations,” said Canoe Kayak Canada’s Slalom High Performance Manager. “The team isn’t satisfied with our performance here in Rio and we know we need to be better next season. We’ve made some progress this year with more athletes making semis at World Cups but we are aiming much higher for Tokyo 2020”.

In the Extreme Slalom Events, Hayward almost made it to the Men’s Kayak big final placing 5thoverall in the semi-final. Maheu also showed a great performance placing 7thoverall, while Daniels was eliminated in the quarterfinals placing 16thoverall.

Get all final Canadian results listed below and visit theInternational Canoe Federation’s website  to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe  and @CanoeKayakCAN  for all live updates.

 

TEAM EVENTS

TEAM EVENT RANKING
Ben HAYWARD

Michael TAYLER

Cameron SMEDLEY

Kayak (K1) Men Teams 11
Lois BETTERIDGE

Florence MAHEU

Hayley DANIELS

Kayak (K1) Women Teams 16

 

SINGLE EVENTS

ATHLETE EVENT RANKING
Cameron SMEDLEY Canoe (C1) Men – Semi Final 21
Spencer POMEROY Canoe (C1) Men – Heats 43
Lois BETTERIDGE Canoe (C1) Women – Heats 41
Hayley DANIELS Canoe (C1) Women – Heats 43
Michael TAYLER Kayak (K1) Men – Heats 49
Ben HAYWARD Kayak (K1) Men – Heats 50

 

EXTREME SLALOM EVENTS

ATHLETE EVENT RANKING
Ben HAYWARD Kayak (K1) Men – Semi Final 5
Florence MAHEU Kayak (K1) Women – Semi Final 7
Hayley DANIELS Kayak (K1) Women – Quarterfinals 16

 

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About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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16
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Canadian Canoe Slalom Team to Compete at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships
Canoe Slalom, World Championships
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IVREA, ITALY (July 16, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada’s top Canoe Slalom athletes will be representing Canada at the 2018 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships. The event is taking place in the small town of Ivrea, in Italy from July 17 to 22.

“Our Canadian Slalom athletes have now finished their last training session on the Ivrea course which is one of the toughest Whitewater courses on the International circuit,” said James Cartwright, High Performance Manager at Canoe Kayak Canada. “They have been preparing for this major championship all summer and I am confident our young and experienced group of paddlers will be able to achieve great performances this week.”

The Canadian Team’s athletes were selected at the National Slalom Team trials last May and have spent the last two weeks in Europe developing their skills on different Whitewater course in Germany, Poland, Austria, Slovakia and Slovenia leading up to the Junior and U23 World Championships.

 

What:

2018 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships

When:

July 17 to 22, 2018

Where:

Via Dora Baltea,

1, 10015 Ivrea TO,

Ivrea, Italy – Map

 

You can get the competition schedule here and the live results here.

Watch the races live on the International Canoe Federation Website and visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information. Make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for all live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Canoe Kayak Recognized as a ‘Partners in Play’ Sport by Special Olympics Ontario
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (July 16, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada, Canoe Kayak Ontario and Special Olympics Ontario are excited to announce that Canoe Kayak is now officially recognized as a ‘Partners in Play’ program by Special Olympics Ontario.

Since 2007, Canoe Kayak Canada has supported its Clubs in creating and growing programing for Canadians with intellectual disabilities. The Paddle All program has grown at clubs across the country, giving opportunities for athletes who were previously unable to enjoy the sport to get out on the water. At a competitive level, races for athletes with intellectual disabilities are now included in Provincial and Divisional competitions, and are included at the Sprint National Championships.

The recognition in the Province of Ontario of Canoe Kayak as a ‘Partners in Play’ program is a significant step forward for Canoe Kayak Canada, Canoe Kayak Ontario and member clubs in the province, as they collectively look to increase opportunities for paddlers with intellectual disabilities. The ‘Partners in Play’ initiative fosters the development of partnerships between Special Olympics Ontario and local community sport organizations. These partnerships will increase the support for club programing for athletes with intellectual disabilities, help to remove barriers for participation and enhance outreach and engagement. The programing also offers branding opportunities with Special Olympics Ontario and makes Special Olympics Ontario resources available for member clubs.

Glenn MacDonell, President and CEO of Special Olympics Ontario spoke of the opportunity this partnership offers, “We pride ourselves on being an organization that breaks down barriers and creates sport opportunities. This new partnership adds an option that aligns well with our mission and aspirations for the future”

For the 2018 Season, the Canoe Kayak Ontario ‘Partners in Play’ program will include Special Olympics Ontario educational opportunities, connections with regional Special Olympics Ontario staff for clubs and will also include recognized Special Olympics competition at the Divisional, Provincial and Ontario Summer Games level.

“We are very excited to partner with Special Olympics Ontario and Canoe Kayak Canada to improve and expand the quality, opportunity and accessibility of canoeing and kayaking to individuals with an intellectual disability,” said Ryan Blair, Technical Director of the Ontario Canoe Sprint Racing Affiliation. “Special Olympics Ontario’s mission to enrich the lives of Ontarians with an intellectual disability through sport perfectly aligns with the great programs already provided by our member clubs.”

With this landmark agreement in place, Canoe Kayak Canada will work with its Paddle All Committee and Special Olympics Chapter leadership to use the Ontario agreement as a model for expanding the Canoe Kayak Canada and Special Olympics partnership across the country. The goal is to give more Canadians the opportunity to safely enjoy the sport.

Paolo Paiment, a Special Olympics skater and swimmer, who is also an accomplished paddler having won Provincial medals and competed at Canoe Kayak Canada’s National Championships for Ottawa River Canoe Club was asked about his reaction to the new partnerships. Paiment’s reply was enthusiastic, “Oh yes …It is so exciting, I have wanted to race in my kayak as a Special Olympic paddler. Going to the Ontario Summer Games will be fun!”

For more information about the Special Olympics Ontario ‘Partners in Play’ program contact Chris Mehak (ChrisM@specialolympicsontario.com), for information regarding the Canoe Kayak Ontario’s Special Olympic programing and competitions contact Ryan Blair, Technical Director OCSRA (ryanlblair@gmail.com), for general inquiries regarding Canoe Kayak Canada’s programing contact Ian Mortimer, Director of Development, (imortimer@canoekayak.ca)

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Canoe Kayak Canada Announces Selection of the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships Team
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (July 10, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) and the Marathon Canoe Racing Council (MCRC) are proud to announce the selection of ten Canadian athletes to represent the country at the 2018 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships.

“The Marathon Canoe Racing Council is excited to announce the members of Canada’s National Marathon Team that will compete at this year’s Worlds Championships in Prado Vila Verde, Portugal from September 6 to 9,” said Kristoffer Archibald, Chair of Canoe Kayak Canada’s MCRC. “Drawn from CKC’s member clubs, these athletes have demonstrated the diligence, exceptional skills and positive attitude that characterize our athletes on the world stage. We eagerly await their competitions in September!”

The following athletes were selected at the 2018 Marathon Championships Qualifiers that were held last May on Shumway Lake in Kamloops, British Columbia. The MCRC was responsible of the approval of all nominations following the selection criteria that was posted on the Canoe Kayak Canada website earlier this year.

 

Canoe Marathon National Team

Category Athlete Hometown Event(s)
Junior Women’s Canoe Marlee MacIntosh Halifax, NS C-1
Junior Women’s Kayak Samathan Morse Halifax, NS K-1
U23 Women’s Kayak Emma Mitchell Winnipeg, MB K-1
U23 Women’s Kayak Sam Sula Mississauga, ON K-1
U23 Men’s Canoe Florian Harkerkehrer Winnipeg, MB C-1
U23 Men’s Canoe Mateus Braga Winnipeg, MB C-1
U23 Men’s Kayak Michael Lanyon Kamloops, BC K-1
Senior Women’s Canoe Maddy Mitchell Winnipeg, MB C-1
Senior Men’s Canoe Florian Harkerkehrer Winnipeg, MB C-2
Senior Men’s Canoe Mateus Braga Winnipeg, MB C-2

 

Visit the International Canoe Federation Website to get more information about the the 2018 Canoe Marathon World Championships and make sur to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN to get live updates.

 

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Some 400 Sprint Paddlers Celebrate Canada Day at Canoe Kayak Canada’s Annual Canada Cup Regatta
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (July 4, 2018) – Close to 400 sprint paddlers from all across the country came together to celebrate Canada Day at the 2018 East and West Canada Cup happening Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1. The Canada Cup West took place on Lake Wascana in Regina, while the Canada Cup East was held on Mooney’s Bay in Ottawa.

“It was really great to see so many sprint paddlers from all over Canada and the United states, competing at these two Canada Cups,” said Canoe Kayak Canada’s Director of Development, Ian Mortimer, who attended both events over the weekend. “The Canada Cup event is an amazing racing opportunity for developing athletes as they get to compete against other provinces, clubs and countries. It is also a great way to celebrate the Canada Day weekend, it was pretty special to watch paddlers from the Yukon to Nova Scotia competing at these two events over a single weekend.”

The Canada Cups included single, crew boat and war canoe races and saw participants from 25 teams from across North America including American and Canadian Clubs, as well as Canadian Provincial Teams.

Due to the extreme heat of Ottawa, many of the East Canada Cup’s races were canceled on July 1 for safety and health concerns of all participants and volunteers as the Humidex soared to the mid 40°C range.

The team championship trophy for East Canada Cup was secured by the home team, the Rideau Canoe Club who pulled out a victory over the Ontario Team  and the Atlantic Team over this shortened schedule. The West Canada Cup was won by the Calgary Canoe Club, earning a victory over Oklahoma City River Sport and the Wascana Racing Canoe Club.

Canadian sprint paddlers now enter their Divisional Regatta schedules, competing in their local regions as they set their sights on Lac Des Nations in Sherbrook for the 2018 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships, taking place from August 28 to September 1.

 

Visit the Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get all results from the East Canada Cup and the West Canada Cup, make sure to follow @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates and photos from the event.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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4
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Canadian Canoe Slalom Athletes Complete Second International Canoe Federation World Cup
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KRAKOW, POLAND (July 1, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada’s national slalom team finished racing in Poland this weekend competing at the second International Canoe Federation (ICF) World Cup. The event took place in Krakow from Friday, June 29 to Sunday, July 1.

Nine Canadian Slalom National team athletes competed in the canoe and kayak events at this World Cup. Florence Maheu (Québec) was Canada’s best result of the weekend by placing 6th in the Women’s K1 Extreme Slalom event.

The Canadian duo of Yannick Laviolette (Québec) and Lois Betteridge (Ontario) got another great result in the Mixed C2 event as they placed 12th. Maheu had the best result in the Women’s Kayak event with a 37th place and Ben Hayward (Ontario) placed 45thin the Men’s event. Haley Daniels (Alberta) took the lead in the Women’s Canoe event placing 36th while on the Men’s side, Spencer Pomeroy (Ontario) placed 47th.

“The team’s performance fell below our expectations after a stronger showing last weekend in Slovakia. Our athletes and coaches were unable to put all the sections of a difficult gate set together at the right time. This is what makes the sport a fine balance of power, precision, and finesse. The team will be focused this week and working hard to learn the new top section on the recently modified race course in Augsburg.” said James Cartwright, Canoe Kayak Canada’s High-Performance Manager. “The World Cups are a good preparation for World Championships, so our team will take advantage of all the opportunities leading up to the end of the season.”

Full results of the Canadian team at World Cup 2 are listed below. Athletes will be competing at the next World Cup on July 6 to 9 in Augsburg, Germany.

 

Event Athlete Event Result
World Cup 2 Florence Maheu K1 Women 37
World Cup 2 Hayley Daniels K1 Women 44
World Cup 2 Lois Betteridge K1 Women 57
World Cup 2 Ben Hayward K1 Men 45
World Cup 2 Keenan Simpson K1 Men 58
World Cup 2 Michael Tayler K1 Men 72
World Cup 2 Hayley Daniels C1 Women 36
World Cup 2 Lois Betteridge C1 Women 41
World Cup 2 Spencer Pomeroy C1 Men 47
World Cup 2 Liam Smedley C1 Men 53
World Cup 2 Yannick Laviolette C1 Men 59
World Cup 2 Yannick Laviolette / Lois Betteridge C2 Mixed 12
World Cup 2 Ben Hayward – Extreme Slalom K1 Men 16
World Cup 2 Florence Maheu – Extreme Slalom K1 Women 6
World Cup 2 Haley Daniels – Extreme Slalom K1 Women 11

 

You can find all live results and information on the coming World Cups by visiting the International Canoe Federation website.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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24
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Exciting Final Day of the National Sprint Team Trials for Canoe Kayak Canada
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MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC (June 24, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada’s sprint paddlers completed day three of their final team trials at the Basin Olympic in Montreal. Twenty-three finals took place on Sunday and Canoe Kayak Canada will be announcing the selected athletes that will be representing the country on the international stage later this week. 

“It has been a big weekend for our Canadian sprint athletes and we were happy see their hard workd being put into some exciting races over the last three days”, said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer at Canoe Kayak Canada. “Now, it’s time to make the final selection of the athletes that will be representing Canada on the world stage in the next few months.”

Among the many great results of Sunday, Dominik Crête of Trois-Rivières placed first in the Men’s K1 200m final with a time of 34.6 seconds, in a close finish with Olympian Mark De Jonge (Maskwa) and Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport). 

Once again, three generations of Women’s canoe stood on the same podium. World Champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières) took the lead in the Women’s 500m final, followed by teammate Katie Vincent (Mississauga) and Junior athlete Sofia Jensen (Cascades).

On the men’s side, Stephen Frodsham (Rideau) won the C1 500m race, followed by Roland Varga (Richmond Hill) and Drew Hodges (Rideau). Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire) placed first in the women’s K1 200m event in a close finish with Andreanne Langlois (2nd – Trois-Rivières) and Michelle Russell (3rd – Cheema).

 

You can watch the National Sprint Team races on the Canoe Kayak Canada YouTube Channel, and you can find more results and updates of this last set of the National Sprint Team Trials on the official CKC ImmediaC mobile app.

Canoe Kayak Canada will be announcing the 2018 Canadian Teams later this week on the Canoe Kayak Canada’s website. Follow @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates and subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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23
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Successful Second Day for Canadian Sprint at the National Team Trials
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MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC (June 23, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada sprint athletes lined up again today on the Olympic Basin in Montreal for the second day of the selection of the national team. The 30 races of the day led to 12 exciting 500 and 1000 meters-finals. 

Among the many great results Saturday, paracanoe athletes showed some impressive and inspiring performances. Erica Scarff from Balmy Beach placed first in the Para K1 Women 200m with a time of 54.9 seconds while on the men’s side, Zacharie Lauzière-Fitzgerald from Sherbrooke won with a time of 44.7 seconds.

“Our athletes’ results today show the hard work and great support everyone is putting into the Paracanoe program all over the country, especially provinces like Ontario and Québec,” explained Marc Creamer, Paracanoe National Team Coach and Manager at Canoe Kayak Canada. “It is so great to see our long-standing athletes and new comers to the program racing this weekend. It proves that Canadian paracanoe program is moving in the right direction.”

Mathieu St-Pierre from Shawinigan took first place in the Para Open VA 200m-race, followed closely by Dave Waters from the Maskwa Aquatic Club in Nova Scotia.

Other great performances on Saturday included Brian Malfesi (Ridge) winning the Men’s K1 1000m, Connor Fiztpatrick (Senobe) and Roland Varga (Richmond Hill) coming first in the Men’s C2 1000m, Nadya Crossman-Serb (Toba) and Hannah MacIntosh (Senobe) taking first place in the Women’s C2 500m and Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire) and Courtney Stott (Balmy Beach) finishing first in the Women’s K2 500m event.

 

The action continues on Sunday with the last races of the weekend. Starts lists and live results are posted on the official CKC ImmediaC mobile app available on the Apple Store and on the Google Play Store

Live results are also posted on the Canoe Kayak Canada’s website and you can watch the National Sprint Team races live on the Canoe Kayak Canada YouTube Channel.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more updates and make sure to follow @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email. 

 

  

About Canoe Kayak Canada

 Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube. 

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22
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Solid Start for Canadian Sprint Paddlers on Day One of Final National Team Trials
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MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC (June 22, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada’s best sprint paddlers started Day One of the final National Sprint Team Trials with great performances. Close to 300 athletes of all age categories from all across the country competed on Friday at the Olympic Basin in Montréal, trying to get a spot on this year’s National Teams.

“It was great to see three generations of women’s canoe performing well today as they battled to qualify for Senior, U23 and Junior World Championships” said Graham Barton, Technical Chief Officer at Canoe Kayak Canada. “It was also great to see Olympian Mark Oldershaw back out in front setting a great example for the younger generations,” added National Team’s Head Coach, Anders Gustafsson.

Among the 84 races leading to 19 different finals taking place on Friday, Canadian athletes paddled down the race course in order to prove they deserve to represent Canada on the international stage in 2018.

In addition to some 700 people present at the Olympic Basin, 2 300 tuned in to watch the event that was video live streamed on the Canoe Kayak Canada’s YouTube Channel.

The action will continue on Saturday and Sunday with more exciting finals over the distances of 200, 500 and 1000 meters.

 

Starts lists and live results are posted on the official CKC ImmediaC mobile app available on the Apple Store and on the Google Play Store.

Live results are also posted on the Canoe Kayak Canada’s website and you can watch the National Sprint Team races live on the Canoe Kayak Canada YouTube Channel.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more updates and make sure to follow @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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21
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Some 300 Athletes Ready to Line Up for Canoe Kayak Canada’s Final National Sprint and Paracanoe Team Trials
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MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC (June 21, 2018) – Canada’s best canoe kayak sprint and paracanoe athletes will be lining up at the Olympic Basin in Montréal for the third and final National Team Trials. The event will last all weekend, starting Friday morning, June 22 and continuing through until Sunday, June 24.

“Our athletes have been preparing all year long for this event and it is now time to test that final preparation and select our Canadian teams that will be representing the country on the international stage this summer,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer at Canoe Kayak Canada. “This event is the most important event of the season for most of our athletes as it is their last chance to prove they have what it takes to be our 2018 team”.

 

What:

Canoe Kayak Canada National Sprint and Paracanoe Team Trials #3

 

When:

Friday, June 22 (8:30 to 18:40 EST.)

Saturday, June 23 (8:30 to 16:40 EST.)

Sunday, June 24 (8:30 to 17:12 EST.)

 

Where:

Olympic Basin,

Parc Jean Drapeau,

Montréal, QC | Map

 

This last set of trials will serve as selection for the Junior, U23 and Senior National Teams that will be representing Canada at the Junior and U23 World Championships taking place in Bulgaria in July and at the Senior World Championships that are being held in Portugal at the end of August.

Canoe Kayak Canada will also use this final national team trials as part of the selection process for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program and will be selecting the Olympic Hopes team and the team that will represent Canada at the 2018 FISU World University Canoe Sprint Championships.

 

Starts lists and live results will be posted on the official CKC ImmediaC mobile app available on the Apple Store and on the Google Play Store.

Live results will also be posted on the Canoe Kayak Canada’s website and you will be able to watch the National Sprint Team races live on the Canoe Kayak Canada YouTube Channel.

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more updates and make sure to follow @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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20
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Canadian Canoe Slalom Athletes to Take Their First Stroke into the ICF World Cup Series
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LIPTOVSKY MIKULAS, SLOVAKIA (June 21, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada’s top canoe slalom paddlers will be representing Canada at the first International Canoe Federation (ICF) World Cup of a series of five starting this weekend. The Canadian Team will be competing on Friday, June 22 until Sunday, June 24 in Liptovský Mikuláš in Slovakia.

“We have a great group of experienced and young paddlers on the team this year and I am confident our Canadian team will be able to achieve some great performances this weekend in Slovakia,” said James Cartwright, High Performance Manager at Canoe Kayak Canada. “The Canadian team has been preparing in Liptovský Mikuláš since last week and it’s now time to test that preparation.”

Liptovský Mikuláš is a small village in northern Slovakia near the Polish boarder. It is home to some of the best slalom athletes in the world including 1996 and 2008 Olympic Champion, Michal Martikan. Martikan will be racing this weekend in front of a home-town crowd.

The Canadian World Cup team was selected last May at the National Slalom Team trials held in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield in Québec. The team will first compete in Slovakia this weekend, followed by four other World Cup being held in Poland, Germany, Slovenia and Spain over the next few months.

 

World Cup #1

June 22 to 24 – Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia

 

World Cup #2

June 29 to July 1 – Krakow, Poland

 

World Cup #3

July 6 to 8 – Augsburg, Germany

 

World Cup #4

August 31 to September 2 – Tacen, Slovenia (Canadian team not attending)

 

World Cup #5 – Final

September 7 to 9 – La Seu D’Urgell, Spain

 

You can get live results and all information by visiting the International Canoe Federation website. Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website to get more uptades and make sur to follow @PlanetCanoe and @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.

Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing list to get all news and results directly to your email.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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15
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Canoe Kayak Canada Names 2018 World Cups and World Championships Slalom Teams
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (Mai 15, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to name 21 athletes to represent Canada at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cups and 2018 ICF Junior, U23 and Senior World Championships. Canadian athletes were selected this weekend during the National Slalom Team Trials in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec.

“It was great to see our Canadian athletes back on the race course this week-end and we look forward to taking these groups of athletes to compete on the international stage in the coming weeks,” announced James Cartwright, Slalom High Performance Manager at Canoe Kayak Canada. “They have been working hard all winter and they look ready to compete against the best athletes in the world.

The named athletes will be representing Canada at five Slalom World Cups hosted by the International Canoe Federation starting June 22 in Slovakia. The next World Cups will be held in Poland, Germany and Spain over different week-ends between June and September.

The Junior/U23 teams will also compete at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior/U23 World Championships taking place July 17 to 22 in Ivrea, Italy, and the senior teams will compete at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, September 25 to 30.

You can get the Slalom National Team Trials results online on the Canoe Kayak Canada Website and you can find more information about the ICF events by visiting the International Canoe Federations event’s calendar online.

 

Team Announcement

 

Men’s Canoe

 

TEAM ATHLETE HOMETOWN PROVINCE
Senior Cameron Smedley Dunrobin, QC Whitewater Ontario
Senior Spencer Pomeroy Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario
U23/Senior Liam Smedley Dunrobin, QC Whitewater Ontario
U23 Yannick Laviolette Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, QC Whitewater Ontario
Junior Jakob Kryworuchko Vancouver, BC Canoe Kayak BC
Junior James Risk Ottawa, ON Canoe Kayak BC

 

Women’s Canoe

 

TEAM ATHLETE HOMETOWN PROVINCE
Senior Haley Daniels Calgary, AB Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak
Senior/U23 Lois Betteridge Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario

 

Men’s Kayak

 

TEAM ATHLETE HOMETOWN PROVINCE
Senior Michael Tayler Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario
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Ben Hayward

Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario
Senior/U23 Keenan Simpson Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario
U23 Trevor Boyd Calgary, AB Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak
U23 Darius Ramrattan Innisfail, AB Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak
Junior Mael Rivard Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario
Junior Austin Atkins Chilliwack, BC Canoe Kayak BC
Junior Finley Capstick Chilliwack, BC Canoe Kayak BC

 

Women’s Kayak

 

TEAM ATHLETE HOMETOWN PROVINCE
Senior Florence Maheu Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC Eau Vive Québec
Senior/U23 Lois Betteridge Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario
Junior Jocelyn Taylor Calgary, AB Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak
Alternate Haley Daniels Calgary, AB Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak

 

Men’s Extreme Slalom

 

TEAM ATHLETE HOMETOWN PROVINCE
Senior *Conditional

Ben Hayward

Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario
Senior/U23/

Junior

Mael Rivard Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario
U23 Trevor Boyd Calgary, AB Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak
Junior Félix Filion Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC Eau Vive Québec

 

Women’s Extreme Slalom

 

TEAM ATHLETE HOMETOWN PROVINCE
Senior Florence Maheu Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC Eau Vive Québec
Senior Haley Daniels Calgary, AB Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak
Junior Luanda Pronovost Whitehorse, YT Canoe Kayak BC
Junior Olivia Norman Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario

 

Mixed Double Canoe

 

TEAM ATHLETE HOMETOWN PROVINCE
Senior Lois Betteridge Ottawa, ON Whitewater Ontario
Senior Yannick Laviolette Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, QC Eau Vive Québec

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

 

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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For more information :

Joannie Verret

Communications Coordinator

jverret@canoekayak.ca

(418) 271-3785

 

 

 

 

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Canoe Kayak Canada Unveils Inspiring New Vision
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(Photo credit: Jason van Bruggen)

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (August 10, 2017) – This is the biggest month of the year for the Canadian paddling community, as all three disciplines – marathon, slalom, and sprint – host their national championships.

And this August is particularly pivotal because it marks the release of Canoe Kayak Canada’s (CKC) Vision 2024 Strategic Plan, the most important directional document that CKC has ever produced.

“Paddling is a uniquely Canadian sport with ties to our history and our heritage dating back thousands of years,” said Peter Giles, President of Canoe Kayak Canada. “And we’re a sport for everybody – individuals, families, and communities. We’re building on those strengths to drive participation levels to heights never seen before and to set the stage for sustained international success in all of our disciplines.”

Release of the Vision 2024 Strategic Plan marks the culmination of several years of rigorous review and thoughtful planning, according to Casey Wade, CKC’s Chief Executive Officer. “We’ve done a complete governance review, streamlined our human resource practices, dissected recent international results, and brought all of our disciplines together as one organization. It hasn’t been the most glamorous work, but it’s absolutely critical if we hope to achieve the goals laid out in the Plan.”

Vision 2024 is the product of the most extensive consultation process in CKC’s history: a year-long effort to capture input from athletes, coaches, administrators, partners, officials and volunteers from every part of the country.

“With the benefit of so many good ideas from so many in the paddling community, we’ve set the stage for strong, steady growth in our member clubs, for major grassroots development, and for better results internationally,” Giles added. “What’s exciting about this plan is that it sets unified objectives for all disciplines and all forms of paddle sport. We’ve never had that before.”

Vision 2024 sets out goals in four key areas: Proactive Communications, Enhanced Club and Grassroots Development, Enhanced Performance, and Effective Leadership. Specific indicators have also been identified for each goal so that CKC and member clubs can track progress over time.

“One of the biggest and most ambitious goals is to increase participation numbers by 50% compared to 2016,” added Giles. “Combine that with a goal to increase the number of certified coaches by 25% over that same time frame and we’ll see a huge, positive ripple effect on our entire community.”

CKC has committed to keeping its members updated and to consulting on a regular basis. “We simply can’t deliver on this plan without help from the broader paddling community,” Giles said.

A summary of the Vision 2024 Strategic Plan can be found here. The full document is posted here on the CKC website.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube. 

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Casey Wade

Chief Executive Officer

cwade@canoekayak.ca

(O) 613.260.1818 ext. 2203

Aug
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Ottawa Paddlers Dominate Home Course in Whitewater Nationals
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (August 6, 2017) – Local athletes took advantage of an intimate knowledge of the challenging Pumphouse course to win gold in three of the open age events at today’s Whitewater National Slalom Championships in downtown Ottawa.

“Home course advantage is a huge deal in slalom paddling,” said James Cartwright, Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Manager. “The Ottawa athletes train on this course. They know every inch of it. It gave them an extra technical edge and some added confidence and I think they took full advantage today.”

Ottawa’s Cameron Smedley was the most dominant performer of the day, confirming his status as Canada’s top male slalom paddler, winning gold in the Men’s C-1 as well as the top spot in the Mixed C-2 alongside sister, Alison.

Also on the local front, the Men’s K-1 featured a surprise champion in 34-year-old, John Hastings who beat out five other Ottawa paddlers despite retiring from the National Slalom Team to focus on preparations for the upcoming Extreme Slalom World Championships. Hastings’ victory, along with the dual titles by the Smedleys, helped Ontario capture the Brian Creer Cup, an award given annually to the top province at the National Championships.

Breaking the trend of local winners were Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) in the Women’s C-1 and Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) in the Women’s K-1. Daniels’ national title continues a successful year where she produced a personal best sixth-place-finish in the Extreme Slalom on the World Cup circuit earlier this summer. Maheu, who finished 10th in that same World Cup event, beat out Ottawa’s Lois Betteridge and Daniels to take home the K-1 crown.

Cartwright noted that the National Championships have changed dramatically in the past few years. State-of-the-art timing technology – a legacy from the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto –  have elevated the competition experience to something much closer to what athletes will find on the world stage, he added.

“We’ve come incredibly far in terms of how we run these events,” said Cartwright. “Everything is so much closer to the international standard. It gives our best athletes a valuable opportunity to prepare for what they’re likely to experience at major international events.”

This weekend’s event also serves as a vital tune up for those athletes competing in World Cup events later this month in Europe, followed by the World Championships in Pau, France in September.

Click here for more information on the Whitewater Slalom National Championships.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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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James Cartwright

High Performance Manager

613.715 0727

jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

Aug
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Ottawa Hosts Whitewater National Championships
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Competing in Extreme Slalom Canoe on Ottawa’s iconic Pumphouse course are #144 Florence Maheu (Quebec), #147 Lois Betteridge (Ontario), #148 Gemma Grochmal (Alberta), and #145 Natasha O’Connell (Ontario) in the background. (Photo credit: Carolyn Pullen)

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (August 4, 2017) – For the second time this summer, Ottawa is hosting a major national paddling championship. Taking advantage of the unprecedented excitement around Canada 150 celebrations, Canoe Kayak Canada and the Ottawa River Runners Club are staging the Whitewater National Slalom Championships this weekend. This event follows the July 1-2 Canada Cup Sprint Regatta that drew elite teams from Canada, Mexico, the US, and Australia, along with club teams from across Ontario and Quebec.

This weekend, elite paddlers from six provinces and the United States will take on the challenging Pumphouse Course in the heart of the Nation’s Capital. Winners in the senior categories will be crowned on Sunday. National Team members are using this event as a pivotal tune-up race in advance of World Cup events later this month in Europe, followed by the World Championships in Pau, France in September.

The Pumphouse course has also been the site this week for Downriver Sprint and Extreme Slalom Canoe races involving athletes of all ages, from their teens right into their seventies. Results from the Downriver races can be found here.

“This is such a great showcase for the whitewater discipline,” said James Cartwright, High Performance Manager at Canoe Kayak Canada. “Paddlers young and old have the opportunity to race on the same course as this country’s best whitewater athletes. Staging it in Ottawa, with all the Canada 150 celebrations going on around us, will make this a really memorable experience for everybody.”

The Ottawa River Runners are marking the occasion with the official opening of a new, solar-powered clubhouse to support a full range of programs for paddlers of all ages and abilities.

Click here for more information on the Whitewater National Championships.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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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James Cartwright

High Performance Manager

613.715 0727

jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

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Former National Champion Joins Canoe Kayak Canada National Office
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (August 2, 2017) – She’s trading her paddle for a laptop computer. Former sprint canoe national champion, Joannie Verret, is returning to Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) as the new Communications Coordinator, effective August 18th, 2017.

Verret is the two-time defending National Champion in the C-2 200m and was a three-time gold medalist at the 2012 Championships in the C-2 500m and 1000m events, and as part of the winning C-4 500m crew.

Exactly five years later, she’ll be back at the National Championships, but this time in an entirely different role.

“For more than 15 years, I’ve been immersed in the world of sprint canoe and kayak, competing with different clubs around Quebec and with the National Team in women’s canoe,” said Verret. “I literally grew up through my experiences in the sport and I look forward to giving back through this new role with Canoe Kayak Canada. I’m delighted to be joining CKC as the new Communications Coordinator and I can’t wait to get started!”

While Verret officially starts in her new role at this year’s National Championships, she’ll be in Winnipeg next week to help promote the sprint events at the Canada Summer Games.

“I raced for Team Quebec at the last Canada Games in Sherbrooke (2013), so I’m excited to be going back to the Games, this time to help promote the rising stars in our sport,” she said.

Beyond her obvious knowledge of the sport, Verret brings impressive professional and academic credentials. She has a Bachelor of Public Communication degree from L’Université Laval, which included a 6-month term at the Artevelde Hodgeschool University College in Gent, Belgium.

“This is such a great fit in so many ways,” said Casey Wade, CKC’s Chief Executive Officer. “She shares our passion for paddling and knows our sport inside and out. Beyond that, she’s got the skills and experience we’re looking for to elevate the profile of the sport going forward.”

Fluently bilingual, she brings recent experience as a coach with a unique team-building program called H2o Playground, which is centred on dragon boat racing. As a videographer and copywriter, Verret has created advertising campaigns for a range of clients, and served as Technical Director for the 2016 Quebec City Student Film Festival, hosted by L’Université Laval. Since 2013, she has contributed to the Club de canoë kayak de Lac Beauport as Head Coach for the U11 program and as the social media and communications coordinator.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Casey Wade

Chief Executive Officer

(O) 613.260.1818 ext. 2203

cwade@canoekayak.ca

Aug
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Canoe Kayak Canada Congratulates Natalie Brett on New Paralympic Position
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (August 1, 2017) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) today congratulated Sprint National Team Manager, Natalie Brett, who will be moving on from CKC next month following the Sprint National Championships. She will take on the position of Manager of Games Operations and Delivery with the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC).

“We’re really disappointed to see Natalie go because she’s been an invaluable member of our team,” said Graham Barton, CKC’s Chief Technical Officer. “I’ve relied on her heavily and she’s always delivered, often going the extra mile to make sure that nothing fell through the cracks. We also recognize that this is a tremendous opportunity for her to move into a management position with a first-class sport organization. We wish Natalie every success with the CPC.”

Over the last three years, Brett has developed programming, provided logistical support and delivered a wide range of services for athletes, coaches and volunteers involved in CKC’s national sprint teams.

“I’ve had a wonderful experience with Canoe Kayak Canada,” said Brett. “I’ll miss the sport and all the tremendous people I’ve met here. I feel like I’m ready for a new challenge with a multi-sport organization and I can’t think of a better place to be than the Canadian Paralympic Committee.”

Brett has had a busy summer and is just back from last week’s ICF Junior and U23 Sprint World Championships in Romania. Her last CKC event will be the Sprint National Championships from August 22 – 26 in Welland, Ontario.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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For more information:

Graham Barton
Chief Technical Officer
(O) 613.260.1818
gbarton@canoekayak.ca

Ian Mortimer
Director of Development
(O) 613.260.1818 ext 2201
(M) 613.323.2264
imortimer@canoekayak.ca

Jul
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Canada Proves it Belongs with the World’s Best in Canoe Polo
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Members of the Canadian National Women’s Polo Canoe Team at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. (Photo credit: James Petryk)

WROCLAW, POLAND (July 30, 2017) – Despite a disappointing 5-2 loss to the Netherlands in their final match of the tournament, a Top 6 finish in Women’s Canoe Polo at the World Games is proof that Canada belongs amongst the top international teams.

Over 7 matches, Team Canada posted some encouraging results, including a win over host Poland and a tie with the eventual bronze medalists from Italy.

“It’s exciting to know that when you put together a team of our best athletes, and we prepare properly, then we can compete with the best teams in the world,” said James Petryk, Team Canada Manager. “And with Canada hosting the Canoe Polo World Championships next summer, it’s a great confidence builder.”

The 2018 Canoe Polo World Championships will be staged in Welland, Ontario next August and will include Canadian men’s and women’s teams at both the U21 and Senior levels.

Germany took gold in both the men’s and women’s events at this year’s World Games and are the early favourites for top prize at next year’s world championships in Canada.

“We had some real highlights, but wish we could have ended on a higher note,” said Team Canada Captain, Kristina O’Brien (Edmonton, AB). “But, overall, this was a great experience.”

“This was the highlight of my polo career,” added veteran Christie Siddle (Calgary, AB). “One of my favorite moments was the national pride I felt when the Canadian women’s lacrosse team came to cheer us on and lift us to a tie against Italy. That’s what these multi-sport games are all about.”

Canoe polo is a full-contact sport where teams of five paddlers (with three reserves) attempt to score a ball into the opponent’s goal, which is suspended above the water, while paddling in specially-made canoes. Players can pass to each other and shoot on goal by either throwing the ball or flicking it with their paddles.

Roster

Chaz Cheung (Edmonton, AB)

Mary Lukasik (St. Albert, AB)

Athena Hauck (Grande Prairie, AB)

Sarah Kerestes (Grande Prairie, AB)

Kristina O’Brien (Edmonton, AB) 

Hannah Patrick (Calahoo, AB)

Kassandra Reaume (Morinville, AB)

Christie Siddle (Calgary, AB)

Coach – Brad Cameron (Grande Prairie, AB)

Coach – Stephen Gale (Radium, BC)

 

Team Manager – James Petryk (Edmonton, AB)

Team Sport Scientist – Scott Forbes (Penticton, BC)

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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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James Cartwright

High Performance Manager

613.715 0727

jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

Jul
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Women’s Canoe Leads Canada to 4 Medals at ICF Junior/U23 Worlds
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Katie Vincent on the podium. (Photo by Balint Vekassy)

PITESTI, ROMANIA (July 30, 2017) – It was women’s canoe dominating on the final day of the ICF Junior and U23 Sprint World Championships, earning three more medals for Team Canada. Combined with the silver medal from Saturday’s competition, this is Canada’s best performance at this event since 2013.

The highlight of the day was Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) who successfully defended her gold medal in the U23 Women’s C-1 200m, rebounding from a disappointing fourth place finish yesterday in the 500m sprint.

“Katie showed us a lot today. She really knuckled down and got past her disappointment in the 500 with a very short turnaround,” said Graham Barton, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Chief Technical Officer. “It’s those kinds of qualities that make the difference on the world stage and have made her a repeat world champion.”

Elsewhere in women’s canoe, Sophia Jensen (Chelsea, QC) earned her second silver medal in as many days, coming second in the Junior Women’s C-1 200m. The 15-year-old phenom turned a lot of heads at this regatta and is eligible for the next two Junior World Championships.

Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON) and Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) took the bronze in the U23 Women’s C-2 200m, while Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) and Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) just missed the podium, coming fourth in the U23 Women’s C-2 500m.

“Our emphasis on centralized training has paid dividends for the women’s canoe program,” said Barton. “That said, with the addition of women’s canoe to the 2020 Olympic program, other countries are investing heavily in their athletes and the gap is closing quickly. We have to understand that the fast times we’re clocking now won’t be fast enough two years down the road. We need to keep getting better.”

The centralized training program also proved invaluable to the men’s kayak program after an illness sidelined two paddlers. With the benefit of an intensive training camp this spring, filling a vacant spot on the U23 Men’s K-4 crew was seamless. The Canadian foursome of Maxence Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Nicholas Matveev (Toronto, ON), Alexander Scott (Halifax, NS) and Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) came within one-hundredth-of-a-second of the podium in today’s 500m final, and fell just one-tenth-of-a-second short of a gold medal.

“Overall, it was a real eye opener for many of these young paddlers, who now understand how difficult it is to medal at the world level, and how much work it takes to get there,” added Barton. “For some of the more experienced athletes, this was a great lead up to the senior worlds and, eventually, to what we hope will be best-ever performances at the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo.”

Katie Vincent and the Men’s K-4 crew will lead Team Canada at the Senior Sprint World Championships in the Czech Republic from August 23rd to 27th.

Complete event results can be found here.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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First Medal for Canada at ICF Canoe Sprint Junior/U23 Worlds
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PITESTI, ROMANIA (July 29, 2017) – Sophia Jensen (Chelsea, QC) captured Canada’s first medal of the ICF Junior/U23 Sprint World Championships, winning a silver in the Junior Women’s C-1 500m.

In a thrilling race, the 15-year-old Jensen fought through swirling winds to cross the finish line in a tie for second place with Ada Ibarra (MEX), showing tremendous mental toughness in battling the harsh conditions.

“Older athletes have more experience dealing with different kinds of weather, so it can be tougher for younger paddlers to adjust,” said Graham Barton, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Chief Technical Officer. “Sophia had a couple of shaky strokes, but she really held it together and managed to make it onto the podium. We’re thrilled with the result and excited about her future. She’s young enough to qualify for the next two Junior World Championships.”

Following a minor stumble midway through the race Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) closed the gap. However, there wasn’t enough distance left to finish in a medal position. Vincent finished fourth in the A-Final of the U23 Women’s C-1 500m.

Several other Canadian paddlers put in gutsy performances in semi-final competition. Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) had a close finish into the A-Final for the Junior Women’s K-1 200m, claiming third place in her semi by less than two-tenths of a second. Alexander Scott (Bedford, NS) qualified for the U23 Men’s K-1 200m A-Final after filling in yesterday to help the Men’s K-4 500m crew win its semi-final and qualify for tomorrow’s A-Final.Katie Vincent won her semi-final heat with the second-fastest time of the day to punch her ticket to the U23 Women’s C-1 200m A-Final. Vincent is the defending gold medalist at this distance and has high hopes to repeat tomorrow as world champion.

Team Canada has plenty to look forward to on Sunday’s race schedule; Jensen looks to add to her medal count in the Junior Women’s C-1 200m while a confident Men’s K-4 crew of Maxence Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Nicholas Matveev (Toronto, ON), Alexander Scott (Halifax, NS) and Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) looks to build on its semi-final victory to deliver a podium performance. In total, Canadian paddlers have qualified in nine different A-Finals, creating plenty of opportunities to add to Canada’s medal count.

“The most crucial part of these competitions is making it to the A-Final,” said Barton. “Give yourself a chance to win, and anything can happen.”

The official draw can be found here, and you can watch live-streamed coverage of the events on Planet Canoe, the official YouTube channel of the ICF. Canoe Kayak Canada will issue daily highlights of Team Canada performances. Complete event results can be found here.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Canada Bounces Back on Day 2 of ICF Junior/U23 Worlds
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Photo credit – Hayley Plante

PITESTI, ROMANIA (July 28, 2017) – After an “up and down” first day, Team Canada bounced back on Day 2 to qualify for six “A” finals at the ICF Junior and U23 Sprint World Championships.

Canadian paddlers posted great results in both canoe and kayak sprint events. One of the most inspiring performances came in the U23 Men’s K-4 500m race. After Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) was hospitalized due to illness, his replacement, Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK) went down with the same ailment. Alexander Scott (Halifax, NS) filled the vacant spot and, along with teammates Maxence Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Nicholas Matveev (Toronto, ON), and Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) the K-4 crew beat a talented international field to win their semi-final and qualify for Sunday’s medal race.

“We were up and down yesterday, so it’s great to see us make a bunch of finals, including the Men’s K-4,” said Canoe Kayak Canada’s Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “It suggests we’re already starting to see positive results out of a more centralized approach to our training program. Having several athletes training together this spring in Lac Beauport, Quebec, has really helped build our depth, and it paid dividends in the men’s K-4 when two of our guys got sick.”

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) also gritted her way into A-finals appearance. She held onto third place in the first semi-final of the U23 Women’s K-1 500m by only a quarter of a second.

Other athletes who paddled their way to A-finals included: Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) and Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) in the U23 Women C-2 500m; Ailish McNulty (Dartmouth, NS) and Anna Negulic (Halifax, NS) in the U23 Women’s K-2 500m; Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON) and Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) in the U23 Women’s C-2 200m; and 15-year-old Sofia Jensen (Chelsea, QC), who qualified for her second final of the competition in the Junior Women’s C-1 200m.

Saturday’s action will see Jensen and Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) leading the charge as they contend for medals in the Junior and U23 Women’s C-1 500m races respectively. Canadian paddlers have also qualified for eight semi-finals on Saturday and will be looking to earn a spot in Sunday finals to compete for a medal.

The official draw can be found here, and you can watch live-streamed coverage of the events on Planet Canoe, the official YouTube channel of the ICF. Canoe Kayak Canada will issue daily highlights of Team Canada performances. Complete event results can be found here.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Mixed results for Canada on Day 1 of ICF Junior/U23 Worlds
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PITESTI, ROMANIA (July 27, 2017) – For Team Canada, it was a day of mixed results as the ICF Junior and U23 Sprint World Championships got underway in Pitesti, Romania.

Leading the way was Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) who earned a berth in Saturday’s “A” Final in the Women’s U23 C-1 500m with the second-fastest qualifying time of 2:13.812. Vincent is looking to add to her gold medal collection, having won the U23 C-1 200m at last year’s World Championships, as well as the Junior edition of the race in 2014.

Following in Katie’s footsteps, 15-year-old Sophia Jensen (Chelsea, QC) qualified for the “A” Final in the Junior C-1 500m by winning her semi-final in a time of 2:20.524.

“It was an up and down day, for sure,” said Canoe Kayak Canada’s Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “We had some great performances in very competitive races. A few were good enough to qualify for finals, while others competed really hard but just ended up on the wrong side of a fourth place finish.”

While Vincent and Jensen were dominating their races, Team Canada had some near misses in the semifinals on the men’s side. Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK) and Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC) finished fourth in their U23 K-2 1000m semifinal, falling short of a finals berth by only three tenths of a second behind a duo from Germany. In the U23 C-1 1000m, Canada’s Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) was edged out by Vladislav Chebotar (RUS) in the last 50 metres. Kenke, Poulin, and Spence will compete in “B” Finals on Saturday.

Barton emphasized the value of the top-flight competition, particularly for Junior paddlers competing in their first world championships. “It’s really eye opening for them to see how fast the best paddlers in the world really are,” he said. “It can be a great motivator and will definitely benefit those athletes who hope to return to worlds next year.”

Vincent and Jensen will be back on the water on Day 2, hoping to qualify for finals in the C-1 200m in the U23 and Junior competitions, respectively. There is also keen interest in the U23 Men’s K-4 500m, a new event at the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. Canada’s hopes rest with Maxence Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Nicholas Matveev (Toronto, ON), Marshall Hughes (Waverly, NS) and Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) who are coming off an outstanding performance against strong international competition at the Canada Cup regatta in Shawinigan, Quebec earlier this month.

The official draw can be found here, and you can watch live-streamed coverage of the events on Planet Canoe, the official YouTube channel of the ICF. Canoe Kayak Canada will issue daily highlights of Team Canada performances. Complete event results can be found here.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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27
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Canada Preparing to Take on the World’s Best in Canoe Polo
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WROCLAW, POLAND (July 27, 2017) – It’s a sport you’ve likely never heard of, but Canada is among the world’s best in canoe polo. In fact, the Canadian National Women’s Canoe Polo Team is in Wroclaw, Poland this week to compete for the first time in the World Games. The eight-woman roster is up against seven other national teams in a battle for one of the sport’s most prestigious titles.

Canoe polo is a full-contact sport where teams of five paddlers (with three reserves) attempt to score a ball into the opponent’s goal, which is suspended above the water, while paddling in specially-made canoes. Players can pass to each other and shoot on goal by either throwing the ball or flicking it with their paddles.

Canoe polo has been played in Canada for decades, supported by a small, but passionate community. Canada qualified for the World Games by finishing 8th at the 2016 Canoe Polo World Championships in Syracuse, Italy.

“This is the most competitive team we’ve ever sent to an International Canoe Polo event,” said James Petryk, Team Canada Manager. “We’re not simply happy to be here because we’ve never qualified before – we’re here to win games. I think a lot of teams will be surprised by what’s been put together, and we’re chomping at the bit to prove we belong here.”

Canada faces a tough test in its first match Friday, taking on the defending world champions from New Zealand.

“The World Games are like being at World Championships, but bigger and better, with more countries and more sports,” said Christie Siddle, a member of Team Canada. “It’s the closest our sport gets to the Olympics.”

You can watch coverage of the World Games here and find the full schedule for the canoe polo competition here.

Team Canada Women’s Canoe Polo Roster

Chaz Cheung (Edmonton, AB)

Mary Lukasik (St. Albert, AB)

Athena Hauck (Grande Prairie, AB)

Sarah Kerestes (Grande Prairie, AB)

Kristina O’Brien (Edmonton, AB)

Hannah Patrick (Calahoo, AB)

Kassandra Reaume (Morinville, AB)

Christie Siddle (Calgary, AB)

 

Coach – Brad Cameron (Grande Prairie, AB)

Coach – Stephen Gale (Radium, BC)

 

Team Manager – James Petryk (Edmonton, AB)

Team Sport Scientist – Scott Forbes (Penticton, BC)

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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:
James Cartwright
High Performance Manager
613.715 0727
jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

Jul
27
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Top Young Canadian Paddlers Ready for Sprint World Championships
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PITESTI, ROMANIA (July 27, 2017) – Canada is sending a strong team of sprint canoe kayak athletes to this week’s ICF Junior and U23 Sprint World Championships in Pitesti, Romania. For the 35 young Canadian athletes, this is a pivotal event to measure themselves against the next generation of elite international paddlers.

“These championships are a really useful indicator of how well a paddler is progressing towards success at the senior level,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer for Canoe Kayak Canada. “It’s also a great dress rehearsal for those athletes competing next month at the Senior Worlds in the Czech Republic, like Katie Vincent in women’s canoe.”

Barton points to Vincent (Mississauga, ON) as one of Canada’s best chances to medal this week at the U23 level. She captured gold in the Women’s C-1 200m final at last year’s U23 World Championship. In C-2 competition, there are high hopes for the duo of Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) in the C-2 500m and the pair of Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON) and Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) in the C-2 200m.

In men’s canoe, Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) has earned some encouraging results in Senior World Cup events this season and expects to challenge for a place on the podium in the U23 C-1 1000m.

In kayak competition, the Men’s K-4 crew of Maxence Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Nicholas Matveev (Toronto, ON), Marshall Hughes (Waverly, NS) and Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) is coming off an outstanding performance against strong international competition at the Canada Cup regatta in Shawinigan, Quebec earlier this month.

“And for the athletes competing in the Junior Worlds, this event gives them a good sense for how well they’re progressing down the pathway to what each of them hopes will be an eventual Olympic or Paralympic medal,” added Barton.

Two of the canoe athletes hoping to make a big splash in Romania are Sophia Jensen (Chelsea, QC) and Isaac Finklestein (Ottawa, ON) who dominated their respective divisions at the immediaC Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Team Trials last month in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Jensen, 15, took home a pair of gold medals in the Junior Women’s C-1 200m and 500m events. Finklestein, who paddles out of the Rideau Canoe Club, captured three gold in the Junior Men’s C-1 500m, C-1 1000m and the C-2 1000m.

The official draw can be found here, and you can watch live streamed coverage of the events on Planet Canoe, the official YouTube channel of the ICF. Canoe Kayak Canada will issue daily highlights of Team Canada performances. Complete event results can be found here.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships an Incredible Experience for Canadian Athletes
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BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA (July 23, 2017) – Thirteen of Canada’s best young paddlers return home today after gaining a wealth of invaluable competitive experience at this year’s ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships in Slovakia. The event allowed Team Canada to test their skills against top international competition as a stepping stone for later success at World Championships, Olympics and Paralympics.

“The race course in Bratislava is one of the most difficult artificial whitewater courses on the international circuit,” said James Cartwright, Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Manager. “That’s what this tour was all about; giving the athletes the opportunity to train and race on artificial river facilities. I’m really thankful that we had the support of the provincial high performance coaches to make sure that our athletes learned as much as possible from this competition.”

Impressive Canadian performers included Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) who qualified for the semi-finals in the U23 Women’s C-1. Narrowly missing out on the semis were Hannah Penner (Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, QC) who came 34th in the U23 Women’s K-1, and Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) who finished 42nd in the Junior Men’s K-1.

Next up for Team Canada are the ICF Sprint Junior & U23 World Championships from July 27-30 in Pitești, Romania. Canada’s sprint team, which should be distinguished from the slalom team from this week’s competition, is looking to improve on last year’s performance, which saw the team bring home two medals.

You can view the full results of the 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships by clicking here.

Canadian Results Summary

Athlete Event Result
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) C1W U23 29th

(Qualified for Semi-final)

Yannick Laviolette (St-Louis-de-Gonzague, QC) C1M U23 46th
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) C1M U23 54th
Benjamin Risk (Ottawa, ON) C1M U23 45th
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) K1W U23 47th
Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK) K1W U23 44th
Hannah Penner (Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, QC) K1W U23 34th
Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON) K1M U23 54th
Trevor Boyd (Calgary, AB) K1M U23 59th
Darius Ramrattan (Innisfail, AB) K1M U23 74th
Sheamus O’Connell (Ottawa, ON) K1M Junior 79th
Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) K1M Junior 42nd
Mael Rivard (Ottawa, ON) K1M Junior 55th
Jocelyn Taylor (Calgary, AB) K1W Junior 49th

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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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James Cartwright
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613.715 0727
jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

Jul
18
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Canada’s Top Young Paddlers Competing at Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships
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BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA (July 18, 2017) – Canada’s top young slalom paddlers are gearing up for the biggest competition of the season at the ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Thirteen Canadian athletes are racing this week on a challenging 23-gate race course.

“This is an exciting opportunity for our emerging athletes to compete against the best in the world, and a critical step in the athlete development pathway,” said James Cartwright, Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Manager. “We’ve pulled together a team of three provincial coaches and the National Team Head Coach to support our athletes throughout the three-week European training camp and competition.”

Canada’s next generation of canoe slalom athletes from Ontario, Alberta, Quebec and Saskatchewan will take advantage of a rare opportunity to compete on a world-class artificial course against top international racers.

Team Canada hopes to see several athletes advancing to the semi-final competitions as a stepping stone to eventual success at the Senior World Championships, the Olympics and Paralympics.

Day 1 Summary

Ottawa’s Ben Risk and St-Louis-de-Gonzague’s Yannick Laviolette placed 45th and 46th respectively in the Mens U23 C1. Ottawa’s Liam Smedley finished 54th after being awarded a 50-second penalty on the last gate.

Canadian athletes will be racing from July 18th to July 20th. The full results from the competition are available here.

Summary of Canadians Competition Schedule

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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613.715 0727
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Jul
10
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Outstanding Canada Cup Competition Wraps up in Shawinigan
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SHAWINIGAN, QUEBEC (Monday, July 10th, 2017) — The competition was intense amongst top paddlers from Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Australia who gathered in Shawinigan, Quebec for the second and final leg of the Sprint Canada Cup Regatta series. Ottawa hosted the first leg of the competition over the Canada Day weekend.

In Shawinigan, more than 240 athletes, from juniors through to some of Canada’s best canoers and kayakers, gained valuable experience as they make final preparations for major national and international events this summer.

“Regattas like this provide some of the best learning opportunities,” said CKC Director of Development, Ian Mortimer. “Athletes get to compete in a wider variety of races here than they do in the major national and international contests. It gives them a chance to learn and improve against world class competitors.”

Team Ontario came out of the two weekend competition as the overall winners of the Canada Cup, in large part due to the stellar performance of their Women’s Kayak Team, led by August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON), Genevieve L’Abbe (Ottawa, ON), Lucy Pennyfather (Oakville, ON) and Lexy Vincent (Ottawa, On).

Team Canada shone in Men’s Canoe coming off of last week’s battle with Mexico at Canada Cup #1 in Ottawa. Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) won the C-1 1000M, while Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) came second. Former world champion, Jose Everado Cristobal Quirino of Mexico, who won a thrilling race last week, came third. Oldershaw also won the C-2 1000M alongside Mark James (Waverley, NS). Among the other highlight performances was the Canadian Men’s Kayak Team that took gold in the K-4 500M, which will debut as a new event at the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo.

The local supporters were given their own reason to celebrate. Club de canotage du Shawinigan’s U16 Women’s Team finished third in the K-4 500M, earning a medal for the hometown club.

With the Canada Cup now completed, Team Canada will be preparing for the Junior, U23 and Senior World Championships later this summer, while the provincial teams are gearing up for the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg in early August.

Complete event results can be found here.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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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(M) 613.323.2264

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Shawinigan plays host to Sprint Canada Cup Regatta #2
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (July 7, 2017) – Elite international, national and provincial level paddlers are in Shawinigan, Quebec this weekend for the Sprint Canada Cup #2 Regatta. The competition brings together teams from Canada, Mexico, Australia and the United States, Provincial teams from Quebec, Nova Scotia and Ontario, alongside club teams from across Ontario and Quebec.

After last weekend’s intense matchup between Canada and Mexico in the Men’s Canoe competition at Canada Cup Regatta #1 in Ottawa, this event provides another opportunity for these crews to go head-to-head again. Canada’s Senior Men’s Kayak team will also be in tough, competing against crews from Mexico and Australia.

The event will showcase a beautiful racecourse on the Saint-Maurice River. After hosting the Canada Cup in 2016, the community of Shawinigan is excited to cheer on the Canadian athletes.

“Along side the international competition, this is also an important regatta for the provincial crews from Ontario, Nova Scotia and Quebec, ” said Ian Mortimer, Director of Development for Canoe Kayak Canada and a former national team canoe athlete and coach. “It’s their final tune-up before the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg in August. This is an excellent opportunity to test their readiness for this competition.”

Complete event results can be found here.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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(M) 613.323.2264

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Highlights of Sprint Canada Cup 1 Regatta
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (July 3, 2017) – The Canada Day weekend featured an outstanding canoe kayak competition as elite paddlers converged on the nation’s capital for the Sprint Canada Cup 1 Regatta, a two-day event hosted by the Rideau Canoe Club. The competition brought together top crews from the United States, Mexico, Australia and the United States, alongside junior and senior club teams from across Ontario and Quebec.

Among the many highlights was a remarkable performance by 14-year-old Evie McDonald (Carleton Place, ON) of Team Ontario, who dominated both the U16 and U18 Women’s Canoe divisions, winning six gold medals in the six races she entered.

At the senior level, spectators were treated to an epic battle between Canada and Mexico in the Men’s Canoe competition. In the C-1 1000m final, former World Champion Jose Everado Cristobal Quirino of Mexico pushed past both Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) and Olympic and World Championship medalist, Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON).

But, Team Canada roared back to sweep the podium in the Men’s C-2 1000m with the crew of Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) and Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) taking gold, Mark Oldershaw and Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) winning silver, and Connor Fitzpatrick (Dartmouth, NS) and Tom Hall (Waverly, NS) completing the Canadian sweep.

In Men’s Kayak, the K-4 500m – added as a new event to the program for the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo – lived up to the pre-race hype, with the Mexican crew edging out Australia and a tenacious Team Ontario.

In the U16 Women’s K-4 500m final, the hometown crowd had something special to cheer for, as crews from the host Rideau Canoe Club took both the gold and the silver.

Complete event results can be found here.

The Canada Cup continues next weekend with Canada Cup #2 in Shawinigan, QC.

More info here: http://canoekayak.wpengine.com/event/sprint-canada-cup-2/

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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(M) 613.323.2264

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2
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Daniels Has Best Ever Finish in Extreme Slalom World Cup
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MARKLEEBERG, GERMANY (July 2, 2017) – Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) recorded her best-ever finish in World Cup Extreme Slalom today, finishing 6th in the women’s K1 event in Markleeberg, Germany. Teammate, Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) finished 10th, marking the first time two Canadians have finished in the top 10 in the Extreme Slalom event.

The Extreme Slalom is a new addition to the World Cup circuit. It features a head-to-head format where four athletes race down the river at the same time while navigating through a series of obstacles. The event will make its first appearance at the World Championships this year in Pau, France at the end of September. Tereza Fiserova (Czech Republic) won today’s race, with Amelia Hilgertova (Czech Republic) and Marie-Zelia Lafont (France) placing 2nd and 3rd respectively.

“I can’t think of a better way to spend Canada’s 150th birthday weekend than qualifying for my first semi-final in the Slalom and then delivering a personal best in the Extreme Slalom,” said an elated Daniels after the race.

Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) finished 11th in the men’s Extreme Slalom with a 24th-placed finish for Finley Capstick (Chilliwack, BC). Vit Prindis (Czech Republich) took gold while Antoine Launay (Portugal) placed 2nd and Boris Neveu (France) was third.

In the traditional Canoe Slalom event, Daniels, racing in her first semi-final the season, performed well to finish 27th overall. Australia’s Jessica Fox stole the victory with a very impressive run time of 101.46 seconds ahead of Nuria Vilarrubla, of Spain and Rosalyn Lawrence of Australia. Smedley finished 23rd on the men’s side.

With the first three ICF World Cup Slalom events behind them, Team Canada will now set their sights on preparing for the National Championships on August 5th and 6th  in Ottawa and the second half of the World Cup circuit with races in Italy and Spain later this year.

This weekend’s competition was webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

Results

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Extreme Slalom 6th
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) Extreme Slalom 10th
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Extreme Slalom 11th
Finley Capstick (Chilliwack, BC) Extreme Slalom 24th
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 23rd
Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 44th
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 Slalom 27th
Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 Slalom 64th
Finley Capstick (Chilliwack, BC) Men’s K1 Slalom 66th
Darius Ramrattan (Innisfail, AB) Men’s K1 Slalom DNF
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) Women’s K1 Slalom 36th

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube. 

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Pair of Canadian Paddlers into Semi-finals at Canoe Slalom World Cup
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MARKLEEBERG, GERMANY (June 30, 2017) – On the International Canoe Federation (ICF) World Cup circuit, Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) has earned her first semi-final berth of the season, and Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) has qualified for the semi-finals for the third time in three races this month.

Daniels, 26, paddled into the women’s C1 semi-final after placing 29th in the qualification heats with a time of 140.97 seconds. Spain’s Nuria Vilarrubla set the standard with a time of 109.53 seconds.

“I’m thrilled to make my first semi-final of the season,” said Daniels after the race. “It was a very difficult course but I made it through to the next stage. I’m super excited and proud to be racing on Canada’s 150th birthday weekend.”

The technically demanding race course on Leipzig’s Kanupark features 17 downstream gates and 6 upstream gates. A total of seven Canadian athletes took to the start line looking for a semi-final spot.

Smedley, 26, finished 23rd overall in the men’s C1 qualification round and will compete in the semifinal on Sunday morning. He recorded a fast second run with a time of 99.73 seconds with no penalties, just over two seconds behind leader, Franz Anton of Germany, who had a very strong run at 97.67 seconds. Fellow Canadian, Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) finished 44th overall and did not qualify for the semi-finals.

“I was happy with how I raced today,” Smedley said. “My first run went well but a penalty kept me from qualifying on that run. Second run, I kept to a similar race plan and I put down a good run time. The semifinals course looks quite technical so I’m excited to race it on Sunday.”

None of the Canadian kayakers have advanced through to the semi-finals: Keenan Simpson of Ottawa (64th), Finley Capstick of Chilliwack, BC (66th), and Darius Ramrattan of Innisfail, Alberta (DNF 2nd run). The young trio now sets their sights on the Junior and Under 23 World Championships in mid-July.

Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) missed the top 30 cut needed to advance, finishing 36th overall after producing a penalty free second run. Mallory Franklin of Great Britain led the women’s qualification round with a time of 101.38 seconds.

Sunday’s finals will be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday at 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Sunday at 1:30 p.m. EST

Results

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 23rd

Advance to semi-final

Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 44th

Did not advance

Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 Slalom 29th

Advanced to semi-final

Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 Slalom 64th

Did not advance

Finley Capstick (Chilliwack, BC) Men’s K1 Slalom 66th

Did not advance

Darius Ramrattan (Innisfail, AB) Men’s K1 Slalom DNF

Did not advance

Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) Women’s K1 Slalom 36th

Did not advance

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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For more information:

James Cartwright
High Performance Manager
613.715 0727
jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

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A Uniquely Canadian Way to Celebrate Canada 150
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (June 30, 2017) — On the eve of Canada’s sesquicentennial, thousands of people across the country are gearing up to mark the occasion in a uniquely Canadian way – on lakes and rivers in canoes and kayaks.

“The paddling community is celebrating Canada 150 the way we know best – on the water,” said Ian Mortimer, Director of Development for Canoe Kayak Canada and a former national team canoe athlete and coach. “This weekend, some are competing against each other; others are enjoying relaxed family paddles; we’re bridging distance and culture on voyageur expeditions; we’re contributing to community celebrations; and we’re sporting the maple leaf in a World Cup regatta. It’s all part of a uniquely Canadian way to celebrate our country’s 150th birthday.”

On the west coast, marathon racers will compete in Prince George, BC in the Northern Hardware Canoe Race, where competitors will paddle up to 67.5 kilometres along the beautiful Nechako River.

From the heights of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, the grueling Voyageurs Canoe Race will see participants travel more than 1,600 kilometres across the Prairies in 23 days along the North Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Rivers to The Pas, Manitoba.

In the North, it’s a grueling physical and mental challenge as hearty canoers take on the Peel River from Fort McPherson to Aklavik in the Race the Peel event.

On Lake Wascana in Regina, the annual Canada Day Regatta brings together teams from across Western Canada and the Western Untied States.

In the Nation’s Capital, the epicentre of Canada 150 celebrations, you’ll find Canadian paddlers all over the water. The Rideau Canoe Club plays host to the Canada Cup Regatta, drawing elite teams from Canada, Mexico, the US, and Australia, along with club teams from across Ontario and Quebec. Results will be available on the imediaC app and online.

Ottawa will also be the site of the meeting of the Four Winds Canoe Brigades Voyageur Canoe expedition. These four brigades set out from Kingston, Kitigan Zibi, Mattawa and Montreal along traditional canoe routes, and are meeting on Victoria Island, in the shadow of Parliament Hill. There, they will receive a welcome from members of the local Algonquin community.

Liz Elton of the South Wind Brigade, who is en route from Kingston, describes it as a truly unique experience: “Traditionally, voyeur canoes carried cargos of furs and trade goods, but these canoes will carry a different kind of payload – ideas, hopes and dreams.”

“You’ll find paddlers on dry land too,” added Mortimer. “On the East Coast, Sackawa Canoe Club has a special reason to celebrate, with two of its members, James McPhee and Tyler Laidlaw, serving as Grand Marshalls in the Canada Day Parade in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.”

Overseas, Canada’s National Slalom Team will don the maple leaf at World Cup #3 in Markkleeberg Germany. Follow their progress here.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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For more information:

Ian Mortimer
Director of Development
(O) 613.260.1818 ext 2201
(M) 613.323.2264
imortimer@canoekayak.ca

Jun
26
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Exciting Mix of Veterans and Newcomers as Canoe Kayak Canada Announces Sprint Teams for 2017 World Championships
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (June 26, 2017) – A hugely successful National Sprint Team Trials regatta this weekend, combined with promising sprint World Cup results, put Canada in a strong position to challenge for the podium at this season’s World Championships and other key international regattas.

“We’ve got a great mix of proven veterans and outstanding young talent,” said Graham Barton, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Chief Technical Officer. “Led by Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) in Senior Women’s Canoe, the current world record holder and double gold medalist in C-1 200m from the World Cup Tour this spring, and rising stars like Palmer Lumb (Toronto, ON) in Junior Men’s Kayak, we’re excited about seeing many world-class performances this season.”

Barton emphasized the depth of talent in Canadian paddling at all age groups. At the U23 level, he noted that competitions are difficult to predict, but that Canada can realistically expect to qualify for many of the sprint canoe and kayak finals.

“This season’s World Championships are a fantastic testing ground for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and, for some of our younger paddlers, for the 2024 Games,” he added.

For example, Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) performed extremely well at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup #2 earlier this year in Hungary and is well positioned to challenge for a berth in the finals at the U23 World Championships from July 27-30 in Pitești, Romania. On the women’s side, Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) is expected to challenge for a medal in the C-1 200m and 500m sprints in Romania.

In paracanoe competition, two-time national champion, Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) will be among the top paddlers in the K-1 200m KL3 event at the Senior World Championships.

Barton emphasized that this weekend’s results in Junior Men’s and Women’s competitions at the immediaC National Sprint Trials in Dartmouth confirm that Canada is deep in talent and will make waves at the Junior World Championships next month.

“When you look at 15-year old Sophia Jensen (Chelsea, QC) in Women’s Single Canoe, Isaac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON) in Men’s Single Canoe, and Grace Whebby in Junior Women’s Kayak (Dartmouth, NS), we have every reason to be excited and optimistic about what Team Canada will do in Romania,” added Barton.

Today’s announcement fills out Team Canada rosters for the upcoming Junior, U23, and Senior World Championships. Final team selections will be confirmed by July 16th.

Senior World Championship Team

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Maxence Beauchesne Trois Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Ryan Cochrane Windsor, NS Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Frédéric Jobin / Mike Kerrivan
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Andrzej Gronowicz
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac-Beauport, QC Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks / Luc Grenier
Alex Scott Bedford, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks


Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Lissa Bissonnette Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Chad Brooks
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw/Mike Kerrivan/Chad Brooks
Natalie Davison Ottawa, ON Rideau Diana Deek
Andréanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Mark Granger / Mathieu Pelletier
Michelle Russell Fall River, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Courtney Stott Pickering, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek


Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Drew Hodges Ottawa, ON Rideau Wade Farquaharson
Mark James Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk
Marc Tarling Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Marc Creamer
Roland Varga Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki


Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery / Jan Kruk
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier


Women’s Paracanoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Erica Scarff (KL3) Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Mari Ellery

 

U23 World Championship Team

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Maxence Beauchesne Trois Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Zane Clarke Halifax, NS Maswka Jon Pike / Frédéric Jobin
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Frédéric Jobin / Mike Kerrivan
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Andrzej Gronowicz
Nicholas Matveev Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac-Beauport, QC Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks / Luc Grenier
Alex Scott Bedford, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks


Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Madeleine Schmidt Ottawa, ON Rideau Mike Robinson / Diana Deek
Hayley Plante Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Anna Negulic Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Ailish McNulty Dartmouth. NS Mic Mac Chris Chiasson


Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk
Conor Fitzpatrick Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert
Thomas Hall Dartmouth, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Stephen Frodsham Ottawa, ON Rideau Diana Deek


Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Nadya Crossman-Serb Winnipeg, MB Toba Jerome Seremak
Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh Ottawa, ON Rideau Diana Deek
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Hannah MacIntosh Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery / Jan Kruk

Junior World Championship Team

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Palmer Lumb Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek/Kevin McIntyre
Oskar Morawski Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Helen Savin
Colin Rieger Regina, SK Wascana Mike Robinson
Luke Stienburg Lake Echo, NS Senobe Rob Baert/Jeff Houser


Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Ashley Card Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Corrina Higgins Pointe Claire, QC Pointe Claire Eric Mihalovic
Samantha Sula Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek/Kevin McIntyre
Grace Whebby Dartmouth. NS Mic Mac Chris Chiasson


Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Isaac Finkelstein Ottawa, ON Rideau Diana Deek
Dawson Peachy Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Phillipe Turcanu Ottawa, ON Ottawa River Joel Hazzan
Jack Tutty Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery, Doug Tutty


Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Sophia Jensen Chelsea, QC Cascades Adam Mayo
Marlee MacIntosh Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Kate Pennyfather, Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw

Junior Pan American Championship Team

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Palmer Lumb Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek/Kevin McIntyre
Oskar Morawski Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Helen Savin
Cameron Low Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek/Kevin McIntyre
Luke Stienburg Lake Echo, NS Senobe Rob Baert / Jeff Houser


Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Ashley Card Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Corrina Higgins Pointe Claire, QC Pointe Claire Éric Mihalovic
Adriana Lilley Osende Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chiasson
Grace Whebby Dartmouth. NS Mic Mac Chris Chiasson


Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Isaac Finkelstein Ottawa, ON Rideau Diana Deek
Dawson Peachy Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Phillipe Turcanu Ottawa, ON Ottawa River Joel Hazzan
Jack Tutty Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery, Doug Tutty


Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Sophia Jensen Chelsea, QC Cascades Adam Mayo
Marlee MacIntosh Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Kate Pennyfather Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw
Audrey Veillette Lachine, QC Lachine Samuel Raiche

U17 Canada Cup/Canamex Team

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Alex Canning Dartmouth, NS Banook Toshko Kalpakov
Vadim Covalciuc Lachine, QC Lachine Samuel Raiche
Alexander Hoferek Ottawa, ON Rideau Andres Carranco
Kadan Johnson Richmond Hill Richmond Hill Helen Savin
Laurent Lavigne Trois Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Cameron Low Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek/Kevin McIntyre


Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Claire Carruthers Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Anya Chuprys Dartmouth, NS Burloak Hunter George
Adriana Lilley Osende Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chiasson
Courtney Piercey Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Brooklyn Wodehouse Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Helen Savin
Hannah English Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike


Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Tyler Laidlaw Sackville, NS Sack-A-Wa Chris MacPherson
Alix Plomteux Lac-Beauport Lac-Beauport Luc Grenier
Phillipe Turcanu Ottawa, ON Ottawa River Joel Hazzan
Dawson Peachey Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Andrew Billard Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Mathew Sampson Waverly, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan


Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Sophia Jensen Chelsea, QC Cascades Adam Mayo
Marlee MacIntosh Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Kate Pennyfather Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw/Hunter George
Sloan MacKenzie Waverly, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Lindsay Irwin Carleton Place, ON Carleton Place Pat Lester
Julie Lilley Osende Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chiasson

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Mortimer
(O) 613.260.1818 ext 2201
(M) 613.323.2264
imortimer@canoekayak.ca

Jun
26
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Outstanding Results Point to Bright Future for Young Canadian Paddlers
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Medal ceremony for Junior Women’s C-2 500m (Left to Right): Claudia Chender (MLA for Dartmouth South), Marlee MacIntosh and Courtney Spratt (Bronze), Emily Howard and Lindsay Irwin (Gold), Julia Lilley Osende and Kate Hennessey (Silver), Leslie Anne Dempster (Chair of National/International Regattas – Atlantic Division, Canoe Kayak Canada).

DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA (June 26, 2017) – Day 3 of the immediaC Canadian Sprint Team Trials delivered another round of exciting performances by rising stars in Canadian sprint paddling.

Palmer Lumb, 18, of the Balmy Beach Canoe Club in Toronto, capped off a three-medal weekend by winning the Junior Men’s K-1 200m. The victory followed a gold medal performance in the K-1 500m on Saturday and a silver in Friday’s K-1 1000m.

“Throughout the whole day, my heats and semis were really good, so it was nice to finish it off with the win in the 200m,” Lumb said after the race.

Day 3 also saw more local athletes taking advantage of their knowledge of the Lake Banook, Nova Scotia venue. Tyler Laidlaw, 17, of Sack-A-Wa Canoe Club in Lower Sackville, NS, pulled out a tight win in the U17 C-1 200m event, shooting his boat across the line in the final stroke to take gold over a strong field.

“I had a bit of a rough start and had to shoot to win at the line, but I’m pretty pumped now,” said a grinning Laidlaw following the victory.

There continued to be added excitement around the women’s canoe events at this weekend’s Sprint Team Trials with the International Canoe Federation’s announcement earlier this month that women’s canoe will be added to the sport program at the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. When asked for her thoughts about the opportunity in 2020, Emily Howard of Mississauga, Ontario replied, “Really just excited, and pumped for the future.” Howard, 18, won Sunday’s final in the Junior Women’s C-2 500m with partner, Lindsay Irwin, 17, of Carleton Place, Ontario.   

The three-day regatta brought together more than 300 top Canadian paddlers. The results will be used to select Canada’s 2017 Junior World Championship Team and to continue the selection process for this year’s U23 World Championships and the Senior World Championships, where both able bodied and Para athletes will compete. Canoe Kayak Canada will announce the nominations for the Junior and U23 World Championships by Tuesday, June 27.

The top three finishers in each Day 3 event are listed in the table below, along with their home clubs. Full regatta results can be found here. Follow live Canoe Kayak action by using the immediaC Canoe Kayak app, available through the App Store.

Senior/U23 Men’s C2 1000m

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

3:30.584


Mark James

Mark Oldershaw

Senobe Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

Burloak Canoe Club, Oakville ON

2

3:33.010


Drew Hodges

Roland Varga

Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON

Richmond Hill Canoe Club, Richmond Hill ON

3

3:56.744

Connor Fitzpatrick

Thomas Hall

Senobe Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

Cheema Aquatic Club, Waverley NS

Senior/U23 Women’s K2 500m

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

1:49.626

Lissa Bissonnette

Courtney Stott

Club de Canoe Kayak Pointe Claire, Pointe Claire QC 

Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON

2

1:51.018

Alanna Bray-Lougheed

Natalie Davison

Burloak Canoe Club, Oakville ON

Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON

3

1:53.286

Alexa Irvin

Madeline Schmidt

Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON

Junior Women’s C-2 500m

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

2:29.00

Emily Howard

Lindsay Irwin

Mississauga Canoe Club, Mississauga ON 

Carleton Place Canoe Club, Carleton Place ON

2

2:31.542

Kate Hennessey

Julia Lilley Osende

Mic Mac Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS 

Mic Mac Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

3

2:32.556

Marlee MacIntosh

Courtney Spratt

Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON

U17 Men’s C-1 200m

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

47.050


Tyler Laidlaw

Sack-A-Wa Canoe Club, Lower Sackville NS

2

47.206

Éduard Beaumier

Club de canoe-kayak de vitesse de Trois-Rivière, Trois-Rivière QC

3

47.398

Phillipe Turcanu

Ottawa River Canoe Club, Ottawa ON

Junior Men’s K1 200m

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

41.715


Palmer Lumb

Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON

2

42.017

Ryan Lefort

Banook Canoe Club, Dartmouth NS

3

42.341

Nikolas Tsaousidis

Richmond Hill Canoe Club, Richmond Hill ON

Junior Women’s C-1 500m

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

2:28.880


Sophia Jensen

Cascades Canoe Club, Chelsea QC

2

2:31.554

Marlee MacIntosh

Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

3

2:31.746

Kate Pennyfather

Burloak Canoe Club, Oakville ON

Senior Men’s K-1 200m

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

37.459

Alexander Scott

Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

2

37.481

Dominik Crête

Club de canoe-kayak de vitesse de Trois-Rivière, Trois-Rivière QC

3

37.515

Kieran Moorfield-Yee

Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON

Senior Women’s C-1 200m

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

57.112

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent

Club de canoe-kayak de vitesse de Trois-Rivière, Trois-Rivière QC

2

57.554

Anna Roy-Cyr

Club de Canoe-Kayak Lac Beauport, Lac-Beauport QC

3

40.520

Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh

Rideau Canoe Club, ON

Open Men’s Para K1 200m (Final #2)

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

49.399

Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald

Club de Canoe Kayak Sherbooke, Sherbrooke QC

2

52.529

Trinity Tratch

Calgary Canoe Club, Calgary AB

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 About immediaC

immediaC is Canada’s most experienced web shop, having built more than 3500 websites since 1998. The company provides websites, search marketing, and mobile apps for organizations across Canada including Neptune Theatre, Atlantic Division Canoe Kayak, Senobe, Nova Scotia International Tattoo, Massage Addict, and the Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union.

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For more information:

Ian Mortimer

Director of Development

(O) 613.260.1818 ext 2201

(M) 613.323.2264
imortimer@canoekayak.ca

Jun
25
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Benus and Funk win 2nd stop of Canoe Slalom World Cup Circuit
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Haley Daniels (photo by Balint Vekassy)

AUGSBURG, GERMANY (June 25, 2017) – Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) finished 27th overall in the men’s C1 semi-final in the second round of the Canoe Slalom World Cup circuit. Smedley incurred four seconds in penalties after hitting 2 of the 24 gates on the course, which was designed by Alex Kuder (SLO) and Michael Trummer (GER). Slovenia’s Matej Benus demonstrated speed and elegance, posting a penalty free run with a time of 104.90 seconds in the final to take first place. Local paddlers Sideris Tasiadis and Franz Anton placed 2nd and 3rd respectively.

“Cam had a solid race plan and he got off to a great start up at the Washing Machine at the top the Eiskanal,” said James Cartwright, Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Manager. “The top athletes are really pushing hard to cut the lines now to make up time and a slight miscalculation can result in big time loss. Unfortunately, Cam bounced off the wall pushing into gate 17 which cost him 4 seconds. We’ll move on to Markleeberg now to prepare for the next World Cup.”

Germany’s Ricarda Funk defended her home course advantage and placed first overall. No other

paddlers where able to match her time in either the semi-final or final run. Slovakia’s Jana Dukatova and Slovenia’s Ursa Kragelj placed 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Canada had several high finishes in the Extreme Slalom. Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) and Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) finished 10th and 13th respectively on the women’s side, while Smedley came in 15th in the men’s event.

Sunday’s finals will be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

Results

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s Extreme Slalom 15th
Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) Men’s Extreme Slalom DSQ-R
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) Women’s Extreme Slalom 10th
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s Extreme Slalom 13th
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 27th
Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 44th
Liam Smedley (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 46th
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 Slalom 36th
Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 Slalom DSQ-R
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) Women’s K1 Slalom 47th
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 Slalom 61st

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

James Cartwright,

High Performance Manager

613.715 0727

jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

Jun
24
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Repeat winners steal the day at the immediaC Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Team Trials
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DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA (June 24, 2017) – Three standout paddlers stole the spotlight on Day 2 of the immediaC Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Team Trials in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Fifteen-year-old Sophia Jensen (Chelsea, QC) took the gold in the Junior Women’s C-1 500m. It follows her Day 1 victory in the Junior Women’s C-1 200m.

Among the junior men, Issac Finkelstein, 18, who paddles out of the Rideau Canoe Club in Ottawa, added two more gold medals, winning the Junior C-1 500m title and the Junior C- 2 1000m with his 18-year-old partner, Conor O’Neil (Ottawa, ON). Finkelstein provided one of the most dominant performances on Day 1, leaving the rest of the field in his wake in taking the gold in the Junior Men’s C-1 1000m.

In Senior Women’s competition, 26-year-old, Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC) confirmed why she’s considered the class of the field in women’s kayak, winning the K-1 200m. It’s her second gold medal of the regatta, having won the Senior Women’s K-1 500m on Day One.

Among other Day 2 winners was 17-year-old Ashley Card (Halifax, NS) who overcame pre-race nerves to power to victory in the Junior Women’s K-1 500m. “I was pretty nervous at the start but stuck to my race plan and it went perfectly,” she said from the regatta on Lake Banook. “It felt really good to get the win – I’ve been nervous all week and crossing the line felt great.”

Ashley Card of the Maskwa Aquatic Club in Halifax receives her gold medal for the Junior Women’s K-1 500m at the immediaC Canadian Sprint Team Trials. Presenting the medal is Halifax Regional Municipality Councillor, Sam Austin, while silver medalist, Samantha Sula (Toronto, ON), looks on.

In the Men’s KL3 K-1 200m Paracanoe competition, Zacharie Lauzière-Fitzgerald, 18, of Sherbrooke beat out Trinity Tratch, 18, of Calgary for the top spot.

“A lot of great things are happening that I didn’t expect this year,” said Lauzière-Fitzgerald, who qualified for a final at his first World Cup earlier this spring. “Getting four races at the international level has really helped my confidence.”

Men’s KL3 K-1 200m gold medalist, Zacharie Lauzière-Fitzgerald (left) of Sherbrooke, along with silver medalist, Trinity Tratch, of Calgary.

This weekend’s immediaC Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Team Trials are being used to select Canada’s 2017 Junior World Championship Team and to continue the selection process for this year’s U23 World Championships and the Senior World Championships, where both able bodied and Para athletes will compete.

The top three finishers in each event are listed in the table below, along with their home clubs. Full regatta results can be found here. Follow the action live by using the immediaC Canoe Kayak app available through the App Store.

Junior Men’s C2 1000m

Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown
1 4:39.759 Isaac Finkelstein

Conor O’Neil

Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON

Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON

2 4:42.603

Kieran Moorfield-Yee

Jack Tutty

Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON

Mississauga Canoe Club, Mississauga ON

3 4:44.409 Andrew Billard

Nicholas Billard

Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

 

Junior Men’s K1 500m

Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown
1 2:02.630 Palmer Lumb Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON
2 2:03.940 Luke Stienburg Senobe Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS
3 2:05.586 Oskar Morawski Richmond Hill Canoe Club, Richmond Hill ON

 

Junior Women’s K1 500m

Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown
1 2:12.443 Ashley Card Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS
2 2:15.699 Samantha Sula Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON
3 2:15.749 Grace Whebby Mic Mac Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

 

Junior Women’s C-1 500m

Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown
1 2:28.880 Sophia Jensen Cascades Canoe Club, Chelsea QC
2 2:31.554 Marlee MacIntosh Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS
3 2:31.746 Kate Pennyfather Burloak Canoe Club, Oakville ON

 

Junior Men’s C-1 500m

Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown
1 2:09.300 Isaac Finkelstein Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON
2 2:12.188 Tyler Laidlaw Sack-A-Wa Canoe Club, Lower Sackville NS
3 2:12.386 Kieran Moorfield-Yee Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON

 

Senior Men’s K-1 1000m

Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown
1 4:04.749 Zane Clarke Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS
2 4:04.797 Andrew Jessop Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS
3 4:05.949 Brian Malfesi Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club, Maple Ridge BC­­

 

Senior Women’s K-1 200m

Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown
1 44.670 Lissa Bissonnette Club de Canoe Kayak Pointe Claire, Pointe Claire QC
2 45.706 Courtney Stott Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON
3 45.892 Madeline Schmidt Rideau Canoe Club, ON

 

Open Men’s Para K1 200m

Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown
1 48.673 Zacharie Lauzière-Fitzgerald Club de Canoe Kayak Sherbooke, Sherbrooke QC
2 52.613 Trinity Tratch Calgary Canoe Club, Calgary AB

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

About immediaC

immediaC is Canada’s most experienced web shop, having built more than 3500 websites since 1998. The company provides websites, search marketing, and mobile apps for organizations across Canada including Neptune Theatre, Atlantic Division Canoe Kayak, Senobe, Nova Scotia International Tattoo, Massage Addict, and the Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union.

 

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For more information:

Ian Mortimer
Director of Development
(O) 613.260.1818 ext 2201
(M) 613.323.2264
imortimer@canoekayak.ca

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Impressive Performances Highlight Day 1 of the immediaC Canadian Sprint Team Trials
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Junior Women’s K-1 200m Left to Right: Third place: Adriana Lilley Osende, (Dartmouth, NS); First place: Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS); Second place: Ashley Card (Halifax, NS)

DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA (June 23, 2017) – The next generation of top Canadian paddlers is turning heads at this weekend’s immediaC Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Team Trials at Lake Banook, Nova Scotia. More than 300 athletes are competing in the three-day regatta. The National Trials are being used to select Canada’s 2017 Junior World Championship Team and to continue the selection process for this year’s U23 and Senior World Championships.

One of the loudest cheers of the day erupted when local favourite, Grace Whebby, 18, won the Junior Women’s K1 200m in convincing fashion. Her club, the Mic Mac Aquatic Club, trains on Lake Banook.

On the men’s side, Isaac Finkelstein, 18, of the Rideau Canoe Club in Ottawa, provided one of the most dominant performances of the day, winning by 10 seconds in the Junior Men’s C-1 1000m race.

“I put down a good race,” he said. “I felt I put it all out there and I’m happy with the result.”

Finklestein showed promising form during the 2016 international season at both the Junior Worlds, where he raced to a 7th place in C-2 1000m, and the Olympic Hopes regatta where he reached the podium twice. With the benefit of this international experience, the young paddler feels confident heading into his second Junior Worlds this summer in Petesti, Romania from July 27 – 30.

Junior Men’s C-1 1000m Left to Right: Third place: Dawson Peachy (Halifax, NS); First place: Issac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON); Second place: Phillipe Turcanu (Ottawa, ON)

The top three finishers in each event are listed in the table below, along with their home clubs. Full regatta results can be found here. Follow the action live by using the immediaC Canoe Kayak app available through the App Store.

Senior/U23 Men’s K2 1000m

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

3:26.951


Marshall HUGHES

 Jarret KENKE

Cheema Aquatic Club, Waverley NS

Saskatoon Racing Canoe Club, Saskatoon SK

2

3:28.477


Rob CLARKE

Brian MALFESI

Burloak Canoe Club, Oakville ON

Ridge Canoe Kayak Club, Maple Ridge BC

3

3:30.685


Zane CLARKE

 Andrew JESSOP

Maskawa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

Maskwa Aauatic Club, Halifax NS

 

Junior Men’s C1 1000m

 

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

4:29.003

Isaac Finkelstein

Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON

2

4:39.077

Phillipe Turcanu

Ottawa River Canoe Club, Ottawa On

3

4:43.923

Dawson Peachy

Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

Junior Men’s K1 1000m

 

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

4:02.450


Oscar Morawski

Richmond Hill Canoe Club, Richmond Hill ON

2

4:04.804

Palmer Lumb

Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON

3

4:06.840

Luke Stienburg

Senobe Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

Senior Men’s C1 1000m

 

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

4:23.821


Stephen Frodsham

Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON

2

4:24.355

Connor Fitzpatrick

Senobe Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

3

4:25.101

Thomas Hall

Cheema Aquatic Club, Fall River NS

Junior Women’s K1 200m

 

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

47.429


Grace Whebby

Mic Mac Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

2

48.849

Ashley Card

Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS 

3

49.205

Adriana Lilley Osende

Mic Mac Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

Junior Women’s C1 200m

 

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

52.737


Sophia Jensen

Casscades Canoe Club, Chelsea QU

2

55.133

Kate Pennyfather

Burloak Canoe Club, Oakville ON

3

56.145

Kate Hennessey

Mic Mac Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

Senior Men’s K1 500m

 

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

1:46.998


Nicohlas Matveev

Balmy Beech Canoe Club, Toronto ON

2

1:47.494

Andrew Jessop

Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

3

1:49.032

Nick Robson

Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON

Senior Women’s K1 500m

 

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

2:01.459


Lissa Bissonnette

Club de Canoe Pointe-Claire, Pointe-Claire, QU

2

2:03.423

Courtney Stott

Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON

3

2:03.969

Alexa Irvin

Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

Senior Women’s C1 500m

 

Place

Time

Athlete

Club/Hometown

1

2:24.257


Anna Roy-Cyr

 Club de Canoe-Kayak Lac Beauport, Lac-Beauport QU

2

2:26.965

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent

Club de Canoe-Kayak de vitesse de Trou-Riviers, Trios-Riviers QU

3

2:29.257

Jillian Perrone

Burloak Cano Club, Oakvile ON

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada 

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

About immediaC

immediaC is Canada’s most experienced web shop, having built more than 3500 websites since 1998. The company provides websites, search marketing, and mobile apps for organizations across Canada including Neptune Theatre, Atlantic Division Canoe Kayak, Senobe, Nova Scotia International Tattoo, Massage Addict, and the Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union.

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For more information:

Ian Mortimer

Director of Development

(O) 613.260.1818 ext 2201

(M) 613.323.2264
imortimer@canoekayak.ca

Jun
24
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Smedley advances to semi-finals at Slalom Canoe World Cup in Germany
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AUGSBURG, GERMANY (June 23, 2017) – Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) has advanced directly to the men’s single canoe (C1M) semi-final at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Augsburg, Germany.

Smedley’s first run was penalty free and put him in 19th place overall, earning a berth in Sunday’s semi-final. The top 10 paddlers in the semi-final will advance to Sunday’s final. Slovenia’s Benjamin Savsek set the pace in the heats with a run time of 99.70 seconds, finishing ahead of three German competitors. Savsek was the only C1 competitor to break the 100-second threshold.

Canadians, Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) and Liam Smedley (Ottawa, ON), placed 44th and 46th respectively.

“My objective today was to qualify on my first run and I was pleased that I stayed off the poles and posted a competitive run time,” said Smedley after the race. “I was a little rocky at the top of the course after hitting the side wall in the first upstream gate, but was able to refocus and get back on my race plan. I think there’s still some time to make up and I’m excited to be racing the semi-final course on Sunday.”

Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) and Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) finished 47th an 61st respectively in the women’s kayak event. Malorie Franklin of Great Britain displayed superior form and speed, winning the qualification round with a time of 103.19 seconds.

Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) was disqualified in the men’s kayak event because his boat was found to be 20 grams underweight after his second race run. Jiri Prskavec (CZE) set the standard by winning the qualification round with a time of 93.28 seconds.

“I’m not quite ready to be competitive with the senior athletes, but this run gives me confidence that I’ll be ready to compete with the top juniors in Bratislava at the Junior World Championships next month,” said the 18-year-old Canadian kayaker. “I was surprised my boat was underweight because it passed the weight test yesterday. It’s a good lesson learned and, next time, I’ll know to err on the side of caution.”

Calgary’s Haley Daniels placed 36th in the women’s canoe event and did not qualify for the semi-finals. Kimberley Woods of Great Britain was the top finisher. Competition is heating up fast as the top female paddlers set their sights on Tokyo 2020 and the first Olympic canoe competition for women.

Saturday’s and Sunday’s finals will be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

CBC webcast times:

  • Saturday at 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Sunday at 1:30 p.m. EST

Results

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 19th in heats

Advanced to semi-final

Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 44th in heats

Did not advance

Liam Smedley (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 46th in heats

Did not advance

Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 Slalom 36th in heats

Did not advance

Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 Slalom DSQ-R

Did not advance

Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) Women’s K1 Slalom 47th in heats

Did not advance

Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 Slalom 61st in heats

Did not advance

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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James Cartwright

High Performance Manager

613.715 0727
jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

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Canoe Kayak Canada Announces 4-year Sponsorship Deal with Apogee
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (June 23, 2017) – Canada’s top paddlers are the big winners following Canoe Kayak Canada’s announcement today of a long-term sponsorship with Apogee Sports, a leading performance apparel company based in Quebec City.

The renewed partnership will see Apogee Sports provide both performance apparel and casual wear to all National Teams in all disciplines as part of Canoe Kayak Canada’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the organization under one unified brand. The sponsorship will provide extensive support to Canada’s top paddlers for international competition through the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. Selected items will also be available for purchase online and at Canoe Kayak Canada events.

“This is a huge development for our sport and especially for our high performance program,” said Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada. “Apogee designs and manufactures cutting edge performance apparel right here in Canada. We’re delighted to be associated with a world-class organization that promotes the maple leaf as proudly as our athletes do.”

Members of CKC’s high performance staff have visited Apogee’s facility in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, just outside Quebec City, to witness firsthand how the gear is designed and manufactured to meet the unique needs of Canada’s National Sprint and Slalom Canoe Kayak Teams.

“Apogee is proud to renew our commitment with Canoe Kayak Canada, partners who share our goals, both in terms of performance and in pushing the limits,” added Stéphane Roy, President of Apogee Sports. “It’s important for us to demonstrate our intention to invest in high performance sport for several reasons. One of them is to support the athletes, and work with them to develop new products that help them perform better.”

National Team athletes were consulted on the design of the performance apparel and casual wear and are offering rave reviews of the new gear. “All I can say is that the clothing feels so good while I’m wearing it that I don’t even need to be paddling to feel fast!” said Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, 8-time world championship gold medalist, and arguably the top female canoer in the world.

Members of Canada’s National Team will be sporting the new apparel at this weekend’s ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Markkleeberg, Germany.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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For more information:

Casey Wade
Chief Executive Officer
Canoe Kayak Canada
(O) 613.260.1818 ext 2203
cwade@canoekayak.ca

Stéphane Roy
President
Apogee Sports
(O) 418.878.6808
Toll-free 1.877.770.9090
stephane@apogee-sports.com

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Canoe Kayak Canada announces immediaC as Title Sponsor for Canadian Sprint Team Trials
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DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA (June 22, 2017) – As Canada’s top paddlers prepare for this weekend’s National Sprint Canoe Kayak Team Trials at Lake Banook, Nova Scotia, Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is pleased to announce immediaC as the event’s title sponsor.

immediaC has developed exciting new technology that puts real-time race results into the hands of paddling fans across the country. Originally developed for the 2016 Canadian Sprint Championships, the mobile app is connected to finish line software and sends race results immediately to connected mobile devices.

“We’re so pleased to have immediaC as a title sponsor for such a high stakes competition,” said Ian Mortimer, Director of Development for Canoe Kayak Canada. “With athletes competing for spots on World Championship teams, the support of immediaC through their app will again mean that fans, friends and family members will be able to stay on top of the action.”

Through the immediaC app (available through the App Store), spectators can easily view a list of upcoming races and can even search all the times a particular athlete is racing. Full functionality is also available via the mobile web.

“We are very pleased to support this event in Dartmouth where Canoe Kayak plays an important role in our summer and the vibrancy of the community,” added John Leahy of immediaC. “We want to welcome everyone to Dartmouth and wish them good luck in the regatta!”

The national trials from June 23 – 25 will be used to select Canada’s Junior World Championship Team and to continue the selection process for the U23 and Senior World Championships.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

About immediaC

immediaC is Canada’s most experienced web shop, having built more than 3500 websites since 1998. The company provides websites, search marketing, and mobile apps for organizations across Canada including Neptune Theatre, Atlantic Division Canoe Kayak, Senobe, Nova Scotia International Tattoo, Massage Addict, and the Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union.

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For more information:

Ian Mortimer
Director of Development
(O) 613.260.1818 ext 2201
(M) 613.323.2264
imortimer@canoekayak.ca

Jun
20
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CKC Boutique
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Canoe Kayak Canada Boutique is excited to make their new casual apparel line available on site at
the Immediac Canadian Sprint Trials 2, Dartmouth Nova Scotia, June 23-25. Preview the line here or shop now!

https://shop.canoekayak.ca

Products are Made in Canada and sales go to support Canadian Athletes.

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Canadian Results: First Round of the 2017 Canoe Slalom World Cup
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (June 18, 2017) – Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) placed 28th in the men’s C1 event at the opening round of this season’s World Cup. A very challenging course designed by Mark Delaney (GBR) and Jiri Prskavec (CZE) proved to push even the world’s best whitewater paddlers. Only 4 of the 30 semi-finalists produced penalty-free runs. Smedley’s pace was on track to reach the finals, but he incurred multiple penalties on the winding race course which knocked him out of contention. Germany’s Sideris Tasiadis claimed the victory while Matej Benus (SVK) and Raffaello Ivaldi (ITA) placed 2nd and 3rd respectively.

“It was great to get back into the racing season and to race the top international athletes here in Prague,” said Smedley. “I cut the line too short at the top of the course which resulted in some penalties and losing a bit of time. I’m happy with my speed and I’m looking forward to getting back on the start in Augsburg (GER) for the next World Cup. I want to build on this result and deliver clean runs next weekend.”

In Saturday’s racing, Florence Maheu placed 7th and Haley Daniels placed 9th overall in the Extreme Slalom cross event. It is a head to head format where four athletes launch into the river from a platform and race down the whitewater while negotiating a series of obstacles. The paddlers also go through a roll zone where they must perform a roll. Amelia Hilgertova (CZE) claimed top honors winning the extreme slalom title, while Camille Prigent (FRA) won silver, and Tereza Fiserova (CZE) bronze.

Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) placed 14th overall in the men’s extreme slalom event. New Zealand’s Mike Dawson claimed first place ahead of local favourites Vavrinec Hradilek (CZE) and Ondrej Tunka (CZE).

Sunday’s finals will be webcast starting at 1:30 pm on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

Athlete Event Result
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QB) Women’s K1 Extreme Slalom 7th
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s K1 Extreme Slalom 9th
Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 Extreme Slalom 14th
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 28th
Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 Slalom 43rd
Yannick Laviolette (St-Louis-de-Gonzague, QC) Men’s C1 Slalom 58th
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 Slalom 36th
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 Slalom 42nd
Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 Slalom 69th
Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 Slalom 72nd
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 Slalom 43rd
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QB) Women’s K1 Slalom 44th
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 Slalom 65th

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Cameron Smedley slides into semi-final in Prague
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (June 16, 2017) – Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) opened the first ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague by qualifying for Sunday’s semi-finals. Smedley placed 28th overall in the preliminary heat of the Men’s C1. Heavy winds and cooler temperatures in the afternoon presented challenging racing conditions in a sport where precision and speed are critical. A top-ten result in the semi-final Sunday morning will put him through to the afternoon final. Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) and Yannick Laviolette (St-Louis-de-Gonzague, QC) placed 43rd and 58th respectively.

Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) produced Canada’s top women’s kayak result, placing 43rd overall in Friday’s preliminary heats. Salaberry-de-Valleyfield’s Florence Maheu, racing in her first season as a member of the Senior National Team, was close behind in 44th position. Maheu produced a quick run but incurred two touches to knock her out of contention for the semi-final. Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) finished 65th overall.

“This was a strong field, and I know that I have the speed to make it to the semi-final, but I need to deliver a clean run,” said Maheu. “I’m happy with my run time, but frustrated that I touched gate 21. Afterwards I lost my focus on the last gate sequence near the finish line.”

Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) placed 36th and Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) finished 42nd in the heats for Women’s C1, which was recently added to the program for the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. A top-thirty result was needed to advance to the semi-finals.

Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON) and Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) placed 72nd and 69th respectively using this first international event to build experience in preparation for the U23 and Junior World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia later this summer.

“The race today was okay. I executed my race plan on my first run and my strategy on my second run was to race more aggressively to gain some time. Unfortunately, I picked up three touches which resulted in a slower run” said Musgrave. “Overall, it was a good learning experience giving me something to build on and aim to deliver a strong performance in Bratislava at the U23 World Championships.”

This weekend’s races will be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday at 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Sunday at 1:30 p.m. EST

Results

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 28th in heat
Advanced to semifinal
Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 43rd in heat
Did not advance
Yannick Laviolette (St-Louis-de-Gonzague, QC) Men’s C1 58th in heat
Did not advance
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 36th in heat
Did not advance
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 42nd in heat
Did not advance
Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 69th in heat
Did not advance
Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 72nd in heat
Did not advance
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 43rd in heat
Did not advance
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield) Women’s K1 44th in heat
Did not advance
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 65th in heat
Did not advance

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Canoe Kayak Canada names first group of sprint athletes to World Championships Teams
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OTTAWA, ON (June 16, 2017) – Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to name its first group of athletes to represent Canada at the 2017 Senior World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic (August 23-27) and the U23 World Championships in Bascov, Romania (July 27–30). The selections follow a National Team Trials event in May and two World Cups in Szeged, Hungary and Belgrade, Serbia.

“We saw several impressive performances in Europe, including two gold medals and a world record by Laurence Vincent-Lapointe in the C-1 200m event,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer of Canoe Kayak Canada. “I’m confident we’ll be adding other strong performers to this team before we reach the selection deadlines in July.”

Athletes will have additional opportunities to earn a nomination following a second set of National Team Trials from June 23-25 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Team Announcement – Senior World Championships

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coaches
Andréanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier/Chad Brooks
Michelle Russell Fall River, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan/Chad Brooks


Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coaches
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo Latorovszki


Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coaches
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery/Jan Kruk
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier/Jan Kruk

 

Team Announcement – U23 World Championships


Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coaches
Maxence Beauchesne Trois Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier/Frédéric Jobin
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan/Frédéric Jobin
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Andrzej Gronowicz/ Frédéric Jobin
Nick Matveev Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek/Frédéric Jobin
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac-Beauport, QC Lac-Beauport Luc Grenier/Frédéric Jobin
Alex Scott Bedford, NS Maskwa Jon Pike/Frédéric Jobin


Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coaches
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo Latorovszki


Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coaches
Nadya Crossman-Serb Winnipeg, MB Toba Jerome Seremak/Jan Kruk
Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh Ottawa, ON Rideau Diana Deek/Jan Kruk
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier/Jan Kruk
Hannah MacIntosh Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert/Jan Kruk
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery/Jan Kruk

 

Athletes are being chosen based on the following Selection Criteria.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Triple Women’s Canoe medals on the final day of Sprint World Cup Tour
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BELGRADE, SERBIA (June 4, 2017) — Women’s Canoe athlete have won three medals to finish the final day of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3 in Belgrade, Serbia. In total, Canada’s Women’s Canoe athletes have won nine medals over the course of two World Cups.

Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) won a gold medal in the Women’s C1 200m to repeat a victory in the event from last weekend’s World Cup. Vincent Lapointe landed another medal later in the day with a silver in the Women’s C1 5000m.

Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) finished second in the Women’s C2 200m to earn a silver medal. Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON) and Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) finished fifth in the same race.

In the Women’s C2 500m, Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh and Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) finished fifth. Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) and Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) were sixth in the same race.

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) finished eighth in the Men’s C1 5000m. Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON) and Natalie Davison (Ottawa, ON) finished eighth in the Women’s K2 200m.

The Women’s K4 500m crew of Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON), Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC), Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) and Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) finished ninth in the final.

The Canadian Sprint Team will return to Canada to continue preparations for World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic in late August. The Canoe Slalom World Cups are next up on the ICF calendar, starting in two weeks in Prague, Czech Republic.

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200m 1st overall

Gold medal

Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 5000m 2nd overall

Silver medal

Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

Women’s C2 200m 2nd overall

Silver medal

Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh  (Ottawa, ON)

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C2 200m 5th overall
Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh  (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s C2 500m 5th overall
Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

Women’s C2 500m 6th overall
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 5000m 8th overall
Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Natalie Davison  (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K2 200m 8th overall
Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON)

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

Women’s K4 500m 9th ovreall
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

Women’s K2 500m 10th overall
Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Natalie Davison  (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K2 500m 12th overall
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC)

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Maxence Beauchesne (Trois Rivières, QC)

Men’s K4 500m 12th overall
Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) Women’s K1 200m 13th overall
Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON) Women’s K1 5000m 13th overall
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200m 14th overall
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Men’s C2 500m 15th overall
Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) Women’s K1 5000m 15th overall
Mark James (Dartmouth, NS)

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C2 500m 16th overall
Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 5000m 18th overall
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200m 23rd overall
Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK) Men’s K1 5000m 23rd overall

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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Katie Vincent wins bronze at World Cup 3
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BELGRADE, SERBIA (June 3, 2017) — Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) has won a bronze medal in the Women’s C1 500m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3 in Belgrade, Serbia. This is Vincent’s fifth medal of the World Cup tour including four from last week in Szeged.

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) had a solid seventh place finish today in the Women’s K1 500m.

Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) won her semi-final in the Women’s C1 200m to advance to tomorrow’s final. Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) and Katie Vincent won their C2 500m semi-final to qualify for tomorrow’s final. Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON) will also race tomorrow’s C2 500m final after finishing third in their semi.

The Women’s K4 500m crew of Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON), Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC), Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) and Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) rounded out the line-up of Canadian paddlers advancing to A-finals for tomorrow after finishing second in their semi.

Tomorrow is the final day of Sprint World Cup competition in Belgrade.

Results and Live Streaming Video

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 500m 3rd overall

Bronze medal

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 500m 7th overall
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

Men’s C2 1000m 11th overall
Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C2 1000m 12th overall
Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Men’s K2 1000m 12th overall
Mark James (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 1000m 14th overall
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 500m 14th overall
Semi-finals
Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

Women’s C2 500m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON)

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

Women’s K4 500m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh  (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s C2 500m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

Women’s K2 500m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Men’s C2 500m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) Women’s K1 200m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Natalie Davison  (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K2 500m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC)

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Maxence Beauchesne (Trois Rivières, QC)

Men’s K4 500m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Mark James (Dartmouth, NS)

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C2 500m 8th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200m 5th in semi

Advanced to C-final

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Canadian sprint paddlers start up World Cup 3 in Serbia
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BELGRADE, SERBIA (June 2, 2017) — Canadian sprint paddlers have continued on to the third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia.

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) won her heat in the Women’s C1 500m to advance directly to tomorrow’s final. Vincent will attempt to add to her medal count for the World Cup tour which is currently at four after last weekend in Szeged.

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) finished third in the Women’s K1 500m semi-final to advance to tomorrow’s final. Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON) and Natalie Davison (Ottawa, ON) finished second in the Women’s K2 200m to advance to the final.

Two Canadian crews advanced to the final in the Women’s C2 200m. Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON) and Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) were second in their heat while Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) were third in their heat.

In Paracanoe events, Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) raced on her own in the Women’s KL3 200m event to post a time of 54.032 seconds. Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC) finished third in the Men’s KL3 200m while Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) was fifth in the same race. Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) finished fourth in the Men’s KL2 200m.

Competition continues through to Sunday in Belgrade.

Results and Live Streaming Video

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 500m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 500m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Natalie Davison  (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K2 200m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh  (Ottawa, ON)

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C2 200m 2nd in heat

Advanced to A-final

Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

Women’s C2 200m 3rd in heat

Advanced to A-final

Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) Women’s KL3 200m 1st overall
Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s KL3 200m 3rd overall
Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) Men’s KL2 200m 4th overall
Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) Men’s KL3 200m 5th overall
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

Men’s C2 1000m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C2 1000m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Men’s K2 1000m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Mark James (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 1000m 8th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 500m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON) Women’s K1 500m 7th in semi

Did not advance

Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC) Men’s C1 1000m 8th in heat

Did not advance

Nick Matveev (Toronto, ON)

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC)

Men’s K2 1000m 9th in semi

Did not advance

Afternoon heats
Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) Women’s K1 200m 4th in heat

Advanced to semi

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200m 3rd 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 2nd in heat

Advanced to semi

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Natalie Davison  (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K2 500m 3rd in heat

Advanced to semi

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

Women’s K2 500m 4th in heat

Advanced to semi

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Medal haul by Women’s Canoe athletes concludes World Cup 2
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SZEGED, HUNGARY (May 28, 2017) — The Women’s Canoe continent of the Canadian sprint paddling team added another four medals to the weekend total on the final day of competition at ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 in Szeged, Hungary. An additional silver medal in the Mixed C1 relay made for five medals today and seven overall at the World Cup.

Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) won gold in the Women’s C1 200m and was joined on the podium by teammate Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) who won bronze in the event. Katie Vincent won a silver yesterday in the 500m distance.

The success for Vincent and Vincent Lapointe continued as the pair earned the full set of medals between them today by winning a silver in Women’s C2 500m.

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) and Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) rounded out the count with a silver in the Women’s C2 200m. The crew also placed fifth in the C2 500m.

Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON) were fifth in the C2 200m.

Women’s Canoe events are slated for inclusion for the first time in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The competition has been surging in recent years and it is encouraging to see such strong results from the Canadian team who have been international leaders in developing the discipline and advocating for Olympic inclusion.

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) and Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) has a strong result with a seventh place finish in the Women’s K2 500m. In the Women’s K1 200m, Langlois finished eleventh overall while Russell came in fifteenth.

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) and Katie Vincent won a silver medal in the C1 6x500m Mixed relay. This is a new event and with it, Vincent brought her weekend World Cup medal count to four with three silvers and a bronze.

The Canadian Team will compete at the third and final Sprint World Cup next week in Belgrade, Serbia.

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200m 1st overall

Gold medal

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 200m 3rd overall

Bronze medal

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C2 500m 2nd overall

Silver medal

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C2 200m 2nd overall

Silver medal

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

C1 6x500m Mixed relay 2nd overall

Silver medal

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C2 500m 5th overall
Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh  (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s C2 200m 5th overall
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

Women’s K2 500m 7th overall
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Women’s K1 200m 11th overall
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 200m 14th overall
Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON)

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Natalie Davison  (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K4 500m 11th overall
Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C2 500m 11th overall
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC)

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Maxence Beauchesne (Trois Rivières, QC)

Men’s K4 500m 15th overall
Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC)

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

C1 6x500m Mixed relay 4th in heat

Did not advance

Nick Matveev (Toronto, ON)

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

K1 6x500m Mixed relay 4th in heat

Did not advance

Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON)

K1 6x500m Mixed relay 4th in heat

Did not advance

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
27
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Silver for Vincent, bronze for Scarff in Szeged
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Webcast note: CBC Sports will stream Sprint World Cup 2 in Szeged. Check it out on cbc.ca/sports or download the CBC Sports App.

SZEGED, HUNGARY (May 27, 2017) — Canadian sprint paddlers have won two medals on the first day of finals at ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 in Szeged, Hungary.

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) won a silver medal in the Women’s C1 500m and Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) won a bronze in the Women’s KL3 200m Paracanoe event.

In the Men’s C1 1000m final, Craig Spence finished seventh overall. Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC) was seventh in the final of the Men’s KL3 200m Paracanoe event.

Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) finished just off the podium in fourth position in the Women’s C1 500m final. She and Katie Vincent both won their semi-finals of the C1 200m distance to advance to tomorrow’s final. The two also paired together in the Women’s C2 500m to win their heat and advance directly to tomorrow’s final.

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) and Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) finished second in the C2 500 semi-final to also advance to tomorrow’s final. Between the Women’s C2 200m and 500m there will be four Canadian crews contending in finals tomorrow.

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) and Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) finished second in the Women’s K2 500m semi-final to qualify for tomorrow’s final.

Tomorrow is the last day of competition in Szeged. The Canadian Team will compete at the third and final Sprint World Cup next week in Belgrade, Serbia.

Results and Live Streaming Video

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 500m 2nd overall

Silver medal

Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) Women’s KL3 200m 3rd overall

Bronze medal

Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 500m 4th overall
Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 1000m 7th overall
Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s KL3 200m 7th overall
Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 17th overall
Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC)

Mark James (Dartmouth, NS)

Men’s C2 1000m 17th overall
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Women’s K1 500m 14th overall
Nick Matveev (Toronto, ON)

Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

Men’s K2 1000m 27th overall
Semi-finals & Heats
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 200m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C2 500m 1st in heat

Advanced to A-final

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C2 500m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

Women’s K2 500m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 200m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Women’s K1 200m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON)

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Natalie Davison  (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K4 500m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C2 500m 6th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC)

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Maxence Beauchesne (Trois Rivières, QC)

Men’s K4 500m 6th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200m 7th in semi

Did not advance

Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON)

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Women’s K2 500m 7th in semi

Did not advance

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Men’s C2 500m 8th in semi

Did not advance

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
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Eight Canadians advance to A-finals at World Cup 2
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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

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
24
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Ian Miller to move on from Marketing and Communications role
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Ian Miller will be moving on from his current role as Canoe Kayak Canada’s Communication and Marketing Officer at the end of May to take a position with the City of Ottawa’s media relations team.

Ian has been with Canoe Kayak Canada since 2011 during which time he has revamped the Association’s communications processes, led the launch of a new website, played a key role in an organization-wide rebrand, implemented a broadcast partnership with CBC Sports and most recently launched a casual line of clothing with an online sales channel.

“I’d like to thank Ian for his work and dedication to Canoe Kayak Canada,” said CEO Casey Wade. “He’s passionate about what he does and has made a substantial impact over the last six years. We’re going to miss him and wish him the best in his next role.”

Ian started paddling at Maskwa Aquatic Club at age six. He competed as a sprint athlete at the 2006 Pan American Championships and 2007 Junior World Championships. He also spent several summers coaching at Maskwa and Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club. He worked as part of the communications team for the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Nova Scotia before moving to Ottawa.

“This sport has taken me so many places and has been such a significant part of my life,” said Ian. “In this job I’ve worked to share that lifestyle with others, which has been an extremely meaningful experience.”

Ian will officially wrap up his duties at Canoe Kayak Canada on May 31. A job search to fill the role will go out soon.

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
16
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Canoe Kayak Canada names canoe slalom National Team
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OTTAWA, ON (May 16, 2017) — Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to name its national canoe slalom team following a weekend of trials in Kananaskis, AB. The team will represent Canada at World Cups in Europe starting in June and World Championships in Pau, France in September.

“We had some strong performances at trials and have a good mix of up-and-comers and veterans ready to race internationally,” said James Cartwright, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Whitewater High Performance Manager. “The team has a real sense of opportunity heading into this quadrennial and I’m excited for what’s to come.”

There are three quota spots per event. The top athletes in each class will represent Canada at World Cups and World Championships. Under 23 athletes, who qualified as alternates, will be given the opportunity to race World Cups 3.

 

Men’s Kayak

1) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

2) David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

3) Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON)

Alternate: Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON)

 

Women’s Kayak

1) Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

2) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

3) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)

Alternate: Reneo Ohler (Calgary, AB)

 

Men’s Canoe

1) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

2) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

3) Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

Alternate: Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

 

Women’s Canoe

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

2) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)

 

Competition Schedule

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 1 June 16-18 Prague, Czech Republic
ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 2 June 23-25 Augsburg, Germany

 

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 3

*U23 athletes to compete in quotas 2 & 3

July 7-9 Markkleeberg, Germany
ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 September 1-3 Ivrea, Italy
ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup final September 8-10 La Seu D’urgell, Spain
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships September 27 – October 1 Pau, France

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
16
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Marc Creamer selected as Paracanoe Coach and Team Manager
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OTTAWA, ON (May 16, 2017) — Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to name Marc Creamer as its Paracanoe Coach and Team Manager. Creamer supported Canada’s first ever Paralympic Team at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games where the sport made its debut. He will play a key role in growing the National Paracanoe program and preparing the team for success at the 2020 Paralympic Games and beyond.

“Marc has an excellent background in coaching both Olympic and Paralympic athletes,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer of Canoe Kayak Canada. “He brings experience and exceptional technical and leadership skills that are critical to the development of our Para Canoe Program. Our goal is to have multiple finalists in Tokyo and I believe Marc has the skills to make that happen.”

Creamer was Head Coach at the Pointe-Claire Canoe Club. He was Christine Gauthier’s coach leading into the Rio Olympic Games.  Gauthier has won five World Championships gold medals, two silvers and a bronze. Last year, she placed fourth at the Paralympic Games and won multiple medals at the Invictus Games. Creamer was Canada’s Team Leader in Rio.

“I see so much potential and possibility,” said Creamer. “I’m extremely passionate about para-sport and I’m just excited for what’s ahead.”

He is a former leader of Canoe Kayak Canada’s Coaches Technical Committee and has demonstrated his commitment to advancing coaching as a profession. He also sat on CKC’s Sprint Racing Council and High Performance Committee as Coaches’ Representative.

Canada has been an international leader in developing Paracanoe and steering the sport towards Paralympic inclusion. The sport debuted last year with kayak events and there is potential for Va’a canoe events to be included in 2020 as the sport continues to develop.

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
16
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Pomeroy and Maheu strong on day two of canoe slalom team trials
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Daniels repeats double wins to go 4/4

KANANASKIS, AB (May 15, 2017) – Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) and Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) both had strong results on the second day of Canadian Canoe Slalom Team Trials on Sunday at Canoe Meadows in Kananaskis, AB.

Pomeroy won both runs in Men’s C1 on Sunday while Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) finishing second and third. Pomeroy took three of the four runs over the weekend to top the Men’s C1 class.

In Women’s K1, Florence Maheu won both runs on Sunday. She also won three out of four over the weekend to top her class.

Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) continued her streak to win all four runs in Women’s C1 events. Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) won the third run of Men’s K1 while David Ford (Edmonton, AB) won the fourth.

In Mixed C2, the crew of Cameron Smedley and Alison Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) won one run on Sunday. The final run was raced uncontested by Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) and Carmen Kuntz.

Results

Summary of Results

Third Run Fourth Run
Men’s K1

1) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

2) David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

3) Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON)

 

Men’s K1

1) David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

2) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

3) Chris McTaggart (Calgary, AB)

 

Men’s C1

1) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

2) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

3) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

 

Men’s C1

1) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

2) Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

3) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

 

Women’s K1

1) Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

2) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)

3) Reneo Ohler (AB)

 

Women’s K1

1) Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

2) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

3) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)

 

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

2) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)

3) Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

 

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

2) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)

 

Mixed C2

1) Cameron Smedley & Alison Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

2) Cole Oruski & Gemma Grochmal (AB)

Mixed C2

1) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) & Carmen Kuntz

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
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Canoe Kayak Canada names first sprint World Cup team of the new quadrennial
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OTTAWA, ON (May 15, 2017) – Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to name its first team of sprint athletes of the new quadrennial to represent Canada at two World Cup competitions in Europe. The selections follow a weekend of Senior National Team Trials in Montréal, QC.

“We saw several impressive performances over the weekend and I’m really excited to take this team of athletes to Europe to line up against the international competition,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer of Canoe Kayak Canada. “It’s a new quad and we have much to look forward to as we begin this next chapter of working together towards Tokyo.”

The International Canoe Federation will host three Sprint World Cups and Canadian athletes will attend the second two taking place in Szeged, Hungary and Belgrade, Serbia over consecutive weekends starting May 26. Both competitions will include Paracanoe events.

 

ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2

May 26-28 • Szeged, Hungary

 

ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3

June 2-4 • Belgrade, Serbia

 

Team Announcement

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Maxence Beauchesne Trois Rivières (QC) Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Ryan Cochrane Windsor, NS Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Frédéric Jobin / Mike Kerrivan
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Andrzej Gronowicz
Nick Matveev Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac-Beauport, QC Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin/Chad Brooks/ Luc Grenier
Alex Scott Bedford, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Lissa Bissonnette Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Dave Robertson
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw
Natalie Davison Ottawa, ON Rideau Diana Deek
Andréanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Michelle Russell Fall River, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Courtney Stott Pickering, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Drew Hodges Ottawa, ON Rideau Wade Farquaharson
Mark James Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki /Jan Kruk
Marc Tarling Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Marc Creamer
Roland Varga Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Nadya Crossman-Serb Winnipeg, MB Toba Jerome Seremak
Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh Ottawa, ON Rideau Diana Deek
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Hannah MacIntosh Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery / Jan Kruk
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier

 

Men’s Paracanoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Mathieu St. Pierre (KL1) Shawinigan, QC Shawinigan Hélène Gervais
Trinity Tratch (KL2) Calgary, AB Calgary Edgar Garza
Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (KL3) Sherbrooke, QC Sherbrooke Nathan Desmarais

 

Women’s Paracanoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach(es)
Erica Scarff (KL3) Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Mari Ellery

 

 

Results

Selection Criteria & Ranking Lists

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
15
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Russell and Spence repeat wins on day two of Sprint National Team Trials
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MONTRÉAL, QC (May 15, 2017) – Action continued for a second day of Sprint National Team Trials on Sunday as paddlers competed for selection to National Teams including the contingent to represent Canada at World Cup competitions in Europe later this month.

“I’m very pleased by the strong performances of our athletes, including many of our younger athletes, as we enter our first World Cup season following the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer of Canoe Kayak Canada. “I have a real sense of optimism this year and am excited about the strength and future of our program.”

In Senior Men’s C1 1000m, Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) repeated a win in a second final of the event. Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) was second again.

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) won the Women’s K1 500m to make for double wins over the weekend including her victory in the K1 200m distance yesterday.

Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) started off the day with a win in the Men’s K1 200m.

“I knew these guys were all going to be really fast off the line,” said Scott. “I knew my strength was the middle and the end, so I wasn’t very phased and I was able to execute the rest of the race pretty well perfectly.”

The Men’s K4 Olympic distance is slated to go to 500m for the 2020 Games. Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) won the Men’s K1 500m which will factor into the selection pool for crew boats.

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) won the Women’s C1 500m to beat out Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC), who finished second and won the C1 200m yesterday.

“I put my head down and I just went,” said Katie Vincent. “We were pretty neck and neck the whole way so I was really happy with my finish at the end.”

Paracanoe athletes raced their second final of the weekend. Classification categories were combined for the race with Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC) finishing first, Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) second, Troy Chown (Ottawa, ON) third and Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) was fourth. Athletes are chasing performance standards for their events.

“Today went well, better than yesterday,” said Lauziere-Fitzgerald. “I’m still focused on having fun. I’ve been doing this for ten years and I just try to keep having more fun with it as I progress.”

Summary of Results

Event Result
Senior Men’s K1 200m 1) Alex Scott (Bedford, NS)

2) Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

3) Dominik Crête (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Senior Men’s C1 1000m final 2 1)   Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

2)   Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)

3)   Mark James (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Women’s K1 500m 1) Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

2) Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

3) Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON)

Senior Women’s C1 500m 1)   Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

2)   Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3)  Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Senior Men’s K1 500m 1)  Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

2)  Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC)

3)  Zane Clarke (Selkirk, MB)

Paracanoe KL VL 1,2,3 200m final 2 1)    Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC)

2)   Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB)

3)   Troy Chown (Ottawa, ON)

4)   Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC)

 

Results

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
14
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Michael Tayler and Haley Daniels both win first two runs of canoe slalom team trials
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KANANASKIS, AB (May 14, 2017) – Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) and Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) both got off to strong starts yesterday at the Canadian Canoe Slalom Team Trials at Canoe Meadows in Kananaskis, AB. Tayler won both runs in the Men’s K1 while Daniels won both runs in Women’s C1.

In Men’s C1, Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) won the first run while Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) won the second. Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) won the first run in Women’s K1 and Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) won the second.

The sibling pair of Cameron Smedley and Alison Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) won the second run in Mixed C2. They sat out the first run which was won by Liam Smedley and Carmen Kuntz.

Athletes will make four runs over the course of the weekend as they compete for spots on National Teams, including the contingent to represent Canada at World Cups in Europe starting in June. Competition continues today at Canoe Meadows.

Results

 

Summary of Results

First Run Second Run
Men’s K1

1) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

2) David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

3) Louis-Philippe Légaré (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

 

Men’s K1

1) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

2) David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

3) Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON)

 

Men’s C1

1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

2) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

3) Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

 

Men’s C1

1) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

2) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

3) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

 

Women’s K1

1) Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

2) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

3) Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

Women’s K1

1) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

2) Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

3) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)

 

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

2) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)

3) Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

 

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

2) Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

3) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)

 

Mixed C2

1) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) & Carmen Kuntz

2) Cole Oruski & Gemma Grochmal (AB)

Mixed C2

1) Cameron Smedley & Alison Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

2) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) & Carmen Kuntz

2) Cole Oruski & Gemma Grochmal (AB)

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

May
13
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Paddlers open fresh quadrennial with first day of Sprint Team Trials
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MONTRÉAL, QC (May 13, 2017) – Sprint paddlers opened a new quadrennial of competition today at the Olympic Basin in Montreal, QC. Athletes competed for selection to National Teams including the contingent to represent Canada at World Cup competitions in Europe later this month.

“I was very excited to see some great performances to start these trials,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer of Canoe Kayak Canada. “It’s an encouraging start to the quadrennial and I am looking forward to the races tomorrow.”

Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK) opened the afternoon finals with a win the in the Senior Men’s K1 1000m.

“It was tough. I made a lot of adjustments from heat to semi, and semi to final,” said Jarret Kenke. “I was taking really good strokes and putting everything together that we’ve been working over the past three and a half months, so it felt really good to see it all come together.”

In Senior Men’s C1 1000m, Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) led the field to beat out Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON), who finished second, and Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) who finished third.

“It was pretty amazing. I knew that I had the strength to win it but when you’re going up against people like Mark Oldershaw … you know it’s never going to be an easy race,” said Spence. “I think the big step is learning to race against top notch paddlers. Coming into the last half, that feeling at the end of the race is a learning experience every time you go out there.”

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) won the Women’s K1 200m as she edged out Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) in a down-to-the-wire finish.

“It was a tough race and it feels good going into a new year and a new quad to know that I’m starting off on the right foot,” said Russell, who will also race the K1 200m at trials tomorrow.

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) was also happy to get the new quadrennial off to a good start. With Women’s Canoe slated for inclusion on the Olympic program for the first time in 2020, this is the start of a new charge towards a long-sought-after dream.

“I think I’m starting on a good base,” said Vincent-Lapointe. “I definitely told myself that I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t do everything in my power to go in four years.”

Paracanoe athletes raced their first of two finals taking place over the weekend. Classification categories were combined for the race with Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC) finishing first, Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) second, Troy Chown (Ottawa, ON) third and Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) was fourth. Athletes are chasing performance standards for their events. 

The two-day National Team Trials continue tomorrow.

Summary of Results

Event Result
Senior Men’s K1 1000m 1)   Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

2)   Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

3)   Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC)

Senior Men’s C1 1000m 1)   Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

2)   Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)

3)   Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Senior Women’s K1 200m 1) Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

2) Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

3) Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Senior Women’s C1 200m 1)   Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2)   Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

3)  Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac-Beauport, QC)

Paracanoe KL VL 1,2,3 200m 1)    Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC)

2)   Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB)

3)   Troy Chown (Ottawa, ON)

4)   Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC)

 

Start lists & Results

 

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May
12
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Sprint competition results to be available on mobile app
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Canoe Kayak Canada partners with ImmediaC to continue using app launched at 2016 National Championships

OTTAWA, ON (May 12, 2017) — Paddling fans will now have a handy way to access up to the minute results at national sprint competitions. ImmediaC has become Canoe Kayak Canada’s digital app sponsor and will relaunch the app originally developed for the 2016 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships. The app will be used for Sprint National Team Trials, Canada Cups and National Championships.

“We are excited about our continued involvement in helping get real time race results from the tower into the hands of athletes, coaches and spectators,” said ImmediaC’s John Leahy.

As athletes cross the line, their results will show up right away as the app is connected to the finish line software. Spectators can easily view a list of upcoming races and can even search all the times a particular athlete is racing. The app is currently only available for iPhone and the developers are working on an Android application. The app’s full functionality is also available via the mobile web.

“This app repersents a big step forward in making our sport more spectator friendly by bringing results instantly to fans in the stands and across the country,” said Ian Mortimer, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Director of Development. “immediaC is a valuable partner in engaging our national audience through this technology and speading that excitement of a boat-shoot-finish to our community coast to coast.”

Download “Canoe Kayak Canada” iPhone app from the app store

Senior Sprint Team Trials webpage

View App online

Note: In any instance where the app and the draw posted on the CKC website have discrepancies, the version on the CKC website will be upheld.

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
12
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First sprint and slalom paddling trials of the new quadrennial taking place this weekend
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MONTRÉAL, QC & KANANASKIS, AB (May 12, 2017) — National Team Trials for the two Olympic paddling disciplines of sprint and slalom are set to open a new quadrennial of competition this weekend on opposite sides of the country.

Sprint trials will take place at the Olympic Basin in Montreal, QC while slalom trials will take place at Canoe Meadows in Kananaskis, AB. Both trials are being used to select athletes to various National Teams including those to represent Canada at World Cup competitions in Europe. Results of the trials will also impact carding selections for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program.

 

Canadian Sprint Senior Team Trials

Start lists & Results

WHEN:             Saturday, May 13 (8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. EST)

Sunday, May 14 (8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. EST)

WHERE: Bassin Olympique, Parc Jean Drapeau, Ile Notre-Dame, Montréal, QC | Map
            Jean Drapeau Metro Station

 

Canoe Slalom Team Trials

Start lists & Results

WHEN:             Saturday, May 13 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m. local time)

Sunday, May 14 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m. local time)

WHERE: Canoe Meadows, Hwy 40, Kananaskis, AB |Map

 

Selection Criteria

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
12
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Lac-Beauport to become home of Men’s Kayak National Training Centre
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OTTAWA, ON (May 12, 2017) – Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to partner with the Club de Canoe-Kayak Lac-Beauport, the Municipality of Lac Beauport and the Institut National du Sport du Quebec to develop a world-leading training environment for its National Men’s Kayak program.

Under the leadership of Frédéric Jobin, National Coach for Men’s Kayak, the athletes will have access to ideal on and off-water training environments. Other resources including equipment, sport performance services and support for special projects will also be allocated to the centre.

“Fred is a World Class Coach and Lac Beauport is excellent choice for our Men’s Kayak team to prepare for the Tokyo Olympic Games”, said Graham Barton, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Chief Technical Officer. “The creation of this centre is part of developing a system to ensure our team will be successful internationally for years to come.”

National Team Training Centres are designed to bring training groups, National Team Coaches and technical experts together along with adequate training infrastructure to ensure the highest quality daily training environment for podium potential athletes.

“This will be an ideal training environment for the Men’s Kayak team as we focus on what we need to do,” said Jobin.

The Club de Canoe-Kayak Lac-Beauport has consistently supported high performance projects including  preparation for the 2016 Olympic Games. Lac Beauport also hosted the 2005 Pan Am Canoe Championships.

“We feel very proud and privileged to continue to build our partnership with Canoe Kayak Canada in the pursuit of excellence,” said Georges Delisle, President of Club de Canoe-Kayak Lac-Beauport. “Since 1968 we have had at least one Lac-Beauport athlete on every Olympic team and many national team athletes have emerged from our club. This National Training Centre will be an excellent source of inspiration for the kids at the club, our community and the region.”

In addition to the local partners, the centre and Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Program are generously supported by Sport Canada, Own the Podium and the Canadian Olympic Committee.

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

May
12
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Get ready for competition season
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The 2017 paddling competition season is about to kick off and Canoe Kayak Canada is prepared to bring you the news when it happens.

 

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Sprint news

  • Canadian Sprint Senior Team Trials (May 13-14) Montreal, QC
  • ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 (May 26-28) Szeged, Hungary
  • ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3 (June 2-4) Belgrade, Serbia
  • Canadian Sprint Junior and U21 Team Trials (June 23-25) Dartmouth, NS
  • Sprint Canada Cup (July 1-2, July 8-9) Ottawa, ON and Shawinigan, QC
  • ICF Sprint Junior & U23 World Championships (July 27-30) Pitești, Romania
  • Canada Summer Games – Sprint Events (August 7-10) Winnipeg, MB
  • Sprint National Championships (Aug 22-26) Welland, ON
  • ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (Aug 23-27) Racice, Czech Republic
  • Olympic Hopes Regatta (Sep 15-19) Racice, Czech Republic
  • Pan American Championships (Oct 12-15) Ibarra, Ecuador

 

Whitewater news

  • Slalom Team Trials (May 13-14) Kananaskis, AB
  • ICF Slalom World Cup 1 (June 16-18) Prague, Czech Republic
  • ICF Slalom World Cup 2 (June 23-25) Markkleeberg, Germany
  • ICF Slalom World Cup 3 (June 7-9) Augsburg, Germany
  • ICF Junior & U23 Slalom World Championships (July 18-23) Britislava, Slovakia
  • World Games – Canoe Polo Events (July 28-30) Wroclaw, Poland
  • Whitewater National Championships (Aug 5-6) Ottawa, ON
  • ICF Slalom World Cup 4 (Sep 1-3) Ivrea, Italy
  • ICF Slalom World Cup Final (Sep 8-10) La Seu D’urgell, Spain
  • ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (Sep 27-Oct 1) Pau, France
  • ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships (Nov 27-Dec 2) San Juan, Argentina

 

Marathon news

  • ICF Marathon World Championships (September 7-10) Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

 

Past articles can be views in News Archives.

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May
10
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Canoe Kayak Canada launches casual clothing line through online store
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OTTAWA, ON (May 10, 2017) — Paddling fans now have a new way to show off their love of the sport. Canoe Kayak Canada is rolling out a new line of casual clothing through online sales. The line features quality made-in-Canada products, designed for those who embrace the paddling lifestyle.

“Clothing to compliment your rugged passion for paddling.”

The new line is anchored with four main products including the Steadfast Tee, the Portage Raglan, the Dockside Trucker Hat and the Crosswind Zippered Hoodie. There are colour and style variations for several of these products with new designs to be introduced throughout the season. Customers can feel good about making a purchase knowing they are supporting paddling programs and Canadian athletes. All profits will go towards Canoe Kayak Canada’s programs to further its mission of encouraging Canadians to enjoy the sport of paddling and achieving success at all levels of competition.

Shop online now – shop.canoekayak.ca

*first shipments will go out by the end of May

 

 

Steadfast tee  – $30/$35

 

Stand tall and be proud. This timeless Canadian-made tee is best worn on a fine summer day​, but we know you’ll stretch the season. Because you’re Canadian – and a paddler​ – t​his sport is a part of who you are and t​his tee, with its ultra-soft fabric, soon will be too​​.

Portage raglan – $40/$45

 

It’s the perfect fresh shirt to put on after a paddle. The Portage Raglan is casual and can be worn anywhere, and in between. Before you load up your gear and traverse on to whatever lies ahead, take a moment to feel the soft sleeves as you reflect on your journey. Canadian-made with two complimentary fabric colours, this raglan features heritage artwork to connect you to your sport.

 

 

Crosswind Zippered Hoodie – $90

 

Crosswind, headwind or tailwind, this hoodie will keep you warm from whichever way the breeze is blowing. This quality Canadian-made sweater is perfect for a morning or evening leisure paddle, for staying warm between races, or for the all-weather fans who are prepared to brave frigid temperatures.

 

Dockside Trucker Hat – $30

 

Whether you’re a sprinter or in it for the long haul, you might as well look good doing it. The dockside trucker hat will keep the sun out of your eyes from the time you leave home until the sun sets, whether you’re commuting to the cottage or across the country to compete. Its mesh back will keep you cool, its snapback will adjust to the headset you’re in. and its style will surely harness your tranquility whether you’re on your way for a paddle or just dreaming about it.

 

 

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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.

May
8
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Frédéric Jobin, Chad Brooks and Jan Kruk named to Sprint National Team Coach positions
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OTTAWA, ON (May 8, 2017) — Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to name three coaches to sprint National Team positions. Frédéric Jobin, Chad Brooks and Jan Kruk will play key roles in preparing our athletes for international success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and beyond.

“As the coaching structure begins to takes shape, I am pleased to have Fred, Chad and Jan on board. They each possess the leadership skills and the technical knowledge to move our team forward,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer of Canoe Kayak Canada. “I am confident that their contributions to our coaching team will see Canada reemerge as a World power in paddling as we move together to Tokyo and beyond, to 2024.”

Frédéric Jobin to coach Men’s Kayak

Frédéric Jobin has been named to head the Men’s Kayak National Team program. Most recently he coached the Men’s Kayak 200m group. Jobin has coached Mark de Jonge throughout his 200m career while he has won an Olympic bronze medal in 2012 and followed with a silver and two gold medals at the World Championships. Jobin was also Caroline Brunet’s coach between 2000 and 2004. During that time she earned Olympic silver and bronze medals and won five World Championship medals.

As the Men’s Kayak coach, Jobin will focus the new Olympic program which will include K1 200m, K1 1000m, K2 1000m and the new K4 distance of 500m.

“It will be a new challenge for me, and the athletes,” said Jobin. “Like when 200 metre events were added to the Olympic program, we had to adapt and push the limits. I feel extremely privileged to coach the entire Men’s Kayak group and together we will work hard to reach new heights.”

Jobin graduated from Laval University with a degree in Kinesiology. He continued on to complete a degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Montreal. Jobin started paddling at Lac Sergent in his youth before moving into coaching. He was the head coach of Lac Beauport Canoe Club From 1989 to 2008.

Chad Brooks to coach Women’s Kayak

Chad Brooks has been hired to coach Canoe Kayak Canada’s Women’s Kayak National Team program. Brooks has been a National Team Coach since 2013 where he has coached NextGen athletes and most recently has worked under the mentorship of National Men’s Kayak Coach, Frédéric Jobin.

Canoe Kayak Canada announced a partnership last October with the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic (CSCA) and the Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada (ADCKC) to develop a world-leading training environment in Nova Scotia for the National Women’s Kayak program. Brooks’ hiring will be an integral piece in realizing this vision. The Women’s Kayak program has been building momentum since going through a rebuilding period. The team earned four Women’s Kayak athlete quota spots for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and posted a top result of eighth place in the K4 500m.

“When I look at the talent that exists within Women’s Kayak in Canada, I have no doubt we can compete with the best the world has to offer,” said Brooks. “I’m excited to be part of fostering a program that these athletes and all Canadians can be proud to call their own.”

Brooks is in the process of completing his Advanced Coaching Diploma and is a NCCP competition-certified coach. Brooks started out paddling with his family at Orenda Canoe Club where he captured several national titles and his national best time in the Midget K1 6000m from 1996 stood for well over a decade. He was the head coach at Maskwa Aquatic Club for seven years before starting with the National Team.

Jan Kruk to coach Women’s Canoe

Jan Kruk has been selected to coach the Women’s Canoe National program as the discipline is slated to make its debut at the 2020 Olympic Games, subject to approval of the International Olympic Committee. Kruk was hired by Canoe Kayak Canada in 2014 to coach the NextGen Training Group for Atlantic Canada where he focused on supporting potential performers at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. This will be natural transition for Kruk as he works to develop and lead the Women’s Canoe Program into Tokyo.

“Canada has been a world leader in Women’s Canoe and was instrumental in having the women’s canoe events added to the Olympic program,” said Kruk. “I look forward to working with the dedicated athletes within our system as we set our sights on Tokyo 2020.”

Kruk was a decorated national canoe team athlete for Poland. He has coached for many years in the club system in Canada, with much of his time being spent at Banook Canoe Club. He was also a personal coach of Tom Hall when he won the 1999 Junior World Championships. He also worked with Olympian Jason McCoombs. He is currently coaching Katie Vincent He also worked with Olympian Jason McCoombs and is currently coaching Katie Vincent — Junior & U23 World Champion who set a World Record in the Women’s C1 200 this past summer.

Men’s Canoe Coach still to be determined

Canoe Kayak Canada has restructured its coaching staff to align with the new Olympic program, recommendations of an internal High Performance review and available resources. This restructuring created a new vision that places an emphasis on finding strong leaders, in addition to technically skilled candidates to fill each of these positions. The goal is to build a coaching staff focused on building team success for Tokyo and beyond.

The hiring process for the Men’s Canoe Coach has been extended. While this position is still open, Mark Granger, a current staff member will oversee the Men’s Canoe Program through the balance of the competitive season. Granger is an experienced National Coach with an excellent track record of leadership and performance. He is currently working with our Junior Program.

Apr
7
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Dates confirmed for the 2018 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Welland, ON
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OTTAWA, ON (April 7, 2017) — The 2018 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships will take place in Welland, ON from August 1 to 5, 2018 with opening ceremonies scheduled for July 31. Three years ago, the International Canoe Federation awarded the Championships to Welland following a successful bid presentation at ICF headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Much planning and preparation has taken place since that announcement was made. Here are five things to know about next year’s Canoe Polo Championships.

5 things to know about the 2018 World Championships

  1. 30 countries are expected to participate, making for approximately 60 teams over four classes
  1. A test event will take place this year in Welland from September 8–10, 2017
  1. Italy and New Zealand are the reigning World Champions in men’s and women’s divisions respectively
  1. You can Join the Event on Facebookto keep up to date on the lastest news leading in the event
  1. Canoe polo is a thrilling sport to watch. Check out the crowd energy at last year’s World Championships in Syracuse, Italy

 

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Apr
6
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116 paddling events stacked up on Canoe Kayak Canada’s 2017 calendar
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OTTAWA, ON (April 6, 2017) — 2017, the year of Canada’s 150th birthday, will be a big year for paddling competitions in Canada. Considering the sport’s deep roots in Canadian heritage, it is fitting that this special year will be celebrated with so many paddling events. Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to release a preliminary events calendar on its website featuring 116 paddling events taking place across Canada and 22 international events to be attended by National Teams.

View Online Events Calendar

 

By the numbers

  • 116 events
  • 33 featured events
  • 22 international events
  • 42 marathon events
  • 32 sprint events
  • 25 slalom events
  • 16 wildwater events
  • 6 freestyle events
  • 3 canoe polo events
  • Most popular month: July with 30 events

Featured Events

Canoe Kayak Canada will host several National-level paddling competitions this year. To select athletes for National Teams, there will be two sets of sprint and one set of slalom Canadian Team Trials. Five National Championships will take place for sprint, whitewater, marathon, surfski and canoe polo over the summer. Sudbury, ON will host the Canoe Polo National Championships in July and the Marathon Canadian Championships in August. The Canadian Surfski Championships will take place in Squamish, BC. Whitewater Championships will take place in Ottawa and Sprint Championships will round out the circuit in Welland, ON to be followed by the Canadian Masters competition at the same venue the next day. There are two Sprint Canada Cups on the calendar including one in Ottawa to coincide with Canada Day in the capital and one in Shawinigan, QC the following week.

Featured events are displayed on the events calendar with photos along with a red backdrop for international events and brown backdrop for national events.

International Circuit

The International Canoe Federation will host three Sprint World Cups on consecutive weekends starting in May in Europe. The Canadian Team will compete at World Cups 2 and 3 which will both include Paracanoe events. There are five Canoe Slalom World Cups on the calendar.

Two Junior and U23 World Championships are taking place just a week apart in the second half of July. For canoe slalom, those Championships will happen in Britislava, Slovakia starting July 18. For sprint the Championships will take place in Pitești, Romania starting July 27.

Canada will send teams to the ICF World Championships for Sprint, Slalom, Marathon and Freestyle. The Freestyle World Championships are the final event of the year and will stretch the calendar to December 2 by taking advantage of warmer weather in Argentina.

In preparation for hosting the Canoe Polo World Championships next year, the Welland International Flatwater Centre will welcome international teams to a test event this year from September 8 to 10. The Open Canoe North American Championship will take place in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC.

The Games this year

It’s a post-Olympic and Paralympic year and there will be two prominent Games taking place in Canada plus the World Games are taking place in Poland. The Canada Summer Games are taking place in Winnipeg starting July 28 and sprint paddling events are scheduled for the second week of the Games. Toronto will host the North American Indigenous Games from July 16 to 23 and paddling events will take place in Welland, ON. Canada’s Women’s Canoe Polo team will compete at the World Games from July 28 to 30.

Unique Events

There are some events that score particularly high when it comes to the ‘wow factor’. The Voyageurs Rendezvous 150 is one such event as teams will paddle 1,600 kilometres from Rocky Mountain House, AB to The Pas, MB to retrace a traditional trading route in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday. The race pays tribute to Canada’s portaging past and makes use of traditional voyageur canoes. Teams of nine are still being recruited for this feat taking place over the month of July.

Speaking of history, the Yukon River Quest is the World’s longest annual canoe and kayak race stretching from Whitehorse to Dawson City. The Classique Internationale de Canots de la Mauricie will cover 200 kilometres over four days from La Tuque to Trois-Rivières, QC. This race has been a spectacle since its inception in 1934. Bucking the river theme for the long-haul races is the Lake Ontario Crossing where paddlers will race from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Toronto on Stand Up Paddleboards, or SUPs. And while not quite in Canada there will surely be a few Canadian West Coasters making the trip across the boarder to Bellingham, Washington to take part in a duathlon that transcends seasons and ecosystems with the Ski to Sea race.

Local Events

You don’t have to be an elite athlete to participate in every event. There are many local competitions featured on the calendar that are open to public participation, including the Great Muskoka Paddling Experience, the Cpl. Nathan Cirillo Memorial Cup Challenge and many others. With a variety of races of different disciplines, distances and levels of competition, Canoe Kayak Canada’s line up of events has wide offering for families, communities and champions. More events will be added in the coming weeks so be sure to check back regularly.

View Online Events Calendar

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

Mar
21
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JOB POSTING – NATIONAL TEAM COACH (3 POSITIONS)
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EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NATIONAL COACHES

Women’s Kayak – location: Halifax (Competition # WK – 01)
Men’s Canoe – location: to be determined (Competition # MC – 02)
Women’s Canoe – location: to be determined (Competition # WC – 03)

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the recognized authority by the International Canoe Federation on all aspects of paddling in Canada including the Olympic disciplines of sprint and slalom, and the Paralympic discipline of Paracanoe. Our vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions.

We are seeking the three (3) National Coaches. Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer, the National Coaches are accountable for the development of sprint racing member athletes capable of achieving world-class performances while contributing to the physical, psychological and social development of each athlete entrusted under his/her care.

The National Coaches are responsible for the design, content implementation and the results of a comprehensive competition, training and monitoring program for the athletes for which he/she has been entrusted.

If you possess the passion and qualifications for one or more of these positions, please submit your resume along with a covering letter clearly outlining why you believe you are who we are looking for!!! Should you be applying for more than one of these positions, please submit multiple applications quoting the Competition Number(s) as listed above.

Application deadline is March 30 at 4 p.m. EST. Apply to gbarton@canoekayak.ca.

Qualifications:

Education
• The successful candidate will have a degree in a related field or equivalent.
• Be a certified level 4 National Coaching Certification Program coach or hold an equivalent national coaching qualification

Skills / Background
• Be a world-class coach with a successful track record of coaching at the international level.
• Show evidence of working effectively within a team, possessing excellent planning, interpersonal, management and organizational skills, and can motivate and inspire others
• Have good written and oral communication skills
• Experience of applying aspects of sports science, medicine and technology to improve performance
• The ability to work in both official languages is considered an asset
• Evidence of the ability to think innovatively and use experience and knowledge from other sports or fields to accomplish excellence
• Key personal qualities include adaptability, commitment, drive, innovation
• Strong computer literacy and coaching software

If you have a passion for sport and believe you possess the appropriate experience and skill set for this position, please submit your resume and covering letter with the top 3 reasons why you are the ideal candidate for this position. Applications are to be summited electronically by March 30 at 4 p.m. EST to:
gbarton@canoekayak.ca.

Canoe Kayak Canada is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. In addition, Canoe Kayak Canada is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

We appreciate all applications, however only those that will be selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Mar
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Whitewater Domestic Development Committee initiated
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OTTAWA, ON (March 15, 2017) —Canoe Kayak Canada has struck a new volunteer committee focused on growing the whitewater discipline at the grassroots and development level.

“This committee is a great step for the whitewater discipline and will go a long way in strengthening our domestic development programs and building a vibrant participation base,” said James Cartwright, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Whitewater Manager. “Having strong development programs is key to getting more participants into the sport and setting athletes up to succeed in all levels of competition.”

The nine-person Whitewater Domestic Development Committee will provide technical direction and oversight on programming and the whitewater national championships. The committee representatives were elected by the Whitewater Council following a call for candidates that attracted many qualified volunteers coming forward. The committee will meet on a monthly basis by conference call.

 

Role Name
Chair Mark Taylor
Club Representative Tyler Lawlor
Coach/Instructor Representative Claudia Van Wijk
Provincial/Territorial Representative Trevor Braun
Officials Representative Duncan Daniels
Freestyle Representative Trevor L’Heureux
Canoe Polo Representative Catherine O’Brien
Slalom Representative Anthony Colin
Wildwater Representative Warren Hastings

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

Feb
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Canoe Kayak included for second year of RBC Training Ground
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Athlete search to air on CBC Sports

OTTAWA, ON (February 9, 2017) — For a second straight year, RBC Training Ground will be crossing Canada in search of the next Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Canoe Kayak Canada is again involved with partners RBC, CBC Sports, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Canadian Olympic Foundation (COF), and the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute (COPSI) Network to be included as one of eleven sports in the talent search.

RBC and the COF will invest in identifying, developing and supporting Team Canada’s next generation of athletes. The RBC Training Ground program is an opportunity for enhanced funding and training support for CKC’s NextGen programs and athletes to reach the podium in 2020.

This is also a recruitment opportunity for clubs to take in new athletes found through the search.

 

 

The RBC Training Ground consists of a series of local qualifier events across Canada where athletes between the ages of 14 and 25 will be assessed against performance benchmarks over a series of key tests in power, speed, strength and endurance. Participants will be identified to attend regional finals where up to 100 athletes will perform in front of national and provincial sport representatives. Up to 50 of those athletes will receive additional assistance such as funding, resources, coaching and/or mentorship through the COF and RBC to be administered through the National Sport Organizations. In addition, the top athlete from each regional final will receive a trip to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Similar to familiarization trips taken by Canada’s top Olympians, this opportunity will help prepare and encourage the athletes when they, hopefully, make future Olympic Games.

CBC Sports will produce broadcast features to introduce Canadians to the athletes and their stories uncovered at RBC Training Ground events across the country. These features will follow the journey of the top athlete from each of the five main regional events as they train in their new sport and begin the transition from relative unknown to a potential member of Team Canada. Olympian and former national women’s soccer team member Karina LeBlanc will attend the five main regional events on behalf of CBC Sports and will appear within the network’s weekly TV program, Road To The Olympic Games, online at cbcsports.ca and via CBC Sports’ social media platforms with reports from each event.

Upcoming Local Qualifier Events

  • February 12 – Kamloops, BC (Tournament Capital Centre)
  • February 19 – Victoria, BC (University of Victoria)
  • February 19 – Fredericton, NB (University of New Brunswick)
  • February 25 – Saint John, NB (University of New Brunswick – Saint John Campus)
  • March 18 – Grande Prairie, AB (Crosslink County Sportsplex)
  • March 25 – Lethbridge, AB (University of Lethbridge)
  • March 25 – Antigonish, NS (St. Francis Xavier University)
  • April 1 – Halifax, NS (Dalhousie University)
  • April 1 – Okotoks, AB (Crescent Point Regional Field House)
  • April 8 – Edmonton, AB (Foote Field Dome)
  • April 8 – Longueuil, QC (Cégep Édouard-Montpetit)
  • April 15 – St. John’s, NL (Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre)
  • April 22 – Sherbrooke, QC (Sherbrooke University)
  • April 30 – Charlottetown, PEI (University of Prince Edward Island)
  • May 6 – Québec City, QC (Laval University)
  • September (dates and locations TBC) – events throughout Ontario

 

Regional Finals

  • March 4, Vancouver, BC (Richmond Oval in partnership with Canadian Sport Institute Pacific)
  • May 6, Calgary, AB (Winsport in partnership with Canadian Sport Institute Calgary)
  • June 10, Halifax, NS (Canada Games Centre in partnership with Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic)
  • July 8, Montréal, QC (in partnership with Institut National du Sport)
  • October 7, Toronto, ON (Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in partnership with Canadian Sport Institute Ontario)

 

 

Learn more about RBC Training Ground

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jan
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Ottawa and Shawinigan to host 2017 Sprint Canada Cups
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Third year for Canada Cup, aimed at hosting high-level competition in Canada

OTTAWA, ON (January 11, 2017) – Two Canada Cup sprint competitions have been scheduled for the 2017 season. The Rideau Canoe Club will host the first Canada Cup at Mooney’s Bay in Ottawa, ON in conjunction with Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations on July 1 and 2. The following weekend, the Shawinigan Canoe Club will host a second Canada Cup on July 8 and 9. The events are each expected to draw approximately 300 competing athletes from club, provincial, national, and international teams.

“This is a big year for us as we celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, it is fitting to bring these events and our truly Canadian sport to these two iconic locations,” said Ian Mortimer, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Director of Development. “Since we initiated the event three years ago, the Canada Cups have grown to be  high-quality competitions and we are excited to welcome competitors from near and far to Ottawa and Shawinigan.”

The Canada Cups have attracted international participation with team from countries including Great Britain, Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico and the United States. Provincial teams, club teams and Canada’s U17, Junior and U23 teams also compete.

For more information on each event:

Ottawa, ON – Canada Cup 1 – July 1- 2

Shawinigan, QC Canada Cup 2 – July 8- 9

 

In addition to the Canada Cups in Shawinigan and Ottawa, Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to promote two additional high-level competitions over the same weekend in the Prairie region which will provide quality completion between Provincial and Club Teams from the US and Canada.

Regina, SKCanada Day Regatta – July 1- 2

Winnipeg. MB – Canada Games Test Event – July 9

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jan
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It’s 2017 and bows are pointing toward Welland
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2017 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships

WELLAND, ON (January 11, 2017) – With the New Year upon us, the nation’s best canoers and kayakers are now aiming their bows towards Welland, ON, for the 2017 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships.

Canoe Welland 2017 will be the culmination of Canoe Kayak Canada’s summer racing schedule and will bring together approximately 1,800 athletes from coast to coast to vie for the title of national champion.

 

 

Set in the heart of Ontario’s wine and fruit country, Canoe Welland 2017 will take place over five days of competition, from August 22-26, 2017, at the Welland International Flatwater Centre, on the traditional lands of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.

On August 27, 2017, approximately 400 masters paddlers, ranging in age from 25 to over 60, will take part in CanMas2017, the Canadian Masters’ National Championships.

Canoe Welland 2017 will see athletes compete in one, two and four-person canoes and kayaks in 200, 500, and 1000-metre heats and finals going head-to-head across nine lanes. August 26, 2017, will see the spectacular war canoe races, in which 14 paddlers and a coxswain in each four-metre-long boat churn the waters in a tremendous show of power and synchronization.

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While the focus of 2017 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships will be about racing, Canoe Welland 2017 organizers have added features to make the week a true festival of competitive excellence and the sport of flat-water racing.

Visit  www.CanoeWelland2017.com

The Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation will have a presence at CanoeWelland2017 with dancers and singers, as well a display of the history of life on their territory. A display from Canada’s Canoe Museum, which traces the origins of the sport to the Indigenous inventors of the craft, to today’s modern boats and World and Olympic glory.

Those who can’t make it to enjoy Welland and the surrounding area can still catch the action: the 2017 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships will be live-streamed on line across the country and around the world.

A large group of local vendors, food trucks and entertainers will be on site through the competition to complement the main attraction: determining who will be Canadian champions, as well as future World and Olympic medalists.

Visit www.CanoeWelland2017.ca throughout the coming year for more details on the championships, including information on where to stay, where to eat and what to do in the Welland area, as well as more details of the event including a celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday.

Join the event on Facebook and follow Canoe Kayak Canada on Twitter for more news, features and information as the date to the first race draws closer.

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Graham Barton to take the reins as Canoe Kayak Canada’s new Chief Technical Officer
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OTTAWA, ON (December 22, 2016) — Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to announce that Graham Barton will return to lead the technical side of its organization. Barton was Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Director for eleven years from 1999 to 2010, as well as a high performance coach and athlete. He spent the last six years working at Own the Podium as a High Performance Advisor.

“Graham has a strong track-record and remarkable leadership qualities that will be critical in empowering our team to be among the best in the world,” said Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada. “We are very pleased to have him returning to the sport he knows so well and I’m extremely optimistic for the future.”

As the Chief Technical Officer, Barton will head Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance strategy and National Team Programs in collaboration with coaches, athletes, officials, clubs and funding partners. He will lead the development and implementation of a strategic long-term technical plan to ensure sustainable success across the system. He will initially focus on the sprint program and in the long-term will work to adapt best practices and common services across disciplines. He will also further the implementation of Canoe Kayak Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development model which he initially helped to develop.

“I’m thrilled to be returning to Canoe Kayak Canada where we have such a strong history of success and a tradition of excellence in athlete development,” said Barton. “One of the main lessons I have learned from my many years in sport is that excellence is a process. A culture of excellence can have an impact on everything we do. I will to come to the job everyday thinking about how I can be better, how can I make the organization better and how can I make the environment better for the athletes. It will take a collaborative approach to reach our goals as an organization and I look forward to being a part of the team making this possible for Tokyo and beyond.”

With Canoe Kayak Canada’s revamped organizational structure, Barton will work as part of the senior leadership team composed of CEO Casey Wade and Ian Mortimer, the newly named Director of Development, and soon to be hired Head Coach in 2017. This team will work to ensure success throughout the system, stemming from the grassroots and club level, and progressing to the highest levels of competition. Barton will also work closely with the Senior Sprint Team Manager, Athlete Service Manager, National Team Coaches and other staff.

Barton will officially start his post as Chief Technical Officer on January 30 at Canoe Kayak Canada’s office in Ottawa after wrapping up his duties with Own the Podium.

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Dec
14
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Canoe Kayak Canada recognizes outstanding coaches
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OTTAWA, ON (December 14, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada has recently recognized a group of outstanding coaches for their achievements in the 2016 season.

 

Edgar Garza wins Club Development Award

Edgar Garza of the Calgary Canoe Club won Canoe Kayak Canada’s Club Development Award for his work in building the sport at the grassroots level.

“Edgar goes way beyond the duty of coaching to accommodate his athletes’ specific needs,” one of his athletes explained in putting forward the nomination. “Edgar will spend hours after practice helping not only the high-performance athletes but the younger developing ones as well. He even goes out to programs that we have at local lakes to find talent and recruit young paddlers.”

 

Two freestyle coaches receive Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards

Ryan Whetung of Braeside, ON and Louis-Philippe Legaré of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC were both recognized by the Coaching Association of Canada for their contributions in coaching athletes to the podium at the 2015 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships. The Championships were hosted on homewater last September at the Garburator Wave on the Ottawa River in Beachburg, ON.

Ryan Whetung coached Nick Troutman to a bronze medal in the Senior Men’s K1 category while Louis-Philippe Legaré coached Zach Zwanenburg to a bronze in the Men’s C1. Freestyle is an impressive whitewater sport in which athletes are scored for their ability to perform an array of tricks and moves while surfing on a standing wave.

 

Coach Recognition Award Recipients

A total of 51 Canadian coaches received Canoe Kayak Canada’s Coach Recognition Awards. The awards were presented to coaches whose athletes achieved a gold medal performance at their National Championships or made a National Team during the 2016 season. Fifteen of these coaches received the recognition award for the first time.

*indicates first time winner. The coach’s club/team is noted after their name

Rob Baert (Senobe)

Ian Bardos* (Cheema)

Tamas Buday Jr (Pointe-Claire)

Tamas Buday Sr (Mississauga)

Larry Cain (Burloak)

Chris Chaisson (MicMac)

Andres Carranco (Rideau)

Diana Deek (Rideau)

Mari Ellery (Balmy Beach)

Edgar Garza (Calgary)

Hunter George (Burloak)

Luc Grenier (Lac Beauport)

Andrzej Gronomicz (Saskatoon)

Wade Farquharson (Rideau)

Joel Hazzan (Ottawa River)

Brian Hammer (Pitt Meadows)

Anna Hetzler* (Cheema)

Conrad Hutter* (Rideau)

Kyle Jeffery (Mississauga)

Toshko Kalpakov* (Banook)

Mike Kerrivan (Cheema)

Chris MacPherson (Sack-a-Wa)

Piotr Majewski (Ridge)

Peter Martinek (Balmy Beach)

Adam Mayo (Cascades)

Sean McBeath* (False Creek)

Kevin McIntyre* (Balmy Beach)

Éric Mihalovic* (Pointe-Claire)

Adam Oldershaw (Burloak)

Scott Oldershaw (Burloak)

Mathieu Pelletier (Trois-Rivières)

Jon Pike (Maskwa)

Samuel Raiche (Lachine)

Mike Robinson (Wascana)

Rob Sargant (Burloak)

Helen Savin (Richmond Hill)

Hannah Schmidt* (Ottawa River)

Jerome Seremak (Manitoba)

Michael Thomas* (Pointe-Claire)

Brendan Curson (Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan)

Mike Holroyd (Alberta Slalom)

Louis-Philipe Legare (Valleyfield)

Thea Froehlich* (Alberta Slalom)

Anthony Colin* (Whitewater Ontario)

Kyle Polsfut (Edmonton Whitewater Paddlers)

Keegan Smith (Central Alberta Paddling Excellence)

Brad Cameron (Canoe Polo National Team)

Chaz Cheung* (Canoe Polo National Team)

Darryl O’Brien* (Canoe Polo National Team)

Rick Janigo* (Canoe Polo National Team)

Sieger Roorda* (Canoe Polo National Team)

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Dec
14
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Sprint National Team Trials scheduled for 2017
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OTTAWA, ON (December 14, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada has scheduled two sets of Sprint National Team Trials for the 2017 season along with carding race to be held in advance of the Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships. The trials are scheduled for Montréal in May, Dartmouth in June and the additional carding races will take place in Welland in August.

Senior National Team Trials

Montréal, QC • May 11-14, 2017

The first set of trials will be used to identify athletes for the Senior Team Selection Pool in order to name athletes to the following teams:

  • World Cups
  • World Championships

Additional athletes may be selected for the following teams:

  • Under 23 World Championships
  • Canamex Regatta
  • Pan American Championships – Senior Team

Trials 1 will also impact Senior nominations for Sport Canada Carding Athlete Assistance Program for the period of:

  • November 2017 – October 2018 period (first assessments)

 

Junior and U21 National Team Trials

Dartmouth, NS • June 23-25, 2017

The second set of trials will be used as part of the selection process for the following teams:

  • Junior World Championships
  • Junior European Tour and ICF World Dragon Boat Championships
  • Canada Cup Tour
  • Canamex Regatta
  • Pan American Championships – Junior Team

Trials 2 will also impact U21 nominations for Sport Canada Carding Athlete Assistance Program for the period of:

  • November 2017 – October 2018 period (first assessments)

 

Carding Races

Welland, ON • August 21, 2017

Races to finalize recommendations for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program will be held on the Monday of National Championships for:

  • Athletes not nominated through performances at the Senior, U23 or Junior World Championships (second assessment)
  • U21 athletes for Development Cards (second assessment)

The Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships will take place in Welland, ON from August 22 to 26 with the following team selection taking place:

  • Olympic Hopes Regatta

 

Full selection criteria has not yet been established so all teams to be selected and carding requirements at each set of trials are still subject to change. While the dates have been set with venue managers, they are still considered tentative until formal hosting contracts have been officially signed.

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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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Julie Beaulieu
National Programs Manager, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.790.7705
jbeaulieu@canoekayak.ca

Dec
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Ian Mortimer to lead Canoe Kayak Canada’s Development Programs
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OTTAWA, ON (December 13, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to name Ian Mortimer as its new Director of Development. In his new role, Mortimer will focus on program development to align with Canoe Kayak Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development model.

“Ian’s passion for the sport shines through in everything he does,” said Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada. “He has proven his ability to work collaboratively with people to develop the sport. I know he will play an instrumental role in helping Canoe Kayak to reach its full potential.”

Mortimer will work in partnership with clubs, divisions, Provincial and Territorial Sport Organizations, and High Performance management to help develop the sport at the grassroots and club level and allow athletes to successfully progress towards the Podium Pathway to strengthen our high performance system. He will work to improve the quality of coaching throughout Canada and will lead the implementation of the Coaching Association of Canada’s National Coach Certification Program (NCCP). Mortimer will be part of Canoe Kayak Canada’s Technical Leadership Team to support domestic development and high performance objectives.

“Learning to paddle can be life changing — I know that first-hand,” said Mortimer. “In this new position, I am excited to continue working with our entire community to get more Canadians out on the water. Setting out in a canoe or kayak is never truly about the destination. Whether a paddler reaches the highest international level of competition, or more simply spends some of their summer paddling our rivers and lakes, I am confident that their journey in our Canadian development system can serve as a foundation for lifelong success, on and off the water.”

Mortimer has served as Canoe Kayak Canada’s Manager of Domestic Development and Partner Relations since 2015. He was a National Team canoe athlete for seven years and retired in 2012. He grew up paddling at the Rideau Canoe Club and spent three years coaching full-time after his retirement. His international career highlights include a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, two silver medals at the World University Championships and placing fourth in C4 at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.

He is however, most proud of his accomplishments at the Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships. These include winning 17 medals as both a paddler and war canoe cox, and winning the Black trophy twice in Junior Men’s C4. Mortimer holds a Master’s degree in Canadian Studies from Carleton University and was a board member for the Coaching Association of Canada for six years.

Canoe Kayak Canada has recently undergone and full High Performance review in partnership with Own The Podium, and a Human Resources review with the support of the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Sport Enhancement Fund. The purpose of these reviews were to look at ways to strengthen our high performance system and to restructure staff roles to improve operational efficiencies. A Chief Technical Officer will soon be hired to lead the High Performance Program.

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Dec
3
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Sherbrooke to host the 2018 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships
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1200 paddlers from over 40 clubs across Canada are expected to attend

OTTAWA, ON (December 3, 2016) – Today at Canoe Kayak Canada’s Meeting of Members of the Sprint Racing Discipline, member clubs unanimously voted to hold the 2018 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships in Sherbrooke, QC from August 28 to September 1. The Canadian Masters Championships – CanMas – will also take place in Sherbrooke on September 2.

“This event brings our entire sprint community together and is a real cornerstone of the sport,” said Canoe Kayak Canada’s CEO, Casey Wade. “The races, the emotion, the club pride — it’s an event paddlers look forward to all year and we’re looking forward to bringing the excitement to Sherbrook in 2018.”

The Championships – most recently hosted in Dartmouth, NS and destined for Welland, ON in 2017 – regularly draw 1200 participants from over forty clubs across Canada. Participants will include National Team athletes and upcoming paddlers in their early teens. The Championships were last hosted in Sherbrooke in 2009 and the site also hosted the paddling events for the 2013 Canada Summer Games.

“We’re really looking forward to welcoming the paddling family back to Sherbrooke,” said Nicolas Lemay, Chair of the Host Organizing Committee. “This venue is unique with the racecourse right in the heart of the city. This will be the perfect stage to showcase such an iconic sport and such renowned event.”

Athletes will compete for club pride in canoe and kayak events across several distances over the five days. War canoe races are an astonishing demonstration of fitness and teamwork as nine boats of fifteen paddlers go all out in a head-to-head race that usually comes right down to the finish line. Burgees are presented to the overall top ranking clubs in a tradition that has gone on for over a hundred years.

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, CanoeKayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

 

Nov
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Frank Garner, John Edwards and Don McKenzie maintain positions on International Canoe Federation Board
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OTTAWA, ON (November 28, 2016) – Three Canadians have maintained their positions on the International Canoe Federation’s Board of Directors following elections at the ICF’s Extra Ordinary Congress in Baku, Azerbaijan, under a newly accepted ICF Governance structure.

Frank Garner was re-elected from a competitive field of four candidates as the Chair of Canoe Sprint. Garner has held this position since 2008 and has been a member of the Canoe Sprint committee since 1995. The result of Friday’s election means he will serve another four-year term and now sits of the ICF Executive Committee.

 

Garner, of Waverley, NS, has been a long-time paddling volunteer, a past national team coach and was Chief Official at multiple Olympic Games including Rio 2016. As Chair of Canoe Sprint he has lead the proposal for an Olympic program with gender equity for 2020. He has made strides in making canoe sprint a more universal sport and has been working to improve the sports presentation aspect of competitions while maintaining the sport in its pure form.

John Edwards has earned another four-year term as the ICF’s Paracanoe Chair. Edwards, of Carleton Place, ON, has played a lead role internationally in making paddling accessible to everyone. He helped to steer Paracanoe towards inclusion in the 2016 Paralympic Games for the first time ever. Edwards was Canoe Kayak Canada’s Domestic Development Director for sixteen years and has recently been named a finalist for the World Paddling Awards under the Lifetime Achievement category.

Dr. Don McKenzie will continue as Chair of the ICF’s Medical and Anti-Doping Committee. McKenzie has been a strong advocate for clean sport. He has been the Chief Physician for the Canadian paddling team for many years and also sits on the board for the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. Through his research he has lead the international Abreast In A Boat movement in which he has enabled thousands of breast cancer survivors to enjoy healthy and active lifestyles but involving them in dragon boating.

“We are proud of to have these three highly respected Canadians serving in such influential roles at the international level,” said Peter Giles, President of Canoe Kayak Canada. “Each of them has made tremendous contributions to the sport and we are pleased that they will continue to lead the way forward.”

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Nov
23
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Canoe Kayak Canada names Sprint Teams
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OTTAWA, ON (November 23, 2016) — Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to name its sprint teams for the 2016-2017 season.

The National Team consists of carded athletes who are part of Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program. The NextGen 2024 Team is composed of targeted athletes who have demonstrated they are on track to achieve make a final at the 2024 Olympic Games. The Academy Team is composed of junior athletes who have demonstrated the potential for future international success based on performance indicators.

 

National Team Carded Athletes

Men’s Kayak 1000m Hometown Club Coach
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Chad Brooks / Andrzej Gronowicz
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Chad Brooks / Mike Kerrivan
Andrew Jessop Halifax, NS Maskwa Chad Brooks
Brian Malfesi Maple Ridge, BC Ridge Chad Brooks / Piotr Majewski
Nick Robson Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Rob Clarke Mississauga, ON Burloak Chad Brooks / Adam Oldershaw
Nicholas Matveev Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Men’s Kayak 200/500m Hometown Club Coach
Mark de Jonge (200m) Halifax, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin
Pierre-Luc Poulin (500m) Lac Beauport, QC Lac-Beauport Chad Brooks / Luc Grenier
Alex Scott (200m) Bedford, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (200m) Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Frédéric Jobin / Mathieu Pelletier
Ryan Cochrane (200m) Windsor, NS Lac Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Hugues Fournel (200m) Montréal, QC Lachine Frédéric Jobin
James Lavallée (200m) Winnipeg, MB Toba Jerome Seremak
Maxence Beauchesne (500m) Trois-Rivieres, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Women’s Kayak 200/500m Hometown Club Coach
Émilie Fournel Montréal, QC Lachine Frédéric Jobin
Kathleen (KC) Fraser Oakville, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Andréanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Frédéric Jobin / Mathieu Pelletier
Genevieve Orton Lake Echo, NS Orenda Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Lissa Bissonnette Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Dave Robertson
Hannah Vaughan Dartmouth, NS Banook Jan Kruk
Michelle Russell Fall River, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Sam Hall Dartmouth, NS Cheema Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
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
Men’s Canoe 1000m Hometown Club Coach
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk
Mark James Dartmouth, NS Senobe Jan Kruk
Drew Hodges Ottawa, ON Rideau Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk/ Wade Farquaharson
Marc Tarling Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk
Steve Frodsham Ottawa, ON Rideau Jan Kruk / Wade Farquaharson
Sam Pennyfather Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Women’s Canoe Hometown Club Coach
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Rob Stott / Mathieu Pelletier
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery / Rob Stott
Nadya Crossman-Serb Winnipeg, MB Toba Jerome Seremak
Hannah MacIntosh Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Stott / Rob Baert
Jillian Perrone Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw
Anna Roy-Cyr Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Luc Grenier
Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Paracanoe Hometown Club Coach
Christine Gauthier Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Mark Granger / Marc Creamer
Erica Scarff Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Mari Ellery
Trinity Tratch Calgary, AB Calgary Edgar Garza
Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald Sherbrooke, QC Sherbrooke Nathan Desmarais

 

 

NextGen 2024 Team

Men’s Kayak Hometown Club Coach
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
Nicholas Matveev Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Maxence Beauchesne Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
James Lavallee Winnipeg, MB Toba Jerome Seremak
Olivier Courchesne Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Nick Robson Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Charles-Antoine Girouard Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Women’s Kayak Hometown Club Coach
Madeline Schmidt Ottawa, ON Rideau Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan / Mike Robinson
Madison MacKenzie Chelsea, QC Cascades Dave Robertson
Men’s Canoe 1000m Hometown Club Coach
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk
Steve Frodsham Ottawa, ON Rideau Jan Kruk / Wade Farquaharson
Sam Pennyfather Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Lucas Turnbull Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Isaac Finklestein Ottawa, ON Rideau Wade Farquharson
Women’s Canoe Hometown Club Coach
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery / Rob Stott
Nadya Crossman-Serb Winnipeg, MB Toba Jerome Seremak
Anna Roy-Cyr Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Luc Grenier
Jillian Perrone Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw
Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Rob Stott / Mathieu Pelletier
Tess Peterman Cascades Chelsea, QC Adam Mayo
Juliette Brault Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Rob Stott / Eric Mihalovic

 

 

Academy Team

Men’s Kayak Hometown Club Coach
Luke Steinburg Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert
Palmer Lumb Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Justin Dobson Carleton Place, ON Carleton Place Pat Lester
Cameron Nowen Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Oskar Morawski Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Helen Savin
Thomas Paquette Carleton Place, ON Carleton Place Pat Lester
Ryan Lefort Dartmouth, NS Banook Toshko Kalpakov
Jack McGovern Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert
Sawyer Capes Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Alex Canning Dartmouth, NS Banook Toshko Kalpakov
Cameron Lang Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Helen Savin
David Stewart Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Helen Savin
Matt Chisholm Sackville, NS Sack-a-Wa Chris MacPherson
       
Women’s Kayak Hometown Club Coach
Grace Whebby Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Lucy Pennyfather Oakville, ON Burloak Hunter George / Adam Oldershaw
Ashley Card Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Riley Melanson Dartmouth, NS Banook Toshko Kalpakov
Corrina Higgins Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Eric Mihailovic
Courtney Piercey Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Hannah English Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Claire Carruthers Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Adriana Lilley-Osende Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Jane Girgulis Calgary, AB Calgary Edgar Garza
Sophia Cuoci Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Eric Mihailovic
       
Men’s Canoe 1000m Hometown Club Coach
Lucas Turnbull Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Isaac Finklestein Ottawa, ON Rideau Wade Farquharson
Nicholas Billard Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Samuel Djurfeldt Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery
Thomas Côté Lachine, QC Lachine Samuel Raiche
Kieran Moorfield-Yee Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Philipe Turcanu Ottawa, ON Ottawa River Joel Hazzan
Tyler Laidlaw Sackville, NS Sack-a-Wa Chris MacPherson
Dawson Peachey Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Conor O’Neill Ottawa, ON Rideau Wade Farquharson
Adam Scott Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Rylan Conway Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Matt Sampson Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
       
Women’s Canoe Hometown Club Coach
Kate Hennesey Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Emily Howard Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery
Audrey Veillette Lachine, QC Lachine Samuel Raiche
Marlee MacIntosh Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Julia Lilley Osende Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Sophia Jensen Cascades Chelsea, QC Adam Mayo
Courtney Spratt Ottawa, ON Rideau Wade Farquharson
Lindsay Irwin Carleton Place, ON Carleton Place Pat Lester
Sloan Mackenzie Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Kate Pennyfather Oakville, ON Burloak Hunter George / Adam Oldershaw

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Oct
28
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Coach Excellence Awards – Nominations now open
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Canoe Kayak Canada presents the Coach Excellence Awards annually in recognition of excellence demonstrated by members of our coaching community. Nominations are now open until Tuesday, November 15 at 4 p.m. EST and this is your chance to suggest a coach who is deserving of the Club Development or CEO’s Award. In order for a coach to be eligible for any of the above awards, they must be an NCCP certified coach and part of the Coaching Association of Canada.

Click the award links below to submit your nomination.

CEO’s Award

 

Club Development Award 

 

More Information

Oct
28
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Canoe Kayak Canada Strategic Plan Webinars
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Nov 1 & 2, 2016 at 8 pm EST

The CKC Strategic Planning Working Group invites you to participate in an interactive webinar designed to inform you of our past engagement activities, share our revised Vision, Mission and Values statements and gather your input on the draft priority areas for CKC’s Vision 2024 Strategic Plan.

Important information on the results of the past survey and stakeholder interviews as well as the proposed new Foundational Statements and Priority areas can be found here.

 

Executive Summary of Data Analysis

Strategic Plan Webinar

 

Your voice is important to this process.  Please register for a webinar on November 1 or November 2 at 8pm EST.

 

November 1 – Register

November 2 – Register

 

If you know someone who you feel should be involved in this discussion, please share this email with them.  All are welcome to join.

 

Oct
25
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In memory of whitewater pioneer Heinz Poenn
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It is with sadness that Canoe Kayak Canada has learned of the passing of Heinz Poenn. Heinz was a part of the first Whitewater team Canada ever sent to the World Championships in 1965 in Spittal, Austria. He competed in the Men’s K1 at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games when canoe slalom made its Olympic debut. He was a National Team Coach and served on the ICF Slalom Committee where he was instrumental in bringing the Slalom and Downriver World Championships in Canada in 1979. He helped to establish the Minden White Water Preserve on the Gull River. The site hosted canoe slalom events at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and Heinz was proudly in attendance. He will be remembered fondly by those who knew him and takes his place in history for his dedicated role in helping to establish whitewater racing in North America.

Photo of Canada’s first National White Water team – 1965, Spittal, Austria:  Ross Durfy, Heinz Poenn, Manfred Baur, Roger Parsons.

Oct
24
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François Hamelin added to Canoe Kayak Canada’s Board of Directors
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OTTAWA, ON (October 24, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada’s Board of Directors has appointed François Hamelin to serve as its Independent Director for the coming year. Hamelin is an Olympic Champion in short track speed skating and has been selected to bring a perspective from outside the sport. This will be Hamelin’s second year serving on the 11-person volunteer board.

The Board is made up of two representatives from each of the Paddling Disciplines, four Paddling Association Directors and one Independent Director. The new Board will have its first in-person meeting at the annual Summit in Ottawa from December 2 to 4. A full listing of the Board with their term lengths is shown below.

 

Paddling Discipline Directors:

  • Sean Cannon, Sprint (2018)
  • Madeleine Hall, Sprint (2016)
  • Julie Crépeau-Boisvert, Whitewater (2018)
  • Anne Nicholson, Marathon (2017)
  • Harold Van Winssen, Whitewater (2018)
  • Fiona Vincent, Marathon (2018)

Paddling Association Directors:

  • Peter Giles, Sprint (2019)
  • Stephen Gallant (2017)
  • Tom Hall, Athlete Director (2017)
  • Chris Helyar (2018)
  • François Hamelin, Independent Director (2017)

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Oct
17
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Peter Giles re-elected as Canoe Kayak Canada’s President
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OTTAWA, ON (October 17, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada has named its Board of Directors following its annual election. This is the second Board to be named under CKC’s new governance structure.

Peter Giles was voted in by members as one of four Paddling Association Directors. The Board then elected Giles to continue as President and Harold Van Winssen to continue as Vice President.

The Board is made up of two representatives from each of the Paddling Disciplines of sprint, whitewater and marathon, as well as four Paddling Association Directors. The Board will soon appoint an Independent Director to complete the 11-person volunteer board.

The new Board will meet by teleconference to decide the Independent Director and will have its first in-person meeting at the annual Summit in Ottawa from December 2 to 4. A full listing of the Board with their term lengths is shown below.

Paddling Discipline Directors:

  • Sean Cannon, Sprint (2018)
  • Madeleine Hall, Sprint (2016)
  • Julie Crépeau-Boisvert, Whitewater (2018)
  • Anne Nicholson, Marathon (2017)
  • Harold Van Winssen, Whitewater (2018)
  • Fiona Vincent, Marathon (2018)

Paddling Association Directors:

  • Peter Giles, Sprint (2019)
  • Stephen Gallant (2017)
  • Tom Hall, Athlete Director (2017)
  • Chris Helyar (2018)
  • Independent Director, To be confirmed (2017)

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Oct
14
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Remembering 1969 Commodore Lawrence Murphy
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Lawrence Murphy sadly passed away on September 20. He was Commodore of Canoe Kayak Canada in 1969 when it was the Canadian Canoe Association. He was active with the Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club since he was young and served as secretary, treasurer, vice president and president. He was a member of the famous Crew ‘56 that won the John W. Black Trophy, the first year Nova Scotia competed at National Championships. Canoe Kayak Canada extends its condolences to Murphy’s family and friends.

Oct
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Atlantic Canada to become home of Women’s Kayak National Training Centre
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OTTAWA, ON (October 7, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to partner with the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic (CSCA) and the Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada (ADCKC) to develop a world-leading training environment for its National Women’s Kayak program.

A National Team coach will be dedicated to the centre, located in Nova Scotia. Through partnerships with local clubs and the ADCKC, the athletes will have access to ideal on and off-water training environments. Other resources including equipment, housing options, sport performance services and support for special projects will also be allocated to the centre.

“Since we officially designated four National Team Training Centres in 2014, we’ve been working to provide environments for our fastest athletes to train together with support from National Team coaches and sport science staff,” said Canoe Kayak Canada’s Chief Executive Officer, Casey Wade. “We were proud to have four female kayakers on the Olympic Team this year. The creation of this centre, through our partnership with the CSCA and ADCKC, is part of developing a system to ensure our Women’s Kayak team will be successful internationally for years to come.”

National Team Training Centres are designed to bring training groups, National Team coaches and technical experts together along with adequate training infrastructure to ensure the highest quality daily training environment for podium potential athletes.

The Women’s Kayak team will join over 50 other national team athletes from various sports who use the CSCA as their home base.

“The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic looks forward to working with the ADCKC, CKC and the new coach to create an environment for repeatable success on the international stage,” said Ken Bagnell, President of the CSCA. “Canoe Kayak is one of the most successful sports in Canadian Olympic history and we are honoured to have the opportunity to partner to support the next generation of performers.”

Nova Scotia has a long history of success in the sport and the ADCKC will play an integral role in creating the daily training environment the Women’s Kayak team needs to excel.

“The ADCKC has a rich history both in producing elite athletes and providing the critical infrastructure required to best support them,” said Paul Dean, Flag Officer of the ADCKC. “This includes an off-water weight training centre, boat storage and access to our world class, nine-lane International Canoe Federation race-course, complete with the ability to install start gates. We are thrilled to continue this tradition and are excited to officially add the Women’s Kayak National Team, and coach, to our roster of national team athletes already accessing our top-notch training environment.”

In addition to the two local partners, the centre and Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Program are generously supported by Sport Canada, Own the Podium and the Canadian Olympic Committee.

The search for a host for the Women’s Kayak National Team Training Centre began with a call for expressions of interest in April. Submissions from interested hosts were evaluated according to a framework looking at critical factors for success.

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Sep
20
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Canoe Kayak Canada and Citadel Canine to host paddling event in honour of Cpl Nathan Cirillo
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cirillo-posterOTTAWA, ON (September 20, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada has partnered with Citadel Canine to host the Cpl Nathan Cirillo Memorial Cup Challenge. The event will take place on October 1 and 2 at the Rideau Canoe Club in Ottawa to honour Cpl Nathan Cirillo who was tragically killed at the National War Memorial in 2014. Cpl Cirillo had an affection for service dogs so his regiment, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, and his family have graciously granted naming rights for the paddling event to the Citadel Canine Society.

“It was a tragedy that really affected the entire country,” said Brian Archer, President of the Citadel Canine Society. “This event is an opportunity to do something meaningful in Nathan’s memory.”

The event will support Citadel Canine’s service dog program, their BOOTS4PUPS committee in Ottawa and Canoe Kayak Canada. The Citadel Canine Society supplies service dogs for new military veterans and first responders dealing with personal Post Traumatic or Occupational Stress challenges. Canoe Kayak Canada administers national programs to enable Canadians to enjoy paddling and achieve success at the highest levels of competition.

“We’re honoured to be involved with such a significant initiative,” said Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada. “For members of the public to join together and go for a paddle is a really special way for Canadians to remember Corporal Cirillo.”

The challenge on Saturday, October 1 is open to the public. Participants will take part in a four kilometer paddle at Mooney’s Bay, open to all types of paddle-boats. On-site registration will take place at 1 p.m. with the on-water challenge commencing at 2 p.m. after a moment of silence to honour Cpl Nathan Cirillo.

The public event will be followed by eleven races for competitive paddlers starting on Saturday at 4 p.m. and continuing Sunday. There are races for competitive paddlers under the age of 15, right up to senior-level athletes. The longest competitive race spans 24 kilometres and includes six portages. Competitive paddlers will compete for their clubs and the winning team will be presented with the Cpl Nathan Cirillo Memorial Cup at the end of the regatta on Sunday.

Register to participate 

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Sep
20
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2016-17 Canoe Slalom Carding Nominations
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Review of Nominations

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is pleased to put forth its annual carding nominations for Sport Canada’s consideration. We have assessed all eligible athletes’ results against the 2016-2017 AAP Selection Criteria. All nominated athletes have established their eligibility through performances at World Cups 1, 2, 3 and the Olympic Games. The Canoe Slalom program is eligible for a maximum of 4 SR cards or the equivalent of $72,000 in AAP funding.

 

List of Eligible Athletes Nominated

Athlete RK Card Amount Tier Result SR History Tier 2-5 Progression Criteria
Michael Tayler 1 SR $18,000 2-1 16th Rio Olympics 3 x SR Not applicable
Cameron Smedley 2 SR $18,000 2-1 15th Rio Olympics 6 x SR Not applicable
Ben Hayward 3 SR $18,000 2-3 11th World Cup # 2 6 x SR Not applicable
Jessica Groeneveld 4 SR $18,000 2-5 28th World Cup # 1 2 x SR Satisfied Tier 2-5 progression criteria (Top 60 World Rank 3 athletes per nation)

 

Pursuant ‎to CKC’s appeal policy, all appeals must be received within 10 days of receipt of notice of this decision to nominate an athlete for Carding. All appeals must be received in accordance with the aforementioned appeal policy.

Sep
19
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U16 and U17 paddlers prepare to compete at Olympic Hopes Regatta in Hungary
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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.

Follow the competition

 

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

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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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Sep
15
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Gauthier fourth and Scarff seventh at Paralympic debut
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (September 15, 2016) – Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) finished fourth at the Paralympic Games today in the Women’s KL2 200m.

She was one spot and 1.31 of a second away from claiming one of the first-ever Paralympic medals to be presented in the sport of Paracanoe.

Gauthier said the wind was a challenge for her as without lower body movement, the waves make balancing and steering without a rudder even harder. She struggled off the start and was seventh at the half-way mark. In the final hundred metres, she came through to move up to fourth place.

“I’m a strong finisher. Unfortunately, it was 200 and not 250 metres,” remarked Gauthier. “These kind of races, everything has to be at the right moment.”

Gauthier is a five-time World Champion in Paracanoe. At 46 years-old she’s hopeful Paracanoe’s debut at the Paralympic Games will inspire the next generation of Paralympians.

“Most of all, I want Canada to do well. I would ask nothing more than for some young paddlers to come and take my spot.”

Gauthier’s comment about young up-and-comers in the sport was fittingly followed by a seventh place performance by her 20-year-old teammate, Erica Scarff (Mississauga, ON) in the Women’s KL3 200m.

“It happened so fast,” Scarff said of her Paralympic final. “I had an okay start. Yesterday I had my best start ever and in the second half I seemed to fall behind. Hopefully over the next year I’ll focus on maintaining my speed throughout the race.”

Scarff, already looking ahead to her challenge, took up the sport just three years ago. She competed at the World Championships for the first time in 2015. She finished sixth at the last Paracanoe World Championships in May 2016 to qualify the boat for the first Paralympic Games to ever include Paracanoe.

 

Athlete Bios

Erica Scarff

Christine Gauthier

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Sep
15
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Gauthier fourth and Scarff seventh at Paralympic debut
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (September 15, 2016) – Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) finished fourth at the Paralympic Games today in the Women’s KL2 200m.

She was one spot and 1.31 of a second away from claiming one of the first-ever Paralympic medals to be presented in the sport of Paracanoe.

Gauthier said the wind was a challenge for her as without lower body movement, the waves make balancing and steering without a rudder even harder. She struggled off the start and was seventh at the half-way mark. In the final hundred metres, she came through to move up to fourth place.

“I’m a strong finisher. Unfortunately, it was 200 and not 250 metres,” remarked Gauthier. “These kind of races, everything has to be at the right moment.”

Gauthier is a five-time World Champion in Paracanoe. At 46 years-old she’s hopeful Paracanoe’s debut at the Paralympic Games will inspire the next generation of Paralympians.

“Most of all, I want Canada to do well. I would ask nothing more than for some young paddlers to come and take my spot.”

Gauthier’s comment about young up-and-comers in the sport was fittingly followed by a seventh place performance by her 20-year-old teammate, Erica Scarff (Mississauga, ON) in the Women’s KL3 200m.

“It happened so fast,” Scarff said of her Paralympic final. “I had an okay start. Yesterday I had my best start ever and in the second half I seemed to fall behind. Hopefully over the next year I’ll focus on maintaining my speed throughout the race.”

Scarff, already looking ahead to her challenge, took up the sport just three years ago. She competed at the World Championships for the first time in 2015. She finished sixth at the last Paracanoe World Championships in May 2016 to qualify the boat for the first Paralympic Games to ever include Paracanoe.

 

 

Athlete Bios

Erica Scarff

Christine Gauthier

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Sep
14
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Gauthier and Scarff both through to first-ever Paralympic finals
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (September 14, 2016) – Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) and Erica Scarff (Mississauga, ON) have both qualified for the Paralympic finals tomorrow in the first ever Paralympic Games to include Paracanoe events.

“It’s exciting,” said Gauthier of the sport’s debut in the Paralympic Games. “I’m hoping in Canada more people will be joining in. There are a lot of different disabilities so giving more options for sports gives a chance for others to find something.”

Gauthier finished third in her opening heat of the Women’s KL2 200m, then won her semi-final to qualify for tomorrow’s final. Gauthier is a five-time World Champion in Paracanoe. She will race the final tomorrow morning at 9:16 EST at Lagoa Stadium in Rio.

Scarff opened her first Paralympic race with a third place finish in her heat of the Women’s KL3 200m. She finished third in her semi-final to secure a spot in tomorrow’s final taking place at 8:52 a.m. EST.

“I was getting really tired in my semi-final heat. I could see other boats starting to pass me but I just kept fighting,” Scarff commented after her race. “My first goal was to qualify for the final. I’ve done that so I’m going to be happy regardless of where I finish but I’m excited to have a shot to fight for the medals.”

Scarff finished sixth at the last Paracanoe World Championships in May 2016 to qualify the boat for Canada for the Paralympic Games.

Canoe Kayak Canada has been a leader internationally in developing the sport of Paracanoe and steering it towards Paralympic inclusion. Canada hosted the first international conference for Paracanoe in 2008 and the first ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships to include Paracanoe events in Dartmouth, NS in 2009. The ICF’s Paracanoe committee is chaired by Canada’s John Edwards.

 

Athlete Bios

Erica Scarff

Christine Gauthier

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Sep
9
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Canoe Polo World Championships wrap up in Syracuse
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OTTAWA, ON (September 9, 2016) – Canada was well represented at the 2016 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships as teams in four categories took to the pitches in Syracuse, Italy last week.

The Senior Women’s Team finished eighth overall after winning matches against Holland, Singapore and Czech Republic and a draw against Denmark. The Dutch team later team went on to finish fourth overall in the tournament. This is the best result ever reached for Canada in Senior Women. The eighth place result has qualified the Senior Women’s spot for Canada at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. A total of eighteen teams competed in the category and seven countries qualified for the World Games. The Canadian team also successfully requalified an entry for the 2018 World Championships.

The U21 Women’s Team finished sixth overall. They won three games against Ireland, Italy and Holland and a draw against Iran. The sixth place result, also the best result ever for Canada in this division, has also qualified the team for the 2018 World Championships.

The Senior Men’s Team finished 17th overall while the U21 Men’s Team finished 18th. Notable performances for the Men’s teams included winning matches against Russia, South Africa and Finland drawing a tie with Brazil.

Canoe polo is a fast paced game as players jockey for position in their kayaks, passing and blocking the ball in an effort to score on the other team’s net. Five players are on per side and the game takes place over two ten-minute halves. Canada’s main national canoe polo training centres are located in Edmonton, AB and Pointe-Claire, QC while canoe polo clubs exist across Canada.

In 2018, Canada will host the ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Welland, ON in August. With World Games filling the 2017 competition calendar, the World Championships flag was passed to the 2018 organizers as the next site to host the Championships. The event will take place at the Welland International Flatwater Centre.

 

Summary of Results

Senior Women’s Team 8th overall

Qualified Canada for World Games 2017

U21 Women’s Team 6th overall
Senior Men’s Team 17th overall
U21 Men’s Team 18th overall

 

Teams

Senior Women’s Team U21 Women’s Team Senior Men’s Team U21 Men’s Team
Carolyn Karasiuk

Julie Brisson

Sarah Kerestes

Kristina O’Brien

Shylo Hendrickson

Catherine O’Brien

Hannah Patrick

Christie Siddle

Brad Cameron (Coach)

Christopher Arrowsmith (Assistant Coach)

Katie Brazier (Support Staff)

Savannah Foged

Shannon Wagers

Katie Hendrickson

Channel Hauck

Kassandra Reaume

Sierra Davediuk

Sierra Foged

Athena Hauck

Chaz Cheung (Coach)

Darryl O’Brien (Assistant Coach)

Carol Janigo (Support Staff)

 

 

Brant Oldershaw

Patrick Amos

Tycho Roorda

Jason Allen

Kyle Polsfut

Scott Allan

Richard Allan

Keegan Smith (Coach)

Erwin Roos (Assistant Coach)

Carol Janigo (Support Staff)

 

Kyle van den Bon

Randy Tollenaar

Mitchell Boyd

Mitchael Dube

Cody Underwood

Benjamin LaPointe

Noah Patrick

Rick Janigo (Coach)

Sieger Roorda (Assistant Coach)

Jill Wagers (Support Staff)

 

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Sep
3
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Canoe Kayak Canada to recognize careers of retiring athletes 
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DARTMOUTH, NS (September 3, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada will recognize the careers of five retiring National Team athletes at the conclusion of the Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS.

  • Jillian D’Alessio (Sackville, NS) – 11 years
  • Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) – 11 years
  • Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) – 11 years
  • Connor Taras (Waverley, NS) – 6 years
  • Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Pointe-Claire, QC) – 4 years

“We are so proud of these athletes for everything they’ve accomplished,” said Canoe Kayak Canada’s CEO, Casey Wade. “It takes a huge commitment to the sport to get to their level and although they’re finishing their National Team careers, paddling is such a part of who these athletes are and we hope they’ll be involved with paddling for many years to come.”

The presentation will take place at the awards area by Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club during the BurgeeFest Celebration, taking place following the last race at 4:17 p.m.

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Aug
31
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Athletes named to compete at Poznan International Regatta and ICF Dragon Boat World Championships
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OTTAWA, ON (August 31, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada has named a team of U18 athletes to compete at two high-level regattas in Europe. The athletes will first race at the 2016 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships in Moscow, Russia from September 8 to 11. They will then travel to Poznan, Poland to compete in K1, K2, K4, C1, C2 and C4 sprint events at the Poznan International Regatta taking place on September 17.

This is a joint project between Canoe Kayak Canada and the Manitoba Paddling Association aimed at providing quality race opportunities to upcoming athletes across multiple disciplines. The Canoe Kayak Canada nominated athletes will join athletes from the Manitoba Paddling Association to complete the dragon boat crews. The Canadian team nominations are as follows:

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Andrik Terauds Pointe-Claire (QC) Eric Mihalovic
Aidan Messenger Burloak (Oakville, ON) Hunter George
Paul Lapierre Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Nicolas Thirion Pointe-Claire (QC) Eric Mihalovic
Guillaume Fournelle Pointe-Claire (QC) Eric Mihalovic
Jane Girgulis Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza
Lindsay Irwin Carleton Place (ON) Pat Lester

 

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Aug
19
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Mark de Jonge and Women’s K4 through to Olympic finals
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (August 19, 2016) –  Mark de Jonge has earned himself a spot in the Men’s K1 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. de Jonge faced a strong field in his semi-final with Great Britain’s Liam Heath taking the win. Three-time Olympic medalist Ronald Rauhe of Germany finished second in the semi-final while the Olympic silver medalist from 2012, Sau Craviotto of Spain finished third. In a nail-biting finish where only the top-four advance, Canada’s de Jonge pulled through to take the fourth spot with just 0.003 of a second to spare.

Since winning an Olympic bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, de Jonge won silver at the 2013 World Championships followed by two consecutive gold medals at World Championships in 2014 and 2015. He will race for gold tomorrow morning at 8:07 a.m. EST at Lagoa Stadium.

The Women’s K4 500m crew of Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS), and KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) advanced to the semi-final after an impressive second place finish in the semi-final. The crew actually tied for second in the semi-final with the crew from Great Britain — right down to the thousandth of a second. With the top-four crews advancing, both comfortably made it through to tomorrow’s final which is scheduled for 8:40 a.m. EST.

Canada did not qualify a Women’s K4 boat for the Olympic Games but instead qualified two Women’s K1 spots and a Women’s K2. The four athlete quotas allowed the four Canadian athletes to also compete in the K4 event. This is the first time a Canadian Women’s K4 crew has qualified for an Olympic final since 2004. Today’s strong performance by the women builds on the success the female contingent of the Canadian Olympic Team has had this Games.

CBC will broadcast the race live tomorrow morning. Tomorrow is the final day for Canoe Kayak events in RIo.

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 4th in semi

Advanced to A-final

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS), and KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) Women’s K4 500m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Aug
18
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Ryan Cochrane and Hugues Fournel finish eighth in Olympic final
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (August 18, 2016) –  Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) have finished eighth in the final of the Men’s K2 200m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

“It’s always an honour to race for Canada and were happy with our performance,” said Cochrane. “It would have been amazing to do something special for Canada but we paddled as fast as we could and took the best strokes we could and you can’t ask for more than that.”

Cochrane and Fournel were nominated to the Canadian Olympic Team just over two weeks ago. Canada was awarded quota spots for the event recently after a Russian crew was suspended due to a doping infraction. Cochrane and Fournel finished seventh at the London 2012 Olympic Games and will compete for a spot on the podium tomorrow morning.

Mark de Jonge takes to the water Friday morning

Olympic bronze medalist and two-time World Champion Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) will line up for the heat of the Men’s K1 200m on Friday at 8 a.m. EST with semi-finals taking place an hour later. The Women’s K4 500m crew of Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS), and KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) will also race tomorrow morning. Finals for both events are scheduled for Saturday and CBC will broadcast the races each day starting at 8 a.m. EST.

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC)

Men’s K2 200m 8th overall

 

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Aug
17
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Ryan Cochrane and Hugues Fournel qualify for Olympic final
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (August 17, 2016) –  Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) have qualified for the final of the Men’s K2 200m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The kayak crew finished third in their semi-final today to advance to the final taking place tomorrow at 8:47 a.m. EST.

Cochrane and Fournel were nominated to the Canadian Olympic Team just over two weeks ago. Canada was awarded quota spots for the event recently after a Russian crew was suspended due to a doping infraction. Cochrane and Fournel finished seventh at the London 2012 Olympic Games and will compete for a spot on the podium tomorrow morning.

Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) had a solid race in the K1 500m heat to finish second. She went out hard in the semi-final and despite leading for most of the first half of the race, she fell back in the final 200 metres and did not advance. She will race the Women’s K4 500m on Friday with Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC), Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS), and KC Fraser (Toronto, ON).

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) raced the heat and semi-final in the Men’s C1 200m but did not advance. Oldershaw won bronze in the C1 1000m at the London 2012 Games. The C1 1000m is his primary event and he ranked twelfth overall in Rio on Monday.

CBC will broadcast the races each day starting at 8 a.m. EST. Canoe Kayak action continues through to Saturday.

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC)

Men’s K2 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) Women’s K1 500m 7th in semi

Did not advance

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 7th in semi

Did not advance

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Aug
16
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Adam van Koeverden wins Olympic B-final
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (August 16, 2016) –  Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) had a solid race at the Rio Olympic Games today to win the B-final of the Men’s K1 1000m and rank ninth overall. His time of 3:31.87 was the second fastest of the Men’s K1 times for the day. van Koeverden is a four-time Olympic medalist and has won silver and bronze medals in the K1 1000m.

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) finished fourth in the B-final of the Men’s C1 1000m to rank twelfth overall. Oldershaw won bronze in the event at the London 2012 Games. He will also compete in the Men’s C1 200m in Rio with heats and semi-finals taking place tomorrow.

In the Women’s Kayak, Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) ranked thirteenth overall in the K2 500m with a fifth place finish in the B-final. Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) was sixth in the B-final of the Women’s K1 200m to rank fourteenth overall. Orton, Fraser and Langlois will join Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) in the K4 500m heat on Friday.

Émilie Fournel will race the K1 500m heat tomorrow while Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) and Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) will line up for the Men’s K2 200m heat. Semi-finals for those events are scheduled for tomorrow morning after the heats at Lagoa Statium.

CBC will broadcast the races each day starting at 8 a.m. EST. Canoe Kayak action continues through to Saturday.

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 9th overall
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 12th overall
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS)

KC Fraser (Toronto, ON)

Women’s K2 500m 13th overall
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Women’s K1 200m 14th overall

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Aug
15
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Sprint paddlers move to B-finals after opening day of competition in Rio
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (August 15, 2016) – All four Canadian boats have advanced to B-finals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after the first day of sprint Canoe Kayak events at Lagoa Stadium.

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) fought for a top-two finish in the semi-final of the Men’s C1 1000m but fell short in the final push to the line to finish fourth. Oldershaw will race the B-final tomorrow in the event in which he won bronze at the London 2012 Games. Oldershaw will also compete in the Men’s C1 200m in Rio with heats taking place on Wednesday.

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) got off to a fast start in her heat and semi-final in the Women’s K1 200m. In the semi-final, she lined up next to Olympic and World Champion Lisa Carrington of New Zealand and finished fifth — less than a second short of moving on to the A-final. Langlois will race the B-final of the Women’s K1 200m tomorrow and the heats of the Women’s K4 500m on Friday morning.

In the Women’s K2 500m, Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) also finished fifth to advance to the B-final. They will join Langlois and Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) in the K4 500m heat on Friday.

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) finished third in his heat of the Men’s K1 1000m but got off to a slow start in the semi-final. Despite several attempts to catch the pack, van Koeverden finished sixth and will race the B-final tomorrow. van Koeverden is a four-time Olympic medalist and has won silver and bronze medals in the K1 1000m.

Canoe Kayak action continues at Lagoa Statium through to Saturday. CBC will broadcast the races each day starting at 8 a.m. EST.

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Women’s K1 200m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS)

KC Fraser (Toronto, ON)

Women’s K2 500m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 6th in semi

Advanced to B-final

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Aug
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Call for Candidates – Board of Directors
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Paddling Association Director

Canoe Kayak Canada is looking for one individual to join the organization’s Board of Directors. This positions is representative of the Paddling Association members of CKC and will be instrumental in providing a member perspective to the discussions and decision-making of the organization.

More information

Deadline for applications is midnight EST on August 26, 2016.

 

Independent Director at Large

Canoe Kayak Canada is looking for one individual to join the organization’s Board of Directors as the Independent Director-at-Large. This position is instrumental in providing an external perspective to the discussions and decision making of the organization.

More information

Deadline for applications is midnight EST on August 26, 2016.

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Smedley and Tayler narrowly miss Olympic semi-finals
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (August 7, 2016) – Both of Canada’s canoe slalom athletes missed advancing to the semi-finals by one spot on the opening day of competition at the Deodoro Whitewater Stadium. High winds in Rio de Janeiro delayed the start of the Canoe Slalom opening round of competition.

Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) finished fifteenth in the Men’s C1 and only the top fourteen athletes advance to the semis. Smedley had four seconds of penalties for touched gates in each of his two runs in the heats. The difficult off-set sequence section through gates 19 to 21 proved to be a crux move and pushed Smedley offline on both runs.

Athletes count their best of the two runs for semi-final qualification and Smedley was 2.05 seconds away from advancing.

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) battled hard to stay on line through the difficult course but finished in a similar situation. He ranked sixteenth overall and a top-fifteen result was needed to advance to the semi-finals. Tayler was clean of penalties in his second run and was just 0.18 of a second from moving on to the semi-finals.

The top ranked kayaker from Australia, Lucien Delfour, also missed moving on to the semi-final and finished in 17th position behind Tayler. This is Tayler’s second Olympic Games. At the London 2012 Games, he finished 20th overall.

Results

Photos

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jul
31
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Cochrane and Fournel selected for Olympic Team nomination
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OTTAWA, ON (July 31, 2016) – After receiving two additional quota spots for the Men’s K2 200m on Friday, Canoe Kayak Canada has selected Ryan Cochrane and Hugues Fournel for nomination to the Canadian Olympic Team.

The additional quota spots were allocated to Canada by the International Canoe Federation after a Russian crew was suspended due to a doping infraction. Under exceptional circumstances the ICF accelerated the timeline for Canada to make a decision on crew selection to July 31.

Cochrane and Fournel were selected based on the recommendation of the National Team discipline coach. Cochrane and Fournel finished ninth at World Championships last year. That result lead to Canada earning the quota spots after the Russian doping disqualification and Sweden declining the entry. Cochrane and Fournel also competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the K2 200m and finished seventh.

The additional crew brings Canoe Kayak Canada’s team total to eleven for the Olympic Games including nine sprint athletes and two canoe slalom athletes.

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

 

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31
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Katie Vincent wins U23 World Championship gold
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MINSK, BELARUS (July 31, 2016) – Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) stepped up a spot to the top of the podium today as she won gold in the U23 Women’s C1 200m to capture Canada’s second medal at the the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Vincent also won a silver medal in the U23 C2 500m yesterday with Nadya Crossman-Serb.

 

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) finished fifth in the Junior Women’s C1 200m and also ranked tenth in the C1 500m after winning the B-final.

 

Three Men’s Kayak crews had sixth place finishes, including the U23 Men’s K4 1000m crew of Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS), Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK) and Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC).

 

Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) were sixth in the U23 Men’s K2 200m. Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) tied for sixth place in the Junior Men’s K1 200m after posting the exact same time of 37.552 as the Great Britain athlete.

 

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON) and Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) finished ninth in the U23 Women’s K2 500m. The U23 Women’s C2 200m crew of Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) also finished ninth.

 

The Canadian results of this year’s Junior and U23 World Championships show a significant improvement over last year. Additional programs, including NextGen, have been implemented to support identified upcoming athletes ensure the long-term success of the team.

Results & Streaming Video

 

 

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Result
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) U23 Women’s C1 200m 1st overall

Gold medal

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Women’s C1 200m 5th overall
Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC)

U23 Men’s K4 1000m 6th overall
Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Men’s K1 200m 6th overall
Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC)

U23 Men’s K2 200m 6th overall
Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

U23 Women’s K2 500m 9th overall
Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

U23 Women’s C2 200m 9th overall
Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC)

Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC)

Junior Women’s C2 200m 9th overall
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Women’s C1 500m 10th overall
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) U23 Men’s K1 200m 11th overall
James MacPhee (Sackville, NS) Junior Men’s C1 200m 13th overall
Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Women’s K1 200m 14th overall
Ashley Card (Halifax, NS)

Lucy Pennyfather (Oakville, ON)

Junior Women’s K2 500m 15th overall
Anna Negulic (Bedford, NS) Junior Women’s K1 500m 15th overall

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jul
30
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Silver for Vincent and Crossman-Serb at U23 World Championships
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MINSK, BELARUS (July 30, 2016) – Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) have captured a silver medal in the U23 Women’s C2 500m at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Minsk, Belarus. The crew was one of four Canadian C2s competing in A-finals today.

In the Junior Women’s C2 500m, Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) and Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) finished just off the podium in fourth place.

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) and Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) finished a solid sixth in the U23 Men’s C2 1000m. Isaac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON) and Lucas Turnbull (Toronto, ON) finished seventh in the final of the Junior Men’s C2 1000m.

Junior and U23 Team achieves significant increase in making A-Finals over last year

Several Canadians had strong performances in the 200m semi-finals. Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) won his semi-final in the Junior Men’s K1 200m to advance to tomorrow’s final. The U23 Men’s K2 200m crew of Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) finished third in their semi to qualify for tomorrow’s final.

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) won her semi in the Junior Women’s C1 200m and will race the final tomorrow. Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) continued the momentum in Women’s Canoe events by finishing second in the semi-final of the U23 Women’s C2 200m to advance to the final.

Katie Vincent will also race the U23 Women’s C1 200m final tomorrow. She won her heat on Friday to qualify directly for the final.

A full summary of Canadian results for the first day of competition is shown below. Tomorrow is the final day of competition in Minsk, Belarus.

Results and Streaming Video

 

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Result
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

U23 Women’s C2 500m 2nd overall

Silver medal

Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC)

Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC)

Junior Women’s C2 500m 4th overall
Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

U23 Men’s C2 1000m 6th overall
Isaac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON)

Lucas Turnbull (Toronto, ON)

Junior Men’s C2 1000m 7th overall
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

U23 Men’s K2 1000m 10th overall
Anna Negulic (Bedford, NS)

Ruah Edmonds (Halifax, NS)

Ashley Card (Halifax, NS)

Lucy Pennyfather (Oakville, ON)

Junior Women’s K4 500m 12th overall
Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK) U23 Men’s K1 1000m 15th overall
Connor Fitzpatrick (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Men’s C1 1000m 15th overall
200m semi-finals
Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Men’s K1 200m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Women’s C1 200m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

U23 Women’s C2 200m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC)

U23 Men’s K2 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) U23 Men’s K1 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to B-final

Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Women’s K1 200m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

James MacPhee (Sackville, NS) Junior Men’s C1 200m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Madison MacKenzie (Chelsea, QC) U23 Women’s K1 200m 8th in semi

Did not advance

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jul
29
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Canada receives additional quota spots for Men’s K2 200m
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OTTAWA, ON (July 29, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada will send a Men’s K2 200m crew to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The International Canoe Federation has allocated Canada two additional athlete quota spots for the sprint event following the suspension of an athlete in a Russian crew due to doping infractions.

The ICF ruled that the quota spots would be allocated to the next nation that has not yet qualified. Sweden was the next ranked nation but has declined the spots. Canada was the next in line based on the 2015 World Championships results where the Canadian crew placed ninth at last August. A top six-place finish was needed to qualify directly.

At the Pan American Continental Qualifier in May, the Canadian crew had a second chance to qualify but were edged out by the Brazilian crew by 0.07 of a second. Canada has proven its strength in this event and has won a bronze medal at the third ICF World Cup in June.

The Canadian crew to compete in the Men’s K2 200m is yet to be determined. The International Olympic Committee has allowed entries for spots reallocated due to doping infractions to be submitted up to 48 hours before the Technical Meeting in Rio on August 13. The Men’s K2 200m heats and semi-finals will take place on August 17 with the final scheduled for the next day.

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jul
29
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Four more through to Junior and U23 World finals
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MINSK, BELARUS (July 29, 2016) – Another four Canadian boats have qualified for finals after the second day of competition at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

The U23 Men’s K4 1000m crew of Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS), Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK) and Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) finished second in their semi-final to earn a spot in Sunday’s final.

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON) and Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) placed second in their semi-final of the U23 Women’s K2 500m to advance to the final.

Two Women’s Canoe crews advanced directly to the 200m finals after meeting the mark in opening heats. Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) won her heat and posted the fastest time today in the U23 Women’s C1 200m. Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) and Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) finished second in their heat of the Junior Women’s C2 200m to advance directly to Sunday’s final.

Canadian athletes advanced to the semi-finals in the rest of the 200m heats. They will race the 200m semi-finals tomorrow. The following four Canadian C2 crews will race A-finals tomorrow:

  • Isaac Finkelstein & Lucas Turnbull – Junior Men’s C2 1000m
  • Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) & Drew Hodges U23 Men’s C2 1000m
  • Katie Vincent & Nadya Crossman-Serb – U23 Women’s C2 500m
  • Tess Peterman & Anna Roy-Cyr – Junior Women’s C2 500m

The action stars in Minsk, Belarus at 1:55 a.m. EST. A full summary of Canadian results for the second day of competition is shown below. The competition runs through to Sunday.

Results & Streaming Video

 

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Result
Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC)

U23 Men’s K4 1000m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

U23 Women’s K2 500m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Anna Negulic (Bedford, NS) Junior Women’s K1 500m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Women’s C1 500m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Ashley Card (Halifax, NS)

Lucy Pennyfather (Oakville, ON)

Junior Women’s K2 500m 6th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) U23 Women’s C1 500m 6th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Samantha Hall (Dartmouth, NS) U23 Women’s K1 500m 7th in semi

Did not advance

Lucas Turnbull (Toronto, ON)

James MacPhee (Sackville, NS)

Connor Fitzpatrick (Dartmouth, NS)

Isaac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON)

Junior Men’s C4 500m 7th in semi

Did not advance

200m heats
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) U23 Women’s C1 200m 1st in heat

Advanced to A-final

Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC)

Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC)

Junior Women’s C2 200m 2nd in heat

Advanced to A-final

Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Men’s K1 200m 2nd in heat

Advanced to semi

Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Women’s K1 200m 3rd in heat

Advanced to semi

James MacPhee (Sackville, NS) Junior Men’s C1 200m 5th in heat

Advanced to semi

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Women’s C1 200m 3rd in heat

Advanced to semi

Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) U23 Men’s K1 200m 2nd in heat

Advanced to semi

Madison MacKenzie (Chelsea, QC) U23 Women’s K1 200m 4th in heat

Advanced to semi

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jul
29
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Report on the Canoe Kayak event for Syrian Refugees
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submitted by Rick Hill, Commodore of Greater Edmonton Racing Canoe Kayak Club

In a joint venture, the Greater Edmonton Racing Canoe and Kayak Club and the St Albert Canoe and Kayak Club invited a large group of Syrian Refugees to their Kirk Lake paddling facility which borders the two Cities.

“It was an amazing day in which we have shared the love of canoe kayak sport with Syrian refugees and all Canadians,” said coach Zak Mahmoudi. “Sharing the love of paddling with others is just such a part of everything Canada stands for.”

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There were several purposes for this initiative. The clubs wanted to welcome the refugees to the Greater Edmonton area with some fun and have a chance to show Canadian culture. Paddling and outdoor activities in Canada have a deep history and we wanted them to have an opportunity to try paddling in a safe environment.

Understanding that many of them fled by boat from Syria and have a fear of water from that experience, the clubs also wanted to show them how safe and fun canoeing and kayaking can be when done in a CKC club environment.

The Northern Alberta clubs have diverse programs that provide paddling opportunities for everyone so this venture was another opportunity to do some community good.

The paddling event was followed by a picnic and get together. Over 60 participants enjoyed the experience and the organizers were overwhelmed by the public excitement the initiative created.

“The exposure the event has got from the media was totally unexpected,” said Mahmoudi. “Television and media are key ingredient for growing our sport. An event like this will definitely grow the size of our audience to engage more Canadians in the sport, and will also amplify the profile of paddling sport that is so deeply steeped in Canadian heritage.”

Jul
28
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Four C2 crews through to finals at Junior and U23 Worlds
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MINSK, BELARUS (July 28, 2016) – Four Canadian C2 crews have qualified for finals after the opening day of competition at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Minsk, Belarus.

Isaac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON) and Lucas Turnbull (Toronto, ON) won their heat in the Junior Men’s C2 1000m to advance directly to the final. The crew posted the fastest overall time in the heats and will race the final on Saturday.

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) and Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) won their semi-final in the U23 Men’s C2 1000m and have advanced to Saturday’s final.

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) finished second in their heat in the U23 Women’s C2 500m to advance directly to the final.

Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) and Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) finished third in the semi-final of the Junior Women’s C2 500m and have qualified for Saturday’s final.

A full summary of Canadian results for the first day of competition is shown below. Competition continues tomorrow with heats and semi-finals. Finals will take place on Saturday and Sunday.

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Isaac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON)

Lucas Turnbull (Toronto, ON)

Junior Men’s C2 1000m 1st in heat

Advanced to A-final

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

U23 Men’s C2 1000m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

U23 Women’s C2 500m 2nd in heat

Advanced to A-final

Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC)

Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC)

Junior Women’s C2 500m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK) U23 Men’s K1 1000m 3rd in semi

Advanced to B-final

Anna Negulic (Bedford, NS)

Ruah Edmonds (Halifax, NS)

Ashley Card (Halifax, NS)

Lucy Pennyfather (Oakville, ON)

Junior Women’s K4 500m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Connor Fitzpatrick (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Men’s C1 1000m 6th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

U23 Men’s K2 1000m 6th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

Madison MacKenzie (Chelsea, QC)

Samantha Hall (Dartmouth, NS)

U23 Women’s K4 500m 5th in semi

Did not advance

Mathew Koehler (Maple Ridge, BC)

Scott Braddon (Ottawa, ON)

Junior Men’s K2 1000m 8th in semi

Did not advance

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jul
21
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Junior and U23 Sprint Team arrives for World Championships
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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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jul
21
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Recent doping news
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With the recent doping news drawing significant interest from the paddling community, Canoe Kayak Canada is sharing the following message from High Performance Director Scott Logan and CEO Casey Wade. This message was sent to high performance athletes and coaches this week and will provide you with an update on the situation.

 

Dear athletes and coaches,

The recent doping news has been troubling to all of us in the sport community. As many of you are aware, within the last week, the International Canoe Federation has given one-year suspensions to the full Romanian and Belorussian Senior Men’s Teams. Eleven athletes on the Romanian team tested positive in April 2016, mostly for the use of Meldonium, and five male Belorussian athletes were recently found guilty of using banned substances at a training camp in France.

Canoe Kayak Canada has made significant efforts to try to obtain any additional quota spots reallocated as a result of these doping violations. We wrote to the ICF for clearer interpretation of the rules in hopes that they would change their position regarding one additional C1 spot. The ICF subsequently reallocated the spots from the Romanian and Belorussian teams and these have not affected Canada’s quota count.

In addition to the above, the WADA Independent Person Report by Richard McLaren was also released this week and found systematic state-sponsored doping throughout the Russian team. This report led to WADA’s recommendation to the IOC to ban Russia from the Rio Olympic Games.

The IOC has not yet ruled on sanctions for the Russian team as they are awaiting a legal precedent ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on an appeal from several Russian Track and Field athletes who have already been banned. We hope to hear of the IOC’s decision this Friday and the ICF is monitoring the situation. Canoe Kayak Canada will exhaust every effort to secure any quota spots available as a result of doping.

Beyond the implications for participation in the Olympic Games, we understand the recent news may well affect team moral. As a team we share ambitious goals and it is important that we remain focused on what we have set out to achieve.

As you can appreciate, Canada has been a leading nation when it comes to integrity in sport. You continue to prove your integrity by complying with the rigorous anti-doping controls of the Canadian and International system. We certainly share your frustration in learning of reports of teams systematically evading these controls.

The positive aspect to this news is that athletes in violation of the rules are being caught and sanctioned.

We hope that all of you, as athletes and coaches, will remain undeterred and committed to your goals as you continue to represent Canada with the utmost pride and integrity.

Good luck with your continued training and we’ll keep you posted on any additional news.

Regards,

Scott Logan and Casey Wade
Canoe Kayak Canada

Jul
14
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Betteridge and Maheu qualify for semi-finals at U23 Slalom Worlds
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KRAKOW, POLAND (July 14, 2016) – Two Canadian athletes have advanced to the semi-finals at the ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships in Krakow, Poland. Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) placed twelfth overall on her first run in the U23 Women’s C1 to advance to tomorrow’s semi-final.

“I’m really proud of my run, I feel that I raced to my potential,” said Betteridge. “My race plan was to stay calm and happy, and I did just that. I’m not sure what tomorrow will bring but I’m excited.”

Betteridge will need a top-10 result in tomorrow’s semi to put her through to the afternoon final. Betteridge doubled up on events and also raced in the U23 Women’s K1 where she finished 44th.

Teammate Florence Maheu (Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, QC) did get through to semi-finals in the U23 Women’s K1.

“I am very satisfied with my day,” said Maheu. “I did a very competitive time being in the top-10 on my second run, so I think it’s possible for me to qualify for the final. That’s my goal.”

On her second run, Maheu finished 28th place overall in the opening heats and will race the semi-final on Sunday.

“Florence and Lois have shown the quality of our up and coming women’s team,” said coach Michael Holroyd from Krakow. “’It’s been a great trip, especially for the first timers who have gained valuable experience.”

A full summary of results for the 17-athlete team is shown below. Competition continues through to Sunday with semi-finals, finals and team runs.

Full Results

Live Streaming Video

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Rank in heats
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) C1W U23 12th

Advanced to semi-final

Florence Maheu (Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, QC) K1W U23 28th

Advanced to semi-final

Willa Mason (Chelsea, QC) C1W U23 29th
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) C1M U23 34th
Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK) C1W Junior 34th
Hannah Penner (Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, QC) K1W Junior 36th
Pelly Vincent-Braun (Whitehorse, YK) C1M Junior 38th
Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, QC) C1M U23 44th
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) K1W U23 44th
Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK) K1W U23 47th
Benjamin Risk (Ottawa, ON) C1M Junior 53rd
Ryley Penner (Lundbreck, AB) K1M U23 57th
Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON) K1M Junior 57th
Trevor Boyd (Calgary, AB) K1M Junior 59th
Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON) K1M U23 61st
Jocelyn Taylor (Calgary, AB) K1W Junior 62nd
Reneo Ohler (Calgary, AB) K1W Junior 64th
Darius Ramrattan (Innisfail, AB) K1M U23 73rd
Sheamus O’Connell (Ottawa, ON) K1M Junior 79th

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jul
13
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R. Edgar Gilbert Award Nominations
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The purpose of the R. Edgar Gilbert Award is to recognize those volunteers who have made significant and exemplary contributions to the Sprint Racing Discipline of Canoe Kayak Canada in any one or more of the Builder Category, Official Category, and Coach Category.

Nominations are being accepted until Sunday, July 31 at midnight for the award to be presented at the Annual Summit on December 3.

Nominations can be sent by email to the Chair of the Trophy and Awards Committee, Judy Tutty, at judy.tutty@sympatico.ca. Nominations must be supported with the following information:

  1. a brief biographical sketch which details name, address, phone number, email address, of the nominee
  2. an historical sketch which details the nominee’s overall involvement in paddling, and sprint racing in particular
  3. the specific accomplishment/activity for which the nomination is made

For full details on eligibility and nominating process see the Gilbert Award Policy posted on the Gilbert Award Webpage. A list of past recipients can also be found on the webpage.

Jul
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Team Quebec wins Sprint Canada Cup
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OTTAWA, ON (July 12, 2016) – A total of 260 athletes participated at the Sprint Canada Cup this past weekend in Shawinigan, QC. The event was attended by club, provincial, national, and international teams.

Athletes competed in U17, U19 and senior classes in a variety of races. Several national team athletes attended the Canada Cup. For Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw, the Canada Cup was a valuable race opportunity as he continues his preparations for his third Olympic Games. Paracanoe athlete Erica Scarff competed at the Canada Cup as part of her training before racing in Rio where Paracanoe will make its Paralympic debut.

The Quebec Team racked up the most points to win the overall Canada Cup. Team Canada finished second and Team Ontario finished third. Burgees were also awarded for the top points accumulated in each category.

“We’ve significantly expanded opportunities for athletes to gain high quality race experience within Canada,” said Ian Mortimer, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Manager of Domestic Development & Partner Relations. “Through working with our partners, we’ve created and hosted the Canada Cup to meet the competition objectives outlined in CKC’s competition review. Thank you to everyone who worked hard to make this event so successful for our athletes.”

The Canada Cup was created to address the objectives outlined in CKC’s competition review by increasing high level domestic race opportunities.

The Canada Cup in Shawinigan successfully reflected the local passion for canoeing, especially marathon and Rabaska canoe racing, with the inclusion of a marathon race during Day 2. Bringing a national event to the historic waters of the St. Mauricie River, the venue for the annual La Classique Internationale De Canot De La Mauricie, was a great opportunity to bring two of CKC’s disciplines together, and celebrate our shared love of the sport.

Canoe Kayak Canada has developed a technical package, rotation model and bidding process for the Sprint Canada Cup. Next year’s Canada Cup will be hosted in Central Canada and more information about the bidding process is featured on Canoe Kayak Canada’s Hosting webpage.

Top Ranked Teams

1st – Quebec

2nd – Canada

3rd – Ontario

4th – Atlantic

5th – Rideau

 

Burgee Winners

U17 – Canada

Paracanoe – Canada

PaddleAll – Shawinigan

U19 – Quebec

Senior Women – Canada

Senior Men – Quebec

 

Full Results

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jul
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Canoe Kayak Canada launches Base-7 Fitness Challenge
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OTTAWA, ON (July 7, 2016) – On the seventh day of the seventh month, Canoe Kayak Canada has launched a new fitness challenge, consisting of seven tests, aimed at developing general fitness and physical literacy among eleven to fifteen year-old paddlers.

“Increasing physical literacy among paddlers in the Learn-to-Train and early Train-to-Train stages of the Long Term Athlete Development model has been identified as a priority for setting athletes up for success in later years,” explains Peter Niedre, Canoe Kayak Canada’s outgoing Director of Coach and Athlete Development. “Combining this with our technical template will help to build a strong foundation for our system.”

The challenge consists of seven tests that can be compared to a set of national standards. Coaches across the country will run the challenge twice a year with training groups at their clubs to measure for improvement.

The seven tests include:

  • Leger 20m Multistage Test / “Beep” Test
  • Push Ups
  • Pull Ups
  • Plank Test
  • Lateral Bounds
  • Shuttle Run
  • Standing Long Jump

A coach’s manual with instructions for running the challenge and other resources are available on Canoe Kayak Canada’s website.

View Base-7 Webpage

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
28
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Canoe Kayak Canada names sprint teams for Junior and U23 Worlds, Canada Cup and Olympic Hopes
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OTTAWA, ON (June 28, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada has named several sprint teams following the second set of National Team Trials at the Olympic Basin in Montreal, QC. The teams include athletes to represent Canada at the following competitions:

  • 2016 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships (Minsk, Belarus from July 28 – 31)
  • U17 Olympic Hopes Regatta (Szeged, Hungary • September 23 – 25)
  • Canada Cup U17 and Paracanoe Team (Shawinigan, QC • July 9 – 10)

“These athletes have trained hard, with the help of great coaches, and demonstrated at trials that they are ready to compete at the international level,” said Scott Logan, Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “They will now have the opportunity to compete head-to-head against an international field and take their next step towards racing at the Olympic level. CKC has been working hard to match the right competitions to the current developmental stage of our athletes by providing opportunities to acquire confidence and racing skills that are critical to long-term success.”

 

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
Men’s Canoe Club (Location) Coach
Isaac Finklestein 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

 

Canada Cup U17 and Paracanoe Team

Shawinigan, QC • July 9 – 10

Men’s Kayak Club (Location) Coach
Palmer Lumb Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
David Stewart Richmond Hill (ON) Helen Savin
Justin Dobson Carleton Place (ON) Pat Lester
Alex Canning Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Toshko Kalpakov
Luke Steinburg Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Nikolas Tsaousidis Richmond Hill (ON) Helen Savin
Women’s Kayak Club (Location) Coach
Lucy Pennyfather Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Ashley Card Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Riley Melanson Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Toshko Kalpakov
Courtney Piercy Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Jane Girgulis Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza
Sophia Cuoci Pointe-Claire (QC) Eric Mihalovic
Men’s Canoe Club (Location) Coach
Samuel Djurfeldt Mississauga (ON) Tamas Buday Sr.
Tyler Laidlaw Sackawa (Sackville, NS) Chris MacPherson
Adam Scott Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Rylan Conway Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Thomas Cote Lachine (QC) Samuel Raiche
Connor O’Neill Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquharson
Women’s Canoe Club (Location) Coach
Lindsay Irwin Carleton Place (ON) Pat Lester
Courtney Spratt Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquharson
Emily Howard Mississauga (ON) Tamas Buday Sr
Audrey Veillette Lachine (QC) Samuel Raiche
Paracanoe Club (Location) Coach
Erica Scarff Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Mari Ellery
Trinity Tratch Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza
Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald Sherbrooke (QC) Nathan Desmarais
Tommy Grenier Shawinigan (QC) Helene Gervais

 

U17 Olympic Hopes Regatta*

Szeged, Hungary • September 23 – 25

*additional athletes to be added

Men’s Kayak Club (Location) Coach
Luke Steinberg Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Palmer Lumb Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
David Stewart Richmond Hill (ON) Helen Savin
Women’s Kayak Club (Location) Coach
Grace Whebby Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Lucy Pennyfather Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Ashley Card Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Riley Melanson Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Toshko Kalpakov
Men’s Canoe Club (Location) Coach
Isaac Finklestein Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquharson
Lucas Turnbull Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
27
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Canoe Kayak athletes named for Olympic and Paralympic Teams
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MONTRÉAL, QC (June 27, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee, has named the eleven athletes to represent Canada in paddling events in Rio.

There are two Olympic disciplines and one Paralympic discipline in paddling. Olympic sprint and paracanoe events feature head-to-head racing in a true test of speed and endurance. In canoe slalom, athletes plummet down a whitewater course and battle enormous currents while navigating through a series of gates in an effort to clock the fastest time.

The sprint team selections include the return of three medalists from the London 2012 Olympic Games, notably four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden, two-time World Champion Mark de Jonge and Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw. The Women’s Kayak Team is led by veteran Émilie Fournel. She will be joined by her training partner Andréanne Langlois and the K2 duo of Genevieve Orton and KC Fraser who earned their spots on the team on Friday after winning a race-off in Montreal.

In canoe slalom, Michael Tayler is set to compete at his second Olympic Games in Men’s K1. Cameron Smedley, who has made one top-ten World Cup final this year, will compete in Men’s C1.

Five-time paracanoe World Champion Christine Gauthier will represent Canada in the Women’s KL2 200 metre and Erica Scarff will compete in the Women’s KL3 200 as paracanoe makes its debut at the Paralympic Games.

The canoe slalom competition will take place at the Whitewater Stadium, August 7 to 11. Sprint events will take place at Lagoa Stadium from August 15 to 20. Paracanoe events also take place at Lagoa Stadium from September 14 to 15.

 

Quotes

“We’ve been training to the extreme and fine-tuning every detail to be at the top of our game. Our team is set and with Canada behind us, we’re getting ready to explode out of those starting gates.”

Mark de Jonge, Canadian Olympic Team athlete

 

“Canada has a rich history of success in canoe kayak and I know these athletes will proudly uphold the tradition. We have such a strong team of young hopefuls and experienced veterans and we are all excited to cheer them on in Rio.”

Peter Giles, Canoe Kayak Canada President

 

“Congratulations to Christine and Erica. It’s very exciting to have paracanoe in the Paralympic Games family for the first time, so this will be an historic moment for our two paddlers.”

Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian Paralympic Team Chef de Mission

 

Olympic Athletes

First Last Hometown Event
Mark de Jonge Halifax, NS Men’s K1 200m (sprint)
Émilie Fournel Montréal, QC Women’s K1 500m (sprint)
Adam van Koeverden Oakville, ON Men’s K1 1000m (sprint)
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Men’s C1 1000m (sprint)
Andréanne Langlois Québec, QC Women’s K1 200m (sprint)
Genevieve Orton Lake Echo, NS Women’s K2 500m (sprint)
Kathleen (KC) Fraser Toronto, ON Women’s K2 500m (sprint)
*Ryan Cochrane Windsor, NS Men’s K2 200m (sprint)
*Hugues Fournel Montréal, QC Men’s K2 200m (sprint)
Cameron Smedley Dunrobin, ON Men’s C1 (canoe slalom)
Michael Tayler Ottawa, ON Men’s K1 (canoe slalom)

*Added to the team July 31. See news article.

 

Paralympic Athletes

First Last Hometown Event
Christine Gauthier Pointe-Claire Women’s KL2 200m (paracanoe)
Erica Scarff Toronto, ON Women’s KL3 200m (paracanoe)

 

Coaches

Position First Last Hometown
Sprint Coach Frédéric Jobin Lac Beauport, QC
Sprint Coach Scott Oldershaw Toronto, ON
Sprint Coach Peter Martinek Toronto, ON
Canoe Slalom Coach Michal Staniszewski Gatineau, QC
Paracanoe Coach Marc Creamer Pointe-Claire, QC

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
26
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Gauthier and Scarff paddle through final stage of Paralympic qualification
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MONTRÉAL, QC (June 26, 2016) –Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) and Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) both competed today at the Sprint Canoe Kayak Team Trials in Montreal, QC to wrap up the Canadian selection process for the first Paralympic Games to ever include Paracanoe events. Both won their classes uncontested and have qualified Paralympic quota spots in their events. Canoe Kayak Canada will present its team selected for the Olympic and Paralympic Games tomorrow in Montreal.

In Men’s Paracanoe events, Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) won his category while Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC) also won his. 

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) repeated a win in the second final of the Senior Women’s C1 200m. Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) finished a close second in the C1 200m, but later in the day beat out Vincent-Lapointe by winning the C1 500m.

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) won the Senior Men’s K1 500m. The trials include carding races to assess athletes for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program, as well as selection races for the Junior and Under 23 World Championships.

In Junior events, Lucas Turnbull (Toronto, ON) won the Men’s C1 500m while Isaac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON) was a close second. The two paired in the Junior Men’s C2 1000m to take the top spot. Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) won the Junior Men’s K1 500m and Emily Hannah Little (Oakville, ON) won the Junior Women’s C1 500m.

In U23 events, Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) and Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) repeated a win from National Team Trials 1 to take the top spot in the Men’s C2 1000m. Maxence Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Vincent Jourdenais (Trois-Rivières, QC) won the Men’s K2 1000m.

In the U23 Women’s K4 500m, Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON), Samantha Hall (Dartmouth, NS), Madison Mackenzie (Chelsea, QC) and Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) were the top crew.

Athletes must achieve performance standards in order to be selected to various teams. Canoe Kayak Canada will announce team selections soon.

Summary of Results

Event Result
Senior Women’s C1 200m – Final 2 1)   Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2)   Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

3)   Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Paracanoe Men’s KL3 200m 1)   Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC)
Paracanoe Men’s KL2 200m 1)   Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB)

2)   Tommy Grenier (Sherbrooke, QC)

Paracanoe Women’s KL3 200m 1)   Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON)
Paracanoe Women’s KL2 200m 1)   Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC)
Senior Women C1 500m 1)   Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

2)   Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3)   Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON)

Junior Men’s C1 500m 1)   Lucas Turnbull (Toronto, ON)

2)   Isaac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON)

3)   Connor Fitzpatrick (Dartmouth, NS)

Junior Men’s K1 500m 1)   Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2)   Scott Braddon (Ottawa, ON)

3)   Aidan Messenger (Burloak, ON)

Senior Men’s K1 500m 1)  Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

2)  Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

3)  Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON)

U23 Women’s K4 500m 1)  Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON), Samantha Hall (Dartmouth, NS), Madison Mackenzie (Chelsea, QC), Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

2)  Kate Braddon (Ottawa, ON), Ailish McNulty (Dartmouth, NS), Hayley Plante (Toronto, ON), August Sibthorpe(Ottawa, ON)

3)  Monica Black (Chelsea, QC), Kady Leard (Waverley, NS), Naomi van Walraven (Ottawa, ON), Lexy Vincent (Regina, SK)

U23 Men’s C2 1000m 1)  Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON), Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

2)  Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON), Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON)

3)  Thomas Hall (Dartmouth, NS), Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

U23 Men’s K2 1000m 1)  Maxence Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Vincent Jourdenais (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2)  Hunter Morrissey (Waverley, NS), Kingston Morrissey (Waverley, NS)

3)  Alex Brent (Maple Ridge, BC), Zacharie Cameron (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Junior Women’s C1 500m 1)   Emily Hannah Little (Oakville, ON)

2)   Emily Howard (Mississauga, ON)

3)   Lindsay Irwin (Carleton Place, ON)

 

Start lists & Results

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
25
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Michelle Russell surges to second trials win in Senior Women’s K1
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MONTRÉAL, QC (June 25, 2016) –Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Team Trials 2 continued for a second day at the Olympic Basin in Montreal, QC.

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) won the Senior Women’s K1 500m to make for two wins at the trials including a victory in the K1 200m yesterday. KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) was a close second and Russell edged her out at the line. The trials races today were for carding to assess athletes for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program.

Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK) won the Men’s K1 1000m and Mark James (Dartmouth, NS) won the Men’s C1 1000m. In the Women’s C1 200m, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) won and Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) finished a close second.

Selections for Junior and Under 23 World Championships were also on the line and athletes are competing for both placement and to achieve performance standards.

Samantha Hall (Dartmouth, NS) won a race-off in the U23 Women’s K1 200m over Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON).

In a second final of the Junior Women’s C1 200m, the result played out the same as yesterday with Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) taking another win. Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) and Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) won the Junior Women’s C2 500m.

Matthew Koehler (Maple Ridge, BC) won the Junior Men’s K1 1000m and Isaac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON) won the Junior Men’s C1 1000m. Anna Negulic (Bedford, NS) won the Junior Women’s K1 500m.

Tomorrow will be the final day of racing in Montreal. Both Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) and Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) will compete in Paracanoe events to secure selections to the first Paralympic Games ever to include Paracanoe. On Monday in Montreal, Canoe Kayak Canada will present its team selected for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

Summary of Results

Event Result
U23 Women’s K1 200m race-off 1)   Samantha Hall (Dartmouth, NS)

2)   Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)

Junior Women’s C1 200m – Final 2 1)  Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2)  Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC)

3)  Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC)

Junior Men’s K1 1000m 1)   Matthew Koehler (Maple Ridge, BC)

2)   Scott Braddon (Ottawa, ON)

3)   Luke Stienburg (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Men’s K1 1000m 1)   Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

2)   Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

3)   Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS)

Junior Men’s C1 1000m 1)   Isaac Finkelstein (Ottawa, ON)

2)   Connor Fitzpatrick (Dartmouth, NS)

3)   Lucas Turnbull (Toronto, ON)

Senior Men’s C1 1000m 1)   Mark James (Dartmouth, NS)

2)   Craig Spence(Dartmouth, NS)

3)   Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON)

Senior Women’s C1 200m 1)   Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2)   Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

3)   Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Junior Women’s K1 500m 1)   Anna Negulic (Bedford, NS)

2)   Lucy Pennyfather (Oakville, ON)

3)   Ashley Card

Senior Women’s K1 500m 1)   Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

2)   KC Fraser (Toronto, ON)

3)  Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Junior Women’s C2 500m 1)   Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC), Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC)

2)   Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC), Jessica MacDonald (Dartmouth, NS)

3)   Emily Howard (Mississauga, ON), Lindsay Irwin (Carleton Place, ON)

 

Start Lists & Results

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Jun
24
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Alex Scott and Michelle Russell win senior K1 events on first day of Trials
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MONTRÉAL, QC (June 24, 2016) – The first day of competition for the second set of Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Team Trials kicked off today at the Olympic Basin in Montreal, QC. After Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) earned the final two Olympic spots in the Women’s K2 500m, the attention turned to carding races to assess athletes for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program as well as Junior and Under 23 races.

In senior events, Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) won the Men’s K1 200m while Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) won the Women’s K1 200m.

Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) won the Junior Men’s K1 200m final while James MacPhee (Sackville, NS) won in the Junior Men’s C1 200m. Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) won the Junior Women’s K1 200m.

Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) and Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) won the Junior Women’s C2 200m final. In Junior Women’s C1 200m, Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) won the first of two finals in a best two-out-of-three format. In addition to placement, athletes must also achieve performance standards to be nominated to teams. 

The three-day National Team Trials continue through to Sunday. 

 

Summary of Results

Event Result
Junior Women’s C1 200m Final 1/2 1)   Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2)   Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC)

3)   Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC)

Junior Men’s K1 200m 1)   Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2)   Ryan Lefort (Dartmouth, NS)

3)   Paul Lapierre (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Men’s K1 200m 1)   Alex Scott (Bedford, NS)

2)   Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

3)   Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Junior Men’s C1 200m 1)  James MacPhee (Sackville, NS)

2)  Connor Fitzpatrick (Dartmouth, NS)

3)  Nikolas Favreau-Regimballe (Lachine, QC)

Junior Women’s K1 200m 1) Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS)

2) Anna Negulic (Bedford, NS)

3) Lucy Pennyfather (Oakville, ON)

Senior Women’s K1 200m 1) Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

2) Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

3) Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS)

Junior Women’s C2 200m 1)   Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC), Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC)

2)   Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC), Jessica MacDonald (Dartmouth, NS)

3)   Nicole Boyle (Winnipeg, MB), Maddy Mitchell (Winnipeg, MB)

 

Start lists & Results

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
24
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Orton and Fraser win final Olympic entries in K2 showdown
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MONTRÉAL, QC (June 24, 2016) – Genevieve Orton and Kathleen (KC) Fraser have emerged victorious from a nail-biting head-to-head showdown to determine Canoe Kayak Canada’s final two athletes selected for nomination to the Canadian Olympic Team. They finished 1.62 of a second ahead of Michelle Russell and Madeline Schmidt to take the win.

“It didn’t really click in until we crossed the line because it’s been such a long process, but it’s done, and we’re going and it’s amazing,” said Orton after the race.

At the first set of Sprint National Team Trials at the start of May, Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Fraser (Toronto, ON) were the next ranked crew to Russell (Fall River, NS) and Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) who won both finals in a best two out of three format. Russell had already qualified an Olympic quota spot for Canada at World Championships last year so was ineligible to qualify another quota spot. Orton and Fraser raced and won at the Pan American Continental Qualifier to earn Canada the two additional quota spots in the event. As prescribed in Canoe Kayak Canada’s selection criteria, it came down to a winner-take-all race-off to determine the Olympic entry.

Canoe Kayak Canada will unveil its roster of Olympic and Paralympic Team athletes in Montréal on Monday in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee.

The three-day National Team Trials continue through to Sunday. In addition to this single Olympic selection, the trials are being used to select athletes for the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships, assess athletes for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program and finalize selections for nomination to the Paralympic Games.

Start lists & Results

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
23
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K2 showdown for final Olympic spots to take place in Montreal
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MONTRÉAL, QC (June 23, 2016) – The final two Olympic spots for Canoe Kayak events will be decided this Friday morning at the Olympic Basin in Montréal. A race-off to select the Olympic nominations in the Women’s K2 500m will take place at 10:16 between the crew of Genevieve Orton and Kathleen (KC) Fraser and the crew of Michelle Russell and Madeline Schmidt.

Russell (Fall River, NS) and Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) won both finals at the first set of Sprint National Team Trials at the start of May. Russell had already qualified an Olympic quota spot for Canada at World Championships last year so was ineligible to qualify another quota spot. The second place crew of Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Fraser (Toronto, ON) raced and won at the Pan American Continental Qualifier to earn Canada the two additional quota spots in the event. As prescribed in Canoe Kayak Canada’s selection criteria, both crews will line up next to each other at National Team Trials 2 and the winner of the head-to-head race will be awarded the Olympic entry.

In Paracanoe events, Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) and Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) will race in their respective events on Sunday to solidify their selection to the Canadian Paralympic Team. This is the first Paralympic Games to include Paracanoe events marking an historic first in the sport. Canoe Kayak Canada has played a leadership role at the international level in developing Paracanoe and steering it towards inclusion in the Paralympic Games.

Canoe Kayak Canada will unveil its roster of Olympic and Paralympic Team athletes in Montréal on Monday in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee.

The three-day National Team Trials will also be used to select athletes for the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships taking place in Minsk, Belarus from July 28 to August 31. Results of the trials will impact carding selections for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program.

Start lists & Results

 

WHEN:  Friday, June 24 (K2 race-of at 10:16 a.m. / races 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

Saturday, June 25 (8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)

Sunday, June 26 (8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)

WHEREBassin Olympique, Parc Jean Drapeau, Ile Notre-Dame, Montréal, QC

Jean Drapeau Metro Station

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
20
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Andréanne Langlois selected for nomination to Canadian Olympic Team
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OTTAWA, ON (June 20, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Committee has selected Andréanne Langlois for nomination to the Canadian Olympic Team. Langlois finished second, twice, in the K1 200m event at the Canadian National Team Trials at the start of May. Émilie Fournel won both the Women’s K1 events at the trials but opted to attend World Cup 1 to test herself in both events against a highly competitive international field. As the next ranked athlete, Langlois raced at the Pan American Continental Qualifier where she earned Canada an additional Olympic quota spot by winning the K1 200m. Fournel, as the trials winner, declined the K1 200m spot to focus on the K1 500m. This decision opened the door for Langlois to race the Women’s K1 200m in Rio.

Langlois grew up paddling at le Club de canoë-kayak de vitesse de Trois-Rivières and is coached by Frédéric Jobin. At 23 years of age, Langlois has made a significant surge in her racing level since starting to train with Émilie Fournel last year. Most recently she placed fifth in the K1 200m final at the third ICF World Cup in Portugal.

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
17
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Smedley and Hayward through to World Cup semi-finals
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PAU, FRANCE (June 17, 2016) – Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) has qualified for the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup semi-finals for the third straight week in a row. Smedley, who locked up the Olympic spot last week, finished fourteenth today in the opening heats of the Men’s C1 at World Cup 3 in Pau, France. Smedley placed tenth last week and will compete for a spot in the final tomorrow.

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) made it through to the semi-finals in the Men’s K1. On his second preliminary run he ranked 39th overall to advance to the top-forty final.

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) who will represent Canada in Rio finished 54th in Men’s K1. This is the last World Cup before the Olympic Games.

Results and Streaming Video

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 14th in heat

Advanced to semi-final

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 39th in heat

Advanced to semi-final

Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 40th

Did not advance

Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 42nd in heat

Did not advance

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 54th in heat

Did not advance

Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 24th in heat

Did not advance

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
10
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Cameron Smedley and Michael Tayler meet the mark for Olympic selection
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LA SEU D’URGELL, SPAIN (June 10, 2016) – Cameron Smedley and Michael Tayler have racked up enough points after the opening heats at ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 2 to definitively secure their selection to the Canadian Olympic Team.

Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) had a strong second heat in the Men’s C1, putting him through to tomorrow’s semi-final and landing his name on the roster for Rio.

“I am happy that I pulled it together on the second run and put down a quick time,” said Smedley. “I’m pretty ecstatic to finally finish the selection process and win the Canadian C1 entry. I’m really looking forward to racing in Rio in August.”

Smedley was fourth in the heats last week and finished fifteenth overall in semi-finals at World Cup 1 after a few touches kept him out of the top-ten final. Tomorrow he’ll have another chance to break into the final and compete for a medal. His top World Cup result to date has been a ninth place finish in 2012.

While Michael Tayler’s 49th place result in Men’s K1 today didn’t get him through to the semi-final, it did assure him enough of a lead in the points to earn selection to the Canadian Olympic Team.

“It is an incredibly tough battle every four years for just the one spot at the Games,” said Tayler. “I want to say thank you to all of my teammates and especially Ben Hayward and John Hastings for constantly pushing the bar higher for Canadian slalom.”

Tayler (Ottawa, ON) won all four runs at Canadian Team Trials in May giving him a significant lead in the Olympic selection process. His competitor Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) finished one spot ahead of Tayler today in 48th place. Neither athlete broke the top-40 to secure additional points towards Olympic selection. With only one World Cup left before Rio, there are not enough points up for grabs for Hayward to catch Tayler. These will be Tayler’s second Olympic Games. He placed 20th at the London 2012 Games.

Tomorrow’s finals will be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday at 6:30 a.m. EST
  • Sunday at 6 a.m. EST

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 25th in heat

Advanced to semi-final

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 49th in heat

Did not advance

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 48th in heat

Did not advance

Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 40th in heat

Did not advance

Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 44th in heat

Did not advance

Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 26th in heat

Did not advance

Toby Roessingh (Calgary, AB) Men’s K1 73rd

Did not advance

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
5
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Mark de Jonge finishes World Cup Tour with silver medal
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MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL (June 5, 2016) – Mark de Jonge finished second today to earn a silver medal in the Men’s K1 200m at the final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal.

This is de Jonge’s first K1 200m medal of the three-stop World Cup tour. He finished eighth at the first World Cup and was seventh at World Cup 2. de Jonge, of Halifax, NS, is a two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist.

France’s Maxime Beaumont, who finished second to de Jonge at last year’s World Championships, won today’s race. Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) also raced the Men’s K1 200m final and finished ninth. This was the 21-year old’s first World Cup final.

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) finished fourth in the Women’s K1 500m with a solid race. She led the race from the start up until the final 200m and in the end finished just 0.168 of a second off the podium. Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) also raced the K1 500m final and finished sixth. The race was won by Olympic Champion Lisa Carrington of New Zealand.

In Men’s canoe events, the crew of Roland Varga and Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) finished fifth in the Men’s C2 1000m. Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) was sixth in the Men’s C1 200m.

Four medals in non-Olympic events

In addition to several strong performances in Olympic events, the Canadian team also had notable performances in non-Olympic events.

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) won gold in the Men’s C1 500m. Oldershaw is an Olympic bronze medalist in the C1 1000m from 2012 and has qualified for his third Olympic Games.

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) won a silver medal in the Men’s K1 500m. van Koeverden is a four-time Olympic medalist and has won gold and silver medals in the K1 500m when it was an Olympic event up until 2008. He will represent Canada in the 1000m event at his fourth Olympic Games in Rio.

Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) came through to win a silver medal in the Men’s C1 5000m.

The Men’s K4 200m crew of Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS), Alex Scott (Bedford, NS), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) stepped up one place on the podium from last week to win a silver medal. The Canadian Team will return to Canada to continue preparations.

CBC has been broadcasting the three World Cups on Road to the Olympic Games. In total CBC aired six hours of television coverage and fifteen hours of webcast coverage through their digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

Results

 

Broadcast and Webcast Information

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

  • Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. EST

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Sunday from 1 – 2 p.m. EST

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 2nd

Silver medal

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) Women’s K1 500m 4th overall
Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON)

Men’s C2 1000m 5th overall
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 500m 6th overall
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200m 6th overall
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200m 9th overall
Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Otterburn Park, QC) Men’s C1 200m 12th overall
Non-Olympic events
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 500m 1st

Gold medal

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500m 2nd

Silver medal

Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS)

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

Alex Scott (Bedford, NS)

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

Men’s K4 200m 2nd

Silver medal

Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) Men’s C1 5000m 2nd

Silver medal

Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 500m 6th overall
Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC)

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K4 200m 6th overall
Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) Men’s C1 5000m 9th overall
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 5000m 13th overall

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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For more information:

 

Ian Miller

Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada

613.314.1352

imiller@canoekayak.ca

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Morneau and Cochrane win bronze at World Cup 3
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CBC to broadcast races at 3 p.m. EST Saturday

MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL (June 4, 2016) – Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) and Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) landed a bronze medal today in the Men’s K2 200m at the third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal.

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) moved up one spot from his result last week and placed fourth in the Men’s K1 1000m. van Koeverden is a four-time Olympic medalist and will represent Canada in the event at his fourth Olympic Games in Rio.

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) had an impressive fifth place result in the Women’s K1 200m final. This was Langlois’ top international result to date.

Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) finished seventh in the Men’s C1 1000m to match his result from last week. Oldershaw has been confirmed as Canada’s Men’s C1 entry for the Olympic Games.

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) and Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) placed eighth in the Women’s K2 500m final. Russell and Schmidt are still in the hunt for Olympic qualification. They will race-off against Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) for the Olympic spot in Montreal at the end of June.

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) and Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) finished fourth in the Men’s C2 200m final. They also raced the heat of the Olympic distance C2 1000m and went directly through to the final with a second place result in their heat.

Two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) won his semi-final in the Men’s K1 200m to advance to tomorrow’s final. Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) raced the same semi and finished third to also qualify for the A-final.

Both Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) and Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) have advanced to the A-final in the Women’s K1 500m. Fournel won her semi-final while Russell was second in her semi.

Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) paddled through to the final in the Men’s C1 200m with a second place finish in his semi-final. Tardioli placed fifth at last week’s World Cup.

In non-Olympic events, Mark Oldershaw raced the Men’s C1 500m and won his heat to advance directly to tomorrow’s final. Adam van Koeverden won his semi-final in the Men’s K1 500m to advance to the final. Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) was third in the same event and also advanced.

World Cup action is being covered on CBC’s Road to the Olympic Games. The final two shows will be broadcast on CBC Sports this weekend. Races will also be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

Results

 

Broadcast and Webcast Information

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

  • Saturday from 3 – 4 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. local time

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday from 6:30 – 8 a.m. EST & from 3 – 4 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 5:30 – 7 a.m. EST & from 1 – 2 p.m. EST

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS),

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

Men’s K2 200m 3rd

Bronze medal

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 4th
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Women’s K1 200m 5th overall
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 7th overall
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K2 500m 8th overall
Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON)

Men’s C2 200m 4th overall
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS),

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

Men’s K2 1000m 10th overall
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS)

Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON)

Men’s K2 1000m 11th overall
Semi-finals
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON)

Men’s C2 1000m 2nd in heat

Advanced to A-final

Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) Women’s K1 500m 1nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 500m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 500m 1st in heat

Advanced to A-final

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 500m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Otterburn Park, QC) Men’s C1 200m 4h in semi

Advanced to B-final

Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON)

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS)

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Men’s K4 1000m 4th in semi

Did not advance

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
3
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Mark Oldershaw named for selection to the Canadian Olympic Team
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OTTAWA, ON (June 3, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada has selected Mark Oldershaw for nomination to the Canadian Olympic Team in the Men’s C1 1000m. Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Committee reviewed the results of the Pan American Continental Olympic Qualifier that took place in Gainesville, Georgia from May 19 to 21 and determined that Oldershaw has fulfilled the selection criteria by being the only Men’s Canoe athlete to win the Qualifier. The announcement of Oldershaw’s official selection to the team was delayed while the affected parties were consulted. Oldershaw is an Olympic bronze medalist and this will be his third Olympic Games. He is the fifth Olympian in his family and was the first to medal in 2012.

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
3
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Canadian team making final World Cup stop in Portugal
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CBC to broadcast races at 3 p.m. EST Saturday

MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL (June 3, 2016) – The Canadian sprint Canoe Kayak team lead off with heats and semi-finals today at the third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal.

Adam van Koeverden won his heat to advance directly to tomorrow’s final in the Men’s K1 1000m. van Koeverden, a four-time Olympic medalist, was fifth in the event at last week’s World Cup and has already qualified the event for Rio.

Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) also paddled directly through to the final after finishing second in his heat of the Men’s C1 1000m. Oldershaw finished seventh last week.

The Men’s K2 200m crew of Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) finished third in their heat to secure themselves a spot in the final.

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) and Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) won their semi-final in the Women’s K2 500m today to advance to tomorrow’s final. Russell and Schmidt are still in the hunt for Olympic qualification. They will race-off against Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) for the Olympic spot in Montreal at the end of June.

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) rounded out Canada’s qualifications for tomorrow’s A-finals by finishing third in the semi-final of the Women’s K1 200m to advance.

World Cup action is being covered on CBC’s Road to the Olympic Games. The final two shows will be broadcast on CBC Sports this weekend. Races will also be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

 

Results

 

Broadcast and Webcast Information

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

  • Saturday from 3 – 4 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. local time

 

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday from 6:30 – 8 a.m. EST & from 3 – 4 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 5:30 – 7 a.m. EST & from 1 – 2 p.m. EST

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 1st in heat

Advanced to A-final

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 2nd in heat

Advanced to A-final

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS),

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

Men’s K2 200m 3rd in heat

Advanced to A-final

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K2 500m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Women’s K1 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS),

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

Men’s K2 1000m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS)

Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON)

Men’s K2 1000m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 8th in semi

Did not advance

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
3
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Cameron Smedley opens up World Cup slalom season with impressive fourth place result in heat
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IVREA, ITALY (June 4, 2016) – Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) finished fifteen overall in the semi-finals at the first ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Ivrea, Italy. He had four seconds in penalties for touched gates that held him back from making the top-ten final. Smedley’s top World Cup result to date has been a ninth place finish in a final in 2012. Smedley is the Canadian front-runner to qualify for the Olympic Team in his event.

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Update
IVREA, ITALY (June 5, 2016) – Jessica Groeneveld finished 28th in the semi-finals of the Women’s K1 at the first ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup. The full Canadian team will compete the next two weekends at World Cups 2 and 3.

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IVREA, ITALY (June 3, 2016) – Cameron Smedley opened the first ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Ivrea, Italy with a fourth place overall result in the preliminary heat of the Men’s C1. His impressive result today shows his potential to contend among a competitive international field. Tomorrow he will race the semi-final in the morning and a top-ten result will put him through to the afternoon final. Smedley’s top World Cup result to date has been a ninth place finish in a final in 2012.

Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) is the Canadian front-runner to qualify for the Olympic Team in his event. Four Canadian athletes are competing at World Cup 1. For those in Olympic contention in Men’s C1 and Men’s K1, this is just a warm-up. Only the results of World Cups 2 and 3 will affect the point tally for Canada’s Olympic Team selections.

Groeneveld through to semi-finals in Women’s K1

Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) had a 25th place result in the heats of Women’s K1 to earn a spot in tomorrow’s semi-final. Groeneveld made several World Cup semi-finals last season and will attempt to make tomorrow’s final with a top-ten result.

Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) was 26th in the heats for Women’s C1. A top-twenty result was needed to advance to the semi-finals. Ben Hayward ranked 52nd in Men’s K1 and did not advance. Hayward is one of three Men’s K1 athletes still in contention for the Olympic spot along with Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) and John Hastings (Aurora, ON).

 

Tomorrow’s finals will be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday at 8 a.m. EST
  • Sunday at 7 a.m. EST

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON Men’s C1 4st in heat

Advanced to semi-final

Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 25th in heat

Advanced to semi-final

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 52nd in heat

Did not advance

Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 26th in heat

Did not advance

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Jun
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Peter Niedre moving to position at Coaching Association of Canada
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Photo: Peter Niedre (right) at his most recent team project at the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships in Gainesville, Georgia. Peter will be moving on from his role as Canoe Kayak Canada’s Director of Coach and Athlete Development in July.

 

OTTAWA, ON (June 1, 2016) – Peter Niedre will be finishing as Canoe Kayak Canada’s Director of Coach and Athlete Development to take on a new role at the Coaching Association of Canada in July.

Peter has worked for Canoe Kayak Canada since 2006. He served as the National Development Team Coach for two years before moving into the office to focus on leading Canoe Kayak Canada’s national coaching education programs.

He has worked tirelessly to further coach education and professionalize coaching as a career pathway. He has integrated NCCP certification, initiated countless professional development opportunities and ran an annual coaches conference. His efforts have significantly strengthened the technical leadership at the club level. Peter also served as interim High Performance Director in 2012 and has been a key player in working with up-and-coming athletes through Junior Academy and NextGen programs.

“The state of coaching in this sport has improved dramatically over the past decade and much of that is thanks to the incredible contribution Peter has made,” said Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada. “Peter’s energy and dedication to furthering our sport is remarkable. We’re going to miss him, but I know he will continue to make a meaningful impact on the Canadian sport system in his new role.”

Peter has been involved with paddling for almost his entire life. He grew up paddling at the Mississauga Canoe Club and competed at the 1989 Junior World Championships. He then went into coaching and pursued a career in education. Those two interests came together to evolve into a career in coach education.

“Working with coaches, athletes and the many great people in this sport has been a truly meaningful experience,” said Peter Niedre. “I’m really proud of what we’ve achieved as a team over the past decade, and I’m looking forward to continuing to work with fellow NCCP partners to further coach education development in Canada.”

Peter will finish his role at Canoe Kayak Canada on July 11 with the Canada Cup in Shawinigan, QC being his last project. He will continue to work with our sport on a volunteer basis. A transition plan is being put in place with a job search to be launched soon.

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
31
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Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Team named
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OTTAWA, ON (May 31, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to name its team to compete at the ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships in Krakow, Poland from July 13 to 17. The selections are based on results of team trials that took place in Kananaskis, AB this past weekend. Notable performances at the trials included Liam Smedley in U23 Men’s C1, Lois Betteridge in both the U23 Women’s C1 and K1, Florence Maheu in U23 Women’s C1 and Keenan Simpson in Junior Men’s K1.

Some members of the U23 Team will also compete at World Cups 4 and 5 taking place in Europe in September. This opportunity will allow the next generation of podium potential athletes to gain international race experience at the senior level.

U23 Team

U23 Men’s K1

  1. Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON)
  2. Ryley Penner (Lundbreck, AB)
  3. Darius Ramrattan (Innisfail, AB)

U23 Women’s K1

  1. Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)
  2. Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)
  3. Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

U23 Men’s C1

  1. Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)
  2. Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)
  3. Benjamin Risk (Ottawa, ON)

U23 Women’s C1                     

  1. Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)
  2. Willa Mason (Chelsea, QC)

 

Junior Team

Junior Men’s K1                                  

  1. Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON)
  2. Sheamus O’Connell (Ottawa, ON)
  3. Trevor Boyd (Calgary, AB)

Junior Women’s K1                 

  1. Hannah Penner (Lundbreck, AB)
  2. Reneo Ohler (Calgary, AB)
  3. Jocelyn Taylor (Calgary, AB)

Junior Men’s C1

  1. Benjamin Risk (Ottawa, ON)
  2. Pelly Vincnent-Braun (Whitehorse, YT)

Junior Women’s C1

  1. Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
29
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Tardioli throws down fifth place result at World Cup 2
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RACICE, CZECH REPUBLIC (May 29, 2016) – Ben Tardioli of Ottawa, ON finished fifth today in the Men’s C1 200m at the second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Racice, Czech Republic. His result today is Canada’s best this year in Olympic events at World Cups.

Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) finished seventh in a tight final of the Men’s K1 200m. He finished eighth last week in Duisburg at World Cup 1. de Jonge is a two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist in the event.

The Men’s C2 1000m crew of Roland Varga and Paul Bryant (both of Richmond Hill, ON) raced to a sixth place finish in the final.

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) finished ninth in the Women’s K1 500m. She was sixth in the event last week in Duisburg. Fournel will race the K1 500m at the Olympic Games in Rio this summer.

Four medals in non-Olympic events

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) won gold in the Women’s C2 500m. The ICF has approved the event for the 2020 Olympic program and the proposal only needs IOC ratification for its historic inclusion in Tokyo.

Adam van Koeverden found his way on to the podium with a bronze medal performance in the Men’s K1 500m. van Koeverden was fifth in the 1000m Olympic distance yesterday. He is a four-time Olympic medalist and has won gold and silver medals in the K1 500m when it was an Olympic event up until 2008.

The Men’s C4 200m crew of Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON), Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON), Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) and Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Otterburn Park, QC) landed a silver medal.

Sprinters Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) and Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) combined their speed in the Men’s K4 200m to capture a bronze medal.

The World Cup action is being covered on CBC’s Road to the Olympic Games. This is the second of three World Cup weekends on CBC Sports. Races will also be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

Canadian paddlers will move on to the third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup of the year in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal starting next Friday. This will be the last big international competition before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with sprint events scheduled for August 15 to 20.

Results

 

Broadcast and Webcast Information

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

  • Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. local time

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Sunday from 3:30 – 5 a.m. EST & from 1 – 2 p.m. EST

 

Summary of Results – Day 3

Athlete Event Result
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 7th overall
Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) Women’s K1 500m 9th overall
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200m 5th overall
Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON)

Men’s C2 1000m 6th overall
Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Otterburn Park, QC) Men’s C1 200m 14th overall
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 500m 17th overall
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200m 24th overall
Non-Olympic events
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

Women’s C2 500m 1st

Gold medal

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON)

Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Otterburn Park, QC)

Men’s C4 200m 2nd

Silver medal

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500m 3rd

Bronze medal

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS)

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

Alex Scott (Bedford, NS)

Men’s K4 200m 3rd

Bronze medal

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC)

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K4 200m 4th overall
Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 500m 7th overall

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
28
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Katie Vincent wins silver at ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2
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RACICE, CZECH REPUBLIC (May 28, 2016) – Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON has added to her medal collection on the second stop of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup tour. Vincent won a silver medal in the Women’s C1 200m this morning in Racice, Czech Republic to go alongside her gold medal from last week in Duisburg, Germany. Vincent raced from behind after a slow start but battled back to finish second.

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) finished fifth in the Men’s K1 1000m amid a highly competitive field. The race was won by the home crowd favourite, 2015 World silver medalist Josef Dostál of the Czech Republic. Five-time World Champion Max Hoff of Germany was second while last year’s World Champion in the event, René Poulsen of Denmark, finished third. This is van Koeverden’s first World Cup race of the year after qualifying for his fourth Olympic last week at the Pan American Championships in Gainseville, Georgia. van Koeverden paddled with the lead pack the entire way down the course. In addition to the Olympic distance, he finished first semi-final in the Men’s K1 500m to advance to tomorrow’s final. Angus Mortimer finished second in the Men’s K1 500m semi-final to also earn a spot in the final.

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) finished seventh in the final of the Men’s C1 1000m. The Olympic bronze medalist was in the top-three pack for the first half of the race but fell back in the second 500m. Oldershaw is also making his first World Cup appearance of the year after winning the event at the Pan American Championships last week to qualify an additional quota spot for Canada. Germany’s Sebastian Brendel won the race – his second straight World Cup win this season. Brendel is the defending Olympic Champion in the event.

The Men’s K2 200m crew of Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) finished eighth in the final. They lined up next to the Brazilian crew who beat them out by 0.07 of a second last week to take the Olympic quota spots and once again lost by a narrow margin of 0.128 of a second.

In the Women’s K1 200m, Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) was fourth in the B-final to rank thirteenth overall while Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) finished sixth to rank fifteenth overall. Fournel finished second in the semi-final of the K1 500m to advance to tomorrow’s final. Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) also raced the K1 500m semi and finished fifth to land a spot in the B-final. Fournel will race the K1 500m at the Olympic Games.

Two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge won his semi-final to advance in the Men’s K1 200m taking place tomorrow at 3:44 a.m. EST. de Jonge (Halifax, NS) finished eighth last week in Duisburg at his first World Cup of the year.

Also making it through to tomorrow’s A-finals were Ben Tardioli in the Men’s C1 200m and the C2 1000m crew of Roland Varga and Paul Bryant (both of Richmond Hill, ON).

The World Cup will be covered on CBC’s Road to the Olympic Games showcasing the Canoe Kayak World Cup action over three consecutive weekends. Races will also be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

Results

 

Broadcast and Webcast Information

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

  • Saturday from 3 – 4 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. local time

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday from 5 – 6:30 a.m. EST & from 3 – 4 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 3:30 – 5 a.m. EST & from 1 – 2 p.m. EST

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 5th overall
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 7th overall
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS),

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

Men’s K2 200m 8th overall
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 200m 2nd overall

Silver medal

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Women’s K1 200m 13th overall
Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) Women’s K1 200m 15th overall
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS)

Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON)

Men’s K2 1000m 15th overall
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K2 500m 16th overall
Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 21st overall
Semi-finals
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) Women’s K1 500m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON)

Men’s C2 1000m 3rd in heat

Advanced to A-final

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 500m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Otterburn Park, QC) Men’s C1 200m 6th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 500m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200m 6th in semi

Advanced to C-final

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
27
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Four Canadian boats through to finals at World Cup 2
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CBC to broadcast races at 3 p.m. EST Saturday

RACICE, CZECH REPUBLIC (May 27, 2016) – Adam van Koeverden won his semi-final and posted the fastest time in the Men’s K1 1000m today to advance to the final in his first World Cup appearance of the year. The four-time Olympic medalist from Oakville, ON will race the final tomorrow morning at 5:17 EST at the second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Racice, Czech Republic. van Koeverden secured his spot on the Olympic Team after winning the Pan American Continental Qualifier last week in Gainesville, Georgia.

Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) earned a spot in the final of the Men’s C1 1000m tomorrow. Oldershaw finished second in his semi-final and will race at 5:10 EST on Saturday morning.

The Men’s K2 200m crew of Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) finished third to secure themselves a spot in the final. They will line up at 5:31 EST next to the Brazilian crew who beat them out last week by 0.07 of a second in Gainesville to take the Olympic quota spots.

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) will take a shot at defending the top spot on the podium in the Women’s C1 200m tomorrow. She won a gold medal in the event at World Cup 1 last weekend in Duisburg, Germany. Today she placed second in her heat to advance to the final taking place at 5:41 EST tomorrow.

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) and Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) both finished third in their semi-finals in the Women’s K1 200m to qualify for the B-final tomorrow. They were both shy of a top-two finish or third-place fastest time in the four semi-finals needed to qualify for the A-final.

The World Cup will be covered on CBC’s Road to the Olympic Games showcasing the Canoe Kayak World Cup action over three consecutive weekends. Races will also be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

Results

 

Broadcast and Webcast Information

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

  • Saturday from 3 – 4 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. local time

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday from 5 – 6:30 a.m. EST & from 3 – 4 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 3:30 – 5 a.m. EST & from 1 – 2 p.m. EST

 

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS),

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

Men’s K2 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 200m 2nd in heat

Advanced to A-final

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) Women’s K1 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to B-final

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Women’s K1 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to B-final

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) Women’s C1 200m 5th in semi

Did not advance

Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS)

Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON)

Men’s K2 1000m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 7th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K2 500m 7th in semi

Advanced to B-final

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
24
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Canoe Kayak Canada names team for ICF Canoe Slalom World Cups
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OTTAWA, ON (May 24, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to name its senior elite team to represent Canada at the 2016 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cups in Europe. The announcement follows a weekend of National Team Trials at the Rutherford Creek Whitewater Park near Pemberton, BC. Athletes made a total of four runs to accumulate ranking points in pursuit of a top-3 overall position and also had to achieve a performance standard based on relative time to other athletes.

For Olympic Team selections, the field has been narrowed down to a final five in the two events in which Canada holds athlete quota spots. Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON), John Hastings (Aurora, ON) and Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) are still in contention for the Men’s K1 Olympic spot. In Men’s C1, Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) and Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) are the final two. The athletes will continue to accumulate points based on their performances at World Cups 2 and 3 in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain from June 10 – 12 and Pau, France from June 17 – 19. The Olympic Team will be decided at the end of World Cup 3.

In Women’s event, Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) will represent Canada in Women’s K1 at World Cups, while Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) will represent Canada in Women’s C1. Canoe Slalom Team Trials will take place for Junior and Under 23 athletes this May 27 – 29 in Kananaskis, AB. Results will determine teams for the ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships taking place in Krakow, Poland from July 13 – 17, and World Cups 4 and 5 taking place after the Olympic Games.

Canoe Slalom Senior National Team

Men’s K1

  1. Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)
  2. John Hastings (Aurora, ON)
  3. Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)

Women’s K1

  1. Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

Men’s C1

  1. Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)
  2. Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s C1

  1. Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

 

May
23
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Michael Tayler wins all four Men’s K1 runs at slalom team trials
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Results part of Olympic selection process

PEMBERTON, BC (May 23, 2016) – Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) continued his winning streak on the second day of Canadian Canoe Slalom Team Trials at the Rutherford Creek Whitewater Park near Pemberton, BC. Tayler won all four race runs in the Men’s K1 this weekend.

Results of the trials count towards Olympic selection in the Men’s K1 and Men’s C1 events where Canada holds quota spots. The field will get narrowed to a maximum of three athletes in each event who will head to Europe to compete at World Cups. Points accumulated at World Cups 2 and 3 will be the deciding factor for selections to the Canadian Olympic Team.

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) had a second and third place result in Men’s K1 yesterday. David Ford (Edmonton, AB) had one second place result and Toby Roessingh (Calgary, AB) had a third place result to round out the top three.

Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) won both of his runs in the Men’s C1 yesterday to take the win in three out of four of the runs over the weekend. His brother, Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) was second in both C1 runs yesterday while Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) was third.

In addition to the Olympic selection process, the Trials will also be used to select athletes for additional senior teams including World Cups. Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) and Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) each won one run yesterday in the Women’s K1. Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) raced alone to win the Women’s C1. Athletes in all classes are chasing performance standards in addition to a top-3 ranking in order to be nominated to the national team.

Nominations to the World Cup Team will be announced shortly. The national team will compete at World Cups 2 and 3 in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain from June 10 – 12 and Pau, France from June 17 – 19.

Trials Results

 

Summary of Results

Third Run Fourth Run
Men’s K1

1) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

2) David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

3) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)

 

Men’s K1

1) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

2) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)

3) Toby Roessingh (Calgary, AB)

Men’s C1

1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

2) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

3) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

 

Men’s C1

1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

2) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

3) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

 

Women’s K1

1) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

2) Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

3) Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

 

Women’s K1

1) Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

2) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

 

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

 

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
23
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Michael Tayler wins all four Men’s K1 runs at slalom team trials
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Results part of Olympic selection process

PEMBERTON, BC (May 23, 2016) – Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) continued his winning streak on the second day of Canadian Canoe Slalom Team Trials at the Rutherford Creek Whitewater Park near Pemberton, BC. Tayler won all four race runs in the Men’s K1 this weekend.

Results of the trials count towards Olympic selection in the Men’s K1 and Men’s C1 events where Canada holds quota spots. The field will get narrowed to a maximum of three athletes in each event who will head to Europe to compete at World Cups. Points accumulated at World Cups 2 and 3 will be the deciding factor for selections to the Canadian Olympic Team.

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) had a second and third place result in Men’s K1 yesterday. David Ford (Edmonton, AB) had one second place result and Toby Roessingh (Calgary, AB) had a third place result to round out the top three.

Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) won both of his runs in the Men’s C1 yesterday to take the win in three out of four of the runs over the weekend. His brother, Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) was second in both C1 runs yesterday while Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) was third.

In addition to the Olympic selection process, the Trials will also be used to select athletes for additional senior teams including World Cups. Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) and Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) each won one run yesterday in the Women’s K1. Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) raced alone to win the Women’s C1. Athletes in all classes are chasing performance standards in addition to a top-3 ranking in order to be nominated to the national team.

Nominations to the World Cup Team will be announced shortly. The national team will compete at World Cups 2 and 3 in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain from June 10 – 12 and Pau, France from June 17 – 19.

Trials Results

 

Summary of Results

Third Run Fourth Run
Men’s K1

1) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

2) David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

3) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)

 

Men’s K1

1) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

2) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)

3) Toby Roessingh (Calgary, AB)

Men’s C1

1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

2) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

3) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

 

Men’s C1

1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

2) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

3) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

 

Women’s K1

1) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

2) Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

3) Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

 

Women’s K1

1) Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

2) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

 

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

 

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
22
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Canada finishes Pan Am Canoe Championships with 26 medals
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA (May 22, 2016) – The Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships concluded today on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. Canada managed to add to its medal count in the final few races to bring its total to 26 over the four-day competition.

The Senior Women’s K4 500m crew of Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS), Jewelia Orlick (Chelsea, QC) and Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) started the day off with a gold medal. Jessica MacDonald (Dartmouth, NS) and Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières) also earned a gold in the Junior Women’s C2 200m.

Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Aidan Messenger (Oakville, ON) earned a bronze medal in the Junior Men’s K2 200m. Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC) won a bronze in the Senior Men’s C1 500m and Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) won bronze in the Senior Women’s C1 500m.

Video

Results

 

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Result
Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS)

Jewelia Orlick (Chelsea, QC)

Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Women’s K4 500m 1st

Gold medal

Jessica MacDonald (Dartmouth, NS)

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières)

Junior Women’s C2 200m 1st

Gold medal

Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Aidan Messenger (Oakville, ON)

Junior Men’s K2 200m 3rd

Bronze medal

Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC) Senior Men’s C1 500m 3rd

Bronze medal

Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) Senior Women’s C1 500m 3rd

Bronze medal

Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC)

Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON)

Senior Women’s C2 200m 4th
Jane Girgulis (Calgary, AB)

Jewelia Orlick (Chelsea, QC)

Junior Women’s K2 200m 4th
Aidan Messenger (Oakville, ON) Senior Men’s K1 500m 7th

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
22
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de Jonge eighth, Fournel sixth in Olympic events at World Cup 1
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CBC to broadcast races at 2 p.m. EST today

DUISBURG, GERMANY (May 22, 2016) – Mark de Jonge finished eighth today in the Men’s K1 200m final at the first ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Duisburg, Germany. de Jonge was slightly over a second behind the winner, Manfredi Rizza of Italy, in his first international race of the year. de Jonge is a two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist.

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) had a solid sixth place result in the Women’s K1 500m final. This is among Fournel’s top K1 results to date and with this being an Olympic year, most of the top contenders are in Duisburg. Fournel was in the company of Hungary’s Danuta Kozák who took the win and Olympic Champion Lisa Carrington of New Zealand who won silver today.

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) finished fourth overall in the Women’s C2 500m. The crew just missed the podium which would have been Vincent’s second medal of the weekend after winning the Women’s C1 200m yesterday.

Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Pointe-Claire, QC) won the C-final of the Men’s C1 200m to rank 19th overall. Alex Scott (Halifax, NS) ranked 26th overall in the Men’s K1 200m after finishing eighth in the C-final.

Six Canadian athletes represented Canada at World Cup 1 and the full Canadian team will be in attendance for World Cups 2 and 3.

The World Cup will be covered on CBC’s Road to the Olympic Games showcasing the Canoe Kayak World Cup action over three consecutive weekends. Races will also be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

Broadcast and Webcast Information

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

  • Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m. local time in Western Canada)

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Sunday from 4:30 – 6 a.m. EST & from 2 – 3 p.m. EST

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 8th overall
Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) Women’s K1 200m 6th overall
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

Women’s C2 500m 4th overall
Alex Scott (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 26th overall
Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Pointe-Claire, QC) Men’s C1 200m 19th overall

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
22
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Michael Tayler wins two Men’s K1 runs on first day of canoe slalom team trials
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Results part of Olympic selection process

PEMBERTON, BC (May 22, 2016) – Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) posted a double win in the Men’s K1 yesterday, on the first day of Canadian Canoe Slalom Team Trials at the Rutherford Creek Whitewater Park near Pemberton, BC.

Results of the trials count towards Olympic selection in the Men’s K1 and Men’s C1 events where Canada holds quota spots. The field will get narrowed to a maximum of three athletes in each event who will head to Europe to compete at World Cups. Points accumulated at World Cups 2 and 3 will be the deciding factor for selections to the Canadian Olympic Team.

In Men’s K1, Michael Tayler swept the first two of four runs taking place this weekend. Tayler became an Olympian in 2012 after edging out his training partner John Hastings (Aurora, ON) by fractions of a second to take the spot four years ago. Hastings posted two second place results today. Hastings retired from competition briefly after 2012 but came back to qualify the Men’s K1 quota spot last year in Minden Hills, ON. With Hastings holding bonus points from last year’s qualification and Tayler taking top points from his two wins today, the two are ahead on the Men’s K1 leaderboard. A new course will be set today and the Men’s K1 athletes will be focused on achieving top-3 results to get them to the next round of selections at World Cups 2 and 3.

Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) won the first run in Men’s C1 by a solid margin but incurred several penalties for touched gates on his second run. Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) took the win on the second run.

In addition to the Olympic selection process, the Trials will also be used to select athletes for additional senior teams including World Cups. Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) won both runs in the Women’s K1 while Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) raced alone to win the Women’s C1. Athletes in all classes are chasing performance standards in addition to a top-3 ranking in order to be considered for teams.

Competition continues today at the Rutherford Creek Whitewater Park with two more runs.

Follow Results

 

Summary of Results

First Run Second Run
Men’s K1

1) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

2) John Hastings (Aurora, ON)

3) David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

 

Men’s K1

1) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

2) John Hastings (Aurora, ON)

3) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)

Men’s C1

1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

2) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

3) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

 

Men’s C1

1) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)

2) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

3) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

 

Women’s K1

1) Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

2) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

3) Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K1

1) Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

2) Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

3) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

 

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

 

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

 

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Andréanne Langlois wins Pan Am Women’s K1 200m to qualify fourth Women’s Kayak quota for Canada
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA (May 21, 2016) – Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) has earned Canada an additional athlete quota spot for the Olympic Games to bring to total in Women’s Kayak to four. Langlois confidently won the Women’s K1 200m today at the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships and Continental Olympic Qualifier on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.

“I was ready at trials and even more ready for Pan Ams. I realized this is my time to shine and it worked,” said Langlois. At spring training camp, Langlois started training with Émilie Fournel and has since been on a speed surge. “We started to line up and do some workouts, and I was there. I was like ‘maybe it’s my turn.’”

The Men’s K2 200m crew of Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) finished second. Only 0.07 of a second separated them from the win. The Brazilian crew took the victory and with it, two Olympic quota spots.

Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) finished with a silver medal in the Men’s C1 200m. The Cuban paddler won gold and will be given first dibs on the additional quota spot. There is a chance the Cubans could decline the spot so Tardioli’s World Cups will be assessed against Mark Oldershaw’s and Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Committee will make a recommendation on which event to prioritize based on how those decisions and results play out.

Quota count wraps up at seven

In total for sprint Canoe Kayak, Canada has qualified seven Olympic quota spots including (still to be ratified by the ICF):

  • Men’s K1 200m
  • Men’s K1 1000m
  • Women’s K1 500m
  • Women’s K1 200m
  • Women’s K2 500m
  • Men’s C1 1000m

More Pan Am medals in Senior non-qualifier and Junior events

In non-qualifier Senior events, Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) won three gold medals today including the Women’s K1 1000m. She paired with Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) to win the other two in K2 1000m and 200m. Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) and Tom Hall (Dartmouth, NS) captured a bronze medal in the Senior Men’s C2 200m.

In Junior events, Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) won gold in the Junior Men’s K1 200m. Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) won her second medal of the regatta – a gold in the Junior Women’s C1 200m. Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) took bronze in the Junior Women’s K1 200m.

Competition concludes tomorrow at Lake Lanier. The Continental Qualifier events have concluded so only non-qualifier Senior events and Junior events remain.

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Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Result
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Senior Women’s K1 200m 1st

Gold medal

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS),

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

Senior Men’s K2 200m 2nd

Silver medal

Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Senior Men’s C1 200m 2nd

Silver medal

Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) Senior Men’s K1 200m 4th
Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Men’s K1 200m 1st

Gold medal

Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) Junior Women’s C1 200m 1st

Gold medal

Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Senior Women’s K1 1000m 1st

Gold medal

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Women’s K2 200m

 

1st

Gold medal

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Women’s K2 1000m

 

1st

Gold medal

Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Women’s K1 200m 3rd

Bronze medal

Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

Tom Hall (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Men’s C2 200m 3rd

Bronze medal

Christian Sprang (Oakville, ON)

Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Aidan Messenger (Oakville, ON)

Paul Lapierre (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Men’s K4 1000m 4th
Jessica MacDonald (Dartmouth, NS)

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières)

Senior Women’s C2 500m 4th
Foster Salpeter (Montreal, QC) Junior Men’s C1 200m 5th

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

 

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Andréanne Langlois wins Pan Am Women’s K1 200m to qualify fourth Women’s Kayak quota for Canada
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA (May 21, 2016) – Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) has earned Canada an additional athlete quota spot for the Olympic Games to bring to total in Women’s Kayak to four. Langlois confidently won the Women’s K1 200m today at the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships and Continental Olympic Qualifier on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.

“I was ready at trials and even more ready for Pan Ams. I realized this is my time to shine and it worked,” said Langlois. At spring training camp, Langlois started training with Émilie Fournel and has since been on a speed surge. “We started to line up and do some workouts, and I was there. I was like ‘maybe it’s my turn.’”

Ryan Etienne select web crunch 2The Men’s K2 200m crew of Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) finished second. Only 0.07 of a second separated them from the win. The Brazilian crew took the victory and with it, two Olympic quota spots.

Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) finished with a silver medal in the Men’s C1 200m. The Cuban paddler won gold and will be given first dibs on the additional quota spot. There is a chance the Cubans could decline the spot so Tardioli’s World Cups will be assessed against Mark Oldershaw’s and Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Committee will make a recommendation on which event to prioritize based on how those decisions and results play out.

Quota count wraps up at seven

Ben Tardioli continentals webIn total for sprint Canoe Kayak, Canada has qualified seven Olympic quota spots including (still to be ratified by the ICF):

  • Men’s K1 200m
  • Men’s K1 1000m
  • Women’s K1 500m
  • Women’s K1 200m
  • Women’s K2 500m
  • Men’s C1 1000m

More Pan Am medals in Senior non-qualifier and Junior events

In non-qualifier Senior events, Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) won three gold medals today including the Women’s K1 1000m. She paired with Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) to win the other two in K2 1000m and 200m. Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) and Tom Hall (Dartmouth, NS) captured a bronze medal in the Senior Men’s C2 200m.

In Junior events, Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) won gold in the Junior Men’s K1 200m. Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) won her second medal of the regatta – a gold in the Junior Women’s C1 200m. Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) took bronze in the Junior Women’s K1 200m.

Competition concludes tomorrow at Lake Lanier. The Continental Qualifier events have concluded so only non-qualifier Senior events and Junior events remain.

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Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Result
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) Senior Women’s K1 200m 1st

Gold medal

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS),

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

Senior Men’s K2 200m 2nd

Silver medal

Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Senior Men’s C1 200m 2nd

Silver medal

Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) Senior Men’s K1 200m 4th
Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Men’s K1 200m 1st

Gold medal

Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) Junior Women’s C1 200m 1st

Gold medal

Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Senior Women’s K1 1000m 1st

Gold medal

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Women’s K2 200m

 

1st

Gold medal

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Women’s K2 1000m

 

1st

Gold medal

Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Women’s K1 200m 3rd

Bronze medal

Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

Tom Hall (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Men’s C2 200m 3rd

Bronze medal

Christian Sprang (Oakville, ON)

Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Aidan Messenger (Oakville, ON)

Paul Lapierre (Dartmouth, NS)

Senior Men’s K4 1000m 4th
Jessica MacDonald (Dartmouth, NS)

Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières)

Senior Women’s C2 500m 4th
Foster Salpeter (Montreal, QC) Junior Men’s C1 200m 5th

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
21
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Katie Vincent wins gold at Duisburg World Cup
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CBC to air show at 5 p.m. EST today

DUISBURG, GERMANY (May 21, 2016) – Katie Vincent has captured a gold medal for Canada in the Women’s C1 200m at the first ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Duisburg, Germany. Vincent posted a time of 46.205 seconds – the fastest ever recorded in the event in the ICF record books. Canada’s Laurence Vincent-Lapointe set the previous record of 46.419 seconds in 2014.

“I had a really good start and got off the line well,” said Vincent, who is the 2014 Junior World Champion and is still Under-23 eligible. “I’ve had a lot of great preparation in the off-season and I’m glad to see it all starting to pay off after lots of ups and downs this spring.”

Vincent will race the Women’s C2 500m tomorrow with Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB). Crossman-Serb finished seventh in the Women’s C1 200m B-final today to rank 16th overall.

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) finished up 17th overall in the Women’s K1 200m with an eighth place finish in the B-final. Fournel has qualified for the A-final of the Women’s K1 500m. She placed second in her semi-final today.

Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) qualified for the A-final in the Men’s K1 200m. He won his heat and was second in his semi-final. He will race the final at 4:45 EST early tomorrow morning. The race is set to be broadcast on CBC on Sunday afternoon. Alex Scott (Halifax, NS) was sixth in the semi-final of the Men’s K1 200m and Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Pointe-Claire, QC) was also sixth in the Men’s C1 200m semi-final. Both will race B-finals tomorrow.

Six Canadian athletes are representing Canada at World Cup 1 and the full Canadian team will be in attendance for World Cups 2 and 3.

The World Cup will be covered on CBC’s first of six shows on Road to the Olympic Games showcasing the Canoe Kayak World Cup action over three consecutive weekends. Tonight’s broadcast will also include content from the ICF Paracanoe World Championships that took place earlier this week in Duisburg and the Pan American Continental Olympic Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia.Races will also be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

Broadcast and Webcast Information

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

  • Saturday from 5 – 6 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m. local time in Western Canada)

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday from 6:30 – 8 a.m. EST & from 5 – 6 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 4:30 – 6 a.m. EST & from 2 – 3 p.m. EST

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 200m 1st overall

Gold medal

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

 

Women’s C1 200m 16th overall
Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) Women’s K1 200m 17th overall
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 2nd in semi-final

Advanced to A-final

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) Women’s K1 200m 2nd in semi-final

Advanced to A-final

Alex Scott (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 6th in semi-final

Advanced to C-final

Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Pointe-Claire, QC) Men’s C1 200m 6th in semi-final

Advanced to C-final

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
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imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
20
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Katie Vincent to appear in first Canoe Kayak World Cup Broadcast on CBC Sports
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Broadcast to air at 5 p.m. EST on Saturday

DUISBURG, GERMANY (May 20, 2016) – Katie Vincent, Émilie Fournel and Nadya Crossman-Serb raced in heats and semi-finals on the opening day of the first ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Duisburg, Germany. Six Canadian athletes are representing Canada at World Cup 1 and the full Canadian team will be in attendance for World Cups 2 and 3.

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) won her semi-final of the Women’s C1 200m to advance to tomorrow’s A-final. Since winning the Junior World Championships in 2014, Vincent has been climbing the senior ranks on the international scene. Her final tomorrow will be covered on CBC’s first of six shows on Road to the Olympic Games covering the Canoe Kayak World Cup action over three consecutive weekends.

Races will also be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. There is live webcast for early-risers from 4:30 – 6 a.m. ET (5:30 a.m. AT / 6 a.m. NT) and an additional webcast to match broadcast times. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

The broadcast will also include content from the ICF Paracanoe World Championships that took place earlier this week in Duisburg and the Pan American Continental Olympic Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia.

Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) raced the Women’s K1 200m semi-final and finished fifth to qualify for tomorrow’s B-final. Fournel has qualified for her third Olympic Games in the K1 500m and will race the heat and semi-final of that event tomorrow.

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) also raced the Women’s C1 200m semi-final today and qualified for tomorrow’s B-final.

Two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) will race the heat and semi-final of the Men’s K1 200m tomorrow. The final is set to be broadcast on Sunday. Alex Scott (Halifax, NS) will also race the Men’s K1 200m. Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Pointe-Claire, QC) will race the Men’s C1 200m heat and semi-final in Duisburg tomorrow afternoon. 

Broadcast and Webcast Information

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

  • Saturday from 5 – 6 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m. local time in Western Canada)

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday from 6:30 – 8 a.m. EST & from 5 – 6 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 4:30 – 6 a.m. EST & from 2 – 3 p.m. EST

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 200m 1st in semi-final

Advanced to A-final

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

 

Women’s C1 200m 7th in semi-final
Advanced to B-final
Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) Women’s K1 200m 5th in semi-final

Advanced to B-final

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
20
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Adam van Koeverden qualifies for fourth Olympic Games
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA (May 20, 2016) – Four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden has qualified for his fourth Olympic Games. van Koeverden, of Oakville, ON, secured his spot by winning the Men’s K1 1000m at the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships and Continental Olympic Qualifier on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.

“The route to get to this point, to get qualified, is longer than it’s every been for me,” said van Koeverden after his race. “It was hard and stressful morning. I did what I had to do and there are a lot of improvements that have to happen in the next few months for me to be satisfied with a good Olympic performance. I’ll be using the World Cups as a stepping stone to the Olympics and I’m anticipating being able to paddle well in Racice and Portugal.”

Oldershaw wins to take next step toward qualification

Moments later, teammate Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) continued the Canadian winning streak and qualifying another quota spot in the Men’s C1 1000m. The win puts Oldershaw, an Olympic bronze medalist, in a good position to qualify for the Olympic Games but his status is not certain yet. Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) will compete in the the Men’s C1 200m tomorrow morning and Canada can only send one athlete in Men’s C1. If Tardioli also wins the continental qualifier, the decision of which event to prioritize will be based on World Cup performances.

“It was a really good race and a really good lead in to the World Cups,” Oldershaw said. “It was a strong tailwind so I knew I had to get out fast and take control of the race. I got a spot for Canada and I just have to go over to World Cups and perform well there and hopefully get that nomination.”

Women’s K2 continues qualifying streak

The success continued with Canada winning a third qualifier race today. Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Oakville, ON) landed first place in the Women’s K2 500m to earn Canada another two athlete quota spots. The crew to fill those spots will be determined at National Team Trials 2 in Montreal from June 24-26.

Solid medal haul in Junior and non-qualifier Senior events

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) won gold in the Senior Women’s K1 500m event. Canada already qualified an Olympic quota spot in that event at last year’s World Championships so Bissonnette was racing only for glory.

Both of Canada’s Junior K4’s made the podium. The Junior Women’s K4 500m crew of Jane Girgulis (Calgary, AB), Emma Mitchell (Winnipeg, MB), Jewelia Orlick (Chelsea, QC) and Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS) won gold. In the Junior Men’s K4 500m, the crew of Christian Sprang (Oakville, ON), Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Aidan Messenger (Oakville, ON) and Paul Lapierre (Dartmouth, NS) won bronze.

In 200m action Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) won their opening heat to advance directly to tomorrow’s final. They will race the final tomorrow at 11:40 a.m. where a win will earn two more Canadian athlete quota spots. Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) also won his heat in the Senior Men’s K1 200m to advance to tomorrow’s final.

Correction from yesterday’s release: Canada won a total of four medals yesterday. A silver medal by Jane Girgulis (Calgary, AB) and Emma Mitchell (Winnipeg, MB) in the Junior Women’s K2 500m was missed in Thursday’s news release.

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Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Result
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Senior Men’s K1 1000m 1st

Gold medal

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Senior Men’s C1 1000m 1st

Gold medal

Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) Senior Women’s K2 500m 1st

Gold medal

Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) Senior Women’s K1 500m 1st

Gold medal

Jane Girgulis (Calgary, AB)

Emma Mitchell (Winnipeg, MB)

Jewelia Orlick (Chelsea, QC)

Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS)

Junior Women’s K4 500m 1st

Gold medal

Christian Sprang (Oakville, ON)

Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Aidan Messenger (Oakville, ON)

Paul Lapierre (Dartmouth, NS)

Junior Men’s K4 1000m 3rd

Bronze medal

Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) Senior Women’s C1 200m 5th
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS),

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

Senior Men’s K2 1000m 6th
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) Senior Men’s K1 200m 1st in heat

Advanced to final

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS),

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

Senior Men’s K2 200m 1st in heat

Advanced to final

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
19
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Varga and Bryant finish second in C2 at Continental Qualifiers
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Paul handshake smallGAINESVILLE, GEORGIA (May 19, 2016) – Roland Varga and Paul Bryant (both of Richmond Hill, ON) won silver medals today in the Men’s C2 1000m at the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships and Continental Olympic Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia. They needed to win in order to qualify the boat for the Olympic Games but the crew from Cuba took the win and the Olympic quota spots. While Varga and Bryant battled a strong race in a gusty tailwind, the Cuban crew posted one of the fastest times ever recorded in the event at 3:31.69 and the Canadian crew was 5.23 seconds back.

Canada won four medals in junior events for the Pan American Championships. Daniel MacDonald (Dartmouth, NS) and Foster Salpeter (Montreal, QC) won silver in the Junior Men’s C2 1000m. Jane Girgulis (Calgary, AB) and Emma Mitchell won silver in the Junior Women’s K2 500m. Lucas Turnbull (Toronto, ON) won a bronze in the Junior Men’s C1 1000m and Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) also won a bronze in the Junior Women’s C1 500m.

van Koeverden and Oldershaw lead off tomorrow

Competition starts off tomorrow with four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) chasing Olympic qualification in the Men’s K1 1000m at 9 a.m. EST. A win will secure van Koeverden the entry. Ten minutes later, Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) will compete for a quota spot in the Men’s C1 1000m. Canada can only qualify either the C1 1000m or C1 200m spot.

Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) will race to earn Canada quota spots in the Women’s K2 500m at 11:50 a.m. and if successful, the crew to compete at the Olympic Games will be determined at National Team Trials 2 in Montreal from June 24-26.

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) and Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) will race their heat in the Men’s K2 200m and there are also junior and senior non-Olympic races on the program. Competition continues through to Sunday at Lake Lanier.

 

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Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Result
Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON)

Senior Men’s C2 1000m 2nd

Silver medal

Daniel MacDonald (Dartmouth, NS)

Foster Salpeter (Montreal, QC)

Junior Men’s C2 1000m 2nd

Silver medal

Jane Girgulis (Calgary, AB)

Emma Mitchell (Winnipeg, MB)

Junior Women’s K2 500m 2nd

Silver medal

Lucas Turnbull (Toronto, ON) Junior Men’s C1 1000m 3rd

Bronze medal

Tess Peterman (Chelsea, QC) Junior Women’s C1 500m 3rd

Bronze medal

Jewelia Orlick (Chelsea, QC) Junior Women’s K1 500m 4th
Christian Sprang (Oakville, ON) Junior Men’s K1 1000m 5th
Paul Lapierre (Dartmouth, NS)

Aidan Messenger (Oakville, ON)

Junior Men’s K2 1000m 6th

 

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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

 

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For more information:

 

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada

613.314.1352

imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
19
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Gauthier fifth, Scarff sixth at Paracanoe World Championships
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DUISBURG, GERMANY (May 19, 2016) – Two Canadian athletes competed today at the ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Duisburg, Germany. Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) finished fifth in the Women’s KL2 200m. Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) placed sixth in the Women’s KL3 200m. While Gauthier had already qualified a Paralympic quota spot in her event at last year’s World Championships, Scarff’s result today earns Canada a second athlete quota. She was one spot away from earning a quota last year and today she was the top competitor in her field who had not already earned a spot.

Both Gauthier and Scarff will still have to prove themselves at National Team Trials 2 as the fastest in Canada within their classes in order to be selected to the Canadian Paralympic Team. The trials are scheduled for June 24 to 26 in Montreal, QC. The two athletes selected to the Paralympic Team will achieve an historic first as this will be the debut of Paracanoe at the Games. Gauthier is a five-time World Champion while Scarff just stepped onto the international scene last season and has been rising through the ranks. The two will remain in Europe to compete at ICF World Cup 2 next week in Racice, Czech Republic with the rest of the Canadian Team.

Canadian paddlers start racing today at the Pan American Championships & Continental Olympic Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA. A small delegation of Canadian athletes will race ICF World Cup 1 in Duisburg, Germany starting on Saturday.

Paracanoe World Championships
Results
Video

Pan American Championships & Continental Olympic Qualifier
Results
Streaming Video

World Cup 1
Results
Video via CBC Sports

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
19
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Gauthier fifth, Scarff sixth at Paracanoe World Championships
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DUISBURG, GERMANY (May 19, 2016) – Two Canadian athletes competed today at the ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Duisburg, Germany. Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) finished fifth in the Women’s KL2 200m. Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) placed sixth in the Women’s KL3 200m. While Gauthier had already qualified a Paralympic quota spot in her event at last year’s World Championships, Scarff’s result today earns Canada a second athlete quota. She was one spot away from earning a quota last year and today she was the top competitor in her field who had not already earned a spot.

Both Gauthier and Scarff will still have to prove themselves at National Team Trials 2 as the fastest in Canada within their classes in order to be selected to the Canadian Paralympic Team. The trials are scheduled for June 24 to 26 in Montreal, QC. The two athletes selected to the Paralympic Team will achieve an historic first as this will be the debut of Paracanoe at the Games. Gauthier is a five-time World Champion while Scarff just stepped onto the international scene last season and has been rising through the ranks. The two will remain in Europe to compete at ICF World Cup 2 next week in Racice, Czech Republic with the rest of the Canadian Team.

Canadian paddlers start racing today at the Pan American Championships & Continental Olympic Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA. A small delegation of Canadian athletes will race ICF World Cup 1 in Duisburg, Germany starting on Saturday.

Paracanoe World Championships
Results
Video

Pan American Championships & Continental Olympic Qualifier
Results
Streaming Video

World Cup 1
Results
Video via CBC Sports

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
18
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The big four Canoe Kayak competitions to watch this week
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OTTAWA, ON (May 18, 2016) – It’s a play-off like week for Canadian paddlers who are competing at four large-scale competitions. Most are part of the qualification process for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. For paddling fans the excitement is building as they prepare to watch and track the following four competitions:

  • ICF Paracanoe World Championships (Dusiburg, Germany)
  • Pan American Sprint Championships & Continental Olympic Qualifier (Gainesville, Georgia, USA)
  • ICF Sprint World Cup 1 (Dusiburg, Germany)
  • Canoe Slalom National Team Trials (Pemberton, BC)

World Cup 1 will be televised and webcast by CBC Sports, the Official Broadcast partner of Canoe Kayak Canada. Here is a run-down of who to watch, and how to watch:

 

ICF Paracanoe World Championships (Duisburg, Germany)

The ICF Paracanoe World Championships began yesterday in Duisburg, Germany and both Canadian athletes have advanced to finals on Thursday. Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) will be competing to qualify Canada a quota spot in the Women’s KL3 for the 2016 Paralympic Games. Scarff was one spot away from doing so last August and in qualifying for tomorrow’s final, she has effectively earned a quota as there are at least 3 additional spots are up for grabs and all five countries Scarff will race against in the final have already qualified quotas. This will be the first Paralympic Games to include Paracanoe.

Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) has already qualified a quota spot in her event with a sixth place finish at Worlds last August. In order to be nominated to the Canadian team both athletes will still have to prove themselves as the top Canadians in their respective classes at National Team Trials 2 in Montreal from June 24 to 26.

 

Pan American Sprint Championships & Continental Olympic Qualifier (Gainesville, Georgia, USA)

The heat is on at Lake Lanier as sprint paddlers take their final shot at earning additional Olympic quota spots. Four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden will compete in the final on Friday and a win there will earn him a spot on the Canadian Olympic Team. For the others who will be chasing quota spots, this is the second step in the qualification process following National Team Trials two weeks ago. Depending on the number of spots qualified in each discipline, selections are likely to continue into World Cups and race-offs at National Team Trials 2 in Montreal.

In Men’s Canoe, a maximum of two additional quota spots can be earned. Depending on which events are qualified, assessments will go to World Cups to determine which event has the best international medal potential.

Men’s K2 can also earn a maximum of two quota spots between the K2 1000m and K2 200m. As long as at least one crew earns the quotas, World Cups will be used to make the decision based on international performance. In the case of the Men’s K2 200m, crew composition could change after World Cups.

For Women’s Kayak there is an opportunity to earn up to three additional athlete quota spots including the K1 200m and K2 500m. The athletes to fill those spots will likely be determined at race-offs at National Team Trials 2 in Montreal.

Athletes by Event

  • Men’s K1 1000m – Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON)
  • Men’s K2 1000m – Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) & Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)
  • Men’s K2 200m – Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) & Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)
  • Women’s K1 200m – Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)
  • Women’s K2 500m – Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) & Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON)
  • Men’s C1 1000m – Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)
  • Men’s C1 200m – Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON)
  • Men’s C2 1000m – Paul Bryant & Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

The Pan American Championships will take place in conjunction with the Continental Qualifier and Canada also has a junior and senior team competing. Jessica MacDonald of Dartmouth, NS proudly carried the Canadian flag into the opening ceremonies this evening.

 

ICF Sprint World Cup 1 (Duisburg, Germany)

Friday to Sunday

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

  • Saturday from 5 – 6 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m. local time in Western Canada)

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

  • Saturday from 6:30 – 8 a.m. EST & from 5 – 6 p.m. EST
  • Sunday from 4:30 – 6 a.m. EST & from 2 – 3 p.m. EST

Follow Results

Six athletes will represent Canada at the first of three sprint World Cups to be broadcast on CBC Television. Two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge along with Émilie Fournel (Montreal, QC) will headline the team as Canada’s two confirmed Olympic entries. Alex Scott will also compete in Men’s K1 200m. Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Pointe-Claire, QC) will race the Men’s C1 200m. Katie Vincent (Misissauga, ON) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) will compete in Women’s Canoe events. The full Canadian team will be in attendance for World Cups 2 and 3.

 

Canoe Slalom National Team Trials (Pemberton, BC)

Canada’s fastest canoe slalom paddlers will be charging down the course at the Rutherford Creek Whitewater Park this weekend. For the Men’s K1 and Men’s C1 athletes, results will count towards Olympic qualification. Some points have already been given out based on last year’s quota spot qualifications at the Pan American Games and World Championships.

The athletes will count their best runs this weekend towards team trials ranking and Olympic point accumulation. The field will get narrowed to a maximum of three athletes in each class who will head to Europe to compete at World Cups. Points accumulated at World Cups 2 and 3 will be the deciding factor for selections to the Canadian Olympic Team.

In Men’s K1, the scene is set for a rematch of the 2012 battle for the Olympic entry. The 2012 selection boiled down to a single run showdown between five athletes – any one of which could take the spot by winning the last race. Four of those athletes are back on the start list including; the 2012 victor Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON); Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) who has made several World Cup finals over the course of this quadrennial, David Ford (Edmonton, AB) who is gunning for his sixth Olympic Games, and John Hastings (Aurora, ON) who retired after missing the 2012 spot but came back to qualify the Men’s K1 quota spot last year in Minden Hills, ON.

Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) is regarded as the frontrunner in Men’s C1. He’ll be joined in competition by his brother, Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON), Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) and Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON).

In addition to the Olympic selection process, the Trials will also be used to select athletes for additional senior teams. In Women’s C1, Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) will compete. Daniels will also compete in Women’s K1 along with Pan American Games Champion Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC), Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC), Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB), and Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON).

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
18
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Remembering Ray Knight
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It is with sadness that Canoe Kayak Canada acknowledges the passing of Ray Knight. Knight was Commodore of the Canadian Canoe Association in 1971. He was a member of the Balmy Beach Canoe Club and a great friend to the sport. He will be missed dearly by family and friends. A tribute article by past Commodore Don May is presented below.

 

by Don May

Recently Ray Knight passed away and I, like many others, will miss him.

He was a member of the Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club for a number of years and he was devoted to the sport of sprint racing.

I knew Ray Knight as a friend for many years.  He grew up in the Beaches in Toronto and hung out with the Wineva Ave boys. When I joined the Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club, Ray followed me along with others from the Beaches. We formed a War Canoe and Rays’ specialty was being the coxswain.

In 1953 and 1961, I paddled in the War Canoe and Ray was the coxswain. In 1953 we won Senior Men’s War Canoe 1-Mile at Nationals in Ottawa. In 1961, we placed 3rd in Senior Men’s War Canoe 1 Mile.

His love of the sport was evident as he became Commodore of CCA in 1971. In his later years, he was a Master paddler at Balmy Beach Canoe Club where he met his partner, Audrey Spencer. They spent many good years together.

Ray spent many hours at Balmy Beach devoted to the care and maintenance of the boats and paddling club.  He taught many young paddlers how to care for the boats and equipment.

Ray was a personal friend of mine for many years and gave his heart to the sport and clubs he belonged to.

He recently celebrated his 89th birthday at the Balmy Beach Club.

Ray, you will be missed.

Don May
Past Commodore CCA

May
12
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Sprint Carding Submission (May to November 2016)
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May 12, 2016

Introduction

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) has assessed all eligible athletes’ results against the Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) Policy – Sprint (May – Oct 2016) as found on the Selection Criteria webpage. All nominated athletes have established their eligibility through performances that demonstrate the potential to reach or maintain performances at the International Criteria (IC) standard (top 8, top ½ of competing countries).

Below you will find our nominations and the rationale for those nominations.

Nominated Athletes

Men’s Kayak 1000m

Men’s Kayak 1000m Name 2015-16 2016 Carding Criteria
Minimum 5 Adam van Koeverden SR2 Priority 1
  Brady Reardon SR2 Priority 1
  Andrew Jessop SR2 Priority 1
  Pierre-Luc Poulin SR Priority 4
  Marshall Hughes SR Priority 4
  Jarret Kenke C1 Priority 8

 

Men’s Kayak 200m

Men’s Kayak 200m Name 2015-16 2016 Carding Criteria
Minimum 5 Mark de Jonge SR1 Priority 1
  Ryan Cochrane SR Priority 4
  Étienne Morneau SR Priority 4
  Étienne Beauchesne D Priority 5
  Alex Scott SR Priority 6
  Marc-Alexandre Gagnon SR Priority 6
  Hugues Fournel SR Priority 8

 

Men’s Kayak 500m

Men’s Kayak 500m Name 2015-16 2016 Carding Criteria
Nick Robson D Priority 5
  Brian Malfesi SR Priority 8

 

Women’s Canoe 200m/500m

Women’s Canoe 200/500m Name 2015-16 2016 Carding Criteria
Minimum 5 Laurence Vincent-Lapointe SR1 Priority 1
  Katie Vincent SR1 Priority 1
  Nadya Crossman-Serb SR1 Priority 1
  Jillian Perrone D Priority 5
  Hannah MacIntosh C1 Priority 6
  Anna Roy-Cyr C1 Priority 6
  Sarah-Jane Caumartin C1 Priority 8
       

 

Men’s Canoe 1000m

Men’s Canoe 1000m Name 2015-16 2016 Carding Criteria
Minimum 5 Mark Oldershaw SR2 Priority 1
  Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny SR2 Priority 1
  Ben Russell SR2 Priority 1
  Paul Bryant SR Priority 4
  Roland Varga SR Priority 4
  Drew Hodges D Priority 5
  Craig Spence SR Priority 8

 

Women’s Kayak 200m/500m

Women’s Kayak 200/500m Name 2015-16 2016 Carding Criteria
Minimum 8 Émilie Fournel SR Priority 4
  Andreanne Langlois SR Priority 4
  Michelle Russell SR Priority 4
  Madeline Schmidt C1 Priority 4
  Genevieve Orton SR Priority 4
  Kathleen Fraser SR Priority 4
  Hannah Vaughan SR Priority 6
  Lissa Bissonnette SR Priority 6
Development cards Maddison Mackenzie D Priority 3
  Alanna Bray-Lougheed D Priority 3
  Alexa Irvin D Priority 3
  Courtney Stott D Priority 3

 

Paracanoe

Paracanoe Name 2015-16 2016 Carding Criteria
  Christine Gauthier SR1 Priority 1
  Erica Scarff SR1 Priority 1

 

Pursuant ‎to CanoeKayak Canada’s appeal policy, all appeals must be received within 10 days of receipt of notice of CKC’s decision to nominate an athlete for Carding. Canoe Kayak Canada will extend this deadline until Sunday, May 22 at 12 p.m. EST. All nomination appeals must be received by CanoeKayak Canada in accordance with the aforementioned appeal policy.

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Canoe Kayak Canada announces sprint team selections in the wake of Trials 1
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OTTAWA, ON (May 11, 2016) – Following five days of competition at the  Canadian Sprint Team Trials in Gainesville, Georgia, Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased name athletes to teams for the Olympic Games, Pan American Continental Qualifier, World Cup, Under 23 European Tour, Pan American Championships World University Championships and CANAMEX.

Two athletes have been selected for nomination to the Canadian Olympic Team based on quota spots that were qualified last year at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. There is the potential to qualify up to eight additional athlete quota spots at the Pan American Continental Qualifier taking place on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia on May 19–20.

“The road to the Olympic Games is a long and challenging one,” said Scott Logan, Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “Some athletes are well on their way, some have additional qualification races, and for others who have been named to various teams, this is part of a long-term pathway to excellence.”

The trials were also used to make recommendations for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance program for the period of May to October 2016. Carding nominations will be published soon.

 

Olympic Team

August 15 – 20 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(to date, potential to qualify additional athletes)

Athlete Event Hometown Club Coach
Mark de Jonge Men’s K1 200m Halifax, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin
Émilie Fournel Women’s K1 500m Montréal, QC Lachine Frédéric Jobin

 

 

Pan American Continental Qualifier

May 19 – 20 – Gainesville, Georgia, USA

Athlete Event Hometown Club Coach
Adam van Koeverden Men’s K1 1000m Oakville, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Marshall Hughes Men’s K2 1000m Waverley, NS Cheema Chad Brooks / Mike Kerrivan
Pierre-Luc Poulin Men’s K2 1000m Lac Beauport, QC Lac-Beauport Chad Brooks / Luc Grenier
Ryan Cochrane Men’s K2 200m Windsor, NS Lac Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Étienne Morneau Men’s K2 200m Québec, QC Lac Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Andréanne Langlois Women’s K1 200m Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Frédéric Jobin
Genevieve Orton Women’s K2 500m Lake Echo, NS Orenda Mike Kerrivan / Peter Martinek
Kathleen (KC) Fraser Women’s K2 500m Oakville, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Mark Oldershaw Men’s C1 1000m Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Ben Tardioli Men’s C1 200m Ottawa, ON Rideau Rob Stott
Paul Bryant Men’s C2 1000m Richmond Hill, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Roland Varga Men’s C2 1000m Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Scott Oldershaw / Helen Savin

 

 

Pan American Championships (Senior)

May 21 – 22 – Gainesville, Georgia, USA

Athlete Event Hometown Club Coach
Hannah Vaughan Women’s Kayak Dartmouth, NS Banook Jan Kruk
Lissa Bissonnette Women’s Kayak Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Dave Robertson
Marc Tarling Men’s Canoe 1000m Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk
Tom Hall Men’s Canoe 200m Dartmouth, NS Cheema Jan Kruk
Maxim Poulin Men’s Canoe 200m Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Frederic Jobin / Luc Grenier
Jillian Perrone Women’s Canoe Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw

 

 

World Cups

*World Cup 1 – May 20 – 22 – Duisburg, Germany / **Paracanoe World Championships May 17-19

World Cup 2 – May 27 – 29 – Racice, Czech Republic

World Cup 3 – June 3 – 5 – Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal

Athlete Event Hometown Club Coach
Mark de Jonge* Men’s Kayak Halifax, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin
Émilie Fournel* Women’s Kayak Montréal, QC Lachine Frédéric Jobin
Alex Scott* Men’s Kayak Bedford, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks
Pierre-Luc Laliberté* Men’s Canoe Otterburn Park, QC Pointe-Claire Jon Pike
Katie Vincent* Women’s Canoe Mississauga, ON Mississauga Kyle Jeffery / Rob Stott
Nadya Crossman-Serb* Women’s Canoe Winnipeg, MB Toba Jaroslaw (Jerome) Seremak
Erica Scarff** Women’s Paracanoe Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Mari Ellery / Rob Stott / Mark Granger
Christine Gauthier** Women’s Paracanoe Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Mark Granger / Marc Creamer
Adam van Koeverden Men’s K1 1000m Oakville, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Marshall Hughes Men’s K2 1000m Waverley, NS Cheema Chad Brooks / Mike Kerrivan
Pierre-Luc Poulin Men’s K2 1000m Lac Beauport, QC Lac-Beauport Chad Brooks / Luc Grenier
Ryan Cochrane Men’s K2 200m Windsor, NS Lac Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Étienne Morneau Men’s K2 200m Québec, QC Lac Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Andréanne Langlois Women’s K1 200m Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Frédéric Jobin
Genevieve Orton Women’s K2 500m Lake Echo, NS Orenda Mike Kerrivan / Peter Martinek
Kathleen (KC) Fraser Women’s K2 500m Oakville, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Mark Oldershaw Men’s C1 1000m Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Ben Tardioli Men’s C1 200m Ottawa, ON Rideau Rob Stott
Paul Bryant Men’s C2 1000m Richmond Hill, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw  / Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Roland Varga Men’s C2 1000m Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Scott Oldershaw  / Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Angus Mortimer Men’s Kayak Ottawa, ON Rideau Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Wade Farquaharson
Michelle Russell Women’s Kayak Fall River, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Madeline Schmidt Women’s Kayak Ottawa, ON Rideau Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan / Mike Robinson
Hugues Fournel Men’s Kayak Montréal, QC Lachine Frédéric Jobin
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon Men’s Kayak Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Frédéric Jobin
Andrew Jessop Men’s Kayak Halifax, NS Maskwa Chad Brooks
Rob Clarke Men’s Kayak Mississauga, ON Burloak Chad Brooks / Adam Oldershaw
Craig Spence Men’s Canoe Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk
Drew Hodges Men’s Canoe Ottawa, ON Rideau Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk/ Wade Farquaharson

 

 

Under 23 European Tour

May 27 – 29 – Piestany, Slovakia

Athlete Event Hometown Club Coach
Jarret Kenke Men’s Kayak Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Chad Brooks / Andrzej Gronowicz
Brian Malfesi Men’s Kayak Maple Ridge, BC Ridge Chad Brooks / Piotr Majewski
Étienne Beauchesne Men’s Kayak Trois-Rivieres, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Sam Hall Women’s Kayak Dartmouth, NS Cheema Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Women’s Kayak Oakville, ON Burloak Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Craig Spence Men’s Canoe Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk
Drew Hodges Men’s Canoe Ottawa, ON Rideau Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk/ Wade Farquaharson

 

 

World University Championships

June 6 – 8 – Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal

Athlete Event Hometown Club Coach
Étienne Beauchesne Men’s Kayak 200m Trois-Rivieres, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Hannah Vaughan Women’s Kayak Dartmouth, NS Banook Jan Kruk
Lissa Bissonnette Women’s Kayak Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Dave Robertson
Marc Tarling Men’s Canoe 1000m Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk
Mark James Men’s Canoe 1000m Dartmouth, NS Senobe Jan Kruk

 

 

CANAMEX

June 6 – 8 – Veracruz, Mexico

Athlete Event Hometown Club Coach
Nick Robson Men’s Kayak Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Sam Roworth Men’s Kayak Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Zacharie Cameron Men’s Kayak Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Zane Clarke Men’s Kayak Selkirk, MB Maskwa Lucie Radonova
Ailish McNulty Women’s Kayak Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Natalie Davison Women’s Kayak Ottawa, ON Rideau Dave Robertson
Sarah Vegas-Dubois Women’s Kayak Montréal, QC Pointe-Claire Dave Robertson
Alexa Irvin Women’s Kayak Kentville, NS Maskwa Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Hannah Forsyth Women’s Kayak West Chezzetcook, NS Maskwa Jon Pike
Peter Korisanzky Men’s Canoe Waverley, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Mike Kerrivan
Jason McCoombs Men’s Canoe Dartmouth, NS Banook Jan Kruk
Sam Pennyfather Men’s Canoe Oakville, ON

 

Burloak Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Doug Ellery Men’s Canoe Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Anna Roy-Cyr Women’s Canoe Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Luc Grenier

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Paddling 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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
8
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Russell and Schmidt repeat win to top Women’s K2 field
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, USA (May 8, 2016) – Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) and Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) have topped the field in the Women’s K2 500m by winning their second straight final on the last day of competition at the Canadian Sprint National Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA.

Russell qualified the quota spot for Canada in the Women’s K1 500m last year at World Championships so she is not eligible to compete at the Continental Qualifier. Another crew will need to qualify the K2 quotas at Continental Qualifiers. If Canada is successful in qualifying the spots, the K2 Olympic entry will come down to a race-off at National Team Trials 2 in Montreal from June 24-26.

In today’s second K2 final, Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Oakville, ON) and Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) finished second while Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) and Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) finished third.

Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) won the Men’s K1 500m which was an additional race being held to assess Sport Canada carding and additional selection opportunities. In addition to the Olympic qualification process, the trials are also being used to select teams for World Cups, Under 23 European Tour, Pan American Championships (U23), and first assessments for U23 World Championships. For many of these events, multiple athletes can be nominated based on the achievement of various performance standards. Team announcements will follow soon as Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Committee applies selection criteria to finalize teams.

The following events are on the horizon for sprint athletes:

  • Sprint Team Trials 1 (May 4 – 8) Gainesville, Georgia, USA
  • Paracanoe World Championships (May 17 – 19) Duisburg, Germany
  • Pan American Championships and Continental Qualifiers (May 19-22) Gainesville, Georgia, USA
  • ICF Sprint World Cup 1 (May 20 – 22) Duisburg, Germany
  • CANAMEX (May 26 – 29) Veracrus, Mexico
  • ICF Sprint World Cup 2 (May 27 – 29) Racice, Czech Republic
  • Piestany International Regatta (May 27 – 29) Piestany, Slovakia
  • ICF Sprint World Cup 3 (June 3 – 5) Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal
  • World University Championships (June 6 – 8) Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal
  • Sprint Team Trials 2 (June 24 – 26) Montreal, QC
  • Sprint Canada Cup (July 9 – 10) Shawinigan, QC
  • ICF Sprint Junior & U23 World Championships (July 28 – 31) Minsk, Belerus
  • Olympic Games – sprint events (Aug 15 – 20) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Sprint National Championships (Aug 30 – Sep 3) Dartmouth, NS
  • Paralympic Games (Sep 14 – 15) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Summary of Results

Event Result
Women’s K2 500m – final 2/2 1)  Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS), Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

2)  Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Oakville, ON), Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS)

3)  Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

Men’s K1 500m – carding and selection considerations 1) Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON)

2) Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC)

3) Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

 

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Mark de Jonge joins the team for Rio
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, USA (May 7, 2016) – Two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge has qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Today he won the Men’s K1 200m final at Canadian Sprint National Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA.

“Everything is going to plan and especially early in the season it’s encouraging to have a good race and know that everything is starting off well,” said de Jonge. “I’ve got a few races ahead to tune and tweak things and I’ve got big goals for Rio.”

de Jonge won today’s race by 0.84 of a second. Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) was second and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) was third. With de Jonge’s status as the current World Champion, he only needed the one win to seal the deal while most selections races are a best two out of three format.

Since earning an Olympic bronze medal in 2012, de Jonge progressed to a silver at Worlds in 2013, followed by two straight gold medals at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. He will compete at three World Cups in Europe on consecutive weekends beginning May 21.

In the Women’s K2 500m, Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) and Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) paired up to take the first win. A second final will take place tomorrow morning at 9:30 EST with a potential race-off in the afternoon if the winning crew is different.

Russell qualified the quota spot for Canada in the Women’s K1 500m last year at World Championships but she was beat out for the K1 Olympic entry by Émilie Fournel this week. Russell is not eligible to compete at the Continental Qualifier because she has already on the books as having qualified a quota. If she and Schmidt win tomorrow, another crew will need to qualify to K2 quotas at Continental Qualifiers. The K2 Olympic entry would then come down to a race-off at National Team Trials 2 in Montreal from June 24-26. Schmidt is a 2013 Junior World medalist.

Additional races were held in the Men’s K1 1000m and Men’s C1 1000m to assess Sport Canada carding and additional selection opportunities. Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) won the Men’s K1 1000m and Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) won the Men’s C1 1000m. In addition to the Olympic qualification process, the trials are also being used to select teams for World Cups, Under 23 European Tour, Pan American Championships (U23), and first assessments for U23 World Championships. For many of these events, multiple athletes can be nominated based on the achievement of various performance standards.

Tomorrow is the end of the five-day trials. Two events are on the schedule including the Women’s K2 500m selection for Continental Qualifiers along with the Men’s K1 500m for carding and selection assessment.

Summary of Results

Event Result
Men’s K1 200m – final 1/1 1)  Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS)

2)  Alex Scott (Bedford, NS)

3)  Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

Women’s K2 500m – final 1/2 1)  Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS), Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)

2)  Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

3)  Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Oakville, ON), Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS)

Men’s K1 1000m – carding and selection considerations 1)  Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON)

2)  Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

3)  Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC)

Men’s C1 1000m – carding and selection considerations 1)   Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS)

2)  Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3)  Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

 

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Émilie Fournel locks up K1 200m spot for Continental Qualifier
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, USA (May 6, 2016) – Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) had another successful day at Canadian Sprint National Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA. After becoming the first Canadian paddler to make the Canadian Olympic Team last night in the Women’s K1 500m, she opened up this morning with a first win in the Women’s K1 200m. In a best two out of three race format, the second final went down to the wire. Fournel prevailed and beat out Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) by just 0.004 of a second. While the K1 500m is a done deal, for the K1 200m Fournel must earn an additional quota spot by winning the Continental Qualifier back on Lake Lanier on May 19-20 in order to race both K1 events at the Olympic Games.

In another tight race, Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) and Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) beat out Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivières, QC) by just 0.022 of a second to be ranked as the second crew for the Men’s K2 200m. The ranking is important for considerations to World Cup Tour.

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) and Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) won the U23 Men’s C2 1000m. Katie Vincent won the Women’s C1 500m. Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) and Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) finished the day by winning the Women’s C2 500m.

Action continues tomorrow with the Men’s K1 200m as the headliner race. Two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge will attempt to lock up the Olympic spot with a win in the Men’s K1 200m. As the defending World Champion, de Jonge will only need the one win to earn himself the spot while challengers will need to beat him tomorrow and at World Cup 2. The race is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. EST.

Summary of Results

Event Result
Women’s K1 200m – final 1/2 1)  Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC)

2)  Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

3)  Lissa Bissonette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Women’s K1 200m – final 2/2 1)  Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC)

2)  Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

3)  Lissa Bissonette (Sherbrooke, QC)

U23 Men’s C2 1000m – final 1/1 1)  Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS), Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

2)  Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON), Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON)

3)  Steve Frodsham (Ottawa, ON), Peter Lakner (Dartmouth, NS)

Men’s K2 200m – race-off for official second place 1) Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC), Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2) Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C1 500m – final 1/2 1)  Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

2)   Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3)  Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

Women’s C2 500m – final 1/1 1)  Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB), Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

2)   Juliette Brault (Pointe-Claire, QC), Sarah-Jane Caumartin (Mont Saint-Hilaire, QC)

3)   Mariah Godin (Waverley, NS), Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

 

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Émilie Fournel locks up K1 200m spot for Continental Qualifier
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, USA (May 6, 2016) – Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) had another successful day at Canadian Sprint National Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA. After becoming the first Canadian paddler to make the Canadian Olympic Team last night in the Women’s K1 500m, she opened up this morning with a first win in the Women’s K1 200m. In a best two out of three race format, the second final went down to the wire. Fournel prevailed and beat out Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) by just 0.004 of a second. While the K1 500m is a done deal, for the K1 200m Fournel must earn an additional quota spot by winning the Continental Qualifier back on Lake Lanier on May 19-20 in order to race both K1 events at the Olympic Games.

In another tight race, Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) and Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) beat out Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivières, QC) by just 0.022 of a second to be ranked as the second crew for the Men’s K2 200m. The ranking is important for considerations to World Cup Tour.

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) and Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) won the U23 Men’s C2 1000m. Katie Vincent won the Women’s C1 500m. Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) and Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) finished the day by winning the Women’s C2 500m.

Action continues tomorrow with the Men’s K1 200m as the headliner race. Two-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge will attempt to lock up the Olympic spot with a win in the Men’s K1 200m. As the defending World Champion, de Jonge will only need the one win to earn himself the spot while challengers will need to beat him tomorrow and at World Cup 2. The race is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. EST.

Summary of Results

Event Result
Women’s K1 200m – final 1/2 1)  Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC)

2)  Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

3)  Lissa Bissonette (Sherbrooke, QC)

Women’s K1 200m – final 2/2 1)  Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC)

2)  Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)

3)  Lissa Bissonette (Sherbrooke, QC)

U23 Men’s C2 1000m – final 1/1 1)  Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS), Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

2)  Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON), Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON)

3)  Steve Frodsham (Ottawa, ON), Peter Lakner (Dartmouth, NS)

Men’s K2 200m – race-off for official second place 1) Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC), Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2) Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C1 500m – final 1/2 1)  Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

2)   Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3)  Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

Women’s C2 500m – final 1/1 1)  Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB), Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

2)   Juliette Brault (Pointe-Claire, QC), Sarah-Jane Caumartin (Mont Saint-Hilaire, QC)

3)   Mariah Godin (Waverley, NS), Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

 

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Émilie Fournel becomes first paddler to make 2016 Olympic Team
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, USA (May 5, 2016) – Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) is the first paddler to earn a spot on the Canadian Olympic Team. She came back on the second day of the Canadian Sprint National Team Trials to win the Olympic entry in the Women’s K1 500m. The selection came down to a head-to-head race-off in a best two out of three race format on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA. Fournel finished third last night in the opening final but in a rematch this morning she beat last night’s winner, Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS). This set the scene for a showdown and Fournel came out victorious by a margin of 2.00 seconds.

“I was taking one race at a time and just trying to paddle well,” said Fournel. “I really feel like I’ve come a long way after not qualifying the K4 last year. This year I really had to turn it around and find new strength and new motivation. When I crossed the line I was just proud of myself that I was able to turn it around.”

This will be Fournel’s third Olympics. She competed in the K4 500m in 2008 and raced the K1 500m and K1 200m at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The Women’s K1 200m spot is still open if Canada is able to qualify an additional quota at the Continental Qualifier back on Lake Lanier on May 19 and 20. Heats and semi-finals for the Women’s K1 200m took place today. A two out of three finals format will determine who will represent Canada at the Continental Qualifier.

Four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) was successful in winning a second final of the Men’s K1 1000m. This sets him up to compete at Continental Qualifiers in Gainesville, Georgia on May 19 and 20. A win there will earn van Koeverden a quota spot and the Olympic entry.

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) won a second final in the Men’s C1 1000m. The Olympic bronze medalist will compete for a quota spot at the Continental Qualifier. That will be the second step along the Olympic qualification process which may continue into World Cups.

In the Men’s C2 1000m, Paul Bryant and Roland Varga (both of Richmond Hill, ON) won a second final to solidify themselves as the top Canadian crew for the Continental Qualifier. Bryant and Varga battled back and forth with Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC). In the end, only 0.99 of a second separated the two crews.

Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) repeated a win in the second final of the Men’s C1 200m. The result sets Tardioli up to contend at the Continental Qualifier.

Canada can earn a maximum of two quota spots in Men’s Canoe at the Continental Qualifiers. Depending on the outcome on May 19 and 20, World Cups 2 and 3 could be used to assess international performance to determine which Men’s Canoe events Canada will prioritize.

Men’s K2

In the Men’s K2 200m, Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) doubled down for a second win. The finish came down to the wire with less than a third of a second separating the top three crews.

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) and Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) won another final of the Men’s K2 1000m to take the top Canadian spot in that event.

The top Men’s K2 crews for the 200m and 1000m will race at Continental Qualifiers. If quota spots are earned, they’ll contend for international performance at World Cups to determine which event will be prioritized for Olympic selection.

Women’s C1

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) won a second final of the Women’s C1 200m as Women’s Canoe athletes continued the hunt for carding in an historic first. Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) won the C1 1000m final. Still ahead on the program are the C1 500m and C2 500m races.

Action continues through to Sunday at Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.

Summary of Results

Event Result
Women’s K1 500m – race-off 1)   Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC)

2)   Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

Women’s K1 500m – final 2/2 1)  Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC)

2)   Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

3)   Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON)

Men’s K1 1000m – final 2/2 1)  Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON)

2)  Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C1 1000m – final 2/2 1)  Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)

2)  Mark James (Dartmouth, NS)

3)  Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC)

Men’s C2 1000m – final 2/2 1)  Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON), Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

2)  Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3)  Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS), Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C1 200m – final 2/2 1) Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON)

2) Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Otterburn Park, QC)

3) Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

Men’s K2 1000m – final 2/2 1) Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

2) Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS), Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON)

3) Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK), Adam Tenwolde (Dartmouth, NS)

Men’s K2 200m – final 2/2 1) Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

2) Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3) Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC), Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C1 200m – final 2/2 1)  Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2)   Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

3)   Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

Women’s C1 1000m – final 1/1 1)  Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

2)   Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3)  Sarah-Jane Caumartin (Mont Saint-Hilaire, QC)

 

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Michelle Russell wins first Women’s K1 500m final
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, USA (May 4, 2016) – Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) lead of the first day of Canadian Sprint National Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA with a win in the first final of the Women’s K1 500m. She will line up against the same field tomorrow morning in an effort to repeat the win and secure the spot for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. A different winner tomorrow morning could trigger a head-to-head race-off tomorrow afternoon. Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) was second in today’s K1 500m while Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) was third. Russell qualified the Olympic quota spot in the event last August at World Championships.

Four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) won the first final of the Men’s K1 1000m. Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON) was second while Marshall Hugues (Waverley, NS) was third. A second final will take place tomorrow morning with a race-off, if necessary, scheduled for Friday in a best two out of three race format. The winner will go compete at Continental Qualifiers in Gainesville, Georgia in two weeks. A win there will earn the athlete a quota spot and the Olympic entry.

Men’s Canoe

The road for Olympic selections in Men’s Canoe is a long one with Canada having the potential to qualify a maximum of two athlete quota spots at the Continental Qualifier. The selection process is likely to go into World Cups to determine which events Canada will prioritize based on international performance.

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) won the Men’s C1 1000m by a margin of 5.97 seconds. The Olympic bronze medalist will have another final tomorrow night to definitively secure himself as the top Canadian before moving on to the Continental Qualifier.

In the Men’s C2 1000m, Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) and Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) topped the field. Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) pushed to the end and finished 2.85 seconds behind. All crews will line up again tomorrow for the second final in the best two out of three format to determine who will represent Canada at the Continental Qualifier.

Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) won the first of two finals in the Men’s C1 200m. A second final is scheduled for tomorrow with a potential race-off at the end of the day if the winner is different.

Men’s K2

In the Men’s K2 200m, Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) won the first final. Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) and Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) were a close second with just 0.11 of a second separating the two crews. All crews will race a second final tomorrow, with a race-off scheduled for Friday if necessary.

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) and Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) won the first final of the Men’s K2 1000m. They will race a second final against the same field tomorrow evening with a race-off scheduled for Friday if necessary.

The top Men’s K2 crews for the 200m and 1000m will race at Continental Qualifiers. If quota spots are earned, they’ll contend for international performance at World Cups to determine which event will be prioritized for Olympic selection.

Women’s C1

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) won the first final of the Women’s C1 200m. The ICF has proposed including the event on the Olympic program for 2020 which means athletes are now racing for Sport Canada carding for the first time ever.

Action continues through to Sunday at Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.

Summary of Results

Event Result
Women’s K1 500m – final 1/2 1)   Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)

2)   Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON)

3)   Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC)

Men’s K1 1000m – final 1/2 1)  Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON)

2)  Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON)

3)  Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)

Men’s C1 1000m – final 1/2 1)  Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)

2)  Peter Korisanszky (Waverley, NS)

3)  Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC)

Men’s C2 1000m – final 1/2 1)  Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON), Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)

2)  Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3)  Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS), Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C1 200m – final 1/2 1) Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON)

2) Pierre-Luc Laliberté (Otterburn Park, QC)

3) Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

Men’s K2 1000m – final 1/2 1) Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)

2) Chris Mehak (Toronto, ON), Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON)

3) Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS), Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON)

Men’s K2 200m – final 1/2 1) Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

2) Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC), Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3) Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s C1 200m – final 1/2 1)   Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)

2)   Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

3)   Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)

 

 

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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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
3
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Sprint paddlers to take first strokes towards Olympic Team selection
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GAINSEVILLE, GEORGIA, USA (May 3, 2016) – Canada’s fastest sprint paddlers are set to line up at the first set of National Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA taking place from May 4 to 8. The athletes will compete in warmer waters at the 1996 Olympic venue as they start the qualification process with several goals in their sights. Most notably on the line are the first assessments on the road to qualifying for the Canadian Olympic Team.

Two Olympic entries could be confirmed this trials

Canada has qualified quota spots in the Men’s K1 200 metre and Women’s K1 500m events. Mark de Jonge qualified the Men’s K1 200m spot by winning last year’s World Championships. de Jonge can secure his spot on the Canadian Olympic Team by winning his event on Saturday afternoon. Since earning an Olympic bronze medal in 2012, de Jonge progressed to a silver at Worlds in 2013, followed by two straight gold medals at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships.

The Women’s K1 500m Olympic entry is slated to be confirmed at this set of Trials with a best two out of three race format. The first final will take place Wednesday and a second final will take place on Thursday morning, with a tie-breaker scheduled for Thursday afternoon if needed. Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) qualified the spot at last year’s World Championships.

Eight more quota spots possible at Continental Qualifiers

The Canadian Team will have the opportunity to earn up to eight additional Olympic quota spots, with some limitations by discipline, at the Pan American Continental Qualifiers taking place May 19-20 at the same venue in Gainesville, Georgia.

The Men’s K1 1000m is open and the winner of the best two out of three finals at Canadian Team Trials will line up at the Continental Qualifier. He will be selected to the Olympic Team if he earns the spot with a win at the Continental Qualifier.

In Women’s Kayak, it is possible for Canada to qualify both the Women’s K2 500m and the Women’s K1 200m at the Continental Qualifier. The K2 selection follows a similar process to Men’s K1 1000m – the top Canadian crew is determined at Trials with the two out of three format. They go to the Olympic Qualifier and if they win, they get the Olympic nomination. There is a caveat here to do with crew composition as each athlete can only earn one quota spot. If the same athlete races the K1 and K2, there is potential to shift events around among the qualified athletes.

The Women’s K1 process has a few complexities. Michelle Russell is not eligible to race at the Continental Qualifier because she has already qualified a quota spot. There is only one K1 200m final at Trials 1 and depending on who wins, several scenarios could play out. One athlete could win both K1 events. Alternatively the K1 200m spot could be qualified at Continental Qualifiers by an athlete other than Michelle Russell. This could result in either a race-off or a best two out of three selection taking place at National Team Trials 2 in Montreal at the end of June.

Men’s Canoe and Men’s K2 events are also more complex because decisions will have to be made to prioritize certain events based on which crew has the most international potential. Essentially the top Canadian crew will be determined at the trials this week based on a best two out of three race format. The top crews will race at the Continental Qualifiers in pursuit of earning quota spots by being the top Pan American crew. Depending on that outcome and the specific Selection Criteria, World Cups 2 and 3 will be used to assess international performance to determine which events Canada will prioritize.

Also on the line at Trials 1 …

The first set of trials will also serve as assessments for the following teams:

  • World Cups
  • Under 23 World Championships (first assessments)
  • Pan American Championships (Under 23)
  • Under 23 European Tour
  • Carding (Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Policy)

Follow the trials

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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 TwitterFacebookInstagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

May
2
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May is Coach Development Month
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A message from Peter Niedre, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Director of Coach and Athlete Development

May is upon us, and let me be the first to wish you all a Happy Coach Development Month. Coaches are a central, integral part of our sport system, and I’m proud of the progress being made in developing and professionalizing coaching career pathway, and developing coaches. May is a month to celebrate that progress and to continue to move forward to ensure competent coaching at every stage of the athlete pathway.

Recruit…

Develop…

Educate…

In addition to appreciating the contributions coaches make to our athletes, clubs and communities, May is also a month to develop the coaching profession through, recruiting, developing, educating and certifying more canoe kayak coaches.

CKC has partnered with many Provincial and Territorial Canoe Kayak Organizations to provide NCCP coach education opportunities:

You can find workshops happening near you through your Division/Provincial Association and by viewing provincial canoe kayak association calendars. Whether you’re signing up yourself or encouraging young club coaches to get certified, your help goes a long way in ensuring we have quality coaching in Canada to provide outstanding programming at every level. .

Online Workshops

Starting May 17, CKC will also be hosting weekly online workshops. These will be hosted using Adobe Connect, so make sure you have access to high speed internet, as well as a head set to participate. All of these workshops can be used for professional development points towards coaches maintenance of certification.

Date / Time Workshop Details Register
Tuesday, May 17

20:00 EST

Best Practices in transitioning CanoeKids or initiation paddlers into race programs.

Facilitated by: Ian Mortimer

The workshop will focus on best practices clbs, divisions or provincial associations use to facilitate the transition of CanoeKids or initiation paddlers to racing programs. Register using the Locker at

www.coach.ca

 

Ensure the calendar is set for “All Locations”, or Ontario as the workshop will be run from CKC.

Wednesday, May 25

13:00 EST

Building the Foundations II: Update on CKC-Sprint Long Term Athlete Some updates have been made to the sprint CKC LTAD model at the FUNdamentals-foundations and Train to Train stages, and some potential updates to the stages in the model will also be discussed for consultation.
Tuesday May 31

13:00 EST

BASE-7 101 Are you ready for the BASE-7 Challenge? CKC will be launching a new fitness challenge this summer for learn to train and train to train athletes (11 – 15 year olds). This workshop will outline the 7 tests of physical literacy in BASE-7, as well as how to implement the tests.

 

We will be promoting Coach Development Month on TwitterFacebook, Instagram and our website. The social media world will be a buzz with fun coaching fact, tips and trivia. Look for, retweet and come up with your own #CoachTidbits.

If you have a story idea or other suggestions for Coach Development Month, please email me at pniedre@canoekayak.ca.

I look forward to a great month ahead.

Peter Niedre
Director of Coach and Athlete Development, Canoe Kayak Canada

Apr
29
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Marathon Race Opportunities
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The following information is being provided for those interested in marathon racing. Marathon paddling is part of Canoe Kayak Canada’s multidisciplinary offering and can also play a key role in CKC’s Long-Term Athlete Development Plan.

Events

Over 30 marathon events taking place across the country are currently displayed on CKC’s events calendar. There are a wide variety of races of various distances and formats. Race organizer contact details or registration websites are posted within each event.

View Calendar

 

ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships

The 2016 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships are taking place in Brandenburg, Germany from September 16 to 18. Selection criteria has been posted since March 3 on the Selection Criteria webpage under Marathon.

Selection Criteria

 

Provincial Qualifiers

There are three provincial qualifiers taking place as shown below and participation is highly encouraged. The first two are only two weeks away. Additional details on those qualifiers, as they pertain to the selection process, is available here.

Date Race Location         Contact Person
May 14 BC Spring Provincial Championships (Kamloops, BC) Stanislav Marek          kckcheadcoach@gmail.com
May 14 Marsh Mash (BradfordON) Iain Craig                     craigers@rogers.com
June 18 Lumsden to Craven (Lumsden, SK) Mike Vincent               vincent@accesscomm.ca

 

Apr
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Get ready for competition season
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The 2016 paddling competition season is about to kick off and Canoe Kayak Canada is prepared to bring you the news when it happens.

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Choose the discipline news you would like to receive and you can expect to receive news and team announcements for the following events:

Sprint news only

  • Sprint Team Trials 1 (May 4 – 8) Gainesville, Georgia, USA
  • Paracanoe World Championships (May 17 – 19) Duisburg, Germany
  • Pan American Championships and Continental Qualifiers (May 19-22) Gainesville, Georgia, USA
  • ICF Sprint World Cup 1 (May 20 – 22) Duisburg, Germany
  • ICF Sprint World Cup 2 (May 27 – 29) Racice, Czech Republic
  • ICF Sprint World Cup 3 (June 3 – 5) Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal
  • Sprint Team Trials 2 (June 24 – 26) Montreal, QC
  • Sprint Canada Cup (July 9 – 10) Shawinigan, QC
  • ICF Sprint Junior & U23 World Championships (July 28 – 31) Minsk, Belerus
  • Olympic Games – sprint events (Aug 15 – 20) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Sprint National Championships (Aug 30 – Sep 3) Dartmouth, NS
  • Paralympic Games (Sep 14 – 15) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Whitewater news only

  • Slalom Team Trials (May 21 – 22) Ruthorford, BC
  • ICF Slalom World Cup 1 (June 3 – 5) Ireva, Italy
  • ICF Slalom World Cup 2 (June 10 – 12) La Seu D’Urgell, Spain
  • ICF Slalom World Cup 3 (June 17 – 19) Pau, France
  • ICF Junior & U23 Slalom World Championships (June 13 – 17) Krakow, Poland
  • Olympic Games – slalom events (Aug 7 – 11) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Canoe Polo (Team announcements and significant results)
  • Freestyle (Team announcements and significant results)

Marathon news only

  • ICF Marathon World Championships (September 16 – 18) Brandenburg, Germany

Past articles can be views in News Archives.

For upcoming events visit Events Calendar.

Also follow Canoe Kayak Canada on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Apr
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Get ready for competition season
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The 2016 paddling competition season is about to kick off and Canoe Kayak Canada is prepared to bring you the news when it happens.

Subscribe to our mailing list

Update your subscription preferences | Unsubscribe from this list

Choose the discipline news you would like to receive and you can expect to receive news and team announcements for the following events:

Sprint news only

  • Sprint Team Trials 1 (May 4 – 8) Gainesville, Georgia, USA
  • Paracanoe World Championships (May 17 – 19) Duisburg, Germany
  • Pan American Championships and Continental Qualifiers (May 19-22) Gainesville, Georgia, USA
  • ICF Sprint World Cup 1 (May 20 – 22) Duisburg, Germany
  • ICF Sprint World Cup 2 (May 27 – 29) Racice, Czech Republic
  • ICF Sprint World Cup 3 (June 3 – 5) Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal
  • Sprint Team Trials 2 (June 24 – 26) Montreal, QC
  • Sprint Canada Cup (July 9 – 10) Shawinigan, QC
  • ICF Sprint Junior & U23 World Championships (July 28 – 31) Minsk, Belerus
  • Olympic Games – sprint events (Aug 15 – 20) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Sprint National Championships (Aug 30 – Sep 3) Dartmouth, NS
  • Paralympic Games (Sep 14 – 15) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Whitewater news only

  • Slalom Team Trials (May 21 – 22) Ruthorford, BC
  • ICF Slalom World Cup 1 (June 3 – 5) Ireva, Italy
  • ICF Slalom World Cup 2 (June 10 – 12) La Seu D’Urgell, Spain
  • ICF Slalom World Cup 3 (June 17 – 19) Pau, France
  • ICF Junior & U23 Slalom World Championships (June 13 – 17) Krakow, Poland
  • Olympic Games – slalom events (Aug 7 – 11) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Canoe Polo (Team announcements and significant results)
  • Freestyle (Team announcements and significant results)

Marathon news only

  • ICF Marathon World Championships (September 16 – 18) Brandenburg, Germany

Past articles can be views in News Archives.

For upcoming events visit Events Calendar.

Also follow Canoe Kayak Canada on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Apr
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CBC Sports to air Canoe Kayak World Cups
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Canoe Kayak Canada and CBC Sports announce new partnership

OTTAWA, ON (April 6, 2016) – CBC Sports will bring canoe and kayak competition to television and online streaming platforms this season as the Canadian Team competes on the world stage in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  • ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 1 from Duisburg, Germany (May 20-22)
  • ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 from Racice, Czech Republic (May 27-29)
  • ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3 from Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal (June 3-5)

PrintFans will be able to watch these events as part of CBC Sports’ weekly Road To The Olympic Games TV broadcasts, and online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

“As Canada’s Olympic Network we are proud to have secured exclusive multiplatform broadcast rights through Canoe Kayak Canada for these upcoming ICF World Cup events,” said Greg Stremlaw, executive director, CBC Sports, and general manager and chef de mission for CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of Rio 2016. “Many of the athletes competing in the World Cup will go on to represent their countries at Rio 2016 and our broadcasts will give Canadians more opportunities to cheer them on prior in the months leading up to the Olympic Games.”

The new partnership also provides a framework for CBC and Canoe Kayak Canada to work together to share content, including highlights of canoe slalom World Cups, qualifier events and athlete stories, through a myriad of broadcast and digital platforms.

“This partnership is pivotal in bringing the stories of our team to life to inspire an even wider audience,” said Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada. “Both paddling and the CBC hold a special place in the hearts of Canadians. It is so fitting we are working with CBC Sports to amplify the profile of a sport that is so deeply steeped in Canadian heritage.”

Beyond Canadian borders, this partnership is also good news for the International Canoe Federation which has been focused on growing the broadcast reach of the sport.

“Television and media exposure are key ingredients for growing the sport internationally,” said Simon Toulson, Secretary General of the ICF. “This partnership is another important step in expanding the global reach of paddling. The Canadian market is a key territory for the ICF considering the Canadian stars that we have in the paddling world, so exposure of our major events in the Canadian market is very important to us.”

CBC Sports’ broadcast schedules will be available online at http://www.cbc.ca/sports/broadcast.

About CBC Sports
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s Olympic Network and is committed to showcasing high-performance athletes and sports across all platforms, including Canadian athletes and their international competitors. CBC Sports prides itself on ensuring Canadians always know the athletes who represent them before they see them atop the podium. 

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.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Simon Bassett
Publicist, CBC Sports
416.205.8533

simon.bassett@cbc.ca

Apr
6
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CBC Sports to air Canoe Kayak World Cups
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Canoe Kayak Canada and CBC Sports announce new partnership

OTTAWA, ON (April 6, 2016) – CBC Sports will bring canoe and kayak competition to television and online streaming platforms this season as the Canadian Team competes on the world stage in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  • ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 1 from Duisburg, Germany (May 20-22)
  • ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 from Racice, Czech Republic (May 27-29)
  • ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3 from Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal (June 3-5)

Fans will be able to watch these events as part of CBC Sports’ weekly Road To The Olympic Games TV broadcasts, and online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

“As Canada’s Olympic Network we are proud to have secured exclusive multiplatform broadcast rights through Canoe Kayak Canada for these upcoming ICF World Cup events,” said Greg Stremlaw, executive director, CBC Sports, and general manager and chef de mission for CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of Rio 2016. “Many of the athletes competing in the World Cup will go on to represent their countries at Rio 2016 and our broadcasts will give Canadians more opportunities to cheer them on prior in the months leading up to the Olympic Games.”

The new partnership also provides a framework for CBC and Canoe Kayak Canada to work together to share content, including highlights of canoe slalom World Cups, qualifier events and athlete stories, through a myriad of broadcast and digital platforms.

“This partnership is pivotal in bringing the stories of our team to life to inspire an even wider audience,” said Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada. “Both paddling and the CBC hold a special place in the hearts of Canadians. It is so fitting we are working with CBC Sports to amplify the profile of a sport that is so deeply steeped in Canadian heritage.”

Beyond Canadian borders, this partnership is also good news for the International Canoe Federation which has been focused on growing the broadcast reach of the sport.

“Television and media exposure are key ingredients for growing the sport internationally,” said Simon Toulson, Secretary General of the ICF. “This partnership is another important step in expanding the global reach of paddling. The Canadian market is a key territory for the ICF considering the Canadian stars that we have in the paddling world, so exposure of our major events in the Canadian market is very important to us.”

CBC Sports’ broadcast schedules will be available online at http://www.cbc.ca/sports/broadcast.

About CBC Sports
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s Olympic Network and is committed to showcasing high-performance athletes and sports across all platforms, including Canadian athletes and their international competitors. CBC Sports prides itself on ensuring Canadians always know the athletes who represent them before they see them atop the podium.

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.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Simon Bassett
Publicist, CBC Sports
416.205.8533
simon.bassett@cbc.ca

Apr
1
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Canoe Kayak Canada partners with StayBillety
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OTTAWA, ON (April 1, 2016) – Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to announce a partnership with StayBillety as an Official Accommodations Supplier.

Canoe Kayak athletes will now have additional accommodation options when they travel for training camps and competitions. Through StayBillety, athletes will be able to find affordable and suitable billeting options for travel in Canada and internationally.

“We’re proud to be partnering on this innovative idea for the benefit of athletes,” said Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada. “Athletes travel a lot and this partnership opens up a whole new network of options for them.”

StayBillety will work with Canoe Kayak Canada to promote upcoming events and recruit hosts. Hosts will learn what they need to billet an athlete and can list suitable accommodations online.

“We are thrilled to form this partnership, and look forward to the opportunities ahead with StayBillety and Canoe Kayak Canada. Together we’re supporting athletes. And we’re building connections between the sports community and actual communities in which they train and compete,” said Barbara Jones, CEO/Founder of StayBillety.

StayBillety.com is a new online accommodation service, created by Barbara Jones (Waterloo Region) and led by four businesswomen including Ottawa’s Carolyn Waldo. StayBillety offers one-stop billeting for events, groups and organizations.

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How to Host a Competitive Paddler

About StayBillety

Founded in May 2015 and based in Cambridge, Ontario (Waterloo Region), StayBillety is an international affordable, online accommodation service connecting like-minded guests and hosts. Celebrating community with its unique affinity-based affiliate model, StayBillety is also a social enterprise whose business supports charitable organizations. With StayBillety, guests traveling for concerts, commencements or competitions connect with enterprising hosts who share their common interests. Visit StayBillety’s Facebook and follow @StayBillety #ComeOnIn www.staybillety.com

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 and divisional paddling associations. The organization oversees and works with Host Organizing Committees to host a variety of national events including National Team Trials and National Championships for several disciplines. 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.

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Media contacts:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Carolyn Waldo
StayBillety
613.204.9167
cwaldo@staybillety.com

Mar
24
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Shawinigan to host 2016 Sprint Canada Cup
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Second year for Canada Cup, aimed at hosting high-level competition in Canada

OTTAWA, March 24, 2016 – The Shawinigan Canoe Club will host the 2016 Sprint Canada Cup this July 9 and 10. The event is expected to draw approximately 300 competing athletes from club, provincial, national, and international teams.

“Creating meaningful high-level domestic competitions in Canada is exactly what we need to develop athletes in the train-to-compete stage of our Long Term Athlete Development model,” said Peter Niedre, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Director of Coach and Athlete Development. “The Canada Cups are filling a gap in our podium pathway, and exposing our athletes to international competition on home turf at the same time.”

Last year was the inaugural year for the event. The Canada Cup was successfully launched with international participation from Great Britain, Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico and the United States. Provincial teams from Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec took part along with representation from clubs and Canada’s U17, Junior and U23 teams.

The 2016 edition of the Canada Cup will showcase a beautiful racecourse on the Saint-Maurice River. The course meets national standards and has played host to the Quebec Provincial U15 championships, the Quebec Provincial Long Distance Championships, and numerous dragon boat races. The event will have a beneficial impact on the local community and will be open to spectators.

In addition to the Canada Cup in Shawinigan, Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to promote two additional high-level competitions which some teams will tack on to their travels.

These regattas are endorsed by Canoe Kayak Canada and meet the competition objectives for the train-to-compete athletes as outlined in its Competition Review.

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, Canoe Kayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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For more information, contact:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Feb
29
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Canoe Kayak Canada remembers Dave Statham
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It is with sadness that Canoe Kayak Canada acknowledges the passing of Dave Statham. Dave was the Eastern Ontario Division Flag Officer from 2006 to 2010 and was Commodore of the Rideau Canoe Club from 2003 to 2005. Our sympathies go out to Dave’s family and friends. A funeral and visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 2 in Ottawa. For more details see obituary.

Feb
18
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Canoe Kayak Canada launches new brand
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Paddling is a part of our history. Paddling teaches us how to be alive in the world. It cultivates the skills for life success. It embodies the values we believe in. Everything that our country stands for is brought to life in the act of paddling. Paddling makes us who we are.

 

OTTAWA – February 18, 2016 – Canoe Kayak Canada has launched a new brand aimed at connecting with all Canadians from cottagers to club paddlers to Olympians and Paralympians at the pinnacle of the sport.

As Canadians, we share a special connection to the tranquil, authentic and powerful feeling of paddling on the water in a canoe or kayak. It’s a sport and a lifestyle that is uniquely a part of our heritage and our identity; it’s who we are.

#wepaddle – share your love of paddling on social media
Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

“There’s nothing more Canadian than paddling” said Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada. “Paddling is a cherished part of our way of life in Canada and with this campaign we want to celebrate that and engage even more Canadians in this amazing sport.”

With the launch, Canoe Kayak Canada has unveiled a promotional video, a new logo and supporting documentation as well as stunning imagery to showcase the sport and to drive participation to the 100 clubs across the country. The new brand and creative seeks to invite all Canadians to come paddle.

Video

Millions of Canadians paddle, whether recreationally or competitively. This short film captures the essence of paddling in its myriad forms.  Beautifully showcasing the sport’s finest aspects, the piece seeks to relate to the broader Canadian demographic and to capture the imaginations of the many who feel a historical, cultural, geographic and physical connection to the quintessentially Canadian sport.

 

The logo

The new logo shows a stylized maple leaf, with a paddle at its core. It is meant to symbolize paddling as paramount to who we are as Canadians and give a nod to the sport’s history while  showcases a sense of national pride, accomplishment and unity amongst the various pursuits.

FINALS-LOGO
 
 
 

Imagery

The new brand comes with a distinctive new photo style. Samples of the imagery by Jason van Bruggen are shown below.

3 images - brand launch

 

 

Behind the Brand

This re-brand is part of long-term strategy to increase participation, build interest in the sport, and engage corporate partners to fulfill Canoe Kayak Canada’s mission of enabling Canadians to enjoy paddling and achieve success at the highest levels of competition.

Creative development of the new brand including the video and all photography was led by Toronto-based marketing agency DOT DOT DASH. The project is supported by the Canadian Olympic Committee’s NSF Sport Enhancement Initiative.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada was founded in 1900 as the Canadian Canoe Association and 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 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.

For more information, high resolution images and interview opportunities please contact:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Feb
18
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Canoe Kayak Canada launches new brand
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Paddling is a part of our history. Paddling teaches us how to be alive in the world. It cultivates the skills for life success. It embodies the values we believe in. Everything that our country stands for is brought to life in the act of paddling. Paddling makes us who we are.

 

OTTAWA – February 18, 2016 – Canoe Kayak Canada has launched a new brand aimed at connecting with all Canadians from cottagers to club paddlers to Olympians and Paralympians at the pinnacle of the sport.

As Canadians, we share a special connection to the tranquil, authentic and powerful feeling of paddling on the water in a canoe or kayak. It’s a sport and a lifestyle that is uniquely a part of our heritage and our identity; it’s who we are.

#wepaddle – share your love of paddling on social media
Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

“There’s nothing more Canadian than paddling” said Casey Wade, CEO of Canoe Kayak Canada. “Paddling is a cherished part of our way of life in Canada and with this campaign we want to celebrate that and engage even more Canadians in this amazing sport.”

With the launch, Canoe Kayak Canada has unveiled a promotional video, a new logo and supporting documentation as well as stunning imagery to showcase the sport and to drive participation to the 100 clubs across the country. The new brand and creative seeks to invite all Canadians to come paddle.

Video

Millions of Canadians paddle, whether recreationally or competitively. This short film captures the essence of paddling in its myriad forms.  Beautifully showcasing the sport’s finest aspects, the piece seeks to relate to the broader Canadian demographic and to capture the imaginations of the many who feel a historical, cultural, geographic and physical connection to the quintessentially Canadian sport.

 

The logo

The new logo shows a stylized maple leaf, with a paddle at its core. It is meant to symbolize paddling as paramount to who we are as Canadians and give a nod to the sport’s history while  showcases a sense of national pride, accomplishment and unity amongst the various pursuits.

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Imagery

The new brand comes with a distinctive new photo style. Samples of the imagery by Jason van Bruggen are shown below.

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Behind the Brand

This re-brand is part of long-term strategy to increase participation, build interest in the sport, and engage corporate partners to fulfill Canoe Kayak Canada’s mission of enabling Canadians to enjoy paddling and achieve success at the highest levels of competition.

Creative development of the new brand including the video and all photography was led by Toronto-based marketing agency DOT DOT DASH. The project is supported by the Canadian Olympic Committee’s NSF Sport Enhancement Initiative.

 

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada was founded in 1900 as the Canadian Canoe Association and 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 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.

For more information, high resolution images and interview opportunities please contact:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

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Canoe Kayak Canada one of 7 Sports in the RBC Training Ground
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Athlete search to air on CBC Sports

TV shows have scoured the country looking for the next talented singer, dancer, model – and now Olympian. Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to be one of seven National Sport Organization partners invited to be involved in the RBC Training Ground program. RBC, in partnership with CBC, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Canadian Olympic Foundation (COF), is leading the search for Canada’s next great Olympian through a new program – RBC Training Ground. RBC and the COF will invest in identifying, developing and supporting Team Canada’s next generation of athletes. The RBC Training Ground program is an opportunity for CKC’s sprint NextGen athletes to win enhanced funding and support towards training. This is also a recruitment opportunity for clubs to take in new athletes found through the search.

The RBC Training Ground consists of 4 athlete identification camps in 4 different cities across Canada from February 20 to March 12. CKC National or Provincial coach representatives will be present at each event.  Athletes will be assessed against performance benchmarks over a series of 4 key tests in power, speed, strength and endurance. Up to 10 of the top athletes from each event may be eligible to receive enhanced program funding, mentorship and support from RBC and the COF to pursue their Olympic dreams. The top performer from each RBC Training Ground event will also receive the ultimate Olympic experience – a trip to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The date and locations of the 4 athlete identification camps are:

  • February 20, Richmond Oval
  • February 27, INS, Montreal
  • March 5, Toronto Pan-Am Sports Centre
  • March 12, Canada Games Centre, Halifax

Apply Online to Be Part of RBC Training Ground

Canoe Kayak Canada would like to thank RBC, the COC, and the Canadian Sport Institute Network for the opportunity to be a part of this project which will potentially providing enhanced funding to some of our NextGen athletes. For any questions, please contact Peter Niedre, at pniedre@canoekayak.ca.

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, Canoe Kayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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22
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Canoe Kayak Canada publishes NextGen and Junior Academy Athlete Lists
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OTTAWA – Canoe Kayak Canada has published its lists of NextGen and Academy athletes. These lists are an evolved form of the previous National Development Team. Working collaboratively with clubs and provincial partners, both programs are aimed at ensuring the next generations of high performance athletes have the resources and support along the developmental pathway required to transition to future international excellence.

“The NextGen and Academy Programs are an essential part of sustaining our High Performance system,” said Scott Logan, Canoe Kayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “We are extending and refining the athlete pathway to ensure athletes have the resources and training environment they need to be successful at every stage leading right to the Olympic podium.”

The NextGen program was launched in Quebec in the fall of 2014, and similar programs were created in Nova Scotia and Ontario shortly thereafter. Targeted athletes are provided with National Team led coaching, sport science and sport medicine support in one of three National Training Centres: the Institut National du Sport du Québec, the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic and the Canadian Sport Institute of Ontario. There are national discipline training groups at every centre for each group of men’s kayak, women’s kayak, men’s canoe and women’s canoe. These training groups have been established over the fall and will continue to evolve as National coaches assess new developing athletes with high performance potential. Additional athletes, through elements of CKC’s Gold Medal Profile, are included in provincial NextGen training groups where resources are available.

The Junior Academy Program is designed to feed into the 2020 NextGen Program, and will be a key component of the 2024 NextGen plan and program. The Junior Academy group is a nationally identified pool of Junior 2016 and 2017 eligible athletes for all paddling regions of Canada.

“Through partnerships and collaboration with provincial associations and local clubs, we’ve been able to successfully spearhead several Academy initiatives already,” said Peter Niedre, Director of Coach and Athlete Development at Canoe Kayak Canada. “The clubs and Provinces are at the core in implementing this program, and by working with them on this initiative, together we can help our developing athletes achieve their highest potential.”

The Junior Academy program provides nationally-led regional programming and also enhances provincial programming with training, monitoring and testing. The program also invites athletes to one or two national training camps per year. Mark Granger is the coaching lead of the Junior Academy program.

NextGen Athletes

* indicates provincial NextGen program only

Men’s Kayak

Club Training Group
Adam Tenwolde Banook Nova Scotia
Alex Scott Maskwa Nova Scotia
Anatolyy Mykhayletsk Balmy Beach Ontario
Brian Malfesi Ridge Nova Scotia
Charles Antoine-Girouard Trois-Rivières Quebec
Conrad Hopp Balmy Beach Ontario
Eric Ellery Balmy Beach Ontario
Étienne Beauchesne Trois-Rivières Quebec
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon Nova Scotia
Liam O’Brien Banook Nova Scotia
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon Trois-Rivières Quebec
Marshall Hughes Cheema Nova Scotia
Nick Robson Balmy Beach Ontario
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport Quebec
*Andrew Jessop Maskwa Nova Scotia
*Hunter Morrissey Cheema Nova Scotia
*Phil Duchesneau Pointe-Claire Quebec
*Scott Barclay Carleton Place Ontario
*Colin Black Carleton Place Ontario
*Rob Clarke Burlaok Ontario

Women’s Kayak

Club Training Group
Ailish McNulty Mic Mac Nova Scotia
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Burloak Ontario & Nova Scotia
Alexa Irvin Maskwa Nova Scotia
Andreanne Langlois Trois-Rivières Quebec
Courtney Stott Balmy Beach Ontario
Maddison MacKenzie Cascades Quebec
Madeline Schmidt Rideau Ontario & Nova Scotia
Michelle Russell Cheema Nova Scotia
Sam Hall Cheema Nova Scotia
*Hannah Vaughan Banook Nova Scotia
*Olivia Denman Banook Nova Scotia
*Lissa Bissonnette Pointe-Claire Quebec

Men’s Canoe

Club Training Group
Craig Spence Cheema Nova Scotia
Drew Hodges Rideau Ontario
Evan Bezemer Mississauga Ontario
Jason McCoombs Banook Nova Scotia
Jeremy Stott Mississauga Ontario
Marc Tarling Pointe-Claire Nova Scotia
Maxim Poulin Lac Beauport Quebec
Stephen Frodsham Rideau Nova Scotia
Thomas Hall Cheema Nova Scotia

Women’s Canoe

Club Training Group
Hannah MacIntosh Senobe Nova Scotia
Jillian Perrone Burloak Ontario
Juliette Brault Pointe-Claire Quebec
Katie Vincent Mississauga Ontario & Nova Scotia
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières Quebec

Paracanoe

Club Coach
Erica Scarff Balmy Beach Mari Ellery
Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald Sherbrooke Nathan Desmarais
Tommy Grenier Shawinigan Hélène Gervais
Trinity Tratch Calgary Edgar Garza

 

 

Junior Academy Athletes

National Athlete Development Officer: Mark Granger

Men’s Kayak

Club Coach
Scott Braddon Rideau Wade Farquharson
Olivier Courchesne Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Mathew Koehler Ridge Piotr Majewski
Christian Sprang Burloak Adam Oldershaw
Aiden Messenger Burloak Adam Oldershaw
Gabor Sarkozi Pointe-Claire Eric Mihalovic
Justin Won Ridge Piotr Majewski
Nicolas, Thirion Pointe-Claire Eric Mihalovic
Palmer Lumb Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
David Stewart Richmond Hill Helen Savin

Women’s Kayak

Club Coach
Anna Negulic Maskwa Jon Pike
Jewelia Orlick Cascades Frédéric Loyer
Emma Mitchell Toba Jerome Seremak
Ashley Card Maskwa Jon Pike
Jane Girgulis Calgary Edgar Garza
Grace Whebby Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Ruah Edmonds Maskwa Jon Pike

Men’s Canoe

Club Coach
Isaac Finklestein Rideau Wade Farquharson
Lucas Turnbull Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Connor Fitzpatrick Senobe Rob Baert
James MacPhee Sackawa Chris MacPherson
Daniel MacDonald Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Foster Salpeter Pointe-Claire Eric Mihalovic

Women’s Canoe

Club Coach
Anna Roy-Cyr Lac Beauport Luc Grenier
Tess Peterman Cascades Frédéric Loyer
Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Beatrice Giguere Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Maddie Mitchell Toba Jerome Seremak
Kate Hennessey Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Jessica MacDonald Mic Mac Chris Chaisson

 

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, Canoe Kayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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U21 Women’s Canoe Polo Team Named
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Congratulations to the following athletes who have been named to Canada’s U21 Women’s Canoe Polo Team. The team was selected after a recent training camp in Edmonton, AB. The team will train out of Alberta to prepare for the ICF Canoe Polo World Championships taking place in Syracuse, Italy this August 29 to September 4. The Senior Men’s, Senior Women’s and U21 Men’s National Teams are still being selected and will be named in the coming months.

  • Savannah Foged (Edmonton, AB)
  • Katie Hendrickson (Spruce View, AB)
  • Chanel Hauck (Grande Prairie, AB)
  • Sierra Davediuk (Sherwood Park, AB)
  • Athena Hauck (Grande Prairie, AB)
  • Sierra Foged (Edmonton, AB)
  • Shannon Wagers (Innisfail, AB)
  • Kassandra Reaume (Morinville, AB)
  • Coaches – Chaz Cheung & Darryl O’Brien

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, Canoe Kayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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ICF approves new race programs for the 2020 Olympic Games
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OTTAWA, ON (January 15, 2016) — The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has approved a race program highlighting gender equality at the 2020 Olympic Games. The ICF has put the following program forward to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for ratification. The IOC will make a final decision following an analysis and review after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Canoe Sprint

200 metres 500 metres 1000 metres
Men

 

K-1

 

K-4

 

K-1 & K-2
C-1 & C-2

 

Women K-1 K-1 & K-2 & K-4
C-1 C-2

 

Canoe Slalom

Men K-1
C-1
Women K-1
C-1

 

The new program for canoe sprint includes Women’s C1 200m and Women’s C2 500m. For canoe slalom, Women’s C1 will replace Men’s C2. There are six men’s and six women’s events in the sprint program with eleven athletes for each. Slalom features an even two and two mix.

“This has been a long time coming and I commend the ICF on the new program they have approved and recommended to the IOC,” said Peter Giles, President of Canoe Kayak Canada. “Canada can take pride in being a leading voice at the international table in pushing for gender equality. There are still many factors to play out, for all sports, leading up to the IOC’s overall sport program announcement for 2020. This is a step in the right direction.”

With Women’s canoe moving to become an Olympic event, athletes will be able to access funding through Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance program in the next carding cycle. This will greatly enhance support for the Women’s Canoe discipline.

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, Canoe Kayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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ICF approves new race programs for the 2020 Olympic Games
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The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has approved a race program highlighting gender equality at the 2020 Olympic Games. The ICF has put the following program forward to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for ratification. The IOC will make a final decision following an analysis and review after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Canoe Sprint

  200 metres 500 metres 1000 metres
Men

 

K-1

 

K-4

 

K-1 & K-2
C-1 & C-2

 

Women K-1 K-1 & K-2 & K-4  
C-1 C-2

 

Canoe Slalom

Men

 

K-1
C-1

 

Women K-1
C-1

 

The new program for canoe sprint includes Women’s C1 200m and Women’s C2 500m. For canoe slalom, Women’s C1 will replace Men’s C2. There are six men’s and six women’s events in the sprint program with eleven athletes for each. Slalom features an even two and two mix.

“This has been a long time coming and I commend the ICF on the new program they have approved and recommended to the IOC,” said Peter Giles, President of Canoe Kayak Canada. “Canada can take pride in being a leading voice at the international table in pushing for gender equality. There are still many factors to play out, for all sports, leading up to the IOC’s overall sport program announcement for 2020. This is a step in the right direction.”

With Women’s canoe moving to become an Olympic event, athletes will be able to access funding through Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance program in the next carding cycle. This will greatly enhance support for the Women’s Canoe discipline.

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, Canoe Kayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
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Dec
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A tribute to Chris Pearson
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by Christine Selinger and Christine Bain

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of our past Paracanoe teammate, Chris Pearson. Words cannot adequately explain the impact Chris had on the Paracanoe program both nationally and internationally. Chris first stated paddling in 2009 at the World Championships in Dartmouth when Paracanoe made its debut. In Chris’s memory we would each like to share a memory and a few words about Chris and invite you to do the same.

Christine Selinger was Chris’s K2 partner at the 2009 World Championships –
“I remember our first day of K2 practice: I had convinced Chris to try and make the National Team with me because they needed a mixed TA/A K2 boat, and he was the only male of A classification that I could convince to come try with me.  He showed up to practice and told me that he was scared of swimming but I think we spent most of the next 2 hours swimming in Wascana Lake! Chris is remembered as being easy going and incredibly personable.  He worked tirelessly with friends and fellow athletes from Wascana to design adaptive seating and paddling techniques and was always willing to share with other sport organizations and athletes from around the world. “

Christine Bain was the Paracanoe Team Manager during Chris’s time on the team –
“Chris taught us a new meaning of the word determination. He had a fight inside of him that enabled him to rise above challenges and inspire other while doing so. He was the first ‘A’ classified man to paddle the V1 in International competition at the World Championships in Poznan in 2010 and made a true mark on the water each time he raced. Chris was a joy to have on the team and his teammates and coaches remember him as a dear friend.”

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Canoe Kayak Canada remembers Chris Pearson
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It is with sadness that Canoe Kayak Canada announces the passing of Chris Pearson. Chris was one of the first members of Canada’s National Paracanoe Team. He competed at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth, NS and the 2010 World Championships in Poznan, Poland. He paddled out of the Wascana Racing Canoe Club and was always known to bring a laugh to those around him. In addition to paddling, he was also a major player in the advancement of wheel chair rugby and raced with the National adaptive water ski team. He will be greatly missed by his teammates and all those who knew him. A funeral will take place in Broadview, Saskatchewan on Sunday December 20 and a celebration of his life is being planned for the spring. Details can be found here.

Poznan 2010 – Chris Pearson, Christine Selinger, Jeffery Van Horne, Christine Bain, Christine Gauthier, Tony Flores

Poznan 2010 – Chris Pearson, Christine Selinger, Jeffery Van Horne, Christine Bain, Christine Gauthier, Tony Flores

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Two sets of Sprint National Team Trials scheduled for 2016
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OTTAWA – Canoe Kayak Canada has scheduled two sets of Sprint National Team Trials for the 2016 season. The first set will kick off May 5 – 8 on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA.

The first set of trials will be used as part of the selection process for several of Canoe Kayak Canada’s teams:

  • Olympic Team (first assessments)
  • World Cups
  • Under 23 World Championships (first assessments)
  • Pan American Championships (Under 23)
  • Under 23 European Tour
  • Women’s Canoe Cup

Trials 1 will also impact nominations for Sport Canada Carding through the Athlete Assistance Program for the following periods:

  • May 2016 – October 2016 period (Senior cards)
  • May 2016 – October 2016 period (U23 Development cards)
  • November 2016 – October 2017 period (first assessments)

A second set of trials is scheduled for June 24 – 26 at the Olympic Basin in Montréal, QC. The second set of trials will be used as part of the selection process for the following teams:

  • Junior World Championships
  • Under 23 World Championships (continued assessments)
  • Junior European Tour and ICF World Dragon Boat Championships
  • World University Championships
  • Canada Cup Tour
  • Canamex Regatta in Mexico City

The Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships will take place in Dartmouth, NS from August 30 to September 3 and the following assessments may take place:

  • Carding requirement for senior athletes to make a final
  • Olympic Hopes Regatta
  • Potential D-card races (To Be Determined)

 

Full selection criteria has not yet been established so all teams to be selected at each trials are still subject to change. While the dates have been set with venue managers, they are still considered tentative until formal hosting contracts have been officially signed.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Dec
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Revised change in dates of the 2016 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships
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The International Canoe Federation has announced another change in dates for the 2016 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships. The Championships will now take place from July 28 to 31 in Minsk, Belarus. The new dates thankfully no longer conflict with the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships. CKC staff is assessing how the ICF calendar change in dates will impact selection criteria, trials dates and dates for Canada Cups. These dates will be finalized and communicated soon.

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Canoe Kayak Canada names new Board of Directors
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Peter Giles becomes President and Harold Van Winssen Vice President 

OTTAWA – Canoe Kayak Canada has named a new Board of Directors at its annual Summit in Ottawa. The 11-person volunteer board was voted in by Canoe Kayak Canada’s membership and this is the first board to be named under CKC’s new governance structure.

Peter Giles will take the reins as President of the Board while Harold Van Winssen has been selected as the Vice President.

“We have a lot of talent on this board and within this organization,” said Giles. “I’m looking forward to working with everyone to continue moving forward with the many great things Canoe Kayak Canada is doing.”

Giles was Commodore of Canoe Kayak Canada from 2008 to 2012. He was a national team athlete and competed in the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games in the K4 1000m where his crew finished seventh. Harold Van Winssen is the president of the Whitewater Council and has been a dedicated volunteer in the sport for many years. Madeleine Hall will remain Commodore of the Sprint Racing Discipline. 

Under the new structure, the board is made up of two representatives from each of the Paddling Disciplines of sprint, whitewater and marathon, as well as four Paddling Association Directors and one Independent Director from outside the sport. François Hamelin, an Olympian in short track speed skating has been named to the Independent Director and will bring a perspective to this volunteer 

Paddling Discipline Directors:

  • Julie Crépeau-Boisvert, Whitewater (1-year term)
  • Peter Giles, Sprint (1-year term)
  • Madeleine Hall, Sprint (1-year term)
  • Anne Nicholson, Marathon (2-year term)
  • Harold Van Winssen, Whitewater (3-year term)
  • Fiona Vincent, Marathon (1-year term)

 

Paddling Association Directors:

  • Sean Cannon (1-year term)
  • Stephen Gallant (2-year term)
  • Tom Hall (2-year term)
  • Chris Helyar (3-year term)

Independent Director

  • François Hamelin (1-year term)

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, Canoe Kayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
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imiller@canoekayak.ca

Nov
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Cameron Smedley wins bronze in canoe slalom at Rio 2016 Test Event
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RIO DE JANEIRO – Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON has won a bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Test event in the Men’s C1.

“Today was a big eye opener for what’s possible,” said Cameron Smedley. “Being here training and competing on the Olympic course has really got me excited for next year.”

Watch Video of Smedley’s Bronze Medal Run

Smedley was a silver medalist at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games last summer. He has been consistently Canada’s top athlete in the Men’s C1.

Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB finished eleventh in the Men’s K1 semi-final at the test event today. He was just one spot away from advancing to the top-ten final. The athletes attended the test event to get familiar with the course and local environment in preparation for next year.

Canada has qualified quota spots in Men’s C1 and Men’s K1 for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and athletes will be selected for the team next year. The canoe slalom events will take place at Whitewater Stadium in Deodoro Olympic Park next August 7 to 11.

Full Results

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Ian Miller
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Nov
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CanoeKayak Canada recognizes coaching contributions at Annual Summit
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada formally recognized several of its coaches through award presentations held at its Annual Summit and Coaches Conference in Ottawa on Saturday night.

CEO’s Award

Jon Pike of Maskwa Aquatic Club in Halifax, NS was the winner of CanoeKayak Canada’s CEO’s Award. This award is in recognition of a coach going above and beyond to contribute to the advancement of CanoeKayak in addition to their regular coaching duties. Jon has been involved as a coach for the Olympic Hopes Regatta and the Junior Academy Camps. He has served on committees in the Atlantic Division and was involved with a program for youth recovering from addiction. He receintly led Maskwa to its best ever showing at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships. CEO Casey Wade presented Pike with the award.

Club Development Award

Mike Holroyd of Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak was the winner of the Club Development Award. Holoroyd has played an instrumental role in developing the sport in clubs across Alberta. He has spearheaded many initiatives to get more people into the sport and has developed year-round training programs for paddlers of a wide variety of ages and abilities.

Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards

Frédéric Jobin and Mark Granger were both recipients the Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards through the Coaching Association of Canada. Jobin coached Mark de Jonge to a gold medal in the Men’s K1 200m (Olympic event) at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships for a second year in a row. Mark Granger coached Émilie Fournel to a World bronze medal in the Women’s K1 5000m. The awards were originally presented by the Coaching Association of Canada at their Sport Leadership Conference on November 14.

Coach Recognition Award Winners

Coaches whose athletes were selected to a National Team this year or achieved a gold medal at National Championships received the Coach Recognition Award. A total of 43 coaches in sprint, slalom and canoe polo were awarded with 18 coaches winning the award for the first time.

*New winner

Coach Club / Affiliation Discipline
*Adrienne Keene Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Sprint
*Andres Carranco Rideau (Ottawa,  ON) Sprint
*Bevin Schmidt Ottawa River (ON) Sprint
*Brad Cameron Women’s Polo National Training Squad Polo
*Bridget Irwin Rideau (Ottawa,  ON) Sprint
*Eve Gaumond Lac Sergent (QC) Sprint
*Helen Savin Richmond Hill (ON) Sprint
*Jill D’Alessio Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Sprint
*Keegan Smith Central Alberta Paddling Excellence (AB) Polo
*Kyle Polsfut Edmonton Whitewater Paddlers (AB) Polo
*Kyle Saganiuk Pinch O Crow Creekers (Pincher Creek, AB) Slalom
*Nicole Haywood Rideau (Ottawa,  ON) Sprint
*Peter Polyzotis Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Sprint
*Reid Farquharson Rideau (Ottawa,  ON) Sprint
*Stuart Wilson Rideau (Ottawa,  ON) Sprint
*Tom Miller Cheema (Waverley, NS) Sprint
*Trevor Braun Yukon (Whitehorse, YK) Slalom
Adam Oldershaw Burloak (Oakville, ON) Sprint
Brian Hammer Pitt Meadows (BC) Sprint
Chris Chaisson Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Sprint
Edgar Garza Calgary (AB) Sprint
Fred Loyer Cascades (Chelsea, QC) Sprint
Hunter George Burloak (Oakville, ON) Sprint
Jerome Seremak Toba (Winnipeg, ON) Sprint
Jon Allen Chilliwack Center of Excellence Slalom
Jonathan Pike Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Sprint
Kyle Jeffery Mississauga (ON) Sprint
Louis-Philipe Legare Valleyfield Centre d’Excellence (QC) Slalom
Lucy Radanova Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Sprint
Mari Ellery Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Sprint
Mathieu Pelletier Trois-Rivières (QC) Sprint
Michal Staniszewski National Slalom Tea Head Coach Slalom
Mike Holroyd Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak Slalom
Mike Kerrivan Cheema (Waverley, NS) Sprint
Paul Manning-Hunter Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak Slalom
Peter Martinek Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Sprint
Piotr Majewski Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Sprint
Rob Baert Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Sprint
Samuel Raiche Lachine (QC) Sprint
Scott Oldershaw Burloak (Oakville, ON) Sprint
Spencer Pomeroy CKC Development Coach Slalom
Tamas Buday Sr Mississauga (ON) Sprint
Wade Farquharson Rideau (Ottawa,  ON) Sprint

 

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Welland to host the 2017 Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships
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1200 paddlers from over 40 clubs across Canada are expected to attend

OTTAWA – Today at the Annual General Meeting of the Sprint Racing Discipline of CanoeKayak Canada, member clubs unanimously voted to hold the 2017 Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships in Welland, ON from August 22 to August 26. The Canadian Masters Championships – CanMas – will also take place in Welland on August 27.

“This is our biggest event and it’s an event unlike any other,” said CanoeKayak Canada’s CEO, Casey Wade. “Welland has proven itself to be a world-class event host time and time again, and with these Championships being one of the best events in the world we know Welland has what it takes to uphold that standard.”

The Championships – most recently hosted in Ottawa, ON and destined for Dartmouth, NS in 0216 – regularly draw 1200 participants from over forty clubs across Canada. Participants will include National Team athletes and upcoming paddlers in their early teens. Athletes will compete for club pride in canoe and kayak events across several distances over the five days. War canoe races are an astonishing demonstration of fitness and teamwork as nine boats of fifteen paddlers go all out in a head-to-head race that usually comes right down to the finish line. Burgees are presented to the overall top ranking clubs in a tradition that has gone on for over a hundred years.

The Championships were last hosted in Welland in 2011 and before that in 2003. An economic impact study was done by the Niagara Sport Commission in 2011 and assessed the total economic impact of hosting the Championships at over $5 million with $3.4 million being spent in Welland.

“We’re really excited to have the Championships back in Welland,” said Ted Roworth, Flag Officer for the Western Ontario Division. “In addition to the economic impact these Championships bring to the region, it will also spur a lot of energy and excitement among the many clubs, athletes, coaches and volunteers who will be a part of this incredible event.”

The Welland Recreational Flatwater Centre underwent a major $1 million renovation in 2013. Welland most recently hosted the canoe sprint events for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships. A host organizing committee comprised of representatives from the Western Ontario Division will head the planning of the Championships in partnership with CanoeKayak Canada.

The 2017 Championships will be particularly special as they fall in the summer of Canada’s 150th birthday. With paddling being a significant part of Canada’s history, these Championships will surely be an opportunity to celebrate. There are already plans to have the Canadian Canoe Museum’s exhibit “Skimming the Surface” displayed on-site during the Championships as a special way to mark Canada’s 150th.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Nov
25
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Sprint Carding Submission Round 3
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November 25, 2015

Introduction

Further to the communication sent on November 10 (Carding Round 2), CanoeKayak Canada has assessed all eligible athletes’ results against the 2015 AAP Selection Criteria with the addition of four third-round D-cards as noted below.

  • Jarret Kenke (Men’s Kayak 1000m)
  • Stephen Frodsham (Men’s Canoe 1000m)
  • Sarah Vegas-Dubois (Women’s Kayak)
  • Ailish McNulty (Women’s Kayak)

All nominated athletes have demonstrated the potential to achieve significant international performances in the future.

Nominated Athletes – Men’s Kayak

Men’s Kayak 1000m

Criteria
Adam van Koeverden SR2 6.1
Brady Reardon SR2 6.1
Andrew Jessop SR2 6.1
Rob Clarke SR 6.2.1
Brian Malfesi SR 6.2.1
Adam Tenwolde C1 6.2.4
Marshall Hughes D 6.3.3
Jarret Kenke D 3rd Round

 

Men’s Kayak 200m

Criteria
Mark de Jonge SR1 6.1
Ryan Cochrane SR 6.2.1
Hugues Fournel SR 6.2.1
Étienne Morneau SR 6.2.3
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon SR 6.2.3
Alexander Scott SR 6.2.5
Charles-Antoine Girouard C1 6.2.5
Colin Black C1 6.2.5
Liam O’Brien C1 6.2.5
Scott Barclay D 6.3.3

 

Nominated Athletes– Men’s Canoe

 

Men’s Canoe 1000m

Criteria
Mark Oldershaw SR2 6.1
Ben Russell SR2 6.1
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny SR2 6.1
Paul Bryant SR 6.2.3
Craig Spence SR 6.2.3
Marc Tarling SR 6.2.5
Drew Hodges SR 6.2.5
Jeremy Stott D 6.3.3
Stephen Frodsham D 3rd Round

 

Men’s Canoe 200m

Criteria
Ben Tardioli SR 6.2.3
Aaron Rublee SR 6.2.4
Pierre-Luc Laliberté SR 6.2.5
Maxim Poulin C1 6.2.5
Tom Hall C1 6.2.5
Corey Rublee SR 6.2.5
Jason McCoombs D 6.3.3

 

Nominated Athletes – Women’s Kayak

Women’s Kayak 500m

Criteria
Una Lounder SR 6.2.4
Courtney Stott C1 6.2.4
Maddison Mackenzie C1 6.2.4
Alanna Bray-Lougheed C1 6.2.4
Alexa Irvin D 6.3.2
Samantha Hall D 6.3.3

  

Women’s Kayak 200m

Criteria
Michelle Russell SR 6.2.1
Andréanne Langlois SR 6.2.4

 

Women’s Kayak

    Criteria
Sarah Vegas-Dubois D 3rd Round
Ailish McNulty D 3rd Round

 

Nominated Athletes – Paracanoe

Criteria
Christine Gauthier SR Priority 4
Erica Scarff SR Priority 4

 

Pursuant ‎to CanoeKayak Canada’s appeal policy all appeals must be received within 10 days of receipt of notice of CKC’s decision to nominate an athlete for Carding. Only D-card eligible athletes affected by the third round of nominations are able to appeal this round of carding and appeals must be received by Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. EST. All nomination appeals must be received by CanoeKayak Canada in accordance with the aforementioned appeal policy.

 

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CanoeKayak Canada partners with ZiZU Optics
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has partnered with ZiZU Optics and to publically launch its partnership is offering a special discounted rate for the paddling community to purchase CanoeKayak branded glasses online. The promotional rate for CanoeKayak glasses will run November 20 through to November 30.

ZiZU Online Store

“I’m really happy to be working with CanoeKayak Canada,” said owner Ari Neimi, who recently launched the brand. “Over the summer I’ve had the opportunity to attend several paddling events and it just seems to be a really great fit with the community.”

This past summer, Zizu generously supplied every athlete on the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championship team and the canoe slalom National Team with a pair of glasses. Many athletes were introduced to ZiZU with their on-site merchandising at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships and Canada Cups.

ZiZU is also sponsor of Triathlon Canada, Cross Country Ski Canada, Biathlon Canada and Ottawa Race Weekend.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Nov
16
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Eight Coaches nominated for CanoeKayak Canada Awards
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to congratulate the 8 coaches who have been nominated for the Coaching Excellence Awards. Winners will be announced at CanoeKayak Canada’s annual coaching conference on November 28 in Ottawa.

“Every day, coaches across the country go to great lengths to make a difference in the lives of our athletes and our sport system,” said Peter Niedre, CanoeKayak Canada’s Director of Coach and Athlete Development. “We’re proud to recognize these eight nominees. Taking time to formally recognize the accomplishments of our coaches goes a long way in professionalizing the coaching career pathway.”

The CEO’s Award is awarded to a coach who goes above and beyond to contribute to the advancement of CanoeKayak in addition to their regular coaching duties. The Club Development Award recognizes a coach who has made significant achievements in developing a club or the sport at the grassroots level. The Coach Recognition Awards will also recognize those who have been selected to a National Team or achieved a gold medal at National Championships.

The awards will be presented at a Celebration Supper on November 28 in Ottawa. Click here for more information and to order tickets.

Nominees:

CEO’s Award of Coaching Excellence

  • Chris Chaisson (Mic Mac AAC – Dartmouth, NS)
  • Frédéric Jobin (CanoeKayak Canada – Lac Beauport, QC)
  • Jon Pike (Maskwa Aquatic Club – Halifax, NS)
  • Mike Vincent (Regina Marathon Canoe Club – Regina, SK)

Club Development Award

  • Hunter George (Burloak Canoe Club – Oakville, ON)
  • Daniel Girouard (Yukon Canoe and Kayak Club – Whitehorse, YK)
  • Michael Holroyd (Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak – Calgary, AB)
  • Peter Martinek (Balmy Beach Canoe Club – Toronto, ON)

More information on the Coach Excellence Awards

 

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12
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CanoeKayak Canada Sprint Carding Submission
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Introduction

November 10, 2015

CanoeKayak Canada (CKC) has assessed all eligible athletes’ results against the 2015 AAP Selection Criteria. All nominated athletes have established their eligibility through performances that demonstrate the potential to reach or maintain performances at the International Criteria (IC) standard (top 8, top ½ of competing countries).

Below you will find our nominations and the rationale for those nominations.

Nominated Athletes – Men’s Kayak

Men’s Kayak 1000m

Criteria
Adam van Koeverden SR2 6.1
Brady Reardon SR2 6.1
Andrew Jessop SR2 6.1
Rob Clarke SR 6.2.1
Brian Malfesi SR 6.2.1
Adam Tenwolde C1 6.2.4
Marshall Hughes D 6.3.3


Men’s Kayak 200m

Criteria
Mark de Jonge SR1 6.1
Ryan Cochrane SR 6.2.1
Hugues Fournel SR 6.2.1
Étienne Morneau SR 6.2.3
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon SR 6.2.3
Alexander Scott SR 6.2.5
Charles-Antoine Girouard C1 6.2.5
Colin Black C1 6.2.5
Liam O’Brien C1 6.2.5
Scott Barclay D 6.3.3

 

Nominated AthletesMen’s Canoe

Men’s Canoe 1000m

Criteria
Mark Oldershaw SR2 6.1
Ben Russell SR2 6.1
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny SR2 6.1
Paul Bryant SR 6.2.3
Craig Spence SR 6.2.3
Marc Tarling SR 6.2.5
Drew Hodges SR 6.2.5
Jeremy Stott D 6.3.3

 

Men’s Canoe 200m

Criteria
Ben Tardioli SR 6.2.3
Aaron Rublee SR 6.2.4
Pierre-Luc Laliberté SR 6.2.5
Maxim Poulin C1 6.2.5
Tom Hall C1 6.2.5
Corey Rublee SR 6.2.5
Jason McCoombs D 6.3.3

 

Nominated Athletes Women’s Kayak

Women’s Kayak 500m

Criteria
Una Lounder SR 6.2.4
Courtney Stott C1 6.2.4
Maddison Mackenzie C1 6.2.4
Alanna Bray-Lougheed C1 6.2.4
Alexa Irvin D 6.3.2
Samantha Hall D 6.3.3

  

Women’s Kayak 200m

Criteria
Michelle Russell SR 6.2.1
Andréanne Langlois SR 6.2.4

  

Nominated Athletes – Paracanoe

Criteria
Christine Gauthier SR Priority 4
Erica Scarff SR Priority 4

 

Pursuant to CanoeKayak Canada’s appeal policy all appeals must be received within 10 days of receipt of notice of CKC’s decision to nominate an athlete for Carding. CanoeKayak Canada will extend this deadline until Friday November 20th, 2015 at 12:00pm EST. All nomination appeals must be received by CanoeKayak Canada in accordance with the aforementioned appeal policy.

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Canada finishes fifth overall at Olympic Hopes Regatta
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BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND – The next generation of Olympic hopefuls showed their potential on the international stage over the weekend at the Olympic Hopes regatta in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The sprint CanoeKayak regatta provides U15, U16 and U17 athletes high quality international race experience. A total of 24 countries competed and Canada finished fifth overall. Olympic Hopes has been identified as a key competition along the podium pathway for CanoeKayak Canada’s junior athletes.

In Women’s Canoe, Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent of the Trois-Rivières Canoe Club wrapped up the weekend with a total of four medals. She won two gold medals in the U17 Women’s C1 for the 200 and 500 metre distances. She also picked up a silver in the U17 C1 1000m and paired with club mate Béatrice Giguère to win the U17 Women’s C2 500m. Giguère had a double-medal weekend with a bronze in the U17 Women’s C1 1000m.

Lucas Turnbull of Balmy Beach finished the weekend with three medals. He finished second in the U16 Men’s C1 1000m to capture the silver medal. He also paired with Isaac Finkelstein of the Rideau Canoe Club to win the gold medal in the U16 Men’s C2 500m, after pulling away from the Polish crew in the final hundred metres of the race. They also won a bronze in the U16 Men’s C2 1000m.

The U17 Men’s C4 crew of Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe), James MacPhee (Sackawa), Daniel MacDonald (Mic Mac), and Foster Salpeter (Pointe-Claire) won two medals with a silver in the 1000m distance and a bronze in the 200m distance.

Canada had several other impressive performances amid strong competition. A full compilation of results from the finals is shown below.

Summary of Results (Finals)

Athlete (Club) Event Result
Isaac Finkelstein (Rideau),
Lucas Turnbull (Balmy Beach)
U16 Men’s C2 500m 1st
Gold medal
Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières) U17 Women’s C1 200m 1st
Gold medal
Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières) U17 Women’s C1 500m 1st
Gold medal
Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières), Béatrice Giguère (Trois-Rivières) U17 Women’s C2 500m 1st
Gold medal
Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières) U17 Women’s C1 1000m 2nd

Silver medal

Lucas Turnbull (Balmy Beach) U16 Men’s C1 1000m 2nd
Silver medal
Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe),
James MacPhee (Sackawa),

Daniel MacDonald (Mic Mac),
Foster Salpeter (Pointe-Claire)

U17 Men’s C4 1000m 2nd

Silver medal

Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe),
James MacPhee (Sackawa),

Daniel MacDonald (Mic Mac),
Foster Salpeter (Pointe-Claire)

U17 Men’s C4 200m 3rd

Bronze medal

Isaac Finkelstein (Rideau),
Lucas Turnbull (Balmy Beach)
U16 Men’s C2 1000m 3rd

Bronze medal

Béatrice Giguère (Trois-Rivières) U17 Women’s C1 1000m 3rd

Bronze medal

Lucas Turnbull (Balmy Beach) U16 Men’s C1 500m 4th
Béatrice Giguère (Trois-Rivières) U17 Women’s C1 500m 4th
Anna Negulic (Maskwa),
Jewelia Orlick (Cascades)
U17 Women’s K2 200m 4th
Béatrice Giguère (Trois-Rivières) U17 Women’s C1 200 4th
Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières) U17 Men’s K1 200m 4th
Aidan Messenger (Burloak), Scott Braddon (Rideau), Gabor Sarkozi (Pointe-Claire), Olivier Courchesne (Trois-Rivières) U17 Men’s K4 200m 4th
Anna Negulic (Maskwa) U17 Women’s K1 200m 5th
Anna Negulic (Maskwa) U17 Women’s K1 500m 5th
James MacPhee (Sackawa) U17 Men’s C1 200 5th
Anna Negulic (Maskwa) U17 Women’s K1 1000m 5th
Ashley Card (Maskwa),
Jane Girgulis (Calgary)
U16 Women’s K2 200m 6th
Grace Whebby (Mic Mac), Jewelia Orlick (Cascades), Ashley Card (Maskwa), Jane Girgulis (Calgary) U17 Women’s K4 200m 6th
Daniel MacDonald (Mic Mac),
Foster Salpeter (Pointe-Claire)
U17 Men’s C2 500m 6th
Daniel MacDonald (Mic Mac),
Foster Salpeter (Pointe-Claire)
U17 Men’s C2 200m 6th
Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe) U17 Men’s C1 1000m 6th
Isaac Finkelstein (Rideau) U16 Men’s C1 1000m 6th
Isaac Finkelstein (Rideau) U16 Men’s C1 200m 8th
Isaac Finkelstein (Rideau),
Lucas Turnbull (Balmy Beach)
U16 Men’s C2 200m 8th
Grace Whebby (Mic Mac),
Jane Girgulis (Calgary)
U16 Women’s K2 1000m 8th
Foster Salpeter (Pointe-Claire),

Daniel MacDonald (Mic Mac)

U17 Men’s C2 1000m 8th
Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe) U17 Men’s C1 200m 9th
Connor Fitzpatrick (Senobe),
James MacPhee (Sackawa)
U17 Men’s C2 500m 9th

 

Ranking by Country

  1. Hungary
  2. Germany
  3. Poland
  4. Czech Republic
  5. Canada

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Young Hopefuls prepare for Olympic Hopes Regatta
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BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND – A young team of sprint CanoeKayak athletes is in Bydgoszcz, Poland for the Olympic Hopes regatta taking place Friday, September 25 to Sunday, September 27. More than 20 countries from four continents will compete. The regatta is for athletes of up to 17 years of age and allows a future generation of Olympians to gain high quality international race experience. The team was selected based on the results of National Team Trials 2 which took place in Montréal from June 19 to 21. Olympic Hopes has been identified as a key competition along the podium pathway for CanoeKayak Canada’s junior athletes.

Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent and Béatrice Giguère added for U17 Women’s C1

Events for U17 Women’s Canoe have been added since the team was first named in late June following National Team Trials 2. CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to add Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent and Béatrice Giguère to the team as their results at the trials met the performance standards.

Follow Results Here

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Scott Braddon Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquaharson
Olivier Courchesne Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Christian Sprang Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Mathew Koehler Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Aidan Messenger Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Gabor Sarkozi Pointe-Claire (QC) Eric Mihalovic

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Anna Negulic Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike / Lucie Radonova
Emma Mitchell Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak
Jewelia Orlick Cascades (Chelsea, QC) Frédéric Loyer
Ashley Card Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike / Lucie Radonova
Grace Whebby Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Jane Girgulis Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Isaac Finkelstein Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquaharson
Foster Salpeter Pointe-Claire (QC) Eric Mihalovic
Connor Fitzpatrick Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Daniel MacDonald Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
James MacPhee Sackawa (Sackville, NS) Chris MacPherson
Lucas Turnbull Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Anne Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Béatrice Giguère Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier

 

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Sep
17
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Smedley drives straight through to World slalom semi-finals
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Watch video of Cameron Smedley’s C1 preliminary run.

Watch video of Cameron Smedley’s C1 preliminary run.

LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN – Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON had an impressive run today in the opening heat of the Men’s C1 at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London. He finished seventeenth on his first run to advance straight to the top-30 semi-final taking place on Sunday.

A top-ten result in the semi-final will put Smedley through to the final taking place later in the day on Sunday. Olympic qualification is also on the line and the top-ten ranking nations in Men’s C1 will receive a quota spot for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Based on today’s ranking, Smedley’s result in the heat has Canada sitting as the twelfth overall nation in the event. Sunday will be a fresh slate as the top-thirty contenders in Men’s C1 take their semi-final runs.

Yannick Laviolette of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC also raced the Men’s C1 heats and finished sixtieth overall in his first World Championships. In Women’s C1, Haley Daniels of Calgary, AB finished thirtieth overall in heats. A top-twenty result was needed to advance in Women’s C1.

Three Canadians will compete in the Men’s K1 heats tomorrow – Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB), John Hastings (Aurora, ON) and Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON). World Championships run through to Sunday.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 17th in heats

Advanced to semi-final

Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) Men’s C1 60th in heats
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 30th in heats

 

Start Lists & Results

Men’s K1 Heats Live Streaming Video – starts Friday at 5:30 a.m. EST

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Groeneveld 39th and Men’s C2 30th on opening day of slalom World Championships
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LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN – Canadian athletes completed opening runs today to kick off the first day of competition at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London.

Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, AB placed thirty-ninth in the preliminary heats of Women’s K1 and despite a clean run was short of clearing the top-30 cut-off to advance to the semi-final. Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) finished fiftieth overall in the Women’s K1 heats while Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) finished fifty-fourth.

The Men’s C2 duo of Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) and Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) placed thirtieth after preliminary heats. A top-twenty result was needed in the Men’s C2 to advance to the semi-final.

Tomorrow, Smedley and Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) will both compete in the preliminary heats of the Men’s C1 event. Haley Daniels of Calgary, AB will compete in heats of Women’s C1. World Championships run through to Sunday.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) & Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s C2 30th
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 39th
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 50th
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 54th

 

Start Lists and Results

Live Stream Video

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Groeneveld 39th and Men’s C2 30th on opening day of World Championships
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LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN – Canadian athletes started off with their opening runs today to kick off the first day of competition at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London.

Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, AB placed thirty-ninth in the preliminary heats of Women’s K1 and despite a clean run was short of clearing the top-30 cut-off to advance to the semi-final. Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) finished fiftieth overall in the Women’s K1 heats while Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) finished fifty-fourth.

The Men’s C2 duo of Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) and Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) placed thirtieth after preliminary heats. A top-twenty result was needed in the Men’s C2 to advance to the semi-final.

Tomorrow, Smedley and Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) will both compete in the preliminary heats of the Men’s C1 event. Haley Daniels of Calgary, AB will compete in heats of Women’s C1. World Championships run through to Sunday.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) & Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s C2 30th
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 39th
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 50th
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 54th

 

Start Lists and Results

Live Streaming Video

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Canadians paddle the distance at Marathon World Championships
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GYOR, HUNGARY – The Canadian Marathon Team went the distance at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships this past week in Gyor, Hungary. Doug Ellery of Toronto posted Canada’s top result with an eleventh place finish in the Senior Men’s C1. His race was 26.1 kilometres long and included six portages.

All of the athletes put forth a tremendous effort. Doug Ellery, Eric Ellery, Nick Robson, Fearghus Vincent and Ben Kendall had particularly respectable results and finished within contact of the leaders.

The Master’s Marathon World Cup preceded the World Marathon Championships at the same venue and Canadians won a total of seven medals in single and doubles events. For Master’s doubles, competitors are allowed to pair with an athlete from another country. A full compilation of results is shown below.

Next year’s World Marathon Championships and Masters Cup will take place in Brandenburg, from September 14 to 18, 2016. Events include Junior, U23, Senior and Masters in 5 year age groups starting at 35. Athletes interested in competing for a berth on the Canadian Marathon Team should consult the Selection Criteria and submit an expression of interest form found on CanoeKayak Canada’s website.

Summary of Results – World Championships

Athlete Event Result
Doug Ellery (Toronto, ON) Senior Men’s C1 (26.1km) 11th (2:24:16)
Nick Robson (Toronto, ON) U23 Men’s K1 (26.1km) 21st (1:57:03)
Mark Marschalko (Waverley, NS) Junior Men’s K1 (22.2km) 22nd (1:44:04)
Fearghus Vincent (Regina, SK) & Ben Kendall (Calgary, AB) Senior Men’s K2 (30km) 23rd (2:18:53)
Eric Ellery (Toronto, ON) U23 Men’s K1 (26.1km) 27th (2:04:36)
Michael Thomas (Coteau-du-Lac, QC) Senior Men’s K1 (30km) DNF
Richard MacDonald (Sainte-Marthe, QC) Senior Men’s K1 (30km) DNF

 

Summary of Results – Master’s World Cup

Athlete Event Result
Marian Nemic (Richmond Hill, ON) Master Men’s K1 (age 70-74) 18.3km 2nd (1:35:04)

Silver medal

Hugh Fisher (Whistler, BC)

 

Master Men’s K1 (age 60-64) 18.3km 2nd (1:27:29)

Silver medal

Rob Lang (Rothesay, NB)

 

Master Men’s K1 (age 60-64) 18.3km 3rd (1:27:45)

Bronze medal

Edit Fried (Pointe-Claire, QC)

 

Master Women’s K1 (age 45-49) 18.3km 3rd (1:45:46)

Bronze medal

Natalia Mokryakova (Halifax, NS)

 

Master Women’s K1 (age 55-59) 18.3km 4th (1:55:36)
Chris Helyar (Toronto, ON) Master Men’s C1 (age 60-64) 18.3km 6th (2:08:04)

 

Rob Lang (Rothesay, NB) & Hugh Fisher (Whistler, BC) Master Men’s K2 (age 60-64) 18.3km 1st (1:22:57)

Gold medal

Marian Nemic (Richmond Hill, ON) & Karel Suler (Czech Republic)

 

Master Men’s K2 (age 70-74) 18.3km 3rd (1:35:38)

Bronze medal

Chris Helyar (Toronto, ON) & Bruno Pieperbec (Germany) C2 Masters Men 55-59 age group (18.3km) 3rd (1:53:49)

Bronze medal

Edit Fried (Pointe-Claire, QC) & Andrea Nagy (Hungary) K2 Master Women (age 45-49)18.3km 3rd (1:38:32)

Bronze medal

 

Full World Championships Results

Master’s World Cup Results

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Sprint CanoeKayak Team returns from Rio Test Event
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Mark de Jonge grabs a silver in K1 200m

Mark de Jonge test event silver webOTTAWA – Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS has won yet another medal on the international CanoeKayak scene. Fresh off winning the Men’s K1 200m at World Championship for a second straight year, de Jonge scooped up a silver medal at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro that took place from September 4 to 6.

The test event was largely a familiarization opportunity for athletes with strong potential to compete in Rio next year to be exposed to the race course, local accommodations, culture and travel demands to better prepare them for 2016. This was CanoeKayak Canada’s second visit to Rio with athletes, the first was a familiarization trip last November with Adam van Koeverden, Mark Oldershaw, Benjamin Russell, Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny and Andrew Jessop.

de Jonge paired with Hugues Fournel of Montréal, QC to land a fourth place finish in the Men’s K2 200m. Canadians also finished seventh in three events – Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) in the Women’s K1 200m, Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) in the Women’s K1 500m and Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) in the Men’s C1 200m. In light of recent concerns with the water quality of the competition venue in Rio, the ICF deemed the venue safe for the competition and will continue to monitor the lake in the lead up to the Olympics.

In Paracanoe action, Christine Gauthier of Pointe-Claire, QC captured a silver medal in the Women’s KL2 200m. Erica Scarff of Toronto, ON finished fifth in the Women’s KL3 200m. The ICF tested a new competition format ahead of the inaugural CanoeKayak competition at next year’s Paralympics; the heats will be seeded head-to-head races where the winner will advance directly to the final and the looser will race in an 8-boat semi-final for an opportunity to advance to the final.

The test event program was supported by the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee. The invitational competition was managed by the International Canoe Federation and the Rio 2016 Host Organizing Committee.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 2nd in final

Silver medals

Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) Women’s KL2 200m 2nd in final

Silver medal

Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) Women’s KL3 200m 5th in final
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS),

Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC)

Men’s K2 200m 4th in final
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 200m 7th in final
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200m 7th in final
Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) Women’s K1 500m 7th in final

 

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Ottawa to host 1200 paddlers for the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships
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OTTAWA, ON – Ottawa will welcome a total of 1200 paddlers from 42 clubs across Canada to compete at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships from Tuesday to Saturday on Mooney’s Bay. The athletes will compete for the title of National Champion and club pride in various canoe and kayak events over distances of 200, 500, 1000 and 6000 metres.

National Team athletes, fresh off competing at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, will arrive direct from Milan, Italy to compete at the Canadian Championships. They will trade in their Team Canada uniforms for club singlets as they return to their roots to race alongside their peers and inspire the next generation of National Team athletes.

The Championships are an annual tradition amongst the Canadian paddling community and one of the favourite races has long been the great Canadian war canoe. A war canoe race is an amazing on-water spectacle as boats of fifteen paddlers charge down the course to carry on a tradition that dates back many decades.

Competition kicks off with singles races (K1 and C1) on Tuesday and Wednesday, with 6000 metre races being held Tuesday evening. Crew boat races (K2, K4, C2 and C4) begin Thursday and war canoe and Paracanoe races get underway Friday. The competition will wrap up on Saturday night with burgees being presented to clubs winning the most points. The Canadian Master’s competition, CanMas, will take place on Sunday.

Where 

Mooney’s Bay Park | Map

2960 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON

When

Schedule & Results – races run from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily

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Mark de Jonge repeats World Championships victory
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Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark de Jonge
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MILAN, ITALY – Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS has captured another gold medal in the Men’s K1 200m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships to become a two-time World Champion. de Jonge went into the competition as the defending World Champion and World Record holder in the event after winning last year’s Championships in Moscow.

In a lightning fast sprint that often comes down to a photo finish, de Jonge jolted out to a lead and held off the competition. He won by a visible margin of 0.191 of a second over France’s Maxime Beaumont who took the silver and Sweden’s Petter Menning who took the bronze.

“It feels pretty good because it is so close between the top three of us here the entire season, so lining up next to them was a little daunting,” de Jonge said after his race. “I tried to focus on what I had to do and right off the start I had a bit of a lead so I was able to just keep pretty cool for the race. The plan was to kill it the first 50 because I know I’m pretty good after that.”

de Jonge is an Olympic bronze medalist from 2012 and will go into the 2016 Olympic year as the frontrunner. Today’s result also qualifies Canada a quota spot in the Men’s K1 200m and de Jonge will still have to qualify for the Canadian team next year.

Eight-time World Champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC finished just off the podium in fourth place in the Women’s C1 200m. She was behind after the start and despite a vigorous effort to battle back, was not able to close the gap. The level of competition in Women’s Canoe has been increasing every year as the event is a likely prospect for inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. There were a total of forty entries in the Women’s C1 200m this year. The gold medal went to Bulgaria, silver to Hungary and bronze to Belarus.

In the Men’s C2 1000m, Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) finished ninth in the final. The crew has been fourth at the last two World Championships and after a strong showing this season missed the top-six result they needed to secure Canada a quota spot for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Canada will have an additional opportunity to earn a quota in the event next May at the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championship and Continental Olympic Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia.

Émilie Fournel (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Émilie Fournel
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Émilie Fournel wins bronze in K1 5000m

In non-Olympic events, Émilie Fournel of Montréal, QC won a bronze medal in the Women’s K1 5000m long distance race. She was 7.53 seconds off the winner, Maryna Litvinchuk from Belerus, and 3.57 seconds off of silver medalist Lani Belcher of Great Britain.

Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) finished eighth in the final of the Women’s K2 200m. The 200m is the non-Olympic distance.

Michelle Russell and Men’s K4 seventh in B-finals

Michelle Russell of Fall River, NS ranked sixteenth overall in the Women’s K1 200m with a seventh place finish in the B-final today.

The Men’s K4 1000m crew of Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) and Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) were sixteenth overall with a seventh place finish in the B-final. The top ten countries with representation from four continents earned Olympic quotas. Argentina was third in the same race and took the top spot for the Pan American countries to earn a quota spot in the event. K4 quotas can only be qualified at World Championships and not at the continental level.

The Canadian team will return to Canada on Monday and will head straight to Ottawa to race for their clubs at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships taking place from August 25 to 30 at Mooney’s Bay.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 1st in finalGold medal
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200m 4th in final
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000m 9th in final
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS),Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 200m 8th in final
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 200m 16th overall
Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s K4 1000m 16th overall
Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) Women’s K1 5000m 3rd overallBronze medal

 

Full Results

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Photos by Balint Vekassy

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Oldershaw and Men’s K2 200m crew ninth at Worlds finals
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MILAN, ITALY – On the fourth day of the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Canada finished ninth in two finals of Olympic events.

In an extremely close Men’s K2 200m final, where less than a second separated first from last, the crew of Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) finished ninth.

Mark Oldershaw (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark Oldershaw
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Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw of Burglinton, ON also finished ninth in the Men’s C1 1000m. A top-six result was needed to secure an Olympic quota spot in either event. There will be an additional opportunity to qualify quota spots for Canada next May at the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championship and Continental Olympic Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia.

In non-Olympic events, Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) finished sixth in the Women’s C2 500m final.

In B-finals, Michelle Russell of Fall River, NS had a strong race to rank eleventh overall in the Women’s K1 500m with a second place finish in the B-final. Russell also finished fifth in the Women’s K1 200m semi-final and will race the B-final on Sunday.

Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON) and Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) finished sixth in the Men’s K1 1000m B-final to rank fifteenth overall. In the Men’s C1 200m, Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS wound up eighteenth overall with a ninth place finish in the B-final.

de Jonge and Men’s C2 advance to A-finals in Olympic events

Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS made a statement in his semi-final of the Men’s K1 200m by posting the fastest overall time and taking the top spot in his semi. de Jonge is the defending World Champion and holds the World’s fastest time for the event at 33.961 seconds. He will take a stab at defending his title in the final tomorrow which takes place at 4:05 a.m. EST.

Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) also had a strong semi-final. The crew placed second in the semi of the Men’s C2 1000m and had the fifth overall fastest time. Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny have been fourth at the last two World Championships and will race for a podium spot tomorrow at 5:44 a.m. EST. They need a top-six result to earn an Olympic quota spot for Canada.

Eight-time World Champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC will attempt to win her ninth World title in the Women’s C1 200m final tomorrow. Vincent-Lapointe won her semi with the fastest overall time by a margin of over a second. She showed today that she is still the one to beat as the event saw an unprecedented level of participation. There were a total of forty entries in the Women’s C1 200m as the event becomes a likely prospect for inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) also advanced to the A-final in the Women’s K2 200m with a third place finish in their semi-final. The 200m is the non-Olympic distance.

In K4 action, the Men’s K4 1000m crew of Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) and Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) finished fifth in their semi-final and have advanced to tomorrow’s B-final. There is still a possibility for the crew to earn a quota spot for Canada tomorrow. The top ten nations with representation from four continents will earn quota spots. K4 quotas can only be qualified at World Championships and not at the continental level.

The Women’s K4 500m crew of Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) finished ninth in their semi-final today. They did not advance and unfortunately are out of contention for an Olympic quota spot in the event.

The final day of action in Milan starts early tomorrow morning and races are being streamed online in live time.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 9th in final
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS),Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) Men’s K2 200m 9th in final
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON),Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) Women’s C2 500m 6th in final
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 500m 11th overall
Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON),Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) Men’s K2 1000m 15th overall
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 200m 18th overall
Semi-finals
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 1st in semiAdvanced to A-final
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000m 2nd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200m 1st in semiAdvanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 200m 5th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS),Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 200m 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s K4 1000m 5th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500m 9th in semiDid not advance

 

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Seven boats advance to semis on Day 3 of Worlds
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MILAN, ITALY – All seven Canadian boats racing on the third day of the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Milan, Italy have advanced through heats to semi-finals.

World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist, Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS won his heat in the Men’s K1 200m to pass through to the semi-final taking place tomorrow. de Jonge had the second fastest time overall in heats today and was only preceded by France’s Maxime Beaumont. de Jonge will attempt to defend his World Championship title in the final on Sunday. He currently holds the World’s fastest time for the event at 33.961 seconds.

The Men’s C2 1000m duo of Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) also won their heat to move on to tomorrow’s semi. Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny have been fourth at the last two World Championships. They need a top-six result in the final on Sunday to qualify Canada a quota spot for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC won her heat as well in the Women’s C1 200m. There is record participation in the event with five heats. Vincent-Lapointe is an eight-time World Champion. She will race the semi tomorrow and the final is on Sunday. Women’s C1 is currently a non-Olympic event but the strong participation numbers at this year’s World Championships will boost chances for inclusion at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Michelle Russell of Fall River, NS finished fourth in the Women’s K1 200m heat to qualify for Saturday’s semi. Tomorrow will be a double race day for Russell as she competes in the B-final of the K1 500m as well.

The Women’s K2 200m pair of Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) also finished fourth in their heat to advance to tomorrow’s semi.

In K4 action, the Men’s K4 1000m crew of Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) and Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) finished sixth in their heat to qualify for tomorrow’s semi.

The Women’s K4 500m crew of Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) were seventh in their heat and advanced to tomorrow’s semi as well. Quota qualification is on the line as World Championships are the only opportunity to qualify a K4 for the Olympic Games. The top ten crews with representation from four continents will earn the spots. K4 finals take place on Sunday – the last day of competition.

Canada has three boats in A-finals tomorrow. Mark Oldershaw will race the Men’s C1 1000m final at 11 a.m. EST and Ryan Cochrane and Hugues Fournel will race the Men’s K2 200m just fifteen minutes later. A top six result is needed in both events to earn an Olympic quota spot. In non-Olympic event competition, the Women’s C2 500m crew of Katie Vincent and Nadya Crossman-Serb will lead off at 10:26 a.m. Races are being streamed online in live time.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 1st in heatAdvanced to semi
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000m 1st in heatAdvanced to semi
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200m 1st in heatAdvanced to semi
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 200m 4th in heatAdvanced to semi
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS),Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 200m 4th in heatAdvanced to semi
Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s K4 1000m 6th in heatAdvanced to semi
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500m 7th in heatAdvanced to semi

 

Full Results

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Scarff seventh and three through to finals on Day 2 of Worlds
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MILAN, ITALY – Erica Scarff of Toronto, ON finished seventh in the final today in the Women’s KL3 200m at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships today. Scarff, competing at her first World Championships, was just one spot away from qualifying Canada a second quota spot for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. There is an additional opportunity to qualify Paralympic quota spots at next year’s Paracanoe World Championships in Duisiburg, Germany next May. A top-four result among nations that have not already qualified is needed next year. Paracanoe will make its Paralympic debut in 2016.

Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw of Burglinton, ON qualified for the final of the Men’s C1 1000m on Saturday with a second place finish in his semi. The top two of each of the four semi-finals plus the next fastest time advanced. Martin Fuksa of the Czech Republic held the lead in Oldershaw’s semi, as Oldershaw and Russia’s Ilya Shtokalov battled it out for second most of the way down the course. In the end Oldershaw prevailed with a margin of 0.34 of a second over Shtokalov. Oldershaw needs a top six result in the final on Saturday to secure Canada an Olympic quota spot in the event.

The Men’s K2 200m crew of Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) made it through to the final with the fourth overall fastest time in the semi-finals. They finished third in their semi and the advancement was top-two plus the next fastest time. Canada needs a top six result in Saturday’s final for Olympic quota qualification.

In the Women’s C2 500m, Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) won their semi-final to advance to Saturday’s final. The Women’s C2 is a non-Olympic event so no quota spots are up for grabs.

Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS was third in the semi-final of the Men’s C1 200m. McCoombs, a 2012 Olympian in the event, needed a top-two result or next fastest time to get through to the A-final and will race the B-final on Saturday.

Michelle Russell of Fall River, NS was fourth in the Women’s K1 500m and will race the B-final on Saturday. Tomorrow Russell will race heat and semi-final of the K1 200m.

Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON) and Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) finished fourth in the Men’s K2 1000m semi-final and advanced to Saturday’s B-final.

Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) raced the Women’s K2 500m and finished eighth in their semi. They did not advance today but will race the K2 200m tomorrow. Andrew Jessop of Halifax, NS raced the Men’s K1 1000m and finished up ninth in the semi-final.

Tomorrow, the Men’s K1 200m heats and semi-finals will include World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS. Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) are slated to race the Men’s C2 1000m heat and semi.

There is record participation with five heats of Women’s C1 200m tomorrow and eight-time World Champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC will represent Canada.

The Women’s K4 500m and Men’s K4 1000m crews will race their heats. Competition runs through to Sunday.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) Women’s KL3 200m 7th in A-final
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS),

Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC)

Men’s K2 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON),

Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB)

Women’s C2 500m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 200m 3rd in semi

Advanced to B-final

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Women’s K1 500m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON),

Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC)

Men’s K2 1000m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS),

Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS)

Women’s K2 500m 8th in semi

Did not advance

Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 1000m 9th in semi

Did not Advance

 

Full Results

Video

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Christine Gauthier finishes sixth at World Championships
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Erica Scarff (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Erica Scarff
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MILAN, ITALY – Christine Gauthier of Pointe-Claire, QC finished sixth in Paracanoe on the opening day of the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Milan, Italy. Gauthier competed in the Women’s KL2 200m and her result qualifies Canada a quota spot in the event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Gauthier is a five-time World Champion in Paracanoe. The classification system has changed this year in preparation for the debut of Paracanoe at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Erica Scarff of Toronto, ON made strides by securing herself a spot in the final in the Women’s KL3 200m of Paracanoe. She finished third today in her semi-final at her first World Championships. Scarff will need to rank in the top six nations with representation from three continents to earn a Paralympic quota spot in tomorrow’s final. Able-body races start up tomorrow in Milan and competition runs through to Sunday.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) Women’s KL2 200m 6th in final
Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) Women’s KL3 200m 3rd in semi-finalAdvanced to A-final

 

Full Results

Photos by Balint Vekassy

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Canoe Slalom Team wraps up World Cup Tour
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PAU, FRANCE – The Canadian canoe slalom team has wrapped up their World Cup season after five competitions in Europe.

David Ford finished thirty-first in the semi-final of Men’s K1 at the fifth ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Pau, France on Saturday.

Women’s K1 preliminary runs also took place on Saturday. Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) finished forty-first, Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) was forty-sixth and Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) came in sixtieth. The three women also teamed up for the Women’s K1 Team event on Sunday where they finished eighth overall.

Ben Hayward had Canada’s top result of the five World Cups with a tenth place finish in Men’s K1 at World Cup 4 in La Seu D’Urgell, Spain.

The World Championships in London will wrap up the slalom season from September 16 to 20. The World Championships will serve as an opportunity for teams to earn quota spots for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. One Olympic quota spot will be given to each team placing in the top fifteen nations for K1 events, top ten nations for Men’s C1 and top eight nations for Men’s C2. From there, one additional continental quota spot per event will be allocated based on the results of the continental qualifier which ran during the Pan American Games in Minden, ON. CanoeKayak Canada will send a team of nine athletes to London to contend for Olympic Quota spots.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 31st in semi
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) Women’s K1 41st in heats
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 46th in heats
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 60th in heats
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC), Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC), Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 Team Event 8th overall
Friday Results
Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 22nd in heats
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 26th in heats
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 52nd in heats
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 69th in heats
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 68th in heats
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 DNF

 

Full Results

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David Ford advances to semis at Canoe Slalom World Cup 5
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PAU, FRANCE – David Ford of Edmonton, AB has advanced to the semi-final in Men’s K1 at the fifth ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Pau, France. Ford finished thirtieth in the first heat to advance to tomorrow’s semi-final.

In the second heat of Men’s K1, both Michael Tayler of Ottawa, ON and Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB had fast runs but each were given a penalty for a missed gate as the judge ruled their heads did not fully clear the gates. Tayler had the same bit of bad luck on his first heat and despite a run time that would have put him in twenty-second position, he got an unfortunate call for not fully clearing the gate. To add to the team’s misfortunes for the day, Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON did not finish his second heat in the Men’s C1 as his spray skirt popped off and his boat filled with water.

In addition to Ford’s semi-final run tomorrow, the Women’s K1 and Men’s C2 heats will take place on Saturday. Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB), Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC), and Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) will represent Canada in Women’s K1. Ben Hayward and Cameron Smedley will pair up in the Men’s C2.

World Cup action concludes on Sunday. World Championships in London will wrap up the season from September 16 to 20.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 30th in heats

Advanced to semi

Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 22nd in heats
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 26th in heats
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 52nd in heats
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 69th in heats
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 68th in heats
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 DNF

 

Full Results

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Mike Kerrivan to support NextGen Atlantic as an Associate Coach
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to announce the hiring of Mike Kerrivan to support its NextGen Atlantic Training Group as an Associate National Team Coach for Women’s Kayak.

Kerrivan is currently the head coach of Cheema Aquatic Club and he will continue with his duties at Cheema in addition to his new NextGen role. Kerrivan has been extremely successful in producing National Team athletes from the club level. In particular, he has worked with triple Pan American Games medalist and U23 World Champion Michelle Russell since her early days in the sport.

Before going into coaching, Kerrivan was a National Team athlete and competed at the Pan American Games. He is an NCCP Level 3 certified coach and an RMT in Sports Therapy. Kerrivan has coached at the Junior World Championships multiple times and has worked extensively with athletes making the transition to the National Team.

Kerrivan will mainly coach on Lake Thomas and will work collaboratively with NextGen Atlantic Coaches Chad Brooks and Jan Kruk at Kearney Lake, Lake Banook and the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic. Kerrivan’s work with NextGen Atlantic will also include cooperation with club, provincial and National Team Coaches as well as the Integrated Support Team at the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic.

The NextGen Atlantic Training Group was launched last fall in partnership with the Canadian Sports Centre Atlantic and the Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada to focus on supporting potential performers at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. New NextGen training groups will be announced this fall with the annual selection of national teams.

About CanoeKayak Canada

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport that is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

About the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic

The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic is dedicated to supporting athletes and coaches for sustained international sport excellence and works with current Olympic and Paralympic athletes as well as those aspiring to represent Canada in the future. The organization provides leading edge sport science and coaching support to over 1500 different athletes across Atlantic Canada annually.

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Hayward breaks through to final at Canoe Slalom World Cup 4
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LA SEU D’URGELL, SPAIN – Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB threw down arguably his best international performance of all times on Saturday in the semi-final at the fourth ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in La Seu D’Urgell, Spain. Hayward’s posted the fourth fastest time in the semi-final of Men’s K1 and was clean of penalties for touching a gate.

In the final Hayward was disqualified as it was ruled he did not have both hands on his paddle when he crossed the line. His time in the final would have put him in ninth place but instead he dropped to tenth. A repeat performance from his semi-final would have landed him fourth place in the final. Hayward’s performance from the weekend, and the two World Cup finals he made last year, proves his ability to be a contender among the top slalom athletes in the World.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON posted his best World Cup result of the year after placing twenty-first in the semi-finals of the Men’s C1.

Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, AB also posted her top World Cup result over the weekend with a twenty-seventh place finish in the Women’s K1 semi-final on Sunday. This is the second time Groeneveld has made the World Cup semi-finals this year and with this result she steps up one place from her previous best result of twenty-eighth overall at World Cup 2.

The fifth and final World Cup of the season will take place this coming weekend in Pau, France. World Championships in London will wrap up the season from September 16 to 20.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 10th overall
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 21st overall
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 27th overall
Friday Results
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 45th in heats
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 23rd in heats
Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 27th in heats
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) Women’s K1 34th in heats
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB), Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C2 25th in heats
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 77th in heats

 

Full Results

Video

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Smedley, Groeneveld and Hayward advance to semis at Canoe Slalom World Cup 4
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LA SEU D’URGELL, SPAIN – Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON, Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, ON, and Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB have advanced to the semi-finals at the fourth ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup. Smedley sits in 22nd place as the top Canadian finisher after day 1.

Following clean second runs in the Men’s C1 and Women’s K1, Smedley and Groeneveld, respectively, ensured they would be competing on Saturday. For his part, Hayward bounced back from his first heat to lay down a solid second heat in the Men’s K1, advancing as the third Canadian into tomorrow’s races.

Competition in La Seu d’Urgell continues through to Sunday. The fifth and final World Cup of the season will take place next weekend in Pau, France. World Championships in London will wrap up the season from September 16 to 20.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 22nd in heats

Advanced to semis

Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, ON) Women’s K1 27th in heats

Advanced to semis

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 33rd in heats

Advanced to semis

David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 45th in heats
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 23rd in heats
Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 27th in heats
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) Women’s K1 34th in heats
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB), Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C2 25th in heats
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 77th in heats

Full Results

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CanoeKayak Canada names team for sprint World Championships
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name its team to compete at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from August 19 to 23 in Milan, Italy. The process for assessments began with National Team Trials 1 in early May and continued through World Cups and the Pan Am Games. Depending on the event, some selections came down to assessments at training camps.

“Our team is ready and we’re going to Milan with a purpose,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “We’re into the third year of this quadrennial and with Olympic and Paralympic qualification on the line, our athletes are ready to perform at their best for Team Canada.”

Olympic and Paralympic Qualification on the line at Worlds

With the opportunity for Canada to qualify quota spots for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this year’s World Championships will be particularly significant.

Crews ranking in the top six to eight, depending on the event, will qualify the boat for their country for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. There will be an opportunity to qualify additional Olympic quota spots next May at the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championship & Continental Olympic Qualifier in Gainesville, Georgia. The exception to this is K4 quotas which can only be qualified at World Championships this year. For both Men’s and Women’s K4 events, the top ten boats with representation from four continents will qualify.

For Paralympic qualification, the top six countries with representation from three continents at the 2015 World Championships will qualify a quota spot in each of the six Paralympic events. An additional four quota spots per event will be up for grabs at the 2016 Paracanoe World Championships next May 17 to 19 in Duisburg, Germany.

More information on the International Canoe Federation’s quota qualification process can be found here. Athletes to fill the quota spots Canada earns will be selected next year.

World Championships Team

Men’s Kayak 1000

Discipline Coaches: Scott Oldershaw, Larry Cain

Athlete Hometown Club
Adam van Koeverden Oakville, ON Burloak
Brady Reardon Burlington, ON Burloak
Andrew Jessop Halifax, NS Maskwa
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport, QC Lac-Beauport
Philippe Duchesneau Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire
Rob Clarke Mississauga, ON Burloak
Brian Malfesi Maple Ridge, BC Ridge

 

Men’s Kayak 200

Discipline Coach: Frédéric Jobin

Athlete Hometown Club
Mark de Jonge Halifax, NS Maskwa
Hugues Fournel Montréal, QC Lachine
Ryan Cochrane Windsor, NS Lac Beauport

 

Women’s Kayak

Discipline Coach: Mark Granger

Athlete Hometown Club
Michelle Russell Fall River, NS Cheema
Kathleen Carole (KC) Fraser Oakville, ON Balmy Beach
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny Trois-Rivières, QC Lac-Beauport
Hannah Vaughan Dartmouth, NS Banook
Émilie Fournel Montréal, QC Lachine
Genevieve Orton Lake Echo, NS Orenda
Una Lounder Dartmouth, NS Senobe

 

Men’s Canoe 1000

Discipline Coaches: Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki, Scott Oldershaw, Larry Cain

Athlete Hometown Club
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières
Ben Russell Dartmouth, NS Banook
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Burloak

 

Men’s Canoe 200

Discipline Coach: Rob Stott

Athlete Hometown Club
Jason McCoombs Dartmouth, NS Banook

 

Women’s Canoe

Discipline Coach: Rob Stott

Athlete Hometown Club
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga
Nadya Crossman-Serb Winnipeg, MB Toba

 

Paracanoe

Discipline Coach: Mark Granger

Contributing Coaches: Marc Creamer, Mari Ellery

Athlete Hometown Club
Christine Gauthier Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire
Erica Scarff Toronto, ON Balmy Beach

 

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Canoe Slalom National Championships wrap up in Chilliwack, BC
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Alexandra McGee   (photo: Rfort Fotos)

Alexandra McGee
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Ford, Groeneveld, Smedley and McGee top slalom podium

CHILLIWACK, BC – The Canadian National Whitewater Championships wrapped up over the weekend on the Tamihi Rapids in Chilliwack, BC. The event was hosted by the Chilliwack Centre of Excellence Paddling Club and CanoeKayak BC, and sanctioned by CanoeKayak Canada.

Five-time Olympian David Ford of Edmonton, AB won the Men’s K1. Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, Alberta delivered a fast and clean run to earn the Women’s K1 National Championship title. Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON, who is fresh off capturing a silver medal at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, grabbed the gold in Men’s C1. Ottawa’s Alexandra McGee won the Women’s C1. The Men’s C2 title went to Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) and Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB).

Summary of Results

Men’s K1 1) David Ford (Edmonton, AB)
2) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)
3) Ryley Penner (Lundbreck, AB)
Women’s K1 1) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)
2) Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)
3) Florence Maheu (Valleyfield, QC)
Men’s C1 1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)
2) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)
3) Yannick Laviolette (Valleyfield, QC)
Women’s C1 1) Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON)
2) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)
3) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, AB)
Men’s C2 1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) & Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)
2) Pelly Vincent-Braun & Mael Prono (Yukon)
3) Nicholas Atkinson & Trevor Boyd (Alberta)

 

Podium Prospect Award

The Podium prospect award returned to the venue where it was first launched in 2007 by athletes John Hastings and Michael Tayler. The award recognizes athletes with the highest aggregated point total from both slalom and downriver in the cadet and junior categories. The award has helped to encourage participation across all classes.

Podium Prospect Winners

  • Avery Wilkins – Cadet Men, BC
  • Isabel Taylor – Cadet Women, BC
  • Hannah Penner – Female Women, AB
  • Trevor Boyd – Junior Men, AB

 

David Ford (photo: Rfort Fotos)

David Ford
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Alberta wins Brian Creer Cup

Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak topped the provincial rankings and won the prestigious Brian Creer Cup with a total 124 points. The Brian Creer Cup is awarded annually to the province that achieves the highest points total for results in the Canoe Slalom, Downriver Sprint and Classic National championships. Points are awarded to competitors that place in the top 5 in the Canoe Slalom competition and Top 3 in the Downriver competitions.

Province Points
Alberta 124
Ontario 99
British Columbia 65
Quebec 34
Yukon 21
Saskatchewan 4

 

Full Results

Photos by Rfort Fotos

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Two medals in Women’s Canoe to close out Junior and U23 World Championships
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MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL – Canada won two medals in women’s canoe today to wrap up the competition at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal.

Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON won a silver medal in the U23 Women’s C1 500m. She also placed fifth today in the U23 Women’s C1 200m. Vincent won gold in C1 200m at the Junior World Championships last year and is already showing her strength internationally in her first year competing in the U23 class.

Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) and Juliette Brault (Pointe-Claire, QC) won a bronze medal in the Junior Women’s C2 200m. In other Women’s Canoe events, Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Mariah Godin (Waverley, NS) finished fourth in the U23 Women’s C2 200m final. Jillian Perrone of Oakville, ON was seventh in the Junior Women’s C1 200m.

Andréanne Langlois of Québec, QC had an eighth place finish in the U23 Women’s K1 200m.

The U23 Men’s C4 500m crew of Tom Hall (Waverley, NS), Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON), Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON), and Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON) finished eighth in the final.

In the Junior Men’s C4 500m, the crew of Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS), Gavin Jaeger-Freeborn (Calgary, AB), Jack Leahy (Dartmouth, NS) and Brady Garcia (Calgary, AB) finished ninth in the final.

A full compilation of Canadian results for the final day of competition is shown below. This concludes the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships. Canada’s senior team will compete next at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from August 19 to 23 in Milan, Italy.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) U23 Women’s C1 500m 2nd in A-final

Silver medal

Anna Roy-Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC), Juliette Brault (Pointe-Claire, QC) Junior Women’s C2 200m 3rd in A-final

Bronze medal

Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS),

Mariah Godin (Waverley, NS)

U23 Women’s C2 200m 4th in A-final
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) U23 Women’s C1 200m 5th in A-final
Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) Junior Women’s C1 200m 7th in A-final
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) U23 Women’s K1 200m 8th in A-final
Tom Hall (Waverley, NS),

Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON),

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON),

Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON)

U23 Men’s C4 500m 8th in A-final
Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS),

Gavin Jaeger-Freeborn (Calgary, AB),

Jack Leahy (Dartmouth, NS),

Brady Garcia (Calgary, AB)

Junior Men’s C4 500m 9th in A-final

 

Nicolas Matveev (Toronto, ON),

Jacob Steele (Halifax, NS),

Victor Desaulniers (Trois-Rivières, QC),

Vincent Jourdenais (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Junior Men’s K4 1000m 10th overall
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) U23 Men’s K1 200m 11th overall
Samantha Hall (Dartmouth, NS) U23 Women’s K1 500m 12th overall
Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) U23 Men’s C1 200m 14th overall
Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivieres, QC),

Liam O’Brien (Dartmouth, NS)

U23 Men’s K2 200m 14th overall
Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON),

Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS)

U23 Women’s K2 500m 15th overall
James Lavallee (Winnipeg, MB) Junior Men’s K1 200m 15th overall
Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Men’s C1 200m 16th overall
Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Women’s K1 200m 18th overall
August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON) Junior Women’s K1 500m 24th overall

 

Full Results

Corrections

  • The Junior Women’s K4 500m crew of August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON), Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS), Kady Leard (Waverley, NS) and Anna Negulic (Halifax, NS) placed 13th, not 14th as reported in yesterday’s release.
  • The Junior Men’s K2 200m was composed of Nicolas Matveev (Toronto, ON) and Vincent Jourdenais (Trois-Rivières, QC) and they placed seventh in yesterday’s semi-final.

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U23 Women’s K4 crew lands fifth place finish in Portugal
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MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL – The U23 Women’s K4 500m crew topped Canada’s results today at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal. The crew of Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON), Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS), Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON) and Madison MacKenzie (Chelsea, QC) finished fifth in a competitive final.

Canada also had a boat in the A-final of the Junior Men’s K2 1000m. The crew of Scott Braddon (Ottawa, ON) and Alex Brent (Maple Ridge, BC) finished eighth.

Several Canadian crews also raced B-finals today including Craig Spence who finished first in the B-final of U23 Men’s C1 1000m to rank tenth overall.

In 200m semi-finals, two Canadian athletes advanced to Sunday’s A-finals. Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) finished third in her U23 Women’s K1 200m semi-final to advance. Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) also finished third in her semi-final and will race the Junior Women’s C1 200m A-final on Sunday.

A full compilation of Canadian results for the first day of competition is shown below. Sunday is the last day of competition in Portugal.

Race results can be followed online through the Event Website or by downloading the Canoe Sprint Portugal smartphone app at the bottom of the Home Page.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON), Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS), Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON), Madison MacKenzie (Chelsea, QC) U23 Women’s K4 500m 5th in A-final
Scott Braddon (Ottawa, ON),Alex Brent (Maple Ridge, BC) Junior Men’s K2 1000m 8th in A-final
Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) U23 Men’s C1 1000m 10th overall
Jacob Steele (Halifax, NS) Junior Men’s K1 1000m 13th overall
August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON), Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS), Kady Leard (Waverley, NS) &Anna Negulic (Halifax, NS) Junior Women’s K4 500m 13th overall
Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON)m Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON) U23 Men’s C2 1000m 14th overall
Eric Ellery (Toronto, ON),Anatoly Mykhayletsk (Toronto, ON) U23 Men’s K2 1000m 14th overall
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) U23 Men’s K1 1000m 18th overall
200m semi-finals
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) U23 Women’s K1 200m 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) Junior Women’s C1 200m 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) U23 Men’s K1 200m 3rd in semiAdvanced to B-final
Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Women’s K1 200m 4th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Men’s C1 200m 5th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) U23 Men’s C1 200m 6th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Liam O’Brien (Dartmouth, NS)Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivieres, QC) U23 Men’s K2 200m 6th in semiAdvanced to B-final
James Lavallee (Winnipeg, MB) Junior Men’s K1 200m 6th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Nicolas Matveev (Toronto, ON), Vincent Jourdenais (Trois-Rivières, QC) Junior Men’s K2 200m 7th in semiDid not advance

 

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Five crews through to A-finals on second day of Junior and U23 Sprint Worlds
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MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL – Five more Canadian crews have advanced to the A-finals after the second day of competition at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal.

Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON advanced to two finals in U23 Women’s C1. She won her semi-final in the U23 Women’s C1 500m. She also won her heat in the U23 Women’s C1 200m to advance directly to Sunday’s final. Vincent won the C1 200m event at last year’s Junior World Championships and has moved up an age category this year but is still proving to be a strong contender.

The U23 Women’s C2 200m crew of Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Mariah Godin (Waverley, NS)            finished third in their heat and have advanced directly to the final.

Both of Canada’s Men’s C4 500m crews won their semi-finals to advance to the A-final. The Junior Men’s C4 crew was made up of Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS), Gavin Jaeger-Freeborn (Calgary, AB), Jack Leahy (Dartmouth, NS) and Brady Garcia (Calgary, AB). The U23 Men’s C4 crew was made up of Tom Hall (Waverley, NS), Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON), Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) and Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON).

Several Canadian crews advanced to B-finals and 200m semi-finals. A full compilation of Canadian results for the second day of competition is shown below.

Finals start tomorrow and Canada has crews in the Junior Men’s K2 1000m and the U23 Women’s K4 500m. Semi-finals for the 200m events will take place in the afternoon and competition runs through to Sunday.

Race results can be followed online through the Event Website or by downloading the Canoe Sprint Portugal smartphone app at the bottom of the Home Page.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) U23 Women’s C1 500m 1st in semiAdvanced to A-final
Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS),Gavin Jaeger-Freeborn (Calgary, AB),

Jack Leahy (Dartmouth, NS),

Brady Garcia (Calgary, AB)

Junior Men’s C4 500m 1st in semiAdvanced to A-final
Tom Hall (Waverley, NS),Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON),

Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON),

Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON)

U23 Men’s C4 500m 1st in semiAdvanced to A-final
Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON),Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS) U23 Women’s K2 500m 5th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Samantha Hall (Dartmouth, NS) U23 Women’s K1 500m 5th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Nicolas Matveev (Toronto, ON),Jacob Steele (Halifax, NS),

Victor Desaulniers (Trois-Rivières, QC),

Vincent Jourdenais (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Junior Men’s K4 1000m 5th in semiAdvanced to B-final
August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON) Junior Women’s K1 500m 6th in semiAdvanced to C-final
Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) Junior Women’s C1 500m 4th in semiDid not advance
Conrad Hopp (Toronto, ON),Adam Tenwolde (Dartmouth, NS),

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS),

Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)

U23 Men’s K4 1000m 4th in semiDid not advance
200m heats
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) U23 Women’s C1 200m 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final
Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS),Mariah Godin (Waverley, NS) U23 Women’s C2 200m 3rd in heatAdvanced to A-final
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) U23 Men’s K1 200m 2nd in heatAdvanced to semi
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) U23 Women’s K1 200m 2nd in heatAdvanced to semi
Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Women’s K1 200m 3rd in heatAdvanced to semi
Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) U23 Men’s C1 200m 4th in heatAdvanced to semi
Liam O’Brien (Dartmouth, NS)Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivieres, QC) U23 Men’s K2 200m 4th in heatAdvanced to semi
Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) Junior Women’s C1 200m 5th in heatAdvanced to semi
Nicolas Matveev (Toronto, ON),Victor Desaulniers (Trois-Rivières, QC),

 

Junior Men’s K2 200m 6th in heatAdvanced to semi
Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Men’s C1 200m 7th in heatAdvanced to semi
James Lavallee (Winnipeg, MB) Junior Men’s K1 200m 8th in heatAdvanced to semi

 

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Two crews through to finals on opening day of Junior and U23 Sprint Worlds
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MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL – Two Canadian crews have advanced to the A-finals after the first day of competition at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal.

The Junior Men’s K2 1000m crew of Scott Braddon (Ottawa, ON) and Alex Brent (Maple Ridge, BC) won their semi-final to advance to the A-final on Saturday.

In the Women’s K4 500m, the crew of Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON), Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS), Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON) and Madison MacKenzie (Chelsea, QC) finished third in their heat to advance directly to Saturday’s final.

A full compilation of Canadian results for the first day of competition is shown below. Competition in Portugal continues through to Sunday.

Race results can be followed online through the Event Website or by downloading the Canoe Sprint Portugal smartphone app at the bottom of the Home Page.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Scott Braddon (Ottawa, ON),

Alex Brent (Maple Ridge, BC)

Junior Men’s K2 1000m 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON), Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS), Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON), Madison MacKenzie (Chelsea, QC) Junior Women’s K4 500m 3rd in heat

Advanced to A-final

Jacob Steele (Halifax, NS) Junior Men’s K1 1000m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) U23 Men’s K1 1000m 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON), Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS), Kady Leard (Waverley, NS) &

Anna Negulic (Halifax, NS)

Junior Women’s K4 500m 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Gavin Jaeger-Freeborn (Calgary, AB),

Brady Garcia (Calgary, AB)

Junior Men’s C2 1000m 6th in semi

Did not advance

Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON)m Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON) U23 Men’s C2 1000m 6th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) U23 Men’s C1 1000m 7th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Eric Ellery (Toronto, ON),

Anatoly Mykhayletsk (Toronto, ON)

U23 Men’s K2 1000m 7th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Sam Pennyfather (Oakville, ON)

 

Junior Men’s C1 1000m 9th in semi

Did not advance

 

 

Correction – the correct list for the Women’s U23 Canoe athletes competing in Portugal is shown below. This version is corrected from the release issued yesterday.

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Rob Stott / Kyle Jeffery
Hannah MacIntosh Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert
Mariah Godin Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan

 

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Pan Am Games medalists head to Chilliwack, BC for canoe slalom national championships
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CHILLIWACK, BC – Fresh off celebrating podium performances at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, CanoeKayak Canada’s four canoe slalom medalists are getting ready for yet another competition.

The Canadian National Whitewater Championships are taking place on the Tamihi Rapids in Chilliwack, BC from July 22 to 26. Both National Team athletes and aspiring up-and-comers will compete. The event is hosted by the Chilliwack Centre of Excellence Paddling Club and CanoeKayak BC, and sanctioned by CanoeKayak Canada.

All four Canadian canoe slalom athletes at the Pan Am Games made the podium this past weekend in Minden, ON. Gold-medalist Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC will be a strong hometown contender in the Women’s K1. Silver medalist Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON will compete in Men’s C1. Bronze medalist Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB will compete in Men’s K1 and bronze medalist Haley Daniels of Calgary, AB will compete in Women’s C1.

The competition starts off with downriver races and the canoe slalom action will heat up this weekend. Spectators and media are welcome to attend this free event.

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Junior and U23 Sprint paddlers ready to hit the water in Portugal
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MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL – Canadian sprint paddlers are getting ready to take to the water at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal. The Championships kick off tomorrow morning and run through to Sunday.

Race results can be followed online through the Event Website or by downloading the Canoe Sprint Portugal smartphone app at the bottom of the Home Page.

U23 World Championships Team

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Alex Scott Bedford, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks
Liam O’Brien Dartmouth, NS Banook Chad Brooks
Charles-Antoine Girouard Trois-Rivieres, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Anatoly Mykhayletsk Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Eric Ellery Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Scott Oldershaw / Mike Kerrivan
Adam Tenwolde Dartmouth, NS Banook Chad Brooks
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Andrzej Gronowicz
Conrad Hopp Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Andréanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Mark Granger / Mathieu Pelletier
Sam Hall Dartmouth, NS Cheema Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw
Alexa Irvin Kentville, NS Maskwa Mark Granger / Chad Brooks
Courtney Stott Pickering, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Madison MacKenzie Chelsea, QC Cascades Frédéric Loyer

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk / Mike Kerrivan
Maxim Poulin Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Rob Stott / Luc Grenier
Evan Bezemer Mississauga, ON Mississauga Tamas Buday Sr / Kyle Jeffery
Jeremy Stott Mississauga, ON Mississauga Tamas Buday Sr / Kyle Jeffery
Tom Hall Waverly, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Drew Hodges Ottawa, ON Rideau Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Wade Farquharson

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Rob Stott / Kyle Jeffery
Hannah MacIntosh Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert
Mariah Godin Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan

 

 

Junior World Championships Team

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Jacob Steele Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike / Lucie Radonova
James Lavallee Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak
Victor Desaulniers Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Vincent Jourdenais Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Scott Braddon Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquaharson
Alex Brent Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Nicolas Matveev Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
August Sibthorpe Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquaharson
Jessica Hogg Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Kady Leard Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Anna Negulic Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike / Lucie Radonova
Genevieve L’Abbe Ottawa River (ON) Joel Hazzan

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Ian McCormick Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Sam Pennyfather Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Gavin Jaeger-Freeborn Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza
Jack Leahy Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Brady Garcia Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Jillian Perrone Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Juliette Brault Pointe-Claire (QC) Tamas Buday Jr
Anna Roy-Cyr Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier

 

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Four Pan Am medals for Canada in canoe slalom, Jazmyne Denhollander wins gold
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MINDEN, ON – All four of Canada’s canoe slalom athletes at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games will be going home with a medal. Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC capped off the day with a gold for Team Canada in the Women’s K1 event and the finish could not have been closer.

All three of the final competitors in Women’s K1 ran clean runs without any penalties for touching or missing a gate. In the end Denhollander posted the fastest time of 97.92 seconds with only 0.02 of a second margin from the silver medalist – Ana Satila of Brazil – and 0.03 of a second margin from the bronze medalist – Ashley Nee of the United States.

Denhollander finished third in the semi-final earlier in the day and stepped up significantly in her final which was delayed due to a thunder storm. The sky cleared and she received her gold medal in front of the home crowd with the Gull River gleaming in the background. Denhollander has made history as Canada’s first ever golden canoe slalom paddler at the Pan American Games.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON had an impeccable final run in the Men’s C1 and won a silver medal. Smedley posted the fastest run time in the Men’s C1 final but a slight brush of his shoulder against one of the gates early in the course cost him a two second penalty. The gold medal went to Casey Eichfeld of the United States. Smedley had trailed Eichfield for the whole weekend but stepped up in the final to close the gap with just a penalty holding him back from the top spot.

Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB won a bronze medal in the Men’s K1. Hayward won the semi-final with a clean run but two gate touches in the final cost him four seconds in penalties. Michal Smolen of the United States took the gold while Brazil’s Pedro Da Silva landed the silver.

Haley Daniels of Calgary, AB rounded out the Canadian medal haul with a bronze in the Women’s C1. Ana Satila of Brazil won gold and Colleen Hickey of the United States took the silver.

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Four Pan Am medals for Canada in canoe slalom, Jazmyne Denhollander wins gold
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MINDEN, ON – All four of Canada’s canoe slalom athletes at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games will be going home with a medal. Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC capped off the day with a gold for Team Canada in the Women’s K1 event and the finish could not have been closer.

Cameron Smedley (photo: Sean Scally)

Cameron Smedley
(photo: Sean Scally)

All three of the final competitors in Women’s K1 ran clean runs without any penalties for touching or missing a gate. In the end Denhollander posted the fastest time of 97.92 seconds with only 0.02 of a second margin from the silver medalist – Ana Satila of Brazil – and 0.03 of a second margin from the bronze medalist – Ashley Nee of the United States.

Denhollander finished third in the semi-final earlier in the day and stepped up significantly in her final which was delayed due to a thunder storm. The sky cleared and she received her gold medal in front of the home crowd with the Gull River gleaming in the background. Denhollander has made history as Canada’s first ever golden canoe slalom paddler at the Pan American Games.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON had an impeccable final run in the Men’s C1 and won a silver medal. Smedley posted the fastest run time in the Men’s C1 final but a slight brush of his shoulder against one of the gates early in the course cost him a two second penalty. The gold medal went to Casey Eichfeld of the United States. Smedley had trailed Eichfield for the whole weekend but stepped up in the final to close the gap with just a penalty holding him back from the top spot.

Ben Hayward (photo: Sean Scally)

Ben Hayward
(photo: Sean Scally)

Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB won a bronze medal in the Men’s K1. Hayward won the semi-final with a clean run but two gate touches in the final cost him four seconds in penalties. Michal Smolen of the United States took the gold while Brazil’s Pedro Da Silva landed the silver.

Haley Daniels of Calgary, AB rounded out the Canadian medal haul with a bronze in the Women’s C1. Ana Satila of Brazil won gold and Colleen Hickey of the United States took the silver.

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All Canadian canoe slalom boats advance through heats on Pan Am debut
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MINDEN, ON – Canoe slalom made its Pan Am Games debut today amid pristine conditions on the beautiful Minden Wild Water Preserve. All five Canadian boats have advanced to the semi-finals taking place tomorrow.

Cameron Smedley (photo: Sean Scally)

Cameron Smedley
(photo: Sean Scally)

Athletes did two runs to qualify for tomorrow’s semi-final. The final will take place tomorrow afternoon. The athlete’s best time of the two preliminary runs is used in ranking of today’s preliminary heats. Athletes will start off the semi-finals tomorrow in descending order of where they finished today. A maximum of two competitors in each class were eliminated and in some cases all athletes qualified for the final. Today’s rankings are a preview of the competition in the field as the athletes build their confidence for tomorrow.

Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB ranked second overall today in Men’s K1. Hayward’s time of 86.85 seconds was his fastest of the day and he topped the field in Men’s K1 on his second run even with a two-second penalty for touching a gate. Brazil’s Pedro Da Silva had the fastest time of the day in Men’s K1 with 83.15 seconds so Hayward will start second last in tomorrow’s semi.

Jazmyne Denhollander (photo: Sean Scally)

Jazmyne Denhollander
(photo: Sean Scally)

Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC ranked third in the Women’s K1 after her two preliminary runs. She won the second run but it was her time of 100.07 seconds from her first run, where she ranked third, that was her best of the day.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON sits third in Men’s C1 heading into tomorrow’s semi-final after posting his best time of 91.05 seconds in the second run. He was fourth in his first run and third in his second run. Casey Eichfeld of the United States won both runs in the Men’s C1 and posted remarkably fast times with an 86.85 that came close to the top Men’s K1 time of the day.

Haley Daniels of Calgary, AB also sits in third position heading into tomorrow’s semis. She posted a best time of 176.69 seconds in second run of the Women’s C1. She finished third in the first run and second in run 2.

Ben Hayward and Cameron Smedley paired up in the Men’s C2. They finished third in the first run with a time of 105.03 seconds. They knew their time from the first run would be enough to get through so, like several other crews, opted to forego their second run in order to conserve energy for the races tomorrow.

Semifinals start at 10:30 a.m. while the finals take place between 1:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Summary of Canadian Results

Athlete Event First Run Second Run Overall Rank
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 2nd (88.14 seconds) 1st (86.85 seconds) 2nd
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 4th (95.90 seconds) 3rd (91.05 seconds) 3rd
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 3rd (248.62 seconds) 2nd (176.69 seconds) 3rd
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 3rd (100.07 seconds) 1st (105.03 seconds) 3rd
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) & Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C2 3rd (105.23 seconds) DNS 3rd

 

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CanoeKayak sprint team wraps up with ten medals at Pan Am Games
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de Jonge and Vincent Lapointe golden on final day of Pan Am Games

Laurence Vincent Lapointe (photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee)

Laurence Vincent Lapointe
(photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee)

WELLAND, ON – The CanoeKayak Sprint team finished big at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games by winning five medals on the final day of competition on Tuesday to bring the total count to ten. Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS captured the gold Medal in the Men’s K1 200m, while Laurence Vincent Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC also put down a golden race in the Women’s C1 200m.

Silver for Russell, McCoombs and a surprise bronze for Men’s K2 200

Michelle Russell of Fall River, NS won silver in the Women’s K1 200m. Yusmari Mengana of Cuba once again took the gold. Michelle Russell’s silver is her third medal of the Games including a gold in Women’s K4 500m and another silver in Women’s K1 500m. Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS is taking home a silver medal in the Men’s C1 200m after battling it out with Brazilian phenom Isaquias Queiroz Dos Santos.

Mark de Jonge and Pierre-Luc Poulin of Lac Beauport, QC raced the Men’s K2 200m and came out with a tie for a bronze medal. The pair were within 0.005 seconds of the Brazilian crew and with a margin of error, the result is counted as a tie.

Michelle Russell  (photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee)

Michelle Russell
(photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee)

The Women’s K2 500m team of Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) had a tight race and came fourth in photo finish.

The sprint team will now focus on their preparations for the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in August which will be the first opportunity to qualify quota spots for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Canoe Slalom events are up next at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games with competition taking place this Saturday and Sunday at the Minden Wild Water Preserve.

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Men’s C2 captures gold at Pan Am Games
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Silver medals for Oldershaw and Russell, Bronze for van Koeverden

Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny & Ben Russell (photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee)

Michelle Russell
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WELLAND, ON – The crew of Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny of Trois-Rivières, QC and Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS won Team Canada’s second gold medal in CanoeKayak on Monday at the Welland International Flatwater Centre. Beauchesne-Sévigny and Russell took the win in the Men’s C2 1000m event after a strong fight.

Michelle Russell of Fall River, NS won her second medal of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. She took the silver in the Women’s K1 500m and the gold went to Cuba’s Yusmari Mengana. Michelle Russell will round out her intensive competition schedule at the Games with the Women’s K1 200m on Tuesday.

Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON also won a silver medal in the Men’s C1 1000m. The gold went to Brazil’s Izaquias Queiros Dos Santos. Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON won a bronze in the Men’s K1 1000m to bring the team’s medal count for the day to four.

Mark Oldershaw (photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee) COC Photo by Michael P. Hall

Mark Oldershaw
(photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee)

Canadian paddlers have won a total of five medals so far at the Games and will compete in six finals on the last day of competition. Mark de Jonge will race the Men’s K1 200m and will pair with Pierre-Luc Poulin for the Men’s K2 200m. Laurence Vincent-Lapointe will compete in the Women’s C1 200m and Jason McCoombs is up for the Men’s C1 200m. Émilie Fournel and Hannah Vaughan will race for their second medal of the Games in the Women’s K2 500m and Michelle Russell has the K1 200m

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Men’s K4 fourth, three through 200m heats to finals
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Mark de Jonge (photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee)

Mark de Jonge (photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee)

WELLAND, ON – The Canadian Men’s K4 1000m crew opened up the second day of competition at the Welland International Flatwater Centre with a fourth place finish at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. The crew of Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Andrew Jessop      (Halifax, NS), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), and Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) who had podium goals could not help but feel disappointed in finishing just off the podium in a competitive field.

The Cuban Men’s K4 1000m crew took gold, with Brazil following with the silver and Argentina taking bronze. The Canadian K4 crew will refocus for the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships taking place August 19 to 23 in Milan, Italy. The World Championships will be the only opportunity to qualify a K4 for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Ten boats will earn Olympic berths and representation is needed from four continents. A top finish among Pan American countries at World Championships would put the Canadian crew in a likely spot to qualify the boat for 2016.

Three Canadian athletes raced heats in the 200m events and all three achieved a top three result needed to advance directly to the final. Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS comfortably won his heat in the Men’s K1 200m and posted the fastest time. Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS also took the top spot in his heat and advanced in the Men’s C1 200m. Michelle Russell of Fall River, NS was second in the Women’s K1 200m heat to Cuba’s Yusmari Mengana. All three will race 200m finals on Tuesday.

Jason McCoombs (photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee)

Jason McCoombs (photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee)

Monday’s program includes 1000 and 500m metre finals with Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON preparing for the Men’s C1 1000m. Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON will race the Men’s K1 1000m. Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) will line up in the Men’s C2 1000m. Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) and Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) will battle back in the Men’s K2 1000m and Michelle Russell will take a shot at her second medal of the Games in the Women’s K1 500m.

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Women’s K4 Captures Team Canada’s First Gold Medal at 2015 Pan American Games
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photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee

photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee

WELLAND, ON – The Toronto 2015 Pan American Games got off to a roaring start for Team Canada as the Women’s K4 500 team captured the first gold medal of the Games early Saturday morning at the Welland International Flatwater Centre. The crew of Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), KC Fraser (Oakville, ON), and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) came out of the gates to definitively win the race with a margin of 1.170 seconds. The Cuban crew finished with the silver and despite pouring it on strong in the final 200 metres of the race, the Canadians held the lead the whole way. Argentina was a close third.

For Michelle Russell there wasn’t much time to rest after the medal ceremony as she competed shortly after in the heat of the Women’s K1 500m. She finished second to Cuba’s Yusmari Mengana and advanced directly to Monday’s final.

The Men’s K4 1000m final will take place first thing Sunday morning along with several heats and semi-finals. A full line-up of tomorrow’s races can be found below.

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photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee

photo: Michael Hall, Canadian Olympic Committee

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Team Canada wins Canada Cup Race Series
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada’s inaugural Canada Cup Race Series wrapped up on Sunday on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS. The Canadian National Team was awarded the Canada Cup for racking up the most points over the course of the three-stop series which also visited Montréal and Ottawa. Team Ontario finished second and Team Atlantic was third.

A total of twenty-three teams from local clubs, provincial teams and several international teams competed in the newly-launched race series. Peter Niedre, Canoe Kayak Canada’s Director of Coach and Athlete Development says seeing this level of competition taking place within Canada goes a long way in developing home-grown talent.

“Having high caliber racing opportunities is critical to developing our next generation of talent here in Canada and this was an amazing first year for the series,” remarked Niedre. “I want to thank the host organizing committees we partnered with, along with the athletes, coaches, volunteers and officials who came together to make this series possible.”

Final Summary of Points

Rank Team Total Pts
1 Canada 1183
2 Ontario 979
3 Atlantique 585
4 Rideau 280
5 Pointe-Claire 216
6 Trois-Rivières 213
7 Cheema 144
8 Maskwa 142
9 Columbia 91
10 Banook 82
11 Argentine 72
12 Mic Mac 68
13 Sack-a-Wa 63
14 Cascades 59
15 Carleton Place 46
16 Balmy Beach 36
17 Chili 30
18 Porto-Rico 19
19 Oklahoma 19
20 USA 16
21 Greater Edmonton 10
22 Orenda 7
23 Guatemala 4
24 Kennebacasis 0

Regatta Results

Canada Cup 1 Results

Day 1

Canada Cup 2 Results

Day 1 | Day 2

Canada Cup 3 Results

Day 1 | Day 2

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Ben Hayward finishes 27th at canoe slalom World Cup 3 semi
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LIPTOVSKY MIKULAS, SLOVAKIA – Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB finished twenty-seventh overall after his K1 semi-final run of the third ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia. In the Women’s K1 Team event, the trio of Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB), Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) and Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) finished ninth on Sunday.

The Canadian team has returned home to focus on final preparations for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. World Cups 4 and 5 continue in August.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 27th in semi
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB), Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC), Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 Team Event 9th overall
Friday Results
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 28th in heats
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 33rd in heats
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 47th in heats
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 51st in heats
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 55th in heats
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 63rd in heats

 

Full Results

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CanoeKayak Canada partners with Celebration Club
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Celebration clubOTTAWA – It takes a tremendous amount of support for an athlete to get to the starting line of an international competition. To see the athlete compete on the international scene is a profound moment of pride for all those who have been a part of the journey. For family and friends who have been there every step of the way, CanoeKayak Canada has partnered with Celebration Club to offer packages to make this experience a little more special.

As CanoeKayak Canada’s new official National Teams’ Family & Friends Travel Supplier, Celebration Club will offer logistical support and travel packages to travelling fans needing flight options, ground transportation, and accommodations close to the various sprint and slalom venues.

“We’re pleased to be working with Celebration Club to offer additional resources for our biggest fans and supporters,” said Casey Wade, CEO of CanoeKayak Canada. “It’s a big relief for athletes to know their family and friends are enjoying their experience so they can focus on executing their best performance.”

Beyond logistical support, Celebration Club will even plan social events to make for an even richer family and friends experience.

“We’re very excited to have this partnership come together with CanoeKayak Canada. Our dedicated Family and Friends team is looking forward to providing world class experiences for our great Canadian fans.” said Jaime Cruickshank Chief Experience Officer of Celebration Club. “Being a Canadian Olympian myself, I know how important it is for athletes to know that their loved ones are well looked after”.

About Celebration Club

The Celebration Club is a destination management company based in Vancouver with offices across Canada. They specialize in creating unique experiences at world class sporting events around the world like the Olympic Games, The Masters, Superbowl, Formula 1, and FIFA World Cup. They have a global staff capable of accommodating the entire planning process from departure to the return home. The Celebration Club ensures a seamless journey with an authentic experience that goes above and beyond.

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Ben Hayward through to semis at canoe slalom World Cup 3
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LIPTOVSKY MIKULAS, SLOVAKIA – Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB has advanced to the semi-finals of the third ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia. Hayward finished 26th today in the Men’s K1 heats. Hayward’s result in the first heat meant he only had to do one run today. He will now focus on tomorrow’s semi in the pool of the top-forty men’s kayak where he will chase a spot in the top-ten final later on Saturday.

Hayward bounced back in today’s heats after not making it through last week where he finished 86th after several missed gates. The week before at World Cup 1 he finished 36th after the semi-final.

In Women’s K1, Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, AB finished thirty-third and was just over a second short of qualifying for the semi-finals for a second week in a row. A full compilation of Canadian results from today’s heats is shown below.

World Cup 3 will wraps up on Sunday and the Canadian team will return home to focus on final preparations for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. World Cups 4 and 5 continue in August

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 26th in heatAdvanced to semi
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 28th in heats
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 33rd in heats
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 47th in heats
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 51st in heats
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 55th in heats
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 63rd in heats

 

Full Results

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Canada Cup Race Series heading to final stop on Lake Banook
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada’s inaugural Canada Cup Race Series is heading east for its final leg of the tour, taking place on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS this weekend. The race series kicked off on June 21 in Montréal. The second Canada Cup concluded on Canada Day in the Nation’s Capital. Fifteen teams have competed so far, and several are now on their way down east for the third and final Canada Cup competition.

CanoeKayak Canada has partnered with the Atlantic Division of CanoeKayak Canada to host Canada Cup 3. The Canada Cup will be presented at the end of the day on Sunday to the team with the most cumulative points over the three competitions. More than 250 athletes on fourteen teams will compete at Canada Cup 3. The roster for this weekend includes teams from local clubs, provincial teams from Nova Scotia and Ontario, several teams from the United States, and national teams from Canada and Argentina. Team Ontario currently holds the points lead with Team Canada sitting a close second and Atlantic currently in third.

Summary of Points to Date

Rank Team Total Pts
1 Ontario 633
2 Canada 618
3 Atlantic 320
4 Rideau 160
5 Pointe Claire 153
6 Trois Rivieres 117
7 Columbia 91
8 Cascades 59
9 Carleton Place 46
10 Balmy Beach 36
11 Chile 30
12 Puerto Rico 19
13 USA 16
14 Greater Edmonton 10
15 Guatemala 4

 

Further information and results can be found at this link:
Competition Information and Results

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Men’s K4 1000m crew added to U23 World Championships Team
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has added four athletes to its team to compete at the ICF Canoe Sprint U23 World Championships in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal from July 24 to 26. As noted in the original June 22 U23 team announcement, selections for the U23 Men’s K4 1000m crew continued into a training camp following National Team Trials 2 in Montréal. Marshall Hughes of Waverley, NS is part of the K4 crew and was also selected for the U23 Men’s K1 1000m.

U23 World Championships Team Additions

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Scott Oldershaw / Mike Kerrivan
Adam Tenwolde Dartmouth, NS Banook Chad Brooks
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Andrzej Gronowicz
Conrad Hopp Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek

 

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Mark Oldershaw named flag bearer for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Olympic Committee has named Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw as the flag bearer to lead Team Canada’s largest ever Pan American Games delegation into the opening ceremonies at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games on July 10.

“I am bursting with pride at being named Canada’s flag bearer,” said Oldershaw. “As Team Canada marches into the Opening Ceremony for the Games, I will be thinking of all my teammates and of my grandfather, father and uncles who paved the way for me with their love of sport. I am so thankful for their support and the support of the Team Canada fans.”

Oldershaw is from Burlington, ON and grew up paddling at the Burloak Canoe Club in Oakville, ON. He is the fifth member of his family to compete at the Olympic Games and the first to make it to the podium. Oldershaw won bronze in the Men’s C1 1000m at the London 2012 Olympic Games. He will race the same event at the Canoe Sprint Pan American Games events at the Welland International Flatwater Centre from July 11 to 14. He is coached by his father, Scott Oldershaw, who is extremely proud to hear the news.

“As his coach, I am very happy to see him as flag bearer. He, along with many others, has worked very hard to get to this point, and it’s great to see that recognized,” Scott Oldershaw commented. “As his father, I am extremely proud and excited for him as I know this will be one of his career highlights. He’s an excellent choice for the honour.”

Mark Oldershaw is making a live appearance at the noon show of the Canada Day Celebration on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to share the excitement with fellow Canadians. Madeleine Hall, President of CanoeKayak Canada says today’s announcement is one more reason to celebrate being Canadian.

“Mark is a tremendous ambassador of what paddling – and sport as a whole – is all about.  It’s about hard work and doing something you love. It’s also about giving back and inspiring others by wearing the maple leaf with exemplary pride. We are so proud to have such amazing athletes and role models like Mark. I am just thrilled that he will be leading our team into the Pan American Games in front of the home crowd.”

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Groeneveld finishes 28th, Tayler 37th after Canoe Slalom World Cup 2 semis
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KRAKOW, POLAND – Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, ON was Canada’s top finisher at the second ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Krakow, Poland. Groeneveld finished 28th in the Women’s K1 semi-final on Sunday while Michael Tayler of Ottawa, ON was 37th in the Men’s K1 semi on Saturday.

The Canadian team will travel to Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia next weekend to compete in the third ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup before returning home to focus on final preparations for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, ON) Women’s K1 28th in semi
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 37th in semi
Friday results
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 25th in heats
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 31st in heats
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 41st in heats
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 43rd in heats
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 69th in heats
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 86th in heats

 

File photos by Balint Vekassy

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Groeneveld and Tayler advance to semis at Slalom World Cup 2
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KRAKOW, POLAND – Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, ON and Michael Tayler of Ottawa, ON have advanced to the semi-finals at the second ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup. Groeneveld finished 30th in the Women’s K1, while Tayler finished 37th in the Men’s K1.

Competition in Krakow continues through to Sunday. The third World Cup will take place next weekend in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia before the Canadian Team returns to Canada to prepare for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, ON) Women’s K1 30th in heats (advanced to semis)
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 37th in heats (advanced to semis)
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 25th in heats
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 31st in heats
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 41st in heats
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 43rd in heats
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 69th in heats
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 86th in heats
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB), Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C2 DNS

 

File photos by Balint Vekassy

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CanoeKayak Canada announces Junior and U23 Worlds athletes
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Teams also named for Olympic Hopes Regatta and Canada Cup Tour

MONTRÉAL, QC – Following three days of National Team Trials at the Olympic Basin in Montréal, QC, CanoeKayak Canada is proud to name athletes to compete at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships, the Olympic Hopes Regatta and the Canada Cup Tour.

“Based on the performances we saw over the weekend, the future looks bright,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “We’ve been refining the development piece of our high performance program with initiatives like the NextGen Program and the Canada Cup Race Series. Building our talent reserves for the future is all about preparing our up-and-coming athletes and exposing them to high caliber racing opportunities internationally and here in Canada.”

The ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships will take place in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal from July 24 to 26. The selection process for the U23 Men’s K4 1000m will continue into a training camp and the athletes for that event will be added to the team in the next two weeks. Update: See July 2 team additions

The Olympic Hopes regatta is for athletes up to 17 years of age and is taking place in Bydgoszcz, Poland from September 25 to 27. Athletes selected for the Canada Cup Tour will compete at Canada Cup 2 in Ottawa on June 30 and July 1 as well as the third and final Canada Cup in Dartmouth, NS on July 4 and 5. The first Canada Cup took place on Sunday alongside the trials.

U23 World Championships Team Nominations

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Alex Scott Bedford, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks
Liam O’Brien Dartmouth, NS Banook Chad Brooks
Charles-Antoine Girouard Trois-Rivieres, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Anatoly Mykhayletsk Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Eric Ellery Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Scott Oldershaw / Mike Kerrivan
Adam Tenwolde Dartmouth, NS Banook Chad Brooks
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Andrzej Gronowicz
Conrad Hopp Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Andréanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Mark Granger / Mathieu Pelletier
Sam Hall Dartmouth, NS Cheema Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw
Alexa Irvin Kentville, NS Maskwa Mark Granger / Chad Brooks
Courtney Stott Pickering, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Madison MacKenzie Chelsea, QC Cascades Frédéric Loyer

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk / Mike Kerrivan
Maxim Poulin Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Rob Stott / Luc Grenier
Evan Bezemer Mississauga, ON Mississauga Tamas Buday Sr / Kyle Jeffery
Jeremy Stott Mississauga, ON Mississauga Tamas Buday Sr / Kyle Jeffery
Tom Hall Waverly, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Drew Hodges Ottawa, ON Rideau Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Wade Farquaharson

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauga Rob Stott / Kyle Jeffery
Hannah MacIntosh Dartmouth, NS Senobe Rob Baert
Mariah Godin Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan

 

 

Junior World Championships Team Nominations

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Jacob Steele Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
James Lavallee Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak
Victor Desaulniers Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Vincent Jourdenais Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Scott Braddon Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquaharson
Alex Brent Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Nicolas Matveev Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
August Sibthorpe Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquaharson
Jessica Hogg Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Kady Leard Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Anna Negulic Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Genevieve L’Abbe Ottawa River (ON) Joel Hazzan

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Ian McCormick Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Sam Pennyfather Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Gavin Jaeger-Freeborn Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza
Jack Leahy Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Brady Garcia Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Jillian Perrone Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Juliette Brault Pointe-Claire (QC) Tamas Buday Jr
Anna Roy-Cyr Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier

 

 

Olympic Hopes

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Scott Braddon Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquaharson
Olivier Courchesne Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Christian Sprang Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Mathew Koehler Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Aidan Messenger Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Gabor Sarkozi Pointe-Claire (QC) Eric Mihalovic

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Anna Negulic Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Emma Mitchell Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak
Jewelia Orlick Cascades (Chelsea, QC) Frédéric Loyer
Ashley Card Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Grace Whebby Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Jane Girgulis Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Isaac Finkelstein Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquaharson
Foster Salpeter Pointe-Claire (QC) Eric Mihalovic
Connor Fitzpatrick Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Daniel MacDonald Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
James MacPhee Sackawa (Sackville, NS) Chris MacPherson
Lucas Turnbull Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek

 

Canada Cup Tour

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Olivier Courchesne Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Justin Won Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Nicolas Thirion Pointe-Claire (QC) Eric Mihalovic
Christian Sprang Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George
Mathew Koehler Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Aidan Messenger Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw / Hunter George

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Emma Mitchell Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak
Jewelia Orlick Cascades (Chelsea, QC) Frédéric Loyer
Ashley Card Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Jane Girgulis Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza
Grace Whebby Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Ruah Edmonds Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Connor Fitzpatrick Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Foster Salpeter Pointe-Claire (QC) Eric Mihalovic
James MacPhee Sackawa (Sackville, NS) Chris MacPherson
Daniel MacDonald Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Lucas Turnbull Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Isaac Finkelstein Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquaharson

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Club (Location) Coach
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Béatrice Giguère Trois-Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Tess Peterman Cascades (Chelsea, QC) Frédéric Loyer
Jessica MacDonald Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson

 

Trials Results

Photos by Bernard Irvin

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Tayler finishes 29th, Hayward 36th at slalom World Cup 1
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Michael Tayler of Ottawa, ON was Canada’s top finisher at the first ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic. He finished twenty-ninth in the Men’s K1 semi-final while Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB was thirty-sixth.

Correction – Haley Daniels did not advance to the semi-finals as reported in yesterday’s release. Daniels finished ninth in the second preliminary run to rank twenty-fourth overall. With the new ICF advancements, the top fifteen from the first preliminary run plus the top five in the second preliminary run in Women’s C1 move forward to make up the top 20 semi-final.

Competition will wrap up in Prague tomorrow with team runs. The Canadian team will move on to the second World Cup in Krakow, Poland starting next Friday.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 29th in semi
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 36th in semi
Friday results
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 24th in heats
Advanced to semi
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 40th in heats
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 49th in heats
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB), Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C2 27th in heats
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 31st in heats
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 40th in heats
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, ON) Women’s K1 57th in heats

 

Photos by Balint Vekassy

Full Results

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Hayward and Tayler advance to canoe slalom semis
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Ben Hayward (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Ben Hayward
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – The ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup tour got underway today in Prague, Czech Republic and three Canadians advanced through to semi-finals on the opening day of competition.

Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB and Michael Tayler of Ottawa, ON will race the Men’s K1 semi-final tomorrow morning in pursuit of qualifying for the top-ten final later in the day. Hayward was twenty-fourth in the heats today while Tayler was twenty-seventh.

This is the first for five canoe slalom World Cups taking place this season. Three World Cups will take place over the next three consecutive weekends. The fourth and fifth World Cups will take place in August and World Championships will cap off the season in September. The action in Prague continues through to Sunday.

Michael Tayler (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Michael Tayler
(photo: Balint Vekassy)

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 24th in heats
Advanced to semi
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 27th in heats
Advanced to semi
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 19th in heats
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 40th in heats
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 49th in heats
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB), Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C2 27th in heats
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 31st in heats
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 40th in heats
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, ON) Women’s K1 57th in heats

 

Photos by Balint Vekassy

Full Results

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Sprint Team Trials 2 to heat up in Montréal
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MONTRÉAL, QC – The second set of Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials will take place at the Olympic Basin at Parc Jean Drapeau in Montréal this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The trials are being used in the team selection process for the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships taking place in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal from July 24 to 26.

These trials will also be used in some cases for senior selections to the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships taking place in Milan, Italy from August 19 to 23. Many of these selections have already been determined through the course of World Cups and the first set of trials in May. Results of the trials will impact carding selections for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program.

For young upcoming athletes, there will be opportunities to make the Olympic Hopes regatta and the Canada Cup Tour. The Olympic Hopes regatta is for athletes up to 17 years of age and is taking place in Bydgoszcz, Poland from September 25 to 27. Athletes selected for the Canada Cup Tour will compete at Canada Cup 2 in Ottawa on June 30 and July 1 as well as the third and final Canada Cup in Dartmouth, NS on July 4 and 5.

Canada Cup 1 to take place alongside trials on Sunday

CanoeKayak Canada’s new Canada Cup Race Series will debut this Sunday alongside the final day of National Team Trials. The race card for Sunday will focus on junior crew boat events. Provincial and club teams will compete. In addition, Canada’s U17 team and several international teams from Central America, the United States and Great Britain are registered to compete at various Canada Cup stops. The very first Canada Cup medals will be handed out on Sunday. The series will continue on to Ottawa and Dartmouth with the overall winning team being presented with the Canada Cup on July 5.

Start lists & Results

Selection Criteria

WHAT:  Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials 2
Canada Cup 1 (Sunday only)

 

WHEN:  Friday, June 19 (8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.)

             Saturday, June 20 (8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.)

Sunday, June 21 (8:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.)

 

WHERE: Bassin Olympique, Parc Jean Drapeau, Ile Notre-Dame, Montréal, QC | Map
              Jean Drapeau Metro Station

 

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Fifteen CanoeKayak sprint athletes to represent Canada at Pan American Games
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Olympic Committee and CanoeKayak Canada are pleased to officially name 15 athletes to Team Canada for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. CanoeKayak sprint events will take place from July 11 to July 14 in Welland, ON and will feature an extreme demonstration of speed as athletes go head-to-head in races of 200, 500 and 1000 metres.

CanoeKayak sprint is one of Canada’s top performing summer sports having won 24 Olympic medals since 1936. The Canadian team won seven medals at the 2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games including four gold. With an A-team gearing up for Toronto, three Olympic medalists will headline the team. Olympic bronze medalist and reigning World Champion Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS will bring his notorious speed to the K1 200m and has been working hard with his coach Frédéric Jobin to prefect his race. Mark Oldershaw, an Olympic bronze medalist will compete in the Men’s C1 1000m. Four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON will race the Men’s K1 1000 metre.

The athletes have been selected for the team based on the results of the first set of National Team Trials and three World Cups – all of which took place over the course of May. The athletes are back from Europe and are preparing to represent Canada on home water starting July 11.

CanoeKayak Sprint Team for Pan American Games

 

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Event* Coach
Mark de Jonge Halifax, NS Maskwa Men’s K1 200m Frédéric Jobin
Adam van Koeverden Oakville, ON Burloak Men’s K1 1000m Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain
Brady Reardon Burlington, ON Burloak Men’s K4 1000m Scott Oldershaw
Andrew Jessop Halifax, NS Maskwa Men’s K4 1000m Scott Oldershaw / Chad Brooks
Philippe Duchesneau Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Men’s K4 1000m Scott Oldershaw
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Men’s K4 1000m Frédéric Jobin / Chad Brooks / Luc Grenier

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Event* Coach
Michelle Russell Fall River, NS Cheema Women’s K1 200m & 500m, K4 500m Mark Granger / Mike Kerrivan
Émilie Fournel Montréal, QC Lachine Women’s K4 500m Mark Granger
Hannah Vaughan Dartmouth, NS Banook Women’s K4 500m Mark Granger / Jan Kruk
Kathleen Carole (KC) Fraser Oakville, ON Balmy Beach Women’s K4 500m Mark Granger / Peter Martinek

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Event* Coach
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Burloak Men’s C1 1000m Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain
Ben Russell Dartmouth, NS Banook Men’s C2 1000m Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Men’s C2 1000m Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Jason McCoombs Dartmouth, NS Banook Men’s C1 200m Rob Stott / Jan Kruk

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Event* Coach
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Women’s C1 200m Rob Stott / Mathieu Pelletier

 

*several events still to be finalized

 

Staff

Name Hometown Role
Scott Logan Waverley, NS Team Leader
Natalie Brett Montréal, QC Team Manager
Scott Oldershaw Toronto, ON Coach
Mark Granger Montréal, QC Coach
Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki Waverley, NS Coach
Rob Stott Toronto, ON Coach
Larry Cain Oakville, ON Coach

 

Quotes

“Our team has trained hard for this unique multi-sport event and we’re excited to make Canada proud on home water. This is a big opportunity for our team to showcase its strength and to simulate our major Games plans for Rio in a very realistic and highly competitive environment.”

Scott Logan, High Performance Director, CanoeKayak Canada

 

“Participating in a multi-sport Games in Canada will be a new experience for me and I’m really looking forward to it. Racing infront of a home crowd at such a big event is going to be such a thrill.”

Mark de Jonge, TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games athlete

 

“Congratulations to all of the athletes who made the team – you deserve this great honour and now get to represent your country on home soil which I know will be an unforgettable experience for you all. Canada is behind you 100 per cent of the way.”

Marcel Aubut, President, Canadian Olympic Committee

 

“I am very excited about our canoe/kayak sprint team going into Toronto. All of our athletes are very strong contenders and I have full faith in this team heading into the Games. Congratulations to all of the nominated athletes today, Canada is ready to cheer you on.”

Curt Harnett, TORONTO 2015 Team Canada Chef de Mission

 

“Canadians will be watching and cheering on the talented canoe/kayak sprint athletes representing Canada at the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Our Government was proud to invest in upgrading the Welland Flatwater Centre, where your talent and determination will have us holding our breath as you compete against some of the best canoe/kayak athletes in the Americas. We are very proud of you and wish you luck as you compete at home during the Year of Sport in Canada!”

The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport)

 

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de Jonge wins silver, Canada wraps up World Cup 3 with six medals
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS won a silver medal today in the Men’s K1 200 metre at the third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Copenhagen. de Jonge was 0.088 off gold in a down-to-the-wire finish. The gold medal went to Sweden’s Petter Menning who is the 2013 World Champion. de Jonge is the reigning 2014 World Champion and the two will surely be in close contention the next time they race at the World Championships in August. Canada finished the third World Cup with a medal count of six including two medals in Olympic events.

The Canadian team had several other strong performances in 200 metre events. In the Men’s K2 200m, Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)   finished fourth while Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) and Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) came in fifth.

With a strong pool of athletes in the men’s kayak 200 metre, a crew composed of Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) took gold in the Men’s K4 200m for a second week in a row.

Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS finished fourth in the Men’s C1 200m while Ben Tardioli of Ottawa, ON finished fifth with just 0.26 of a second between the two Canadian athletes.

Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS had a strong sixth place result in the Women’s K1 200m. Russell also placed tenth in the Women’s K1 5000m to prove her diversity as a paddler in a test of endurance.

The Women’s K4 crew of Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) placed ninth in the 500m Olympic distance and will be bringing home a silver medal in today’s 200m event. (Correction from yesterday’s release: the crew did not race the K4 200 yesterday.)

Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny of Trois-Rivières, QC won a gold medal in the Men’s C1 5000m. Beauchesne-Sévigny and his C2 partner Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS also won a bronze in the Men’s C2 200m. The crew had an impressive weekend and won silver in the Men’s C2 1000m Olympic distance yesterday.

Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) and Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) were sixth in the Men’s C2 200m. Bryant also finished seventh in the Men’s C1 5000m.

Mark Oldershaw finished his World Cup tour with a fourth place finish in the Men’s C1 500m. Oldershaw won gold in the 500m event at the first World Cup. He also won a gold and bronze in his signature event, the Men’s C1 1000m, in which he is an Olympic bronze medalist.

While last week’s World Cup in Duisburg was the most well attended of the three World Cups, a total of 31 countries are in Denmark with many of the top names competing. A full compilation of Canadian results is shown below.

This concludes the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup tour and the Canadian team will return home. The next event is Canadian National Team Trials in Montréal from June 19 to 21 where many of the outstanding entries for World Championships in August will be decided. Canada’s CanoeKayak team for the Pan American Games will be named next Sunday and canoe sprint events at the Games will take place July 11 to 14.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 2nd

Silver medal

Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) Men’s K2 200m 4th

 

Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) Men’s K2 200m 5th
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 200m 4th
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200m 5th
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200m 6th
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500m 9th
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) Men’s K4 200m 1st

Gold medal

Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C1 5000m 1st

Gold medal

Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 200m 2nd

Silver medal

Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 200m 3rd

Bronze medal

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 500m 4th
Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON),

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

Men’s C2 200m 6th
Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) Men’s C1 5000m 7th
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 5000m 10th
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) Women’s K1 200m 11th
Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON) Men’s K1 500m 12th
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200m 13th
Chris Mehak (Toronto, ON) Men’s K1 5000m 18th

Results

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Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny land C2 silver at Copenhagen World Cup
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny of Trois-Rivières, QC won a hard fought and significant silver medal in the Men’s C2 1000 metre today at the third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Copenhagen.

The pair were just 0.292 of a second off the winning boat from Uzbekistan – a new crew that included C1 World Champion Vadim Menkov and Bubba Mibekov. The battle the crowd was fixated on was in lanes four and five at the centre of the course where Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny dueled with the German crew of Kretsmer and Mueller throughout the whole race. Eventually the Canadian crew broke the Germans, who won gold at World Cup 2, with a beautifully executed race plan. They made a huge jump from their fourth place result last week in Duisburg.

The Germans are particularly strong in the C2 1000 and last week the crew that finished third today beat out their German countrymen, who won last year’s World Championships. With all the focus on Germany’s Kretsmer and Mueller today, Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny will now have to turn their attention to Menkov and Mibekov at World Championships in Milan. The Uzbekistan crew surged late in the race, inching ahead on the final two strokes. Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny end their World Cup tour with a bronze at World Cup 1 a fourth last week in Duisburg and today’s Silver.

Paul Bryant of Richmond Hill, ON and Craig Spence of Dartmouth, NS were in the same C2 1000m final and finished fourth.

In the Men’s K2 1000m, Andrew Jessop of Halifax, NS and Brian Malfesi of Maple Ridge, BC finished fifth. Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON placed sixth in the Men’s C1 1000m final. Four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON finished seventh in the final of the Men’s K1 1000m.

Canada had two boats in the Women’s K1 500m final. Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS finished eighth while Émilie Fournel finished ninth. Russell has also advanced to the final in the Women’s K1 200m after finishing second in her semi.

Genevieve Orton of Lake Echo, NS and Kathleen (KC) Fraser of Toronto, ON won the B-final in the Women’s K2 500m to rank tenth overall.

The Women’s K4 crew of Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) raced the K4 500m Olympic distance and advanced to the final with a third place finish in their semi.

Two Canadian crews won their semi-finals in the Men’s K2 200m to advance to tomorrow’s final. Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) had the fastest time in the K2 200 semi-finals. Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) topped their semi. Several different crew combinations are being tested on the tour in the K2 200m.

Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS finished second in his semi of the Men’s K1 200m to advance to the final. de Jonge won bronze last week in Duisburg and silver at World Cup 1.

Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) and Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) both advanced in the Men’s C1 200m to put two Canadian boats in tomorrow’s A-final.

Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) won their heat in the Men’s K4 200m to advance to the final. The crew won gold in the event last week in Duisburg.

While last week’s World Cup in Duisburg was the most well attended of the three World Cups, a total of 31 countries are in Denmark with many of the top names competing. A full compilation of Canadian results is shown below. World Cup 3 wraps up on Sunday to conclude the three-stop tour.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
 Finals
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000m 2ndSilver medal
Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON),Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C2 1000m 4th
Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC), Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) Men’s K2 1000m 5th
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 6th
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 7th
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 500m 8th
Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) Women’s K1 500m 9th
Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Chris Mehak (Toronto, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC Men’s K4 1000m 9th
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) Women’s K2 500m 10th 
Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 17th

Semi-finals

Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) Men’s K2 200m 1st in semiAdvanced to A-final
Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) Men’s K2 200m 1st in semiAdvanced to A-final
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 2nd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200m 2nd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 200m 3rd in heatAdvanced to A-final
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500m 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200m 2nd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) Women’s K1 200m 4th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200m 7th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) Men’s K4 200 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final

 

Start lists & Results

Live Streaming Video

Photos by Balint Vekassy

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Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny land C2 silver at Copenhagen World Cup
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny of Trois-Rivières, QC won a hard fought and significant silver medal in the Men’s C2 1000 metre today at the third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Copenhagen.

The pair were just 0.292 of a second off the winning boat from Uzbekistan – a new crew that included C1 World Champion Vadim Menkov and Bubba Mibekov. The battle the crowd was fixated on was in lanes four and five at the centre of the course where Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny dueled with the German crew of Kretsmer and Mueller throughout the whole race. Eventually the Canadian crew broke the Germans, who won gold at World Cup 2, with a beautifully executed race plan. They made a huge jump from their fourth place result last week in Duisburg.

The Germans are particularly strong in the C2 1000 and last week the crew that finished third today beat out their German countrymen, who won last year’s World Championships. With all the focus on Germany’s Kretsmer and Mueller today, Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny will now have to turn their attention to Menkov and Mibekov at World Championships in Milan. The Uzbekistan crew surged late in the race, inching ahead on the final two strokes. Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny end their World Cup tour with a bronze at World Cup 1 a fourth last week in Duisburg and today’s Silver.

Paul Bryant of Richmond Hill, ON and Craig Spence of Dartmouth, NS were in the same C2 1000m final and finished fourth.

In the Men’s K2 1000m, Andrew Jessop of Halifax, NS and Brian Malfesi of Maple Ridge, BC finished fifth. Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON placed sixth in the Men’s C1 1000m final. Four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON finished seventh in the final of the Men’s K1 1000m.

Canada had two boats in the Women’s K1 500m final. Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS finished eighth while Émilie Fournel finished ninth. Russell has also advanced to the final in the Women’s K1 200m after finishing second in her semi.

Genevieve Orton of Lake Echo, NS and Kathleen (KC) Fraser of Toronto, ON won the B-final in the Women’s K2 500m to rank tenth overall.

The Women’s K4 crew of Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) finished fourth in the K4 200m final. The same crew raced the K4 500m Olympic distance and advanced to the final with a third place finish in their semi.

Two Canadian crews won their semi-finals in the Men’s K2 200m to advance to tomorrow’s final. Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) had the fastest time in the K2 200 semi-finals. Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) topped their semi. Several different crew combinations are being tested on the tour in the K2 200m.

Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS finished second in his semi of the Men’s K1 200m to advance to the final. de Jonge won bronze last week in Duisburg and silver at World Cup 1.

Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) and Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) both advanced in the Men’s C1 200m to put two Canadian boats in tomorrow’s A-final.

Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) won their heat in the Men’s K4 200m to advance to the final. The crew won gold in the event last week in Duisburg.

While last week’s World Cup in Duisburg was the most well attended of the three World Cups, a total of 31 countries are in Denmark with many of the top names competing. A full compilation of Canadian results is shown below. World Cup 3 wraps up on Sunday to conclude the three-stop tour.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
 

Finals

Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000m 2ndSilver medal
Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON),Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C2 1000m 4th
Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC), Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) Men’s K2 1000m 5th
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000m 6th
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 7th
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 500m 8th
Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) Women’s K1 500m 9th
Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Chris Mehak (Toronto, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC Men’s K4 1000m 9th
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) Women’s K2 500m 10th 
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 200m 4th
Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 17th
 

Semi-finals

Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) Men’s K2 200m 1st in semiAdvanced to A-final
Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) Men’s K2 200m 1st in semiAdvanced to A-final
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200m 2nd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200m 2nd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 200m 3rd in heatAdvanced to A-final
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500m 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200m 2nd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) Women’s K1 200m 4th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200m 7th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) Men’s K4 200 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final

Start lists & Results

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Canadian sprint paddlers advance to finals at World Cup 3
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – The third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup got under way today in Copenhagen, Denmark and six Canadian boats have qualified for A-finals. While last week’s World Cup in Duisburg was the most well attended of the three World Cups, a total of 31 countries are in Denmark with many of the top names competing.

Canada will have two athletes in the A-final of the Women’s K1 500 metre. Both Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) and Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) placed third in their semi-finals to qualify. Russell raced the K1 500m final in Duisburg last week and finished seventh in a very competitive field.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON finished third in his semi of the Men’s K1 1000m to claim a spot in tomorrow’s A-final. van Koeverden is a four-time Olympic medalist and won silver in the K1 1000m at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) and Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) were second in the Men’s K2 1000m semi-final and have advanced to the A-final.

The Men’s K4 1000m crew of Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Chris Mehak (Toronto, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), and Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) took third place in their semi to advance to the A-final.

The Women’s K4 crew of Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) won their heat in the K4 200m to advance directly to the A-final. The same crew will race the K4 500m Olympic distance with heats starting tomorrow.

A full compilation of Canadian results is shown below. World Cup 3 wraps up on Sunday to conclude the three-stop tour.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 500m 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) Women’s K1 500m 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC), Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) Men’s K2 1000m 2nd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Chris Mehak (Toronto, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC Men’s K4 1000m 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 200m 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON) Women’s K2 500m 4th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON) Men’s K1 1000m 8th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500m 4th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON) Men’s K1 500m 7th in semiAdvanced to B-final

 

Start lists & Results

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Photos will be available Saturday and Sunday.

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Canoe Slalom athletes named to Pan Am Games and Worlds Teams
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is proud to announce the canoe slalom athletes who will represent Canada in international competition this year. The selections come following two days of Canadian National Team Trials at the Minden Wild Water Preserve.

Toronto 2015 Pan American Games

The Canadian Olympic Committee and CanoeKayak Canada have announced four athletes nominated to represent Team Canada at canoe the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. The four athletes selected to compete in the canoe slalom competition include Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB; Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON; Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC; and Haley Daniels of Calgary, AB. These athletes will make history in the first-ever appearance of canoe slalom at the Pan American Games. The canoe slalom events will take place the weekend of July 18 and 19 at the same venue the athletes qualified at in Minden.

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“What a phenomenal team we have to represent Canada in this historic Pan Am debut for canoe slalom. This is a big opportunity for our athletes to compete at a high profile competition on home water. With Olympic qualification on the line this is truly a now or never moment and I know the team is absolutely stoked to show what we’re made of.”  – James Cartwright, CanoeKayak Canada’s Slalom High Performance Manager

“I’ve never raced in front of a home crowd before of this size so I’m really excited for that. It’s going to be so cool to get a crowd of five hundred cheering for me and Team Canada. Pan Ams will be our continental qualifier for Rio so it is a good confidence builder to be able to race well here on home water.” Ben Hayward, Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games athlete

“I’m really excited I get to carry on the legacy from my grandpa who competed in the Pan American Games when it was in Canada so that’s a big deal for me. I’m looking forward to being a part of a multi-sport games when all of the sports come together and we get to feel the excitement of being part of Team Canada.” Haley Daniels, Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games athlete

World Cups, World Championships and Pan American Continental Championships

The senior National Team has been selected to represent Canada at five World Cups taking place in Europe in June and August, and the World Championships in September. Up to three athletes and one alternate per discipline have been selected to senior teams depending on the achievement of performance standards.

The Pan American Continental Championships will take place at the same time as the Pan American Games. Athletes competing in the Pan American Games along with up to two additional athletes competing in the Pan American Continental Championships will have the opportunity to earn quota spots for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Senior Team for World Cups, World Championships and Pan American Continental Championships

Men’s K1

1) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)

2) John Hastings (Aurora, ON)

3) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

Alternate: David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

Women’s K1

1) Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC)

2) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

3) Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

Alternate: Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)

Men’s C1

1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

2) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

3) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) *nominated to Pan American Continental Championships only.

Women’s C1

1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

2) Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON) *World Cups and World Championships only

Men’s C2

1) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) & Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

Full Trials Results and Rankings

 

International Race Schedule

World Cup 1 June 19-21 Prague, Czech Republic
World Cup 2 June 26-28 Krakow, Poland
World Cup 3 July 3-5 Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovenia
Pan American Games July 18-19 Minden Hills, ON
World Cup 4 August 7-9 La Seu D’Urgell, Spain
World Cup 5 August 14-16 Pau, France
World Championships September 15-19 Hertfordshire, England

 

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de Jonge wins bronze, Canada finishes with ten medals in Duisburg
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Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (photo: Balint Vekassy)

DUISBERG, GERMANY – The Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team added six more medals to close out the second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Duisburg, Germany with a total of ten. This World Cup is expected to be the best attended and most competitive of the three World Cups on this year’s tour.

Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS led the way by winning a bronze medal in the Men’s K1 200. de Jonge is the reining World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist. He won silver in last week’s World Cup in Portugal. This is Canada’s second medal in an Olympic event in Duisburg including Mark Oldershaw’s bronze in the Men’s C1 1000 yesterday.

Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) finished fourth in the Men’s C2 1000 final in a very competitive field. They were just half a second from a podium position.

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) won gold in the Women’s C1 200. Laurence is the defending World Champion in the event and has gone virtually undefeated internationally. Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON was fourth in the same race.

Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark de Jonge
(photo: Balint Vekassy)

The Men’s K4 200 metre crew won a gold medal. The crew was comprised of Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC), and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC).

Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC) and Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) finished second to claim a silver medal in the Men’s C2 200. Rublee joined Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) and Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) in the Men’s C4 200 to tack on a bronze medal. Russell also raced the Men’s C1 5000 and won bronze. Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) finished eighth in the Men’s C1 5000 and ninth in the C1 500.

The Women’s K4 crew of Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) finished ninth in the 500 metre Olympic distance and fifth in the 200 metre.

Four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON finished fourth in the Men’s K1 500. Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) was twelfth in the Women’s K1 200. Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) and Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) ranked thirteenth overall in the Men’s C2 1000 after finishing fourth in the B-final.

A full compilation of Canadian results is shown below. The final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup will take place in Copenhagen, Demark next weekend.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 3rdBronze medal
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 4th
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500 9th
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200 1stGold medal
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS), Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) Men’s K4 200 1stGold medal
Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC), Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) Men’s C2 200 2ndSilver medal
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC), Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS), Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C4 200 3rdBronze medal
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 5000 3rdBronze medal
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500 4th
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 200 4th
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 200 5th
Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) Women’s K1 5000 5th
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 5000 8th
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 500 9th
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200 12th
Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON),Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C2 1000 13th
Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC),Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC),

Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON)

Men’s K4 1000 15th
Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) Men’s K1 5000 19th
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 500 20th
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200 26th

Results

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Cameron Smedley lays down two clean runs to lead first day of slalom trials
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MINDEN, ON – Canoe slalom athletes made their first two of four runs today at Canadian National Team Trials at the Minden Wild Water Preserve. Athletes are vying for spots on National Teams that will compete at five World Cups, World Championships, the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and Pan American Continental Championships. The athletes will count their best three of four rankings toward selection.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON led the way in Men’s C1 by winning both runs without incurring any penalties for touching or missing a gate.

“Penalties were a big factor in my racing last year so to have two clean runs in trials this weekend already is pretty big in changing the dynamics of racing for me,” said Smedley. “Hopefully I can carry that through the season.”

Smedley also ranked top of the charts with partner Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB in the Men’s C2. Hayward won the first run of the Men’s K1 while John Hastings of Aurora, ON won the second.

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Jessica Groeneveld (photo: Sean Scally)

In Women’s C1, Haley Daniels of Calgary, AB won the first run and Lois Betteridge of Ottawa, ON won the second. Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, AB won the first run of the Women’s K1 and Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC won the second run.

With the excitement of the Pan American Games lingering in the air, Groeneveld says competing on the same course that will serve as the venue for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games makes racing amongst the beauty of Minden Hills particularly special.

“It’s so much fun to paddle here that it’s hard to pick my race apart too much,” said Groeneveld. “The water’s fast, the waves are fun and it’s just so peaceful. I’m so excited for slalom to be in the Pan Ams. It’s super exciting for the whole sport in general and to be in Canada on top of that is just awesome.”

The top athlete in each discipline will represent Canada at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games as long as they achieve a performance standard. Up to three athletes will be selected per discipline for World Cups, World Championships and the Pan American Continental Championship.

Several athletes from the United States and Argentina are also racing this weekend but their results are not factored into Canadian selections. Athletes will race two runs on a new course on Sunday and teams will be named on Monday.

Summary of Canadian Results

  Run 1 Run 2
Men’s K1 1) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)2) Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)3) John Hastings (Aurora, ON) 1) John Hastings (Aurora, ON)2) David Ford (Edmonton, AB)3) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)
Women’s C1 1) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)2) Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON)3) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) 1) Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)2) Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)3) Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON)
Men’s C1 1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)2) Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)3) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON) 1) Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)2) Spencer Pomeroy (Ottawa, ON)3) Ben Risk (Ottawa, ON)
Women’s K1 1) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)2) Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC)3) Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) 1) Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC)2) Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)3) Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)
Men’s C2 1) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) & Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) 1) Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) & Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

 

Results & Competition information

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Four medals for Canada on day 2 of Duisburg Canoe Sprint World Cup
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DUISBERG, GERMANY – The Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team won four medals today at the second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Duisburg, Germany. This World Cup is expected to be the best attended and most competitive of the three World Cups on this year’s tour.

Hugues Fournel & Ryan Cochrane (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Hugues Fournel & Ryan Cochrane
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Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON won a bronze medal in the Men’s C1 1000 metre which is particularly significant as it is an Olympic event. Oldershaw, an Olympic bronze medalist from 2012, adds to a gold medal in the C1 1000 from last week in Portugal. He also advanced through the semi-final of the C1 500 in which he also won gold last week.

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) posted a solid sixth place result in a blistering fast Men’s K2 200 metre final and were less than a second from the winner. The crew raced together at the London 2012 Olympic Games and finished seventh. Several different crew combinations are being tested in the K2 200. Canada’s second crew of Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) finished twelfth overall with a third place finish in the B-final.

Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS had a strong race and finished seventh in a competitive field in the Women’s K1 500. She also raced the K1 200 semi-final and finished fourth – one spot away from moving on to the A-final but will instead race the B-final tomorrow. She has made one A-final in each of the distances so far this tour to demonstrate her potential in both events.

Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS finished seventh in the Men’s C1 200. He was Canada’s top boat in the event with Ben Tardioli of Ottawa, ON finishing twelfth overall with a third place finish in the B-final. With McCoombs holding the first win from National Team Trials 1 at the start of May, his result today will in all likelihood secure him the spot for the Pan American Games and World Championships Teams.

Canada picked up two medals in women’s canoe events. Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) won gold in the Women’s C2 200. Katie Vincent also won a bronze as Canada’s only entry in the Women’s C1 500. Both athletes will race the Women’s C1 200 final tomorrow.

In Paracanoe events, Christine Gauthier of Pointe-Claire, QC won the Women’s KL2 200m. This is the first World competition to be held with the new classification system. A new system has been implemented in the lead-up to the 2016 Paralympic Games where Paracanoe will make its debut.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON won his B-final to finish tenth in the Men’s K1 1000. van Koeverden is a four-time Olympic medalist and won a silver in the K1 1000 in London 2012. He also finished second in his semi-final of the Men’s K1 500 semi-final to advance to tomorrow’s final.

Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS won his semi-final in the Men’s K1 200 to qualify for tomorrow’s final. de Jonge is the reining World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist. He won silver in last week’s World Cup and will try to step it up another notch tomorrow. Alex Scott, a nineteen year old up-and-comer of Bedford, NS, finished fifth in his semi-final in the Men’s K1 200 and will race the C-final tomorrow.

Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) came second in their semi-final of the Men’s C2 1000 to advance to the A-final. Canada’s second crew of Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) and Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) finished sixth in their semi to make the B-final.

Also advancing to an A-final in an Olympic event was the Women’s K4 500 crew of Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS). They finished third in their heat and will race the final tomorrow.

A full compilation of Canadian results is shown below. World Cup 2 wraps up on Sunday. There is one more World Cup ahead next weekend.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result

Finals

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000 3rd

Bronze medal

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) Men’s K2 200 6th
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 500 7th
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 200 7th
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC), Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C2 200 1st

Gold medal

Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) KL2 Women 200 1st

Gold medal

Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 500 3rd

Bronze medal

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000 10th
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200 12th
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) Men’s K2 200 12th
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) Women’s K1 500 23rd
Chris Mehak (Toronto, ON), Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) Men’s K2 1000 23rd

Semi-finals

Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 1st in semi

Advanced to A-final

Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500 3rd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 500 2nd in semi

Advanced to A-final

Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200 4th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200 5th in semi

Advanced to C-final

Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC),

Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC),

Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON)

Men’s K4 1000 5th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON),

Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

Men’s C2 1000 6th in semi

Advanced to B-final

Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 500 6th in semi

Advanced to C-final

Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) Women’s K1 500 7th in semi

Did not advance

Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) Men’s C1 500 8th in heat

Did not advance

 

Start lists & Results

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Photos by Balint Vekassy

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Six Canadian boats advance through to A-finals in Duisburg
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DUISBERG, GERMANY – The second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup got underway today in the paddling hotbed of Duisburg, Germany. This is expected to be the best attended and most competitive of the three World Cups on this year’s tour.

Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON won his heat in the Men’s C1 1000 metre today to pass directly through to tomorrow’s final. Oldershaw won gold in the event last week and also holds an Olympic bronze medal in the 1000m.

Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS finished second in her semi-final of the Women’s K1 500, amongst a world-class field to grasp a spot in the final. Russell has made a significant step forward in her performance-level after making the B-final in the event last week where she ranked eleventh overall. She is also racing the Women’s K1 200 and got through to semi-finals after finishing fourth in her heat.

Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) advanced to the final in the Men’s K2 200 with a third place result in their semi-final. The crew raced together at the London 2012 Olympic Games and finished seventh Their time in the preliminaries was the sixth fastest of the qualifiers. Several different crew combinations are being tested in this event and both the Cochrane-Fournel combination and Canada’s second crew of Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) were highly competitive.

Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS cracked the final in the Men’s C1 200 after finishing third in his semi-final and his fellow C1 200m team member Ben Tradioli of Ottawa, ON just lost out to a position in the final at the bow shoot at the final lunge to the finish.

In Women’s C1 200 both Canadian entries won their heats to advance directly to the final. Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC was first in her heat, as was Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON. Laurence Vincent-Lapointe has won multiple World Championships and Katie Vincent won the Junior World Championships last year.

World Champion Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS easily won his heat advancing to the semi-final and Alex Scott, a nineteen year old up-and-comer, showed what the future holds for the 200m program by placing third in his heat and advancing to the semi-final as well.

A full compilation of Canadian results is shown below. World Cup 2 continues through to Sunday.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 500 2nd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC) Men’s K2 200 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 200 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 200 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200 4th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000 3rd in semiAdvanced to B-final
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) Men’s K2 200 4th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) Women’s K1 500 6th in semiAdvanced to C-final
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 1st in heatAdvanced to semi
Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) Men’s K1 200 3rd in heatAdvanced to semi
Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC), Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) Men’s C2 200 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200 4th in heatAdvanced to semi
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) Women’s K1 200 6th in heatAdvanced to semi
Chris Mehak (Toronto, ON), Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) Men’s K2 1000 7th in semiAdvanced to C-final
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 1000 7th in semiDid not advance

 

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Photos by Bernard Irvin

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A new year in Paracanoe
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Less than half way into 2015 and already Paracanoe has undergone a lot of change. With official acceptance into the 2016 and 2020 Paralympic Games, Paracanoe now has a new classification system and an established set of events for the Games. Paracanoe is changing quickly in preparation for its Paralympic debut and so is the Canadian high performance program. Here are few updates:

Christine Gauthier to compete at World Cup 2

Christine Gauthier will race in Duisburg at the second World Cup taking place May 22 to May 24. This is the only World Cup of the three to include Paracanoe events. Gauthier was selected to race based on her results from last year. Her top result at World Championships was a silver in the Women’s K1 200 TA. Gauthier will be reclassified in Duisburg according to the new kayak classification system which uses leg, trunk and on-water tests. Based on the combined scores athletes are classified into KL1, KL2 or KL3.

Dave Waters to race V1 at the Pan American Canoe Championships

Dave Waters will travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil to race at the Pan American Canoe Championships taking place on June 20. While the news of V1 events not being included in the 2016 Paralympic Games came as a great disappointment to V1 athletes, Waters continues to show his determination and will represent Canada with pride. CanoeKayak Canada remains optimistic about the prospect of V1 being included in 2020.

Marc Creamer joins in as Paracanoe Coach

Marc Creamer is working under contract with CanoeKayak Canada as an Associate Coach. He will work extensively with Christine Gauthier and will also be Canada’s Paracanoe Coach at international competitions. Mark Granger will continue to oversee the Paracanoe program in his role as a Podium Coach.

Julie Beaulieu takes on role as Paracanoe Team Manager

National Programs Manager Julie Beaulieu will also be in Duisburg to manage Paracanoe. In addition to managing Gauthier’s participation at the World Cup she will also be learning about the new classification system to make for a smooth transition for Canadian paracanoe athletes. Her greater role as Paracanoe Team Manager includes organizing training camps, logistics and support services for the Para-team.

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Canoe slalom athletes racing for Pan American Games and Worlds Selection in Minden
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MINDEN, ON – Whitewater will be flowing and canoe slalom athletes will be making their fastest runs this weekend at the Minden Wildwater Preserve in an effort to seize a spot on the National Team. Canadian National Team Trials are taking place this Saturday and Sunday in picturesque Minden Hills, ON. The trials are being used to select teams for five World Cups, World Championships, the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and Pan American Continental Championships.

The top athlete in each discipline will represent Canada at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games on July 18 and 19 at the very same venue being used for the trials this weekend. The top athlete still needs to achieve a performance standard to be selected. The Pan American Continental Championships will take place on the same date as the Pan American Games and an additional two athletes may be selected to race in July in an effort to earn quota spots for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The chosen senior elite team and senior national team will be eligible to represent Canada at five World Cups taking place in Europe in June and August, and the World Championships in September. Up to three athletes per discipline will be selected to senior teams depending on if performance standards are achieved. Results of

Forty athletes are registered to compete including 27 Canadians along with nine Americans and four Argentinians. Teams from Pan American countries have been invited to race but their results will not affect Canadian selections.

Competitors will race two runs on Saturday morning and two runs on Sunday morning on a different course. Their three best runs will count towards their overall ranking. Spectators and media are invited to attend and information can be sent to those who cannot attend but are interested in covering the event.

Results & Competition information

 

When

Saturday, May 23 (First run starts at 9:45 a.m. and second run starts at 12:15 p.m.)

Sunday, May 24 (Third run starts at 11a.m. and fourth run starts at 1:30 p.m.)

 

Where

Minden Wildwater Preserve | Map

Horseshoe Lake Road, Minden Hills, ON

Parking available at Roger Parsons Centre first right on Bethel Rd after crossing bridge.

 

International Race Schedule

World Cup 1 June 19-21 Prague, Czech Republic
World Cup 2 June 26-28 Krakow, Poland
World Cup 3 July 3-5 Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovenia
Pan American Games July 18-19 Minden Hills, ON
World Cup 4 August 7-9 La Seu D’Urgell, Spain
World Cup 5 August 14-16 Pau, France
World Championships September 15-19 Hertfordshire, England

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de Jonge, Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny win World Cup medals in Olympic events
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Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark de Jonge
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MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL – The Canadian sprint CanoeKayak team wrapped the first ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup today by winning seven more medals. With two golds from yesterday the team’s total medal count in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal is now nine. Canada topped the medal count for the regatta.

Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS won a silver in the Men’s K1 200. de Jonge is an Olympic bronze medalist and the reining World Champion in the event.

Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) made the podium in an Olympic event with a bronze in the Men’s C2 1000. Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny also raced the long distance Men’s C1 5000 and finished fourth.

Canada placed first and second in the Women’s C1 200. Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC took the gold while Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON took silver.

Ben Russell & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Ben Russell & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON won the Men’s C1 500 to make for a double gold weekend including his win in the 1000 metre Olympic distance yesterday. Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON was back on the World Cup podium with a silver medal in the Men’s K1 500.

Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) and Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC) won a silver in the Men’s C2 200.

Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS finished fifth in the Women’s K1 200 to post one of her top international results to date. Russell won the U23 World Championships in the same event in 2013. The Women’s K1 200 is an Olympic event.

The Men’s K4 crew of Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) and Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) placed seventh in the 1000 metre Olympic distance and eighth in the 200 metre.

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe
(photo: Balint Vekassy)

Chris Mehak of Toronto, ON was fifth in the Men’s K1 500. In the long distance races, Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) finished seventh in the Women’s K1 5000. Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) was ninth in Men’s C1 5000 and Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) was ninth in the Men’s K1 5000. A full compilation of results is shown in the table below.

The Canadian team will continue on to Duisburg, Germany to race the second World Cup next weekend followed by the third and final World Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark at the end of May.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Rank
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 2ndSilver medal
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 3rdBronze medal
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200 1stGold medal
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C1 200 2ndSilver medal
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 500 1stGold medal
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500 2ndSilver medal
Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC) Men’s C2 200 2ndSilver medal
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200 5th
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C1 5000 4th
Chris Mehak (Toronto, ON) Men’s K1 500 5th
Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC),Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC),Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) Men’s K4 1000

Men’s K4 200

7th

8th

Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) Women’s K1 5000 7th
Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 5000 9th
Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) Men’s K1 5000 9th
Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) Men’s K1 5000 15th
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) Women’s K1 200 15th
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500Women’s K4 200 5th in semiDid not advance6th
Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON),Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C2 1000 4th in semiDid not advance
Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) Men’s C1 500 6th in semiDid not advance

Results

Photos by Balint Vekassy

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Oldershaw wins gold at first ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup
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Mark Oldershaw (photo: Balint Vekassy/CKC)

Mark Oldershaw
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MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL – The Canadian anthem played twice today in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal as the first medals of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup Tour were awarded. Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON claimed the very first gold medal of the season by winning the Men’s C1 1000.

“I’m really happy with the first international race of the year,” said Oldershaw. “I knew with the wind it would be a fast race so I tried to stay on the gas the entire way and it is a good confidence boost for the rest of the season.”

Having won Canadian Team Trials two weeks ago, Oldershaw’s result today also lands him his second top Canadian placement needed for selection to teams for Pan American Games and World Championships. Oldershaw also raced the heat of the Men’s C1 500 and finished second which put him straight through to tomorrow’s final. The 1000 metre is the Olympic distance in which Oldershaw won bronze in 2012.

Katie Vincent & Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (photo: Balint Vekassy/CKC)

Katie Vincent & Laurence Vincent-Lapointe
(photo: Balint Vekassy)

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) captured Canada’s second gold of the day in the Women’s C2 200. Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON finished fifth in the Men’s K1 1000. van Koeverden, a four-time Olympic medalist, also won his heat in the Men’s K1 500 to advance directly to tomorrow’s final.

Olympic bronze medalist Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS won his semi-final in the Men’s K1 200 to advance to tomorrow’s final. Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) won their heat in the Men’s C2 1000 to skip the semi and have advanced directly to tomorrow’s final.

Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS placed second in the B-final of the Women’s K1 500 to rank eleventh overall. Tomorrow she will be racing in the A-final of the Women’s K1 200  after placing third today in her semi. Several other Canadian boats advanced through heats and semis today and a full compilation of results is shown below.

Adam van Koeverden (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Adam van Koeverden
(photo: Balint Vekassy)

Races continue tomorrow and there are two more consecutive World Cup weekends ahead.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Rank
 Finals
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000 1stGold medal
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC),Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Women’s C2 200 1stGold medal
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000 5th
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 500 11th
Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) Women’s K1 500 14th
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 500 12th
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC),Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Women’s K2 500 14th
 Heats & Semi-finals
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 1st in semiAdvanced to A-final
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 500 2nd in heatAdvanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) Women’s K1 200 6th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) Men’s C1 500 4th in heatAdvanced to semi
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500 5th in heatAdvanced to semi
Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON),Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C2 1000 6th in heatAdvanced to semi
Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC),Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC),Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) Men’s K4 1000 6th in heatAdvanced to semi
Chris Mehak (Toronto, ON) Men’s K1 500 6th in heatAdvanced to semi

 

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Oldershaw and van Koeverden start World Cup Tour by winning heats
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MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL – Mark Oldershaw and Adam van Koeverden both won their heats today and advanced directly to finals to open the first ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup of the season in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal.

Oldershaw of Burlington, ON posted the fastest time in the heats of the Men’s C1 1000 – the event in which he won bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games. He will race the final tomorrow as well as the heat of the Men’s C1 500.

van Koeverden of Oakville won his heat in the Men’s K1 1000. van Koeverden is a four-time Olympic medalist and holds a silver in the K1 1000 from London 2012 and a bronze from 2004. He will race the K1 1000 final tomorrow as well as the K1 500 heat.

Four Canadian boats made it through to B-finals. The first World Cup medals of the 2015 season will be handed out tomorrow and Canadian athletes also have selection to the Pan American Games and World Championships teams on the line. Races continue through to Sunday and there are two more consecutive World Cup weekends ahead.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000 1st in heatAdvanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 500 4th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC) Women’s K1 500 7th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC),Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Women’s K2 500 4th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 500 7th in semiAdvanced to B-final
Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) Men’s C1 200 4th in semi(no B-final)
Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC) Men’s C1 200 7th in semi(no B-final)
Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON) & Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) Men’s K2 1000 5th in semi(no B-final)
Christopher Mehak (Toronto, ON) Men’s K1 1000 8th in heat

 

Startlists & Results

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CanoeKayak Canada launches Canada Cup Regatta Series
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada, in partnership with local divisional and club event organizers, will host a new sprint race series this summer with three stops in Montréal, Ottawa and Dartmouth.

The race series is aimed at providing high quality race opportunities to developing athletes and will include U17, 19 and Open age classes. The series will be attended by clubs, provincial teams and Canada’s U17 team. Teams from Central America, the United States and Great Britain are also expected to attend to add an international flavour to the series.

The race series will have a core roster of events, as well as added signature events unique to each stop. Medals and points will be awarded at every regatta with the overall winning team taking home the Canada Cup at the end of the series. Registration will take place individually for each event so athletes and teams can attend one, two or all three of the competitions. In addition to developing up and coming athletes, the Canada Cup series has the potential to widen the reach of high quality competition by moving around to other parts of Canada in future years.

1. Montréal, QC • June 21

Conveniently coordinated with National Team Trials 2 at the Olympic Basin, Canada Cup will kick off with a junior crew boat extravaganza on the Sunday of trials. Junior singles selection events will be finished at the end of Saturday, and in addition to the 2 junior C2 selection events,  junior athletes will be able to tack on some additional race experience in two and four-person boats. For athletes on the fence for making the trek to Trials 2, here’s one more reason to attend. Whether you’re competing at Trials 2 to gain experience or watching Canada’s fastest athletes compete, this stop on the Canada Cup circuit will be even easier to make with a fleet of boat trailers heading to Montreal anyway.

Registration opens May 25 through Padtrac.
Entry Deadline: June 8 at 16:00.

2. Ottawa, ON • June 30 & July 1

Traditionally the Canada Day International Regatta, Rideau Canoe Club will once again host this iconic competition with a few patriotic frills right in the nation’s capital. Athletes will get to experience the new race course ahead of the 2015 Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships taking place August 25 – 29. The event will continue to feature thrilling war canoe races as part of the race card.

Registration – Preliminary entry due June 1. Forms can be found on the CKC and RCC websites. Nominal Entry Through Padtrac opens June 9 and the deadline is June 24 at 16:00.

3. Dartmouth, NS • July 4 & 5

The final leg of Canada Cup will be held east at beautiful  Lake Banook – home of several major international competitions including the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Located within close proximity to a high concentration of clubs, this stop is sure to draw out some fierce competition. This final regatta will feature the presentation of the Canada Cup to the team that accumulates the most points in Canada Cups I, 11 and III. Don’t miss the grand finale!

Registration
Preliminary Entry due June 8. Forms can be found at: Link to CKC Calendar, ADCKC

All interested teams should email Jeff Houser at fastkayak@gmail.com to gain access to the registration system.

Nominal Entries Due: June 26, 16:00.

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Ian Mortimer and Jessica Price to support Domestic Development Program
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name two new staff members who will play key roles in supporting its Domestic Development Program. Ian Mortimer will come on board as an interim Domestic Development Manager and Partnership Relations. Jessica Price will become Paddling Coordinator and Executive Assistant to the CEO.

“The domestic program is the base of our entire system and we’re pleased to have these two enthusiastic individuals on board to drive the domestic agenda” said Casey Wade, CEO of CanoeKayak Canada. “Ian has been active at the club level for most of his life and has seen this sport through many angles as an athlete, coach and volunteer. Jessica has proven her abilities throughout her year here. I’m confident these two will do a great job in working with John Edwards through this transition to shape the next era of our domestic program.”

Mortimer was a National Team canoe athlete for seven years and retired in 2012. He grew up paddling at the Rideau Canoe Club and has been coaching there full-time since his retirement. His international career highlights include a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, two silver medals at the World University Championships and placing fourth in C4 at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.

He is however, most proud of his accomplishments at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships. These include winning 17 medals as both a paddler and war canoe cox, and winning the Black trophy twice in Junior Men’s C4. Mortimer holds a Master’s degree in Canadian Studies from Carleton University and has been a board member for the Coaching Association of Canada for 5 years. He will transition into the role as Domestic Development Manager starting June 1st where he will work closely with clubs and coaches to grow the sport at the grassroots level. He will take on a leadership role in managing domestic programs and the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships.

Jessica Price has been working with CanoeKayak Canada on an internship, contractual basis for the past year. She holds an Honours Bachelor in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa and a Graduate Certificate in Sport Business Management from Algonquin College. Since starting at CanoeKayak Canada she has facilitated much of the administrative work behind the scenes to ensure programs run smoothly. She has managed CanoeKids and played a big role in assisting with CKC’s National Coach Certification Program. She will continue to focus on the sprint domestic program but will also work to bridging together other disciplines including whitewater and marathon.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Ian Miller
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U23 crew boat assessment pool announced
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has named a pool of 25 athletes being invited to assessment training camps based on the results of Sprint National Team Trials 1 in Gainesville, Georgia. The assessment camps will focus on crew boat preparations and selection for National Team Trials 2 — and ultimately the Under 23 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships taking place in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal from July 23 to 26. The assessment camps will take place in Halifax and Montreal and will be led by National Team NextGen coaches Chad Brooks, Jan Kruk and Dave Robertson.

 

Training Camps

Men’s Kayak • May 11 – June 13 • Halifax, NS • Coached by Chad Brooks

Men’s Canoe • May 18 – June 13 • Halifax, NS • Coached by Jan Kruk

Women’s Kayak • May 18 – June 3 • Montréal, QC • Coached by Dave Robertson

 

U23 Crew Boat Pool

Men’s Kayak 1000

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Étienne Beauchesne Trois-Rivieres, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Adam Tenwolde Dartmouth, NS Banook Chad Brooks
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Scott Oldershaw / Mike Kerrivan
Nick Robson Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Conrad Hopp Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Hunter Morrissey Waverly, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Andrzej Gronowicz

 

Men’s Kayak 200

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Charles-Antoine Girouard Trois-Rivieres, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Liam O’Brien Dartmouth, NS Banook Chad Brooks

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Andréanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Mark Granger / Mathieu Pelletier
Alexa Irvin Kentville, NS Maskwa Mark Granger / Chad Brooks
Madeline Schmidt Ottawa, ON Rideau Mike Robinson
Sarah Vegas-Dubois Montréal, QC Pointe-Claire Marc Creamer
Olivia Denman Dartmouth, NS Banook Jan Kruk
Madison MacKenzie Chelsea, QC Cascades Frédéric Loyer
Ailish McNulty Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Sam Hall Dartmouth, NS Cheema Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Courtney Stott Pickering, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Tom Hall Waverly, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Drew Hodges Ottawa, ON Rideau Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Mike Robinson
Evan Bezemer Mississauga, ON Mississauga Tamas Buday Sr / Kyle Jeffery
Jeremy Stott Mississauga, ON Mississauga Tamas Buday Sr / Kyle Jeffery
Steve Frodsham Ottawa, ON Rideau Mike Robinson
Lucas Hetzler Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan

 

Trials Results

Selection Criteria

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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613.314.1352
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U23 crew boat assessment pool announced
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has named a pool of 25 athletes being invited to assessment training camps based on the results of Sprint National Team Trials 1 in Gainesville, Georgia. The assessment camps will focus on crew boat preparations and selection for National Team Trials 2 — and ultimately the Under 23 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships taking place in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal from July 23 to 26. The assessment camps will take place in Halifax and Montreal and will be led by National Team NextGen coaches Chad Brooks, Jan Kruk and Dave Robertson.

 

Training Camps

Men’s Kayak • May 11 – June 13 • Halifax, NS • Coached by Chad Brooks

Men’s Canoe • May 18 – June 13 • Halifax, NS • Coached by Jan Kruk

Women’s Kayak • May 18 – June 3 • Montréal, QC • Coached by Dave Robertson

 

U23 Crew Boat Pool

Men’s Kayak 1000

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Étienne Beauchesne Trois-Rivieres, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Adam Tenwolde Dartmouth, NS Banook Chad Brooks
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Scott Oldershaw / Mike Kerrivan
Nick Robson Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Conrad Hopp Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Hunter Morrissey Waverly, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Dave Robertson / Andrzej Gronowicz

 

Men’s Kayak 200

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Charles-Antoine Girouard Trois-Rivieres, QC Trois-Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Liam O’Brien Dartmouth, NS Banook Chad Brooks

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Andréanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Mark Granger / Mathieu Pelletier
Alexa Irvin Kentville, NS Maskwa Mark Granger / Chad Brooks
Madeline Schmidt Ottawa, ON Rideau Mike Robinson
Sarah Vegas-Dubois Montréal, QC Pointe-Claire Marc Creamer
Olivia Denman Dartmouth, NS Banook Jan Kruk
Madison MacKenzie Chelsea, QC Cascades Frédéric Loyer
Ailish McNulty Dartmouth, NS Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Sam Hall Dartmouth, NS Cheema Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Courtney Stott Pickering, ON Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Oakville, ON Burloak Adam Oldershaw

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Tom Hall Waverly, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Drew Hodges Ottawa, ON Rideau Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Mike Robinson
Evan Bezemer Mississauga, ON Mississauga Tamas Buday Sr / Kyle Jeffery
Jeremy Stott Mississauga, ON Mississauga Tamas Buday Sr / Kyle Jeffery
Steve Frodsham Ottawa, ON Rideau Mike Robinson
Lucas Hetzler Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan

 

Trials Results

Selection Criteria

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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CanoeKayak Canada names Sprint World Cup Team
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name its team to compete at three ICF Canoe Sprint World Cups on the eve of the team’s departure to Europe. The selections were made at the first set of National Team Trials which took place last weekend in Gainesville, Georgia.

“This is a big year and the World Cup Tour is a key part of preparing our team for the competitions to come,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “We’ll have the opportunity to test our systems in a Games setting and compete internationally with a home crowd with Pan Ams this summer and then we’ll move on to World Championships where Olympic qualification will be on the line. This is all part of our strategy leading up to 2016.”

In addition to competing for medals and international ranking, Canadian athletes will also be racing to lock up selection spots for the Pan American Games and World Championships. The Canadian Team will compete at all three ICF World Cups taking place over consecutive weekends starting on May 15.

Several additional athletes have been named to the World Cup Tour team this year to give them further racing opportunities to develop. Athletes names marked below with an *aestrix have been selected in addition to the core World Cup Team as they have met a performance indicator or are a NextGen targeted athlete.

World Cup Tour Route

World Cup 1 • May 15-17 • Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal

World Cup 2 • May 22-24 • Duisburg, Germany

World Cup 3 • May 29-31 • Copenhagen, Denmark

World Cup Tour Nominations

Men’s Kayak 1000

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Adam van Koeverden Oakville, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain
Angus Mortimer Ottawa, ON Rideau Scott Oldershaw / Wade Farquaharson
Andrew Jessop Halifax, NS Maskwa Scott Oldershaw / Chad Brooks
Rob Clarke Mississauga, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Brian Malfesi Maple Ridge, BC Ridge Scott Oldershaw / Piotr Majewski
Brady Reardon Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport, QC Lac-Beauport Fred Jobin / Chad Brooks / Luc Grenier
Philippe Duchesneau Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Scott Oldershaw
Christopher Mehak Toronto, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw

 

Men’s Kayak 200

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Mark de Jonge Halifax, NS Maskwa Fred Jobin
Hugues Fournel Montréal, QC Lachine Fred Jobin
Ryan Cochrane Windsor, NS Lac Beauport Fred Jobin
Étienne Morneau Québec, QC Lac Beauport Fred Jobin
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Fred Jobin / Chad Brooks / Mathieu Pelletier
Alex Scott* Bedford, NS Maskwa Fred Jobin / Chad Brooks

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Michelle Russell Fall River, NS Cheema Mark Granger / Mike Kerrivan
Kathleen Carole (KC) Fraser Oakville, ON Balmy Beach Mark Granger / Peter Martinek
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny Trois-Rivières, QC Pointe-Claire Mark Granger / Luc Grenier
Hannah Vaughan Dartmouth, NS Banook Mark Granger / Jan Kruk
Émilie Fournel Montréal, QC Lachine Mark Granger / Franck Gomez
Genevieve Orton Lake Echo, NS Orenda Mark Granger

 

Men’s Canoe 1000

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Ben Russell Dartmouth, NS Banook Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Burloak Larry Cain / Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Paul Bryant Richmond Hill, ON Burloak Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Craig Spence Dartmouth, NS Cheema Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk / Mike Kerrivan

 

Men’s Canoe 200

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Jason McCoombs Dartmouth, NS Banook Rob Stott / Jan Kruk
Ben Tardioli Ottawa, ON Rideau Rob Stott
Aaron Rublee* Kamloops, BC Burloak Rob Stott
Maxim Poulin* Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Rob Stott / Luc Grenier

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mathieu Pelletier
Katie Vincent Mississauga, ON Mississauaga Rob Stott / Kyle Jeffery

 

Trials Results

Selection Criteria

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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McCoombs and Tardioli repeat race-off at Trials in Georgia
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA – Canadian sprint paddlers continued racing for selection to the World Cup Tour team for a second day on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. The trials are the first round of selections the World Championships and Pan American Games and these teams will mainly be selected over the course of World Cups.

In a second final of the Men’s C1 200, Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS came out on top. Ben Tardioli of Ottawa, ON was second and as the winner of the first Men’s C1 200 final yesterday was up for a race-off with McCoombs. The same race-off scenario played out last year at the first set of Trials in Georgia and this year McCoombs prevailed. This gives McCoombs the first win for Trials 1 and the two will likely battle it out at World Cups for selection to the World Championships and Pan American Games teams.

Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny & Ben Russell (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny & Ben Russell
(photo: Bernard Irvin)

Ben Russell(Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) won the Men’s C2 1000. This is their first of two wins needed to secure the spot for World Championships and Pan American Games. Russell and Beauchesne-Sévigny placed fourth the last two years at World Championships and have been in strong medal contention at the World level.

Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) and Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON) won the Men’s K2 1000. Crew selection for Men’s K2 and K4s will be determined over the course of World Cups.

Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS won the Women’s K1 500 to follow up on her win in the K1 200 yesterday. She now holds the first win of two needed for World Championships in both distances.

Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) won the Women’s K2 500. Crew selection for the Women’s K2 and K4 will also be determined over the course of World Cups.

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC won a second final in the Women’s C1 200 to take the overall first win for Trials 1. She can lock up selection for the World Championships and Pan American Games Team with the top Canadian placing at World Cups.

Hugues Fournel of Montréal, QC won a second Men’s K1 200 final which took place for K2 200 assessment purposes. Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS did not race the second Men’s K1 200 final today. With his gold medal at World Championships last year, de Jonge’s win yesterday has secured him the spot for both the World Championships and Pan American Games.

Pierre-Luc Poulin of Lac Beauport, QC finished first in a U23 K1 500 final which was raced as part of the initial selection process for the U23 crew boat pool. A second set of trials in Montreal taking place from June 19 – 21 will be the main selection trials for Junior and U23 World Championships. For senior athletes, some selections for World Championships will continue at Trials 2.

CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Committee will be at the decision making table tonight and tomorrow. Canada’s team for World Cups will be announced on Monday.

Summary of Results

Event Result
Men’s C2 1000 1) Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS), Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC)2) Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON), Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS)

3) Thomas Hall (Dartmouth, NS), Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K1 500 1)   Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS)2)   Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC)

3)  Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS)

Men’s K2 1000 1) Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS), Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON)
2) Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC), Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON)3) Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON), Adam Tenwolde (Dartmouth, NS)
Women’s K2 500 1) Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS), Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS)2) Hayley Plante, Courtney Stott (Toronto, ON), Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON)
Women’s C1 200 – final 2/2 1)  Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)2) Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

3) Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON)

Men’s C1 200 – final 2/2 1) Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS)2) Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON)

3) Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC)

Men’s C1 200 – race-off 1) Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS)2) Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON)
Men’s K1 200 – second final 1) Hugues Fournel (Montréal, QC)2) Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS)

3) Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)

U23 Men’s K1 500 1) Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)2) Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC)

3) Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC)

Results

Photos by Bernard Irvin

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Sprint paddlers battle it out on first day of team trials in Georgia
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, USA – Canada’s fastest sprint paddlers started off their competition season for the year with the first set of National Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. The trials are being used to select Canada’s team to compete at World Cups in Europe in the second part of May. The trials are also the first round of selections for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and World Championships in Milan, Italy.

Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS won the Men’s K1 200. de Jonge is the reigning World Champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. Today’s win secures de Jonge the spot for World Championships and Pan American Games.

Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON topped the Men’s C1 1000 field. He needs another top spot at World Cups to secure selection to the Pan American Games and the World Championship Team.

Ottawa’s Angus Mortimer won the Men’s K1 1000. This gives him the first win towards selection for Pan Amercian Games and World Championships. Adam van Koeverden finished second in the event and will need to beat out Mortimer at both World Cups to win the K1 1000 spot.

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC won the first of two finals in Women’s C1 200. The multiple-time World Champion needs another win in the same event tomorrow to count an overall win at the trials. Two wins between trials and World Cups are needed to secure selection to the World Championships and Pan American Games Team.

Ben Tardioli of Ottawa, ON won the Men’s C1 200 which follows a similar selection route. He’ll need another win in a second final tomorrow to take the overall win for the trials. If someone else wins tomorrow’s final a race-off will take place between the two winners.

In women’s kayak Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS won the Women’s K1 200. Russell won gold in the K1 200 at the 2013 U23 World Championships and has been coming up through the ranks quickly at the international level. She needs another win at World Cup 1 or 2 to be selected for World Championships.

Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) raced against the clock as the sole crew in the Women’s K4 500 in an effort to achieve a performance standard. Crew selection for both women’s and men’s K4s will be determined over the course of World Cups.

The crew of Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC), Christopher Mehak (Toronto, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) won the Men’s K4 1000 by a margin of 3.4 seconds.

The trials continue until Sunday afternoon and CanoeKayak Canada will announce its World Cup Tour team on Monday.

Summary of Results

Event Result
Men’s K1 200 1)  Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS)2)  Ryan Cochrane

3)  Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Men’s K1 1000 1)  Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON)2)  Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON)

3)  Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON)

Men’s C1 1000 1)  Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)2)  Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS)

3)  Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Women’s K1 200 1)   Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS)2)   Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC)

3)   Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS)

Women’s K4 500 1)  Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Montréal, QC), Kathleen (KC) Fraser (Toronto, ON), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS)
Men’s K4 1000 1)  Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC), Christopher Mehak (Toronto, ON), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON)2)  Rob Clarke (Toronto, ON), Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS), Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC), Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON)
Men’s C1 200 – final 1/2 1) Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON)2) Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS)

3) Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC)

Women’s C1 200 – final 1/2 1)  Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC)2)   Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON)

3)   Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON)

 

Start lists & Results

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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May is Coach Development Month
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As lakes and rivers across the country thaw and clubs prepare for summer programs ahead, it’s getting to be that time of year where we celebrate the extraordinary role of coaches in our sport. It’s also a time to recruit new coaches and focus on professional development throughout the entire coach pathway. We have lined up several national activities below and have partnered with Provincial Associations to host a variety of local workshops across Canada.

CanoeKayak Canada is proud to financially support provincial ELCC and CanoeKids workshops, as well as National online webinars and workshops. For a full list of courses offered by partner provinces, click the hyperlinks below.

Quebec

Ontario

Nova Scotia

BC

National Workshops:

Register for workshops online through the Locker

PaddleALL Learning Faciliator Training

Saturday, May 9 • Ottawa

Periodization of Psychological Performance

Tuesday, May 12 at 12 p.m. EST  • Online workshop

Dr. Lori Dithurbide, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Dalhousie University, Sport Psychology Consultant for CKC.

Similar to periodizing energy system, strength, and technical development, the various mental skills required for an athlete to perform at the highest level also need to be periodized through the year. This workshop will give ideas to coaches as to when to emphasize various mental skill training and development through the year.

ELCC Advanced Gradation Manage a Sport Program Module

Wednesday, May 20, 7–10 p.m. EST • Online workshop

Manage a sport program helps coaches develop competencies in management skills such as planning, scheduling in a U15 program or canoe club, regatta management, EAPs at a regatta, conflict management, tracking athletes, and many other management skills required.

The 4 Stages of Technical Development

Monday, May 25 • 8–10 p.m. EST • Online workshop

This workshop will guide coaches through 4 stages of technical development for both kayak and canoe.  The 4 stages along the progression continuum include technical objectives, technical focuses, developmentally appropriate equipment, and developmental considerations for Learn to Train and Train to Train athletes. This workshop will also be used to train facilitators from across Canada who will deliver this presentation, regionally, and in the club environment. If Provinces or Territories have a coach or technical director interested in becoming a presenter, please forward their names.

 

We hope you’ll join us in celebrating Coach Development Month by participating in workshops and encouraging coaches at your club to do the same. Your efforts in getting coaches trained and certified go a long way in improving the quality of sport within our clubs and enable Canadian paddlers to reach their full potential.

We will be promoting Coach Development Month on TwitterFacebook and our website. We encourage you to share and interact online to ensure Coach Development Month has a big impact.

If you have a story idea or other suggestions for Coach Development Month, please email me at pniedre@canoekayak.ca.

I look forward to a great month ahead,

Peter Niedre
Director of Athlete and Coach Development

Coach Development Month – Recruit, Develop, Educate

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Canada’s top sprint paddlers to compete in Georgia this weekend
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, USA – Canada’s fastest sprint CanoeKayak athletes will race at Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3. Headlining this weekend’s competitors are three Olympic medalists including reigning World Champion Mark de Jonge of Halifax, four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON and Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON.

Mark Oldershaw prepares for his races this weekend on Lake Lanier.

Mark Oldershaw prepares for his races this weekend on Lake Lanier.

Canadian athletes have spent the last several months training in Florida and this will be their first competition of the year. The first one will be a big one as the trials will determine selections for World Cup Tour taking place in Europe in the second half of May.

These trials will also be the first round of selections for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and World Championships in Milan, Italy. Each event has its own selection criteria but for most events an athlete or crew needs two wins to secure selection to the Pan American Games or World Championships Team. The winner in Georgia generally has two more opportunities to beat out the second place competitor at World Cups in order to lock up the spot. Some selections for World Championships will continue into a second set of National Team trials to be held in Montréal from June 19 – 21.

The trials will also weigh on carding selections for Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program and in some cases selections for U23 World Championships. CanoeKayak Canada will name its team for World Cups this coming Monday.

Start lists & Results

Lead-up Photos by Bernard Irvin

Selection Criteria

WHAT:  Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials

WHEN: Saturday, May 2 (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)

Sunday, May 3 (8:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. EST)

WHERE: Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club 

3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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NextGen Ontario Training Group launched and athletes named
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has partnered with the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario and CanoeKayak Ontario to roll out a NextGen Training Group in Ontario. This initiative is geared toward supporting the next generation of podium potential athletes with focused coaching and sport science resources.

“Ontario is a consistent producer of world class paddlers, including numerous Olympic medalists over the years,” stated Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “Launching this initiative with our Ontario partners is the next step in creating a truly national system. NextGen Ontario will ensure our top up-and-coming Ontario athletes have what they need to develop into International level podium performers.”

This is the third NextGen initiative CanoeKayak Canada has announced. The first NextGen Institute program was launched in Quebec last fall. A similar NextGen Atlantic Training Group was created soon after and the same model will be implemented in Ontario. CanoeKayak Canada and its partners are excited about the Government of Canada’s plans, announced in last week’s federal budget, to dedicate up to $20 million over four years to NextGen programs by matching private sector funding beginning in 2016-17.

NextGen is closely intertwined with the club system and will support the identified athletes in their daily training environment, as well during specific camps throughout the year. Rob Stott is the National Team coaching lead for NextGen Ontario. He will work closely with Ontario’s Technical Director, Ryan Blair and club coaches to manage training programs for NextGen identified athletes.

In addition to the core group of athletes, other Ontario-based athletes may be identified and invited to join the group in the future based on their demonstrated potential. The core group is comprised of athletes who are primarily situated in Ontario but the composition of the group may change periodically where athletes from other parts of Canada relocate or attend training camps.

NextGen Ontario Identified Athletes

Men’s Kayak

Athlete             Club Club Head Coach
Rob Clarke Burloak Adam Oldershaw
Condrad Hopp Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Nigel Rockett Balmy Beach Peter Martinek

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete             Club Club Head Coach
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Burloak Adam Oldershaw
Madeline Schmidt Rideau Mike Robinson

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete             Club Club Head Coach
Ben Tardioli Rideau Mike Robinson
Roland Varga Richmond Hill Helen Savin
Drew Hodges Rideau Mike Robinson

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete             Club Club Head Coach
Katie Vincent Mississagua Kyle Jeffery
Taylor Potts Balmy Beach Peter Martinek
Megan Sibthorpe Rideau Mike Robinson

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For more information:

Ian Miller
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Apr
24
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Tayler tops Canadian results at junior and U23 canoe slalom worlds
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FOZ DO IGUASSU, BRAZIL – Six Canadian athletes made their semi-final runs today at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil.

Ottawa’s Michael Tayler posted the top result with a fourteenth place ranking in semi-finals of the U23 Men’s K1. A two second penalty for a gate touch put him just out of the top-ten needed to make the finals in a highly competitive field. Ryley Penner of Lundbreck, AB also raced the U23 Men’s K1 and finished 29th.

In U23 Women’s K1, Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) finished 20th while Florence Maheu (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC) came in 26th.

In C1, Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) wound up 22nd in the U23 semi-final and Ottawa’s Ben Risk was 28th in the junior final.

Team runs and finals take place Saturday and Sunday. The Canadian team will return home to prepare for National Team Trials taking place in Minden, ON on

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) U23 Men’s K1 14th in semi-final (91.19)
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) U23 Women’s K1 20th in semi-final (110.02)
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)  U23 Men’s C1 22nd in semi-final (113.00)
Florence Maheu (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC) U23 Women’s K1 26th in semi-final (114.15)
Ben Risk (Ottawa, ON) Junior Men’s C1 28th in semi-final (112.58)
Ryley Penner (Lundbreck, AB)  U23 Men’s K1 29th in semi-final (95.52)

 

Start lists & Results

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Apr
23
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Two through on day 2 of junior and U23 canoe slalom worlds
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FOZ DO IGUASSU, BRAZIL – Two more Canadian athletes have made it through to semi-finals at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil.

Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC put down a solid run to finish ninth in the Women’s U23 K1 heat. Florence Maheu of Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC made the semis with a twenty-fifth place finish in the same event.

In total, six Canadians will compete in tomorrow’s semi-finals. A top ten result tomorrow is needed to get through to the finals on Saturday. Races start tomorrow morning and can be viewed live through online streaming video.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) U23 Women’s K1 9th in heatsAdvanced to semi-final
Florence Maheu (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC) U23 Women’s K1 25th in heatsAdvanced to semi-final
Hannah Penner (Lundbreck, AB) Junior Women’s K1 31st in heats
Natasha O’Connell (Ottawa, ON) Junior Women’s K1 33rd in heats 
Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK) Junior Women’s K1 38th  in heats
*Corrected Results from yesterday:
Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON) Junior Men’s K1 47th in heats*
Adrian Cole (Calgary, AB)  U23 Men’s K1 49th in heats*

 

Start lists & Results

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Apr
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Michael Tayler sits fourth after first day of canoe slalom U23 worlds
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FOZ DO IGUASSU, BRAZIL – Michael Tayler of Ottawa led the pack of Canadian athletes on the opening day of competition at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil.

Tayler, a 2012 Olympian in his last year of U23 eligibility, finished the U23 Men’s K1 preliminary runs in fourth place to prove his medal potential at the Championships. Tayler will race the semi-finals on Friday morning in an attempt to qualify for Saturday’s top-ten final.

Liam Smedley of Dunrobin, ON and Ryley Penner of Lundbreck, AB have also qualified for the U23 semi-finals on Friday. Smedley finished 25th in the preliminary runs of U23 Men’s C1 while Penner was 39th in U23 Men’s K1.

One junior athlete got through to the semi-finals. Ottawa’s Ben Risk qualified with a 29th place finish in the Junior Men’s C1 heats. Women’s K1 and Men’s C2 will race preliminary runs tomorrow.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) U23 Men’s K1 4th in heats
Advanced to semi-final
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) U23 Men’s C1 25th in heats
Advanced to semi-final
Ben Risk (Ottawa, ON) Junior Men’s C1 29th in heats
Advanced to semi-final
Ryley Penner (Lundbreck, AB) U23 Men’s K1 39th in heats
Advanced to semi-final
Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK) Junior Women’s C1 20th in heats
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON) Junior Women’s C1 24th in heats
Maxime Leboeuf (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC) Junior Men’s K1 36th in heats
Pelly Vincent-Braun (Whitehorse, YK) Junior Men’s C1 37th in heats
Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON) Junior Men’s K1 47th in heats
Adrian Cole (Calgary, AB) U23 Men’s K1 49th in heats
Darius Ramrattan (Innisfail, AB) Junior Men’s K1 61st in heats
Willa Mason (Chelsea, QC) Junior Women’s C1 DNF

 

Start lists & Results

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Apr
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Federal budget includes $20 million over four years for NextGen
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OTTAWA – Today’s federal budget announcement contains plans to boost a program focused on ensuring the long-term success of Canada’s high performance athletes. The Canadian Government plans to dedicate up to $20 million by matching private sector funding beginning in 2016-17 to support the next generation of podium potential athletes.

“The NextGen concept focuses targeted sport science, sport medicine and coaching resources into the daily training environment of athletes, who will compete for us in Tokyo and beyond,” explains Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “This is exactly what the sport system needs to sustain the breakthrough performances Canada has achieved over the last two quadrennials.”

NextGen Athlete Profile: Click here to read how the NextGen program is helping Craig Spence reach toward his long term goals

The money will be spread through several targeted sports and partners. As a Tier 1 sport that has been a leader in implementing the NextGen concept, CanoeKayak Canada and its athletes are well positioned to benefit from today’s announcement.

CanoeKayak Canada launched a NextGen program in Quebec last fall in partnership with Own the Podium, CanoeKayak Quebec and the Institut National du Sport du québec. A similar program to target a NextGen training group in Atlantic Canada was created soon after in partnership with the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic and the Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada. Plans are already in place to expand NextGen to Ontario.

NextGen programs in Nova Scotia and Ontario are consistent with CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Athlete Development strategy and are modelled on OTP’s NextGen Program. Both may benefit from the sustainable funding the enhanced federal program will provide. Today’s funding announcement will improve the reach and national reach of NextGen programs by injecting targeted money into development programs where a funding gap often prevents future medal hopefuls from achieving their full potential.

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Apr
21
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NextGen Athlete Profile – Craig Spence
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Just two years after competing at Junior World Championships, Craig Spence is already on his way to making some waves on the senior team. He’s been working extensively with coaches Jan Kruk and Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki since being identified as a NextGen Atlantic athlete.

“It’s a lot more support and has just been really positive,” Spence remarked. He’s gearing up for the first set of National Team Trials in Georgia at the start of May where he hopes to make the World Cup Tour Team. While he’s got his eyes fixed on Europe in the short term, he feels with the NextGen training group in place the cut between making the team and not will be less hardline this year.

“After trials, if I’m not part of the senior tour, with the NextGen training group I at least know I’m going to be training hard in a focused group and making gains while the others are away,” explained Spence. “Before it was very much ‘you’re in or you’re out’ but this is going to make a big difference for those NextGen athletes on the edge.”

In addition to working with his coaches on technique on the ergometer over the winter, the NextGen training group has enabled Spence to take advantage of a lot more sport science resources. Sports psychology, nutrition and specific weight training are just a few of the services Spence has been able to access to enhance his training. While at home he trains at the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic daily and in Florida camp he’s also had access to leading-edge sport science professionals. He sees having more than one opinion on training as a big advantage as he reaches toward his long-term goals.

Apr
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Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom team hits the water in Brazil
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FOZ DO IGUASSU, BRAZIL – A team of 18 athletes and four coaches will represent Canada at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships kicking off tomorrow in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil.

Over 380 athletes from 36 countries are competing at the Championships which run from Wednesday to Sunday. The athletes will start with preliminary runs and will race against the clock through a whitewater course to try to qualify a spot in the semi-finals and subsequent finals.

“I’m thrilled that our rising talents will get a taste of international competition early in the season,” said James Cartwright, CanoeKayak Canada’s Slalom High Performance Manager. “We are treating this race as a precious opportunity for our junior athletes to gain race experience on an artificial slalom course.  2012 Olympian, Michael Tayler, will be looking to end his U23 career with a strong performance in the K1M event.”

U23 Team

Men’s K1 U23

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)
Ryley Penner (Lundbreck, AB)
Adrian Cole (Calgary, AB)

Women’s K1 U23
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC)
Florence Maheu (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC)

Men’s C1 U23
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)
Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC)

Junior Team

Men’s K1 Junior
Maxime Leboeuf (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC)
Darius Ramrattan (Innisfail, AB)
Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K1 Junior
Hannah Penner (Lundbreck, AB)
Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)
Natasha O’Connell (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C1 Junior
Ben Risk (Ottawa, ON)
Pelly Vincent-Braun (Whitehorse, YK)

Women’s C1 Junior
Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)
Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)
Willa Mason (Chelsea, QC)

Coaches
Michael  Holroyd (Calgary, AB)
Brendan Curson (Saskatoon, SK)
Paul Manning Hunter (Edmonton, AB)
Louis-Philippe Légaré (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC)

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Apr
21
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NextGen Atlantic Core Training Group Unveiled
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name a core roster of athletes to its NextGen Atlantic Training Group. CanoeKayak Canada launched the NextGen program in Atlantic Canada last fall in partnership with the Canadian Sports Centre Atlantic and the clubs of the Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada.

The program is geared towards identifying athletes with long-range potential to perform internationally. With a time frame focused on the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, the program is designed to help athletes successfully make the step to the senior-level with an emphasis on expert coaching, integrated sport science and providing other resources typically only available to the senior national team in the athletes’ daily training environment.

“We’re very pleased to name our first NextGen training group in Atlantic Canada” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “With this program we’re creating a highly focused training environment. This is going to accelerate the development of the athletes in the group and also those who strive to join the group in the future as athletes graduate to the senior ranks. NextGen is going to be a key element in growing our medal potential for years to come.”

NextGen is closely intertwined with the club system. Athletes in the core group alternate between the club environment and the NextGen training group depending on the time of year. Jan Kruk and Chad Brooks are the coaching leads for NextGen Atlantic and work closely with club coaches to manage training programs for NextGen identified athletes.

In addition to the core group of athletes, other Atlantic-based athletes may be identified and invited to join the group in the future based on their demonstrated potential. The NextGen Atlantic training group identifies athletes who are primarily situated in Atlantic Canada but the composition of the group may change periodically where athletes from other parts of Canada relocate to the area or attend training camps.

 

NextGen Atlantic Core Training Group

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Club Club Head Coach
Alex Scott Maskwa Jon Pike
Marshall Hughes Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Adam Tenwolde Banook Jan Kruk*
Liam O’Brien Banook Jan Kruk*
Andrew Jessop Maskwa Jon Pike
Zane Clarke Banook Jan Kruk*
Hunter Morrissey Cheema Mike Kerrivan

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Club Club Head Coach
Michelle Russell Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Alexa Irvin Maskwa Jon Pike
Ailish McNulty Mic Mac Chris Chaisson
Olivia Denman Banook Jan Kruk*
Hayley Nelson Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Sam Hall Cheema Mike Kerrivan

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Club Club Head Coach
Jason McCoombs Banook Jan Kruk*
Roland Varga Richmond Hill Helen Savin
Marc Tarling Pointe-Claire Marc Creamer
Craig Spence Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Thomas Hall Cheema Mike Kerrivan

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Club Club Head Coach
Hannah MacIntosh Senobe Rob Baert

*past club head coach

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Apr
10
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John Edwards to wind down role at CanoeKayak Canada
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As of May 1st, 2015, John Edwards will finish his duties as Domestic Development Director at CanoeKayak Canada. John will continue to work with CKC on a part-time basis as part of CanoeKayak Canada’s commitment to the international Paracanoe programme and to be a special advisor to the CEO. He will continue his work with Club Excellence and act as a consultant to coordinate strategic initiatives for the betterment of CKC.

John Edwards partage son amour du canotage pendant toute sa vie avec sa petite-fille Harmony.

John Edwards shares his life-long love of paddling with his granddaughter Harmony.

“At my core, I have always been passionate and enthusiastic about the simple visceral experience of quietly gliding over a mirror-like surface propelled by a paddle,” John described. “All I have ever wanted to do was share this experience with others. I thank all those who have given me this opportunity.”

John grew up paddling at the Carleton Place Canoe Club and became the club’s first Olympian in the1972 and 1976 Olympic Games. He started as CKC’s Domestic Development Director in 1999.  He led the largest growth ever in CKC’s Sprint Racing Clubs and membership. John also expanded opportunities for more Canadians to paddle. He initiated CKC’s Aboriginal Paddling Initiative, the PaddleALL program for paddlers with disabilities and championed women in canoeing as a means to ensure the sport was truly a family and community based sport.

In addition to his domestic role, he is a Board member of the International Canoe Federation and is the Chair of the ICF’s Paracanoe Committee which seeks to expand the accessibility of the sport on a world-wide basis.  He was instrumental in putting Paracanoe on the Paralympic program for 2016 and 2020.

“On behalf of CKC I’d like to thank John for his years of dedication and enthusiasm for the sport,” said Casey Wade, CEO of CanoeKayak Canada. “He has made an extraordinary contribution. I know he’ll continue to stay involved and build upon that legacy that has welcomed so many paddlers into the sport.”

Mar
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CanoeKayak Canada remembers sports journalist Matthew Wuest
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OTTAWA – It is with great sadness that CanoeKayak Canada and the Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada learn of the passing of sports journalist Matthew Wuest. Wuest covered paddling stories for many years in Atlantic Canada. He was a friendly face at Lake Banook and would come to regattas regardless of the weather to do his finest work in telling the stories of athletes. He will be missed greatly by those who have been interviewed by him and everyone who has had the pleasure of reading his work. Our thoughts and sympathies are with his friends and family.

Mar
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Allan More Remembered
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By Glen Benison

I heard the news today….so sad. An old crewmate and more importantly a mentor had passed away.

Gordy Hill, Barry Wright, Allan More, Rene Pilon

Gordy Hill, Barry Wright, Allan More, Rene Pilon

Allan More, the proud CKC Commodore in 1970 and winner of the prestigious Black trophy in 1959 had lost a very brief battle with cancer and drifted beyond the finish buoys last week. In my mind, he was as classy a guy as you could ever hope to meet.

As Commodore of the Lachine Racing Canoe Club (LRCC) in the mid-1960s, Allan’s inclusiveness and honest leadership were the determining factors that convinced my very parents that perhaps the LRCC wasn’t such a bad place, after all, to let their young son hang out. Fifty years later I am still lingering in boathouses. Thank you, Allan.

He’s the guy in Lachine’s 1959 Black winning crew who shunned the trendy crew-cut hair style of the day and went with the cool Elvis Presley wave. That and his winning personality captured the heart of the pretty blond from across the river. Ruth would become his wife of 40 plus years and Allan would assure you that winning her was his finest victory.

Allan travelled the world as a sales executive with Alcan. He was an under-aged signee, at 15, with the Junior “A” Lachine Maroons hockey team.  He remained a sportsman well into his adult years until his knees put him on the sidelines.

A vivid memory lingers within me.

The 1971 Canadian Championships in the hurricane on Lake Banook. Last race of the day. Senior Men’s war. Quebec City and Mississauga pull away from the pack and battle stroke for stroke into the horrific wind and rain. They sprint to the wire where none of the paddlers knows the result. The Missy contingent on the Banook side of the lake are ecstatic; the Quebec City fans huddled on the Mic Mac balcony are silent. Those twenty eight paddlers remain drifting on the lake, leaning over their gunnels, pelted by the rain, awaiting the announcement from the judges’ stand. Several minutes pass, then the call: “In first place, Quebec City”.  The Missy crew, devastated and grumpy, paddles to shore. Their coxswain tells them to stay put and walks to that judges’ stand. He asks to speak to the Chief Judge and then asks him if he is positive about the call. The judge raises his thumb and index finger two inches apart and says: “Mark, I am sure.”  Missy coxswain, Mark Butler, does not dispute the answer. The Chief Judge is Allan More. He is renowned as an honest man with unquestionable credibility.

I have another memory now. I am one of a few teenaged volunteers from LRCC who get to join Allan and Ruth at a Harry Belafonte concert at Montreal’s Place des Arts. It’s a night that leaves a deep impression. A Belafonte song from that night wafts through my head today. ‘Try to remember when life was slow and oh so mellow’. Rest in peace, Allan.

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Slalom athletes ditch winter to take on Australian Open
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PENRITH, AUSTRALIA – It may be winter in Canada but that’s not keeping eleven Canadian canoe slalom off the water. The team has travelled to the other side of the planet to seek out hotly contested competition in the early part of 2015. After a bit of training in New Zealand and Australia the team is gearing up for the Australian Open. The annual competition starts Thursday and runs through until Sunday. The course in Penrith was home to the canoe slalom venue for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and has been a popular training site for the Canadian Team.

Headlining the Canadian delegation is a trio of Men’s K1 athletes including Ben Hayward, David Ford and Michael Tayler. Hayward was Canada’s top international performer last year and made finals at two ICF World Cups. Ford is a five-time Olympian and has a leading attendance record at the Australian Olympian. Michael Tayler is a 2012 Olympian. Up-and-comers Adrian Cole and Ryley Penner will also compete in Men’s K1.

Brothers Cameron and Liam Smedley will both take to the water in Men’s C1. Liam Smedley made a bold return to competition after shoulder surgery last week as he won the New Zealand Open. Several Canadians competed in New Zealand but competition is sure to ramp up even more in Australia. Haley Daniels will represent Canada in the Women’s C1. Jessica Groeneveld, Thea Froehlich and Jazmyne Denhollander will compete in the Women’s K1.

Competing Athletes

Men’s K1
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)
David Ford (Edmonton, AB)
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)
Adrian Cole (Calgary, AB)
Ryley Penner (Lundbreck, AB)

Women’s K1
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC)

Men’s C1
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

Women’s C1
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

Results and Start Lists

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Kayak events officially into 2016 Paralympic Games
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Va’a events could be included in 2020

The International Paralympic Committee has approved six Paracanoe kayak events for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Paracanoe became a Paralympic sport in 2010 but research needed to be conducted on the classification system before the sport could be officially adopted into the Paralympic program. The IPC Governing Board Meeting this past weekend in Abu Dhabi, UAE was the final opportunity to have Paracanoe events added for 2016. Paracanoe has also been confirmed as a sport for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and specific events have not yet been decided.

While getting Paracanoe kayak events on to the Paralympic program is a great achievement, unfortunately Va’a events were not accepted for 2016. Further research on Va’a classification must be conducted in order for the single-bladed Paracanoe discipline to be included. There is potential for this change to happen as early as 2017. This omission comes as a disappointment to athletes who have been training hard in V1 in anticipation of 2016.

“Making headway at the international level is no easy task and we applaud the work of all those who have worked tirelessly to advance the sport so far in such a short time,” said Casey Wade, CEO of CanoeKayak Canada. “We were of course hoping to see V1 events included on the list and I know how disappointed those athletes must be. We will continue to push the canoe discipline forward for both Para and able-body events and we remain optimistic for 2020.”

The program for the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships will include Va’a events and all Paracanoe athletes must be reclassified based on a newly developed system before competing.

2016 Paracanoe Events

Men

  • Kayak (KL1) 200m
  • Kayak (KL2) 200m
  • Kayak (KL3) 200m

Women

  • Kayak (KL1) 200m
  • Kayak (KL2) 200m
  • Kayak (KL3) 200m

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Jan
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Apogee Sports and CanoeKayak Canada launch clothing sponsorship
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logo-apogee-2010OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada’s sprint and slalom National Teams will take on a striking new look this year. CanoeKayak Canada is teaming up with Apogee Sports of Québec City to outfit its sprint and slalom athletes for international competition.

Apogee will proudly produce all performance apparel for the team in Canada at its factory in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, just outside of Québec City.

“We are thrilled to have Apogee on board as a partner to help us present an impressive team to the world,” said Casey Wade, CEO of CanoeKayak Canada. “I know how proud our athletes are to compete with the maple leaf on their racing gear and the made-in-Canada tag will be one more reminder of the fact that homegrown Canadian talent is world-class.”

Apogee is by no means new to the game of designing and manufacturing performance gear for elite athletes. The company also produces racing apparel for Biathlon Canada to target top results in a sport where clothing choice matters.

“The new clothing is about more than a fresh new look,” explains Apogee’s President Stéphane Roy. “Our textile designers are working with the team to make performance wear that will actually give the team a leading advantage. In a sport when every fraction of a second counts, we’re doing everything we can to optimize aspects of wind resistance, flexibility and comfort to help our athletes get that edge to land on the podium.”

Apogee has already piloted gear for CanoeKayak Canada’s men’s kayak 200 metre team in the 2014 season. New prototypes are currently in development and the new clothing will be rolled out in the lead up to competition season. Apogee will produce both performance apparel and casual wear for CanoeKayak Canada. The clothing will also be made available for purchase online and at CanoeKayak events. Some casual wear may be produced overseas while the performance wear for the Canadian team will be exclusively produced in Canada.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

 

 

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Dave Robertson to coach NextGen Québec program
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to announce the hiring of Dave Robertson as the coach of its NextGen Québec program. He will play an integral role in preparing the next generation of targeted athletes to convert their podium potential into medal performances at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.

Robertson has extensive experience working with athletes at the club, provincial and National Team level. He started his coaching career at his home club of Wascana in Regina, SK and later went on to coach at Lake Lanier in Georgia, USA. Upon returning to Canada he coached the Men’s Kayak Development team. He is a graduate of the Accelerated Coach Education program and his most recent position was as National Team Coach of the Senior Men’s Kayak 1000m group.

“We’re excited to have Dave back on our team,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “He will play a significant role in working with individual athletes – and supporting coaches and partners – to take our talent pool in Québec to the elite international level. Dave is a real collaborator and I know this skill will be appreciated in Québec where working together with club coaches will be critical to the program’s success.”

The NextGen Québec program is supported by strong partnerships between CanoeKayak Canada, Own the Podium, Institut National du Sport du Québec and CanoeKayak Québec. The program launched in Québec last September when ten athletes were named to the NextGen training group. These athletes have access to dedicated coaching, sport science and medicine and a pathway to future Olympic teams.

“I’m excited to work closely with the NextGen program athletes and coaches, INS, CKQ, and Québec clubs,” said Robertson. “I want to ensure that targeted athletes receive enhanced support and opportunities to accelerate their development to become top-level world-class paddlers.”

Roberston will start his new post this spring in Florida and will relocate to work out of the National Team Training Centre in Montréal.

 

Mathieu Pelletier and Luc Grenier to support NextGen Québec program

Mathieu Pelletier and Luc Grenier have been hired to play a critical role in supporting the NextGen Québec program as Associate National Team Coaches. Pelletier has coached at the Trois-Rivières Canoe-Kayak Club since 2000 where he has taken the club to great heights and produced multiple National Team athletes. Luc Grenier has coached at Lac Beauport since 2011 and has proven his ability to develop elite Junior and Under 23 athletes.

Both Pelletier and Grenier will continue in their current club roles at Trois-Rivières and Lac Beauport where they will support the NextGen program athletes located in their area of Québec. The program is keenly intertwined with the club system to enable upcoming athletes to make the transition from the club level to the National Team training environment.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

The Institut National du Sport du Québec provides high performance athletes and coaches in Québec with world-class support and integrated sport science and medicine services. CanoeKayak Québec supports the development of athletes, coaches and the sport in Québec.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Nov
30
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Tamas Buday Sr and Rob Baert recognized for Coaching Contributions
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has recognized the contributions of Tamas Buday Sr and Rob Baert through its Coaching Excellence Awards.

Tamas Buday Sr. of Mississauga, ON is the winner of the CEO’s Award of Coaching Excellence. This award is in recognition of a coach going above and beyond to contribute to the advancement of CanoeKayak in addition to their regular coaching duties. Buday Sr. has dedicated 25 years of coaching service to the National Team. He continues to travel to paddling clubs across Canada to work with athletes and share his knowledge by mentoring coaches. He is an NCCP Coach Educator. After hours he can often be found fixing boats and paddles to ensure athletes have what they need to be successful.

Rob Baert of Senobe Aquatic Club in Dartmouth, NS is the winner of the Club Development Award. Baert has been instrumental in initiating and leading Senobe’s PaddleALL program which now has 17 paddlers. He has grown participation at the club and has introduced many new paddlers to the sport by setting up lean to paddle camps.

Coaches whose athletes were selected to a National Team this year or achieved a gold medal at National Championships received the Coach Recognition Award. A total of 44 coaches were awarded with 13 coaches winning the award for the first time.

Coach Recognition Award Winners

*New winner

*Darren Mossman        Pickering Rouge

*Ken Muir                     Ridge

*Pat Lester                    Carleton Place

*Gabor Kulcsar            Wascana

*Wade Farquharson    Rideau

*Joel Hazzan               Ottawa River

*Hunter George           Burloak

*Robert Conrad           Sack-a-Wa

*Tamas Buday Sr          Mississauga

*Paul Manning-Hunter Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak

*Sam Wey                    Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak

*Jamie Cutts                CKC Development Coach

*Spencer Pomeroy      CKC Development Coach

Rob Baert                    Senobe

Tamas Buday Jr           Pointe-Claire

Chris Chaisson             Mic Mac

Marc Creamer             Pointe-Claire

Blake Dalton                CanoeKayak BC

Mari Ellery                    Balmy Beach

Edgar Garza                Calgary

Luc Grenier                  Lac Beauport

Andrezej Gronomicz    Saskatoon

Brian Hammer              Pitt Meadows

Kyle Jeffery                  Mississauga

Mike Kerrivan               Cheema

Jan Kruk                       Banook

Czom Latorovszki        Banook

Fred Loyer                    Cascades

Piotr Majewski              Ridge

Peter Martinek             Balmy Beach

Stanislav Marek           Kamloops

Ian Mortimer                Rideau

Adam Oldershaw        Burloak

Scott Oldershaw          Burloak

Mathieu Pelletier          Trois Rivieres

Johnathan Pike           Maskwa

Samuel Raiche           Lachine

Mike Robinson             Rideau

Jerome Seremak          Manitoba

Jon Allen                     Chilliwack Center of Excellence

Brendan Curson          CanoeKayak Saskatchewan

Mike Holroyd               Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak

Louis-Philipe Legare     Valleyfield Centre d’Excellence

Michal Staniszewski     CKC Head Coach

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Ian Miller

Communications and Marketing Officer, CanoeKayak Canada

613.314.1352

imiller@canoekayak.ca

Nov
28
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Kenna Robins departing to new role at Canadian Olympic Committee
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OTTAWA – Kenna Robins will be moving on from her coaching role at CanoeKayak Canada to pursue an opportunity with the Canadian Olympic Committee. Kenna is currently the lead of CKC’s Junior and Under 23 program and the NextGen Quebec Coach.

Kenna started as a National Development Team Coach in 2005 and her role evolved into the Assistant Coach of the women’s team. She has worked with athletes at all levels and even went to the 2008 Olympic Games in a coaching capacity.

“Kenna is a coach who embodies everything this sport is about,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “She’s worked tremendously hard and risen through the ranks to have a strong impact on our team. We’re going to miss her and I know she will continue to make a difference in Canadian sport through her new role.”

Kenna will continue with CanoeKayak Canada until the end of December before starting her new role as the Coordinator of Team Services with the Canadian Olympic Committee. With her life and family rooted so deeply in paddling, she says this new direction is far from the end of her involvement with CanoeKayak.

“This sport is in my blood and in my heart,” said Kenna. “I’ve absolutely loved working with everyone in the CanoeKayak family and in one capacity or another I know I’ve still got many regatta days ahead. Thank you to everyone who has made my coach career the phenomenal experience it has been.”

We hope you will join us in thanking Kenna for her many years of commitment to CKC and wishing her well in her new job.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Ian Miller
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Nov
28
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CanoeKayak Canada launches new website
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has launched its new website www.canoekayak.ca. The website has been designed and developed by The Bytown Group in Ottawa.

“The new site projects an image of CanoeKayak that will surely inspire our community and the public to explore the many opportunities within our sport,” said Casey Wade, CEO of CanoeKayak Canada. “We are thrilled to launch this site and hope it leads many more people to the water.”

The site provides a fresh new look for the sport and brings the paddling disciplines of sprint, whitewater and marathon under one banner. There’s also information on other types of paddling including canoe polo, freestyle, wildwater and dragonboat. To make the sport more accessible, newcomers can learn how to get involved and can even punch in their postal code to find a nearby club.

National Team athletes and coaches are proudly showcased on the site. Staff and committees are also profiled with an organizational overview to better articulate CanoeKayak Canada’s role as a national sport organization.

There is an array of resources to support clubs, coaches, administrators and athletes along with a comprehensive section on becoming a coach or volunteering and officiating. The site has been designed to be mobile friendly with easy accessibility for smartphones and tablets which are becoming increasingly popular for viewing content online.

Feedback on the new website can be submitted through a survey.

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CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Ian Miller

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613.314.1352

imiller@canoekayak.ca

 

Nov
19
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Ten Coaches nominated for CanoeKayak Canada Awards
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to congratulate the 10 coaches who have been nominated for the Coaching Excellence Awards. Winners will be announced at CanoeKayak Canada’s annual coaching conference on November 29 in Ottawa. The CEO’s Award is awarded to a coach who goes above and beyond to contribute to the advancement of CanoeKayak in addition to their regular coaching duties. The Club Development Award recognizes a coach who has made significant achievements in developing a club or the sport at the grassroots level. The Coach Recognition Awards will also recognize those who have been selected to a National Team or achieved a gold medal at National Championships.

Caroline Brunet travaille sur la technique avec le groupe d’entraînement de kayak masculin ProchaineGén                   (photo: Sylvain Martel)

Caroline Brunet travaille sur la technique avec le groupe d’entraînement de kayak masculin ProchaineGén
(photo: Sylvain Martel)

Nominees:

CEO’s Award of Coaching Excellence

  • Tamas Buday Sr. (Mississauga – ON)
  • Marc Creamer (Pointe-Claire – QC)
  • Bob Vincent (Marathon – Dorchester, ON)

Club Development Award

  • Rob Baert (Senobe – Dartmouth, NS)
  • Robert Conrad (Sackawa – Sackville, NS)
  • Edgar Garza (Calgary – AB)
  • Mark Hubbard (Lake Milo – Yarmouth NS)
  • Brian Hammer (Pitt Meadows PaddleALL Program – BC)
  • Louis-Philippe Légaré (Centre d’Excellence d’Eau Vive de Valleyfield – QC)
  • Karen Lukanovich (Viking – Wentworth-Nord, QC)

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Ian Miller

Communications and Marketing Officer, CanoeKayak Canada

613.314.1352

imiller@canoekayak.ca

Nov
14
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Jan Kruk to Coach NextGen Training Group for Atlantic Canadian Athletes with Olympic Potential
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HALIFAX, NS – Veteran Olympic Coach Jan Kruk will lead the NextGen Training Group for Atlantic Canada, focusing on supporting potential performers at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. Originally from Poland, Kruk was a decorated national canoe team member, club head coach and personal coach of Tom Hall when he won the 1999 Junior World Championships.

“Atlantic Canada is a concentrated hotbed of canoe clubs, quality coaches, high performing athletes and world-class sport science and medicine. As we work to ensuring canoe-kayak continues to be an Olympic medal winning leader in Canadian sport, this initiative will be a critical piece to programing systematic success,” say Scott Logan, High Performance Director, CanoeKayak Canada.

Jan will join a team of coaches, including veteran national team coach Csom Latorovzski and Chad Brooks, supporting all athletes in the Atlantic region high performance pathway. Jan will have a particular focus on canoe programs nationally and regionally, but will also assist with other disciplines in Nova Scotia.

CanoeKayak Canada has launched the NextGen initiative in partnership with the Atlantic Division, CanoeKayak Canada and the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic (CSCA). CSCA President Ken Bagnell says “Canoe-kayak is the top performing high performance sport in Atlantic Canada. Through this new initiative, the CSCA is continuing to explore ways that result in more athletes achieving their international podium objectives.”

Research from Own the Podium has demonstrated that building a plan and providing quality coaching and sport science support for this long-range timeframe is necessary to develop young aspiring talent into senior-level medalists.

About CanoeKayak Canada

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport that is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

About the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic

The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic is dedicated to supporting athletes and coaches for sustained international sport excellence and works with current Olympic and Paralympic athletes as well as those aspiring to represent Canada in the future. The organization provides leading edge sport science and coaching support to over 1500 different athletes across Atlantic Canada annually.

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Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
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Oct
22
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Sprint National Team Trials slated for Georgia and Montréal
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has scheduled two sets of Sprint National Team Trials for the 2015 season. The first set will kick off May 2 – 3 on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, USA following warm-weather training camps in Florida. CanoeKayak Canada has hosted trials at this venue several times, most recently in 2012 and 2014. This set of trials will be used to select a team to compete at World Cups in Europe in the second half of May. Trials 1 will also be used as the first assessment for World Championships, Under 23 World Championships and selection for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

 

A second set of trials is scheduled for June 19 – 21 at the Olympic Basin in Montreal. While selection criteria has not yet been confirmed, the second set of trials will finalize selections for the U23 World Championships Team. Junior Team selections will take place exclusively at Trials 2. Both sets of trials will impact nominations for Sport Canada Carding through the Athlete Assistance Program.

 

Trials dates and locations were decided at a high performance review and planning session which took place with National Team Coaches and staff last week in Halifax. While the dates have been set with venue managers, they are still considered tentative until formal hosting contracts have been officially signed.

 

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CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

 

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CanoeKayak Canada names Sprint National Teams
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name its sprint National Teams for the 2014-2015 season. Selections are based on results of the 2014 competition season as set out in CKC’s selection criteria.

“These athletes have worked hard throughout the entire season to earn their positions and I to congratulate everyone selected as well as those who have supported their efforts to get there,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “We have a strong National Team and a promising contingent on our Development Teams. Our senior athletes are focused on Olympic qualification in 2015 and our developing athletes know that with continued hard work, they can become our next generation of Olympians.”

Carded National Team

Up to 45 National Team athletes receive carding support through Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program. The full National Team roster is subject to change over the course of the year based on performance evaluations and specific team selections. Athletes may be named to race for Canada regardless of carding status.

National Development Teams

CanoeKayak Canada has named a Senior Development Team and a Junior Development Team. These athletes have been identified for development opportunities such as training camps.

 

National Team / Carded Athletes

Men’s Kayak 1000

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Adam van Koeverden Oakville, ON Burloak Larry Cain / Scott Oldershaw
Brady Reardon Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw / Dave Robertson
Andrew Jessop Halifax, NS Maskwa Scott Oldershaw / Chad Brooks / Dave Robertson
Rob Clarke Mississauga, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw / Dave Robertson
Phil Duchesneau Montreal, QC Pointe-Claire Scott Oldershaw / Dave Robertson / Marc Creamer
Angus Mortimer Ottawa, ON Rideau Wade Farquharson
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Chad Brooks / Mike Kerrivan
Brian Malfesi Maple Ridge, BC Ridge Piotr Majewski
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Andrzej Gronowicz

 

Men’s Kayak 200

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Mark de Jonge Halifax, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin 
Richard Dober Jr. Trois-Rivière, QC  Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Ryan Cochrane Windsor, NS Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Hugues Fournel Montreal, QC Lachine Frédéric Jobin
Étienne Morneau Quebec, QC Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon Trois Rivières, QC  Trois Rivières Mathieu Pelletier / Chad Brooks
Alexander Scott Halifax, NS Maskwa Jon Pike / Chad Brooks 
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport, QC  Lac Beauport Luc Grenier / Chad Brooks

 

Men’s Canoe 1000

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain
Benjamin Russell Dartmouth, NS Banook Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Paul Bryant Richmond Hill, ON Burloak Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Roland Varga Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Marc Tarling Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Csom Latorovszki / Marc Creamer
Craig Spence Waverley, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Drew Hodges Ottawa, ON Rideau Mike Robinson

 

Men’s Canoe 200

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Ben Tardioli Ottawa, ON Rideau Robert Stott / Mike Robinson
Jason McCoombs Dartmouth, NS Banook Robert Stott / Jan Kruk
Aaron Rublee Kamloops, BC Burloak Robert Stott
Pierre-Luc Laliberté Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Robert Stott / Marc Creamer
Maxim Poulin Québec, QC Lac Beauport Rob Stott / Luc Grenier

 

Women’s Kayak 500

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Émilie Fournel Montreal, QC Lachine Mark Granger / Franck Gomez
Hannah Vaughan Dartmouth, NS Banook Mark Granger / Jan Kruk
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny Trois-Rivières, QC Pointe-Claire Mark Granger /  Marc Creamer
KC Fraser Oakville, ON Balmy Beach Mark Granger / Peter Martinek
Una Lounder Dartmouth, NS Senobe Mark Granger
Genevieve Orton Lake Echo, NS Orenda Mark Granger
Lissa Bissonnette Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Mark Granger / Marc Creamer
Sam Hall Dartmouth, NS Cheema Mike Kerrivan
Alexa Irvin Kentville, NS Maskwa Mark Granger / Kenna Robins / Chad Brooks

 

Women’s Kayak 200

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Michelle Russell Waverely, NS Cheema Mark Granger/ Mike Kerrivan
Andreanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Mark Granger / Mathieu Pelletier

 

Paracanoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Christine Gauthier Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Mark Granger / Marc Creamer
Dave Waters Fox Point, NS Maskwa Mark Granger / Jon Pike
Christian Maranda Québec City, QC Lac-Beauport Mark Granger / Luc Grenier
Erica Scarff Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Mari Ellery

 

 

Senior Development Program

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Club Coach
Adam Tenwolde Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Charles-Antoine Girouard Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Étienne Beauchesne Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Zane Clarke Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Maxence Beauchesne Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Victor Turcanu Ottawa River (ON) Joel Hazzan
Robert Laureijs Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Davis Evans Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquharson
Mathieu Roy Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer
Hunter Morrissey Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Conrad Hopp Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Nigel Rockett Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Liam O’Brien Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Colin Black Carleton Place (ON) Pat Lester
Jacob Sosna Carleton Place (ON) Pat Lester
Austin Denman Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Fred Jobin / Chad Brooks / Jeff Houser
Eric Fast Burnaby (BC) Blake Dalton
Zach Morgan Kamloops (BC) Stanislav Marek

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Club Coach
Thomas Hall Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Sean Barich Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery / Tamas Buday Sr
David Provost Lachine (QC) Samuel Raiche
Clement Bouchard Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier
Stephen Frodsham Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Mark James Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Peter Lombardi Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert / Csom Latorovszki


Women’s Kayak

Athlete Club Coach
Ailish McNulty Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Sarah Vegas-Dubois Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer
Olivia Denman Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Ariane Cyr Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier
Hayley Nelson Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Jessica Leduc Trois Rivieres Mathieu Pelletier
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Madeline Schmidt Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Maddison MacKenzie Cascades (Chelsea, QC) Frederic Loyer
Kate Braddon Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Hayley Plante Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Club Coach
Taylor Potts Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Mariah Godin Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Megan Sibthorpe Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Ian Mortimer
Katie Vincent Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Sarah Jane Caumartin Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Hannah McIntosh Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert

 

Junior Development Program

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Club Coach
Alex Brent Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
James Lavallee Toba Jerome Seremak
Mark Marschalko Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Jacob Steele Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Albert Lavigne Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Ryan Spillett Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Victor Deslauniers Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Nick Matveev Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Duncan Sibthorpe Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer
Olivier Courchesne Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Scott Braddon Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquharson

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Club Coach
Jack Leahy Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Ian McCormick Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Sam Pennyfather Burloak (Oakville, ON) Hunter George
Nick Brownlie Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Ian Mortimer
Sam Stevens Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak
Mike Balcom Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Matthew Peachy Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Brady Garcia Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza
Gavin Freebron-Jaegar Calgary (AB) Edgar Garza

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Club Coach
Jessica Hogg Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Kady Leard Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Anna Negulic Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
August Sibthorpe Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Katie Jerrett Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Caroline Lesage Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer
Naomi VanWalraven Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Hunter Dwyer Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Lexy Vincent Wascana (Regina, SK) Gabor Kulscar
Genevieve L’Abbee Ottawa River (ON) Joel Hazzan

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Club Coach
Juliette Brault Pointe-Claire (QC) Tamas Buday Jr
Jillian Perrone Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Jessica MacDonald Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Zaffia LaPlante Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery
Tess Peterman Cascades (Chelsea, QC) Frederic Loyer

 

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
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613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca

Oct
8
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Ten Quebec athletes named to first NextGen Training Group
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New program kicks off with inaugural training camp in Montreal

Caroline Brunet travaille sur la technique avec le groupe d’entraînement de kayak masculin ProchaineGén                   (photo: Sylvain Martel)

Caroline Brunet works on technique with the Men’s KayakNextGen Training Group (photo: Sylvain Martel)

MONTREAL, QC – The 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games may seem like a long way away but the athletes who will represent Canada at those Games are already in preparation mode. It will be years before the future medalists realize their podium dreams, but a new program is focused on identifying and supporting athletes with the potential to reach international podiums in six to eight years’ time.

CanoeKayak Canada has launched the NextGen Program in partnership with Own the Podium, CanoeKayak Quebec and the Institut National du Sport du québec. Ten athletes have been named to the Quebec training group and this past weekend the program made its first splash as the inaugural NextGen Training Camp took place at the Olympic Basin at Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal.

Kayaker Pierre-Luc Poulin said the program helps to bring his long-term dream into focus.

“Being part of the NextGen group is a big step toward my dream of making the 2020 podium in Tokyo,” said Poulin, who sees working with leading sport experts and having access to nutritional and mental training resources as a strong contributor to enabling him to be at the top of his game.

Andréanne Langlois paddles at the inaugural NextGen Training Camp at the Olympic Basin on Friday (photo: Sylvain Martel)

Andréanne Langlois paddles at the inaugural NextGen Training Camp at the Olympic Basin on Friday (photo: Sylvain Martel)

Kenna Robins, a National Team Coach and the NextGen lead in Quebec, headed the camp and was joined by several special guests. Three-time Olympic medalist Caroline Brunet worked with athletes at the camp to provide technical and mental advice along with a side dish of inspiration.

Coaches Fred Loyer and Franck Gomez worked with the athletes throughout the weekend along with CanoeKayak Quebec’s Executive Director, Christine Granger. Integrated Support Team members Cristina Pensato, Perry Koziris, and Dr. Emmanuelle Baron complimented the mix with sport science which is a foundational part of the NextGen Program.

Maxim Poulin, who competes in canoe and has similar Olympic dreams to his brother Pierre-Luc, agrees this support is key in setting them up for long term success.

“We had the opportunity to have one of Canada’s best athletes in our sport to help us on technical matters as well as psychological,” said Maxim Poulin. “The NextGen program will help us push our limits by opening doors to many

Maxim Poulin has Olympic dreams and feels the support services of the NextGen Program will be key to setting him up for long term success (photo: Sylvain Martel)

Maxim Poulin has Olympic dreams and feels the support services of the NextGen Program will be key to setting him up for long term success (photo: Sylvain Martel)

services and we will be surrounded by good coaches and a high quality training environment.”

The program is intertwined with the club system to work with club coaches to gradually transition athletes to the national team environment. For now regular camps will expose the identified athletes to specific training opportunities and will lead to immersion at a National Training Centre in the long term. A similar program to target a NextGen Training Group will soon be rolled out in Atlantic Canada.

 

Quebec NextGen Training Group

 

Men’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport, QC Lac Beauport Chad Brooks / Luc Grenier
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon Trois Rivières, QC Trois Rivières Chad Brooks / Mathieu Pelletier
Charles-Antoine Girouard Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Frédéric Jobin / Mathieu Pelletier
Étienne Beauchesne Quebec, QC Trois-Rivières Dave Robertson / Mathieu Pelletier

 

Men’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Maxim Poulin Québec, QC Lac Beauport Rob Stott / Luc Grenier

 

Women’s Kayak

Athlete Hometown Club Coach
Andreanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Kenna Robins / Mathieu Pelletier
Jessica Leduc Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Kenna Robins / Mathieu Pelletier
Sarah Vegas-Dubois Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Kenna Robins / Marc Creamer

 

Women’s Canoe

Athlete Hometown   Coach
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois Rivières, QC Trois Rivières Rob Stott / Mathieu Pelletier
Sarah-Jane Caumartin Otterburn, QC Trois Rivières Rob Stott / Mathieu Pelletier

 

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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CanoeKayak Canada names Freestyle National Team
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to announce its Freestyle National Team for the next year. Athletes were selected based on the results of National Team Trials which took place on Garbarator Wave on the Ottawa River near Beachburg, ON on August 27 and 28. Making this a particularly exciting year is the fact that the 2015 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships will take place at the same location.

The athletes named to this team will have first claim to represent Canada on home water. The World Championships will take place from August 30 to September 5 of 2015 and will bring the top freestyle paddlers in the World to Canada to show off their most impressive skills.

Headlining Canada’s Nick Troutman of Beachburg, ON who lead the international field for part of this year’s World Cup Circuit and Zachary Zwanenburg of Cornwall, ON who also competed on the World Cup Circuit in his last year of junior eligibility.

Senior Men’s K1

Nick Troutman (Beachburg, ON)

Devyn Scott (Pakenham, ON)

Joel Kowalski (Beachburg, ON)

Kalob Grady (Westmeath, ON)

Patrick Camblin (Arnprior, ON)

Senior Women’s K1

Alex Maggs (Fergus, ON)

Katie Kowalski (Beachburg, ON)

Rae Boratto (Beachburg, ON)

Junior Men’s K1

Quinton Kenedy (Pembroke, ON)

Kalem Kenedy (Pembroke, ON)

Andrew Oxley (Montréal, ON)

Junior Women’s K1

Claire Parrot (Waterloo, ON)

Emily Zwanenburg (Cornwall, ON)

Men’s C1

Vincent Dupont (Verdun, ON)

Chris McDermott (Beachburg, ON)

Zachary Zwanenburg (Cornwall, ON)

Open C1

Andrew Hill (Cobden, ON)

Matt Curcarro (Renfrew, ON)

Men’s Squirt Boat

Lars Romeskie (Beachburg, ON)

Matt Hamilton (Foresters Falls, ON)

Marc Richard (Dartmouth, NS)

Women’s Squirt Boat

Shaunna Kent (Petawawa, ON)

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CanoeKayak Canada names Slalom Junior and Under 23 Team
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is proud to officially name its Junior and Under 23 National Slalom Team for the 2015 competitive season. The team will compete at next year’s ICF Canoe Slalom Junior and U23 World Championships in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil taking place from April 22 to 24, 2015.

Selections to the team are based on the results of the National Championships which took place at the Madawaska Kanu Centre in Barry’s Bay, ON at the end of August. The team has been finalized by the Slalom High Performance Committee based on the application of performance standards and additional considerations. Athletes on the team come from all over Canada and will be training hard back on the whitewater of their hometowns and at training camps to prepare to represent Canada on the World stage next year. Gaining this type of international race experience will go a long way in helping these up-and-coming athletes develop into top senior-level racers. CanoeKayak Canada has also named a Junior National Development Team based on the next tier of athletes who have met the performance standards.

Under 23 Team

Men’s K1

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

Ryley Penner (Lundbreck, AB)

Adrian Cole (Calgary, AB)

Women’s K1

Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC)

Florence Maheu (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC)

Men’s C1

Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

Yannick Laviolette (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC)

Zachary Zwanenburg (Cornwall, ON)

Women’s C1

Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON)

Junior Team

Men’s K1

Maxime Leboeuf (Salaberry de Valleyfield, QC)

Darius Ramrattan (Innisfail, AB)

Andrew Musgrave (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s K1

Hannah Penner (Lundbreck, AB)

Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

Natasha O’Connell (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C1

Ben Risk (Ottawa, ON)

Pelly Vincent-Braun (Whitehorse, YK)

Cole Gerber (Pincher Creek, AB)

Women’s C1

Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

Lois Betteridge (Ottawa, ON)

Willa Mason (Chelsea, QC)

Junior National Development Team

Men’s K1

Keenan Simpson (Ottawa, ON)

Jeremy Tian (Ottawa, ON)

Sheamus O’Connell (Ottawa, ON)

Nicolas Blouin-Leclerc (Beaupré, QC)

Maksym Kryworuchko (Saskatoon, SK)

Tyler Gerber (Pincher Creek, AB)

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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CanoeKayak Canada and Own the Podium launch new NextGen Program
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INS and CanoeKayak Quebec to support program launch in Quebec

OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada, Own the Podium, Institut National du Sport du québec and CanoeKayak Québec are pleased to unveil a new program focused on preparing the next generation of high performance athletes for Olympic success. The NextGen Program will be initiated in Quebec with strong partner support.  A similar program to target a NextGen Training Group will be rolled out in Atlantic Canada in partnership with the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic and the support of the Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada.

The NextGen Program is delivered through the Canadian Sport Institutes and targets athletes with the potential to reach international podiums in six to eight years. Research has demonstrated that building a plan for this long-range timeframe is necessary to develop young aspiring talent into senior-level medalists.
“This is a big first step in positioning our next generation of athletes to be ready for success in 2020 and 2024,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “Starting with Quebec then Atlantic, our plan is to build a development system that will sustain the world class performances CanoeKayak has been accustomed to since 1936.”

NextGen athletes will have access to dedicated coaching, integrated support services and specific training opportunities. The opportunity is intertwined with the club system working with club coaches to gradually transition athletes to the national team environment. Training camps will expose the NextGen identified athletes to training opportunities with the National Team and lead to immersion at a National Training Centre in the long term.

Kenna Robins has been named the NextGen Coach in Quebec which will tie into her National Team Coach duties as lead of the Junior and Under 23 athletes. A coach will be hired in Atlantic Canada later this fall to work with the NextGen Training Group in Nova Scotia.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

The Institut National du Sport du québec and the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic provide high performance athletes and coaches in their respective provinces with world-class support and integrated services. CanoeKayak Quebec and the Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada are regional paddling organizations which support the development of the sport and athletes.

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Hugh Fraser joins CanoeKayak Canada Board of Directors
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to welcome Hugh Fraser as its new independent representative on its Board of Directors. CanoeKayak Canada has recently changed its board and governance structure to comply with the new federal Not-for-profit Act.

Fraser is a Regional Senior Justice in Ottawa and a former track sprinter who competed at the 1976 Olympic Games. His professional experience and interest in sport will go a long way in contributing an outside perspective to CanoeKayak Canada’s Board of Directors. We are pleased to welcome him to the board.

CKC Board of Directors

Commodore Madeleine Hall
Vice Commodore Sara Hopkins
Past Commodore  Peter Giles
Independent Representative Hugh Fraser
Sprint Representative Charles Slade
Sprint Representative Tom Hall
Marathon Representative Don Stoneman
Marathon Representative Fiona Vincent
Whitewater Representative Harold Van Winssen
Whitewater Representative Julie Crepeau-Boisvert
Chief Executive Officer* Casey Wade

*ex-officio

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Bohm posts Canada’s top result at Canoe Marathon World Championships
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OKLAHOLMA CITY, USA – Tamlyn Bohm of Toronto was once again Canada’s top finisher at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships which wrapped up in Oklaholma City, USA on Sunday. Bohm had an eighth place result in Senior Women’s K1. She also paired with Courtney Stott, of Mississauga, ON to finish thirteenth in Senior K2.

Caroline Cook of Toronto finished thirteenth in the Under 23 Women’s K1. Nigel Rockett and Keir Johnston, both of Toronto, finished fourteenth in the Senior Men’s K2. Jan Malherbe of Duncan, BC was nineteenth in Senior Men’s K1 while Winnipeg’s Dave Anderson was twenty-first in the same race. Frank Desrosiers of Ottawa came in twenty fourth in the U23 Men’s K1. Marathon race distances ranged from eighteen to thirty kilometres and involved several portages.

Marian Nemic wins Master’s World Cup gold in over 70 class

The Master’s World Cup took place at the same venue last Wednesday and Thursday, Marian Nemic of Richmond Hill, ON won a gold medal in the Master Men’s K1 in the over 70 class. Silver medals were won by Darryl Bohm (Toronto) and Jan Malherbe (Duncan, BC) in Men’s K1 classes while Vladimir Pankratov won silver in Men’s C1. In Women’s K1 classes, Toronto’s Aurora Bohm took silver and Edit Fried of Pointe-Claire, QC followed with the bronze. Ann Currell took the bronze in the Master Women’s K1. Canadian Masters also won several medals in K2 and C2 events in which competitors are permitted to pair with a competitor from another country.

Summary of Results – World Championships

Athlete Event Result
Tamlyn Bohm (Toronto, ON) Senior Women’s K1 8th (2:10:39.77 – 26.25 km)
Tamlyn Bohm (Toronto, ON) &Courtney Stott (Mississauga, ON) Senior Women’s K2 13th (2:06:38 – 26.25 km)
Caroline Cook (Toronto, ON) U23 Women’s K1 13th (2:09:21 – 22.5 km)
Nigel Rockett (Toronto, ON) &Keir Johnston (Toronto, ON) Senior Men’s K2 14th (2:19:27 – 30 km)
Jan Malherbe Senior Men’s K1 19th (2:22:16 – 30 km)
Dave Anderson (Winnipeg, MB) Senior Men’s K1 21st (2:33:39 – 30 km)
Frank Desrosiers (Ottawa, ON) U23 Men’s K1 24th (2:29:27 – 26.25 km)
Chris Helyer (Toronto, ON) & Doug Ellery Senior Men’s C2 DNF

Summary of Results – Master’s World Cup

Athlete Event Result
Marian Nemic (Richmond Hill, ON) Master Men’s K1 (70+) 1st (1:50:50 – 18.75 km)Gold medal
Chris Helyar (Toronto, ON) Master Men’s C2 (50-54) 1st (1:56:58 – 18.75 km)Gold medal
Darryl Bohm (Toronto, ON) Master Men’s K1 (55-59) 2nd (1:37:01 – 18.75 km)Silver medal
Vladimir Pankratov Master Men’s C1 (50-54) 2nd (1:58:04 – 18.75 km)Silver medal
Jan Malherbe (Duncan, BC) Master Men’s K1 (45-49) 2nd (1:47:21 – 18.75 km)Silver medal
Aurora Bohm (Toronto, ON) Master Women’s  K1 (45-49) 2nd (1:43:55 – 18.75 km)Silver medal
Edit Fried (Pointe-Claire, QC) Master Women’s  K1 (45-49) 3rd (1:46:51 – 18.75 km)Bronze medal
Ann Currell Master Women’s K1 (55-59) 3rd (2:08:34 – 18.75 km)Bronze medal
Jocelyn Vézina Master Men’s K1 (50-54) 8th (1:56:19 – 18.75 km)
Andrei Zoubakine Master Men’s K1 (45-49) 10th (2:04:22 – 18.75 km)
Peter Patasi (Smith Falls, ON) Master Men’s K1 (65-69) DNF
K2 and C2 races
Peter Patasi (Smith Falls, ON) &Svenning Jørgensen (Denmark) Master Men’s K2 (65-69) 1st (1:33:21 – 18.75 km)Gold medal
Edit Fried (Pointe-Claire, QC) & Larisa Antonova (Russia) Master Women’s K2 (45-49) 1st (1:34:55 – 18.75 km)Gold medal
Chris Helyer (Toronto, ON) & Vladimir Pankratov Master Men’s C2 (50-54) 1st (1:30:18 – 18.75 km)Gold medal
Jan Malherbe (Duncan, BC) & Gustrav Smook (South Africa) Master Men’s K2 (45-49) 1st (1:40:48 – 18.75 km)Gold medal
Darryl Bohm (Toronto, ON) & Mark Lawson (Australia) Master Men’s K2 (55-59) 2nd (1:30:0 – 18.75 km)Silver medal
Shaun Koos (Canada) & Hermelindo Soto (Mexico) Master Men’s K2 (60-64) 2nd (1:33:16 – 18.75 km)Silver medal
Aurora Bohm (Toronto, ON) & Ann Currell Master Women’s K2 (45-49) 2nd (1:37:40– 18.75 km)Silver medal
Borisse Prochounine & Marian Nemec Master Men’s K2 (55-59) 3rd (1:38:36 – 18.75 km)Bronze medal
Andrei Berliaev & Andrei Zoubakine Master Men’s K2 (45-49) 6th (2:03:10 – 18.75 km)Gold medal

Full Results

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Mari Ellery wins Canadian Paralympic Committee’s Development Coach of the Year
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Congratulations to Mari Ellery of the Balmy Beach Canoe Club in Toronto who has won the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s Development Coach of the Year Award. She proudly accepted the award at the Canadian Paralympic Committee 2014 Sport Awards Ceremony last Friday in Toronto with several of her athletes and staff from CanoeKayak Canada in attendance.

Mari Ellery accepted the award last Friday in Toronto with several of her athletes and staff from CanoeKayak Canada in attendance. Pictured: John Edwards, Mari Ellery, Draga Culjak, Julie Beaulieu and Suleiman Muse

Mari Ellery accepted the award last Friday in Toronto with several of her athletes and staff from CanoeKayak Canada in attendance. Pictured: John Edwards, Mari Ellery, Draga Culjak, Julie Beaulieu and Suleiman Muse

Mari has been coaching Para-athletes since 1982 and has been an instrumental part of Balmy Beach’s PaddleALL program since 2010. Her work at the development level has translated into national and international success as three of her athletes represented Canada at the World Championships last year.

Mari’s attitude towards inclusion has encouraged many athletes to take an interest in Paracanoe. She has used the power of sport to break down barriers and continues to be an outstanding influence for many athletes. Mari is a teacher by profession and does much of her coaching work on a volunteer basis as Para-sport is something she is truly passionate about.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Slalom Team wraps up season
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DEEP CREEK, MARYLAND, USA – The Canadian Canoe Slalom team wrapped up their international season on Sunday at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Deep Creek, Maryland, USA. Ben Hayward of Edmonton finished 39th in the semi-finals of Men’s K1 on Friday night. He had a promising performance in the heat but missed a gate while powering through an on-the-edge run in the semi-final which cost him a fifty-second penalty. A top-ten result was needed to make the final which took place Saturday. This season has been Hayward’s best yet as he made it to two World Cup finals earlier this season where he finished seventh and ninth.Slalom Team wraps up season

Hayward also paired with Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON for the Men’s C2 where the crew placed 32nd in preliminary heats. The top twenty C2s advanced to the semi-finals.

In Women’s K1, Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, AB was Canada’s top finisher with a 39th place result in the heat. Ottawa’s Thea Froehlich was 45th and Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC was 46th. Top thirty is needed to make the semi-finals in Women’s K1.

In team relays, the Men’s K1 trio of Ben Hayward, David Ford (Edmonton, AB), and Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) finished eighth overall. The Women’s K1 relay team of Jessica Groeneveld, Thea Froehlich, and Jazmyne Denhollander were ninth.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 39th in semifinal (165.31)
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) & Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C2 32nd in heat (133.29)
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 39th in heat (127.72)
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 45th in heat (135.65)
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 46th in heat (129.65)
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB), David Ford (Edmonton, AB), Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 Team Relay 8th overall (133.05)
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB), Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON), Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 Team Relay 9th overall (155.32)

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Ben Hayward advances to semis at Slalom World Championships
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Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada.

DEEP CREEK, MARYLAND, USA – Ben Hayward of Edmonton has advanced to the semi-finals in Men’s K1 after successful preliminary runs on the opening day of the 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Deep Creek, Maryland, USA.

Hayward, who has had a breakthrough season by cracking two World Cup finals already this season, laid down a solid second run time of 100.71 to rank 16th overall. He also had one gate touch during the run which cost him a two second penalty. Semi-finals for Men’s K1 take place tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. EST and the top ten will move on to the final on Saturday.

Ford, who is a five-time Olympian and won World Championships in 1999 ran two clean runs to rank 43rd overall today. He was one second away from making it in for the top-forty semi-finals Ottawa’s Michael Tayler also competed in Men’s K1 where he finished in 49th position.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON wound up in 36th position in preliminary heats. He was shooting for a spot in the top-thirty semi-final but a few gate penalities on his second run held him back.

In Women’s C1, the two Canadias finished 21st and 22nd – just shy of making the top twenty semi-final. Haley Daniels of Calgary took the 21st position while Ottawa’s Alexandra McGee was 22nd.

Tomorrow three Canadian athletes will compete in the preliminary runs of Women’s K1. Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB), Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) and Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) will represent Canada. The competition continues until Sunday where Canada will finish up with several team relays.

Summary of Results  

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 17th in heat (100.71)Advanced to semi
Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) Women’s C1 21st in heat (152.54)
Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 22nd in heat (156.18)
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 36th in heat (113.37)
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 43rd in heat (106.69)
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 49th in heat(109.29)

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Canada rounds up 23 medals at Pan Am Sprint Canoe Championships
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MEXICO CITY – The Canadian CanoeKayak Team is heading back home with 23 medals after a successful four day competition in Mexico City. The team won a total of four gold, fourteen silver and five bronze to rank second overall in points at the Pan American Sprint Canoe Championships.

Host nation Mexico won the competition. Canada was second for total medal count and fourth for gold medals of the 16 participating countries. The championships were the qualifiers for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games next year making for a strong level of competition. Canada receives quota spots as the host nation.

Jillian Perrone of Oakville, ON was a double gold medalist. She won the Junior Women’s K1 200 and also paired with Juliette Brault of Pointe-Claire, QC to take the top spot in Junior Women’s C2 500.

Marshall Hughes of Waverley, NS won gold in the Senior Men’s K1 5000 metre. The Junior Men’s K4 1000 metre crew of Nicholas Matveev (Toronto, ON), Jacob Steele (Halifax, NS), Mark Marschalko (Waverley, NS) and Davis Evans (Ottawa, ON) took a gold medal in their event.

“Our athletes consistently raced against world class competitors including a number of medalists from this year’s world championships,” said High Performance Director, Scott Logan. “For many of our junior and senior development team athletes this was a chance to gain international race experience and an opportunity for us to see the depth of our talent pool looking beyond 2016.”

This was the last international competition of the year for the sprint team. Slalom World Championships ramp up next week in Deep Creek, Maryland, USA and Marathon World Championships will take place at the end of the month in Oklahoma City, USA.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Nicholas Matveev (Toronto, ON)Jacob Steele (Halifax, NS)Mark Marschalko (Waverley, NS)

Davis Evans (Ottawa, ON)

Junior Men’s K4 1000 1st (3:09:63)Gold medal
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) Senior Men’s K1 5000 1st (24:51:22)Gold medal
Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON)Juliette Brault (Pointe-Claire, QC) Junior Women’s C2 500 1st (2:17:94)Gold medal
Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) Junior Women’s C1 200 1st (54:16)Gold medal
Mathieu Roy (Trois Rivières, QC) Junior Men’s K1 1000 2nd (3:54.94)Silver medal
Jacob Steele (Halifax, NS)Mark Marschalko (Waverley, NS) Junior Men’s K2 1000 2nd (3:37.63)Silver medal
Peter Korisanszky (Waverley, NS) Senior Men’s C1 500 2nd (1:57:60)Silver medal
Peter Korisanszky (Waverley, NS) Senior Men’s C1 200 2nd (1:57:60)Silver medal
August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON)Kady Leard (Waverley, NS)Anna Negulic (Halifax, NS)

Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS)

Junior Women’s K4 500 2nd (1:47.75)Silver medal
August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON) Junior Women’s K1 500 2nd (2:04:35)Silver medal
Kate Braddon (Ottawa, ON)Hayley Plante (Toronto, ON) Junior Women’s K2 500 2nd (1:56:66)Silver medal
Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS)Jack Leahy (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Men’s C2 1000 2nd (4:07.10)Silver medal
Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS)Jack Leahy (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Men’s C2 200 2nd (41.25)Silver medal
Hayley Nelson (Waverley, NS)Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC) Senior Women’s K2 500 2nd (1:56:66)Silver medal
Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC) Senior Women’s K1 1000 2nd (4:33:41)Silver medal
Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS)Andreanne Langlois (Trois Rivières, QC) Senior Women’s K2 1000 2nd (4:02:00)Silver medal
Nicholas Matveev (Toronto, ON) Junior Men’s K1 200 2nd (39:28)Silver medal
Kady Leard (Waverley, NS) Junior Women’s K1 200 2nd (46:33)Silver medal
Peter Korisanszky (Waverley, NS) Senior Men’s C1 5000 2nd (24:49:96)Silver medal
Craig Spence (Waverley, NS)Mark James (Dartmouth, NS)Peter Lombardi (Dartmouth, NS)

Peter Korisanszky (Waverley, NS)

Senior Men’s C4 1000 2nd (3:29:22)Silver medal
Andreanne Langlois (Trois Rivières, QC) Senior Women’s K1 5000 3rd (24:17:94)Bronze medal
Andreanne Langlois (Trois Rivières, QC) Senior Women’s K1 200 3rd (42:94)Bronze medal
Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON) Senior Women’s C1 200 3rd (52:41)Bronze medal
Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON)Megan Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON) Senior Women’s C2 500 3rd (2:15:79)Bronze medal
Mathieu Roy (Trois Rivières, QC)Davis Evans (Ottawa, ON) Junior Men’s K2 200 3rd (36:56)Bronze medal
Hayley Nelson (Waverley, NS)Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC) Senior Women’s K2 200 4th (39:47)
Hunter Morrissey (Waverley, NS) Senior Men’s K1 200 4th (1:51:39)
Hunter Morrissey (Waverley, NS) Senior Men’s K1 500 4th (1:51:39)
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) Senior Men’s K1 1000 5th (3:49:22)
Hayley Nelson (Waverley, NS)Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC) Senior Women’s K2 500 5th (1:57:34)
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois Rivières, QC)Charles-Antoine Girouard (Sherbrooke, QC) Senior Men’s K2 500 5th (1:38:85)
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS)Hunter Morrissey (Waverley, NS)Nigel Rockett (Toronto, ON)

Conrad Hopp (Toronto, ON)

Senior Men’s K4 1000 6th (3:14:44)
Clement Bouchard (Lac Beauport, QC) Junior Men’s C1 1000 6th (4:46.19)
Mark James (Dartmouth, NS)Peter Lombardi (Dartmouth, NS) Senior Men’s C2 1000 6th (4:05:34)
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois Rivières, QC) Senior Men’s K1 200 6th (37.19)
Pierre-Luc Laliberte (Pointe-Claire, QC) Senior Men’s C1 200 6th (43:53)
Pierre-Luc Laliberte (Pointe-Claire, QC)Maxim Poulin (Québec, QC) Senior Men’s C2 500 6th (2:01:78)
Alex Scott (Halifax, NS)Charles-Antoine Girouard (Sherbrooke, QC) Senior Men’s K2 200 6th (33:60)
Pierre-Luc Laliberte (Pointe-Claire, QC)Maxim Poulin (Québec, QC) Senior Men’s C2 200 6th (38:76)
Craig Spence (Waverley, NS) Senior Men’s C1 1000 7th (4:23:41)
Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS) Senior Women’s K1 500 7th (2:06:82)
Conrad Hopp (Toronto, ON)Nigel Rockett (Toronto, ON) Senior Men’s K2 1000 9th (3:50:66)

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Canoe slalom team winds up World Cup season
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AUGSBURG, GERMANY – Canada’s Canoe Slalom Team has finished the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Tour as competition comes to a close at the fifth venue in Augsburg, Germany.

Three athletes competed in semi-finals yesterday. Alexandra McGee of Ottawa finished fourteenth in Women’s C1. Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON was twenty-sixth in Men’s C1. Two missed gates cost Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB two fifty second penalties to put him fortieth in Men’s K1.

David Ford of Edmonton and Michael Tayler of Ottawa joined Hayward for the Men’s K1 Team event in which three boats complete the course at the same time. The men’s team finished seventh.

Canada’s Women’s K1 team finished tenth today and the team was made up of Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB), Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC), and Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON).

After five World Cups, Ben Hayward holds Canada’s top result of the tour with a breakthrough seventh place finish at the third World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic.

The Canadian Team will return to Canada to compete at a Pan American Games Test Event taking place in Minden, ON next weekend followed by National Championships on the Madawaska River in Barry’s Bay, ON the weekend after. The grand finale of the slalom season will take place in North America this year with the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships being held at Deep Creek in Maryland, USA from September 17 to 21.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 14th in semi (143.52)
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 26th in semi (106.86)
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 40th in semi (208.85)
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s Team Event  7th (117.44)
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC)

Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

Women’s Team Event 10th (206.85)

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Three through to Slalom semis in Augsburg
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Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Sunday at noon EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada.

AUGSBURG, GERMANY – Three members of Canada’s Canoe Slalom Team have advanced to semi-finals after clearing preliminary heats at the fifth and final ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Augsburg, Germany.

Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB advanced in Men’s K1 with a 26th place finish in the heats. Hayward’s top results this season have been seventh and ninth place finishes in the final. He missed making the final last week but will shoot for a return to the top-ten tomorrow.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON was 25th in heats of Men’s C1. He has not been in the World Cup final yet this year but and will attempt to get through tomorrow as he has done in previous years.

Ottawa’s Alexandra McGee is also through to semi-finals after an eighteenth place finish in heats of Women’s C1. This is McGee’s second World Cup of the season and she placed 17th two weeks ago in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain.

David Ford of Edmonton and Michael Tayler of Ottawa also competed in the Men’s K1 heats. Ford finished 51st while Tayler was 58th.

In Women’s K1, Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, AB ranked 42nd. Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC wound up in 46th and Ottawa’s Thea Froehlich followed in 47th.

World Cup 5 continues tomorrow and Sunday. Semi-finals and finals for all Canada competitors take place on Saturday.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 26th in heat (99.30)Advanced to semis
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 25th in heat (106.86)Advanced to semis
Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 18th in heats (140.11)Advanced to semis
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 51st in heats (103.65)
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 58th in heats (105.38)
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 42nd in heats (120.79)
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 46th in heats (124.03)
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 47th in heats (124.99)

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CanoeKayak Canada names National Team Manager and National Programs Manager
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to welcome Natalie Brett as its new National Team Manager and to name Julie Beaulieu as its National Programs Manager.

“We’ve restructured two positions to make our team even stronger,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “Natalie and Julie both have impressive skill sets and I know working in collaboration they will be a driving force in taking our high performance program to the next level.”

Natalie Brett is coming to CanoeKayak Canada from the host committee of the Glagow 2014 Commonwealth Games where she played the role of Sport Entries Coordinator. She’s also worked in supporting positions for the Commonwealth Games Federation along with the Commonwealth Federations for Canada, Botswana and the Falkland Islands.

Natalie has worked as a program coordinator for Kidsport Ottawa and for the City of Ottawa’s Girls n’ Women and Sport program. She holds a Masters in Sports Management from Bournemouth University and a B.Sc. in Exercise Science from Concordia.

As the National Team Manager, Natalie will work closely with National Team athletes, coaches and the Integrated Support Team to manage logistics for assigned training camps and competitions. She will manage the budget and play a key role in high performance planning. Natalie will start on August 18 and will travel with the Pan American Championships Team to Mexico City in September for her first tour.

Julie has worked for CanoeKayak Canada for the past two years as Development Coordinator. She has a background in the sport as an athlete, coach and club builder. She has used her “in the trenches” knowledge to develop several resources to help coaches and clubs. She has been immersed in the management of the high performance programs this past year and has been involved with everything from developing reports for Own the Podium to managing National Team logistics in Europe.

Her new role will include managing the annual high performance review and planning session, coordinating Sport Canada carding, organizing National Team Trials and managing logistics for assigned team training camps and competitions. She will also continue to bridge between the domestic and coaching programs to ensure the high performance program is well integrated with the club system.

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Olympic canoe medalist Norman Lane has passed away
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CanoeKayak Canada announces with sadness the passing of Olympic medalist Norman Lane. Lane won a bronze medal at the London 1948 Olympic Games in the C1 10,000 metre event. He also competed at the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games and finished fifth in the same event. In 2012 with the Olympics being held in London again he gave several media interviews to reflect on his medal 64 years after the fact. A video by McMaster University where he was a math professor can be viewed online. Lane was a lifetime member of the Balmy Beach Canoe Club. Lane passed away in Hamilton on August 6 at the age of 94.  Lane’s full obituary can be read online.

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Past Commodore Tom Deakin has passed away
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It is with sadness CanoeKayak Canada announces the passing of past Commodore and friend Tom Deakin. Deakin was Commodore of CanoeKayak Canada from 1976 to 1978. He was also Commodore of Senobe Aquatic Club from 1969 to 1972 where his family has remained active in the sport. Deakin was the manager of the first Canada Games paddling team in 1969. He was the chief official at the Montréal 1976 Olympic Games and founder of the Society for Canoe Championships. Deakin passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday in Dartmouth. Visitations are planned for Wednesday in Dartmouth and a funeral will be held on Thursday. See obituary for full details.

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Mark de Jonge is golden at World Championships
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Laurence Vincent-Lapointe defends Women’s Canoe gold

Broadcast note: The 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships finals will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. See broadcast schedule for details.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Bronze in London, silver last year and now Mark de Jonge is on top of the world, winning gold in the Men’s K1 200 metre at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy)

“I was so happy today crossing the finish line and realizing I had won gold,” said de Jonge. “My entire year has been geared toward the world championships and a lot of thought, hard work and focus on the finest details went into my preparation. It was really rewarding to have everything pay off. I’ve thought about this day for years and the joy and satisfaction of winning is as good as I could have ever imagined.”

Making it even more special is officially breaking the fastest World time the International Canoe Federation has on record for the event. Today he clocked 33.961 to trump the 1992 record of 33.980 set by Olivier Lasak of France. He went slightly faster yesterday in the semi but only times in the final count towards the record books.

Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny of Trois-Rivières, QC left it all on the water and finished fourth in the Men’s C2 1000. The crew was within half a second of making the podium and the tight fourth place finish matches their result from last year.

Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC won another gold medal in the Women’s C1 200 to make her an eight-time World Champion. In the Women’s C2 500, she and Sarah-Jane Caumartin of Otterburn, QC finished just off the podium in fourth place.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON had a solid fifth place performance in the Men’s K1 500. He placed seventh in the K1 1000 Olympic distance yesterday.

“What is so encouraging is that so many athletes are demonstrating they are at the elite level,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “Mark and Laurence have set the bar for the team and with continued progress I’m confident other athletes can reach the podium as well.”

Ottawa’s Ben Tardioli finished ninth in the final of Men’s C1 200 at his first World Championships. In other Olympic events, Richard Dober Jr. (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) finished eleventh overall with a second place result in the B-final of the Men’s K2 200. In Women’s kayak, Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS was thirteen in the K1 200 while Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC was fourteenth in K1 500. In Women’s K2 500, KC Fraser of Toronto and Michelle Russell ranked thirteenth. The Men’s K4 1000 crew of Rob Clarke (Toronto), Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC), Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) and Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) finished fifteenth.

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (photo: Balint Vekassy)

In non-Olympic events, Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) and Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC) were fifth in the Men’s C2 200 final. McCoombs also finished fifteen in the C1 500 which is not his usual event.

Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) won their B-final of the Women’s K2 200 to place tenth overall. In 200 metre relays, the Men’s Kayak team finshed seventh and the Men’s Canoe team finished eighth.

This closes out the World Championships in Moscow. The Canadian team will return home to race with their clubs at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships in Regina, SK from August 19 to 23.

Summary of Results – Sunday

Athlete Event Result
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 1st in final (33.961)Gold medal
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200 1st in final (46.419)Gold medal
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 4th in final (3:30.93)
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) & Sarah-Jane Caumartin (Otterburn, QC) Women’s C2 500 4th in final (2:09.29)
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200 9th in final (39.604)
Richard Dober Jr. (Trois-Rivières, QC) & Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) Men’s K2 200 11th overall (31.344)
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200 13th overall (40.464)
KC Fraser (Toronto, ON),Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS)   Women’s K2 500 13th overall (1:45.57)
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC) Women’s K1 500 14th overall (1:56.40)
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500 5th in final (1:40.74)
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) & Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC) Men’s C2 200 6th in final (36.782)
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS)Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 200 10th overall (37.750)
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 500  15th overall (1:53.22)
Rob Clarke (Toronto), Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC), Andrew Jessop (Halifax) & Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) Men’s K4 1000 15th overall (2:57.67)
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS),Richard Dober Jr. (Trois-Rivières, QC), Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) & Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) Men’s K1 200 x4 relay 7th in final (2:27.75)
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON),Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON), Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) & Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC) Men’s C1 200 x4 relay 8th in final (2:59.08)

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Oldershaw sixth at Worlds, van Koeverden and K2 place seventh
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de Jonge breaks World record in semi

Broadcast note: The 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships finals will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday at noon EST and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. See broadcast schedule for details.

Competing in A-finals tomorrow:

  • Mark de Jonge (Men’s K1 200)
  • Benjamin Russell & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Men’s C1 1000)
  • Ben Tardioli (Men’s C1 200)
  • Laurence Vincent-Lapointe & Sarah-Jane Caumartin (Women’s C2 500)
  • Adam van Koeverden (Men’s K1 500)
  • Jason McCoombs & Aaron Rublee (Men’s C2 200)
Mark Oldershaw (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark Oldershaw (photo: Balint Vekassy)

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON had Canada’s top result of today’s 1000 metre finals at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia. He placed sixth in the C1 1000, the same event in which he won an Olympic bronze medal in 2012. He also raced the C1 5000 metre long distance race and finished thirteenth.Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Women’s C1 200)

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON had a pair of seventh place finishes. In the Olympic event, the K1 1000 he wound up seventh. He also finished seventh in the K1 5000 after a hard fought race. van Koeverden will finish his international season tomorrow with the K1 500 final.

Andrew Jessop of Halifax, NS and Brady Reardon of Burlington, ON stepped it up once more in the Men’s K2 1000 with a seventh place result. The crew had qualified ninth for the final and broke a streak of several years since Canada had last cracked the final in the K2 1000. This is Jessop’s first time racing Senior World Championships. Reardon is a 2008 Olympian who raced K2 last year with van Koeverden.

The Women’s K4 500 metre crew of Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC),

Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC), KC Fraser (Toronto, ON), and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) won their B-final to rank tenth overall.

Adam van Koeverden (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Adam van Koeverden (photo: Balint Vekassy)

In 200 metre semi finals, Mark de Jonge of Halifax beat the World’s fastest time in the Men’s K1 200. He clocked 33.945 seconds to win his semi-final and catch the top seed for tomorrow’s final. de Jonge’s time today breaks the record the International Canoe Federation has on record from 1992 by 0.035 of a second. The 1992 record was set by Olivier Lasak of France. The fastest time ever done at Worlds still isn’t quite a personal best for de Jonge who went 33.804 seconds in Montreal in 2012 to qualify for the Canadian Olympic Team before going on to win a bronze medal. de Jonge took home a silver at last year’s World Championships and will compete in the final tomorrow around 3:30 a.m. EST.

Ottawa’s Ben Tardioli placed third in the Men’s C1 200 final to land a spot in tomorrow’s A-final at his first World Championships.

Richard Dober Jr. (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) placed third in their semi-final of the Men’s K2 200. While they posted one of the faster times in the field, they narrowly missed advancing to the A-final. The top two semi finishers and the next best time make the cut for the final and the extra spot went to the Polish crew who were just a tenth of a second quicker. Dober Jr. and Fournel will race the B-final tomorrow.

Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS will also race the B-final tomorrow. She finished fifth in her semi of the Women’s K1 200.

Andrew Jessop & Brady Reardon (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Andrew Jessop & Brady Reardon (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) and Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC) got through to the A-final of the Men’s C2 200 with a third place semi finish. Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and

Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) will compete in the B-final of the Women’s K2 200 after a fourth place finish in their semi.

Tomorrow is the last day of the Championships and the program includes several 1000 and 500 metre finals, along with 200 metre finals and 200 metre relays.

Summary of Results – Saturday

Athlete Event Result
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000  6th in final (3:54.75)
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000 7th in final (3:27.73)
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) &Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) Men’s K2 1000 7th in final (3:12.06)
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC),Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC),KC Fraser (Toronto, ON),

Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS)

Women’s K4 500 10th overall (1:32.88)
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS)Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS)  Women’s K2 1000 9th in final (3:47.42)
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 5000 7th overall (20:52.83)
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s K1 5000 13th overall (25:20.28)
200m heats
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 1st in semi (33.945)Advanced to A-final
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200 3rd in semi (38.813)Advanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200 5th in semi (40.091)Advanced to B-final
Richard Dober Jr. (Trois-Rivières, QC) & Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) Men’s K2 200 3rd in semi (31.446)Advanced to B-final
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) & Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC) Men’s C2 200 3rd in semi (36.691)Advanced to A-final
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS)Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 200 4th in semi (38.443)Advanced to B-final

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Gauthier captures two more medals, four boats advance to World finals
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Broadcast note: The 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships finals will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday at noon EST and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. See broadcast schedule for details.

Competing in A-finals tomorrow:

  • Adam van Koeverden (Men’s K1 1000)
  • Mark Oldershaw (Men’s C1 1000)
  • Andrew Jessop & Brady Reardon (Men’s K2 1000)
  • Genevieve Orton & Una Lounder (Women’s K2 1000)

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Christine Gauthier has added another two medals to her collection in Paracanoe on the third day of competition at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

She captured a silver in the Women’s V1 200 TA and a bronze in the V1 200 LTA. She had a jam packed day of racing and finished seventh in K1 200 LTA in which she holds five World titles. Gauthier rounds out her World Championship by medaling in three of her four races including a silver from Wednesday.3 female athletes Moscow

Christian Maranda of Québec, QC wound up thirteenth overall in the Men’s K1 200 LTA with a fourth place finish in the Paracanoe B-final.

Benjamin Russell (Dartmouth, NS) and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) have qualified for the final of Men’s C2 1000 on Sunday by winning their semi-final. The crew placed fourth at last year’s World Championship and with a strong showing so far this season are a crew to watch for on Sunday.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON won his semi in the Men’s K1 500 to qualify for the final. van Koeverden will race the K1 1000 metre Olympic distance tomorrow and the 500 on Sunday.

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC won her heat in the Women’s C1 200 to advance directly to the final. With seven World Championship title to her name, Vincent-Lapointe has been undefeated since coming on to the international scene in 2010. Competition in the women’s canoe discipline has risen rapidly and margins at the finish line keep getting tighter.

Vincent-Lapointe and Sarah-Jane Caumartin of Otterburn, QC also went directly to the final in C2 500 after placing second in their heat. They are the defending World Champions in the event.

In 200 metre heats, all seven Canadian boats advanced to tomorrow afternoon’s semi-finals. Tomorrow morning in Moscow will kick off with four Canadian boats competing in A-finals – three of which are Olympic events. The 5000 metre long distance races will finish up on Saturday evening. The remainder of finals are slated for Sunday’s program which includes 200 metre finals and relays to wrap up the Championships.

Summary of Results – Friday

Athlete Event Result
Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) Women’s V1 200 TA 2nd in final (1:02.56)Silver medal
Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) Women’s V1 200 LTA 3rd in final (1:01.90)Bronze medal
Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) Women’s K1 200 LTA 7th in final (55.212)
Christian Maranda (Québec, QC) Men’s K1 200 LTA 13th overall (44.033)
Benjamin Russell (Dartmouth, NS) & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 1st in semi (3:32.40)Advanced to A-final
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) & Sarah-Jane Caumartin (Otterburn, QC) Women’s C2 500 2nd in heat (2:05.10)Advanced to A-final
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500 1st in semi (1:37.59)Advanced to A-final
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC) Women’s K1 500 4th in semi (1:52.13)Advanced to B-final
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 500  6th in semi (1:50.53)Advanced to B-final
KC Fraser (Toronto, ON),Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS)   Women’s K2 500 6th in semi (1:42.66)Advanced to B-final
Rob Clarke (Toronto), Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC), Andrew Jessop (Halifax) & Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) Men’s K4 1000 5th in semi (2:56.87)Advanced to B-final
200m heats
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 1st in heat (35.181)Advanced to semi
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200 3rd in heat (40.603)Advanced to semi
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200 6th in heat (42.387)Advanced to semi
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) Women’s C1 200 1st in heat (48.342)Advanced to A-final
Richard Dober Jr. (Trois-Rivières, QC) & Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) Men’s K2 200 2nd in heat (32.372)Advanced to semi
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) & Aaron Rublee (Kamloops, BC) Men’s C2 200 3rd in heat (37.754)Advanced to semi
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS)Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 200 5th in heat (39.582)Advanced to semi

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van Koeverden, Oldershaw and two K2’s advance to World finals
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Broadcast note: The 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships finals will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday at noon EST and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. See broadcast schedule for details.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Two Canadian Olympic medalists and two K2 crews advanced to A-finals on the second day of competition of the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON won his semi-final of the Men’s K1 1000 metre to secure a spot in Saturday’s final. van Koeverden holds an Olympic silver and bronze medal in the 1000 metre event and took last year off racing K1 at Worlds and instead competed in K2.

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Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON was second in his semi of the Men’s C1 1000. The Olympic bronze medalist has had an impressive international season so far by landing a silver and a bronze medal in the 1000 metre event at World Cups in May.

Andrew Jessop of Halifax, NS and Brady Reardon of Burlington, ON pulled through with a strong semi-final performance to qualify for Saturday’s A-final. The crew finished third in their semi and ended a hiatus of several years since Canada has cracked the final in this event.

In Women’s K2 1000, Genevieve Orton of Lake Echo, NS and Una Lounder of Dartmouth, NS made the final after placing second in their semi.

The Women’s K4 500 crew of Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC), KC Fraser (Toronto, ON), and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) threw down their fastest time but missed qualifying for the A-final by less than half a second with a fourth place result in the semi.

Paracanoe athletes Christine Gauthier and Christian Maranda were slated to race today but thunderous skies in Moscow caused several finals to be rescheduled until tomorrow.

Summary of Results – Thursday

Athlete Event Result
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000 1st in semi (3:30.68)Advanced to A-final
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000  2nd in semi (3:52.82)Advanced to A-final
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) &Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) Men’s K2 1000 3rd in semi (3:17.03)Advanced to A-final
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC),Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC),KC Fraser (Toronto, ON),

Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS)

Women’s K4 500 4th in semi (1:32.85)Advanced to B-final 
Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS)Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS)  Women’s K2 1000 2nd in semi (3:56.92)Advanced to A-final

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Christine Gauthier leads off with World Championship silver
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Christine Gauthier got the Canadian CanoeKayak Team off to a solid start today by winning a silver medal in Paracanoe at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia. Gauthier won silver in the Women’s K1 200 TA. She was second to Emma Wiggs of Great Britain by about a third of a second.

Christine Gauthier (Photo: Balint Vekassy)

Christine Gauthier (left) (Photo: Balint Vekassy)

Paracanoe athletes are classified based on the ability an athlete has in his or her legs, trunk and arms (LTA, TA and A). A double-bladed paddle and kayak is used for K1while a single bladed paddle an outrigger canoe is used for the V1. Paracanoe will make its debut at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Gauthier is a five-time World Champion in the Women’s K1 200 LTA which she raced the heat of today and finished third to advance directly to tomorrow’s final. In total Gauthier is racing four events including two finals tomorrow and one on Friday. She won her heat in the V1 TA today to advance directly to tomorrow’s final. She will race the V1 LTA final on Friday.

Dave Waters of Fox Point, NS finished sixth in the final of V1 200 TA. Waters finishes his international season with this result along with a World Cup silver and bronze medal from May.

Dave Waters (Photo: Balint Vekassy)

Dave Waters (Photo: Balint Vekassy)

Christian Maranda of Québec, QC placed fifth in his semi-final of the K1 200 LTA and advanced to the B-final tomorrow.

The second day of competition in Moscow continues tomorrow with Paracanoe finals as well as heats and semi-finals for 1000 and 500 metre distances.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) Women’s K1 200 TA 2nd in final (53.505)Silver medal
Dave Waters (Fox Point, NS) Men’s V1 200 TA 6th in final (54.192)
Christian Maranda (Québec, QC) Men’s K1 200 LTA 5th in semi (45.933)Advanced to B-final
Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) Women’s K1 200 LTA 3rd in heat (55.185)Advanced to A-final
Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) Women’s V1 200 TA 1st n heat (1:02.52)Advanced to A-final

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Hayward, Smedley and McGee head to Slalom World Cup semis
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Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday 12:30 and Sunday at 10 a.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada.

Ben Hayward (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Ben Hayward (photo: Balint Vekassy)

LA SEU D’URGELL, SPAIN – International competition for slalom athletes resumed today with ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain. Three Canadian athletes advanced to the semi-finals.

Ben Hayward of Edmonton ranked 26th after preliminary heats in Men’s K1. He will fight for a spot in the final in tomorrow’s semi. Hayward has been successful in getting through to the final twice this season with seventh and night place results at the two previous World Cups.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON ranked 27th in Men’s C1 in the heats. He too is eyeing a spot in the final which he’s done before but not yet this year. Smedley‘s top result for 2014

has been 14th place at World Cup 1.

Cameron Smedley (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Cameron Smedley (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Alexandra McGee of Ottawa is competing at her first World Cup of the season and advanced to the Women’s C1 semi-finals with a 12th place finish in heats.

Michael Tayler of Ottawa, ON just missed advancing to semi-finals in Men’s K1 and has ranked 43rd overall. Tayler was within a second of making the semi but touching a gate at the bottom of his second run cost him a two second penalty.

In Women’s K1, Thea Froehlich of Ottawa, ON ranked 36th. Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, AB finished in the next spot in 37th and Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC was 49th.

World Cup 4 continues tomorrow and Sunday. Semi-finals and finals for all events Canada is in take place on Saturday.

Alexandra McGee (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Alexandra McGee (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 26th in heat (95.16)Advanced to semis
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 27th in heat (101.94)Advanced to semis
Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 12th in heats (136.15)Advanced to semis
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 43rd in heats (98.78)
Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) Women’s K1 36th in heats (115.46)
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 37th in heats (116.28)
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 49th in heats (169.06)

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Katie Vincent becomes Junior World Champion
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Silver for Vincent and Juliette Brault in C2

SZEGED, HUNGARY – Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON won a gold medal today in Junior Women’s C1 200 at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

Katie Vincent (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Katie Vincent (photo: Balint Vekassy)

“I’ve been waiting for this race for over a year and I couldn’t be happier,” said Vincent. “It came down to the final inches and I got it.”

Vincent added a silver medal later in the day as she paired with Juliette Brault of Pointe-Claire, QC to finish second in the Junior Women’s C2 500.

Taylor Potts of Toronto finished fourth in the U23 Women’s C1 200 and was just 0.6 of a second away from making the podium. In U23 Women’s C2 500, Potts along with Ottawa’s Megan Sibthorpe had another near-podium finish and wound up fourth by a margin of 0.2 of a second after a hard-fought race to the finish. With these results Canada was recognized as the top women’s canoe federation.

The U23 Men’s K4 1000 crew of Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC), Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC), Adam Tenwolde (Dartmouth, NS) and Étienne Beauchesne (Trois Rivières, QC) capped off their championships with an eighth place finish in the final.

Juliette Brault & Katie Vincent (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Juliette Brault & Katie Vincent (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS) and Andreanne Langlois (Trois Rivières, QC) placed ninth in the final of the U23 Women’s K2 500. Olivia Denman of Dartmouth, NS finished ninth in the Junior Women’s K1 200 metre final.

Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS ranked tenth overall by winning the B-final of the U23 Men’s C1 200. Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois Rivières, QC) and Charles Antoine Girouard (Trois Rivières, QC) also won their B-final in the U23 Men’s K2 200.

“The depth here is incredible and our team had some strong performances,” said Kenna Robins, lead Junior and U23 coach. “I know this exposure fuels the athletes’ drive to make the jump to the next level and go for an international podium. We have a relatively young team, with many of the athletes eligible again next year. Between the athletes here and those back home, I know we have the potential to step up and make that transition.”

Men's U23 K4 (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Men’s U23 K4 (photo: Balint Vekassy)

This was the final day of competition for Junior and U23 athletes. The team will return to Canada to race at the 2014 Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships in Regina from August 19 to 23. Canada’s senior team will head to a training camp in Lithuania tomorrow as part of their final preparations for the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia from August 6 to 10.

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Junior Women’s C1 200 1st in final (48.982)Gold medal
Juliette Brault (Pointe-Claire, QC)Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) Junior Women’s C2 500 2nd in final (2:08.19)Silver medal
Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON) U23 Women’s C1 200 4th in final (49.092)
Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON)Megan Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON) U23 Women’s C2 500 4th in final (2:11.09)
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 8th in final(3:07.61)
Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS)Andreanne Langlois (Trois Rivières, QC) U23 Women’s K2 500 9th in final (1:50.87)
Olivia Denman (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Women’s K1 200 9th overall (44.957)
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) U23 Men’s C1 200 10th overall (40.198)
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon (Trois Rivières, QC)Charles Antoine Girouard (Trois Rivières, QC) U23 Men’s K2 200 10th overall (32.934)
Maxence Beauchesne (Trois Rivières, QC)Zane Clarke (Selkirk, MB) Junior Men’s K2 200 11th overall (34.515)
Alex Scott (Halifax, NS) U23 Men’s K1 200 14th overall (36.889)
August Madison Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON)Arianne Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) Junior Women’s K2 500 15th overall (1:57.85)
Ailish McNulty (Dartmouth, NS) U23 Women’s K1 200 21st overall (44.666)
James Lavallee (Winnipeg, MB) Junior Men’s K1 200 23rd overall (37.912) 
David Provost (Lachine, QC) Junior Men’s C1 200 8th in semi on Saturday (43.787)

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Two Women’s K4 crews take to finals in Junior and U23
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SZEGED, HUNGARY – Finals are underway at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. Both Canada’s Junior and Under 23 Women’s K4 crews raced in the A-finals today.

photo: Balint Vekassy

photo: Balint Vekassy

The Junior Women’s K4 500 crew of August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON), Kady Leard (Waverley, NS), Arianne Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) and Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS) finished ninth in the final with a time of 1:41.13.Canada’s U23 Women’s K4 500 placed eighth in the final. The crew of Ailish Mcnulty (Dartmouth, NS), Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS), Andreanne Langlois (Lac Beauport, QC) and Sarah Vegas-Dubois (Pointe-Claire, QC) put down a time of 1:36.24 in a very competitive final.

Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC) finished second in the B-final of the U23 Men’s C1 1000 to rank eleventh overall.

Two Canadian crews had third place finishes in B-finals and ranked twelfth overall. Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) and Adam Tenwolde (Dartmouth, NS) ranked twelfth overall in the U23 Men’s K2 1000. In U23 Men’s C2 1000, Thomas Hall (Dartmouth, NS) and Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) wound up with a twelfth place standing.

Zane Clarke (Selkirk, MB) ranked fourteenth in Junior Men’s K1 1000 while Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) finished up in sixteenth position in U23 Men’s K1 1000. Also finishing in sixteenth position was the Junior Men’s C2 1000 crew of Jack Leahy and Ian McCormick, both of Dartmouth, NS.

In the Junior Men’s K2 1000, Alex Brent (Maple Ridge, BC) and Eric Fast (Burnaby, BC) finished in the eighteenth overall position after today’s B-final.

Races continue this afternoon as eight Canadian boats will line up for 200 metre semi-finals to contend for spots in tomorrow’s finals. Tomorrow is the last day of racing in Szeged and already five Canadian boats have qualified for tomorrow’s A-finals.

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Ailish Mcnulty (Dartmouth, NS),Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS),

Andreanne Langlois (Lac Beauport, QC) &

Sarah Vegas-Dubois (Pointe-Claire, QC)

U23 Women’s K4 500 8th in final (1:36.24)
August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON),Kady Leard (Waverley, NS),

Arianne Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) &

Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS)

Junior Women’s K4 500 9th in final (1:41.13)
Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC) U23 Men’s C1 1000 11th overall (3:56.85)
Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) &Adam Tenwolde (Dartmouth, NS) U23 Men’s K2 1000 12th overall (3:16.79)
Thomas Hall (Dartmouth, NS) &Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) U23 Men’s C2 1000 12th overall (3:39.25)
Zane Clarke (Selkirk, MB) Junior Men’s K1 1000 14th overall (3:39.75) 
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) U23 Men’s K1 1000 16th overall (3:34.90)
Jack Leahy (Dartmouth, NS) &Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Men’s C2 1000 16th overall (3:57.58)
Alex Brent (Maple Ridge, BC) &Eric Fast (Burnaby, BC) Junior Men’s K2 1000 18th overall (3:28.61)

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CanoeKayak Canada names full team for Pan Am Sprint Championships
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name its full team for the 2014 Canoe Sprint Pan American Championships taking place in Mexico City from September 4 to 7. The Senior team has been added based on the results of performances at the third set of National Team Trials which took place last month in Montreal. The junior contingent of the team was named earlier in June based on National Team Trials 2 in Dartmouth, NS. The team will head south to wrap up its competitive season following the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships in Regina from August 19 to 23.

Senior Team 

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Étienne Morneau Lac-Beauport Quebec, QC Frédéric Jobin
Ryan Cochrane Lac-Beauport Windsor, NS Frédéric Jobin
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon Trois Rivières Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Angus Mortimer Rideau Ottawa, ON Dave Robertson / Wade Farquharson
Conrad Hopp Balmy Beach Toronto, ON Peter Martinek
Nigel Rockett Balmy Beach Toronto, ON Peter Martinek
Marshall Hughes Cheema Waverley, NS Mike Kerrivan

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Pierre-Luc Laliberte Pointe-Claire Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer
Maxim Poulin Québec, QC Lac Beauport Rob Stott / Luc Grenier
Paul Bryant Burloak Richmond Hill, ON Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Scott Oldershaw
Roland Varga Richmond Hill Richmond Hill, ON Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Peter Korisanszky Cheema Waverley, NS Mike Kerrivan
Craig Spence Cheema Waverley, NS Mike Kerrivan

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Alexa Irvin Maskwa Kentville, NS Mark Granger / Kenna Robins
Andreanne Langlois Trois-Rivières Québec, QC Kenna Robins / Mathieu Pelletier
Lissa Bissonnette Pointe-Claire Sherbrooke, QC Mark Granger / Marc Creamer
Hayley Nelson Cheema Waverley, NS Mike Kerrivan

Women’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Taylor Potts Balmy Beach Toronto, ON Rob Stott / Peter Martinek
Katie Vincent Mississauga Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery
Meghan Sibthorpe Rideau Ottawa, ON Ian Mortimer

Junior Team 

*already named on June 13

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Davis Evans Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquharson
Mathieu Roy Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Nicholas Matveev Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Alex Brent Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Mark Marschalko Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Jacob Steele Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Clement Bouchard Lac Beauport Luc Grenier
Jack Leahy Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Ian McCormick Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Kate Braddon Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Hayley Plante Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
August Sibthorpe Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Jessica Hogg Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Anna Negulic Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Kady Leard Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan

Women’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Jillian Perrone Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Juliette Brault Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer / Tamas Buday Jr.

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Five crews advance to finals on second day in Szeged
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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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Both Women’s K4 crews advance to finals in Junior and U23
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SZEGED, HUNGARY – The first day of competition at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships was a big one for both of Canada’s women’s K4 crews. Both the junior and Under 23 crews advanced to the finals, which take place on Saturday.

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Watch video of today’s races.

Canada’s U23 Women’s K4 500 placed second in their semi-final with the crew of Ailish Mcnulty (Dartmouth, NS), Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS), Andreanne Langlois (Lac Beauport, QC) and Sarah Vegas-Dubois (Pointe-Claire, QC).

The Junior Women’s K4 500 crew of August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON), Kady Leard (Waverley, NS), Arianne Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) and Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS) were third in their semi.

Seven Canadian boats also went through to B-finals today. Heats and semi-finals continue tomorrow with a fresh set of events. Finals will take place over the weekend in Szeged.

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Ailish Mcnulty (Dartmouth, NS),Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS),

Andreanne Langlois (Lac Beauport, QC) &

Sarah Vegas-Dubois (Pointe-Claire, QC)

U23 Women’s K4 500 2nd in semi (1:36.25)Advanced to A-final
August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON),Kady Leard (Waverley, NS),

Arianne Cyr (Lac Beauport, QC) &

Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS)

Junior Women’s K4 500 3rd in semi (1:38.94)Advanced to A-final
Zane Clarke (Selkirk, MB) Junior Men’s K1 1000 4th in semi (3:36.03)Advanced to B-final
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) U23 Men’s K1 1000 5th in semi (3:33.25)Advanced to B-final
Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC) U23 Men’s C1 1000 6h in semi (4:05.02)Advanced to B-final
Alex Brent (Maple Ridge, BC) &Eric Fast (Burnaby, BC) Junior Men’s K2 1000 6h in semi (3:24.72)Advanced to B-final
Jack Leahy (Dartmouth, NS) &Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS) Junior Men’s C2 1000 6h in semi (3:58.30)Advanced to B-final
Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC) &Adam Tenwolde (Dartmouth, NS) U23 Men’s K2 1000 6h in semi (3:20.73)Advanced to B-final
Thomas Hall (Dartmouth, NS) &Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) U23 Men’s C2 1000 6h in semi (3:48.11)Advanced to B-final
Sean Barich (Mississauga, ON) Junior Men’s C1 1000 7th in heat (4:34.27)

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Five member organizations receive Canadian Paralympic Committee funding
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CPC

The Canadian Paralympic Committee has granted CanoeKayak Canada’s member organizations over $11,000 through their two annual funds.

Para-Equipment Fund

  • CanoeKayak BC ($5000)
  • Ottawa River Canoe Club ($3519)
  • Pointe-Claire Canoe Club ($1700)
  • Pisiquid Canoe Club ($1000)

Recruitment Program Fund

  • Rideau Canoe Club ($3750)

The Para-Equipment Fund (PEF) aims to assist local and provincial organizations in delivering recruitment programming and expanding the availability of introductory-based equipment. The Recruitment Program Fund (RPF)supports the creation of a new program, or the expansion of an existing successful introductory parasport initiative.

This funding is a major boost to Paracanoe programs in Canada as CanoeKayak Canada seeks to expand the sport’s accessibility and prepares athletes for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where Paracanoe will make its debut. Congratulations to all recipients and thanks to the Canadian Paralympic Committee for its generous support. For more information on the Canadian Paralympic Committee visit www.paralympic.ca

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Aboriginal Paddling Initiative Supports a Proud Tradition
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With the North American Indigenous Games taking place July 20 – 27 in Regina, CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to present this article written by Sheila Robertson about the Aboriginal Paddling Initiative

by Sheila Robertson

To most Canadians, Aboriginal People and paddling are inextricably linked, and historically, that was true. Hundreds of years ago, North American aboriginals created the canoe, high in bow and stern, from a frame of wooden ribs covered with the lightweight bark of white birch trees. These water craft proved to be ideal for travelling streams, rivers, and lakes and for carrying a great load, and were light enough to be portable when necessary.

As Europeans ventured deeper and deeper into the continent, they discovered extensive Aboriginal trade networks in place along established canoe routes. They also found that their own heavy boats were unsuitable for plying the waterways and portaging, making the canoe an important, if not the only option.

photo: CanoeKayak BC

photo: CanoeKayak BC

Canoe “contests’ involving Aboriginal People and fur traders represent the earliest beginnings of canoe racing. The modern sport evolved in waterfront communities in close proximity to native settlements, in particular the areas around Peterborough, Ont., Montreal, Halifax, and Victoria.

Over succeeding decades, the quality of life of Canada’s Aboriginal People declined. In recent times, there has been growing recognition of the value of sport to “improving the health, wellness, cultural survival, and quality of life of Aboriginal/Indigenous People through physical activity, physical education, sport, and recreation.” Of particular importance was the National Recreation Roundtable on Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples, held in Maskwachees (Hobbema, Alta.) in February 2000. The roundtable produced the Maskwachees Declaration, a clarion call for action to address the many social and health issues afflicting aboriginal children, youth, and adults alike, including “Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fetal alcohol syndrome, incarceration rates, substance abuse, harassment and racism, and a sedentary lifestyle.”

One participant was CanoeKayak Canada’s (CKC) Domestic Development Director, John Edwards, the only representative of a national sport organization. His participation was prompted by the fact that one of CKC’s clubs is the Onake Paddling Club, founded in 1972 on the Kahnawake First Nation near Chateauguay, Que. From Edward’s experience would come CKC’s Aboriginal Paddling Initiative, a reflection of the organization’s belief that canoekayak represents a unique opportunity to use a traditional activity to positively address aboriginal physical activity deficiencies and to give aboriginal paddlers the opportunity to access local, regional, and national competitions.

photo: CanoeKayak BC

photo: CanoeKayak BC

“As a heritage sport, it seemed to me that CKC could reach out to Aboriginal Canadians,” says Edwards. “Developing homegrown leadership in aboriginal communities is essential, and I believe that volunteer activities with community sport clubs is an excellence place to start. It’s the ideal environment to hone skills.” He points out that clubs are the strength of his sport. “Our clubs are volunteer-run and community-based and one of the Initiative’s strategies is to promote aboriginal community-based clubs. They are key to providing consistent local ownership and leadership.”

Edwards convinced Sport Canada’s Sport Participation Development Program to provide $385,000 over four years to launch the Initiative. As well as the benefits noted above, the Initiative would connect Aboriginal Canadians to the Canadian Sport System through the sport of canoekayak, promote CanoeKayak as an effective method for raising levels of physical activity, and raise awareness of safety by using CKC’s CanoeKids learn-to-paddle program. He also enlisted the enthusiastic support of CKC’s provincial affiliates to source additional funding and be the primary contact with the target communities.

photo: CanoeKayak BC

photo: CanoeKayak BC

Although federal funding for the Initiative has stopped, interest has not, and Edwards reports success stories in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. These include selecting and training teams for the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) and running its canoeing competition, training coaches in the Sport Initiation (CanoeKids) component of the National Coaching Certification Program, welcoming new clubs in Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario, and hosting a National Aboriginal Regatta and several Western Canada Aboriginal Championships.

Paddling takes hold from coast to coast

British Columbia

British Columbia began its involvement with the Initiative with an Aboriginal Canoeing Conference hosted by Canoekayak BC (CKBC). The two-day event brought together aboriginal canoeing enthusiasts from all corners of the province and laid the groundwork for future partnerships. Arguably, the most important of these is with the Aboriginal Sport, Recreation & Physical Activity Partners Council, led by director Rick Brant. Developed as a legacy of the 2008 Cowichan NAIG to “lead to transformative change in the health and well-being of Aboriginal People across the province,” the Council is the steward of the Aboriginal Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Strategy, which supports a healthier future of aboriginal communities, families, and individuals.

Mary-Jane Abbott, Executive Director of CKBC, says that the strength of the Council is its “really incredible leaders”, who include eight regional coordinators acting as the liaison between Abbott and her staff and the communities. “Rick is really open and his staff are real go-getters,” she says. “They have a regional engagement meeting every year to report on what’s been happening and to plan ahead. I’m absolutely amazed at the number of people who show up and the quality of their reporting.”

Whether the coordinators request a coaching clinic or a training camp or a water safety program, Abbott heads directly to the community, bringing with her CKBC’s trailerload of kayaks. “We like to work in the community rather than have them come to us; it makes for better learning,” she says.

The Diditaht First Nation, located on the northeast short of Nitinat Lake, is an inspirational beneficiary of the Initiative. The remote community, accessible by a 50-kilometre dirt road and 100 kilometres west of Duncan, stretches inland to include Cowichan Lake, extends along the south-west coast of Vancouver Island, and encompasses a considerable distance offshore. Nitinat Lake is a 20-kilometre fiord that empties into the Pacific Ocean at the Nitinat Narrows, midway along the West Coast Trail in the Pacific Rim National Park. The lake is ranked as one of the best windsurfing and kiteboarding sites in the world and also has a small bay where budding paddlers can train.

Here, the Initiative is run through the local school and Abbot reports strong support from its  administration. In 2013, a Canada Summer Jobs grant paid a student to work for the Initiative so long as he finished school in June and returned in September. “Keeping kids in school in a huge feat in the community,” she says. “We hired two students for the summer and are doing so again this summer.”

For Abbott, success is measured by the formation of a community canoe club and parental involvement, and Diditaht has achieved both. In 2012, the community hosted the 2012 BC Aboriginal Provincial Canoe Championships in partnership with CKBC and the Council. CKBC provided staff to help launch the Initiative and stays in close touch. “It’s been very neat to work with this community because they’ve rallied around the kids, there’s a parent organization, and they have a focus, which is training for the 2014 NAIG and beyond,” she says. “The personal growth of their sport leaders over the last few years has been so rewarding to watch. They are the key to the success of our community programs. Our NAIG athletes will have an amazing experience and have made some great friends over the last few years as the team has developed.”

Recently, Abbott shared a dream with the community. “Why not fund-raise to all of Canada to help support ongoing community paddling initiatives? Why not ask three aboriginal artists to paint a paddle and then raffle tickets to win them?” That dream is about the become reality and soon the Diditaht paddlers will be known far outside their own community.

Respecting local culture and traditions is one reason the Initiative is working in British Columbia. Some lower mainland and Island communities race in war canoes that are sleek and elegant dugouts carved by the paddlers themselves and ranging from singles to 11-man in size. (They are not the eastern Peterborough-type cedar strip war canoes.) Seeing the dugouts in action convinced Abbott that “we can’t be shoving the kayak at them. We don’t want to replace their tradition and culture; we want to supplement, not take away. Theirs is another stream of paddling and it provides the kids with another opportunity.”

Abbott managed to secure eight positions for aboriginal athletes at the BC Summer Games. Each will be supported by a coach from his or her community. “It’s a win-win for everyone because the community coach will work with more experienced coaches during the Games,” she says. “Everyone is getting exposure to things they never had before and that’s going to open doors for them.”

Alberta

Alberta CanoeKayak sent program coordinator Alan Ross to northern Alberta to promote the sport and the 2013 Alberta Indigenous Games, which featured canoekayak as a core sport. His visit took him to many aboriginal communities, including Cold Lake, Slave Lake, High Prairie, Grouard, Joussard, Sucker Creek, Swan River First Nation, Drift Pile First Nation, Wabasca, and Big Stone Cree Nation. He connected with several hundred aboriginals and fostered a strong interest in canoekayak.

Saskatchewan

From July 20th to 27th, 2014, Regina will host the NAIG, with canoeing and kayaking front and centre on Wascana Lake in the heart of the city. Consequently, the Wascana Racing Canoe Club offered full-day and half-day clinics for Aboriginal People to learn the basics of recreational canoeing and kayaking, including proper technique, steering, safety, from fully certified coaches. The club provided boats, paddles, lifejackets and safety kits.

CanoeKayak Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal programs extend well beyond Regina. With almost 20 Aboriginal Coaches, camps and clinics are offered in as many as 10 Aboriginal communities around Saskatchewan from Meadow Lake to Cumberland House. “CanoeKayak Saskatchewan always had a program, but the Initiative strengthened the activities they were doing,” says Edwards, adding that both Saskatchewan and Manitoba are heavily involved in marathon canoeing, a discipline raced only in North America and for which prize money is awarded.

NAIG as an instrument of change

As noted by NAIG organizers in 2012, “thousands of years before European contact, Aboriginal People held games throughout the continent of North America. Historical records dictate that many modern team sports were derived from traditional indigenous games. What is well known is that these games taught personal and social values, which were a curriculum for their way of life. These practices taught each generation values and personal qualities that are reflected throughout indigenous lifestyles and cultures to the present day — qualities such as honesty, courage, respect, personal excellence, and gratitude for the guidance of parents, elders, and communities prepared children and youth for the responsibility of adulthood.”

Today, a number of barriers contribute to the under-representation of Aboriginal People in sport. While some are cultural in origin, there are also concerns about social, geographical, and economic isolation and racism. One positive development is the increasingly strong Federal-Provincial/Territorial government’s commitments to strengthening aboriginal sport, particularly focused around the NAIG.

Canoeing and kayaking are integral to the NAIG sport program, and many of the young paddlers who will compete in Regina are the beneficiaries of the CKC Initiative. The NAIG competition will consist of male and female singles, doubles, and mixed doubles for all age classifications and in categories from 200-metres to 10,000-metres. Each province and territory is allowed to enter six male and six female paddlers for each category. Competition will be guided by CKC’s Marathon Canoe Racing Competition and Sprint Racing Rules.

Manitoba

The Manitoba Paddling Association (MPA) focused its Initiative funding on preparations for the NAIG, aiming to increase the number of club paddlers and to bring at least five potential NAIG paddlers to the National Marathon Championships.

At St. Theresa Point First Nation, for example, a dragon boat was transported by the MPA over the winter ice road. This remote Oji-Cree community, located on the southern shore of Island Lake in northern Manitoba, also benefited from the hiring of a summer coach to run paddling programs. Despite high water and local fires that led to evacuations, many new paddlers joined the St. Theresa Point Racing Canoe Club. As well, an aboriginal woman completed a coaching mentorship program. St. Theresa Point now has a permanent paddling facility with 18 regular members, nine of whom competed at the national championships, and close to 50 casual paddlers.

MPA personnel learned the importance of working with local supporters in order to make a difference to the community through paddling. The association also developed solid partnerships with CKC, the Government of Manitoba’s Bilateral Program, the Manitoba Aboriginal Sport Council, the Green Team Summer Employment Program, Canada Summer Jobs, Sport Manitoba, and the canoe club and the community.

Edwards is not surprised by the success of the Initiative in the western provinces. “There has been really strong buy-in, probably because of the strong aboriginal presence in vast part of the geography,” he says. “The other factor has been the recognition from the provincial governments that this was something they wanted and so actively supported.”

Ontario

The Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, near Brantford, Ont., is home to the Aka:we Canoe Club. Founded in 1999 and a CKC member since 2004, Aka:we, a Mohawk word meaning ‘paddle, was the fourth First Nations sprint club in the country. The club promotes fun, health, and well-being while maintaining the cultural aspect of canoeing. It hosts the Pauline Johnson Regatta, named for the popular Mohawk poet and performer who was once a member of the Brantford Canoe Club.

An important step forward was the selection, in 2013, by the Ontario Canoe Kayak Sprint Racing Affiliation, of an aboriginal woman coach to be a Canada Games apprentice coach. Tiffany van Every travelled to Sherbrooke, Que., with the Ontario team, and was involved in all aspects of coaching. This Canada Games program was, in part, a request from CKC that the Games provide an opportunity for Aboriginal Canadians to connect to the Canadian sport system.

Quebec

Onake Paddling Club on the Kahnawake First Nation near Chateauguay was founded in 1972 and was the CKC’s first ratified First Nation sprint club. It gained fame when Alwyn Morris became the first Aboriginal Canadian Olympic champion, winning gold at the Los Angeles Games.

Funding from the Initiative has enabled the club to provide opportunities for paddlers to participate in activities such as outrigger, dragonboat, marathon, recreational, and flat-water canoeing. Sessions of CanoeKids Day Camp and competitive racing camps were filled to capacity. Services were provided to the Kahnawake Youth Center Day Camp, Our Gang Day Camp, Kahnawake Survival School senior physical education classes, Community Health Unit – Fitness Program, Eastern Door Fitness Challenge, and Live Like a Champion youth group.

In the competitive stream, Onake paddlers competed at seven local regattas, the Lake Placid International Regatta, the Bantam and Under Provincial Championships, the Midget and Over Provincial Championships, and the Provincial Long Distance Championships, winning numerous medals. Paddlers from its outrigger program raced in New York, Toronto, British Columbia, Kona-Hawaii, and Atlantic City.

Other activities included hosting the 12th Annual Dragonboat Festival, preparing athletes for regional competitions and for the NAIG, offering coaching and assistance to the community, organizing events with neighbouring communities, and hosting a regional regatta.

Situated on the Gatineau River near Maniwaki, Kitigan Zibi is the First Nations Reserve of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, the largest Algonquin Nation in Canada. Led by teachers Jan Cote and Celine Whiteduck, the Kitigan Zibi Canoe and Kayak Club emphasizes basic instruction and wellness. Activities included an orientation to canoe and kayaking as a special end of the school year opportunity; mixed recreational canoe races for teens; the Kitigan Zibi Youth Day Camp: evening paddling training for a hockey fitness group; teaching the basics of paddling to the Performing Arts Camp for 13- to 14-year olds; completing the CanoeKids Paddling Program with 13- to 17-year-olds; evening paddling activities with teens; paddling days at the Youth Day Camp; and a Paddle Fest.

One thousand kilometres to the north is Kuujjuarapik, the southernmost northern village at the mouth of the Great Whale River on the coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavik, which is home to just under 700 Inuit people. About 800 people live in adjacent Whapmagoostui, the northernmost Cree village in Quebec.

Kuujjuarapik is the home of Allan Brown, a retired physical education teacher and an expert sprint paddler who moved north from the Montreal area in 1977. He explains that the Inuit, who are coastal people, and the Cree, who are river people, both used paddling strictly for travel. Recreational paddling was rare and competitive paddling was virtually unheard of. Safety equipment and boat safety instruction were equally rare so drowning were always a risk, leading to a general fear of the water. “With the water here, there’s a lot of factors such as cold and currents and swells and winds,” says Brown. “The winds buffet and make waves that are two to three feet high. And our tide can go as high as six feet so it’s not surprising that most people don’t go for long paddles.”

In 2010, when Brown heard about the Initiative, he wasted no time in contacting Edwards and Peter Niedre, CKC’s director of coach and athlete development, who knew the community from delivering basketball and multi-sport programs before joining CKC.

Given the fear of the water, Brown’s funding proposal focused on fundamentals. CKC’s CanoeKids program guided him as he developed a checklist that would emphasize water safety awareness and skills, develop confidence on the water, provide an opportunity to paddle and socialize in a team environment, and build overall motor skills.

Brown’s enthusiasm was contagious. “Allan felt it would be a tremendous resource if the kids were drown-proofed, and we agreed,” says Edwards. “His approach was to get kids active and reconnected with their natural environment.

Since war canoes and dragon boats are ill-suited to the challenging waters, Brown purchased sprint canoes and a Rabaska team canoe, a traditional North canoe similar to voyageur canoes that can seat up to ten people.

Niedre and Jessie Rice, a certified coach and a Mohawk from Kahnawake, flew into Kuujjuarapik in February 2011 to run a community sport and technical development course, returning in June to help start the Initiative and launch the Great Whale River Canoe and Kayak Club. “I see it as positive youth development, fitness, skills development, and water safety,” says Niedre. “It’s about getting into a community to develop leadership within.”

Initially, Brown’s program had two phases. The first took place from mid-January to the end of May in the indoor community pool, which served to get the participants comfortable with water and to practice single blade paddling, how to do a flip, how to do a rescue in the middle of a lake, how to be safe in a boat, and how to carry and store a boat. As the weather warmed, the program moved to the river. “The river is another world completely, so the kids were excited,” says Brown.”They loved it, were getting skills, and realized they didn’t have to tip.”

Also in 2011, the Eastern Arctic Winter Games came to Kuujjuarapik and for the first time featured 200-metre canoe races. The day of the races we had 2.5-foot waves coming head-on at us and so it was exciting,” says Brown. “The hard part was getting everyone lined up at the start!”

Although funding remains a challenge, Brown is undaunted. “There’s lots of things in the way, walls and obstacles to overcome, but I’m not letting go; this is not going to be dropped,” he says. He is hoping to persuade the regional government and Nunavut Adventure Tourism to come to Kuujjuarapik and train its youth in running adventure challenges. “I have the boats, the life jackets; I’m set up and ready to go, and so are the kids.”

Brown intends to take CKC’s CanoeKids facilitator course in order to train local people to implement the CanoeKids program. He sees the Initiative as a new beginning in an isolated, traditional society and adds that, although it is a long way off, there may come a time when his paddlers compete at a provincial championship, and even beyond.

And the future for the Aboriginal Paddling Initiative?

As a leadership tool, the Initiative is a unique model for “positive youth development, fitness, skills development, and safety across the country,” says Niedre.

Edwards agrees, and adds that it is worth the effort to help Aboriginal People attain a higher degree of wellness. To do that, “it’s important to build on the sports that are already part of their communities. It’s not about importing sports; it’s about going into a community, listening, watching, engaging and then working with a community to develop appropriate strategies with the sports culture that already exists. Like any community in Canada, aboriginal communities must have a sense of ownership before they become fully engaged.”

Certainly Edwards would like to see the aboriginal population integrated more efficiently and consistently with the Canadian sport system. “We were certainly blessed by the faith and support that Sport Canada formally put into the program,” he says. “In addition, support from the provincial sport agencies has been very gratifying.” However, he asks, how can we integrate in a way that celebrates and builds their own heritage? “There are lots of aboriginal traditions around boats that CKC is absolutely open to. In fact, that’s how to do it. Respect and integrate the traditions while introducing concepts of training and consistency.

“When I talk to an Aboriginal person, I talk about my own experience of canoeing, about being out in nature, and the pervasive feeling of being one with the natural elements of winds and waves. When you canoe, you’re touching many generations who have felt the same about the fresh air and the invigoration. The colour of your skin doesn’t matter; that’s the innate virtue of paddling; you become much more aware and appreciative of your natural surroundings.”

References

Maskwachees Declaration, Federal-Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Fitness and Recreation, June 2000.

Adapted from Canada’s Sporting Heroes by S.F. Wise and Douglas Fisher for Canada’s Sport Hall of Fame, General Publishing Company Limited, Don Mills, Ontario, 1974

“Our Canoeing Heritage”, Canadian Canoe Museum, www.canoemuseum.ca/

Retrieved from “All About Canoes”, September 20, 2010, The History of the Canoe

100 Years of champions: The Canadian Canoe Association, 1900-2000, by C. Fred Johnson, the Canadian Canoe Association, Ottawa, Second Edition, 2003.

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Aboriginal Paddling Initiative Supports a Proud Tradition
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With the North American Indigenous Games taking place July 20 – 27 in Regina, CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to present this article written by Sheila Robertson about the Aboriginal Paddling Initiative.

by Sheila Robertson

To most Canadians, Aboriginal People and paddling are inextricably linked, and historically, that was true. Hundreds of years ago, North American aboriginals created the canoe, high in bow and stern, from a frame of wooden ribs covered with the lightweight bark of white birch trees. These water craft proved to be ideal for travelling streams, rivers, and lakes and for carrying a great load, and were light enough to be portable when necessary.

As Europeans ventured deeper and deeper into the continent, they discovered extensive Aboriginal trade networks in place along established canoe routes. They also found that their own heavy boats were unsuitable for plying the waterways and portaging, making the canoe an important, if not the only option.

Canoe “contests’ involving Aboriginal People and fur traders represent the earliest beginnings of canoe racing. The modern sport evolved in waterfront communities in close proximity to native settlements, in particular the areas around Peterborough, Ont., Montreal, Halifax, and Victoria.

photo: CanoeKayak BC

photo: CanoeKayak BC

Over succeeding decades, the quality of life of Canada’s Aboriginal People declined. In recent times, there has been growing recognition of the value of sport to “improving the health, wellness, cultural survival, and quality of life of Aboriginal/Indigenous People through physical activity, physical education, sport, and recreation.” Of particular importance was the National Recreation Roundtable on Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples, held in Maskwachees (Hobbema, Alta.) in February 2000. The roundtable produced the Maskwachees Declaration, a clarion call for action to address the many social and health issues afflicting aboriginal children, youth, and adults alike, including “Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fetal alcohol syndrome, incarceration rates, substance abuse, harassment and racism, and a sedentary lifestyle.”

One participant was CanoeKayak Canada’s (CKC) Domestic Development Director, John Edwards, the only representative of a national sport organization. His participation was prompted by the fact that one of CKC’s clubs is the Onake Paddling Club, founded in 1972 on the Kahnawake First Nation near Chateauguay, Que. From Edward’s experience would come CKC’s Aboriginal Paddling Initiative, a reflection of the organization’s belief that canoekayak represents a unique opportunity to use a traditional activity to positively address aboriginal physical activity deficiencies and to give aboriginal paddlers the opportunity to access local, regional, and national competitions.

“As a heritage sport, it seemed to me that CKC could reach out to Aboriginal Canadians,” says Edwards. “Developing homegrown leadership in aboriginal communities is essential, and I believe that volunteer activities with community sport clubs is an excellence place to start. It’s the ideal environment to hone skills.” He points out that clubs are the strength of his sport. “Our clubs are volunteer-run and community-based and one of the Initiative’s strategies is to promote aboriginal community-based clubs. They are key to providing consistent local ownership and leadership.”

Edwards convinced Sport Canada’s Sport Participation Development Program to provide $385,000 over four years to launch the Initiative. As well as the benefits noted above, the Initiative would connect Aboriginal Canadians to the Canadian Sport System through the sport of canoekayak, promote CanoeKayak as an effective method for raising levels of physical activity, and raise awareness of safety by using CKC’s CanoeKids learn-to-paddle program. He also enlisted the enthusiastic support of CKC’s provincial affiliates to source additional funding and be the primary contact with the target communities.

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photo: CanoeKayak BC

Although federal funding for the Initiative has stopped, interest has not, and Edwards reports success stories in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. These include selecting and training teams for the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) and running its canoeing competition, training coaches in the Sport Initiation (CanoeKids) component of the National Coaching Certification Program, welcoming new clubs in Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario, and hosting a National Aboriginal Regatta and several Western Canada Aboriginal Championships.

Paddling takes hold from coast to coast

British Columbia

British Columbia began its involvement with the Initiative with an Aboriginal Canoeing Conference hosted by Canoekayak BC (CKBC). The two-day event brought together aboriginal canoeing enthusiasts from all corners of the province and laid the groundwork for future partnerships. Arguably, the most important of these is with the Aboriginal Sport, Recreation & Physical Activity Partners Council, led by director Rick Brant. Developed as a legacy of the 2008 Cowichan NAIG to “lead to transformative change in the health and well-being of Aboriginal People across the province,” the Council is the steward of the Aboriginal Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Strategy, which supports a healthier future of aboriginal communities, families, and individuals.

Mary-Jane Abbott, Executive Director of CKBC, says that the strength of the Council is its “really incredible leaders”, who include eight regional coordinators acting as the liaison between Abbott and her staff and the communities. “Rick is really open and his staff are real go-getters,” she says. “They have a regional engagement meeting every year to report on what’s been happening and to plan ahead. I’m absolutely amazed at the number of people who show up and the quality of their reporting.”

Whether the coordinators request a coaching clinic or a training camp or a water safety program, Abbott heads directly to the community, bringing with her CKBC’s trailerload of kayaks. “We like to work in the community rather than have them come to us; it makes for better learning,” she says.

The Diditaht First Nation, located on the northeast short of Nitinat Lake, is an inspirational beneficiary of the Initiative. The remote community, accessible by a 50-kilometre dirt road and 100 kilometres west of Duncan, stretches inland to include Cowichan Lake, extends along the south-west coast of Vancouver Island, and encompasses a considerable distance offshore. Nitinat Lake is a 20-kilometre fiord that empties into the Pacific Ocean at the Nitinat Narrows, midway along the West Coast Trail in the Pacific Rim National Park. The lake is ranked as one of the best windsurfing and kiteboarding sites in the world and also has a small bay where budding paddlers can train.

Here, the Initiative is run through the local school and Abbot reports strong support from its  administration. In 2013, a Canada Summer Jobs grant paid a student to work for the Initiative so long as he finished school in June and returned in September. “Keeping kids in school in a huge feat in the community,” she says. “We hired two students for the summer and are doing so again this summer.”

photo: CanoeKayak BC

photo: CanoeKayak BC

For Abbott, success is measured by the formation of a community canoe club and parental involvement, and Diditaht has achieved both. In 2012, the community hosted the 2012 BC Aboriginal Provincial Canoe Championships in partnership with CKBC and the Council. CKBC provided staff to help launch the Initiative and stays in close touch. “It’s been very neat to work with this community because they’ve rallied around the kids, there’s a parent organization, and they have a focus, which is training for the 2014 NAIG and beyond,” she says. “The personal growth of their sport leaders over the last few years has been so rewarding to watch. They are the key to the success of our community programs. Our NAIG athletes will have an amazing experience and have made some great friends over the last few years as the team has developed.”

Recently, Abbott shared a dream with the community. “Why not fund-raise to all of Canada to help support ongoing community paddling initiatives? Why not ask three aboriginal artists to paint a paddle and then raffle tickets to win them?” That dream is about the become reality and soon the Diditaht paddlers will be known far outside their own community.

Respecting local culture and traditions is one reason the Initiative is working in British Columbia. Some lower mainland and Island communities race in war canoes that are sleek and elegant dugouts carved by the paddlers themselves and ranging from singles to 11-man in size. (They are not the eastern Peterborough-type cedar strip war canoes.) Seeing the dugouts in action convinced Abbott that “we can’t be shoving the kayak at them. We don’t want to replace their tradition and culture; we want to supplement, not take away. Theirs is another stream of paddling and it provides the kids with another opportunity.”

Abbott managed to secure eight positions for aboriginal athletes at the BC Summer Games. Each will be supported by a coach from his or her community. “It’s a win-win for everyone because the community coach will work with more experienced coaches during the Games,” she says. “Everyone is getting exposure to things they never had before and that’s going to open doors for them.”

Alberta

Alberta CanoeKayak sent program coordinator Alan Ross to northern Alberta to promote the sport and the 2013 Alberta Indigenous Games, which featured canoekayak as a core sport. His visit took him to many aboriginal communities, including Cold Lake, Slave Lake, High Prairie, Grouard, Joussard, Sucker Creek, Swan River First Nation, Drift Pile First Nation, Wabasca, and Big Stone Cree Nation. He connected with several hundred aboriginals and fostered a strong interest in canoekayak.

Saskatchewan

From July 20th to 27th, 2014, Regina will host the NAIG, with canoeing and kayaking front and centre on Wascana Lake in the heart of the city. Consequently, the Wascana Racing Canoe Club offered full-day and half-day clinics for Aboriginal People to learn the basics of recreational canoeing and kayaking, including proper technique, steering, safety, from fully certified coaches. The club provided boats, paddles, lifejackets and safety kits.

CanoeKayak Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal programs extend well beyond Regina. With almost 20 Aboriginal Coaches, camps and clinics are offered in as many as 10 Aboriginal communities around Saskatchewan from Meadow Lake to Cumberland House. “CanoeKayak Saskatchewan always had a program, but the Initiative strengthened the activities they were doing,” says Edwards, adding that both Saskatchewan and Manitoba are heavily involved in marathon canoeing, a discipline raced only in North America and for which prize money is awarded.

NAIG as an instrument of change

As noted by NAIG organizers in 2012, “thousands of years before European contact, Aboriginal People held games throughout the continent of North America. Historical records dictate that many modern team sports were derived from traditional indigenous games. What is well known is that these games taught personal and social values, which were a curriculum for their way of life. These practices taught each generation values and personal qualities that are reflected throughout indigenous lifestyles and cultures to the present day — qualities such as honesty, courage, respect, personal excellence, and gratitude for the guidance of parents, elders, and communities prepared children and youth for the responsibility of adulthood.”

Today, a number of barriers contribute to the under-representation of Aboriginal People in sport. While some are cultural in origin, there are also concerns about social, geographical, and economic isolation and racism. One positive development is the increasingly strong Federal-Provincial/Territorial government’s commitments to strengthening aboriginal sport, particularly focused around the NAIG.

Canoeing and kayaking are integral to the NAIG sport program, and many of the young paddlers who will compete in Regina are the beneficiaries of the CKC Initiative. The NAIG competition will consist of male and female singles, doubles, and mixed doubles for all age classifications and in categories from 200-metres to 10,000-metres. Each province and territory is allowed to enter six male and six female paddlers for each category. Competition will be guided by CKC’s Marathon Canoe Racing Competition and Sprint Racing Rules.

Manitoba

The Manitoba Paddling Association (MPA) focused its Initiative funding on preparations for the NAIG, aiming to increase the number of club paddlers and to bring at least five potential NAIG paddlers to the National Marathon Championships.

At St. Theresa Point First Nation, for example, a dragon boat was transported by the MPA over the winter ice road. This remote Oji-Cree community, located on the southern shore of Island Lake in northern Manitoba, also benefited from the hiring of a summer coach to run paddling programs. Despite high water and local fires that led to evacuations, many new paddlers joined the St. Theresa Point Racing Canoe Club. As well, an aboriginal woman completed a coaching mentorship program. St. Theresa Point now has a permanent paddling facility with 18 regular members, nine of whom competed at the national championships, and close to 50 casual paddlers.

MPA personnel learned the importance of working with local supporters in order to make a difference to the community through paddling. The association also developed solid partnerships with CKC, the Government of Manitoba’s Bilateral Program, the Manitoba Aboriginal Sport Council, the Green Team Summer Employment Program, Canada Summer Jobs, Sport Manitoba, and the canoe club and the community.

Edwards is not surprised by the success of the Initiative in the western provinces. “There has been really strong buy-in, probably because of the strong aboriginal presence in vast part of the geography,” he says. “The other factor has been the recognition from the provincial governments that this was something they wanted and so actively supported.”

Ontario

The Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, near Brantford, Ont., is home to the Aka:we Canoe Club. Founded in 1999 and a CKC member since 2004, Aka:we, a Mohawk word meaning ‘paddle, was the fourth First Nations sprint club in the country. The club promotes fun, health, and well-being while maintaining the cultural aspect of canoeing. It hosts the Pauline Johnson Regatta, named for the popular Mohawk poet and performer who was once a member of the Brantford Canoe Club.

An important step forward was the selection, in 2013, by the Ontario Canoe Kayak Sprint Racing Affiliation, of an aboriginal woman coach to be a Canada Games apprentice coach. Tiffany van Every travelled to Sherbrooke, Que., with the Ontario team, and was involved in all aspects of coaching. This Canada Games program was, in part, a request from CKC that the Games provide an opportunity for Aboriginal Canadians to connect to the Canadian sport system.

Quebec

Onake Paddling Club on the Kahnawake First Nation near Chateauguay was founded in 1972 and was the CKC’s first ratified First Nation sprint club. It gained fame when Alwyn Morris became the first Aboriginal Canadian Olympic champion, winning gold at the Los Angeles Games.

Funding from the Initiative has enabled the club to provide opportunities for paddlers to participate in activities such as outrigger, dragonboat, marathon, recreational, and flat-water canoeing. Sessions of CanoeKids Day Camp and competitive racing camps were filled to capacity. Services were provided to the Kahnawake Youth Center Day Camp, Our Gang Day Camp, Kahnawake Survival School senior physical education classes, Community Health Unit – Fitness Program, Eastern Door Fitness Challenge, and Live Like a Champion youth group.

In the competitive stream, Onake paddlers competed at seven local regattas, the Lake Placid International Regatta, the Bantam and Under Provincial Championships, the Midget and Over Provincial Championships, and the Provincial Long Distance Championships, winning numerous medals. Paddlers from its outrigger program raced in New York, Toronto, British Columbia, Kona-Hawaii, and Atlantic City.

Other activities included hosting the 12th Annual Dragonboat Festival, preparing athletes for regional competitions and for the NAIG, offering coaching and assistance to the community, organizing events with neighbouring communities, and hosting a regional regatta.

Situated on the Gatineau River near Maniwaki, Kitigan Zibi is the First Nations Reserve of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, the largest Algonquin Nation in Canada. Led by teachers Jan Cote and Celine Whiteduck, the Kitigan Zibi Canoe and Kayak Club emphasizes basic instruction and wellness. Activities included an orientation to canoe and kayaking as a special end of the school year opportunity; mixed recreational canoe races for teens; the Kitigan Zibi Youth Day Camp: evening paddling training for a hockey fitness group; teaching the basics of paddling to the Performing Arts Camp for 13- to 14-year olds; completing the CanoeKids Paddling Program with 13- to 17-year-olds; evening paddling activities with teens; paddling days at the Youth Day Camp; and a Paddle Fest.

One thousand kilometres to the north is Kuujjuarapik, the southernmost northern village at the mouth of the Great Whale River on the coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavik, which is home to just under 700 Inuit people. About 800 people live in adjacent Whapmagoostui, the northernmost Cree village in Quebec.

Kuujjuarapik is the home of Allan Brown, a retired physical education teacher and an expert sprint paddler who moved north from the Montreal area in 1977. He explains that the Inuit, who are coastal people, and the Cree, who are river people, both used paddling strictly for travel. Recreational paddling was rare and competitive paddling was virtually unheard of. Safety equipment and boat safety instruction were equally rare so drowning were always a risk, leading to a general fear of the water. “With the water here, there’s a lot of factors such as cold and currents and swells and winds,” says Brown. “The winds buffet and make waves that are two to three feet high. And our tide can go as high as six feet so it’s not surprising that most people don’t go for long paddles.”

In 2010, when Brown heard about the Initiative, he wasted no time in contacting Edwards and Peter Niedre, CKC’s director of coach and athlete development, who knew the community from delivering basketball and multi-sport programs before joining CKC.

Given the fear of the water, Brown’s funding proposal focused on fundamentals. CKC’s CanoeKids program guided him as he developed a checklist that would emphasize water safety awareness and skills, develop confidence on the water, provide an opportunity to paddle and socialize in a team environment, and build overall motor skills.

Brown’s enthusiasm was contagious. “Allan felt it would be a tremendous resource if the kids were drown-proofed, and we agreed,” says Edwards. “His approach was to get kids active and reconnected with their natural environment.

Since war canoes and dragon boats are ill-suited to the challenging waters, Brown purchased sprint canoes and a Rabaska team canoe, a traditional North canoe similar to voyageur canoes that can seat up to ten people.

Niedre and Jessie Rice, a certified coach and a Mohawk from Kahnawake, flew into Kuujjuarapik in February 2011 to run a community sport and technical development course, returning in June to help start the Initiative and launch the Great Whale River Canoe and Kayak Club. “I see it as positive youth development, fitness, skills development, and water safety,” says Niedre. “It’s about getting into a community to develop leadership within.”

Initially, Brown’s program had two phases. The first took place from mid-January to the end of May in the indoor community pool, which served to get the participants comfortable with water and to practice single blade paddling, how to do a flip, how to do a rescue in the middle of a lake, how to be safe in a boat, and how to carry and store a boat. As the weather warmed, the program moved to the river. “The river is another world completely, so the kids were excited,” says Brown.”They loved it, were getting skills, and realized they didn’t have to tip.”

Also in 2011, the Eastern Arctic Winter Games came to Kuujjuarapik and for the first time featured 200-metre canoe races. The day of the races we had 2.5-foot waves coming head-on at us and so it was exciting,” says Brown. “The hard part was getting everyone lined up at the start!”

Although funding remains a challenge, Brown is undaunted. “There’s lots of things in the way, walls and obstacles to overcome, but I’m not letting go; this is not going to be dropped,” he says. He is hoping to persuade the regional government and Nunavut Adventure Tourism to come to Kuujjuarapik and train its youth in running adventure challenges. “I have the boats, the life jackets; I’m set up and ready to go, and so are the kids.”

Brown intends to take CKC’s CanoeKids facilitator course in order to train local people to implement the CanoeKids program. He sees the Initiative as a new beginning in an isolated, traditional society and adds that, although it is a long way off, there may come a time when his paddlers compete at a provincial championship, and even beyond.

And the future for the Aboriginal Paddling Initiative?

As a leadership tool, the Initiative is a unique model for “positive youth development, fitness, skills development, and safety across the country,” says Niedre.

Edwards agrees, and adds that it is worth the effort to help Aboriginal People attain a higher degree of wellness. To do that, “it’s important to build on the sports that are already part of their communities. It’s not about importing sports; it’s about going into a community, listening, watching, engaging and then working with a community to develop appropriate strategies with the sports culture that already exists. Like any community in Canada, aboriginal communities must have a sense of ownership before they become fully engaged.”

Certainly Edwards would like to see the aboriginal population integrated more efficiently and consistently with the Canadian sport system. “We were certainly blessed by the faith and support that Sport Canada formally put into the program,” he says. “In addition, support from the provincial sport agencies has been very gratifying.” However, he asks, how can we integrate in a way that celebrates and builds their own heritage? “There are lots of aboriginal traditions around boats that CKC is absolutely open to. In fact, that’s how to do it. Respect and integrate the traditions while introducing concepts of training and consistency.

“When I talk to an Aboriginal person, I talk about my own experience of canoeing, about being out in nature, and the pervasive feeling of being one with the natural elements of winds and waves. When you canoe, you’re touching many generations who have felt the same about the fresh air and the invigoration. The colour of your skin doesn’t matter; that’s the innate virtue of paddling; you become much more aware and appreciative of your natural surroundings.”

References

Maskwachees Declaration, Federal-Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on Fitness and Recreation, June 2000.

Adapted from Canada’s Sporting Heroes by S.F. Wise and Douglas Fisher for Canada’s Sport Hall of Fame, General Publishing Company Limited, Don Mills, Ontario, 1974

“Our Canoeing Heritage”, Canadian Canoe Museum, www.canoemuseum.ca/

Retrieved from “All About Canoes”, September 20, 2010, The History of the Canoe

100 Years of champions: The Canadian Canoe Association, 1900-2000, by C. Fred Johnson, the Canadian Canoe Association, Ottawa, Second Edition, 2003.

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Two bronze for Canada at Slalom Pan American Championships
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HUAUCHINANGO, MEXICO – Canadian slalom athletes have qualified Canada’s quota spots for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and are coming home from the Canoe Slalom Pan American Sports Festival in Huauchinango, Mexico with two bronze medals.

Natasha O'Connell & Maxime Leboeuf

Natasha O’Connell & Maxime Leboeuf

This was O’Connell’s first international competition and bringing home a medal has made the experience even more memorable. This was also an international racing debut for Jeremy Tian of Ottawa.Maxime Leboeuf of Valleyfield, QC won bronze in Men’s K1 and Ottawa’s Natasha O’Connell won bronze in Women’s K1. Both athletes actually ranked fourth in overall standings but when a country has more than one competitor in the race, only the top result is counted for medals. In effect, the podium is comprised of the top three nations in a particular race.

Canada’s athletes in Mexico were all junior team members and showed considerable strength competing in the senior field. Canada’s Senior Team athletes are currently training at the World Championships site in Deep Creek, Maryland, USA.

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Maxime Leboeuf (Valleyfield, QC) Men’s K1 4th (87.40) *3rd nation Bronze medal
Natasha O’Connell (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 4th (105.24) *3rd nation Bronze medal
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 7th (94.86) *5th nation
Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK) Women’s C1Women’s K1 5th (127.95) 8th (110.46)
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) & Maxime Leboeuf (Valleyfield, QC) Men’s C2 8th (111.66) *5th nation
Jeremy Tian (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 10th (107.79)

Full Results

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Climbing the ranks in slalom and cruising Europe in a caravan
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Ben Hayward is having a breakthrough season. The 24-year-old slalom athlete from Edmonton has cracked the World Cup final in back-to-back World Cups to finish 7th and 9th in Men’s K1. It’s been a few years since Canada has achieved a result like this in slalom and Hayward has mapped out his plan for international success. In addition to turning heads on the slalom scene, he’s also turning a few heads on the road with a truck he’s used his architectural skills to convert to a caravan so he can live and train in Europe. He’s launched a new website and fundraising campaign to take Canadian and international supporters along for the ride as he pursues a spot on the World podium and the 2016 Canadian Olympic Team. Here’s Ben with a few thoughts on his recent successes and adventures.

How has this year been different than previous years of training and competing?Hayward interview

This year I was actually heading into the season a little bit nervous for national team trials because I had not got the chance to race in any warm up events. I had a great camp in the Emirates this year but also had to commit a lot of time to university. I think most of the success is coming from having a body that is no longer hurting which I owe to the amazing support I got from Sherri Audet at Motion Works Physiotherapy.

What was it like to break into the World Cup final two weeks in a row and what did it take to get there?

The experience was unreal. I knew that I had the potential to get there last year and it felt amazing to race to my potential, and do it twice. Apart from being injury free this year, I think the races went well due to some new psychological race prep that I tried out this year. I felt a lot more focused and calm on the water than I ever have before.

Tell us more about your plan for success leading up to 2016.

I am really excited for the next two years because I get the opportunity to be a full-time athlete. I will be living in my caravan over in Europe for the better part of those two years. This will allow complete freedom to travel to all the best training venues, train with some of the best paddlers in the world, and also get a lot more race experience.

VanStarter.com – Building a Hobbit Van from Ben Hayward on Vimeo.

So where did you come up with the idea for VanStarter?

I have seen the amazing success that lots of other athletes have been having with these online ‘kickstarter style’ fundraisers. I really wanted to do my own but I didn’t want to lose the 8-15% that athletes usually pay to have their campaign hosted on established websites. By building my own website, I only lose 3% to PayPal and can use that savings to offer some quality givebacks that people actually want.

What have been the biggest challenges you’ve had to overcome to get this thing off the ground?

Prior to flying to Cardiff to build the van I had very limited experience in construction, website building, and cinematography/video editing. The last month and a half has been pretty intense learning all these skills and immediately applying them. There are still a lot of challenges to come as I need to learn the basics of being an interior designer, electrician, mechanic, and my own sports agent to promote all of this. It is one heck of a journey to be on though.

What has the response been like to the caravan and your fundraising efforts?

The reception has been more amazing than I could have possibly imagined. I am still awestruck by how quickly people got behind this project and supported me with almost a 3rd of my campaign goal raised in just the first 10 hours. The response over in Europe has been fantastic too. Every person’s head turns as I drive by and there is always someone asking me where they can get one. It also inspired one of my paddling idols, Danielle Molmenti, to donate a mattress and some cupboards because he loved the idea. I am so incredibly grateful for all of the support I am getting to raise funds for the project, and also to those who are helping share this story.

The fish scene in your promotional movie is being regaled as a work of cinematic brilliance. What behind the scenes stories can you share with us about making that movie and do you have any advice for athletes looking to make their own?

That is great to hear! I came up with the idea when trying to make a short video piece that had the potential to go viral. I wanted it to be both funny and incredible so that people would want to watch it many times and share it with friends. I got some help with the fish scene from my friend Katelyn Dorothy Mann who is a film producer living in Vancouver. The two of us, with another cameraman, drove up to the Rutherford Creek facility where we shot the piece in conjunction with a different promotional video that we were making on the whitewater. It was a lot of fun to do and I would encourage other athletes to be as creative as they can be when promoting themselves. I think people can get pretty inspired by seeing something that they have never seen before or didn’t think was possible.

Hayward and his Canadian teammates will resume international competition at the start of August with World Cups 4 and 5 in Spain and Germany before coming to North America for World Championships in Maryland, USA in September. See competition calendar for details.

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Freestyle Team Trials to take place on Garbarator Wave on Ottawa River
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The 2014 CanoeKayak Freestyle Team Trials will take place on Garbarator Wave on the Ottawa River from August 30 to 31. The trials will be used to select the team to represent Canada on home water at the 2015 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships. The Championships will be held at the same location as the Trials – an hour and a half drive west of Ottawa.

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Glen Adams, 1972 Commodore, has passed away
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OTTAWA – It is with sadness CanoeKayak Canada announces the passing of Glen Adams. Adams has been a longtime volunteer with CanoeKayak Canada and the Quebec Division. He was Commodore of CKC in 1972 and Vice-Commodore in 1976. He passed away at the age of 90 and was intently interested in the sport right up until the end of his life. He will be remembered fondly by his many friends in the paddling community. Messages of condolences to his family can be posted on an online guestbook linked to his obituary.

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Canada to host 2015 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
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OTTAWA – The best freestyle paddlers in the World will be bringing their most impressive tricks, flips and spins to Canada next year. The International Canoe Federation has awarded the 2015 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships to CanoeKayak Canada to be hosted by Wilderness Tours on the Ottawa River.

Competitors will showcase their skills on the Ottawa River as they push their physical and creative limits to rack up points in pursuit of being crowned World Champion. The competition will take place from August 30 to September 5 of 2015 in the Ottawa Valley. The venue is an hour and a half drive west of Ottawa on a wave known as “Garberator”.“We’re gearing up for a pretty incredible show,” said Robert Zwanenburg, CanoeKayak Canada’s Freestyle Chair. “This sport is known for its extreme factor and bringing the best in the world to Canada will do a lot to build the profile of freestyle paddling and our very talented National Team athletes.”ICF Freestyle

Boasting some of the best whitewater in the world, Wilderness Tours has used this location to host competitions for twenty years and hosted the ICF Freestyle World Championships once before in 2007.

“We are thrilled to be hosting the Championships again,” said Joe Kowalski, President of Wilderness Tours. “It will be a big boost to the sport and to this area. We’ve got an extraordinary venue here and we can’t wait to welcome the World to our backyard.”

Wilderness Tours is Canada’s largest whitewater rafting company and will celebrate its 40thanniversary next year.

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CanoeKayak Canada names Worlds team
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name its team for the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships to be held in Moscow, Russia from August 6 to 10. The announcement comes after a final set of National Team Trials in Montréal.

“We’re now into year two of the Olympic quadrennial and every country is ramping up their level of preparedness, including Canada,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “Moscow will be a good indicator of our competitive status and how our  high performance plan is rolling out. Our entire team is committed to achieving our 2016 Olympic goals and this is our first real evaluation opportunity.”

Three athletes have also been added to Canada’s Under 23 World Championships team heading to Szeged, Hungary for July 17 to 20. The senior team will in Canada before heading to Lithuania for a preparation camp in Lithuania before arriving in Moscow.

2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

Moscow, Russia • August 6 – 8

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Mark de Jonge Maskwa Halifax, NS Frédéric Jobin
Hugues Fournel Lachine Montreal, QC Frédéric Jobin
Richard Dober Jr. Lac-Beauport Trois-Rivière, QC Frédéric Jobin
Adam van Koeverden Burloak Oakville, ON Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain
Brady Reardon Burloak Burlington, ON Dave Robertson / Scott Oldershaw
Andrew Jessop Maskwa Halifax, NS Dave Robertson / Chad Brooks
Philippe Duchesneau Pointe-Claire Montreal, QC Dave Robertson / Marc Creamer
Rob Clarke Burloak Mississauga, ON Dave Robertson

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Mark Oldershaw Burloak Burlington, ON Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain
Ben Russell Banook Dartmouth, NS Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, QC Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Ben Tardioli Rideau Ottawa, ON Robert Stott / Mike Robinson
Jason McCoombs Banook Dartmouth, NS Robert Stott / Jan Kruk
Aaron Rublee Burloak Kamloops, BC Robert Stott
Women’s Kayak  
Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Émilie Fournel Lachine Montreal, QC Mark Granger / Franck Gomez
KC Fraser Balmy Beach Oakville, Ontario Mark Granger / Peter Martinek
Genvieve Beauchesne-Sevigny Pointe-Claire Trois-Rivières, QC Mark Granger
Hannah Vaughan Banook Dartmouth, NS Mark Granger / Jan Kruk
Michelle Russell Cheema Waverely, NS Mark Granger / Mike Kerrivan
Una Lounder Senobe Dartmouth, NS Mark Granger
Genevieve Orton Orenda Lake Echo, NS Mark Granger

Women’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, QC Rob Stott / Mathieu Pelletier
Sarah-Jane Caumartin Otterburn, QC Otterburn Rob Stott / Mathieu Pelletier

Paracanoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Christine Gauthier Pointe-Claire Toronto, ON Mark Granger / Marc Creamer
Dave Waters Maskwa Fox Point, NS Mark Granger / Jon Pike
Christian Maranda Lac Beauport Québec, QC Mark Granger / Luc Grenier

U23 World Championships Team

Szeged, Hungary • July 17 – 20

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Jason McCoombs Banook Dartmouth, NS Robert Stott / Jan Kruk

Women’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Taylor Potts Balmy Beach Toronto, ON Rob Stott / Peter Martinek
Megan Sibthorpe Rideau Ottawa, ON Rob Stott / Mike Robinson

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Paddlers pound in last strokes for Worlds Team selections
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MONTRÉAL – The heat and athletic determination endured for a second day of Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials 3 at the Olympic Basin in Montréal as assessments for World Championships Teams finished off. Most qualifications require two out of three wins to secure a spot on the team with original qualifications occurring at National Team Trials 1 which took place in Georgia at the end of April.

Seven-time World Champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe resurged with a second win against Toronto’s Taylor Potts in Women’s C1 200. Potts had won the first set of trials while Vincent-Lapointe took a victory yesterday and today.

“I worked really, really hard and I’m happy I see the results,” said Vincent-Lapointe who clocked one of her top times today at 47.043 seconds. She says today’s performance adds some confidence as she prepares to defend her title in an increasingly competitive event. “I feel like I’m farther ahead than a few years ago and as the international field goes up, I’m going up with it.”

Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny of Trois-Rivières, QC and Benjamin Russell of Dartmouth, NS won the Men’s C2 1000. The crew has been on the World Cup podium this season and will try to improve upon their fourth place result at World Championships last year. Paul Bryant and Roland Varga, both of Richmond Hill, ON, placed second. Third place went to the Dartmouth crew of Mark James and Peter Lombardi.

Andrew Jessop of Halifax and Brady Reardon of Burlington, ON won the Men’s K2 1000. The Toronto-based crew of Nigel Rockett and Conrad Hopp were second. Brian Malfesi of Maple Ridge, BC and Adam Tenwolde of Dartmouth, NS came in for third.

“It was a good race, we got off the line and we were able to just get into our race place and it worked,” said Jessop.

In Women’s K1 200, Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS took the victory. Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC was second and Genevieve Orton of Lake Echo, NS took third.

Two race-offs for Women’s K2 500 took place today with the first victory going to Toronto’s KC Fraser and Una Lounder of Dartmouth, NS. The crews were switched up for the second race-off which was won by KC Fraser and Michelle Russell. Fraser and Russell held the previous win from the first set of Trials.

In Men’s K4 1000, the win went to Rob Clarke (Toronto), Philippe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC), Andrew Jessop (Halifax) and Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON). Canada’s Under 23 crew of Étienne Beauchesne (Trois-Rivières, QC), Brian Malfesi (Maple Ridge, BC), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Quebec City), and Adam Tenwolde (Dartmouth, NS) pushed hard to the line and finished just a half second behind the winning boat.

In Under 23 Women’s C2 500, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Sarah-Jane Caumartin of Otterburn took the win. The crew also won the Senior C2 yesterday. Juliette Brault of Pointe-Claire, QC and Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON were second. Toronto’s Taylor Potts and Ottawa’s Megan Sibthorpe pulled in for third.

Hugues Fournel of Lachine, QC took a win in the Men’s K1 200. He was followed by Étienne Morneau of Québec City in second and Marc-Alexandre Gagnon of Trois-Rivières, QC in third. Halifax’s Mark de Jonge has already locked up the Men’s K1 200 spot for World Championships and did not race this set of trials.

Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS won a second final of the Men’s C1 200 which was strictly for ranking purposes. Ben Tardioli of Ottawa won yesterday’s final to get his second win needed to secure the spot for World Championships and did not race today.

The team for Senior World Championships will be announced on Monday along with several additional athletes to be named to the Under 23 World Championships team. Senior World Championships will take place in Moscow, Russia from August 6 to 10. The U23 Worlds will take place in Szeged, Hungary from July 17 to 20.

Full Results

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28
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Oldershaw and van Koeverden meet the mark for Worlds Team selections
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MONTRÉAL – The first day of Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials 3 at the Olympic Basin in Montréal got off to a hot start as athletes raced in pursuit of qualifying for World Championships Teams. Most qualifications require two out of three wins to secure a spot on the team with original qualifications occurring at National Team Trials 1 which took place in Georgia at the end of April.

Most qualifications require two out of three wins to secure a spot on the team with original qualifications occurring at National Team Trials 1 which took place in Georgia at the end of April.

Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON got the win he needed in the Men’s C1 1000. Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS was second and Paul Bryant of Richmond Hill, ON was third. Oldershaw has won silver and bronze medals at World Cups in the event this season and will try to crack the World Championships podium in August.

“My preparations have been going really well training at home and I just wanted to go out there and see what I could do,” said the Olympic bronze medalist. “I’m trying to get on the podium at Worlds and this was just a good preparation for that – to see where my speed is at and what I need to work on – and I’m looking forward to Moscow.”

Teammate Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON also got his second win in the Men’s K1 1000. Ottawa’s Angus Mortimer landed second place and Brady Reardon of Burlington, ON was third.

In Men’s K2 200, Richard Dober Jr. of Trois-Rivières, QC and Hugues Fournel of Lachine, QC were victorious in the two finals of the Men’s K2 200 they raced today. Ryan Cochrane of Windsor, NS and Étienne Morneau of Québec City finished second. The top two crews have been changed up since the first set of National Team Trials. Canada’s Under 23 crew of Marc-Alexandre Gagnon and Charles-Antoine Girouard, both of Trois-Rivières, QC, finished third in both races.

“It’s a tough field and that’s what we want – to be competitive in Canada so we can all rise together at the international level,” said Fournel after the second win. “It feels good to be back after a year on the side and not going to Worlds last year. It puts things in perspective when you’re watching the guys race and you really want to be in the boat.”

Ben Tardioli of Ottawa edged out Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS in the Men’s C1 200. The two have been battling it out all season and today’s race came down to a margin of 0.052 of a second. Aaron Rublee of Kamloops, BC finished third.

Last year’s World Champions, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC and Sarah-Jane Caumartin of Otterburn, QC picked up the win in the Senior Women’s C2 500. Ottawa’s Megan Sibthorpe and Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON finished second. Mariah Godin of Dartmouth, NS and Toronto’s Taylor Potts took third. All of the C2 athletes are still eligible for the Under 23 category and will contend in the U23 C2 event tomorrow.

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe took the victory in Women’s C1 200. Taylor Potts finished second and won the first set of Trials so will race off against Vincent-Lapointe tomorrow for the World Championships spot. Katie Vincent finished third in today’s C1 race.

Paracanoe assessments took place over several races with notable performances by Christine Gauthier of Pointe-Claire, QC; Christian Maranda of Québec, QC; and Dave Waters of Fox Point, NS. All three have already been on the World Cup podium this season. Paracanoe athletes are classified based on the ability they have in their legs, trunk and arms (LTA, TA, A). Gauthier is a five-time World Champion in the Women’s K1 200 LTA. She raced that event today along with the V1 200 LTA which she landed a silver medal in at World Championships last year. Dave Waters paddled strong in the Men’s V1 200 TA in which he has already racked up two World Cup medal this season. Christian Maranda continues to improve his time in the Men’s K1 200 LTA and says he’s hoping to get back to World Championships to improve on his third place result in the B-final last year.

“I’m feeling good and happy where I am, and I’m looking forward to getting even faster,” said Maranda who started paddling competitively in 2011 as part of his rehabilitation from an explosion he survived while serving in Afghanistan. “I have to give it my best everyday and use the energy of the athletes surrounding me at my club and here on the course. That positive energy radiates and gives me the oomph I need to keep training hard.”

A final for Women’s K4 500 was raced on Friday night and won by Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny (Trois-Rivières, QC), Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC), KC Fraser (Toronto, ON), and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS).

Races continue tomorrow at the Olympic Basin and the team for Senior World Championships will be announced on Monday along with several additional athletes to be named to the Under 23 World Championships team.

Full Results 

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26
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Larry Cain to support targeted CanoeKayak athletes
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has engaged Larry Cain to work with its top sprint athletes in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Cain will work with the high performance team to provide technical services in particular to four-time Olympic medalist Adam van Koeverden and Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw.

“When it comes to experience, Larry is certainly a veteran in this sport and we’re excited to have him officially engaged to work with our top athletes,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director.

Cain was an Olympic Champion in C1 500 and Olympic silver medalist in C1 1000 at the 1984 Games. His experience and technical knowledge of the sport will benefit the team in its pursuit of podium performances in 2016. Cain will work on contract for two year-long terms and has already begun working with targeted athletes and will continue to be based in the Toronto-area with travel to competitions and training camps.

“I’m extremely excited to be part of the team and in particular to be working with Adam and Mark for whom I have so much respect and have watched closely throughout their careers.  I’m looking forward to working with the rest of the coaching staff to help bring the best out of our athletes in Rio.”

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Jun
25
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Paddlers take final shot at Worlds team in Montreal
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MONTRÉAL – It’s the final countdown for Canadian sprint CanoeKayak athletes as they head to a third set of National Team Trials. Athletes will be contending for spots on Senior and Under 23 World Championships teams. Depending on the event, selections to Canada’s team are based on a combination of assessments including Trials 1, Trials 2 and crew boat camps.

The 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships will take place in Moscow, Russia from August 6 to 10. Selections for a certain few U23 events, including Men’s C1 200, Women’s C1 200 and Women’s C2 500 will also take place at the Montreal Trials. The U23 Worlds are taking place in Szeged, Hungary from July 17 to 20.

WHO: The fastest CanoeKayak athletes in Canada (Senior and select Under 23 races)

WHAT: Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials 3

WHEN:  *Friday, June 27 (4:30 p.m. – one race only: Women’s K4 race-off)

Saturday, June 28 (8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. EST)

Sunday, June 29 (8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. EST)

WHERE: Bassin Olympique, Parc Jean Drapeau, Ile Notre-Dame, Montréal, QC | Map

Jean Drapeau Metro Station

Event Information

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Jun
21
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Ben Hayward sets personal best at Slalom World Cup 3
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Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 3 will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday and Sunday at 12 p.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada.

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Ben Hayward of Edmonton has recorded a personal best 7th place result at ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 3 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Hayward placed 7th today in Men’s K1 in after laying down a fast and clean run in the semifinal. This is Hayward’s second top-10 result in as many weeks and demonstrates that the Canadian men’s Kayak program is gaining momentum. Hayward was happy to race in the final but is still aiming higher towards the podium later this season. Teammates Michael Tayler of Ottawa and Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin have also demonstrated that the boat speed is on pace with the world’s fastest competitors. Tayler laid down a very fast first run in the qualification phase of the event but was assessed a 50 second penalty for ducking under an upstream gate on the exit.

National Team Head coach, Michal Staniszewski was satisfied with the overall achievements during the three week tour in Europe.

“I am happy with how the team performed considering World Cup 1, 2, and 3 were the first major international events for our athletes this year. The athletes were paddling fast and they proved on multiple runs that they are ready to compete for medals. The first phase of racing is over but I am eager to go back for the next set of World Cups in August. I am very encouraged by Ben Hayward’s outstanding performances and achieving a personal best here in Prague as well as making two top-10 results in World Cups 2 and 3.” Michal Staniszewski

A break in international competition will take place after this World Cup. World Cups 4 and 5 will take place in August and World Championships will be held in Maryland, USA in September.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 7th in Final (104.28)Advanced to Final
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 41st in heat (92.84)
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 54th in heats (85.73)
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 60th in heats (87.22)

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Ben Hayward prepares to hit Slalom World Cup semis again
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Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 3 will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday and Sunday at 12 p.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada.

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Ben Hayward of Edmonton has advanced to semi-finals for a second week in a row at ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 3 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Ben Hayward (file photo: Rfort Fotos)

Ben Hayward (file photo: Rfort Fotos)

Hayward placed 37th today in Men’s K1 in after laying down two consistent runs. Tomorrow Hayward will fight for a spot in the top-ten final. He made a similar jump last week and finished sixth in the semi and tenth in the final after qualifying 31st in the heat.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON finished 41st in the Men’s C1 heats. Michael Tayler of Ottawa wound up 54th in Men’s K1 and David Ford of Edmonton was 60th.

A break in international competition will take place after this World Cup. World Cups 4 and 5 will take place in August and World Championships will be held in Maryland, USA in September.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 37th in heat (83.47)Advanced to semis
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 41st in heat (92.84)
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 54th in heats (85.73)
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 60th in heats (87.22)

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16
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Ben Hayward cracks into Slalom World Cup final
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LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Ben Hayward of Edmonton had an impressive weekend as he broke into the final at the second ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Ljubljana, Slovakia.

Ben Hayward (file photo: Rfort Fotos)

Ben Hayward (file photo: Rfort Fotos)

Hayward stepped up his ranking significantly on Saturday after qualifying 31st in the heat on Friday. A fast and clean run in the semi-final landed him in sixth position heading into the top-ten final where a few touches landed him tenth.“My goal this year was to make a world cup final so I am pretty excited that it happened so early on in the race circuit,” said Hayward. “I think I was finally able to sort out my mental prep for these big races. Now it’s on to the next goal of bringing home a medal for Canada.”

Hayward and his three Canadian teammates will continue on to the third ICF World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic starting on Friday. World Cups 4 and 5 will take place in August and World Championships will be held in Maryland, USA in September.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 10th in final (109.98)
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 34th in heat (125.56)
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 41st in heats (112.21)
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 46th in heats (114.69)

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Ben Hayward paddles through to World Cup Semi-final
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Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 2 will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Sunday at 2 p.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada.

LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Ben Hayward of Edmonton has made it through to the semi-finals in Men’s K1 at the second ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Ljubljana, Slovakia. Hayward ranked 31st overall and will race the semi tomorrow in pursuit of a spot in the top-ten final.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON ranked 34th in heats and several touches cost him a spot in the top thirty he needed for a repeat trip through to the semi-finals. Smedley placed fourteenth at last week’s World Cup and was Canada’s top finisher.

Michael Tayler of Ottawa placed 41st in Men’s K1. He was one place short of advancing to the top-forty need for semi-finals in Men’s K1. David Ford of Edmonton placed 46th in Men’s K1.

Summary of Results

Athlete Event Result
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 31st in heats (109.84)Advanced to semifinal;
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 34th in heat (125.56)
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 41st in heats (112.21)
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 46th in heats (114.69)

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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13
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CanoeKayak Canada names Junior & U23 World Teams
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has named its team for the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary from July 17 to 20. The team has been selected based the results of National Team Trials 2 held on Lake Banook two weeks ago and assessments at training camps that followed. Selections for a certain few U23 events, including Men’s C1 200, Women’s C1 200 and Women’s C2 500 will go right down to a third set of Trials in Montreal at the end of June.

“It’s been a rigorous and challenging selection process and I want to commend all of the athletes and coaches on a job well done,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “These athletes haven proven their abilities at trials and in crew boat assessment camps and I’m confident we can look forward to some strong performances ahead in Szeged.”

CanoeKayak Canada has also named Junior teams for the 2014 Pan American Championships and a competition tour of Ottawa and Lake Placid, NY. The Pan American Championships are taking place in Mexico City from September 4 to 7. The tour covers the Canada Day Regatta in Ottawa on June 28 and 29, and the Lake Placid International Regatta on July 6 and 7.

Senior teams for World Championships and Pan American Championships will be named following Trials 3 taking place in Montreal from June 28 to 29.

Junior World Team

Szeged, Hungary • July 17 – 20

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Zane Clarke Banook (hometown: Selkirk, MB) Jan Kruk
Duncan Sibthorpe Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer
Maxence Beauchesne Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
James Lavallee Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak
Eric Fast Burnaby (BC) Blake Dalton
Alex Brent Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Victor Turcanu Ottawa River (ON) Joel Hazzan
Robert Laureijs Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Sean Barich Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery / Tamas Buday Sr.
Jack Leahy Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Ian McCormick Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
David Provost Lachine (QC) Samuel Raiche

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Olivia Denman Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Ariane Cyr Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier
Kady Leard Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
August Sibthorpe Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Jessica Hogg Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert

Women’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Katie Vincent Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery
Juliette Brault Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer / Tamas Buday Jr.

Coaches

Kenna Robins – CanoeKayak Canada

Jan Kruk – Banook (Dartmouth, NS)

Kyle Jeffery – Mississauga (ON)

Lucie Radonova – Mississauga (ON)

Luc Grenier – Lac Beauport (QC)

U23 World Championships Team

Szeged, Hungary • July 17 – 20

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Brian Malfesi Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Adam Tenwolde Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Marc Alexandre Gagnon Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Charles Antoine Girouard Trois Rivières (QC) Frédéric Jobin / Mathieu Pelletier
Étienne Beauchense Trois Rivières (QC) Dave Robertson / Mathieu Pelletier
Marshall Hughes Cheema (Waverley, NS) Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier
Alex Scott Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Marc Tarling Pointe-Claire (QC) Csom Latorovszki / Marc Creamer
Thomas Hall Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Drew Hodges Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Andreanne Langlois Trois Rivières (QC) Kenna Robins / Mathieu Pelletier
Alexa Irvin Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Kenna Robins
Sammy Hall Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Ailish McNulty Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Sara Vegas-Dubois Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer

Coaches

Chad Brooks – CanoeKayak Canada

Kenna Robins – CanoeKayak Canada

Kyle Jefferey – Mississauga (ON)

Luc Grenier – Lac Beauport (QC)

Pan American Championships Team

Mexico City • September 4 – 7

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Davis Evans Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Wade Farquharson
Mathieu Roy Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Nicholas Matveev Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Alex Brent Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Mark Marschalko Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Jacob Steele Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Zach Morgan Kamloops (BC) Stanislav Marek
Jack Leahy Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Ian McCormick Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Kate Braddon Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Hayley Plante Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
August Sibthorpe Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Jessica Hogg Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Anna Negulic Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Kady Leard Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan

Women’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Jillian Perrone Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Juliette Brault Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer / Tamas Buday Jr.

Ottawa-Lake Placid Tour Team

Canada Day Regatta (Ottawa, ON) • June 28-29

Lake Placid nternational Regatta (Lake Placid, NY) • July 5-6

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Nicholas Matveev Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Jacob Steele Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Mark Marschalko Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Albert Lavigne Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Ryan Spillett Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Victor Deslauniers Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Sam Pennyfather Burloak (Oakville, ON) Hunter George / Adam Oldershaw
Nick Browlie Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson / Ian Mortimer
Michael Balcom Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Sam Stevens Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Anna Negulic Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Katie Jerrett Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Caroline Lesage Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer
Naomi Vanwalraven Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Hunter Dwyer Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Lexy Vincent Wascana (Regina, SK) Gabor Kulscar

Women’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Jillian Perrone Burloak (Oakville, ON) Hunter George
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Jessica MacDonald Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Zaffia LaPlante Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery / Tamas Buday Sr.

Coaches

Peter Niedre – CanoeKayak Canada

Frederic Loyer – Cascades (Chelsea, QC)

Tamas Buday Sr. – Mississauga (ON)

Hunter George – Burloak (Oakville, ON)

Li-Yue Grenier – Lac Beauport (QC)

Athlete Headshots – credit: CanoeKayak Canada

Selection Criteria

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Cameron Smedley places 14th at World Cup 1
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Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian canoe slalom team has kicked off the International Canoe Federation World Cup Series in Lee Valley, Great Britain, the site of the 2012 Olympic Canoe Slalom competition. The series will consist of five world cups all held in Europe, three of which will take place in June and the final two will take place in August.

Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, Ontario improved on his qualification run and finished the race placing 14th overall in the men’s canoe event. Smedley narrowly missed his goal of breaking into the top 10 final; however, two touches totally four penalty seconds added to his run time pushed him outside of the top 10.

Michael Tayler did not improve on his qualification run and finished 33rd overall on a run that included six penalty seconds. Nonetheless, Tayler was encouraged by his early success in the competition and is eager to resume racing next weekend at World Cup 2.

Quotes:

“My semifinal run felt really good. I knew I needed to keep calm and be patient on the run since it was such a technical course. My penalties kept me out of the final, which was tough but also good to see that with a clean run I can challenge for a spot in the final.” Cameron Smedley, Dunrobin

“Being back in London for the first time after the Olympics has been great. I felt like I had something to prove on this course after the Games and I’m happy to have put down a personal best in the qualifiers. I could have had a better semifinal run but it’s encouraging to know that I can be top 10.” Michael Tayler, Ottawa

The Canadian Team is now training in Ljubljana, Slovenia and preparing for the second World Cup held June 13-15. The team is eager to get back to racing on the Slovenia race course which is known for a daunting drop over a dam at the start and build on the success of World Cup 1.

Summary of Results (World Cup 1 – Lee Valley, Great Britain)

Athlete Event Result
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 Advanced to semifinal;14th in semifinal (105.39)
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 Advanced to semifinal;33rd in semifinal (106.20)
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 44th in heats (103.02)
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 52nd in heats (107.04)

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Full Results

Broadcast schedule 

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Michael Tayler blasts down Lee Valley whitewater course at World Cup 1
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Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian canoe slalom team has kicked off the International Canoe Federation World Cup Series in Lee Valley, Great Britain, the site of the 2012 Olympic Canoe Slalom competition. The series will consist of five world cups all held in Europe, three of which will take place in June and the final two will take place in August.

The team kicked off day 1 of the event with promising performances in the men’s kayak and canoe events.  Michael Tayler of Ottawa, Ontario stormed down the course producing a penalty free run and placing 10th overall in the men’s kayak event. Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, Ottawa placed 27th in the men’s canoe event. Michael Tayler and Cameron Smedley will both compete in the semifinal and attempt to crack the top 10 to advance to the final to be held tomorrow, June 7th.

Quotes:

“Being back in London for the first time after the Olympics has been great. I felt like I had something to prove on this course after the Games and I’m happy to have put down a personal best in the qualifiers. I’m excited to race the semifinal tomorrow and think that the technical course will really play to my strengths.” Michael Tayler, Ottawa

“I was nervous going into the race because I recently switched boat designs and it’s the first major international race of the season. I was happy that I improved on my first run which allowed me to sneak through to the semifinals. I am aiming to break into the finals as I become more comfortable with my new boat” Cameron Smedley, Dunrobin

Next up, The Canadian Team will move to Ljubljana, Slovenia to prepare for the second World Cup held June 13-15.

Summary of Results (World Cup 1 – Lee Valley, Great Britain)

Athlete Event Result
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 Advanced to semifinal;10th in heats (97.01)
Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 Advanced to semifinal;27th in heats (106.27)
David Ford (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 44th  in heats (103.02)
Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) Men’s K1 52nd in heats (107.04)

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

Full Results

Broadcast schedule 

Broadcast note: Canoe Slalom World Cup 1 will be televised on Sportsnet One on Saturday and Sunday (12:00 p.m. EST). 

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For more information:

James Cartwright

Slalom High Performance Manager, CanoeKayak Canada

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Paddlers picked for Junior & U23 training camps
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DARTMOUTH, NS – CanoeKayak Canada has selected a pool of sprint athletes to participate in Junior and Under 23 training camps following a full weekend of National Team Trials on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS. The training camps taking place this week in Nova Scotia will play a major role in determining crews and finalizing selections to the Junior and Under 23 team to represent Canada in Szeged, Hungary from July 17 to 20. Selections for a certain few U23 events will go right down to a third set of Trials in Montreal at the end of June.

CanoeKayak Canada has also selected athletes for nominations by the Canadian Olympic Committee to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent of Trois Rivières, QC has been selected to race the Women’s C1 and Alex Brent of Maple Ridge, BC has been selected to race the Men’s K1 at the Games taking place in Nanjing, China from August 15 to 28.

“Over the weekend we saw some tremendous performances from our top up and coming athletes,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “These athletes are learning to compete under pressure and through training camps and lots of work with our coaches we’re preparing them to be successful at the international level. This is all part of our high performance plan to develop the best paddlers in the world. I want to congratulate everyone who raced their hardest and made strides this weekend.”

Junior Training Camp

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Zane Clarke Banook (hometown: Selkirk, MB) Jan Kruk
Duncan Sibthorpe Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer
Maxence Beauchesne Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
James Lavallee Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak
Eric Fast Burnaby (BC) Blake Dalton
Alex Brent Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Victor Turcanu Ottawa River (ON) Joel Hazzan
Robert Laureijs Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Nicholas Matveev Richmond Hill (ON) Peter Martinek

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Sean Barich Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery / Tamas Buday Sr
Jack Leahy Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Ian McCormick Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
David Provost Lachine (QC) Samuel Raiche

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Olivia Denman Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Ariane Cyr Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier
Kate Braddon Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Hayley Plante Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Kady Leard Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
August Sibthorpe Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Jessica Hogg Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert

Women’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Katie Vincent Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery
Juliette Brault Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer / Tamas Buday Jr.

U23 Training Camp Nominations

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Brian Malfesi Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Adam Tenwolde Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Marc Alexandre Gagnon Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Charles Antoine Girouard Trois Rivières (QC) Frédéric Jobin / Mathieu Pelletier
Jarrett Kenke Saskatoon (SK) Andrzej Gronowicz
Eric Ellery Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Nick Robson Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Étienne Beauchense Trois Rivières (QC) Dave Robertson / Mathieu Pelletier
Marshall Hughes Cheema (Waverley, NS) Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier
Alex Scott Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Marc Tarling Pointe-Claire (QC) Csom Latorovszki / Marc Creamer
Thomas Hall Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Drew Hodges Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Andreanne Langlois Trois Rivières (QC) Kenna Robins / Mathieu Pelletier
Alexa Irvin Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Kenna Robins
Sammy Hall Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Alana Bray-Lougheed Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Ailish McNulty Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Jessica Leduc Trois Rivières (QC) Kenna Robins / Mathieu Pelletier
Sara Vegas-Dubois Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer

Youth Olympic Games

Nanjing, China • August 15 – 28

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Coach
Alex Brent Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski

Women’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Coach
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier

Trials Results

Selection Criteria

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VIDEO – Paddling for the Planet
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Canadian Junior and U23 athletes share their messages on the importance of preserving clean water around the world from National Team Trials on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS.

See video here — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Z69QxraSc

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Olivia Denman makes it a hat trick at Junior & U23 CanoeKayak Team Trials
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DARTMOUTH, NS – Junior and Under 23 athletes paddled hard to the line on the second day of Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS. The trials are being used as the main selection assessment for Canada’s team at the Junior and U23 World Championships taking place in Szeged, Hungary from July 17 to 20.

Olivia Denman (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Olivia Denman (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Olivia Denman of Dartmouth, NS went three for three in her races this weekend. In Junior Women’s K1 500 she pulled through with a convincing victory, finishing with a lead of over five seconds. Ottawa’s August Sibthorpe finished second and Jessica Hogg of Dartmouth took third.

Denman teamed with Ariane Cyr of Lac-Beauport, QC to win the Junior Women’s K2 500. Denman also won the Junior K1 200 yesterday.

“It was definitely a good weekend and I plan to carry on training the rest of the year the way I have been. It’s definitely a big step and I think the mental side is really important to keep myself in check and be mentally tough out there. It’s good to be heading toward Hungary to gain some international experience.”

Second place in the Junior Women’s K2 500 went to Leah Jessop and Morgan MacIntosh of of Halifax. Ottawa’s Kate Braddon and Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh finished third.

Alexa Irvin & Andréanne Langlois (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Alexa Irvin & Andréanne Langlois (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Alexa Irvin of Kentville, NS and Andréanne Langlois of Trois-Rivières, QC won the U23 Women’s K2 500. Ailish McNulty of Dartmouth, NS and Sarah Végas-Dubois of Pointe-Claire, QC came in second. Jessica Leduc of Trois-Rivières, QC and Lucy MacLeod of Dartmouth, NS placed third.

“K2 has been our focus since we got to Florida training camp in February today every stroke from the very first stroke felt powerful,” said Irvin who also noted she was inspired by many of her younger paddlers at her club who are racing their first set of trials this weekend. “It’s really inspiring to see how focused they are and how determined they are to get through to A finals and B finals and it’s really reminded me why I stuck with paddling from that age.”

Andréanne Langlois of Trois-Rivières, QC also claimed a hat-trick for the weekend with another victory in the U23 Women’s K1 500. Sammy Hall of Dartmouth, NS was second and Alexa Irvin of Kentville, NS finished third.

Maxim Poulin of Lac-Beauport, QC won the U23 Men’s C1 200. Thomas Hall of Dartmouth, NS was second and Marc Tarling of Pointe-Claire, QC was third.

Maxime Poulin (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Maxime Poulin (photo: Bernard Irvin)

In U23 Men’s C2 1000, Marc Tarling and Thomas Hall took the top spot. Ottawa’s Drew Hodges and Dartmouth’s Mark James finished second. Evan Bezemer of Mississauga, ON and Jeremy Stott of Oakville, ON pulled in for third.

In U23 Men’s K1 200 Alexandre Gagnon of Trois-Rivières, QC took the win in a down-to-the-wire finish. Alexander Scott of Halifax finished a second and Pierre-Luc Poulin of Lac-Beauport, QC was third.

“The lead switched a lot. We pushed hard to the end and it worked out well for me,” Gagnon commented.

The Dartmouth crew of Jack Leahy and Ian McCormick kicked off the day by winning the Junior Men’s C2 1000. Noah Connolly and James Smith, also of Dartmouth, placed second while the Mississauga crew of Sean Barich and Noah Djurfeldt were third.

U23 Men's K1 200 start (photo: Bernard Irvin)

U23 Men’s K1 200 start (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Brian Malfesi of Maple Ridge, BC and Dartmouth’s Adam Tenwolde won the Under 23 Men’s K2 1000. The Saskatoon crew of Jarret Kenke and Mykel Kowaluk finished second. Brothers Hunter and Kingston Morrissey of Waverley, NS were third.

In Junior Women’s C2 500 Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON and Juliette Brault of Pointe-Claire, QC placed first. The Manitoba crew of Hannah Guttormson and Nadyan Crossman-Serb were second while Dartmouth’s Jacqueline Dunn and Jessica MacDonald pulled through for third.

David Provost of Lachine, QC won the Junior Men’s C1 200. He was followed by Clément Bouchard of Lac-Beauport, QC in second and Dartmouth’s Ian McCormick in third.

Winnipeg’s James Lavallee pulled off the victory in Junior Men’s K1 200. Maxence Beauchesne of Trois-Rivières, QC followed with a close second and Zane Clarke of Selkirk, MB took third.

Jarret Kenke of Saskatoon, SK was victorious in the U23 Men’s K1 500. Pierre-Luc Poulin of Lac-Beauport, QC was second and Marshall Hughes of Waverley, NS was third.

Eric Fast and Alex Brent of Burnaby, BC won the final race of the day – Junior Men’s K2 1000. Maxence Beauchesne and Mathieu Roy of Trois-Rivières, QC were second while Ryan Dobbin and Mark Marschalko of Waverley, NS finished third.

“The win was one hundred percent unexpected,” said Fast. “We had some ups and downs this weekend and the last race we just clicked. We’re thrilled to finish off the trials like this.’

CanoeKayak Canada will soon announce its nominations to training camps taking place this week in Nova Scotia to determine crews and final selections to the Junior and Under 23 team. The team will represent Canada in Szeged, Hungary from July 17 to 20. Nominations for Youth Olympic Games will also be announced.

Photos by Bernard Irvin

Results and Startlists

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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June 1 is Paddle for the Planet
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As paddlers throughout the World, we all share a common concern for the quality of water in the world. The International Canoe Federation has partnered withPaddle For The Planet.org to support their one day global paddling relay in support of conservation. The ICF is committed to raising environmental awareness of waterways and taking actions to improve marine environmental conditions.Paddle for the Planet

Here’s how you can get involved on June 1:

  1. Go for a paddle on June 1, 2014 and dedicate your kilometres by posting them on the Paddle For The Planet Facebook Page.
    Example:
    I supported #PaddleForThePlanet by paddling 10 kilometres to raise awareness about the importance of clean water @PlanetCanoe @CanoeKayakCAN
  2. Plan a club clean-up, shore-line clean-up or other environmental initiative
  3. Build awareness about clean water by talking to your friends, fellow paddlers, and people in your community. Blog, Tweet and post all about it to let the world know clean water is important to you.

Show the power of paddlers united worldwide by getting involved!

Thanks for your support in helping to promote environmental awareness about the importance quality of water in the world.

Happy paddling,

Media Contact:

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Junior and Under 23 paddlers light up day one on Lake Banook
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DARTMOUTH, NS – Junior and Under 23 paddlers battled it out today at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS. The trials are being used as the main selection assessment for Canada’s team at the Junior and U23 World Championships taking place in Szeged, Hungary in August.

Brian Malfesi (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Brian Malfesi (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Zane Clarke of Selkirk, MB started off the afternoon finals by nailing down a win in the Junior Men’s K1 1000. Robert Laureijs of Dartmouth, NS was second and Alex Brent of Maple Ridge, BC was third. Clarke who has moved to Dartmouth to train felt quite satisfied to pull off the win after everything he’s put into preparing for today’s race.

“It took a lot of sacrifice to win. I haven’t been home in about five months now, I haven’t seen my parents, family, sister. I’ve given up a lot of things to be here so that’s what it was,” Clarke said with a smile.

The Junior Men’s C1 1000 left several competitors gasping on the finish line with Sean Barich of Mississauga, ON taking the top spot. Zach Morgan of Kamloops, BC was second and Tyler Graves of Waverley, NS was third.

Brian Malfesi of Maple Ridge, BC took the win in the U23 Men’s K1 1000. Marshall Hughes of Waverley, NS was second and Jarret Kenke of Saskatoon, SK was third.“The last 200 metres I thought ‘I need to make a weekend out of it,’” said Barich. “I just tried to go as hard as I could to the finish line.”

Olivia Denman (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Olivia Denman (photo: Bernard Irvin)

“It was really hard out there,” Malfesi said after his race. “It was a long race with the headwind but I knew I had the endurance. Marshall was coming up on me and he had a great race too. It’s always so tight.”

In the Men’s C1 1000, Marc Tarling of Pointe-Claire, QC won with Ottawa’s Drew Hodges pulling in for second place. Craig Spence of Waverley, NS pushed hard to reel in third place.

“I’ve been chasing a good training group all the time. I wanted to do my best to make the team again this year. I hope C2’s go well tomorrow and see if we can build on last year’s results,” said Tarling who finished fourth in the C2 1000 last year at U23 World Championships with Roland Varga of Richmond Hill, ON.

Olivia Denman of Dartmouth, NS won the Junior Women’s K1 200. Kady Leard of Waverley, NS was second and Ariane Cyr of Lac-Beauport, QC was third.

Katie Vincent (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Katie Vincent (photo: Bernard Irvin)

“It feels good after last year not really coming close to making Junior Worlds last year and winning this year,” said Denman. “Winning today was a good reward and a good start to the season.”

Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON returned with a vengeance and is looking to represent Canada for a second time the Junior Women’s C1 200. Vincent nearly won a Junior World gold medal last year when she and her teammate fell in at the line.

“I’ll hopefully come back with a medal this year, I was pretty close last year and I want to redeem myself and come back with a nice gold medal,” said Vincent. “It’s going to be some more hard work and determination and never giving up.”

Jillian Perrone of Oakville, ON was second in the Junior Women’s C1 200 and Halifax’s Nicole Jessop was third.

Andréanne Langlois made it a decisive victory in the U23 Women’s K1 200 as she finished with a lead of nearly a second. Halifax’s Alexa Irvin was second and Jessica Leduc of Trois-Rivières, QC was third.

“The whole race was pretty awesome,” said Langlois. “Competition is really strong – it’s 200 metres and anything can happen but I was happy about my performance and I felt good on the water right from the start.”

In U23 Men’s K2 200, Marc-Alexandre Gagnon and Charles-Antoine Girouard, both of Trois-Rivières, QC took the win. The young Nova Scotian crew of Liam O’Brian (Dartmouth) and Alexander Scott (Halifax) finished second. Colin Black of Carleton Place, ON and Dartmouth’s Austin Denman were third.

The Junior Men’s K2 200 final was won by Maxime Beauchesne of Trois-Rivières, QC and Duncan Sibthorpe of Pointe-Claire, QC. The Manitobia crew James Lavalee and Tristan Schneider were second. Harrison Chambers of Mississauga and Ottawa’s Victor Turcanu finished third.

Races will continue on Lake Banook tomorrow starting at 8:30 a.m. CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance committee will name athletes to crew boat assessment camps and Junior and U23 World Teams after the trials conclude.

Photos by Bernard Irvin

Results and Startlists

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Coach Workshops extend North
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The Yukon and Northwest Territories will be hosting their first ever NCCP CanoeKayak workshops in June 2014. These workshops are in preparation for the 2014 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), and to start youth canoekayak programming in the territories.

Joanne Devlin-Morrison of Alberta will be heading to Inuvik, Northwest Territories early June to deliver an ELCC workshop to NAIG coaches in that region. Whitewater kayaking, and canoeing programing have been present in the Northwest Territories, led by Spider Jones. With the introduction of sprint kayaking to the NAIG, team Northwest Territories are training prospective coaches to help prepare their teams for the 2014 NAIG, and hopefully future competition.

The Yukon, led by Zak Mahmoudi as head coach last year, fielded their first ever Canada Games kayak team in Sherbrooke. Daniel Girouard, former Quebec paddler, and NCCP Level II Certified Coach is now leading the sprint CanoeKayak programming in the Yukon. CKC Learning facilitator Bill Trayling will be travelling up to Whitehorse, Yukon June 12 – 16 to deliver both a CanoeKids and ELCC workshop to prospective club, and NAIG coaches. CanoeKayak BC, with CanoeKids instructors Sam Parmiter and Julia Fremeaux will arrive on Monday the 16th with their Canoekids on the Road program. They will provide CanoeKids day camp programs to the local community, and help mentor the new Yukon coaching staff.

NCCP canoekayak training is also expanding in the far north in Quebec, as Allan Brown, head coach at Great Whale Canoe Club (Hudson’s Bay) was recently trained as a learning facilitator. Allan will hopefully help expand CanoeKayak programming in Inuit and Cree communities along Hudson’s Bay.

We hope to see these 2 territories the Canada Summer Games in 2017 in Manitoba, with some Competition Development certified coaches, as well as some new competitors from Quebec’s far north in future North American Indigenous Games.

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CanoeKayak Canada designates four National Team Training Centres
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OTTAWA, ON – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to officially designate four sprint National Team Training Centres:

  • Atlantic
  • Montréal
  • Quebec City (Lac Beauport)
  • Toronto (Burloak)

High Performance Director, Scott Logan, says the centres are being defined in an effort to strengthen CanoeKayak Canada’s high performance system.

“This is a critical step to refining our system to be the best in the World,” said Logan. “With our fastest athletes training together and being supported by National Team coaches and support staff, we are strengthening the pathway from learning to paddle at a canoe club to achieving international success.”

CKC is working in partnership with Own the Podium, the Canadian Olympic Committee, Sport Canada and the Canadian Sport Centres to implement the programs and services necessary to enable athletes with the highest potential to succeed at the World Championships and Olympic Games. National Team Training Centres are designed to bring training groups, National Team coaches and technical experts together along with adequate training infrastructure to ensure the highest quality daily training environment. Centres will be closely integrated with the club system to allow for the immersion of those developing athletes and their coaches, targeting Tokyo in 2020.

The Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada will hold a media event on Friday at 11 a.m. at 34 Boathouse Lane in Dartmouth, NS to announce their designation as a National Team Training Centre.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Junior and Under 23 paddlers to emerge on Lake Banook
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DARTMOUTH, NS – The Canadian Junior & Under 23 Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials will take place on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on May 31 and June 1. The fastest up and coming paddlers from across Canada will go head to head in pursuit of being selected to National Teams. Results of the trials will play a significant role in determining Canada’s team for the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary from July 17 to 20.

WHO: The fastest Junior and Under 23 CanoeKayak athletes from across Canada

WHAT: Canadian Junior & Under 23 Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials

WHEN: Saturday, May 31(8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Atlantic)

Sunday, June 1 (8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Atlantic)

WHERE: Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS | Map

This is the second of three sets of sprint team selection trials CanoeKayak Canada will hold this year. Junior selections will be based almost entirely on the Lake Banook Trials. Most selections for U23 athletes will continue into crew boat assessment camps and a third set of team trials taking place in Montréal from June 27 to 29. The Montréal Trials will be the last assessments for CanoeKayak Canada’s teams for Under 23 World Championships, Senior World Championships and Sport Canada carding nominations.

Event Information

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de Jonge lands another World Cup medal
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SZEGED, HUNGARY – All three of CanoeKayak Canada’s Olympic medalists from 2012 earned medals today to close out the third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary.

Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy

Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy

Mark de Jonge of Halifax led the field by winning a silver in the K1 200. de Jonge is an Olympic bronze medalist in the event and a World Cup won gold last weekend in the Czech Republic.

Teammates Hugues Fournel from Lachine, QC and Étienne Morneau of Québec, QC landed a sixth place finish in the K2 200. Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS placed seventh in the C1 200.

Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON earned a pair of silver medals today in the C1 500 and C1 5000. This brings his total medal count for the World Cup Tour to five. Oldershaw is an Olympic bronze medalist in the C1 1000.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON won a bronze in the K1 500. van Koeverden is a four-time Olympic medalist. van Koeverden’s medal comes in the event in which he struck Olympic gold in 2004. van Koeverden also competed in the K1 5000 and finished eighteenth.

Mark Oldershaw (photo: Balint Vekassy

Mark Oldershaw (photo: Balint Vekassy

In Paracanoe, Dave Waters of Fox Point, NS repeated a trip to the podium with a bronze in the Men’s V1 200 LTA to add to his silver from yesterday. Five-time World Champion Christine Gauthier of Pointe-Claire, QC also picked up her second World Cup medal of the weekend with a silver in Women’s V1 200 TA.

In Women’s C1 200, Taylor Potts of Toronto was fourth while Megan Sibthorpe of Ottawa was fifth. The two also competed in C2 500 where they were the third of three boats.

Other notable results included a fourth place finish in the K1 5000 by Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC and the Women’s K4 500 crew winning their B-final to rank tenth overall. The K4 consisted of Fournel, KC Fraser (Toronto, ON), Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) and Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS).

Adam van Koeverden (photo: Balint Vekassy

Adam van Koeverden (photo: Balint Vekassy

Andrew Jessop of Halifax and Brady Reardon of Burlington, ON finished eighth in the Men’s K2 500. In the Men’s C2 500, Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivières, QC and Roland Varga of Richmond Hill, ON also pulled in for an eighth place finish.

The Canadian team will return home to prepare for National Team Trials at the end of June and World Championships in August. Slalom World Cups start June 6 and five athletes will represent Canada on the circuit starting in London.

Summary of Results 

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 2nd (35.125) Silver medal
Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) & Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) Men’s K2 200 6th (32.968)
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 200 7th (41.339)
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC), KC Fraser (Toronto, ON), Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) & Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500 10th (1:36.94)
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 500 Men’s C1 5000 2nd (1:51.28) Silver medal 2nd (23:15.0) Silver medal
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500 Men’s K1 5000 3rd (1:40.98) Bronze medal 18th (21:35.2)
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC) Women’s K1 5000 4th (22:34.4)
Dave Waters (Fox Point, NS) Men’s V1 200 LTA 3rd (58.84) Bronze medal
Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) Women’s V1 200 TA 2nd (1:14.54) Silver medal
Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON) Women’s C1 200 4th (50.663)
Megan Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 200 5th (53.958)
Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON) & Megan Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 500 3rd (2:13.41) Bronze medal
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200 15th (41.994)15th (23:58.0)
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) & Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) Men’s K2 500 8th (1:34.22)
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) & Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) Men’s C2 500 8th (1:44.43)
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) & Richard Dober Jr. (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s K2 200 13th (33.320)
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200 14th (41.527)
Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON) Men’s K1 5000 15th (21:29.6)
Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON) & Phillipe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s K2 500 17th (1:35.584)

Full Results & Start Lists

Photos

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Canadians win three Paracanoe World Cup medals
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Dave Waters (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Dave Waters (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3 will be broadcast on local Sportsnet stations Sunday at 11

a.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada.

SZEGED, HUNGARY – The Canadian sprint CanoeKayak team started into finals today at the third ICF World Cup in Szeged, Hungary.

In Olympic events, Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivières, QC placed seventh in the Men’s C2 1000. Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON was eighth in the Men’s C1 1000. Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC placed ninth in the Women’s K1 500.

Christine Gauthier (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Christine Gauthier (photo: Balint Vekassy)

All three Canadian Paracanoe athletes earned medals in their events. Dave Waters of Fox Pointe, NS captured

a silver in the Men’s V1 200 TA. Christian Maranda of Québec, QC won a bronze in the Men’s K1 200 LTA. Five-

time World Champion Christine Gauthier of Pointe-Claire, QC won a bronze in Women’s K1 200 TA.

In 200 metre semi-finals, Halifax’s Mark de Jonge won his semi-final to move through to tomorrow’s final. de Jonge won last week’s World Cup and will line up to defend the top spot tomorrow. Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS went through to the final in C1 200 with a third place result in his semi. The K2 200 metre crew of Hugues Fournel from Lachine, QC and Étienne Morneau of Québec, QC also placed third in their semi and will race

Christian Maranda (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Christian Maranda (photo: Balint Vekassy)

the final tomorrow.

The sprint World Cup tour will wrap up tomorrow and the Canadian team will return to prepare for National Team Trials and World Championships. Slalom World Cups start June 6.

Summary of Results 

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 7th  (3:52.17)
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000 8th (4:12.98)
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC) Women’s K1 500 9th (1:58.72)
Dave Waters (Fox Pointe, NS) Men’s V1 200 TA 2nd (58.555)Silver medal
Christian Maranda (Québec, QC) Men’s K1 200 LTA 3rd (46.267)Bronze medal
Christine Gauthier (Pointe-Claire, QC) Women’s K1 200 TA 3rd (59.974)Bronze medal
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000 10th (3:41.80)
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 500 12th (2:01.41)
KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) & Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 500 15th (1:52.34)
Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K1 1000 9th (4:33.84)
Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Phillipe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC), Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) & Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON) Men’s K4 1000 12th (3:07.13)
Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) & Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) Men’s C2 1000 13th (3:54.50)
200 metre semi-finals
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 1st in semi (35.383)Advanced to A-final
Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) & Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) Men’s K2 200 3rd in semi (32.449)Advanced to A-final
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 200 3rd in semi (40.850)Advanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 200 5th in semi (41.932)Advanced to B-final
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC), KC Fraser (Toronto, ON), Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) & Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500 5th in semi (1:39.50)Advanced to B-final
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) & Richard Dober Jr. (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s K2 200 6th in semi (32.827)Advanced to B-final
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200 6th in semi (41.208)Advanced to B-final

Full Results & Start Lists

Broadcast Schedule

Photos

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Canadian paddlers slide through to finals in Szeged
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Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3 will be broadcast on local Sportsnet stations on Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada. 

SZEGED, HUNGARY – The Canadian sprint CanoeKayak team started into their third and final ICF World Cup today in Szeged, Hungary. Three boats advanced in Olympic distances on the opening day of competition.

Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON won his semi-final and posted the fastest time in the Men’s C1 1000 as well as the C1 500. Oldershaw will be in the hunt for another medal in the final tomorrow. The Olympic bronze medalist has already won bronze and silver in the 1000 metre event this month at World Cups 1 and 2 along with a silver in the C1 500.

Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivières, QC took the top spot in their semi-final to put themselves through to tomorrow’s final. Russell and Beauchesne-Sevigny will try to repeat a trip to the podium tomorrow after winning bronze in the C2 1000 last week.

Émilie Fournel made it through to the final in the Women’s K1 500 with a second place result in her semi. Fournel ranked eleventh in the event at World Cup 1 and raced K2 events last week where she had two seventh place results.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON came through to win his semi-final and advance in the Men’s K1 500 after narrowly missing a spot in the A-final in the K1 1000. van Koeverden is a four-time Olympic medalist and won silver in the K1 1000 in 2012.

In other events, Halifax’s Andrew Jessop and Brady Reardon of Burlington, ON advanced to the final of the Men’s K2 500 with a second place result in the semi. Una Lounder of Dartmouth, NS was also second in the semi and advanced to the final of the Women’s K1 1000. Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivières, QC and Roland Varga of Richmond Hill, ON won their heat in the Men’s C2 500 and advanced directly to the final.

Competition continues with finals Saturday and Sunday. The team will then return to Canada to prepare for a final set of National Team Trials at the end of June and World Championships in August.

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000_____________

Men’s C1 500

1st in semi (4:08.22)Advanced to A-final

1st in semi (1:53.33)

Advanced to A-final

Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 1st in semi (3:44.08)Advanced to A-final
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC) Women’s K1 500 2nd in semi (1:57.99)Advanced to A-final
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000_____________

Men’s K1 500

 

3rd in semi (3:42.50)Advanced to B-final

1st in semi (1:42.14)

Advanced to A-final

Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 500 4th in semi (1:58.35)Advanced to B-final
KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) & Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 500 6th in semi (1:51.08)Advanced to B-final
Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K1 1000 2nd in semi (4:14.99)Advanced to A-final
Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON), Phillipe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC), Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) & Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON) Men’s K4 1000  4th in semi (3:03.22)Advanced to B-final
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) & Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) Men’s K2 500  2nd in semi (1:31.31)Advanced to A-final
Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON)& Phillipe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s K2 500  5th in semi (1:35.44)Advanced to B-final
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) & Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) Men’s C2 500 1st in semi (1:43.45)Advanced to A-final
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) & Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) Men’s C2 500 9th in semi (1:50.10) 

Full Results & Start Lists

Broadcast Schedule

Photos – link for Saturday/Sunday (credit: Balint Vekassy)

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CanoeKayak Canada names 2014 Slalom National Team
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Cam Smedley (Rfort Fotos)

Cam Smedley (Rfort Fotos)

PEMBERTON, BC – The past two days at the Innergex Rutherford Whitewater Park in British Columbia have been filled with adrenaline and whitewater as Canada’s top slalom canoeist and kayakers made their four best runs in pursuit of claiming a spot on the National Team.

Highlight performances included blistering fast race runs by canoeist Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, Ontario who narrowly missed setting the fastest run on day 1 of the competition. Kayaker Ben Hayward stunned the crowd and coaches by winning the 4th and final run of the team trials by a margin of 7.07 seconds. Five-time Olympian and 1999 World Champion, David Ford produced three consistent race runs and grabbed the first overall spot on the men’s kayak team.

CanoeKayak Canada’s slalom high performance committee has crunched the numbers and assessed them against performance standards to officially name 5 athletes to the Senior Elite Team and 3 athletes to the Senior A Team.

Ben Hayward (Rfort Fotos)

Ben Hayward (Rfort Fotos)

The Senior Elite Team will represent Canada at three World Cups in Europe starting June 6. Both teams will head to Europe for World Cups 4 and 5 before making their way back to North America to compete at World Championships in Deep Creek, Maryland, USA from September 17 to 21.

Full Results 

Senior Elite Team

Men’s K1

David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

Men’s C1

Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

David Ford (Rfort Fotos)

David Ford (Rfort Fotos)

Women’s C1

Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON)

Senior A Team

Women’s K1

Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC)

Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

International Race Schedule

World Cup 1 June 6 – 8 London, Great Britain Senior Elite Team
World Cup 2 June 13 – 15 Ljubljana, Slovenia Senior Elite Team
World Cup 3 July 20 – 22 Prague, Czech Republic Senior Elite Team
World Cup 4 August 1 – 3 La Seu d’Urgell, Spain Senior Elite & Senior A Team
World Cup 5 August 15 – 17 Augsburg, Germany Senior Elite & Senior A Team
World Championships September 17 – 21 Deep Creek, Maryland, USA Senior Elite & Senior A Team

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Oldershaw steps up to silver, C2 lands bronze
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Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. EST and Sunday at 1 p.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada. 

RACICE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON has kept up his podium streak by winning a silver medal in the C1 1000 at the second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Racice, Czech Republic.

“There was a strong side wind today but I feel that I handled it well,” said Oldershaw after his race this morning. Germany’s Sebastian Brendal again took the top spot and Oldershaw finished within a second of him. “The German made a move at the halfway mark, but I went with him and felt in touch the whole way.”

This is Oldershaw’s third consecutive medal on the tour including a bronze at the first World Cup in the C1 1000 and a silver in the C1 500. Oldershaw is an Olympic bronze medalist in the C1 1000.

Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivières, QC pulled through with a bronze in the Men’s C2 1000. The crew was glad to land a spot on the World Cup podium with another solid performance to add to their fifth place result at World Cup 1.

Halifax’s Andrew Jessop and Rob Clarke of Mississauga, ON posted their best international result to date with a sixth place finish in the K2 1000. Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON finished eighth in the K1 1000. The four-time Olympic medalist will also race the K1 500 on Sunday.

In Women’s K2, Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS and Toronto’s KC Fraser captured a silver in the K2 1000 and finished twelfth overall in the 500 metre Olympic distance. Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC and Hannah Vaughan of Dartmouth, NS were seventh in both the K2 500 and 1000.

Competition continues with the 200 metre heats and semi-finals this afternoon. Finals for 200, 500 and 5000 metre events will wrap up the competition in Czech Republic on Sunday. The Canadian team will continue on to the final World Cup in Szeged, Hungary next week.

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000 2nd (3:59.95)Silver medal
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 3rd (3:44.88)Bronze medal
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) & Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON) Men’s K2 1000  6th in final (3:27.21)
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000  8th in final (3:34.04)
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC) & Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 500 

Women’s K2 1000

7th in final (1:51.00) 

7th in final (3:59.12)

Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) & KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) Women’s K2 500 

Women’s K2 1000

12th (1:51.31) 

2nd (3:54.24)

Silver medal

Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) & Phillipe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s K2 1000 12th (3:24.91)
Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K1 1000 11th (4:18.72)
Paul Bryant (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000 15th (4:12.52)

Full Results & Start Lists

Broadcast Schedule

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de Jonge summits World Cup podium
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Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark de Jonge (photo: Balint Vekassy)

RACICE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Mark de Jonge of Halifax, NS made a bold opening to his international race season by winning gold in the K1 200 at the second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Racice, Czech Republic.

Ben Russell added Canada’s second medal for the day with a bronze in the Men’s C1 5000. This is Russell’s second medal of the weekend with another bronze yesterday in the C2 1000 with Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny.

Ottawa’s Ben Tardioli posted an impressive fourth place result in the C1 200 at his very first World Cup appearance. Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS placed eighth in the same race.

In Men’s K2 200, Hugues Fournel of Lachine, QC and Étienne Morneau of Québec City placed fifth. Ryan Cochrane of Windsor, NS and Richard Dober Jr. of Trois-Rivières, QC were seventh.

Ben Russell (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Ben Russell (photo: Balint Vekassy)

In Women’s canoe events, Taylor Potts of Toronto was fourth in the C1 200 and Ottawa’s Megan Sibthorpe was eighth. The two paired for the Women’s C2 500 and placed fifth.

The Canadian team will continue on to the final World Cup in Szeged, Hungary next Friday to Sunday.

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Mark de Jonge (Halifax, NS) Men’s K1 200 1st (31.183)Gold medal
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 5000 3rd (22:58.9)Bronze medal
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000Men’s K1 5000 5th (1:37.71)7th (20:42.5)
Ben Tardioli (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 200 4th (40.656)
Jason McCoombs (Dartmouth, NS) Men’s C1 200 8th (40.970)
Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) & Étienne Morneau (Québec City, QC) Men’s K2 200 5th (32.859)
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) & Richard Dober Jr. (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s K2 200 7th (32.926)
Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON) Women’s C1 200 4th (50.031)
Megan Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 200 8th (53.369)
Paul Bryant (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 5000 6th (23:45.9)
Taylor Potts (Toronto, ON) & Megan Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C2 500 5th (2:12.25)
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) Women’s K1 5000 8th (23:33.1)
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) & Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON) Men’s C2 500Men’s C2 200 5th (1:43.71)6th (38.171)
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) & Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) Men’s C2 500 9th (1:48.26)
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC), KC Fraser (Toronto, ON), Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) & Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K4 500 10th (1:36.87)
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) & Phillipe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s K2 500 11th (1:34.50)
Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) & Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON) Men’s K2 500 10th (1:34.20)
Phillipe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s K1 5000 31st (22:52.2)

Full Results & Start Lists

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Kenna Robins Coach Profile
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Kenna Robins talks about what she loves about coaching and offers advice for those looking to make a career of it. This is our second coaching profile to highlight some of our talented coaches in celebration of Coach Development Month 2014.

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Full Canadian Team hits the water in Czech
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Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. EST and Sunday at 1 p.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada. 

RACICE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Canada’s full team for the 2014 sprint CanoeKayak World Cup tour is now in the Czech Republic and started off the second ICF World Cup today with several solid performances to advance through to finals.

Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON is keeping on pace for a successful World Cup season with a strong performance in the C1 1000 to win his semi-final today. The Olympic bronze medalist has already racked up two World Cup medals this month with the season opener in Milan, Italy. Oldershaw will race the C1 1000 final tomorrow.

In C2 1000, Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivières, QC won their semi-final to put themselves through to tomorrow’s final. Russell and Beauchesne-Sevigny won a World Cup gold medal last season and also placed fourth at the 2013 World Championships.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON finished second in his K1 1000 semi-final to advance to the final. The four-time Olympic medalist posted a fourth place result in the K11000 two weeks ago in Milan and will race the final tomorrow along with the K1 500.

In K2 action, Halifax’s Andrew Jessop and Rob Clarke of Mississauga, ON advanced to the final of the Men’s K2 1000 tomorrow with a third place finish in the semi. In Women’s K2 500, Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC and Hannah Vaughan of Dartmouth, NS also finished third in their semi and advanced to the final.

Competition continues tomorrow through Sunday in the Czech Republic. This is the second of three sprint World Cups for the 2014 season.

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000 1st in semi (4:06.15)Advanced to A-final
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 1st in semi (3:47.88)Advanced to A-final
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000  2nd in semi (3:39.49)Advanced to A-final
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC) & Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K2 500 3rd in semi (1:48.91)Advanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Waverley, NS) & KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) Women’s K2 500 4th in semi (1:51.11)Advanced to B-final
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) & Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON) Men’s K2 1000  3rd in semi (3:26.40)Advanced to A-final
Brady Reardon (Burlington, ON) & Phillipe Duchesneau (Sherbrooke, QC) Men’s K2 1000 5th in semi (3:27.29)Advanced to B-final
Paul Bryant (Richmond Hill, ON) Men’s C1 1000 7th in semi (4:16.55)
Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) Women’s K1 1000
____________Women’s K1 500
5th in semi (4:25.55)Advanced to B-final

8th in semi (2:07.50)

Full Results & Start Lists

Broadcast Schedule

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May
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Slalom paddlers prepare to rip it up at Innergex Rutherford Whitewater Park
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Ben Hayward (photo: Rfort Fotos)

Ben Hayward (photo: Rfort Fotos)

PEMBERTON, BC – It will be water on and game on for Canada’s top slalom paddlers this weekend as they plummet down the Rutherford River in British Columbia for the 2014 Canadian Slalom CanoeKayak Team Trials. Athletes will race through whitewater, taking the fastest lines they can find through a course of green downstream gates and red upstream gates in pursuit of claiming a spot on the National Team. Results of the weekend trials will determine who will represent Canada at World Cups and World Championships.

Competitors will race two runs on Saturday and two runs on Sunday on a different course. Their three best runs will count towards their overall ranking and performance standards will be used to select teams.

Results & Competition Information 

WHEN

Saturday, May 17 (First run starts at 11:00 a.m. and second run starts at 12:30 p.m.)

Alexandra McGee (photo: Rfort Fotos)

Alexandra McGee (photo: Rfort Fotos)

Sunday, May 18 (First run starts at 11:00 a.m. and second run starts at 12:30 p.m.)

WHERE

Innergex Rutherford Whitewater Park | Map

Rutherford Creek Facility, Sea-to-Sky Highway, Whistler, BC

WHO 

Competing Athletes:

Men’s K1

David Ford (Edmonton, AB)

Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB)

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

Adrian Cole (Calgary, AB)

Darius Ramrattan (Innisfail, AB)

Maksym Kryworuchko (Saskatoon, SK)

Men’s C1

Cameron Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

Women’s K1

Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB)

Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC)

Florence Maheu (Valleyfield, QC)

Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

Katrina Van Wijk (Ottawa, ON)

Jasmine Harvie (Chilliwack, BC)

Women’s C1

Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON)

Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB)

International Race Schedule

World Cup 1 June 6 – 8 London, Great Britain Senior Elite Team
World Cup 2 June 13 – 15 Ljubljana, Slovenia Senior Elite Team
World Cup 3 July 20 – 22 Prague, Czech Republic Senior Elite Team
World Cup 4 August 1 – 3 La Seu d’Urgell, Spain Senior Elite & Senior A Team
World Cup 5 August 15 – 17 Augsburg, Germany Senior Elite & Senior A Team
World Championships September 17 – 21 Deep Creek, Maryland, USA Senior Elite & Senior A Team

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Media Contact:

Ian Miller

Communications and Marketing Officer, CanoeKayak Canada

613.314.1352

imiller@canoekayak.ca

James Cartwright

Whitewater High Performance Manager, CanoeKayak Canada

613.715.0727

jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

May
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Mark Granger Coach Profile
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Mark Granger talks about his coaching career and building a positive team environment. This is our first coaching profile to highlight some of our talented coaches in celebration of Coach Development Month 2014.

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Double silver in World Cup canoeing
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Mark Oldershaw (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark Oldershaw (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 1 will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Sunday at 8 p.m. EST. Seebroadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada.

MILAN, ITALY – Canoers Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivières, QC each took home a silver medal to close out the first ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Milan, Italy.

Oldershaw won his silver in the Men’s C1 500 to add to a bronze he won yesterday in C1 1000. The 1000 is the Olympic distance in which Oldershaw is an Olympic bronze medalist. Today’s finals consisted of 200 metre events and non-Olympic events. Oldershaw also raced the C1 200 final to train his speed and finished ninth.

Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny took silver in the Men’s C1 5000. Only 1.6 separated him from Slovakia’s Matej Rusnak

Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (photo: Balint Vekassy)

who won the long haul. Beauchesne-Sevigny and Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS also raced the C2 200 sprint where they finished fourth and a mere hairline separated them from the podium.

In Men’s K2 200, Étienne Morneau of Québec City and Hugues Fournel of Lachine, QC finished seventh after rocketing out of the start gates.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON finished sixth in the Men’s K1 500 and eighth in the K1 5000. The four-time Olympic medalist is ramping up in K1 again with the progression of another quadrennial.

Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC capped off the competition by posting an impressive fourth place result in the Women’s K1 5000.

With a small contingent of athletes, Canada ranked tenth overall in points at this World Cup. The full 27-athlete Canadian team will arrive for back-to-back World Cups 2 and 3 in Racice, Czech Republic and Szeged, Hungary starting May 16.

Hugues Fournel & Étienne Morneau (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Hugues Fournel & Étienne Morneau (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 500 2nd (1:50.31)Silver medal
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C1 500 2nd (24.26.7)Silver medal
Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) & Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) Men’s K2 200 7th (33.173)
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 200 4th (3:38.29)
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 500Men’s K1 5000 6th (1:41.45)8th (21:40.2)
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC) Women’s K1 5000 4th (24:09.6)
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 5000Men’s C1 200 6th (25:23.4)9th (43.085)

Full Results

Broadcast Schedule

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Oldershaw leads off with World Cup bronze
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Mark Oldershaw (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Mark Oldershaw (photo: Balint Vekassy)

 

 

New Broadcast times: ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 1 will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. EST and Sunday at 8 p.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada. 

MILAN, ITALY – Olympic bronze medalist, Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON has kicked off his 2014 international competition season by winning a bronze medal in C1 1000 at the first ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Milan, Italy. Two thirds of today’s podium matched that of London 2012 with Germany’s Sebastian Brendal taking gold and Oldershaw claiming bronze.

Adam van Koeverden (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Adam van Koeverden (photo: Balint Vekassy)

“I feel really good. It was the first race of the season, I’m just kind of testing out the legs and seeing what I’ve got and I was happy with my race,” said Oldershaw who will also compete at World Cups 2 and 3 later this month where

he will be joined by the full 27-athlete Canadian team. “I love racing World Cups, I love racing the best in the World and the World Cups are the place to do that.”

Oldershaw also raced the C1 200 to train his speed and got through to the A-final with a third place result in the semi.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON finished fourth in the K1 1000. The four-time Olympic medalist is back to racing K1 1000 internationally after some recovery time to focus on K2 last season. Today’s final was won by Germany’s Max Hoff.

Ben Russell & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Ben Russell & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny (photo: Balint Vekassy)

In C2 1000, Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivières, QC placed fifth and were just 2.66 seconds off the winner in a tight final. Russell and Beauchesne-Sevigny won a World Cup gold medal last season and also placed fourth at the 2013 World Championships.

Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC placed second in the B-final of the K1 500 to rank eleventh overall.

Hugues Fournel of Lachine, QC and Étienne Morneau of Québec City broke in the 2014 international racing season by placing third in their K2 200 metre semi-final to successfully qualify for tomorrow’s final.

In non-Olympic events, Adam van Koeverden will race the K1 500 and K1 5000 tomorrow. Mark Oldershaw will race the C1 500 and the C1 5000. Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny was a World Cup gold medalist in the C1 5000 last

Émilie Fournel (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Émilie Fournel (photo: Balint Vekassy)

year and will join Oldershaw on tomorrow’s start line. Émilie Fournel will also race in the 5000 metre events in K1.

Summary of Results

Athlete(s) Event Rank
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 1000 3rd (3:54.87)Bronze medal
Ben Russell (Dartmouth, NS) & Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny (Trois-Rivières, QC) Men’s C2 1000 5th (3:38.29)
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON) Men’s K1 1000 4th (3:32.79)
Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC) Women’s K1 500 11th (1:55.34)
Hugues Fournel (Lachine, QC) & Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) Men’s K2 200 3rd in semi (32.56)Advanced to A-final
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) Men’s C1 500 3rd in semi (41.37)Advanced to A-final

Full Results & Start Lists

Broadcast Schedule

Photos

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Canadian paddlers edge forward in Milan
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Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 1 will be broadcast on Sportsnet ONE on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. EST and Sunday at 8 p.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada. 

MILAN, ITALY – A contingent of Canadian sprint paddlers started their international competition for 2014 by advancing through heats and semi-finals at the first ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Milan, Italy. Seven athletes are competing at World Cup 1 and the full 27-athlete Canadian team join for World Cups 2 and 3 in the second half of May.

Olympic bronze medalist, Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON placed second in his C1 1000 heat to advance directly to the tomorrow’s final. Oldershaw also posted the second fastest overall time.

In C2 1000, Ben Russell of Dartmouth, NS and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivières, QC won their semi-final to put themselves through to tomorrow’s final. Russell and Beauchesne-Sevigny won a World Cup gold medal last season and also placed fourth at the 2013 World Championships.

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON finished second in his K1 1000 semi-final to advance to the final. The four-time Olympic medalist is back to racing K1 1000 internationally after some recovery time to focus on K2 last season.

Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC placed third in her K1 500 semi-final and qualified for the B-final tomorrow.

In addition to tomorrow’s finals, Hugues Fournel of Lachine, QC and Étienne Morneau of Québec City will line up for the heat and semi-final of K2 200 in pursuit of qualifying for Sunday’s final.

Full Results & Start Lists

Broadcast Schedule

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May is Coach Development Month
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It’s May 1 so let me be the first to wish you all a Happy Coach Development Month. Coaches are a central part of our sport system and I’m proud of the progress we’re making in professionalizing the coaching career pathway. May is a month to celebrate that progress and to continue to charge forward.

 

In addition to appreciating the contributions coaches make to our athletes, clubs and communities, May is also a month to develop the coaching profession by educating and certifying more paddling coaches.

 

You can find workshops happening near you through your Division/Provincial Association and by viewingour workshop calendar. Whether you’re signing up yourself or encouraging young club coaches to get certified, your help goes a long way in ensuring we have quality coaching in Canada to develop the fastest paddlers in the World.

 

On Friday, May 30 at 10 a.m. EST, I will be hosting an online workshop “From intro to excellence: The four stages of technical progression”. The workshop be hosted through Adobe Connect. Please register using The Lockerhttps://thelocker.coach.ca/access/event/calendar , or email pniedre@canoekayak.ca

 

We will be promoting Coach Development Month on TwitterFacebook and our website. The social media world will be a buzz with fun coaching fact, tips and trivia. Look for, retweet and come up with your own #coachtidbits. We’ll also be profiling three of our star coaches on YouTube.

 

If you have a story idea or other suggestions for Coach Development Month, please email me at pniedre@canoekayak.ca.

 

I look forward to a great month ahead,

 

Peter Niedre

Director of Athlete and Coach Development

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CanoeKayak Canada names 27 athletes to World Cup Tour Teams
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OTTAWA, ON – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name 27 athletes to its Senior World Cup Tour Team following the first set of Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.

“The performances we saw at trials over the past three days were very encouraging,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “As we get further into the quadrennial and continue to refine our high performance systems, we’re able to predict benchmarks with more certainty. Thanks to the outstanding work being done by athletes, coaches, support staff and sport partners, we’re progressing confidently towards our 2016 goals. We’re looking forward to heading to Europe to line up against the rest of the World.”

Seven athletes will start the tour in Milan, Italy for the first ICF World Cup this coming weekend. The full Canadian team will arrive in Europe on May 11 for World Cups 2 and 3 in Racice, Czech Republic and Szeged, Hungary.

World Cups will be televised on Sportsnet, CanoeKayak Canada’s exclusive broadcast partner for World Cups and World Championships. Broadcast times will be posted the week of each event at www.canoekayak.ca andhttp://www.sportsnet.ca/schedule/.

The Trials held on Lake Lanier over the last three days were also used to select a pool of athletes for Under 23 crew boat considerations to be assessed at the second set of Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials in Dartmouth, NS on May 31 and June 1.

Trials 1 results weigh on Sport Canada Carding selections, and for some events were used as a first assessment for selections to Canada’s World Championships Team to compete in Moscow, Russia in August.

World Cup Tour Route

ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 1 – Milan, Italy – May 2-4

*7 athletes only: Adam van Koeverden, Mark Oldershaw, Ben Russell, Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny, Émilie Fournel, Hugues Fournel, Étienne Morneau

ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 – Racice, Czech Republic – May 16-18

ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 3 – Szeged, Hungary – May 23-25

World Cup Tour Team

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Adam van Koeverden Burloak Oakville, ON Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain
Brady Reardon Burloak Burlington, ON Dave Robertson / Scott Oldershaw
Philippe Duchesneau Pointe-Claire Montreal, QC Dave Robertson / Marc Creamer
Andrew Jessop Maskwa Halifax, NS Dave Robertson / Chad Brooks
Rob Clarke Burloak Mississauga, ON Dave Robertson
Mark de Jonge Maskwa Halifax, NS Frédéric Jobin
Ryan Cochrane Lac-Beauport Windsor, NS Frédéric Jobin
Hugues Fournel Lachine Montreal, QC Frédéric Jobin
Richard Dober Jr. Lac-Beauport Trois-Rivière, QC Frédéric Jobin
Etienne Morneau Lac-Beauport Quebec, QC Frédéric Jobin

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Mark Oldershaw Burloak Burlington, ON Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain
Ben Russell Banook Dartmouth, NS Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, QC Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Paul Bryant Burloak Richmond Hill, ON Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Scott Oldershaw
Roland Varga Richmond Hill Richmond Hill, ON Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Jason McCoombs Banook Dartmouth, NS Robert Stott / Jan Kruk
Ben Tardioli Rideau Ottawa, ON Robert Stott / Mike Robinson

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Émilie Fournel Lachine Montreal, QC Mark Granger / Franck Gomez
Una Lounder Senobe Dartmouth, NS Mark Granger
KC Fraser Balmy Beach Oakville, Ontario Mark Granger / Peter Martinek
Hannah Vaughan Banook Dartmouth, NS Mark Granger / Jan Kruk
Michelle Russell Cheema Waverely, NS Mark Granger / Mike Kerrivan

Women’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Taylor Potts Balmy Beach Toronto, ON Rob Stott / Peter Martinek
Mariah Godin Cheema Dartmouth, NS Rob Stott / Mike Kerrivan

Paracanoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Christine Gauthier Pointe-Claire Toronto, ON Mark Granger
Dave Waters Maskwa Fox Point, NS Mark Granger / Jon Pike
Christian Maranda Lac Beauport Québec, QC Luc Grenier

Under 23 Crew Boat Pool

Athletes to considered for crew boats to be assessed at the second set of Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials in Dartmouth, NS on May 31 and June 1.

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Brian Malfesi Ridge Maple Ridge, BC Peter Majewski
Marshall Hughes Cheema Burlington, ON Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Adam Tenwolde Banook Dartmouth, NS Jan Kruk
Étienne Beauchense Trois-Rivières Québec, QC Dave Robertson / Mathieu Pelletier
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport Québec, QC Luc Grenier
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon Saskatoon, SK Dave Robertson / Andrzej Gronowicz
Nick Robson Balmy Beach Toronto, ON Peter Martinek
Eric Ellery Balmy Beach Toronto, ON Peter Martinek
Marc Alexandre-Gagnon Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, QC Mathieu Pelletier
Alex Scott Maskwa Halifax, NS Jon Pike
Charles Antoine-Girouard Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, QC Frédéric Jobin / Mathieu Pelletier
Liam O’Brien Banook Dartmouth, NS Jan Kruk
Austin Denman Banook Dartmouth, NS Frédéric Jobin
Colin Black Carleton Place Carleton Place, ON Pat Lester

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Michelle Russell Cheema Waverely, NS Mark Granger / Mike Kerrivan
Andreanne Langlois Trois-Rivières Québec, QC Kenna Robins / Mathieu Pelletier
Alexa Irvin Maskwa Kentville, NS Mark Granger / Kenna Robins
Sammy Hall Cheema Dartmouth, NS Kenna Robins / Mike Kerrivan
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Burloak Oakville, ON Adam Oldershaw
Ailish McNulty Mic Mac Dartmouth, NS Chris Chaisson
Jessica Leduc Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, QC Mark Granger / Mathieu Pelletier
Sarah Vegas-Dubois Pointe-Claire Pointe-Claire, QC Kenna Robins / Marc Creamer

Carding Ranking

Provisional Carding Ranking List – as of April 28, 2014

Trials 1 Results

Full Trials Results with 250m split times

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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11 Canadians advance through to semi-finals at the Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships
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PENRITH, AUSTRALIA – The Canadian team comprised of thirteen athletes and three coaches kicked off the 2014 competitive season earlier than usual with a two week training camp ahead of the U23 and Junior World Championships. The Canadian team was eager to take to the warm water and ideal training conditions in Penrith on the 2000 Olympic whitewater course.Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom WC Australia

The junior athletes lead the Canadian team at the Canoe Slalom World Championships. Hannah Penner placed 19th in women’s kayak in a field of 33 competitors. Ryley Penner placed 24th in men’s kayak in a field of 51 competitors and stated the following: “This is a fantastic course and I enjoyed the training. I was confident with my training leading up to the competition but I didn’t have my best run in the semi-final. I am inspired to train hard this summer and to close the gap on the senior paddlers at the National Championships.”

CanoeKayak Canada High Performance Manager noted that the Canadian team benefitted from the pre-season training in Australia: “Our athletes’ paddling improved rapidly while training in the warm water here in Penrith. Unfortunately we didn’t meet our performance expectations. The athletes learned valuable lessons here and benefited from the training. I am confident that they will be eager to resume their preparations and to pursue their individual goals for the upcoming competitive season.”

The U23 team will return to Canada to compete at the senior team trials to be held May 17-18 in Pemberton, BC at the Rutherford Whitewater Facility. Junior athletes will go back to their home training bases and prepare for the National Championships to be held on the Madawaska River near Barry’s Bay, Ontario August 28-29.

Summary of Results (Junior and U23 World Championships)

Athlete Event Result
Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON) Women’s C1 U23 18th in semi-final
Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) Women’s K1 U23 24th in semi-final
Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) Women’s K1 U23 25th in semi-final
Florence Maheu (Valleyfield, QC) Women’s K1 U23 29th in semi-final
Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON) Men’s C1 U23 37th in heats
Yannick Laviolette (Valleyfield, QC) Men’s C1 U23 39th in heats
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s C1 U23 41st in heats
Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) Men’s K1 U23 32nd in semi-final
Adrian Cole (Calgary, AB) Men’s K1 U23 41st in heats
Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK) Women’s C1 Junior 14th in semi-final
Hannah Penner (Lundbreck, Alberta) Women’s K1 Junior 19th in semi-final
Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK) Women’s K1 Junior 31st in heats
Zachary Zwanenburg (Cornwall, ON) Men’s C1 Junior 28th in semi-final
Ryley Penner (Lundbreck, Alberta) Men’s K1 Junior 23rd in semi-final
Zachary Zwanenburg (Cornwall, ON) Men’s K1 Junior 24th in semi-final
Maxime Leboeuf (Valleyfield, QC) Men’s K1 Junior 34th in semi-final

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

Full Results

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613.715.0727 | 613.260.1818 x 2205

jcartwright@canoekayak.ca

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Fournel and Russell top Women’s K1 events to finish trials
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA – Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC and Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS topped the Women’s K1 events on the third and final day of competition at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. The trials are being used to select Canada’s team for the World Cup Tour in May.

Émilie Fournel won the Women’s K1 500. Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS was second and Toronto’s KC Fraser was third.

Émile Fournel & Michelle Russell (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Émile Fournel & Michelle Russell (photo: Bernard Irvin)

“The first race of the season is always a little bit more nerve-racking,” said Fournel after her race. “They’re my teammates and I know how hard it is to beat them. I was ready for a tough race and it was a tough race. I went out really fast as always and held on so I was pretty happy.”

In the Women’s K1 200 later in the day, Michelle Russell rose to the top with Émilie Fournel finishing second and Hannah Vaughan of Dartmouth, NS finishing third.

“I felt like anything could happen and I just put everything I had into it and made sure nobody moved up on me too much. I just wanted to have the best race I could.”

In a second final for the Men’s C1 200 metre, Ottawa’s Ben Tardioli edged out yesterday’s winner, Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS by 0.025 of a second. Aaron Rublee of Kamloops, BC was third.

Jason McCoombs & Ben Tardioli (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Jason McCoombs & Ben Tardioli (photo: Bernard Irvin)

A different winner each day in the event set the scene for a race-off between McCoombs and Tardioli to determine who would have the first point toward qualifying in the event for World Championships.

“My best result before this was third so I’m very happy,” said Tardioli of his surge in the rankings. “My plan was just to go hard and win the start. The pressure was high and one-on-one is tough.”

Men’s K1 500 closed out the day with Brady Reardon of Burlington, ON taking the win. Angus Mortimer of Ottawa battled hard to the line to finish a close second and Halifax’s Andrew Jessop was third.

Fourteen athletes were confirmed for the World Cup Tour yesterday and CanoeKayak Canada will announce its final team on Monday.

Full Results & Start Lists

Photos

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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de Jonge jolts off season start line
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Mark de Jonge (photo: Denis Poulin)

Mark de Jonge (photo: Denis Poulin)

GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA – It was a pristine second day of competition at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. Canadian paddlers continued to push their limits in pursuit of being selected for the World Cup Tour Team.

Halifax’s Mark de Jonge won the Men’s K1 200 with an impressive lead of 1.3 seconds. Hugues Fournel of Lachine, QC was second and Richard Dober Jr. of Trois-Rivières, QC was third.

de Jonge, a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, won a silver at last year’s World Championships and proved today he’s seriously in the hunt again this year.

“It’s really good to open the season up so strongly,” said de Jonge after his race. “We made some changes this year and it looks like those things are working so far. We’ll see how I carry through the season and I think the World Cups will be a really good check point before Worlds to make sure everything is on the right path.”

Jason McCoombs (photo: Denis Poulin)

Jason McCoombs (photo: Denis Poulin)

World Cup Tour Nominations

The full World Cup Tour team will be officially named on Monday. Based on the achievement of performance standards, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Committee has officially confirmed several selections today.

Men’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Adam van Koeverden Burloak Oakville, ON Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain
Brady Reardon Burloak Burlington, ON Dave Robertson / Scott Oldershaw
Ryan Cochrane Lac-Beauport Windsor, NS Frédéric Jobin
Hugues Fournel Lachine Montreal, QC Frédéric Jobin
Richard Dober Jr. Lac-Beauport Trois-Rivière, QC Frédéric Jobin
Etienne Morneau Lac-Beauport Quebec, QC Frédéric Jobin

Men’s Canoe 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Mark Oldershaw Burloak Burlington, ON Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain
Ben Russell Banook Dartmouth, NS Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, QC Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki

Women’s Kayak 

Athlete Club Hometown Coach
Émilie Fournel Lachine Montreal, QC Mark Granger / Franck Gomez
Una Lounder Senobe Dartmouth, NS Mark Granger
KC Fraser Balmy Beach Oakville, Ontario Mark Granger / Peter Martinek
Hannah Vaughan Banook Dartmouth, NS Mark Granger / Jan Kruk

Paddlers chase World Cup nominations on trials day two

KC Fraser of Toronto paired with Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS to squeak out a win in the Women’s K2 500. The crew narrowly edged out second place crew Émilie Fournel of Lachine, QC and Dartmouth’s Hannah Vaughan by 0.19 of a second. Genevieve Orton of Lake Echo, NS and Una Lounder of Dartmouth, NS came in third.

“We’re first time racers together and we stuck to the plan,” said Fraser with Michelle Russell adding, “I knew it was going to be a close race so I think we just put our heads down and worked as hard as we could. We just wanted to have the best race we could have.”

In Men’s C2 Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny of Trois-Rivières, QC and Ben Russell of Dartmouth took the top spot. Roland Varga and Paul Bryant, both of Richmond Hill, ON challenged the winning crew the whole way down the course and finished second.

“Ben and I told each other we need a world-class race today and we built on last year to come together really strong,” said Beauchesne-Sévigny. “In Europe it’s going to be again playing with race tactics, racing the fast crews and being able to have our pickups at the right times. “

Beauchesne-Sévigny and Russell are part of a small Canadian contingent racing at the first World Cup in Milan, Italy. The two won a World Cup gold medal last year in C2 1000 and finished fourth at the 2013 World Championships.

“I think we showed last year that we’re a podium-level crew so we’d like to finish up on the podium at World Championships,” said Russell, looking ahead to August.

Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON won the Women’s C1 500. Toronto’s Taylor Potts, who won the C1 200 yesterday finished second. Seven-time World Champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivières, QC was third.

“I was able to take the good strokes I needed to take,” said Vincent. “It was really solid, I got off on a good start and just kept the pace the whole way.

Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS won the Men’s C1 200. Ottawa’s Ben Tardioli was second and Aaron Rublee of Kamloops, BC was third in a tight finish.

“I’m starting to feel like I’m getting in competition season ready-mode here. I’ve been doing a lot of work on the later half of my race,” said McCoombs who is looking to crack the A-final at this year’s World Championships. He placed thirteenth at the 2012 Olympic Games, twelfth at last year’s World Championships and won a silver at the 2013 Under 23 World Championships. “It’s starting to come together. Speed is starting to feel pretty good and I’m just working on that endurance for the second half of the race.”

In Men’s K2 1000, Philippe Duchesneau of Sherbrooke, QC and Brady Reardon of Burlington, ON took the win. Halifax’s Andrew Jessop and Rob Clarke of Toronto were second. Brian Malfesi of Maple Ridge, BC and Adam Tenwolde of Dartmouth, NS were third.

“We had quite a bit of time to work together in Florida so we felt pretty confident on the line,” said Duchesneau. “We just did our race place and no surprises, we just took control and it was a smart race.”

Competition will conclude Sunday afternoon with the full World Cup Tour Team to be announced on Monday.

Full Results & Start Lists

Photos

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Women’s K4 crew secures first tickets to World Cups
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA – Canadian paddlers cracked open a new competition season today as they went head-to-head at the first set of Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia.

Hannah Vaughan, KC Fraser, Émilie Fournel & Una Lounder (photo: Denis Poulin)

Hannah Vaughan, KC Fraser, Émilie Fournel & Una Lounder (photo: Denis Poulin)

Émilie Fournel (Lachine, QC), KC Fraser (Toronto), Hannah Vaughan (Dartmouth, NS) and Una Lounder (Dartmouth, NS) kicked off the trials by winning Women’s K4 500 and securing their spots on CanoeKayak Canada’s World Cup tour team. The crew was 2.6 seconds ahead of second place crew of Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS), Andréanne Langlois (Trois-Rivières, QC), Jessica Leduc (Trois-Rivières, QC) and Sarah Végas-Dubois (Pointe-Claire, QC).

“This morning we were all excited to just get going and it’s been a really good training camp,” said Fournel of the last several weeks the team has spent training in Florida. “We put our effort into what we’ve worked so hard to do all year which is training hard, but also building a really good team atmosphere.”

CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance committee officially named Fournel, Fraser, Vaughan and Lounder to the World Cup team heading to Europe in May after the crew achieved the necessary performance standard. Selections for many of the other events will not be made official until Monday.

Adam van Koeverden (photo: Denis Poulin)

Adam van Koeverden (photo: Denis Poulin)

Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, ON defended his title by winning the Men’s K1 1000. The four-time Olympic medalist has gone undefeated in the distance at Canadian team trials for well over a decade. Brady Reardon of Burlington, ON was second while Halifax’s Andrew Jessop was third.

van Koeverden says the tough head wind conditions were reminiscent of the 2012 Moscow World Cup where he won gold and the site where this year’s World Championships will take place in August.

“We’ve got to train and race in this stuff because it can come up at World Championships and World Cups,” said van Koeverden. “I have lots of racing coming up so I didn’t want to ease into. I think if I have a really good race at World Championships I can squeeze a medal in K1 1000 and I’d like to fight for a medal in K1 5000 as well.”

Taylor Potts (photo: Denis Poulin)

Taylor Potts (photo: Denis Poulin)

In Women’s C1 200, Taylor Potts of Toronto took the victory and overthrew the long-time winning streak of seven-time World Champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe. Katie Vincent of Mississauga, ON was second and Vincent-Lapointe was third. Potts surprised herself with the win, but said with the level coming up across the board she knew it was an open race.

“We’re all training together and our time controls are all really similar so actually I had no idea what was going to happen today,” said Potts. “This is definitely something positive and obviously it’s motivating me to work harder for Toronto 2015. It’s good progress in a short spring camp so who knows what can happen in two seasons.”

Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, ON won in Men’s C1 1000. Paul Bryant of Richmond Hill, ON was second and Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny of Trois-Rivières, QC was third. Oldershaw who won an Olympic bronze medal in 2012 says he is hungry to get back to the podium at this year’s World Championships. With a good start to the season, and his motivation and path ahead clear in his mind, he’s ready to head overseas to take on the rest of the World.

Mark Oldershaw (photo: Denis Poulin)

Mark Oldershaw (photo: Denis Poulin)

“We’re heading to Europe for three more World Cups so hopefully that will get me into good racing shape. I want a medal, that’s why I’m still racing, still paddling for Canada is I want to win medals. I want to win races and as many of those as I can.”

In Men’s K2 200, Étienne Morneau of Québec, QC and Hugues Fournel of Lachine, QC took the win. Richard Dober Jr. of Trois-Rivières, QC and Ryan Cochrane of Windsor, NS, who represented Canada in the event at the last were Championships, were second. Austin Denman of Dartmouth, NS and Connor Taras of Waverley, NS were third.

“It’s just amazing,” said Morneau of the win. “We came here really confident. Training has been good for the past few weeks so we built our confidence. We were just focused on what we had to do and we executed the way we wanted to.”

Competition continues Saturday and Sunday with the full World Cup Tour Team to be announced on Monday.

Full Results & Start Lists

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Paddlers prepare to power off season start line
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GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA – It’s been a long Canadian winter and 107 sprint CanoeKayak athletes are finally warming up for their first showdown of the season. The initial set of Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials will take place on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia from April 25 to 27.

The athletes have largely escaped the enduring winter weather by training in Florida and other warm-weather locations for the past several weeks. With training volumes of up to 200 kilometres of paddling per week along with rigorous strength and precise technical training, the athletes are now coming into prime race shape.

Canada’s fastest paddlers will compete at the trials which will determine selections to the World Cup tour team and results will also impact Sport Canada carding selection. Several races will also be the first round of assessments for the World Championships team.

WHO: Senior Sprint CanoeKayak athletes

WHAT: Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Team Trials

WHEN: Friday, April 25 (8:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. EST)

Saturday, April 26 (8:30 a.m. – 4:49 p.m. EST)

Sunday, April 27 (8:30 a.m. – 1:10 p.m. EST)

WHERE: Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club 

3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA

COMPETITION INFO & RESULTS 

COMPETING ATHLETES (107)

CanoeKayak Canada held trials at the same location in Georgia in 2012 as a major part of selections for its nominations to the Canadian Olympic Team. The course was the CanoeKayak venue for the 1996 Olympic Games where Caroline Brunet won a silver medal. It’s also the course where Adam van Koeverden won his first World Championships medal in 2003.

This is the first of three sets of sprint team selection trials to be held this year. Junior and Under 23 Team trials will take place in Dartmouth, NS on May 31 and June 1. A final set of trials will take place in Montréal from June 27 to 29 as the last assessment for CanoeKayak Canada’s World Championships team heading to Moscow in August.

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Canadian Canoe Slalom Team to kick off season Down Under
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Slalom Australia 1OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada’s slalom team will splash up a big start to its international competition season in Penrith, Australia at the 2014 ICF Junior and Under 23 World Championships.

Thirteen up-and-coming athletes from across Canada will compete from April 23 to 27. The team was selected at National Team Trials last season. Headliners in the U23 events include 2012 Olympian Michael Tayler and Senior National Team athletes Thea Froehlich, Jazmyne Denhollander, Liam Smedley and Alexandra McGee. In Junior events, Zachary Zwanenburg will race K1 and C1 men’s events while Kylie Zirk will do the same in women’s events.

Preliminary runs take place on Wednesday and Thursday. Semi-finals, finals and team events will take place Friday through Sunday.Slalom Australia 2

Schedules and Results 

Slalom Teams 

U23 Men’s K1

Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON)

Adrian Cole (Calgary, AB)

Junior Men’s K1

Zachary Zwanenburg (Cornwall, ON)Slalom Australia 3

Ryley Penner (Lundbreck, AB)

Maxime Leboeuf (Valleyfield, QC)

U23 Women’s K1

Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON)

Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC)

Florence Maheu (Valleyfield, QC)

Junior Women’s K1

Hannah Penner (Lundbreck, AB)

Natasha O’Connell (Ottawa, ON)

Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

U23 Men’s C1

Liam Smedley (Dunrobin, ON)

Michael Tayler

Yannick Laviolette (Valleyfield, QC)   (Ottawa, ON)

Junior Men’s C1

Zachary Zwanenburg (Cornwall, ON)

U23 Women’s C1

Alexandra McGee (Ottawa, ON)

Junior Women’s C1

Kylie Zirk (Saskatoon, SK)

Staff

Michal Staniszewski (National Team Coach)

James Cartwright (High Performance Manager)

Mike Holroyd (Coach)

Sylvie Lebel (Assistant Team Manager)

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Welland to host the 2018 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships
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Polo WCOTTAWA – Following in the wake of a successful hosting of the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships, the International Canoe Federation has awarded the 2018 Canoe Polo World Championships to Welland, ON. The five day event will take place at the Welland International Flatwater Centre in August 2018 and is expected to attract over 30 countries from around the world with approximately 60 teams competing over four divisions.

 

“Winning these championships builds on Welland’s success as a world class event host,” said Casey Wade, CEO of CanoeKayak Canada. “Welland made a significant impression with Canoe Niagara last summer and it’s great to see the ICF coming back with another World Championship that will help to grow the sport in Canada.”

 

Canoe Polo is a game similar to water polo, played in kayaks. The fast-paced and intense game is growing rapidly in popularity internationally.

 

“We couldn’t be happier to be bringing another World Championship to our new venue” said Stephen Fischer, Executive Director of the Welland Recreational Canal Corporation, who presented the bid last Sunday at the ICF’s headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. “Hosting a World Championships in our community has a significant economic impact and has major benefits in terms of promoting sport, volunteerism and fostering community engagement,” added Fischer.

 

Canada currently has four National teams and the senior men’s team placed sixth at the last World Games. Canada last hosted the ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Canada in Edmonton in 2008. Bringing the top canoe polo athletes in the world to Canada to grow interest in this fast emerging sport.

 

“We are extremely excited about the opportunity and what it will do for the sport,” said Jean-Christophe Pothier, CanoeKayak Canada’s Canoe Polo Chair. “You can bet Canadian teams will be training hard to represent on home water so this announcement really gives our teams a goal to get excited about.”

 

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

 

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Where a career in coaching can take you …
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High performance coaches have a few things in common. In addition to their drive to succeed and passion for sport, they usually have a well-used passport and lots of travel stories. The opportunity to see the world is just one appeal to a rewarding career in coaching. As an up and coming coach, Rideau’s Cheyanne Farquharson has spent two months of the cold Canadian winter in New Zealand for professional development. Cheyanne was recently awarded Female Coach of the Year at the Ottawa Sports Awards.

Cheyanne Farquharson in New Zealand

Cheyanne Farquharson in New Zealand

by Cheyanne Farquharson

When Mike Robinson first approached me with the idea of going to New Zealand to gain another summer’s worth of coaching experience over the winter, I was fairly skeptical that it would actually happen. Now I have been here helping out at the Poverty Bay Kayak Club for 2 months. So far, I’ve had the opportunity to learn how to surf, feed stingrays by hand, and meet some incredible people.

I’ve been coaching in Gisborne, mostly handling the summer kids program and the development group. I’ve had the opportunity to work with 1984 Olympians, Liz and Alan Thompson. It’s been cool to get a new perspective on how to teach people how to paddle, how to recruit and retain members, and how to manage and run a club. It was very exciting to see PBKC win National Championships earlier this month.

Poverty Bay Kayak Club

Poverty Bay Kayak Club

They face different challenges here, such as a highly tidal river, a smaller population to draw on and having the summer program span both Christmas and New Year’s. That’s prime family vacation time for most and kids move up an age group between the early regattas and Nationals. With the seasons flipped, World Competitions take place during New Zealand’s winter. On the other hand, living where the water never freezes means they can paddle year round. It was interesting to learn about how the seasonal and weekly training plans are structured differently.

I’ve also had the opportunity to work with Andras Szabo, the high performance coach here at PBKC and one of the national team coaches for NZ. He has a unique perspective, having coached both in Hungary and New Zealand, and I was lucky enough to do some practices with him. I’ve learned a lot in my time here about technique and management and different coaching styles. The thing that I have realized the most, however, is how much more there is to learn. I am excited to keep coaching so that I can keep expanding my knowledge of paddling and sport.

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CanoeKayak Canada names Sprint National Teams
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OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name its sprint National Teams for the 2013-2014 season. Selections are based on results of the 2013 competition season as set out in the selection criteria.

Carded National Team

Up to 42 National Team athletes receive carding support through Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program. The full National Team roster is subject to change over the course of the year based on performance evaluations and specific team selections. Athletes may be named to race for Canada regardless of carding status.

National Development Teams

CanoeKayak Canada has named a 56-athlete Senior Development Team and a 35-athlete Junior Development Team. These athletes have been identified for development opportunities such as training camps.

Carded / Senior National Team 

 

Men’s Kayak 1000m Hometown Club Coach
Adam van Koeverden Oakville, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Brady Reardon Burlington, ON Burloak Dave Robertson / Scott Oldershaw
Étienne Beauchesne Quebec, QC Trois-Rivières Dave Robertson / Mathieu Pelletier
Philippe Duchesneau Montreal, QC Pointe-Claire Dave Robertson / Marc Creamer
Rob Clarke Mississauga, ON Burloak Dave Robertson
Marshall Hughes Waverley, NS Cheema Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Sam Roworth Toronto, ON Balmy Beach Dave Robertson / Peter Martinek
Angus Mortimer Ottawa, ON Rideau Dave Robertson / Mike Robinson
Andrew Jessop Halifax, NS Maskwa Dave Robertson / Chad Brooks
       
Men’s Kayak 200m      
Mark de Jonge Halifax, NS Maskwa Frédéric Jobin
Ryan Cochrane Windsor, NS Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Hugues Fournel Montreal, QC Lachine Frédéric Jobin
Richard Dober Jr. Trois-Rivière, QC Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Etienne Morneau Quebec, QC Lac-Beauport Frédéric Jobin
Shaun Fair Waverley, NS Cheema Frédéric Jobin
Austin Denman Dartmouth, NS Banook Frédéric Jobin / Jeff Houser
Jacob Sosna Carleton Place, ON Carleton Place Frederic Jobin / Joel Hazzan
       
Men’s Canoe 1000m      
Mark Oldershaw Burlington, ON Burloak Scott Oldershaw
Benjamin Russell Dartmouth, NS Banook Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Paul Bryant Richmond Hill, ON Burloak Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Roland Varga Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Marc Tarling Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Csom Latorovszki / Marc Creamer
       
Men’s Canoe 200m      
Jason McCoombs Dartmouth, NS Banook Robert Stott / Jan Kruk
Aaron Rublee Kamloops, BC Burloak Rob Stott
Cory Rublee Kamloops, BC Burloak Rob Stott
Ben Tardioli Ottawa, ON Rideau Rob Stott / Mike Robinson
       
Women’s Kayak      
Genevieve Beauchesne-Sévigny Trois-Rivières, QC Pointe-Claire Mark Granger /  Marc Creamer
KC Fraser Oakville, ON Balmy Beach Mark Granger / Peter Martinek
Émilie Fournel Montreal, QC Lachine Mark Granger / Franck Gomez
Michelle Russell Waverely, NS Cheema Mark Granger/ Mike Kerrivan
Hannah Vaughan Dartmouth, NS Banook Mark Granger / Jan Kruk
Una Lounder Dartmouth, NS Senobe Mark Granger
Andreanne Langlois Québec, QC Trois-Rivières Mark Granger / Mathieu Pelletier
Alexa Irvin Kentville, NS Maskwa Mark Granger / Chad Brooks
Genevieve Orton Lake Echo, NS Orenda Mark Granger
       
Paracanoe      
Christine Gauthier Pointe-Claire, QC Pointe-Claire Mark Granger
Dave Waters Fox Point, NS Maskwa Mark Granger
       
Developmental Cards      
Lissa Bissonnette Sherbrooke, QC Pointe-Claire Mark Granger / Marc Creamer
Jessica Leduc Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Mark Granger / Mathieu Pelletier
Charles-Antoine Girouard Trois-Rivières, QC Trois-Rivières Frédéric Jobin / Mathieu Pelletier
Maxim Poulin Québec, QC Lac Beauport Rob Stott / Luc Grenier
Neil Lang Waverley, NS Cheema Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Mark James Dartmouth, NS Senobe Csom Latorovszki / Robert Kuteyko

 

Senior National Development Team 

 

Men’s Kayak

Marshall Hughes Cheema (Waverley, NS) Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Étienne Beauchesne Trois Rivières (QC) Dave Robertson / Mathieu Pelletier
Sam Roworth Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Dave Robertson / Peter Martinek
Austin Denman Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Frédéric Jobin / Jeff Houser
Jacob Sosna Carleton Place (ON) Frederic Jobin / Joel Hazzan
Neil Lang Cheema (Waverley, NS) Dave Robertson / Mike Kerrivan
Andrew Jessop Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Dave Robertson / Chad Brooks
Philippe Duchesneau Pointe-Claire (QC) Dave Robertson / Marc Creamer
Rob Clarke Burloak (Oakville, ON) Dave Robertson
Charles-Antoine Girouard Trois Rivières (QC) Frédéric Jobin / Mathieu Pelletier
Jarret Kenke Saskatoon (SK) Dave Robertson / Andrzej Gronowicz
Keir Johnston Mississauga (ON) Lucie Radonova
Pierre-Luc Poulin Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier
Liam O’Brien Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Alexander Scott Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Patrick Dann Chinook (Victoria, BC) Rhys del Valle
Marc-Alexandre Gagnon Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Mykel Kowaluk Saskatoon (SK) Andrzej Gronowicz
Brian Malfesi Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) Piotr Majewski
Colin Black Carleton Place (ON) Ryan Blair
Eric Ellery Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Hunter Morrissey Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan

 

Men’s Canoe

Jason McCoombs Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Robert Stott / Jan Kruk
Marc Tarling Pointe-Claire (QC) Csom Latorovszki / Marc Creamer
Roland Varga Richmond Hill (ON) Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki
Mark James Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Csom Latorovszki / Robert Kuteyko
Ben Tardioli Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Rob Stott / Mike Robinson
Maxim Poulin Lac Beauport (QC) Rob Stott / Luc Grenier
Evan Bezemer Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery
Jeremy Stott Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Craig Spence Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Thomas Hall Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Drew Hodges Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Antoine Meunier Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier
Jean-Felix  Brouillette Lachine (QC) Samuel Raiche
Thomas Thrall Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Thomas Miller Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan

 

Women’s Kayak

Michelle Russell Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mark Granger/ Mike Kerrivan
Andreanne Langlois Trois Rivières (QC) Mark Granger /  Mathieu Pelletier
Alexa Irvin Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Mark Granger / Chad Brooks
Jessica Leduc Trois Rivières (QC) Mark Granger / Mathieu Pelletier
Lissa Bissonnette Pointe-Claire (QC) Mark Granger / Marc Creamer
Madeline Schmidt Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Sarah Vegas-Dubois Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer
Anna Hetzler Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Hayley Nelson Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Ailish McNulty Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
Alanna Bray-Lougheed Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Sammy Hall Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan

 

Women’s Canoe

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Sarah-Jane Caumartin Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Taylor Potts Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) Peter Martinek
Maria Halavrezos Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Hannah MacIntosh Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Mariah Godin Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Meghan Sibthorpe Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson

 

Junior National Development Team 

 

Men’s Kayak

Zane Clarke Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Victor Turcanu Ottawa River Joel Hazzan
Robert Laureijs Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Maxence Beauchesne Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Duncan Sibthorpe Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer
James Lavallee Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak
Nicolas Matveev Richmond Hill (ON) Igor Nikitovic
Mathieu Roy Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Albert Lavigne   Trois Rivières (QC) Mathieu Pelletier
Jacob Steele Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike

 

Men’s Canoe

Zach Morgan Kamloops Stanislav Marek
Clement Bouchard Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier
Dan MacKnight Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
David Provost Lachine (QC) Samuel Raiche
Isiah Higgs Carleton Place (ON) Pat Lester / Charlene McKenna
Sam Pennyfather Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Tyler Graves Cheema (Waverley, NS) Mike Kerrivan
Jack Leahy Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Brady Garcia Calgary Edgar Garza

 

Women’s Kayak

Ariane Cyr Lac Beauport (QC) Luc Grenier
Olivia Denman Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Keisha Tomasik Sherbrooke Jon Stuart
Kate Braddon Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Mike Robinson
Jessica Hogg Senobe (Dartmouth, NS) Rob Baert
Kathleen Shreenan Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson
August Sibthorpe Rideau (Ottawa, ON) Cheyanne Farquharson
Lexy Vincent Wascana Gabor Kulcsar

 

Women’s Canoe

Katie Vincent Mississauga (ON) Kyle Jeffery
Jacqueline Dunn Banook (Dartmouth, NS) Jan Kruk
Nadya Crossman-Serb Toba (Winnipeg, MB) Jerome Seremak
Jillian Perrone Burloak (Oakville, ON) Adam Oldershaw
Juliette Brault Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer / Tamas Buday Jr
Nicole Jessop Maskwa (Halifax, NS) Jon Pike
Emmanuelle Guilbert   Pointe-Claire (QC) Marc Creamer / Tamas Buday Jr
Jessica MacDonald Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) Chris Chaisson

 

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

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Media Contact:

Ian Miller

Communications and Marketing Officer, CanoeKayak Canada

613.314.1352

imiller@canoekayak.ca

Nov
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Call for Nominations for the R. Edgar Gilbert Award and the Fair Play Award
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The Sprint Racing Discipline of CKC invites nominations for the R. Edgar Gilbert Award which will be awarded at the annual general meeting of CKC in 2014, and the Fair Play Award which will be awarded at the Nationals in August 2014 in Regina. Please see the details for nomination under Policy on the CKC website.

R. Edgar Gilbert AwardGilbert Award

The “Gilbert” Award is to recognize outstanding service to our Association over a long period of time.  The award was established in 1983 to honour Mr. Gilbert who performed several duties in excess of 30 years, often setting his kitchen as the CCA office when he was the Secretary.  There are three categories for the Gilbert Award, i.e., Builder, Coach, and Official.  When considering your nominee, please specify the category as well.

Fair Play Award

The Fair Play Award is to recognize an act of fair play by an athlete member or team at or in the year up to and including the National Championships.  As you may be aware, Fair Play Canada and the Canadian Centre for Drug-free Sport have joined forces to form the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES).  Some of the objectives of the CCES, which compliment the criteria for our Fair Play Award, include the following:  to promote ethical conduct in all aspects of sport in Canada; promote the advancement of fair, ethical and excellent sport in Canada; achieve a safe, accessible and ethical sport environment for all Canadians by encouraging and promoting integrity, respect and high ethical standards in sport; and provide leadership, assistance and education resources to international communities to help establish and promote fair and ethical sport.

Fair Play Award

Fair Play Award

Nomination Procedure

The Trophies and Awards Committee will receive nominations in writing for each of the R. Edgar Gilbert Award and the Fair Play Award.  The deadline for submission of your nominations is January 10, 2014to Judy Tutty. The Committee will consider each of the nominations and make a recommendation to the Sprint Racing Council and presentations of the Awards will be conducted in accordance with the criteria set out in the policies.

If you have any questions, please contactjudy.tutty@sympatico.ca.

Nov
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Coaches Conference Program
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Don’t miss the 2013 Coaches Conference. We have a great line-up of presenters for this year’s conference and are pleased to name Pierre Lafontaine as our Keynote Speaker. We are also pleased to release our Coaches Conference Program. Click the link for a look at the speaker line up and schedule.

Pierre Lafontaine, Keynote

Pierre LaFontainePierre Lafontaine is the CEO of Canadian Interuniversity Sport and the former head coach of Swim Canada. He has coached twelve swimmers to Olympic medals in Australia and the United States.

Pierre will speak about the importance of not rushing development and focusing on the long-term, to centre on the major theme on training-to-train stage athletes.

  • Registration is still open until November 22 – encourage your fellow coaches to attend. Click here to register.
  • Payments can be made on site at the conference or mailed ahead of time. Cash, cheque and credit card are accepted. A 4% service charge will be applied to credit cards.

CanoeKayak Canada

2197 Riverside Drive, Suite 700

Ottawa, Ontario K1H 7X3

Note: CKC clothing will be available for purchase at the Summit – great for gifts.

Nov
12
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René Pilon of Lachine has passed away
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CanoeKayak Canada announces with sadness, the passing of René Pilon at the age of 75. Pilon was Commodore of Lachine Canoe Club and an active volunteer with the Quebec Federation. In 1991, he was received the R. Edgar Gilbert Award in the builder category for his outstanding contributions to the sport. Our thoughts are with the Pilon family and friends. Details on funeral arrangements are posted at http://www.jjcardinal.ca/fiche-deces.asp?id=778René Pilon