Canoe Kayak Canada – MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL (August 21, 2018) – The best paddlers worldwide will be lining up this week for the biggest event of the season at the 2018 ICF Paracanoe and Canoe Sprint Senior World Championships in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal from August 22 to 26.

What:

ICF 2018 Paracanoe & Canoe Sprint Senior World Championships

When:

Wednesday, August 22 to Sunday, August 26, 2018

Where:

Montemor Centro Nautico

High Performance Centre

Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal – Map

“Our preparation has been excellent, and these Worlds are a great opportunity to test our progress toward qualifying for the Olympics in 2020,” said Canoe Kayak Canada’s Head Coach, Anders Gustaffson.

“We had a great World Cup season earlier this summer and are looking to increase the number of finalists in all disciplines”, said Canoe Kayak Canada’s Cheif Technical Officer, Graham Barton.

Twenty-four Canadian athletes  will be competing this week at the High Performance Centre in the village of Montemor-O-Velho, located north of the Portuguese capital.

The Paracanoe team will start the show on Wednesday with Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) competing in the Men’s VL2 200m, followed by Erica Scarff (Balmy Beach, ON) in the Women’s KL3 200m.

The Canoe Sprint action will start on Thursday with many Canadian athletes competing, including 2017 World Champion, Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) and 2018 U23 World Champion, Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON).

During the week, the Canadian team will be looking to claim new World Champion titles and top honours in Canoe and Kayak Sprint events.

The 2018 Championship begins in Montemor-O-Velho on Wednesday and continue through until Sunday. More information can be found on the ICF website  and you can watch the action live on Planet Canoe.

 

EVENT	CREW
MVL2 200m	Mathieu ST-PIERRE
WKL3 200m	Erica SCARFF
MK1 200m	Dominik CRÊTE
MK2 200m	Mark DE JONGE Alex SCOTT
MK4 500m	Nicholas MATVEEV Ryan COCHRANE Marshall HUGUES Pierre-Luc POULIN
WK2 200m	Natalie DAVISON Alanna BRAY-LOUGHEED
WK1 500m	Michelle RUSSELL
WK2 500m	Courtney STOTT Lisa BISSONNETTE
WK4 500m	Courtney STOTT Lissa BISSONNETTE Michelle RUSSELL Madeline SCHMIDT
WK2 1000m	Natalie DAVISON Alanna BRAY-LOUGHEED
WK1 5000m	Michelle RUSSELL
MC1 500m	Craig SPENCE
MC2 500m	Roland VARGA Connor FITZPATRICK
MC1 1000m	Mark OLDERSHAW
MC2 1000m	Roland VARGA Connor FITZPATRICK
MC1 5000m	Mark OLDERSHAW
WC1 200m	Laurence VINCENT-LAPOINTE
WC2 200m	Hannah MACINTOSH Nadya CROSSMAN-SERB
WC1 500m	Katie VINCENT
WC2 500m	Laurence VINCENT-LAPOINTE Katie VINCENT
WC1 5000m	Laurence VINCENT-LAPOINTE

 

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada’s website  to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe  and @CanoeKayakCAN  for more live updates.

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About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that includes an intricate network of clubs as well as provincial, territorial and divisional paddling associations. Elite National Team athletes proudly represent Canada at various competitions around the globe – most notably the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Pan American Games, ICF World Cups as well as Junior, Under 23 and Senior World Championships. Follow Canoe Kayak Canada on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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For more information :

Joannie Verret

Communications Coordinator

jverret@canoekayak.ca

(418) 271-3785