Canoe Kayak Canada – OTTAWA, ON (June 16, 2017) – Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to name its first group of athletes to represent Canada at the 2017 Senior World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic (August 23-27) and the U23 World Championships in Bascov, Romania (July 27–30). The selections follow a National Team Trials event in May and two World Cups in Szeged, Hungary and Belgrade, Serbia.
 
“We saw several impressive performances in Europe, including two gold medals and a world record by Laurence Vincent-Lapointe in the C-1 200m event,” said Graham Barton, Chief Technical Officer of Canoe Kayak Canada. “I’m confident we’ll be adding other strong performers to this team before we reach the selection deadlines in July.”
 
Athletes will have additional opportunities to earn a nomination following a second set of National Team Trials from June 23-25 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
 
Team Announcement – Senior World Championships
 
Women’s Kayak

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Andréanne Langlois	Québec, QC	Trois-Rivières	Mathieu Pelletier/Chad Brooks
Michelle Russell	Fall River, NS	Cheema	Mike Kerrivan/Chad Brooks

 
Men’s Canoe

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Craig Spence	Dartmouth, NS	Cheema	Laszlo Latorovszki

 
Women’s Canoe

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Katie Vincent	Mississauga, ON	Mississauga	Kyle Jeffery/Jan Kruk
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe	Trois-Rivières, QC	Trois-Rivières	Mathieu Pelletier/Jan Kruk

 
Team Announcement – U23 World Championships
 
Men’s Kayak

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Maxence Beauchesne	Trois Rivières, QC	Trois-Rivières	Mathieu Pelletier/Frédéric Jobin
Marshall Hughes	Waverley, NS	Cheema	Mike Kerrivan/Frédéric Jobin
Jarret Kenke	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatoon	Andrzej Gronowicz/ Frédéric Jobin
Nick Matveev	Toronto, ON	Balmy Beach	Peter Martinek/Frédéric Jobin
Pierre-Luc Poulin	Lac-Beauport, QC	Lac-Beauport	Luc Grenier/Frédéric Jobin
Alex Scott	Bedford, NS	Maskwa	Jon Pike/Frédéric Jobin

 
Men’s Canoe

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Craig Spence	Dartmouth, NS	Cheema	Laszlo Latorovszki

 
 
Women’s Canoe

Athlete	Hometown	Club	Coach(es)
Nadya Crossman-Serb	Winnipeg, MB	Toba	Jerome Seremak/Jan Kruk
Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh	Ottawa, ON	Rideau	Diana Deek/Jan Kruk
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent	Trois-Rivières, QC	Trois-Rivières	Mathieu Pelletier/Jan Kruk
Hannah MacIntosh	Dartmouth, NS	Senobe	Rob Baert/Jan Kruk
Katie Vincent	Mississauga, ON	Mississauga	Kyle Jeffery/Jan Kruk

 
Athletes are being chosen based on the following Selection Criteria.

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Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Canoe Kayak Canada has been one of Canada’s top performing summer sports having won an impressive count of 24 Olympic medals. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization which 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.