The Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club had a successful weekend (June 10-12) at the 49th Ted Houk Memorial International Regatta in Seattle, with everyone coming home with hardware.
The club sent 10 athletes and faced competition from the U.S. Pacific Northwest, California and Hawaii.
Kamloops Canoe Kayak Club results:
• Abigail Donaldson: second Open K-1 1000m, first Open K-2 500m, first Open K-4 500m, second Open K-1 500m;
• Tate Solomonson: second Open Men's C-4 1000m, second Junior C-2 1000m, second Open C-2 1000m, third Open C-1 1000m, first Junior C-1 1000m, second Open C-1 500m, first Junior C-1 500m;
• Liam Grover second Junior C-2 1000m, second Open C-2 1000m, second Open C-1 1000m, third Junior C-1 1000m, third Open C-1 500m, third Junior C-1 500m;
• Mathew House: second Junior K-4 500m, second Juvenile K-4 500m;
• Mischa Grover: second Juvenile C-1 1000m, third Junior C-2 500m, second Open C-4 500m, second Juvenile C-1 500m;
• Harris Hunter: first Juvenile K-1 1000m, second Juvenile K-2 1000m, second Junior K-4 500m, third Juvenile K-1 500m, second Juvenile K-4 500m;
• Douglas Hunter: third Junior K-2 1000m, second Juvenile K-2 1000m, second Junior K-4 500m, second Juvenile K-4 500m;
• Corbin Hickey: second Bantam C-1 1000m, third Bantam C-1 500m;
• Damian Hickey: third Junior K-2 1000m, second Juvenile K-1 1000m, first Bantam K-1 1000, first Bantam K-1 500m, second Juvenile K-4 500m;
• John Grover: second MastersA K-1 1000m, first MastersB 1000m, second MastersA K-1 500m, first MastersA K-2 500m, second MastersB K-1 500m.
“It was so nice to be back at this regatta again after a two-year Covid break,” KCKC head coach Stanislav Marek said. “It’s one of the best regattas in the country and our athletes have the opportunity to race against national and junior national team members. All of our athletes had strong performances and represented both the club and our country very well, while achieving lots of personal best times.”
Did you know?
The Olympic sport of canoe kayak, also known as flatwater sprint paddling, consists of both flatwater kayak and canoes. Racing canoes and kayaks are extremely narrow and balancing in them requires a significant amount of skill. Individuals race in one-, two- and four-person boats and can start competing at 12 years of age.
All athletes train at Shumway Lake, south of Kamloops along Highway 5A, in the summer. For more information about summer camps and the youth racing program, visit www.kamloopscanoeandkayakclub.ca.
