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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.