MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL – The U23 Women’s K4 500m crew topped Canada’s results today at the ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal. The crew of Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON), Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS), Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON) and Madison MacKenzie (Chelsea, QC) finished fifth in a competitive final.
Canada also had a boat in the A-final of the Junior Men’s K2 1000m. The crew of Scott Braddon (Ottawa, ON) and Alex Brent (Maple Ridge, BC) finished eighth.
Several Canadian crews also raced B-finals today including Craig Spence who finished first in the B-final of U23 Men’s C1 1000m to rank tenth overall.
In 200m semi-finals, two Canadian athletes advanced to Sunday’s A-finals. Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) finished third in her U23 Women’s K1 200m semi-final to advance. Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) also finished third in her semi-final and will race the Junior Women’s C1 200m A-final on Sunday.
A full compilation of Canadian results for the first day of competition is shown below. Sunday is the last day of competition in Portugal.
Race results can be followed online through the Event Website or by downloading the Canoe Sprint Portugal smartphone app at the bottom of the Home Page.
Summary of Results
| Athlete | Event | Result |
| Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON), Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS), Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON), Madison MacKenzie (Chelsea, QC) | U23 Women’s K4 500m | 5th in A-final |
| Scott Braddon (Ottawa, ON),Alex Brent (Maple Ridge, BC) | Junior Men’s K2 1000m | 8th in A-final |
| Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) | U23 Men’s C1 1000m | 10th overall |
| Jacob Steele (Halifax, NS) | Junior Men’s K1 1000m | 13th overall |
| August Sibthorpe (Ottawa, ON), Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS), Kady Leard (Waverley, NS) &Anna Negulic (Halifax, NS) | Junior Women’s K4 500m | 13th overall |
| Jeremy Stott (Mississauga, ON)m Evan Bezemer (Mississauga, ON) | U23 Men’s C2 1000m | 14th overall |
| Eric Ellery (Toronto, ON),Anatoly Mykhayletsk (Toronto, ON) | U23 Men’s K2 1000m | 14th overall |
| Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) | U23 Men’s K1 1000m | 18th overall |
| 200m semi-finals | ||
| Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) | U23 Women’s K1 200m | 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final |
| Jillian Perrone (Oakville, ON) | Junior Women’s C1 200m | 3rd in semiAdvanced to A-final |
| Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) | U23 Men’s K1 200m | 3rd in semiAdvanced to B-final |
| Jessica Hogg (Dartmouth, NS) | Junior Women’s K1 200m | 4th in semiAdvanced to B-final |
| Ian McCormick (Dartmouth, NS) | Junior Men’s C1 200m | 5th in semiAdvanced to B-final |
| Maxim Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC) | U23 Men’s C1 200m | 6th in semiAdvanced to B-final |
| Liam O’Brien (Dartmouth, NS)Charles-Antoine Girouard (Trois-Rivieres, QC) | U23 Men’s K2 200m | 6th in semiAdvanced to B-final |
| James Lavallee (Winnipeg, MB) | Junior Men’s K1 200m | 6th in semiAdvanced to B-final |
| Nicolas Matveev (Toronto, ON), Vincent Jourdenais (Trois-Rivières, QC) | Junior Men’s K2 200m | 7th in semiDid not advance |
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