OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name its team to compete at three ICF Canoe Sprint World Cups on the eve of the team’s departure to Europe. The selections were made at the first set of National Team Trials which took place last weekend in Gainesville, Georgia.
“This is a big year and the World Cup Tour is a key part of preparing our team for the competitions to come,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “We’ll have the opportunity to test our systems in a Games setting and compete internationally with a home crowd with Pan Ams this summer and then we’ll move on to World Championships where Olympic qualification will be on the line. This is all part of our strategy leading up to 2016.”
In addition to competing for medals and international ranking, Canadian athletes will also be racing to lock up selection spots for the Pan American Games and World Championships. The Canadian Team will compete at all three ICF World Cups taking place over consecutive weekends starting on May 15.
Several additional athletes have been named to the World Cup Tour team this year to give them further racing opportunities to develop. Athletes names marked below with an *aestrix have been selected in addition to the core World Cup Team as they have met a performance indicator or are a NextGen targeted athlete.
World Cup Tour Route
World Cup 1 • May 15-17 • Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal
World Cup 2 • May 22-24 • Duisburg, Germany
World Cup 3 • May 29-31 • Copenhagen, Denmark
World Cup Tour Nominations
Men’s Kayak 1000
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach |
| Adam van Koeverden | Oakville, ON | Burloak | Scott Oldershaw / Larry Cain |
| Angus Mortimer | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Scott Oldershaw / Wade Farquaharson |
| Andrew Jessop | Halifax, NS | Maskwa | Scott Oldershaw / Chad Brooks |
| Rob Clarke | Mississauga, ON | Burloak | Scott Oldershaw |
| Brian Malfesi | Maple Ridge, BC | Ridge | Scott Oldershaw / Piotr Majewski |
| Brady Reardon | Burlington, ON | Burloak | Scott Oldershaw |
| Pierre-Luc Poulin | Lac Beauport, QC | Lac-Beauport | Fred Jobin / Chad Brooks / Luc Grenier |
| Philippe Duchesneau | Sherbrooke, QC | Pointe-Claire | Scott Oldershaw |
| Christopher Mehak | Toronto, ON | Burloak | Scott Oldershaw |
Men’s Kayak 200
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach |
| Mark de Jonge | Halifax, NS | Maskwa | Fred Jobin |
| Hugues Fournel | Montréal, QC | Lachine | Fred Jobin |
| Ryan Cochrane | Windsor, NS | Lac Beauport | Fred Jobin |
| Étienne Morneau | Québec, QC | Lac Beauport | Fred Jobin |
| Marc-Alexandre Gagnon | Trois-Rivières, QC | Trois-Rivières | Fred Jobin / Chad Brooks / Mathieu Pelletier |
| Alex Scott* | Bedford, NS | Maskwa | Fred Jobin / Chad Brooks |
Women’s Kayak
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach |
| Michelle Russell | Fall River, NS | Cheema | Mark Granger / Mike Kerrivan |
| Kathleen Carole (KC) Fraser | Oakville, ON | Balmy Beach | Mark Granger / Peter Martinek |
| Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny | Trois-Rivières, QC | Pointe-Claire | Mark Granger / Luc Grenier |
| Hannah Vaughan | Dartmouth, NS | Banook | Mark Granger / Jan Kruk |
| Émilie Fournel | Montréal, QC | Lachine | Mark Granger / Franck Gomez |
| Genevieve Orton | Lake Echo, NS | Orenda | Mark Granger |
Men’s Canoe 1000
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach |
| Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny | Trois-Rivières, QC | Trois-Rivières | Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki |
| Ben Russell | Dartmouth, NS | Banook | Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki |
| Mark Oldershaw | Burlington, ON | Burloak | Larry Cain / Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki |
| Paul Bryant | Richmond Hill, ON | Burloak | Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki |
| Craig Spence | Dartmouth, NS | Cheema | Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Jan Kruk / Mike Kerrivan |
Men’s Canoe 200
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach |
| Jason McCoombs | Dartmouth, NS | Banook | Rob Stott / Jan Kruk |
| Ben Tardioli | Ottawa, ON | Rideau | Rob Stott |
| Aaron Rublee* | Kamloops, BC | Burloak | Rob Stott |
| Maxim Poulin* | Lac Beauport, QC | Lac Beauport | Rob Stott / Luc Grenier |
Women’s Canoe
| Athlete | Hometown | Club | Coach |
| Laurence Vincent-Lapointe | Trois-Rivières, QC | Trois-Rivières | Mathieu Pelletier |
| Katie Vincent | Mississauga, ON | Mississauaga | Rob Stott / Kyle Jeffery |
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