Canoe Kayak Canada – Canoe Polo World Championships wrap up in Syracuse

OTTAWA, ON (September 9, 2016) – Canada was well represented at the 2016 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships as teams in four categories took to the pitches in Syracuse, Italy last week.
 
The Senior Women’s Team finished eighth overall after winning matches against Holland, Singapore and Czech Republic and a draw against Denmark. The Dutch team later team went on to finish fourth overall in the tournament. This is the best result ever reached for Canada in Senior Women. The eighth place result has qualified the Senior Women’s spot for Canada at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. A total of eighteen teams competed in the category and seven countries qualified for the World Games. The Canadian team also successfully requalified an entry for the 2018 World Championships.

The U21 Women’s Team finished sixth overall. They won three games against Ireland, Italy and Holland and a draw against Iran. The sixth place result, also the best result ever for Canada in this division, has also qualified the team for the 2018 World Championships.
 
The Senior Men’s Team finished 17^th overall while the U21 Men’s Team finished 18^th. Notable performances for the Men’s teams included winning matches against Russia, South Africa and Finland drawing a tie with Brazil.

Canoe polo is a fast paced game as players jockey for position in their kayaks, passing and blocking the ball in an effort to score on the other team’s net. Five players are on per side and the game takes place over two ten-minute halves. Canada’s main national canoe polo training centres are located in Edmonton, AB and Pointe-Claire, QC while canoe polo clubs exist across Canada.
 
In 2018, Canada will host the ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Welland, ON in August. With World Games filling the 2017 competition calendar, the World Championships flag was passed to the 2018 organizers as the next site to host the Championships. The event will take place at the Welland International Flatwater Centre.
 
 
Summary of Results

Senior Women’s Team	8th overall Qualified Canada for World Games 2017
U21 Women’s Team	6th overall
Senior Men’s Team	17th overall
U21 Men’s Team	18th overall

Teams

Senior Women’s Team	U21 Women’s Team	Senior Men’s Team	U21 Men’s Team
Carolyn Karasiuk Julie Brisson Sarah Kerestes Kristina O’Brien Shylo Hendrickson Catherine O’Brien Hannah Patrick Christie Siddle Brad Cameron (Coach) Christopher Arrowsmith (Assistant Coach) Katie Brazier (Support Staff)	Savannah Foged Shannon Wagers Katie Hendrickson Channel Hauck Kassandra Reaume Sierra Davediuk Sierra Foged Athena Hauck Chaz Cheung (Coach) Darryl O’Brien (Assistant Coach) Carol Janigo (Support Staff)	Brant Oldershaw Patrick Amos Tycho Roorda Jason Allen Kyle Polsfut Scott Allan Richard Allan Keegan Smith (Coach) Erwin Roos (Assistant Coach) Carol Janigo (Support Staff)	Kyle van den Bon Randy Tollenaar Mitchell Boyd Mitchael Dube Cody Underwood Benjamin LaPointe Noah Patrick Rick Janigo (Coach) Sieger Roorda (Assistant Coach) Jill Wagers (Support Staff)

About Canoe Kayak Canada

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.

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For more information:

Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada
613.314.1352
imiller@canoekayak.ca