Canoe Kayak Canada Names 7 New Athletes to the 2018 World Cup Sprint Teams
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (May 1, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is pleased to announce several additions to the Canadian Team that will be representing Canada at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cups at the end of May.
“The senior athletes added will provide flexibility in assessing our potential for crews to meet the Senior World Championship performance standard and the U23 athletes selected will gain valuable international competition experience as they develop toward being part of our Olympic Team in 2024” said Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton.
The International Canoe Federation’s Sprint and Paracanoe World Cups will be held in Szeged, Hungary and Duisburg, Germany over two consecutive weekends starting May 18.
Team Announcement
Men’s Canoe
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) | |
| U23 | Bret Himmelman | Bedford, NS | Maskwa | Andreas Dittmer, Jon Pike |
| U23 | Connor Fitzpatrick | Dartmouth, NS | Senobe | Andreas Dittmer, Rob Baert |
| U23 | Craig Spence | Dartmouth, NS | Cheema | Andreas Dittmer, Lazslo (Csom) Latorovski, Mike Kerrivan |
| SR | Drew Hodges | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Andreas Dittmer, Ben Tardioli |
| U23 | Evan Bezemer | Mississauga, ON | Mississauga | Andreas Dittmer, Tamas Buday Sr, Kyle Jeffery |
| SR | Mark James | Dartmouth, NS | Senobe | Andreas Dittmer, Rob Baert |
| SR | Roland Varga | Aurora, ON | Richmond Hill | Andreas Dittmer, Helen Savin |
| U23 | Stephen Frodsham | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Andreas Dittmer, Wade Farquaharson |
| U23 | Tom Hall | Waverly, NS | Cheema | Andreas Dittmer, Mike Kerrivan |
Women’s Canoe
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) | |
| U23 | Anna Roy-Cyr | Lac Beauport, QC | Lac Beauport | Jan Kruk, Luc Grenier |
| U23 | Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent | Trois-Rivières, QC | Trois-Rivières | Jan Kruk, Mathieu Pelletier |
| U23 | Hannah MacIntosh | Dartmouth, NS | Senobe | Jan Kruk, Rob Baert |
| U23 | Katie Vincent | Mississauga, ON | Mississauga | Jan Kruk, Kyle Jeffery |
| SR | Laurence Vincent-Lapointe | Trois-Rivières, QC | Trois-Rivières | Jan Kruk, Mathieu Pelletier |
| U23 | Nadya Crossman-Serb | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg | Jan Kruk, Jerome Seremak |
| U23 | Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Jan Kruk |
Men’s Kayak
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) | |
| U23 | Alexander Scott | Bedford, NS | Maskwa | Frédéric Jobin, Jon Pike |
| SR | Jarret Kenke | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatoon | Frédéric Jobin |
| SR | Mark De Jonge | Halifax, NS | Maskwa | Frédéric Jobin |
| U23 | Marshall Hughes | Waverly, NS | Cheema | Frédéric Jobin, Mike Kerrivan |
| U23 | Nicholas Matveev | Toronto, OM | Balmy Beach | Frédéric Jobin, Peter Martinek |
| U23 | Pierre-Luc Poulin | Lac Beauport, QC | Lac Beauport | Frédéric Jobin |
| SR | Ryan Cochrane | Windsor, NS | Lac Beauport | Frédéric Jobin |
Women’s Kayak
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) | |
| SR | Alanna Bray-Lougheed | Oakville, ON | Burloak | Chad Brooks, Adam Oldershaw |
| SR | Andréanne Langlois | Québec, QC | Trois-Rivières | Chad Brooks, Mathieu Pelletier |
| SR | Courtney Stott | Pickering, ON | Balmy Beach | Chad Brooks, Peter Martinek |
| SR | Lissa Bissonnette | Sherbrooke, QC | Pointe-Claire | Chad Brooks, Erik Mihalovic |
| U23 | Madeleine Schmidt | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Chad Brooks |
| SR | Michelle Russell | Fall River, NS | Cheema | Chad Brooks, Mike Kerrivan |
| SR | Natalie Davison | Manotick, ON | Rideau | Chad Brooks |
Men’s Paracanoe
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach(es) | |
| SR | Mathieu St. Pierre | Shawinigan, QC | Shawinigan | Marc Creamer, Hélène Gervais |
| SR | Trinity Tratch | Calgary, AB | Calgary | Marc Creamer, Edgar Garza |
Get the Sprint National Team #1 results online on the Canoe Kayak Canada Website, and watch the Finals on the YouTube Channel.
To get more information about the ICF World Cups, visit the International Canoe Federations event’s calendaronline.
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 :
Joannie Verret
Communications Coordinator
(418) 271-3785