CanoeKayak - Slalom
David Ford - 5-time Olympian, World Champion
In Slalom Racing, paddlers have to navigate the kayak or canoe through pairs of poles, called "gates", set up over the challenging rapids, waves, eddies and currents on a 300m stretch of rough water. If the paddler touches one of the poles, or misses a gate altogether, penalty times are added to the time achieved by the competitor on that run. There are single kayak (K-1) and single canoe (C-1) events for men and women, and double canoe events (C2) for only men. There are also team events.
This discipline made its appearance in the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 and then had to wait until 1992 to be reinstated to the Olympic programme.
2010 Canadian Senior National Team
2010 Canadian Junior National Team
The Slalom Racing Discipline Committee governs the operation of Slalom racing in Canadian. The committee is comprised of the following individuals:
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Ontario Representative: |
Jim Smedley |
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Quebec Representative: |
Julie Crepeau-Boisvert |
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Saskatchewan Representative: |
Brendan Curson |
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British Columbia Representative: |
Marian Davidson |
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Athlete's Representative: |
Kathleen Tayler |
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National Coach |
Michal Staniszewski |
The High Performance Committee is a subset of the Slalom Committee, and governs the High Performance aspect of Slalom racing in Canada. The committee is comprised of;
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Chair: |
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National Coach: |
Michal Staniszweski |
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Athlete Representative: |
Kathleen Taylor |
