Canadian Championships Coming to Regina
Wascana Racing Canoe Club will be hosting 1100 athletes for the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships and CanMas (Canadian Masters Championships). The championships will take place at Wascana Lake from Wednesday August 25th to Saturday, August 29th with the CanMas event running Sunday, August 29th.
The canoe/kayak community is excited to be hosting this event in Regina. We are expecting the national team to be here following their return from competition at the Senior World Sprint Championships in Poland. National team athletes racing will include Olympic medalist Adam Van Koeverden, who brought home gold and bronze in 2004 and silver in 2008. Also competing will be Thomas Hall, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist as well as several other Olympians such as 2012 medal hopefuls Mark Oldershaw and members of the women’s and men’s K-4 teams. These athletes will all be competing for their home club, which makes these events very competitive and fun to watch.
Also competing are home-town senior and under 23 national team members Kia Byers, Tiera McLeod, Megan Gibson, Christine Selinger and Chris Pearson and Saskatoon’s Trista Neilly. As well Saskatchewan has several junior athletes on national development teams that are expected to do well such as Simon Fense and Jarret Kenke who will be representing Canada at the upcoming Pan Am Championships in Mexico City. 3 Saskatchewan clubs will be racing including Wascana Racing Canoe Club, Saskatoon Racing Canoe Club and Yorkton Canoe and Kayak Club.
The host committee would like to extend an invitation to you to attend. Entry to the event is free and parking is available at no cost at the Conexus Art Centre which is less than a 5 minute walk to the venue site Pine Island in Wascana Park. Pine Island is the best vantage sport for the finish line. Bring your lawn chairs and a set of binoculars. If you can’t make your way down to the island, you can also watch the 1000 metre starts from the north side of the lake close to the band shell. When 9 lanes of K-4’s get moving off the start line it’s a pretty awesome sight.
For more information download the Event Guide which will give you an overview of the competitive sport of canoe/kayak as well as some information about the 2010 championships. All event information is available on the official event website at: www.wascanaracingcanoeclub.com/2006Nationals, including the race card and draw.
Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan
Welcomes You!
Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan is the Provincial Sport Governing Body for canoe and kayak in Saskatchewan. Our goal is to encourage participation and develop excellence in the sport of canoe and kayak and to enable participants to realize personal excellence. Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan oversees the activities related to Sprint Racing (Flatwater), Marathon, Whitewater and Recreation (Paddle Canada) paddling. Our members consist of competitive athletes, novice and developing athletes, recreation paddlers and enthusiasts, coaches, officials and supporters.
News & Events
Marathon Athletes
Net 15 First Place Finishes
Saskatchewan marathon canoe and kayak athletes had a successful weekend at the Canadian Marathon Canoe Nationals held August 6th through 8th, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Fifteen Saskatchewan athletes took part in this year’s national championships, which provided a challenging course on both the Red River and up the fast flowing Assiniboia. The wet spring and summer resulted in high water which added to the excitement as there were many opportunities to outmaneuver and out strategize teams on the long upstream section.
Saskatchewan teams placed first in 15 events over the weekend. In single boat events first places finishes were won by Kenzie Vincent, Juvenile Men K-1; Ross Phillips, Senior Men K-1; Stephanie Robertson, Senior Women K-1; Mike Vincent, Master I Men K-1; Fiona Vincent, Master I Women K-1 and Bev Anderson, Master II Women K-1.
In team boat events first place honours went to Kenzie Vincent and Mike Vincent, Open Men K-2 and C-2 events; Stephanie Robertson and Fiona Vincent, Open Women K-2; Fiona Vincent and Mike Vincent, Senior Mixed C-2; Stephanie Robertson and Laura Soparlo, Senior Women C-2, Bev Anderson and Fiona Vincent, Master 1 Women C-2, Bev Anderson and Bill Briggs, Master II Mixed C-2, Anne Popoff and Cathy Rae, Master Women III C-2.
A Saskatchewan Dragon Boat team was the first ever winner of the inaugural Dragon Boat Long Distance Canadian Championships, out paddling several teams from Manitoba and abroad over the 8km course that wove its way through the historic Forks district in downtown Winnipeg.
Kenke and Fense Successful at Lake Placid
Simon Fense of Wascana Racing Canoe Club (Regina) and Jarret Kenke of the Saskatoon Racing Canoe Club represented Canada at the Lake Placid International Canoe/Kayak Regatta this past weekend. Both athletes are all members of the CanoeKayak Canada junior national development team.
Fense won a bronze medal in the Junior Men’s K-4 100m with teammates Nathan Demarais, Oliver Therrien and Lliam Hatton. Fense also had 2 other top 5 finishes in team boat events, placing 4th in Senior Men’s K-4 200m and 5th in Senior Men’s K-2 200m. In addition, he placed in the top 10 in four other single and team boat events.
Kenke won a silver medal in the Senior Men’s K-2 1000m event with partner Brian Malfesi. In addition, Kenke had a 4th place finish in the Junior Men’s K-4 500m event. He also had a 5th place finish in the Senior Men’s K-1 1000m event.
These are significant results for both Fense and Kenke who were racing outside of their own age category. Athletes on the junior national team are training and competing with the goal of securing a spot on the team that will represent Canada at the 2011 Junior World Championships.
For more information please visit the following link: http://www.canoekayak.ca/english/newsentry/home
CKS Strategic Planning
Earlier this spring, a group of the CKS Board of Directors, as well as a representative from each of the member clubs, held a planning session to identify small, manageable action steps aimed at realizing the true potential of what CKS can offer the Saskatchewan paddling community. By working towards concrete goals through the action steps identified in the planning session, CKS will build a foundation for future activities aimed at benefiting the paddling community within the province. The plan will also provide the flexibility for the organization to adapt its services and activities to meet the changing needs of its environments. It is hoped that this will help the organization become more responsive to the expressed needs of our paddlers.
The results are in from the planning session and now the CKS executive is looking for your ideas on what was presented. Please send in your feedback! We are anxious to hear what you think. Have we met your expectations? Are we being too ambitious? The following is a summary of the vision, mission and goals, but the complete draft strategic plan can be found at the following link. Comments can be sent to cks@accesscomm.ca with “Strategic Plan” in the subject line.
Click here for the Strategic Plan
Mission:
By working cooperatively, Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan is dedicated to the promotion and development of paddling activities that are safe and inclusive of all ages and abilities.
Vision:
Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan (CKS) will be recognized as the voice and information source for Saskatchewan paddling. CKS will operate as a single paddling organization with strong interaction and communication between paddling disciplines as seen in multi-disciplinary events and diverse clubs.
Overarching goals:
Participation
- To increase members to 1600 by 2013
- To adapt the Sport for All model to reflect CKS model
- To have active sustainable paddling communities in a minimum of 7 provincial zones
Capacity
- To have new and external / internal funding sources
- To increase partnerships
- To increase core funding of full time staff
Interaction
- To identify partners and build relationships
- To build a communication and marketing strategy
Excellence
- To increase national rankings
- To support high level events
- To increase provincial excellence
- To have one paddling organization
Ivan English & Mike Vincent Finish 4th
Congratulations to Ivan English and Mike Vincent who finished 4th out of a field of 48 in the 70 Mile Pro Division at the General Clinton Canoe Regatta in New York. This is the pair’s first major race of the season. In 2009 they teamed up to take 5th place in same event at the General Clinton Regatta and also won first place in the International Opaskwayak Canoe Marathon pro-race in Manitoba.
The General Clinton Canoe Regatta, billed as the longest single day flat water canoe race in the world, begins in Cooperstown and ends in Bainbridge, New York. The top marathon paddlers from North America and Europe participated in this grueling 70 mile test of endurance, stamina and canoeing skill.
Press Release – General Clinton Canoe Race Results
Paddle Canada (PC)
Introduction to Kayaking Instructor
June 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2010
This course is designed for individuals wanting to become sea kayak instructors and join Paddle Canada, a national association of paddlers and instructors.
Introduction to Kayaking Instructor program provides an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary in becoming an Introduction to Kayaking Instructor for Paddle Canada. The Basics of group management in sheltered waters, organizing and presenting effective on water lessons, detecting and correcting common challenges with strokes and rescues, and providing meaningful feedback to students are all topics which will be covered in this 3 day course.
The course develops and assesses the necessary skills to organize and teach a 1-day on water sea kayak beginner course.
Aim:
Submission:
Contact Viki Cirkvencic at 651-2251 or via email at viki@sasktel.net for further course details.
Saskatchewan Sports Awards
Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan would like to congratulate the canoe/kayak athletes who were recognized at the Saskatchewan Sports Awards held March 25th in Regina. Shylo Wollf was selected as the Youth Male Athlete of the Year. As well, the 2009 Canada Games Canoe/Kayak Team was named as the Team of the Year. The team members were Jenna Berenbaum, Jacques de Jager, Olivia Dyck, Simon Fense, Lliam Folk, Megan Gibson, Zara Hanson, Lorilei Hitchings, Ashley Holowatuk, Jarret Kenke, Christopher Laplante, Iain McLeod, Chelsey Mitchell, Teresa Nahachewsky, Trista Neilly, Riley Schnell, Matt Sinnett, Gina Soparlo, Dylan Wall and Shylo Wollf,.
Corinna Nydegger, Shylo’s mother, was on hand to accept the award on his behalf. Lliam Folk, Zara Hanson, Iain McLeod and Riley Schnell accepted the award on behalf of the Canada Games team. Shylo, as well as most of the athletes from the team, are currently away in Florida training for the upcoming competitive season.
Trista Neilly and Fiona Vincent were named as one of three finalists their categories of Female Athlete of the Year category and Master Athlete of the Year, respectively. Other canoe/kayak nominees for the Saskatchewan Sport Awards this year were; Andre Gronowicz in the Coach Dedication Award category, Lliam Folk in the Male Athlete of the Year category, Megan Gibson in the Youth Female of the Year Award category. As well Zoe Hanson was nominated in the Youth Female of the Year Award category by Racquetball Saskatchewan for both her racquetball and canoe/kayak accomplishments.
Please visit Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan’s facebook page to see pictures of the event and links to the articles in the Regina Leader-Post and the Saskatoon Star Phoenix.
Click here to link to the CKS page on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Canoe-Kayak-Saskatchewan/134169117120?ref=mf
Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan AGM
Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan will hold its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, March 27th, 2010. The meeting will be held in Regina, but can be also be joined by videoconference from a location in Saskatoon.
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Regina - Sask Sport: 1870 Lorne Street
Saskatoon – Sask Sport: 510 Cynthia Street
If you plan on joining the meeting via video conference please registered in advance with Jan Hanson in order to ensure you have access to the building. Jan can be reached at cks@accesscomm.ca
On the agenda for the annual meeting are revisions to the Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan Bylaws. Please click here to see a copy of the revised by-laws.
First Annual Chlorine Cup a Success
The Saskatoon Whitewater Kayak Club hosted the first Annual Chlorine Cup on February 20th & 21st. The event was a great success, combining workshops and competition in both canoe slalom and canoe polo events. Congratulations to the club and to all those who participated. For more information about the event, the results and a photo gallery from the event please click here to visit the club website. While you are there have a look around at some of the exciting programs the club will be offering this spring and summer.
Click here for more
Sask Sports Awards
Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan is pleased to announce the selection of the following athletes and team as finalists for the 2009 Sask Sport Awards.
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