TORONTO, ONTARIO (JANUARY 17, 2018) – RBC recently announced 57 elite Canadian athletes as 2018 RBC Olympians. Among these athletes are seven canoe/kayak athletes, including Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw and two-time Olympian Michael Tayler.
| Athlete | Club | Discipline |
| Mark Oldershaw | Burloak Canoe Club | Men’s canoe, sprint |
| Michael Tayler | Ottawa River Runners | Men’s kayak, slalom |
| Hannah MacIntosh | Senobe Canoe Club | Women’s canoe, sprint |
| Mark James | Senobe Canoe Club | Men’s canoe, sprint |
| Marshall Hughes | Cheema Aquatic Club | Men’s kayak, sprint |
| Alex Scott | Maskwa Aquatic Club | Men’s kayak, sprint |
| James Lavallee | Toba Canoe Club | Men’s kayak, sprint |
The RBC Olympian program is a national initiative that offers top athletes the opportunity to focus on training and competing while receiving much-needed financial support. The athletes serve as community ambassadors, attending hundreds of community and charitable appearances and bringing the Olympic message of teamwork, excellence and leadership to communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
In addition, RBC Olympians have access to flexible work opportunities that provide practical job skills and experiences – helping them succeed both on and off the water. Since 2002, over 250 current and retired Olympic and Paralympic athletes have participated in the program, with some becoming full-time RBC employees.
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is Canada’s largest bank, and one of the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. We are one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies, and provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services on a global basis. We have approximately 81,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 16 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 35 other countries. For more information, please visit rbc.com.
RBC helps communities prosper, supporting a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. For more information please see: http://www.rbc.com/community-sustainability/.
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For more information, please contact:
Hannah Vaughan
Public Relations Coordinator
RBC Atlantic
hannah.vaughan@rbc.com
902-421-2084
Joannie Verret
Communication Coordinator
Canoe Kayak Canada
jverret@canoekayak.ca
418-271-3785