CanoeKayak Canada National Team Alumni

CanoeKayak Canada governs the selection of athletes to a variety of national teams. This includes teams for the Senior Worlds, Junior Worlds, Olympic and Pan American Games, as well as lesser-known events such as the Pan American Championships and International Invitational regattas.

Please notify the webmaster if you have any additions or corrections to make to these entries. birchers@rogers.com

The North American Championships (1953-1977) are listed on individual club pages.
Go to the North American Championships page for further information.
Please also see Fred Johnston's book, "100 Years of Champions."

NB: Although selection to the Junior National Team does not guarantee that an athlete will compete internationally,
I have indicated those selections here, where known, provided the athlete has not gone on to compete at a higher level.

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O'BRIEN, Anna
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
SENOBE    
2018 Jr K2 1000  
   
 
 
O'BRIEN, Liam
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BANOOK Maskwa
2013 
2015
2013 Jr K2 1000  
   
O'DONNELL, Ross
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
WASCANA    
1997
   
 
 
OLDERSHAW, Adam
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BURLOAK
 
2003
2002
   
 
OLDERSHAW, Bert
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
ISLAND
d. Mar 28, 2006
Mississauga
1948, 1952, 1956
   
 
 
OLDERSHAW, Dean
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
MISSISSAUGA
Burloak
Mohawk
Quebec
Balmy Beach
1972, 1976
1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979
1975 K2 500 1979 K2 500  
   
   
OLDERSHAW, Mark
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BURLOAK  
2008, 2012 C1 1000 , 2016
2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 C1 5k C1 Relay , 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
2001 C1 500 C1 1000  
2015 C1 1000  
2000 Jr C1 1000 Jr C1 500 Jr C1 1000 Jr C2 500 , 2001 Jr C1 1000 Jr C1 500 Jr C1 200 C2 200 C2 500 , 2002, 2005 C2 200 , 2006 C1 200 C1 500 C1 1000 , 2010 C2 1 5k C1 1000 , 2016 C1 1000 (COQ)   
 
OLDERSHAW, Reed
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
MISSISSAUGA
Burloak
Quebec
1972, 1976
1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979
1975 K1 500 K2 500  
   
   
OLDERSHAW, Scott
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BURLOAK (Mohawk)
Mississauga
Quebec
1984
1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
   
O'LEARY, Craig
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
SACK-A-WA
Orenda
Cheema
Burloak
1994, 1997, 1998
1989
1991 C2 1000 C2 500
   
O'LEARY, Kelly
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
SACK-A-WA
Orenda
Cheema
1996
1997
1995 K2 500
OLMSTED, Barb
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
NORTH BAY  
1984 K4 500 , 1988
1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 
1977
1979 K4 500 , 1983 K4 500 K2 500 , 1988 K2 500 K1 500  
1986 K2 500 K2 1000 K2 6k K1 1000  
OLMSTED, Nancy
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
NORTH BAY  
1984, 1988
1985, 1986 1987, 1991  
1981, 1983
1981 Jr K1 500 Jr K4 500 Jr K2 5k , 1982 K2 500 K4 500 Jr K1 500 Jr K2 500 Jr K4 500 , 1983 K1 500 Jr K1 500 Jr K2 500 Jr K4 500 , 1988 K4 500 K2 500  
 
1986 K4 500 K1 500  
O'NEILL, Matthew
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
RIDEAU    
2022
2022
   
   
ORLICK, Jewelia
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CASCADES    
2016 K4 500 Jr K4 500  
   
 
 
ORTON, Elizabeth
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
ORENDA Mic Mac
1999
2000 K2 500 K4 500
   
 
ORTON, Genevieve
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
ORENDA    
2016 
2009 K1 Relay , 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
2006 K4 1000 ; 2010, 2016 K2 500  
   
   
ORYSCHAK, Michael
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
MISSISSAUGA Burloak
1995
1991 C2 1000
1995 C2 500
   
OSTOPOVICH, Natasha
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
SYDENHAM LAKE     Russian Champs 2004
   
   
 
PADVAISKAS, Ken
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CHATEAUGUAY
Burnaby
False Creek
1988, 1992
1989, 1990, 1991, 1993 
1985
1988 K2 500 K2 1000 K4 500 K4 1000  
   
PAGEAU, Paul
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
MISSISSAUGAA  
1992
1989
1991 C1 1000 C2 500
   
 
PALMER, Craig
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BURLOAK    
1995
 
 
 
PARSONS, Cole
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BANOOK    
2021
 
 
 
PARSONS, Emily
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BANOOK    
2021
 
 
 
PATASI, Peter
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CARLETON PLACE
Mohawk
Cartierville
Lachine
Gananoque
1976
1975, 1977, 1978
   
PATRIQUIN, Blaine
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CHEEMA  
2005
   
 
 
PATTERSON, Blake
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CHEEMA    
1995
   
 
 
PATTERSON, Matt
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CHEEMA Banook
1997, 1998
1991
   
PEACHEY, Dawson
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
MASKWA    
2017
   
 
 
PEARSON, Christopher
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
WASCANA    
2009, 2010 (Paracanoe)
 
 
 
PELLERIN, André
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
MASKWA
Cheema
Lac Beauport
Mississauga
1997, 1999
1995
1999 C2 500
   
PELLINI, Chris
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
MISSISSAUGA Burloak
2008
2009 
2007 K4 1000
2006 K2 500 K4 500 K4 1000 , 2008 K4 1000 (COQ) 
   
PENNYFATHER, Kate
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BURLOAK Mic Mac
(2022)
2017, 2018, 2019 C2 200
   
 
   
PENNYFATHER, Lucy
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BURLOAK    
2016
   
 
 
PENNYFATHER, Sam
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BURLOAK    
2015
   
   
 
PERRONE, Jillian
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BURLOAK    
2015
2014 Jr C2 500 Jr C1 200 ; 2016
   
 
PERRY, Max
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BURLOAK    
2018 Op C4 500
   
   
 
PETERMAN, Tess
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CASCADES    
2016
2016 Jr C1 200 Jr C1 500
   
 
PETROLITO, Andrew
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
MISSISSAUGA    
1999
   
   
 
PHELAN, Richard
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
MISSISSAUGA West Rouge
1993
   
   
 
PHILLIPS, Robin
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CHATEAUGUAY    
1979
1978 Jr K4 500 , 1979 Jr K4 1000
   
 
PICKREM, Andrew
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CHEEMA    
2011
2005
2005 Jr K4 200 Jr K4 500 Jr K4 1000 Jr K1 200
       
PIGEON, Austin
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
SOUTH NIAGARA    

2021, 2022

   
   
 
PIKE, Jonathan
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
ABENAKI
Mic Mac (1996)
Banook
(1997-2000)
Cheema
(2001-2013)
Maskwa
(2014-2019)
2010
1999
2002
   
PILON, Rene
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
LACHINE    
1962
   
   
 
PLANTE, Hayley
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
BALMY BEACH    
2014 Jr K4 500  
2017
   
 
PLOMTEUX, Alix
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
LAC BEAUPORT    
2021, 2022, 2023
2018
2021 C2 Mix 500 , 2022 C2 Mix 500
2018 Jr C2 1000 Jr C2 500 Op C4 500
   
POTHIER, Jean-Christophe
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
SHERBROOKE Deux Rives
2002, 2003
1997, 1999
2004 K2 1000
 
POTTER, Gordon
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
GANANOQUE    
1936
   
 
 
POTTER, Stanley
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
GANANOQUE    
1936
   
 
 
POTTS, Taylor
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
PICKERING ROUGE
Burloak
Balmy Beach
2013 C2 500 , 2014
2010 C1 200 C1 500 C1 1000 , 2013 C1 200 C2 200 C2 500 , 2014 C1 200 C2 500  
 
 
POULIN, Audrey
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
ST-LOUIS Lac Beauport
2005 
   
 
 
POULIN, Maxim
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
LAC BEAUPORT    
2011 
2015
2010 C4 1000 C2 1000 , 2016 C2 200
 
POULIN, Pierre-Luc
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
LAC BEAUPORT  
2021
 
2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 
 
2013 
 
2010
 
2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 
 
2015 K2 200  
       
2013 Jr K1 200 Jr K1 1000 , 2018 K4 500 K2 500 , 2022 K4 500
POULTON, Harald
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
ST-LAMBERT
d. 1981
Excel
1948
   
 
 
PRINCE, Karina
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CAP-DE-LA MADELEINE
Deux Rives
Sherbrooke
1993
   
 
 
PRINGLE, Gail
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
RIDEAU    
1985 K4 500 Jr K4 500 Jr K2 500 Jr K2 5k    
   
 
 
PROVOST, David
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
LACHINE    
2014
   
   
 
QUARTERMAIN, Gary
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CARLETON PLACE Rideau
1984
1982 Jr C2 500
   
 
QUARTERMAIN, Karen
Home Club Other Clubs Achievements
CARLETON PLACE    
1979 Jr K4 500
   
 
 
       
Notes:

* 1980 Olympics - Boycotted | ** 1940 Olympics - Cancelled

Cap-de-la-Madeleine changed its name to Trois Rivières in 2007. Therefore any athletes from this club with credits that predate the name change maintain the former club logo and name.