May 12, 2016
Introduction
Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) has assessed all eligible athletes’ results against the Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) Policy – Sprint (May – Oct 2016) as found on the Selection Criteria webpage. All nominated athletes have established their eligibility through performances that demonstrate the potential to reach or maintain performances at the International Criteria (IC) standard (top 8, top ½ of competing countries).
Below you will find our nominations and the rationale for those nominations.
Nominated Athletes
Men’s Kayak 1000m
| Men’s Kayak 1000m | Name | 2015-16 | 2016 Carding Criteria |
| Minimum 5 | Adam van Koeverden | SR2 | Priority 1 |
| Brady Reardon | SR2 | Priority 1 | |
| Andrew Jessop | SR2 | Priority 1 | |
| Pierre-Luc Poulin | SR | Priority 4 | |
| Marshall Hughes | SR | Priority 4 | |
| Jarret Kenke | C1 | Priority 8 |
Men’s Kayak 200m
| Men’s Kayak 200m | Name | 2015-16 | 2016 Carding Criteria |
| Minimum 5 | Mark de Jonge | SR1 | Priority 1 |
| Ryan Cochrane | SR | Priority 4 | |
| Étienne Morneau | SR | Priority 4 | |
| Étienne Beauchesne | D | Priority 5 | |
| Alex Scott | SR | Priority 6 | |
| Marc-Alexandre Gagnon | SR | Priority 6 | |
| Hugues Fournel | SR | Priority 8 |
Men’s Kayak 500m
| Men’s Kayak 500m | Name | 2015-16 | 2016 Carding Criteria |
| Nick Robson | D | Priority 5 | |
| Brian Malfesi | SR | Priority 8 |
Women’s Canoe 200m/500m
| Women’s Canoe 200/500m | Name | 2015-16 | 2016 Carding Criteria |
| Minimum 5 | Laurence Vincent-Lapointe | SR1 | Priority 1 |
| Katie Vincent | SR1 | Priority 1 | |
| Nadya Crossman-Serb | SR1 | Priority 1 | |
| Jillian Perrone | D | Priority 5 | |
| Hannah MacIntosh | C1 | Priority 6 | |
| Anna Roy-Cyr | C1 | Priority 6 | |
| Sarah-Jane Caumartin | C1 | Priority 8 | |
Men’s Canoe 1000m
| Men’s Canoe 1000m | Name | 2015-16 | 2016 Carding Criteria |
| Minimum 5 | Mark Oldershaw | SR2 | Priority 1 |
| Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny | SR2 | Priority 1 | |
| Ben Russell | SR2 | Priority 1 | |
| Paul Bryant | SR | Priority 4 | |
| Roland Varga | SR | Priority 4 | |
| Drew Hodges | D | Priority 5 | |
| Craig Spence | SR | Priority 8 |
Women’s Kayak 200m/500m
| Women’s Kayak 200/500m | Name | 2015-16 | 2016 Carding Criteria |
| Minimum 8 | Émilie Fournel | SR | Priority 4 |
| Andreanne Langlois | SR | Priority 4 | |
| Michelle Russell | SR | Priority 4 | |
| Madeline Schmidt | C1 | Priority 4 | |
| Genevieve Orton | SR | Priority 4 | |
| Kathleen Fraser | SR | Priority 4 | |
| Hannah Vaughan | SR | Priority 6 | |
| Lissa Bissonnette | SR | Priority 6 | |
| Development cards | Maddison Mackenzie | D | Priority 3 |
| Alanna Bray-Lougheed | D | Priority 3 | |
| Alexa Irvin | D | Priority 3 | |
| Courtney Stott | D | Priority 3 |
Paracanoe
| Paracanoe | Name | 2015-16 | 2016 Carding Criteria |
| Christine Gauthier | SR1 | Priority 1 | |
| Erica Scarff | SR1 | Priority 1 |
Pursuant to CanoeKayak Canada’s appeal policy, all appeals must be received within 10 days of receipt of notice of CKC’s decision to nominate an athlete for Carding. Canoe Kayak Canada will extend this deadline until Sunday, May 22 at 12 p.m. EST. All nomination appeals must be received by CanoeKayak Canada in accordance with the aforementioned appeal policy.