Canoe Kayak Canada – DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA (June 23, 2017) – The next generation of top Canadian paddlers is turning heads at this weekend’s immediaC Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Team Trials at Lake Banook, Nova Scotia. More than 300 athletes are competing in the three-day regatta. The National Trials are being used to select Canada’s 2017 Junior World Championship Team and to continue the selection process for this year’s U23 and Senior World Championships.

One of the loudest cheers of the day erupted when local favourite, Grace Whebby, 18, won the Junior Women’s K1 200m in convincing fashion. Her club, the Mic Mac Aquatic Club, trains on Lake Banook. 

Junior Women’s K-1 200m 

Left to Right: Third place: Adriana Lilley Osende, (Dartmouth, NS); First place: Grace Whebby (Dartmouth, NS); Second place: Ashley Card (Halifax, NS)

On the men’s side, Isaac Finklestein, 18, of the Rideau Canoe Club in Ottawa, provided one of the most dominant performances of the day, winning by 10 seconds in the Junior Men’s C-1 1000m race.

“I put down a good race,” he said. “I felt I put it all out there and I’m happy with the result.”

Finklestein showed promising form during the 2016 international season at both the Junior Worlds, where he raced to a 7^th place in C-2 1000m, and the Olympic Hopes regatta where he reached the podium twice. With the benefit of this international experience, the young paddler feels confident heading into his second Junior Worlds this summer in Petesti, Romania from July 27 – 30. 

Junior Men’s C-1 1000m

Left to Right: Third place: Dawson Peachy (Halifax, NS); First place: Issac Finklestein (Ottawa, ON); Second place: Phillipe Turcanu (Ottawa, ON)

The top three finishers in each event are listed in the table below, along with their home clubs. Full regatta results can be found here. Follow the action live by using the immediaC Canoe Kayak app available through the App Store. 

Senior/U23 Men’s K2 1000m Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown 1       3:26.951   Marshall HUGHES      Jarret KENKE Cheema Aquatic Club, Waverley NS   Saskatoon Racing Canoe Club, Saskatoon SK 2       3:28.477 Rob CLARKE     Brian MALFESI Burloak Canoe Club, Oakville ON   Ridge Canoe Kayak Club, Maple Ridge BC 3       3:30.685 Zane CLARKE    Andrew JESSOP Maskawa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS   Maskwa Aauatic Club, Halifax NS

Junior Men’s C1 1000m Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown 1 4:29.003 Isaac Finklestein   Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON 2 4:39.077 Phillipe Turcanu Ottawa River Canoe Club, Ottawa On 3 4:43.923 Dawson Peachy Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

Junior Men’s K1 1000m Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown 1 4:02.450 Oscar Morawski Richmond Hill Canoe Club, Richmond Hill ON 2 4:04.804 Palmer Lumb Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON 3 4:06.840 Luke Stienburg Senobe Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

Senior Men’s C1 1000m Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown 1 4:23.821 Stephen Frodsham Rideau Canoe Club, Ottawa ON 2 4:24.355 Connor Fitzpatrick Senobe Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS 3 4:25.101 Thomas Hall Cheema Aquatic Club, Fall River NS

Junior Women’s K1 200m Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown 1 47.429 Grace Whebby Mic Mac Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS 2 48.849 Ashley Card Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS 3 49.205 Adriana Lilley Osende Mic Mac Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

Junior Women’s C1 200m Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown 1 52.737 Sophia Jensen Casscades Canoe Club, Chelsea QU 2 55.133 Kate Pennyfather Burloak Canoe Club, Oakville ON 3 56.145 Kate Hennessey Mic Mac Aquatic Club, Dartmouth NS

Senior Men’s K1 500m Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown 1 1:46.998 Nicohlas Matveev Balmy Beech Canoe Club, Toronto ON 2 1:47.494 Andrew Jessop Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS 3 1:49.032 Nick Robson Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON

Senior Women’s K1 500m Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown 1 2:01.459 Lissa Bissonnette Club de Canoe Pointe-Claire, Pointe-Claire, QU 2 2:03.423 Courtney Stott Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Toronto ON 3 2:03.969 Alexa Irvin Maskwa Aquatic Club, Halifax NS

Senior Women’s C1 500m Place Time Athlete Club/Hometown 1 2:24.257 Anna Roy-Cyr  Club de Canoe-Kayak Lac Beauport, Lac-Beauport QU 2 2:26.965 Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent Club de Canoe-Kayak de vitesse de Trou-Riviers, Trios-Riviers QU 3 2:29.257 Jillian Perrone Burloak Cano Club, Oakvile ON

About Canoe Kayak Canada 

Canoe Kayak Canada 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.

About immediaC

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For more information:
Ian Mortimer
Director of Development
(O) 613.260.1818 ext 2201
(M) 613.323.2264
imortimer@canoekayak.ca