Canadian Team – Media Guide

2013 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships

Welland, ON – August 1-4

Under 23 TeamMen’s Kayak

Andrew JessopHalifax, NSK2 1000

Rob ClarkeMississauga, ONK2 & K4 1000

Philippe DuchesneauMontreal, QCK4 1000

Jacob SosnaCarleton Place, ONK2 200

Sam RoworthToronto, ONK4 1000

Austin DenmanDartmouth, NSK2 200

Shaun FairWaverley, NSK1 200

Jarret KenkeSaskatoon, SKK1 1000

Étienne BeauchesneTrois-Rivières, QCK4 1000

Women’s Kayak

Michelle RussellWaverley, NSK1 200 & 500

Lissa BissonnetteSherbrooke, QCK2 & K4 500

Alexa IrvinKentville, NSK2 & K4 500

Andreanne LangloisTrois-Rivières, QCK4 500

Sarah Vegas-DuboisMontréal, QCK4 500

Under 23 TeamMen’s Canoe

Laurence Vincent-LapointeTrois-Rivières, QCC1 200

Roland VargaRichmond Hill, ONC2 1000

Jason McCoombsDartmouth, NSC1 200

Mark JamesDartmouth, NSC1 1000

Marc TarlingPointe-Claire, QCC2 1000

Women’s Canoe

Taylor PottsToronto, ONC2 500

Maria Halavrezos Dartmouth, NSC2 500

Junior TeamMen’s Kayak

Marshall Hughes Waverley, NSK1 & K4 1000

Zane ClarkeDartmouth, NSK2 1000

Alexander ScottHalifax, NSK2 200

Liam O’BrienDartmouth, NSK2 200 & K4 1000

Patrick DannVictoria, BCK2 & K4 1000

Pierre-Luc PoulinLac Beauport, QCK1 200 & K4 1000

Madeline SchmidtOttawa, ONK1 200 & 500

Anna HetzlerFall River, NSK2 & K4 500

Hayley NelsonWaverley, NSK4 500

Arianne CyrLac Beauport, QCK4 500

Ailish McNultyDartmouth, NSK2 & K4 500

Men’s Canoe

Craig SpenceDartmouth, NSC1 1000

Thomas HallDartmouth, NSC1 200

Jeremy StottOakville, ONC2 1000

Evan BezemerMississauga, ONC2 1000

Hannah MacIntosh Dartmouth, NSC1 200

Women’s Canoe

Katie VincentMississauga, ONC2 500

Mariah GodinDartmouth, NSC2 500

Junior TeamMen’s Kayak Women’s Kayak

Women’s Kayak

Coaches

Scott OldershawBurlington, ONHead Coach

Dave RobertsonRegina, SKU23 Men’s Kayak Coach

Chad BrooksHalifax, NSU23 Women’s Kayak Coach

Lazlo (Csom) LatorovszkiWaverley, NSU23 Men’s Canoe 1000 Coach

Rob StottToronto, ONU23 Men’s Canoe 200 Coach

Kyle JefferyMississauga, ONJunior and U23 Women’s Canoe Coach

Luc GrenierLac Beauport, QCJunior Men’s Canoe Coach

Ryan BlairCarleton Place, ONJunior Women’s Kayak Coach

Mike KerrivanWaverley, NSJunior Men’s Kayak Coach

Team Staff

Christine BainOttawa, ONTeam Manager

Bernard IrvinKentville, NSMassage Therapist

Mike BawolHalifax, NSPerformance Analyst, Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic

Scott LoganWaverley, NSTeam Leader

39 athletes (21 U23 athletes & 18 Junior Athletes)•9 coaches and 4 team staff•

11 Carded National Team Athletes on the TeamAlexa Irvin•Andreanne Langlois•Andrew Jessop•Austin Denman•Jason McCoombs•Marc Tarling•Michelle Russell•Philippe Duchesneau•Roland Varga•Sam Roworth•Shaun Fair•

7 Team Members will also compete at 2013 Senior World Championships in Duisburg, Germany from August 31 - September 1

Étienne Beauchesne•Jason McCoombs•Laurence Vincent-Lapointe•Michelle Russell•Philippe Duchesneau•Rob Clarke•Roland Varga•

5 National Team CoachesScott Oldershaw•Dave Robertson•Chad Brooks•Lazlo (Csom) Latorovszki•Rob Stott•

Team Canada Quick Facts 1 Olympian on the TeamJason McCoombs• of Dartmouth, NS was a member of the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team. He raced the C1 200 in London and finished 13th. He is racing the same event at the 2013 Under 23 World Championships.

2 World Champions on the TeamLaurence Vincent-Lapointe • of Trois-Rivières, QC is a four time World Champion in Women’s Canoe. She stepped onto the international scene in 2010 and won two gold medals at the World Championships in C1 and C2. She will have the chance to repeat those results this year.

Maria Halavrezos • of Dartmouth, NS won gold in C2 500 and C2 200 when women’s canoe made its debut on the World Championships program at the 2009 World Championships in Dartmouth, NS. Making the victory especially special was the fact she won in her hometown with teammate Jenna Marks, also of Dartmouth. This will be Maria’s second time competing at a World Championship as a member of the home team.

Jason McCoombs practicing on the London 2012 Olympic Games course last August. (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe celebrates as the 2011 World Champion in C1 200 in Szeged, Hungary. (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Maria Halavrezos and her C2 partner Jenna Marks reel in a victory at the 2009 World Championships on their home course in Dartmouth, NS.

2013 International Competitions

Canada’s Men’s K4 1000 metre team captured a bronze medal at World Cup 3 in Poznan, Poland. (Left to right) Étienne Beauchesne of Trois-Rivières, QC; Marshall Hughes of Waverley, NS; Sam Roworth of Toronto; and Philippe Duchesneau of Montréal will all compete in Welland. Hughes was the only Canadian Junior on the team to make a World Cup podium this year and will race Junior K1 1000 in Welland. Beauchesne and Duchesneau will race K4 at both the U23 and Senior World Championships.

(photo: Balint Vekassy)

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe racked up four World Cup medals on this year’s tour – two in C1 and two in C2 with partner Sarah-Jane Caumartin. (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Madeline Schmidt of Ottawa has been top in Junior Women`s Kayak this year and won medals in all three Junior K1 events at the Piestany International Regatta in Slovakia in June. Her best K1 result was a silver in the 500 metre. She also added a gold in Under 23 K2 1000. Schmidt will race Junior K1 500 and 200 in Welland. (photo: Bernard Irvin)

Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, NS finished fourth place–just off the World Cup podium in C1 200 in Poznan, Poland. The 2012 Canadian Olympic Team member will race the event at U23 and Senior World Championships. (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Michelle Russell of Waverley, NS has been making waves on the international scene this year. She`s been challenging Émilie Fournel for her spot as the fastest female kayaker in Canada and made all four K1 finals on the World Cup tour. Russell’s best results were a sixth place finish in K1 200 and a seventh place finish in K1 500 in Poznan, Poland. (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Several athletes on the team have already shown their strength internationally this year at World Cups (Senior competition) and the Piestany International Regatta (Junior and U23 competition). The Canadian team used this tour in May to gain international race experience in preparation for World Championships.

CanoeKayak has traditionally been one of Canada’s top performing summer sports.•

Canada has won 24 Olympic medals in CanoeKayak since 1936.•

CanoeKayak was one of only two sports to win three medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games (1 silver and 2 bronze). •Swimming had the same medal total.

Canoeing has deep Canadian roots. The canoe was designed by the First Nations peoples and then adopted by explorers, •traders, and settlers. The C in “C-1” actually stands for Canadian and is the only Olympic event to be named after a country.

The Canadian war canoe (C-15) is a long-standing tradition amongst Canadian clubs and is a favorite race amongst many •every year at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships which will be held in Montréal this year from August 27-31. Clubs will compete in the Bear Mountain War Canoe Challenge to demonstrate the sport to the World on Saturday and Sunday at the Junior and U23 World Championships.

CanoeKayak in Canada

Toronto`s Taylor Potts came close to the podium with a fourth place finish in C1 200 and a fifth place finish in C2 500 at World Cup 3. She will race C2 500 in Welland with Maria Halavrezos. (photo: Balint Vekassy)

Left to right: Madeleine Schmidt (Ottawa, ON), Alexa Irvin (Kentville, NS), Andreanne Langlois (Lac Beauport, QC) and Lissa Bissonnette (Pointe-Claire, QC) posted a fifth place finish in K4 500 at World Cup 3. All four athletes are on the Junior and U23 Worlds Team.

Piestany International Regatta HighlightsLissa Bissonnette• and Andreanne Langlois spent some time on the podium. They each picked up four medals, including 3 gold, in Under 23 K1 and K2 events. Marc Tarling• of Pointe-Claire, QC took gold in Under 23 C1 1000 and C1 500. Marshall Hughes• of Waverley, NScaptured bronze in Junior K1 1000Austin Denman • of Dartmouth, NS and Shaun Fair of Waverley, NS won bronze in K2 200

Adam van Koeverden is Canada’s most decorated Olympic paddler with an medal tally of 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. (photo: Jason Ramson)

Francis Amyot won Canada’s first Olympic medalist in CanoeKayak at the 1936 Olympic Games – a gold in C1 1000.

A war canoe crew from the Misssissauga Canoe Club celebrates as they cross the line at National Championships. The uniquely Canadian event is a crowd favorite and has been a long-standing tradition among Canadian paddling clubs. (photo: Mike Dembeck)

Canadian Junior World MedalistsThis is the first Under 23 World Championship to ever be held for Canoe Sprint so there are no previous results to compare in the U23 class. Junior World Championships have been held every two years. The new combined event with U23 World Championships will now be held ever year.

Many of Canada’s Junior World medalists have gone on to win medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships.

2011 - Emily Riddle & Mariah Godin - Gold in C2 500 2011 - Hannah MacIntosh - Bronze in C1 2002007 - Connor Taras & Lyall Hatton - Silver in K2 5002001 - Mark Oldershaw - Gold in C1 1000 and C1 5001999 - Thomas Hall - Gold in C1 10001999 - Adam van Koeverden - Bronze in K1 10001993 - Tamas Buday Jr - Bronze in C1 10001991 - Attila Buday - Bronze in C1 1000 1991 - Attila Buday & Michael Oryshak - Gold in C2 10001989 - Steve Giles - Bronze in C1 1000 1989 - Marie Josée Gibeau-Ouimet - Bronze in K1 5001987 - Renn Crichlow - Bronze in K1 10001981 - Larry Cain - Gold in C1 1000 and C1 5001973 - Susan Holloway - Bronze in K1 500

Hannah MacIntosh of Dartmouth, NS won a bronze medal in C1 200 at the 2011 Junior World Championships at the age of 16. She will have the opportunity to race the same event again at the 2013 Junior World Championships.

CanoeKayak Canada thank the generous support of its funding partners and sponsors in helping to build a world-class team.

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Official Spokespeople

CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.

Lorraine LafrenièreDirector General

Scott LoganHigh Performance Director•CanadianTeamPerformance

Madeleine HallCommodore

Canoe Niagara is the host organizing committee for the 2013 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships.

Welland will be the CanoeKayak venue for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games – the world’s third largest international multi-sport Games.

Bob O’DohertySenior Vice-President, Sport and Venues, TO2015

Stephen FischerPresident, Canoe NiagaraExecutive DirectorWelland Recreational Canal Corporation

Barry SharpeMayor of Welland Canoe Niagara Steering Committee