Birthdate: December 27, 2003
Hometown: Idron, France
Sport: K1 Men, C1 Men
Birthdate: October 18, 2002
Hometown: Chilliwack, British Columbia
Club: Chilliwack Centre of Excellence
Sport: K1 Women
Birthdate June 6, 2003
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Club: Ottawa River Runners
Sport: K1 Men
Birthdate: May 20th, 2004
Hometown: Port Moody, British Columbia
Club: Chilliwack Centre of Excellence
Sport: C1-M
Birthdate: November 1st, 2003
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Club: Ottawa River Runners
Sport: K1 Women
Birthdate: August 31st, 2001
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Canoe Club: Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak
Sport: Women’s kayak
Coach: Mike Holroyd
Instagram: @jocelyn.taylor1
Jocelyn’s first canoe kayak race was in 2012, and her first year on the national team was 2016. She is a Canadian Junior National Champion and her goal for the coming years is to make a semi at Jr World Championships!
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What is the best thing about Canoe Kayak? Traveling
Describe the sport in one word: Fun
Role Model: Ricarda Funk
2017 Junior World Championships (Bratislava, Slovakia) - 49th
Birthdate: July 8th, 1999
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Canoe Club: Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak
Sport: Men’s kayak
Coach: Michael Holroyd / Michael Taylor
Trevor’s first canoe kayak race was at the 2014 Alberta Cup and his first year on the national team was in 2016. He trained at the Waterwerks Kayak Club and now trains at the Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak Club.
He describes his sport as “exhilarating”!
FUN FACTS:
Favourite training: Kananaskis
Birthdate: January 7th, 1999
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Canoe Club: Ottawa River Runners
Sport: Men’s kayak
Coach: Michal Staniszewski
Instagram: @keenan.simpson
Website: https://m.facebook.com/Canadiankayak/
Keenan started Kayak Slalom at the age of 15. His first race was in 2014 during a competition in Valleyfield, Québec.
Keenan is a member of the Ottawa River Runners and made the national team for the first time in 2016. He is training hard and hoping to medal at the 2020 Olympic games!
FUN FACTS:
Nickname: Smokey
Favourite training: Grand Prix loops or speed technique
Pre-race meal: Loaf sandwich
Off-season interest(s): Canoe camping and backpacking
Other sport(s): Xc skiing, hockey, alpine touring, climbing
TV show: Trailer park boys
Birthdate: December 17th, 1997
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Canoe Club: Ottawa River Runners
Sport: Women’s canoe
Coach: Anthony Colin
Instagram: @loisbetteridge
Lois Bettering made the national team for the first time in May 2015 and is a 5 time national champion. She has competed at many international events representing Canada and has her sights set on competing in the Olympic Games!
2018 World Cup 1 (Liptovsky, Slovakia) - 27th
2017 U23 World Championships (Bratislava, Slovakia) - 29th
2016 U23 World Championships (Krakow, Poland) - 20th
5 Time National Champion
Birthdate: March 30, 2003
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Sport: Women’s kayak
Birthdate: December 12, 2001
Hometown: Aurora, ON
Sport: Women’s kayak
Birthdate: November 28, 2001
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Sport: Women’s kayak
Birthdate: August 5, 1998
Hometown: Trois-Rivières
Canoe Club: Trois-Rivières
Sport: Women’s canoe
Coach: Mathieu Pelletier
RECENT RESULTS:
Bronze medals – U23 worlds in C2 200m (2017)
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Instagram: @annesoparent
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First year on the National Team: 2017
Birthdate: August 7, 1997
Hometown: North York, ON
Canoe Club: Balmy Beach Canoe Club
Sport: Men’s kayak
Coach: Peter Martinek/Fred Jobin
FUN FACTS:
First year on the National Team:
2016
Birthdate: June 15, 2001
Hometown: Dartmouth, NS
Canoe Club: Mic Mac Canoe Club
Sport: Women’s kayak
Coach: Chris Chaisson
I started paddling in 2008 because some family friends recommend the summer camp at Mic Mac to my parents. Ever since then I fell in love with the sport and soon began the all year round training.
My first nationals was in my home town in 2016 on lake Banook in Dartmouth where I got my first national k1 medal and made my first Olympic hopes team. I am so thankful for all of the traveling that I have been able to do thanks to paddling. My mother is from Spain so I have also been able to train there and I’ve made some lifelong friendships.
I am looking forward to the many years to come filled with racing for Team Canada and meeting new people.
RECENT RESULTS:
Olympic Hopes 2016 in Hungary 7th in the 500m A final
Olympic Hopes 2017 in Czech Republic 7th in the 500m and 200m A final
Olympic Hopes 2017 in Poland 200m A final
Pan Ams gold in 1000m K4 and K2 200m
2 time National champion in K1 200m.
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Instagram: @adrililley
FUN FACTS:
First year on the National Team:
2019
What are you most proud of?
I am most proud of winning K4 with my teammates
Objectives for the coming years?
Working towards making the Olympics
Why was Canoe Kayak the best sport?
Because of the people you meet and the community you become a part of
Canoe or kayak? Why?
Kayak, because you can have a higher stroke rate
What is Canoe Kayak’s biggest challenge?
Equality
Nickname: Adri
Role model: Lisa Carrington
Favourite training: Sprint endurance
Pre-race meal: Raisins
Post-race meal: Sushi and chocolate milk
Off-season interest(s): Downhill skiing
Other sport(s): Alpine Skiing
Guilty pleasure: Reality TV
TV show: Game of Thrones
Movie: Donnie Darko
Band: The Eagles
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Sport: Women’s kayak
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Birthdate: April 15, 1991
Hometown: Markham, ON
Canoe Club: Balmy Beach Canoe Club
Sport: Paracanoe
Coach: Ryan Blair
Andrea started paddling at the beginning of 2018 after meeting Ryan Blair at the Paralympian Search event in Toronto. Her first year she focused on learning proper technique and worked her way up to a competition level. After a successful Nationals event in 2018, she went on to the 2018 PanAm ParaCanoe Championships in Dartmouth, NS.
She is excited to see where the next year will take her!
RECENT RESULTS:
Nationals 2018 – Silver in Open Para K1 Women
Nationals 2018 – Silver in Para KL2 K1 Women
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Instagram: @andreanels
Birthdate: March 2, 1998
Hometown: Hammonds Plains, NS
Canoe Club: Maskwa Aquatic Club
Sport: Men’s canoe
Coach: Jon Pike/Andreas Dittmer
RECENT RESULTS:
Canada Games 2017 – C1 5000m Gold Medal
CANAMEX 2016 – C1 1000m Silver, C1 500m Silver, C1 200m Bronze
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Instagram: @brethimmelman
Twitter: @BretHimmelman
FUN FACTS:
First year on the National Team:
2018
What are you most proud of?
Making this World Cup team
Objectives for the coming years?
Senior Worlds and Olympics 2020
Why was Canoe Kayak?
I joined the sport to get in shape for hockey when I was 15 and fell in love with canoeing.
Canoe or kayak? Why?
My club coaches steered me towards the decision to canoe and said to become a right because the club needed rights.
What is Canoe Kayak’s biggest challenge?
The challenge is starting off as it is intimidating learning the sport because starting off you tip a lot and for canoeing learning to steer is difficult but once you get around those barriers it’s easy to fall in love with the sport
Nickname: Himmer
Role model: Jordan Coyle
Favourite training: Crew boat training
Pre-race meal: Spaghetti with chicken
Post-race meal: Steak and potatoes
Off-season interest(s): Coaching high school hockey, hiking and exploring
Other sport(s): Lacrosse for Saint Mary’s University
Guilty pleasure: Pulled pork poutine
TV show: Trailer Park Boys
Movie: Any of the Rocky movies
Favourite quote: “Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up” – Rocky
Birthdate: July 19, 1996
Hometown: Oakville, ON
Canoe Club: Mississauga Canoe Club
Sport: Men’s kayak
Coach: Frederic Jobin
Born in Oakville, Ontario, Simon moved with his family to Sydney, Australia where he began paddling in 2011 at the age of 14. He represented Australia for 7 years from 2012 – 2018 on Olympic Hopes, Junior, U23 and Senior Teams.
2018 was a formidable year for Simon on both the Domestic and International paddling circuits. Nationally he secured K1 x 500 Gold and K1 x 1000 Silver medals. He went on to receive a Silver podium finish in the K1 x 1000 at the U23 World Championships in Pitesti, Romania. Following this event, he competed for the University of Sydney at FISU World University Games in Szeged, Hungary winning a K1 x 1000 Gold, K1 500 Gold and K1 x 200 Bronze medals.
In 2018 at the conclusion of his Bachelor of Project Management degree the opportunity presented itself to return home to Canada and Simon jumped at it. In May 2019 he secured a spot on the Canadian National Team by winning Gold in the K1 x 1000 & K4 x 500 at National Team Trials 1 in Montreal. Simon is proud to be a member of the Mississauga Canoe Club.
RECENT RESULTS:
2018 U23 World Championships – K1 1000m Silver
2018 World University Championships – K1 1000m Gold, K1 500m Gold, K1 200m Bronze
2017 World Championships – K2 500m 8th
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Instagram: @simon.mctavish
FUN FACTS:
First year on the National Team:
2019
What are you most proud of?
Silver at 2018 U23 World Championships
Objectives for the coming years?
Tokyo 2020
Why is Canoe Kayak the best sport?
Because it is a highly technical water sport that requires aerobic fitness and strength.
Canoe or kayak? Why?
Kayak, because it is faster and more efficient.
Favourite training: Aerobic training
Birthdate: May 16
Hometown: Trois Rivieres, QC
Canoe Club: Trois Rivieres Canoe Club
Sport: Men’s kayak
Coach: Mathieu Pelletier
RECENT RESULTS:
12th K1 500 Juniors World Championships
FUN FACTS:
First year on the National Team:
2017
Birthdate: March 19, 2001
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Canoe Club: Balmy Beach Canoe Club
Sport: Men’s kayak
Coach: Peter Martinek
Cameron got his first taste of paddling at the Balmy Beach Sports Camp at the tender age of 7, and started racing competitively in 2013. In his 2017 breakout season, he was the U16 national championship in K1 1000M, won two medals at the Junior PanAms including gold in the K4 1000M, and reached the A final in two events at Olympic Hopes. In 2018, he was the U17 K1 1000M national champion, and competed internationally at the Junior World Championships and Olympic Hopes, where he finished 8th in K1 1000M. Cameron is a student at Malvern Collegiate in the Beach(es) Toronto, and a lifelong supporter of the Montreal Canadiens and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
RECENT RESULTS:
2017 U16 K1-1000 National Champion, 2018 U17 K1-1000 National Champion, 2018 U17 K1-1000 8th Olympic Hopes, 2017 PanAm Sprint Championships Jr K4 1000 gold & Jr K2 1000 bronze
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Instagram: @cameronlow7
FUN FACTS:
First year on the National Team:
2017
Canoe or kayak? Why?
Kayak, because we are more efficient by paddling on both sides. And we get to sit down.
When was your first race?
WODs, 2013
What is your best memory of the sport?
Winning a donut medal
Pre-race meal: White bread
Post-race meal: Anything deep-fried
Off-season interest(s): Napping
TV show: Spongebob Squarepants
Book: The Game
Hometown: Trois Rivieres, QC
Canoe Club: Trois Rivieres Canoe Club
Sport: Men’s kayak
Birthdate: 7/7/1991
Hometown: Trois-Rivières, QC
Canoe Club: Club de Canoe Kayak Trois-Rivières
Sport: Men’s Kayak
Coach: Mathieu Pelletier / Fred Jobin
“I was introduced to canoeing, I have always practiced several sports as a youngster, and at the age of 11, I started the canoeing competition, but I stopped competing. years later, in order to focus on football.
One night later, in 2015, I met Richard Dober JR. The latter convinced me to recommend to class.
While combining work and training, I had my first successes in 2017 when I was invited for the first time to train with the national team during the 2018 winter training camps.
In 2018, I made my first steps on the international scene with a senior world champion and with Pan-American champions. ”
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Instagram: @doomcrete
FUN FACTS:
First year on the National Team:
2018
Objectives for the coming years?
Tokyo 2020
Canoe or Kayak, why?
Kayak, it’s way more logical to paddle both sides!
When was your first race?
2004 at the Lachine Canoe Club
What is your best memory about the sport?
Sunset trainings
Describe the sport in one word:
Passion
Nickname: Dom
Role model: Richard Dober Jr
Favourite training: 100m to 150m
Pre-race meal: Oatmeal
Post-race meal: Sushis
Off season interest(s): Moto, crosscountry skiing
Other sport(s): Football, MMA
Guilty pleasure: Pastry
Superhero: Thor
TV show: Supernatural
Book: Relentless by Tim S Grover
Band: Foo Fighters
2018 Senior World Championships, K1 200m - 3rd (B Final)
2018 Pan American Championships, K1 200m - 4th
2018 Canadian Sprint Nationals - K1 200m - Gold
2017 Canadian Sprint Nationals - K1 200m - Gold
Canoe Club: Senobe
Sport: Men’s Canoe
Coach: Andreas Dittmer
Birthdate: January 12, 1992
Hometown: Manotick, ON
Canoe Club: Rideau Canoe Club
Sport: Women’s kayak
Coach: Chad Brooks
Instagram: nat.davison
Natalie is from Manotick, Ontario and she grew up training at the Rideau Canoe Club. Her first ever race was a C1 200m race at the Carleton Place Canoe Club when she was just 7 years old. She finished last and even managed to tip right before the finish line! Despite this, Natalie fell in love with the sport and worked hard to achieve her dreams, and she did! Her first year on the national team was in 2017.
She came 11th in the 2017 Senior World Championships in the K4 500m event, her first World Championships!
Natalie’s goal is to race in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games!
FUN FACTS:
Why canoe kayak: I love Canoe Kayak because I get to be out in nature floating on water and it is an amazing community to be a part of!
Describe the sport in one word: Graceful
Quote: “Encourage, lift and strengthen one another. For the positive energy spread to one will be felt by us all.” – Deborah Day
Pre-race meal: Oatmeal with natural peanut butter and banana and a green tea
Post-race meal: Mango smoothie
Off-season interest(s): Camping, travelling, movies & music
Other sport(s): Martial arts & dance
Guilty pleasure: Salt & vinegar chips
TV show: Game of Thrones
Movie: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Book: The Time Traveler’s Wife
Birthdate:February 8, 1988
Hometown: Shawinigan
Canoe Club: Shawinigan Canoe Club
Sport:Paracanoe
Coach: Marc Creamer / Hélène Gervais
Mathieu’s first year on the paracanoe national team was in 2017 and he is coached by Marc Creamer and Hélène Gervais. Mathieu is from Shawinigan and trains at the Shawinigan Canoe Club in Québec.
FUN FACTS:
Why canoe kayak? I love being on the water and seeing the beauty of nature
What is the best thing about canoe kayak? It allows me to forget my handicap
Describe the sport in one word: Freedom
Role model: Serge Corbin
Superhero: Rocky
2018 Pan American Championships (Dartmouth, Canada) - VL1/2 200m Silver
2018 World Championships (Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal) - VL2 200m 7th
2018 Canadian Championships (Sherbrooke, Québec) - Open VL 200m Silver
Birthdate: September 18, 2001
Hometown: Edmonton, AB
Canoe Club: Cascade
Sport: Women’s canoe
Coach: Jan Kruk / Adam Mayo / Fred Loyer
Instagram: @sophia_jensen_123
Website: https://sophiajensen.com/
16 year old Sophia Jensen joined the Canoe Sprint National Team in October 2017. Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Sophia has been a member of the Cascade Club (Québec) for only 4 years.
Sophia tried canoeing when she first moved to Chelsea, Quebec. She had never heard of sprint canoe and decided to sign up for an 8 week program. She was also signed up for soccer, skiing, volleyball, and field hockey at the same time, but Canoe Kayak was by far her favourite sport she tried.
She won two silver medals at the 2017 Junior Worlds (C1 500m and C1 200m) and also won gold(C1 1000m) and bronze(C1 5000m) at the 2017 Canada Games. Sophia also won 3 gold medals at the 2017 Pan American Championships in Ibarra, Ecuador.
She hopes to qualify for the Junior World Championships in 2018 and is excited that women’s canoe has been added to the Olympic program!
FUN FACTS:
Describe the sport in one word: Exhilarating
Nickname: Sophia
Quote: “it doesn’t matter how good your technique or how fast you are, all that matters is how badly you want to win”
Role model: Laurence-Vincent Lapointe
Favourite training: Sprint work and cross coutry skiing
Pre-race meal: Whatever the hotel has to offer
Post-race meal: Ice cream
Off-season interest(s): Art
Other sport(s): Volleyball, and cross country skiing
Superhero: Thor
Favourite word: Flabbergasted
TV show: The office
Movie: Star wars (all of them)
Book: Lord of the rings
Birthdate: August 6, 1990
Hometown: Aurora, ON
Canoe Club: Richmond Hill Canoe Club
Sport: Men’s canoe
Coach: Andreas Dittmer / Helen Savin
Instagram: @Sirlordroland_
Roland has participated at the World Championships, Pan American Games and is an 11x National Champion. His first year on the national team was in 2009.
His goal is to compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020!
Birthdate: June 6, 1999
Hometown: Dartmouth, NS
Canoe Club: Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club
Sport: Women’s kayak
Coach: Chad Brooks, Chris Chiasson
Grace started out at Senobe Aquatic Club learning how to paddle. At the age of 14, she decided to switch to MIC MAC. Ever since then her love for paddling grew stronger. Her first year making a team was Olympic Hopes in Poland, and once she raced for Canada her love for racing grew. Grace went on after that to race at another Olympic Hopes in Hungary, and two Junior Worlds (in Belarus and Romania). She placed 7th in Romania in 2017, and hopes to make many more A finals in the future for Canada.
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Instagram: @gracewhebby
FUN FACTS:
First year on the national team:
2018
What are you most proud of?
I’m most proud of representing this country. I love where I live and the people I am surrounded by and
Objectives for the coming years?
To get faster with every opportunity I’m given. In the upcoming years I want to represent Canada internationally at Worlds and go to the Olympic Games.
Canoe or Kayak, why?
Kayak! Maybe because I do it everyday? But maybe I’m just biased 😉
When was your first race?
At the age of 6, I raced my first ever k1 race at the Atom Bomb regatta at Orenda Canoe Club
What is your best memory about the sport?
My best memory about the sport would be when I got to race in the final at last years trials. Leading up to the last set I was so confident in my abilities, but once I made that final and was finally on the line with the fastest girls in Canada I couldn’t have asked for much more. All that was left was a big head wind and a race plan to execute. That moment makes me smile.
What is the biggest challenge about your sport?
I think the biggest challenge about our sport is remembering the process it takes every year to get to racing season. In my opinion, racing is the fun stuff. The most challenging moments are the 10 other months of training leading up to those 2 months in the racing season, where everything needs to come together in under two minutes, or forty seconds. Getting through those 10 months of the year is hard and painful, but having those awesome moments in the season makes it all worth it.
Describe the sport in one word:
Determination
Nickname: G
Quote: “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Henry David Thoreau
Pre-race meal: Banana and crackers
Post-race meal: Boost drink
Guilty pleasure: One Direction
Superhero: The Hulk
TV Show: Grey`s Anatomy
Movie: The Avengers
2017 Junior World Championships, K1 200m - 7th (A-final)
2017 Canada Summer Games, K1 200m - Gold
2017 Canada Summer Games, K2 200m - Gold
2017 Canada Summer Games, K4 200m - Gold
2017 Canada Summer Games, K4 500m - Silver
2017 Pan Am Championships, K1 200m - Gold
2017 Pan Am Championships, K2 200m - Gold
2017 Pan Am Championships, K4 1000m - Gold
2016 Junior World Championships, K1 200m - 14th (B-final)
2016 Olympic Hopes, K4 500m - 5th
Birthdate: May 11, 1992
Hometown: Pickering, ON
Canoe Club: Balmy Beach Canoe Club
Sport: Women’s Kayak
Coach: Chad Brooks, Peter Martinek
Courtney’s first year on the national team was in 2015 and she has competed in U23 and Senior World Championships. In 2017, Courtney came 9th in the K4 500m event and 11th in the K2 500m event. In 2017, she came 6th in the K2 1000m event at Senior Worlds and in 2015, she came 5th in the K4 500m event at U23 Worlds!
FUN FACTS:
Instagram: @_courtsport_
Website: https://m.facebook.com/courtneyandherkayak
First year on the National Team: 2015
Nickname: Sport
2015 U23 Worlds - 5th K4 500m
2017 Sr Worlds - 11th K4 500m
2017 Sr Worlds - 6th K2 1000m
2018 Sr Worlds - 9th K4 500m
2018 Sr Worlds - 11th K2 500m
Birthdate: May 11,1995
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Canoe Club: Rideau Canoe Club
Sport: Women’s kayak
Coach: Chad Brooks, Mike Robinson
Maddy started paddling when she was 8 years old. She did many other sports like swimming, cross country, and track, but fell the most in love with being outside and on the water. She started paddling at the Ottawa River Canoe Club where her main focus was having fun with all her friends. She developed an affinity for learning and challenging herself, so the natural next step was to move to the Rideau Canoe Club to train with more, older, and faster athletes when she was 13.
Maddy has been on the national team since 2011 where she raced at her first Junior World Championships. Maddy has races at two Junior World Championships, three U23 World Championships, one Senior World Championships, and she was on the brink of qualifying for Rio Olympics. Maddy loves riding her bike to practice, eating oatmeal for breakfast, drinking fancy lattes, and spending 95% of her day in fresh air.
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Instagram: @maddycschmidt
Twitter: maddyschmidtt
Website: maddyschmidt95@wordpress.com
FUN FACTS:
First year on the National Team:
2011
What are you most proud of?
Being a part of the 6km Queen Trophy making
Objectives for the coming years?
Becoming the most authentic me and the best athlete I can be in the pursuit of qualifying for the Olympic Games while also finding time to give back to the world around me.
Why is paddling the best sport?
Being outside and on the water is the best place to be!
Canoe or Kayak, why?
It’s a family sport.
Nickname: Maddy
Quote: “Today you are you, that is truer than true, there is no one alive that is youer than you!” -Dr Suess
Favourite training: Running and skiing
Pre-race meal: Oatmeal
Post-race meal: Oatmeal
Off-season interest(s): Camping and being outside
Other sport(s): Cross country skiing, swimming, running
Superhero: Wonder Woman
Movie: I always fall asleep during movies…
Book: Harry Potter and Autobiographies
2018 Pan American Championships, K4 500m - Gold
2018 Pan American Championships, K1 1000m - Gold
2018 Senior World Championships, K4 500m - 9th
2017 U23 World Championships, K1 500m - 9th
2013 Junior World Champiponships, K1 200m - Bronze
Birthdate: December 3, 1996
Hometown: Mississauga, ON
Canoe Club: Mississauga Canoe Club
Sport: Women’s canoe
Coach: Jan Kruk / Kyle Jeffery
Katie is a proud member of the Mississauga Canoe Club since 2006! She has been on the senior national team since 2016 and has represented Canada at a number of international events.
Katie has won 4 gold medals at World Championships since 2014. These gold medals include: C1 200m at Junior Worlds in 2014, C1 200m at U23 Worlds in 2016, C1 200m at U23 Worlds in 2017, C2 500m at Senior Worlds 2017.
She has been a dominating force with Laurence Vincent-Lapointe in C2 500m, winning gold and beating their previous World Records in this event at both World Cups of the 2018 season (Szeged and Duisburg). Their new world record is 1:51.428!
Katie has her sights set on competing at the upcoming Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 and LA 2028 Olympic Games where she hopes to compete in the C2 500m and C1 200m events!
RECENT RESULTS:
2019- World Cup 1: Bronze C1 200m, Gold C2 500m; World Cup 2: Gold C1 500m, Gold C2 500m; U23 Worlds: Gold C1 200m, Gold C1 500m; Sr Worlds: Bronze C1 500m, Gold C2 500m; Sprint Canoe Super Cup: Silver Mixed C2 100m; Bronze C1 350m
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Instagram: @k.vincent_
Twitter: @kvincent96
Website: kitkatkanu.mli.st
FUN FACTS:
First year on the National Team:
2013
What are you most proud of?
Becoming an athlete who uses sport to better themselves as a person on and off the water.
Objectives for the coming years?
Continue to grow and push my own limits
Why was your first race?
Mississauga home regatta june 2006
What is the biggest challenge about your sport?
Gaining a bigger fan base and making the sport accessible around the world
Describe the sport in one word:
Power & grace
Nickname: Kitkat
Quote: “we are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit” – Aristotle
Role model: Adam van Koeverdan, Mark Oldershaw
Favourite training: Catch-Exit-Together
Pre-race meal: Light breakfast and coffee
Post-race meal: A cold beer with my teammates. Hard work deserves reward.
Off-season interest(s): Travel, eating
Other sport(s): Alpine Skiing
Guilty pleasure: Fine cheese
TV show: The Office
Movie: Step Brothers
Band: Busty and the Bass
2018 Senior World Championships, C2 500m - Gold
2018 Senior World Championships, C1 500m - Bronze
2018 U23 World Championships, C1 500m - Gold
2018 U23 World Championships, C1 200m - Gold
2018 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) C1 500 - Gold
2018 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) C2 500 - Gold
2018 World Cup 1 (Szeged, Hungary) C2 500 - Gold
2018 World Cup 1 (Szeged, Hungary) C1 200 - Bronze
2017 U23 World Championships (Pitesti, Romania) C1 200 - Gold
2017 Senior World Championships (Racice, Czech Republic) C2 500 - Gold
2016 U23 World Championships (Minsk, Belarus) C2 500 - Silver
2016 U23 World Championships (Minsk, Belarus) C1 200 - Gold
2015 U23 World Championships (Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal) C1 500 - Silver
2014 Junior Worlds (Szeged, Hungary) C1 200 - Gold
2014 Junior Worlds (Szeged, Hungary) C2 500 - Silver
Birthdate:September 18, 1998
Hometown:Lac-Beauport
Canoe Club:Lac-Beauport Canoe-Kayak Club
Sport:Women’s canoe
Coach:Luc Grenier
Instagram:@anna.roycyr
Anna’s first year on the senior National Team was in 2016. Before that, Anna represented Canada at the Junior World Championships in 2015 where she finished 3rd. She also came 4th this 2018 season in the C2 200m event at World Cup 1 in Szeged, and 6th at the same world cup in C1 500m!
Her goal is to someday compete in the Olympic Games.
2018 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) C2 200 - 5th
2018 World Cup 1 (Szeged, Hungary) C2 200 - 4th
2018 World Cup 1 (Szeged, Hungary) C1 500 - 6th
2015 Junior World Championships (Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal) - Bronze
Instagram: @markdejonge
When Mark de Jonge’s family moved from Calgary to Halifax in 1997, they signed him up at Maskwa Aquatic Club to help him make friends in his new community. It was a start to many long friendships and a very successful paddling career. He won his first national titles in 1999 and went on to win an Olympic bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, as well as a World champ silver medal in 2013. Mark is also a world record breaker and was World Champion in the K1 200m event in 2014 and 2015.
In 2011, Mark de Jonge’s paddling career was heating up again as he reached the podium at a World Cup and qualified Canada’s Olympic quota spot in the K1 200 with a sixth place result at World Championships. Everything was on track until Mark dropped an 80 pound dumbbell on his finger in April 2012 and was unable to paddle for several weeks. After sitting out of World Cup competitions, Mark came back to qualify for the Canadian Olympic Team by winning National Team Trials in a time faster than ever recorded in international competition. He won an Olympic bronze medal in London seven weeks later.
Mark holds an engineering degree and does some part-time engineering work when he is in Halifax.
His goal for the coming years- Olympic gold medal in Tokyo 2020!
2016 Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) K1 200 - 7th
2015 World Championships (Milan, Italy) K1 200 - Gold
2014 World Championships (Moscow, Russia) K1 200 - Gold
2014 World Championships (Moscow, Russia) K1 200 Relay - 7th
2014 World Cup 3 (Szeged, Hungary) K1 200 - Silver
2014 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) K1 200 - Gold
2013 World Championships (Duisburg, Germany) K1 200 - Silver
2013 World Championships (Duisburg, Germany) K1 200 Relay - 5th
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) K1 200 -Gold
2013 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) K1 200 - 6th
2012 Olympic Games (London) K1 200 – Bronze
2011 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) K1 200 - 6th
2011 World Cup 3 (Duisburg, Germany) K1 200 - Bronze
2011 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) K1 200 – 4th
2009 World Championships (Dartmouth, Canada) K1 200 Relay - 5th
2009 World Championships (Dartmouth, Canada) K4 200 - 6th
2009 World Championships (Dartmouth, Canada) K1 200 - 13th
2007 Pan American Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) K4 1000 - Silver
2003 Pan American Games (Santo Domingo) K1 500 – Bronze
Date of birth: 2/24/1993
Hometown: Oakville, ON
Canoe Club: Burloak Canoe Club
Sport: Women’s Kayak
Coach: Adam Oldershaw / Chad Brooks
Instagram & Twitter: @alannabl
Website: www.alannabraylougheed.com
Alanna has been a member of the National Sprint Kayak Team since 2015. She started kayaking in 2003 and her first competition was the 2003 Mississauga Regatta in which she competed in the front of her very first K-2 race. His best memory of the sport is spending long summer days at the club, trainning hard with her friends and enjoying the good weather on the water until the sun sets down!
Her highest level of competition in the sport is to have competed at the 2018 and 2017 World Championships, as well as several World Cups. Her goal for the future is to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics !
FUN FACTS:
What is the best thing about this sport? The people in the sport
Nickname: Lanny
Favorite training: Race specific paddling; weights; running
Pre-race meal: Hard boiled egg, toast and peanut butter
Post-race meal: Chips of some sort
Off-season interest(s): School, spending time with friends and family, traveling if I can.
Superhero: Wonderwoman
TV Show: Game of thrones, House of cards
Movie: Inception
Book: Girl with the dragon tattoo series
Birthdate: August 16 1996
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Canoe Club: Balmy Beach Canoe Club
Sport: Paracanoë
Coach: Peter Martinek
Erica Scarff starting paddling in 2013 when it was suggested to her by her coach at the time, Mari Ellery at a prothestic clinc. Scarff, a gymnast before her amputation, was already into sports as a teenager despite her disability dabbling in swimming, cycling and alpine skiing. She actually had to chose between racing on slopes or on flatwater!
Scarff burst on the national scene in 2013 earning a gold medal in the K1 200m at the Canadian Championships. She has since represented Canada at many international events, including World Championships and the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio where she placed 7th in the KL3 200m event.
At age 12, Scarff was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer that Terry Fox had. She says she is inspired by how Fox fought the cancer and was able to launch his Marathon of Hope.
2018 Pan American Championships (Dartmouth, Canada) KL3 200 - Silver
2018 World Championships (Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal) KL3 200 - 7th
2017 Pan American Championships (Ibarra, Ecuador) VL3 200 - Gold
2017 Pan American Championships (Ibarra, Ecuador) KL3 200 - Silver
2017 World Championships (Racice, Czech Republic) KL3 200 - 4th
2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) KL3 200 - 7th
2016 World Championships (Duisburg, Germany) KL3 200 - 6th
2015 World Championships (Milan, Italy) KL3 200 - 7th
2014 National Championships (Regina, Canada) K1 200 LTA - Gold
2013 National Championships (Montreal, Canada) K1 200 LTA - Gold
Birthdate: October 13, 1993
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Canoe Club: Rideau Canoe Club
Sport: Men’s canoe
Coach: Andreas Dittmer / Ben Tardiloli
Instagram: @drew.hodges
Website: http://drewhodges.mli.st
Drew Hodges started his paddling career at the Rideau Canoe Club. The club atmosphere and his friends are what made him discover his passion for paddling. Drew takes a lot of pride in wearing the Rideau purple singlet.
His first year on the national team was in 2013, the same year he competed in his first Pan American Championships, coming 4th in C1 1000m. Drew is also a Canada Games gold medalist, and a multiple time national champion. He came 6th in C2 at the 2016 U23 World Championships and 9th in C4 1000m in the 2017 Senior World Championships.
When not in his canoe, Drew enjoys spending time with his friends and family.
FUN FACTS:
Describe the sport in one word: Family
Nickname: Hodges
Role model: Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny
Favourite training: Cross country skiing
Pre-race meal: Chicken sub from Subway
Post-race meal: Pizza!
Off-season interest(s): Completing my business degree
Other sport(s): Football, hockey and cross country skiing
Guilty pleasure: Watches
Favourite word: Grit
TV show: Breaking Bad
Movie: Step Brothers
2017 Senior World Championships (Racice, Czech Republic) C4 1000 - 9th
2016 U23 World Championships (Minsk, Belarus) C2 1000 - 6th
2014 U23 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) C2 1000 - 12th
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) C1 1000 - 4th
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) C1 5000 - Gold
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) C1 1000 - Silver
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) C4 1000 - Silver
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) C4 200 - Bronze
Hometown: Waverley, NS
Canoe Club: Cheema Aquatic Club
Sport: Men’s canoe
Coach: Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki / Andreas Dittmer / Mike Kerrivan
Instagram: @craigspence_
Twitter: @CSpenceCanoe
Craig Spence started his paddling career at the Senobe Aquatic Club. It is there that he fell in love with the sport, and his competitive spirit eventually led him to join the Cheema Aquatic Club. Since then, Craig has been improving year after year.
Craig represented Nova Scotia at the 2013 Canada Games. He also raced for Canada at the 2013 Junior World Championships, Pan American Championships and World Cups. In 2017, Craig came 10th in the C1 1000m event at the U23 World Championships and 9th in the C4 1000m event at the Senior World Championships.
Craig is known for his great attitude and his strong work ethics. In 2014, he made a big jump and joined the Senior National Team after a strong race at National Team Trials in Montreal.
He is majoring in economics with a statistics minor at Dalhousie University in Halifax.
2018 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) C1 1000 - 5th
2018 World Cup 1 (Szeged, Hungary) C1 1000 - 9th
2017 Senior World Championships (Racice, Czech Republic) C4 1000 - 9th
2017 U23 World Championships (Pitesti, Romania) C1 1000 - 10th
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) C4 1000 - Silver
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) C1 1000 - 7th
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Junior C1 5000 - Silver
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Junior C1 200 - Bronze
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Junior C1 1000 - 5th
2013 Junior World Championships (Welland, Canada) C1 1000 - 19th
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) C1 1000 - Gold
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) C1 5000 - Silver
Birthdate: December 21, 1995
Hometown: Lac-Beauport
Canoe Club: Lac-Beauport Canoe Club
Sport: Men’s kayak
Coach: Fred Jobin
Instagram: @ppoulin11
Website: poulinkayak.mli.st
Pierre-Luc Poulin grew up around the Lac Beauport Canoe Club, following in the footsteps of his brother Maxim Poulin. It is Fred Jobin who really got Pierre-Luc interested in kayaking, when he took him out in the coaching boat one summer afternoon to introduce him to the athletes. Fred Jobin also gave him a DVD of the World Championships races, which got Pierre-Luc hooked.
Pierre-Luc broke onto the international scene in 2013 at the Junior World Championships. He came 3rd in the K2 200m at the 2015 PanAm Games, 8th in the K2 200m 2017 Senior World Championships and 4th at the 2017 U23 World Championships. He is most proud of paddling behind Mark de Jonge and Adam van Koeverden during his first year on the Senior World tour when he was just 19!
Known for his sprinting ability and his size, he is a big asset on the men’s kayak team. Pierre-Luc hopes to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games!
FUN FACTS:
What is canoe kayak’s biggest challenge? For me it’s the last 75m of any race. It hurts every time, no matter what. I like it!
Canoe or kayak, why? Kayak because my brother did canoe.
Pre-race meal: Oatmeal with fruit
Post-race meal: Steak
Other coaches: Mathieu Drolet, Fred Loyer
When was your first canoe kayak race? Back in 2002, it was a K4 race.
What is the best thing about canoe kayak? Making one with so many components. Finding the perfect tone between you, your paddle, your boat and the water.
Describe the sport in one word: Amalgam
Nickname: PL
Quote: You can be disappointed, but still satisfied
Role model: Adam Van Koeverden
Other sports: Cross country skiing
Guilty pleasure: Sugar pie
Movie: Intouchables
Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers
2017 Sr World Championships (Racice, Czech Republic) K2 200 - 8th
2017 U23 World Championships (Pitesti, Romania) K4 500 - 4th
2015 World Championships (Milan, Italy) - 16th
2015 Pan Am Games (Toronto, Canada) K2 200 - Bronze
2015 Pan Am Games (Toronto, Canada) K4 1000 - 4th
2014 U23 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) K4 1000 - 8th
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Junior K1 1000 - Gold
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Junior K1 200 - Gold
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Junior K1 5000 - 5th
2013 Junior World Championships (Welland, Canada) K1 200 - 8th
2013 Junior World Championships (Welland, Canada) K4 1000 - 8th
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K1 500 - Gold
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K1 200 - Gold
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K2 200 - Gold
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K4 200 - Silver
Alex started paddling at the age of 8 at the Maskwa Aquatic Club, and fell in love with it. Alex Scott was a promising young judoka when he was younger, competiting at the Winter Canada Games in 2010. However, paddling was always in the back of his mind.
Alex Scott is a newcomer on the international paddling scene. His first international experience came from participating in the 2013 Junior World Championships. Since then, Alex has been racing for Canada at Pan American Championships and the U23 World Championship.
Alex is a training partner of World Champion Mark de Jonge, and sees him as a role model.
Alex is currently studying computer science at Saint-Mary’s University. When not paddling, he enjoys spending time with friends, and watching TV shows.
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) K2 200 - 6th
2014 U23 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) K1 200 - 14th
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Junior K2 200 - Silver
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Junior K2 1000 - 5th
2013 Junior World Championships (Welland, Canada) K2 200 - 10th
Michelle began her paddling career at the Abenaki Aquatic Club so she could paddle with her family and cousins. She moved on to the Cheema Aquatic Club in 2004.
Since then, Michelle’s paddling career has been on a steep incline. She is the 2013 Under 23 World Champion in K1 200 and also won a bronze medal in the K1 500 at the Championships in Welland to be Canada’s only double-medalist on home water. 2012 was her first World Cup tour where she took home a bronze in K1 200 relay.
Michelle has become one of Canada’s best women’s K1 paddler. She has won multiple national team trials, and represented Canada at several Senior World Championships. She is known to be a hard worker, and to always be pushing her limits.
In her spare time, Michelle loves to read and usually has a good book or two on the go.
2014 World Championships (Moscow, Russia) K1 200 Relay - 11th
2014 World Championships (Moscow, Russia) K2 500 - 12th
2014 World Championships (Moscow, Russia) K1 200 - 13th
2014 World Cup 3 (Szeged, Hungary) K1 200 - 15th
2014 World Cup 3 (Szeged, Hungary) K1 500 - 12th
2014 World Cup 3 (Szeged, Hungary) K1 5000 - 15th
2014 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) K2 1000 - Silver
2014 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) K1 5000 - 8th
2014 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) K2 500 - 12th
2013 World Championships (Duisburg, Germany) K1 200 Relay - 8th
2013 World Championships (Duisburg, Germany) K1 200 - 14th
2013 U23 World Championships (Welland, Canada) K1 200 - Gold
2013 U23 World Championships (Welland, Canada) K1 500 - Bronze
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) K1 200 - 6th
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) K1 500 - 7th
2013 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) K1 500 - 9th
2013 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) K1 200 - 9th
2013 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) K1 5000 - 13th
2012 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) K1 200 Relay - Bronze
2012 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) K4 500 - 8th
2012 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) K2 500 - 14th
2011 Junior World Championships (Moscow, Russia) K1 500 - 8th
2011 Junior World Championships (Moscow, Russia) K4 500 - 8th
2011 Junior World Championships (Brandenburg, Germany) K1 1000 - 10th
Lissa started paddling at the age of ten at the Deux-Rives Canoe Club. She later joined the Sherbrooke Canoe Club and started training seriously. She was inspired by Canadian paddling icon Caroline Brunet to pursue her dream of becoming a National Team kayaker. She moved to Pointe-Claire to train and says watching canoer Tom Hall train to win an Olympic bronze medal in 2008 had a big impact on her.
Her first year on the national team was in 2009 and since then Lissa has competed on several World Cup tours and World Championships. She placed eighth in K4 at the 2013 U23 World Championships and 11th in K4 500m at the 2017 Senior World Championships.
She now lives in Gatineau, QC and when she is not paddling, Lissa enjoys downhill skiing, and spending time around the lake with her family.
FUN FACTS:
Why canoe kayak? Because you can do it in a group and individually.
Canoe or kayak, why? Kayak, it’s the perfect balance.
Nickname: Lissa Bissa
Role model: Roger Federer
Favorite training: Sprints and strength training
Pre-race meal: Pasta
Post-race meal: Steak
Off-season interest(s): Alpine skiing, drawing
Other sport(s): Alpine skiing, tennis, climbing
Guilty pleasure: Ribs
Superhero: Thor
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) K1 1000 - Silver
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) K2 200 - 4th
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) K2 500 - 5th
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) K4 500 - 5th
2013 U23 World Championships (Welland, Canada) K4 500 - 8th
2013 U23 World Championships (Welland, Canada) K2 500 - 9th
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) K4 500 - 5th
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) K2 200 - 8th
2013 U23 Piestany International Regatta (Piestany, Slovakia) K1 200 - Gold
2013 U23 Piestany International Regatta (Piestany, Slovakia) K2 200 - Gold
2013 U23 Piestany International Regatta (Piestany, Slovakia) K2 500 - Gold
2013 U23 Piestany International Regatta (Piestany, Slovakia) K1 500 - Bronze
2012 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) K4 500 - 8th
2012 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) K2 500 - 17th
2010 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) K2 1000 - Bronze
Birthdate: April 1,1993
Hometown: Trois-Rivières
Canoe Club: Club de canoë-kayak de Trois-Rivières
Sport: Women’s Kayak
Coach: Mathieu Pelletier
Andréanne Langlois first represented Canada as a 16-year-old at the 2009 ICF Junior World Championships. She returned to the world juniors in 2011, making the A final of the K-1 200m, before moving up to the U23 level, where she competed at three straight world championships from 2013 to 2015. She competed individually at the latter, reaching the A final in the K-1 200m. Having made her World Cup debut in 2013 in K-2 and K-4 boats, Langlois enjoyed a breakthrough in 2016. After finishing fourth in the B final of the K-1 200m at the second World Cup of the season in Racice, Czech Republic, she advanced to the A final at the third World Cup in Portugal, posting an impressive fifth place finish. Langlois earned her way onto the elite circuit by finishing second, twice, in the K-1 200m at the 2016 national team trials, behind training mate and role model Émilie Fournel, who had already secured an Olympic berth in the K-1 500m. While Fournel chose to compete at the season’s first World Cup, it was up to Langlois to compete at the Pan American continental qualifier, where she won the K-1 200m and an Olympic spot. At Rio 2016 she advanced to the B final of the K-1 200m and the A final with the K-4 500m crew. Langlois competed at the Canada Games in 2009 and 2013, winning two silver medals in her first appearance before capturing two gold and two bronze in her second.
Getting to know…
Family: Father Jean-Denis Langlois and mother Line Fortin… Sister Marie-Pier Langlois competed internationally as a junior kayaker; they won K-4 500m silver together at the 2009 Canada Games… Outside Interests: Enjoys baking, karaoke, and spending time with her family… Studying Industrial Relations at Laval University…
“I have won the National Champion title and Pan Ams Champ many time now. My biggest accomplishment would be the Rio Olympic in 2016. I made the final with my mates in K-4 500m and came 14 in individual in 200m.”
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Instagram: @andreannelanglois
Website: andreannelanglois.com
FUN FACTS:
First year on the National Team: 2009
What are you most proud of?
Standing by my values.
Objectives for the coming years?
Go fast.
Why is paddling the best sport?
Summer sport, good friends and the best sport ever.
Canoe or Kayak, why?
Kayak, car la perfection est demandée pour les deux côtés.
Why was your first race?
Summer of 2000
What is your best memory about the sport?
The Olympic Games
What is the biggest challenge about your sport?
Balance, all about finding balance
Describe the sport in one word:
Kayak
Nickname: Dédé
Quote: Go hard or go home
Role model: Émilie Fournel
Favourite training: Trainings with Mathieu Pelletier
Pre-race meal: Pasta
Post-race meal:Chocolate
Off season interest(s): Lecture, casse-têtes, tricot…
Other sport(s): Hiking
Guilty pleasure: Chocolate
Superhero: Dr Stranger
Favourite word: Bref
TV show: GOT
Movie: Harry Potter
Book: Harry Potter
Band: Mumford and Sons
2016 Olympic Games (Rio, Brazil) K-1 200m - 14th
2016 Olympic Games (Rio, Brazil) K-4 500m - 8th
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) K2 1000 - Silver
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) K1 5000 - Bronze
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) K1 200 - Bronze
2014 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) K4 500 - 5th
2014 U23 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) K4 500 - 8th
2014 U23 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) K2 500 - 9th
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) K1 200 - Gold
2013 Pan Am (Ponce, Puerto Rico) K4 500 - Silver
2013 U23 World Championships (Welland, Canada) K4 500 - 8th
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) K4 500 - 5th
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) K2 200 - 8th
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K2 200 - Gold
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K4 500 - Gold
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K1 500 - Bronze
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K4 200 - Bronze
2011 Junior World Championships (Brandenburg, Germany) K4 500 - 8th
2011 Junior World Championships (Brandenburg, Germany) K1 200 - 8th
Birthdate: February 7th, 1983
Hometown: Hamilton, ON
Canoe Club: Burloak Canoe Club
Sport: Men’s Canoe
Coach: Anders Gustafsson / Scott Oldershaw
Instagram: @markoldershaw
Twitter: @markoldershaw
Website: http://oldershaw.ca
Mark Oldershaw’s first year on the national team was in 2001 and he has been a dominating force on the international scene ever since. He competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics finishing 10th in the C1 500m event, and he captured the Bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the C1 1000m event. In 2015 Mark won silver at the 2015 Pan Am Games and at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Mark came 12th in C1 1000m!
Mark is a third generation Olympian and fifth member of his family to compete in the Games. His grandfather Bert, uncles Dean and Reed, and father Scott all competed in the sport of CanoeKayak, but Mark is the first of the family to win a medal.
Mark is also an 85 time National Champion, is an 11 time winner on the World Cup Circuit, was a double Junior World Champion in 2001 and a 2 time World Championship bronze medalist.
FUN FACTS:
What are you most proud of? My daughters
Favourite training: Canoeing
Pre-race meal: Boneless skinless chicken thighs
Post-race meal: Beef wellington
Off-season interest(s): Home improvement
Other sport(s): Hockey
Guilty pleasure: French fries
Superhero: Wolverine
Favourite word: Defenestration
Movie: Braveheart
Book: Catch 22
2017 World Championships (Racice, Czech Republic) C1 5000 - 14th
2017 World Cup 3 (Belgrade, Serbia) C2 1000 - 11th
2017 World Cup 3 (Belgrade, Serbia) C1 5000 - 8th
2016 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) C1 1000 - 7th
2016 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) C4 200 - 2nd
2016 World Cup 3 (Montemor, Portugal) C1 1000 - 7th
2016 World Cup 3 (Montemor, Portugal) C1 500 - Gold
2016 Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) C1 200 - 20th
2016 Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) C1 1000 - 12th
2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Canada) C1 1000 - Silver
2015 World Championships (Milan, Italy) C1 1000 - 9th
2014 World Championships (Moscow, Russia) C1 1000 - 6th
2014 World Championships (Moscow, Russia) C1 200 Relay - 8th
2014 World Championships (Moscow, Russia) C1 5000 - 13th
2014 World Cup 3 (Szeged, Hungary) C1 500 - Silver
2014 World Cup 3 (Szeged, Hungary) C1 5000 - Silver
2014 World Cup 3 (Szeged, Hungary) C1 1000 - 8th
2014 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) C1 1000 - Silver
2014 World Cup 1 (Milan, Italy) C1 500 - Silver
2014 World Cup 1 (Milan, Italy) C1 1000 - Bronze
2014 World Cup 1 (Milan, Italy) C1 5000 - 6th
2014 World Cup 1 (Milan, Italy) C1 200 - 9th
2013 World Championships (Duisburg, Germany) C1 5000 - Bronze
2013 World Championships (Duisburg, Germany) C1 200 Relay - Bronze
2013 World Championships (Duisburg, Germany) C1 1000 - 9th
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) C1 5000 - 4th
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) C4 1000 - 7th
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) C1 1000 - 9th
2013 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) C1 1000 - 5th
2012 Olympic Games (London, Great-Britain) C1 1000 - Bronze
2012 World Cup 3 (Moscow, Russia) C1 1000 - 5th
2012 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) C1 200 Relay - Bronze
2012 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) C1 1000 - 4th
2012 World Cup 1 (Poznan, Poland) C1 1000 - Gold
2011 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) C1 1000 - 5th
2011 World Cup 3 (Duisburg, Germany) C1 1000 - Silver
2011 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) C1 1000 - Gold
2011 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) C1 5000 - Gold
2010 World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) C1 1000 - Bronze
2010 World Cup 3 (Szeged, Hungary) C1 1000 - Bronze
2009 World Championships (Dartmouth, Canada) C1 1000 - 4th
2008 Olympic Games (Beijing, China) C1 500 - 10th
2001 Junior World Championships (Curituba, Brazil) C1 1000 - Gold
2001 Junior World Championships (Curituba, Brazil) C1 500 - Gold
Birthdate: May 27 1992
Hometown: Trois-Rivières
Canoe Club: Trois-Rivières Canoe-Kayak Club
Sport: Women’s canoe
Coach: Mathieu Pelletier
Laurence started paddling in 2005 at the Trois-Rivières Canoe Club, and she has established herself as arguably the best female canoer in the world.
She stepped onto the international scene in 2010 and won two gold medals at the World Championships. She repeated her results in 2011 and won another two gold medals in C1 200 and C2 500 with her partner Mallorie Nicholson and again in 2013 with partner Sara-Jane Caumartin. She also became the inaugural Under 23 World Champion in 2013. The streak continued, as Laurence won gold at Worlds in 2014, and again in 2017 in C2 500m and C1 200m.
Laurence currently holds the world record for C1 200m with a time of 44.502 seconds posted at World Cup #1 of 2018 in Szeged, Hungary. She also holds the world record with partner Katie Vincent in C2 500m, with a time of 1:51.428 seconds posted at that same event.
Laurence has been a big voice in advocating for the inclusion of women’s canoe on the Olympic programme and her efforts have paid off- C2 500m and C1 200m disciplines were added to the Olympic schedule for Tokyo 2020! Laurence is hungry for an Olympic medal.
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Instagram: @laurence_vincentlapointe
FUN FACTS:
First year on the national team:
2010
What are you most proud of?
My stubborness
Objectives for the coming years?
Gold medals in the Olympics (my dream)
Why is paddling the best sport?
It’s a sport where you can feel free, powerful and be outside all the time, can you ask for more?
Canoe or Kayak, why?
Canoe, duh. I just cannot stand to be on my butt for that long.
When was your first race?
Probably in 2004, I most likely didn’t finish in my boat.
What is your best memory about the sport?
All the afternoon with my friends that allowed my to become who I am now.
What is the biggest challenge about your sport?
Balance.
Describe the sport in one word:
Power
Nickname: Lau
Quote: Everyone will hurt at the end of the race, the one who will win is the one that can accept it and keep going past that.
Role model: Dave Frost
Favourite training: Beside paddling? Weights.
Pre-race meal: Something sweet and salty.
Post-race meal: Something good.
Off season interest(s): Spending time with my family and friends (I rarely get to see them)
Other sport(s): Synchronized swimming, water polo (for fun)
Guilty pleasure: Binge watching netflix
Superhero: Wonder Woman
TV show: Brooklyn nine-nine
Movie: The Illusionist
Book: Wheel of time
Band: Panic!At the Disco
2018 Canoe Sprint Super Cup (Barnaul, Russian Federation) C1 350 - Gold
2018 Canoe Sprint Super Cup (Barnaul, Russian Federation) Mixed C2 350 - 4th
2018 World Championships (Montemor O Velho, Portugal) C2 500 - Gold
2018 World Championships (Montemor O Velho, Portugal) C1 200 - Gold
2018 World Championships (Montemor O Velho, Portugal) C1 5000 - Gold
2018 ICF World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) C2 500 - Gold
2018 ICF World Cup 2 (Duisburg, Germany) C1 200 - Gold
2018 ICF World Cup 1 (Szeged, Hungary) C2 500 - Gold
2018 ICF World Cup 1 (Szeged, Hungary) C1 200 - Gold
2017 World Championships (Racice, Czech Republic) C1 200 - Gold
2017 World Championships (Racice, Czech Republic) C2 500 - Gold
2017 ICF World Cup 3 (Belgrade, Serbia) C1 200 - Gold
2017 ICF World Cup 3 (Belgrade, Serbia) C1 5000 - Silver
2017 ICF World Cup 2 (Szeged, Hungary) C1 500 - 4th
2017 ICF World Cup 2 (Szeged, Hungary) C1 200 - Gold
2017 ICF World Cup 2 (Szeged, Hungary) C2 500 - Silver
2017 ICF World Cup 1 (Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal)
2015 World Championships (Milan, Italy) C1 200 - 4th
2014 World Championships (Moscow, Russia) C1 200 - Gold
2014 World Championships (Moscow, Russia) C2 500 - 4th
2013 World Championships (Duisburg, Germany) C1 200 - Gold
2013 World Championships (Duisburg, Germany) C2 500 - Gold
2013 U23 World Championships (Welland, Canada) C1 200 - Gold
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) C1 200 - Gold
2013 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland) C2 500 - Gold
2013 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) C1 200 - Gold
2013 World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Republic) C2 500 - Gold
2012 World Cup 3 (Duisburg, Germany) C1 200 - Gold
2012 World Cup 2 (Poznan, Poland) C1 200 - Gold
2011 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) C1 200 – Gold
2011 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) C2 500 – Gold
2010 World Championships (Poznan, Poland) C1 200 – Gold
2010 World Championships (Poznan, Poland) C2 500 – Gold
Birthdate: October 3, 1993
Hometown: Maple Ridge, BC
Canoe Club: Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club
Sport: Men’s kayak
Coach: Fred Jobin
Instagram: @b.falconmalfesi
Brian Malfesi started paddling in 2005 to follow in his brother’s footsteps. His early years are what made Brian fall in love with paddling. He made many friends, and the paddling community became like a second family to him.
Brian’s first international experience came in 2010, when he was selected to represent Canada in Mexico City for the Pan American Championships. He also competed at the 2011 Junior World Championships in Brandenburg, Germany. Since then, he represented Canada at U23 and Senior World Championships.
In 2013, Brian was proud to be representing Team BC at the Canada Summer Games, in Sherbrooke.
2016 U23 World Championships (Minsk, Belarus) K4 1000 - 8th
2015 Senior World Championships (Milan, Italy) K2 1000 - 15th
2014 U23 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) K4 1000 - 8th
2014 U23 World Championships (Szeged, Hungary) K2 1000 - 12th
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K1 1000 - Gold
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K1 500 - Silver
2013 Canada Games (Sherbrooke, Quebec) K2 200 - Bronze
2011 Junior World Championships (Brandenburg, Germany) K4 1000 - 14th
2010 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) Junior K4 1000 - Bronze
2010 Pan Am (Mexico City, Mexico) Junior K2 1000 - Bronze