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
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