1953 Medalists
  Canadian National Canoe-Kayak Championships Lachine Racing Canoe Club (7)
       
  Event   Time First Place Second Place Third Place
  SENIOR
  Men's
  C1 1/2mi   4:24.2 Donald Stringer George Bossy Lloyd Rice
      Sudbury C.C. Cartierville B.C. Toronto S. & C.C.
  C2 1/2mi   4:16.3 Tom Hodgson, Bill Stevenson Marcel Paquette, Jean-Guy Beaumier Bill McGill, Ron Hutton
      Island C.C. Radisson C.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  C4 1/2mi   3:53.8 Tom Hodgson, Bill Stevenson
Bill Collins, Conte Duggan		 Marcel Paquette, Jean-Guy Beaumier
Réal Tapps, Jim Frost		 Don Rose, A. Thompson
B. Thompson, D. Pape
      Island C.C. Radisson C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  C15 1/2mi   3:16.2 Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Jim Mossman Captain Earl Norman Captain
      Lachine R.C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Excel B.C.
  K1 1/2mi   3:43.6 Robert Smith Lloyd Rice George Ward
        Lachine R.C.C. Toronto S. & C.C. Grand Trunk B.C.
  K2 1/2mi   3:27 Allan McCleery, Bob Cordner Robert Smith, Les Melia Bert Oldershaw, Kurt Freund
        Grand Trunk B.C. Lachine R.C.C. Island C.C.
  K4 1/2mi   3:36.4 Gordon Hubbs, Al Duval
Lou Lukanovich, T. Petrovich		 Bert Oldershaw, Kurt Freund
Ken Butler, Don Norrie		 Vince Ramsay, Dave Brown
Brian Gregor-Pearse, R. Sleeth
        Sudbury C.C. Island C.C. Cartierville B.C.
  Women's
  C15 1/2mi   No Time Dick Blickstead Captain Unknown Captain Unknown Captain
    Exhibition Radisson C.C. Winnipeg C.C. Rideau C.C.
  OPEN
  Men's
  C1 10,000m   62:31 Donald Stringer Lloyd Rice Norm Lane
        Sudbury C.C. Toronto S. & C.C. Rideau C.C.
  C2 10,000m   60:07.4 Tom Hodgson, Bill Stevenson Marcel Paquette, Jean-Guy Beaumier Ken Lane, Donald Hawgood
        Island C.C. Radisson C.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  C15 Mile   4:56.4 Raymond Knight Captain Jim Mossman Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain
      Toronto S. & C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  K1 10,000m   54:00.3 Lloyd Rice Bill Brigden Pat Way
        Toronto S. & C.C. Winnipeg C.C. Rideau C.C.
  K2 10,000m   47:18.8 Robert Smith, Les Melia Bill Brigden, Lorne Smith Allan McCleery, Bob Cordner
        Lachine R.C.C. Winnipeg C.C. Grand Trunk B.C.
  JUNIOR
  C1 1/2mi   4:50.6 Doug Allen B. Garbig Jean-Claude Richer
      Toronto S. & C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C.
  C2 1/2mi   4:19.8 Art Jordan, Charlie Hodge D. Hilborn, Gary Hilborn George Bossy, Ian Kerr
        Lachine R.C.C. Toronto S. & C.C. Cartierville B.C.
  C4 1/2mi   3:57.6 Jake Hamilton, B. Brady (Ed?)
Don Duffey, J. Lalumiere		 R. Harper, G. Franklin
Art Jordan, Charlie Hodge

John Cross, Dave Brown
Jim Morrison, Ron Steppacher
      Chateauguay B.C. Lachine R.C.C. Cartierville B.C.
  K1 1/2mi   4:08.8 Lorne Smith John McMorran Paul Duffey
        Winnipeg C.C. Sudbury C.C. Chateauguay B.C.
  K2 1/2mi   3:33.4 Robert Smith, Les Melia Les Erdei, Lou Frost Gordon Hubbs, Al Duval
        Lachine R.C.C. Radisson C.C. Sudbury C.C.
  JUVENILE
  Men's
  C1 1/4mi   2:16.8 Richard Hinton Art Dierden Bobby Morton
      Radisson C.C. Island C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  C2 1/4mi   2:09.3 Art Dierden, Frank Sullivan Joe Green, Ted Allsopp Ron Fortin, Yves Desaulniers
        Island C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Radisson C.C.
  C4 1/4mi   1:53.4 Art Dierden, Frank Sullivan
Ray McKessock, D. Redican		 R. Fortin, Moe Powers
Richard Hinton, Y. Desaulniers		 Ted Allsopp, Joe Green
Ken Currie, W. Byers
      Island C.C. Radisson C.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  C15 1/4mi   1:36.4 Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Jimmy Frost Captain Bill Collins Captain
        Lachine R.C.C. Radisson C.C. Island C.C.
                   
  * The Women's C15 event was exhibition until 1965
                 
 
1953 Medal Count
 
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
LACHINE
6
2
3
11
Island
5
2
2
9
Toronto Sailing
3
3
1
7
Sudbury
3
1
1
5
Radisson
1
6
1
8
Winnipeg
1
2
0
3
Grand Trunk
1
0
2
3
Chateauguay
1
0
1
1
Balmy Beach
0
4
3
7
Cartierville
0
1
3
4
Rideau
0
0
2
2
Excel
0
0
1
1
Ottawa-NE
0
0
1
1
         
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