Canoe Kayak Canada – DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA (June 26, 2019) – 300 sprint paddlers from across Canada competed in the second and final set of National Team Trials from June 21^st to 23^rd in Dartmouth, NS. The regatta was held on iconic Lake Banook, home to three Atlantic Division Canoe Kayak Clubs; Banook Canoe Club, Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club and Senobe Aquatic Club.

The trials served as a selection regatta for multiple upcoming international events. Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to announce the athletes who have been selected to wear the maple leaf at the following international competitions:

2019 Para Canoe Pan American Championships

Sao Paulo, Brazil

July 5 – 6, 2019

2019 ICF Junior/U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships

Pitesti, Romania

August 1 – 4, 2019

2019 Para Canoe World Championships

Szeged, Hungary

August 21 – 25, 2019

2019 Olympic Hopes International Regatta

Bratislava, Slovakia

September 13 – 15, 2019

“I was excited to see the performances of our next generation of athletes and they did not disappoint,” said Chief Technical Officer, Graham Barton. “I believe overall the teams that we are fielding this summer at all levels are very strong. The credit should go to a great team of coaches at the National Team level and in our clubs and Provinces.”

2019 PARA CANOE PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Andrea Nelson	Markham, ON	Balmy Beach	Ryan Blair
Erica Scarff	Mississauga, ON	Balmy Beach	Peter Martinek
Mathieu St-Pierre	Shawinigan, QC	Shawinigan	Hélène Gervais, Marc Creamer
Trinity Tratch	Calgary, AB	Calgary	Edgar Garza, Marc Creamer
Mike Trauner	Pembroke, ON	Ottawa River	Joel Hazzen

 

2019 PARA CANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Andrea Nelson	Markham, ON	Balmy Beach	Ryan Blair
Erica Scarff	Mississauga, ON	Balmy Beach	Peter Martinek
Mathieu St-Pierre	Shawinigan, QC	Shawinigan	Hélène Gervais, Marc Creamer
Trinity Tratch	Calgary, AB	Calgary	Edgar Garza, Marc Creamer

 

2019 ICF JUNIOR CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

MEN’S CANOE

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Andrew Billard	Halifax, NS	Maskwa	Jon Pike

 

WOMEN’S CANOE

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Ella Hodgson Pageau	Ottawa, ON	Rideau	Cheyanne Farquharson, Mihail Ogina
Sophia Jensen	Chelsea, QC	Cascades	Adam Mayo
Julia Lilley Osende	Dartmouth, NS	Mic Mac	Chris Chaisson
Kate Pennyfather	Oakville, ON	Burloak	Adam Oldershaw

 

MEN’S KAYAK

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Laurent Lavigne	Trois Rivières, QC	Trois Rivières	Mathieu Pelletier
Cameron Low	Toronto, ON	Balmy Beach	Peter Martinek, Kevin McIntyre

 

WOMEN’S KAYAK

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Maren Bradley	Ottawa, ON	Rideau	Reid Farquharson, Andres Carranco
Toshka Besharah	Ottawa, ON	Rideau	Reid Farquharson
Adriana Lilley Osende	Dartmouth, NS	Mic Mac	Chris Chaisson
Sarah Nagy	Aurora, ON	Richmond Hill	Helen Savin

 

2019 ICF U23 CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

WOMEN’S KAYAK

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Grace Whebby	Dartmouth, NS	Mic Mac	Chris Chaisson

 

2019 OLYMPIC HOPES INTERNATIONAL REGATTA TEAM

MEN’S CANOE

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Andrew Billard	Halifax, NS	Maskwa	Jon Pike
Kieran Graham	Ottawa, ON	Rideau	Cheyanne Farquharson, Reid Farquharson
Matthew O’Neill	Ottawa, ON	Rideau	Andres Carranco, Reid Farquharson
Austin Pigeon	Welland, ON	South Niagara	KC Fraser

 

WOMEN’S CANOE

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Ella Hodgson Pageau	Ottawa, ON	Rideau	Cheyanne Farquharson, Mihail Ogina
Evie MacDonald	Carleton Place, ON	Carleton Place	Patrick Lester
Kate Pennyfather	Oakville, ON	Burloak	Adam Oldershaw

 

MEN’S KAYAK

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Ian Gaudet	Dartmouth, NS	Banook	Toshko Kalpakov
Craig Johnson	Dartmouth, NS	Senobe	Robert Baert
Xavier Levasseur	Lower Sackville, NS	Cheema	Mike Kerrivan
Jacob Price	Ottawa, ON	Rideau	Reid Farquharson, Andres Carranco

 

WOMEN’S KAYAK

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Toshka Besharah	Ottawa, ON	Rideau	Reid Farquharson
Angelina Davidson	Richmond Hill, ON	Richmond Hill	Robert Stott
Cassidy Macpherson	Maple Ridge, BC	Ridge	Tessa Nagai, Keiffer Johnson
Anna O’Brien	Dartmouth, NS	Senobe	Robert Baert
Brooke Westwater	Oakville, ON	Burloak	Adam Oldershaw

 

Canoe Kayak Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee will be announcing the athletes nominated to the 2019 Pan American Games Team on June 27^th.  

To view the full list of results from NTT2, click here.

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:

Laurel MacAdam

Communications Intern

lmacadam@canoekayak.ca

Colleen Coderre

Communications Lead

ccoderre@canoekayak.ca