{"id":36860,"date":"2023-07-04T16:29:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T19:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=36860"},"modified":"2023-07-04T16:29:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T19:29:51","slug":"four-cheema-athletes-team-canada-world-chships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=36860","title":{"rendered":"Four Cheema athletes named to Team Canada for world ch’ships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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WAVERLEY:<\/strong> Four athletes from Cheema and two former ones have been named as part of the Canoe-Kayak Canada roster for the World Championships and Olympic Hopes Regatta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craig Spence of Waverley; Sloan MacKenzie of Windsor Junction; Paddle All Athlete Matt Casey of Fall River; and Jacy Grant of Wellington will don the Maple Leaf and compete as part of the roster for the senior, junior, and U23 ICF Canoe and Para Canoe World Championships in Duisburg, Germany from August 23-27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sprint paddlers will be competing for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics quota spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michelle Russell of Fall River, who now competes out of Abenaki Aquatic Club; and Riley Melanson, who now competes for Senobe, were also named as part of the 24 Nova Scotians named to the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Besides Spence on the men\u2019s canoe team are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Billard \u2013 Maskwa Aquatic Club
Connor Fitzpatrick \u2013 Senobe Aquatic Club
Tyler Laidlaw \u2013 Sackawa Canoe Club
and Alix Plomteux \u2013 Club de Cano\u00eb-Kayak Lac Beauport<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Women\u2019s canoe side, joining Grant and MacKenzie, who teamed together at the 2022 Canada Games, are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophia Jensen \u2013 Cascades
Julia Lilley Osende \u2013 Mic Mac Aquatic Canoe Club
and Katie Vincent \u2013 Mississauga Canoe Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Russell and Melanson will compete in women\u2019s kayak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining them will be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka \u2013 Rideau Canoe Club
Natalie Davison \u2013 Rideau Canoe Club
Maddy Schmidt \u2013 Rideau Canoe Club
Courtney Stott \u2013 Balmy Beach Canoe Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olympic bronze medallist Vincent, will look to reclaim and defend her world championship titles, winning three gold medals and a bronze at the 2022 ICF Worlds in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Canada took home a total of eight medals last year including a silver and bronze from 2020 Paralympian Brianna Hennessy. Canada also ranked fourth overall in the country medal standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casey had to win the right to go at last weekend’s Canada Cup in Ottawa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships<\/a> will take place from July 5-9 in Auronzo, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Olympic Hopes Regatta<\/a> will take place September 7 \u2013 10 in Poznan, Poland featuring 24 of Canada\u2019s top U16 and U17 paddlers in an iconic event that showcases the next generation of Olympic talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are proud of the efforts of all of the athletes who raced for nominations this past weekend and look forward to working with those athletes nominated to compete on the world stage,\u201d said CKC\u2019s Chief Technical Officer, Ian Mortimer. \u201cThe events this summer are an exciting opportunity for us to showcase our talent as a nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know the entire community at home will be cheering them on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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