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