DARTMOUTH, NS – CanoeKayak Canada has selected a pool of sprint athletes to participate in Junior and Under 23 training camps following a full weekend of National Team Trials on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS. The training camps taking place this week in Nova Scotia will play a major role in determining crews and finalizing selections to the Junior and Under 23 team to represent Canada in Szeged, Hungary from July 17 to 20. Selections for a certain few U23 events will go right down to a third set of Trials in Montreal at the end of June.
CanoeKayak Canada has also selected athletes for nominations by the Canadian Olympic Committee to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent of Trois Rivières, QC has been selected to race the Women’s C1 and Alex Brent of Maple Ridge, BC has been selected to race the Men’s K1 at the Games taking place in Nanjing, China from August 15 to 28.
“Over the weekend we saw some tremendous performances from our top up and coming athletes,” said Scott Logan, CanoeKayak Canada’s High Performance Director. “These athletes are learning to compete under pressure and through training camps and lots of work with our coaches we’re preparing them to be successful at the international level. This is all part of our high performance plan to develop the best paddlers in the world. I want to congratulate everyone who raced their hardest and made strides this weekend.”
Junior Training Camp
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 |
| Nicholas Matveev | Richmond Hill (ON) | Peter Martinek |
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 |
| Kate Braddon | Rideau (Ottawa, ON) | Mike Robinson |
| Hayley Plante | Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) | Peter Martinek |
| 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. |
U23 Training Camp Nominations
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 |
| Jarrett Kenke | Saskatoon (SK) | Andrzej Gronowicz |
| Eric Ellery | Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) | Peter Martinek |
| Nick Robson | Balmy Beach (Toronto, ON) | Peter Martinek |
| 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 |
| Alana Bray-Lougheed | Burloak (Oakville, ON) | Adam Oldershaw |
| Ailish McNulty | Mic Mac (Dartmouth, NS) | Chris Chaisson |
| Jessica Leduc | Trois Rivières (QC) | Kenna Robins / Mathieu Pelletier |
| Sara Vegas-Dubois | Pointe-Claire (QC) | Marc Creamer |
Youth Olympic Games
Nanjing, China • August 15 – 28
Men’s Kayak
| Athlete | Club | Coach |
| Alex Brent | Ridge (Maple Ridge, BC) | Piotr Majewski |
Women’s Canoe
| Athlete | Club | Coach |
| Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent | Trois Rivières (QC) | Mathieu Pelletier |
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