Canoe and kayak World Cup this weekend could impact Canadian world championship team - June 3rd, 2010

OTTAWA – Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, Ont., can assure himself a nomination to the world championship team and other Canadian paddlers can take the first steps towards a berth at the third and final stop on the World Cup canoe and kayak circuit this Friday to Sunday (June 4-6) in Duisburg, Germany.

Van Koeverden, a three-time Olympic medallist, already has five medals in the first two World Cup competitions this season and can gain a nomination on the world team by being the top Canadian in this weekend’s K-1 (kayak singles) 1,000-metre event.  Angus Mortimer of Ottawa, fifth at last weekend’s World Cup, will also be entered.

This weekend’s competition will also be the first step towards a world team berth in the men’s C-1 (canoe singles) 1,000, C-2 1,000 and the men’s K-1 200 metres.  A top Canadian finish here and a win at the second selection trials July 17-18 in Montreal can guarantee a nomination in those events.

The Canadian entries in the C-1 1,000 are Mark Oldershaw of Oakville, Ont., (a triple medallist last weekend) and Olympic bronze medallist Thomas Hall of Pointe-Claire, Que.,; in the C-2 1,000 Benjamin Russell of Dartmouth, N.S., and Richard Dalton of Halifax as well as Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivieres, Que., and Andrew Russell of Dartmouth, N.S., are battling it out and in the K-1 200 Andrew Willows of Gananoque, Ont., and Richard Dober Jr, of Trois-Rivieres are vying for the world spot.

“This weekend is pretty important with part of the selection process taking place,” said Graham Barton, CanoeKayak Canada’s sprint high performance director.  “As well for many of our crew boats we are looking at different combinations to determine who might race at worlds.”

Paddlers from 39 countries are expected to compete.  Germany, a powerhouse in the sport, will have a much stronger team than last weekend with their world team selections on the line.  Spain and Italy will also be entered this weekend after skipping last week.

The 200-metre finals are on Friday, the 1,000 metre finals on Saturday and the 500-metre finals on Sunday.

In all this weekend, Canada is fielding a 33-member team.

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Canadian canoe and kayak team for the World Cup event in Duisburg, Germany

MEN

Kayak
Ryan Cochrane, Windsor, N.S.
Richard Dober Jr, Trois-Rivieres, Que.
Hugues Fournel, Dorval, Que.
Corey Hamilton, Ottawa
Rhys Hill, Ottawa
Steven Jorens, Candiac, Que.
Angus Mortimer, Otttawa
Brady Reardon, Burlington, Ont.
Connor Taras, Waverley, N.S.
Adam van Koeverden, Oakville, Ont.
Andrew Willows, Gananoque, Ont.

Christopher Mehak, Toronto

Canoe

Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny, Trois-Rivieres, Que.
Richard Dalton, Halifax
Thomas Hall, Pointe-Claire, Que.
Mark Oldershaw, Burlington, Ont.
Cory Rublee, Kamloops, B.C.
Andrew Russell, Dartmouth, N.S.
Benjamin Russell, Dartmouth

Antoine Meunier, Lac-Beauport, Que.
Paul Bryant, Richmond Hill, Ont

WOMEN

Kayak
Mylanie Barre, Lac-Beauport, Que.
Kia Byers, Regina
Jillian D’Alessio, Middle Sackville, N.S.
Émilie Fournel, Montreal
K.C. Fraser, Mississauga, Ont.
Kristin Gauthier, Ottawa
Una Lounder, Dartmouth, N.S.
Genevieve Orton, Lake Echo, N.S.

Hannah Vaughan, Dartmouth, N.S.
Marie-Pier Langlois, Quebec City

Canoe
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Trois-Rivieres, Que.
Nicole Haywood, Nanaimo, B.C.

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