Twenty B.C. paddlers named to Team BC for Canada Summer Games
BURNABY, BC – Twenty canoe and kayak paddlers from nine B.C. clubs have been named to the 2017 Canada Summer Games team. The athletes, ranging in age from 13 to 20, were named to Team BC following trials in Kamloops on May 27.
Leading the squad is Team BC veteran Alex Brent (Ridge Canoe & Kayak Club) who competed at the 2013 Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke and the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games. Brent was the Team BC flagbearer at the 2015 Games and is a multiple medal winner at Canadian Championships.
“To be part of Canada Summer Games during its 50th anniversary and during the 150th year of Canada as a nation, will be a unique and exhilarating experience,” said Brent. “Beyond that, multi-sport games are always exciting and I am immensely proud to be a part of Team BC at the Games.”
The paddlers will participate in team training camps and provincial regattas leading up to the Games later this summer. The Canada Summer Games are the country’s largest multi-sport event for young athletes. The paddling events take place from July 29-August 1, 2017 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
“I’m pleased with the composition of the team. We have several key veterans and a number of young but enthusiastic and skilled paddlers,” said Blake Dalton following the selection of the team. “It was obvious at the selection trials that each athlete wants to fight for each second. It will be a great Games!”
Canoe Kayak BC’s 2017 Canada Summer Games team:
WOMEN’S KAYAK
Athlete (Hometown),Club – Coach
Cassidy MacPherson (Maple Ridge), Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club – Piotr Majewski
Katrina Loutet (Burnaby), Burnaby Canoe and Kayak Club – Wes Hammer
Jia Kim (Maple Ridge), Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club – Piotr Majewski
Elisa Robson-Brown (Vancouver), False Creek Sprint Canoe Club – Diane Tam
Laurence Chin
Meghan Cheung (Langley) Fort Canoe and Kayak Club – Emily Raymond
Alternates:
Lauryn Cheung (Langley) Fort Canoe and Kayak Club – Emily Raymond
Jia Kim (Burnaby), Burnaby Canoe and Kayak Club – Wes Hammer
WOMEN’S CANOE
Athlete (Hometown), Club – Coach
Samantha Loutet (Burnaby), Burnaby Canoe and Kayak Club – Wes Hammer
Anna Zhang (Vancouver), False Creek Sprint Canoe Club – Diane Tam
Laurence Chin
Zaffia Laplante (Burnaby), Burnaby Canoe and Kayak Club – Wes Hammer
Heather Potkins (Nelson), Nelson Kayak and Canoe Club – Lauren Heckley
Melody Oh (Maple Ridge), Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club – Piotr Majewski
Alternate:
Emily Robinson (Kamloops), Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club – Stanislav Marek
MEN’S KAYAK
Athlete (Hometown), Club – Coach
Alex Brent (Dewdney), Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club – Piotr Majewski
Matthew Koehler (Maple Ridge), Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club – Piotr Majewski
Cameron Antifave (Lantzville), Nanaimo Canoe and Kayak Club – Igor Nikitovic
Coen del Valle (Victoria), Chinook Racing Canoe Club – Rhys del Valle
Michael Lanyon (Kamloops), Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club – Stanislav Marek
Alternates:
Ivan Strashenko (Burnaby), Burnaby Canoe and Kayak Club – Wes Hammer
Tyler Demidoff (Maple Ridge), Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club – Piotr Majewski
MEN’S CANOE
Athlete (Hometown), Club – Coach
Ydris Hunter (Vancouver), False Creek Sprint Canoe Club – Diane Tam
Laurence Chin
Alexander Demishkevich (Kamloops), Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club – Stanislav Marek
Quinn Phare (Pemberton), Pemberton Canoe Association – Jared Trafford
Omar Said (Maple Ridge), Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club – Piotr Majewski
Noah Said (Maple Ridge), Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club – Piotr Majewski
Alternates:
Liam Stewart (Langley) Fort Canoe and Kayak Club – Emily Raymond
Quinn Thomson (Vancouver), False Creek Sprint Canoe Club Diane Tam
Laurence Chin
Team BC Coaches:
Diane Tam (False Creek Sprint Canoe Club)
Piotr Majewski (Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club)
Cory Rublee (Canoe Kayak BC)
Blake Dalton (Canoe Kayak BC)
About Canoe Kayak BC
Based in Burnaby, Canoe Kayak BC actively encourages and provides opportunities to enjoy, participate and excel in paddle sports in British Columbia. Members include competitive and developing athletes, enthusiasts, coaches, officials, administrators and supporters of paddling sports. For more information about Canoe Kayak BC and its programs, please visit Canoe Kayak BC online at www.canoekayakbc.ca
About Team BC
Team BC will bring together a delegation of 450 athletes, coaches, managers, and mission staff to represent British Columbia at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. Team BC athletes are the best young developing talent in this province and are our future national and international champions. For more information visit www.teambc.org
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For more information, contact:
Blake Dalton
Provincial Coach, Canoe Kayak BC
778-870-8801
blake@canoekayakbc.ca