PRADO VILA VERDE, PORTUGAL (September 9, 2018) – The best Canoe Marathon paddlers in the world lined up this week for the 2018 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships. Eight Canadian athletes took part in the competition that was held in Prado Vila Verde in Portugal from September 6 to 9. Nova Scotian Marlee MacIntosh won gold in the Junior Women’s C1 event.
“We are very proud of our new World Champion,” expressed Canoe Kayak Canada’s Marathon Committee member, Darryl Bohm. “Marlee had a close race with Portugal’s athlete Adrianna Antos. The two paddlers exchanged leads a few times over the 4 laps course of 11.8 km and Marlee finished first, becoming World Champion in this event!”
MacIntosh crossed the finish line with a fast time of 1:07:26,31 followed by Portugal and Ukraine. The last Canadian Junior athlete to have won a gold medal at a Marathon World Championships was Olympian Adam Van Koeverden at the 2000 Worlds held in Halifax, Nova-Scotia.
In the Junior Women’s K1 event, Canada was represented by Samantha Morse, also from Nova Scotia. She placed 25th in a time of 1:46 min on the 6 laps course of a distance of 19 km.
The U23 team completed their races on Saturday. Emma Mitchell of Manitoba and Michael Lanyon from British-Columbia squared up against a strong field of athletes in both the U23 women and men races. Mitchell placed 12th while Lanyon finished 22nd.
The Canadian Senior team concluded the competition on Saturday and Sunday. Maddy Mitchell (Manitoba) placed 8th in the Women’s C1 15.4 km with a time of 1:33 minutes. On the men’s side, Mateus Braga (Manitoba) and Florian Haskerkehrer (Manitoba) took part in the Men’s C2 26.2 km race where they placed 12th in a time of 2:16 minutes.
You can find all results on the International Canoe Federation Website.
Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s websiteto get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoeand @CanoeKayakCANfor more live updates of upcoming events.
Subscribe to Canoe Kayak Canada’s mailing listto 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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
-30-
For more information :
Joannie Verret
Communications Coordinator
jverret@canoekayak.ca
(418) 271-3785