Team Canada

Congratulations to all the Alberta Paddlers on their performances at Senior Team Trials!

National Team Members from Alberta
David Ford *(originally Edmonton)
Ben Hayward (Edmonton)
Jessica Groenveld (Innisfail- qualified the Olympic spot for Canada, which Sarah Boudens, from Ontario , eventually won)

National Development Team Member from Alberta
Chris McTaggart (Canmore)
Paul Manning-Hunter (Edmonton)
Thomas & Daniel Purcell (Innisfail)
Marissa Dederer (Calgary)
Alex Clark (Canmore)

In my last post I noted that I hoped that there would be less drama on Day 3. I was wrong. Despite some controversy it was an amazing event the USNWC put on. Over 120 athletes from 9 countries competed in front of roughly 20,000 spectators over the weekend. A big thanks to the Center and USACK for hosting the event.

Thank you also to James Waldie, Greg Hunter and Sue Clark for their help coaching, videoing and generally taking good care of the athletes.