{"id":46940,"date":"2024-07-16T20:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T23:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=46940"},"modified":"2024-07-16T20:38:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T23:38:02","slug":"cheema-athletes-to-don-maple-leaf-at-world-canoe-kayak-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=46940","title":{"rendered":"Cheema athletes to don Maple Leaf at world Canoe\/Kayak championships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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WAVERLEY:<\/strong> Six athletes from Cheema Aquatic Club are excited and ready to soak it all in wearing the Maple Leaf at international competitions over the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Megan Thompson; Jacy Grant; Cam Hall; Ella Cozens; Emerson Eisener; and Alec MacAulay were treated like superstars during the send-off each getting a roaring chant from the youngsters at summer camp, although MacAulay seemed to be the favoured of them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The six were recognized with a send off last week at the club with many cheering youngsters looking to be them one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning July 17, Jacy Grant of Wellington; and Fall River\u2019s Cam Hall, Ella Cozens, and Emmerson Eisener will be hitting the water at the Under-23 worlds and ICF Jr (U18) world championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from July 17-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grant will compete in Women\u2019s canoe ay U23 worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hall will be competing in ICF Jr worlds in men\u2019s canoe. Justin Boyko, who competes out of Calgary, was at the send off as well and soaking it all in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cozens and Eisener will take the water in Jr worlds in women\u2019s canoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MacAulay and Eisener will take part at Olympic Hopes in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The six Cheema athletes representing Team Canada and Coach Csom (middle) (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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This will be Grant\u2019s second time at U23 worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be able to go to U23 worlds,” she said. \u201cI\u2019m very excited about going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was asked what advice she is able to give to the others from the club going to be part of Canoe Kayak Canada\u2019s team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told them to just enjoy it and take pride in representing your country, and getting the experience,\u201d said Grant. \u201cJust enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said to have this many\u2014six\u2014going to wear the Canadian colours for a small club like Cheema is a big deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is huge for Cheema,\u201d said Grant. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen as athletes to go to Jr and U23 worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it really reflects how well the programming is going here, what everyone here does. It\u2019s really nice to see it on this level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m excited to have this opportunity,\u201d said Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe that I\u2019m going, but I\u2019m looking forward to it, added Eisener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eisener will be racing C2, 500-metre for U18, C1, 500 and 200 at Olympic Hopes, while  Thompson is set tor ace C1 500 and 200 in u17 at Olympic Hopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were stoked at the turnout for their sendoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe it, there\u2019s so many kids,\u201d said Eisener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel really supported by them all,\u201d added Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The two said they were those young kids just a few years ago looking up to the likes of Sloan MacKenzie and Jacy Grant and wanting to be them one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI remember looking up to others, so it feels pretty good to be the one that those young girls and boys are looking up to,\u201d said Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy I can be that athlete for those kids,\u201d said Eisener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hall said he\u2019s very excited to represent the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be an awesome time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cozens agreed. She will race in the C2, 500-metre and the mixed relay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited for the experience,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both thought the huge crowd was great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s awesome to see the future of Cheema here, and hopefully all of us can inspire them,\u201d said Hall, who will race in the C2, 500-metre; C2, 1000-metre and the C4, 500-metre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two said they have been given some advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been told it\u2019s going to be hot,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re there for the experience and to soak it in, but we\u2019re going to r ace as hard as we can and that\u2019s the best we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MacAulay said it\u2019s been a lifelong dream to don the Canadian singlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m super excited to do this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boyko said it\u2019s a bigger stage then he\u2019s ever been on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019ll be a lot of fun,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both have been told to just do their best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been told just to enjoy the experience and take it all in,\u201d said Boyko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hall said it was comforting to his Cheema family here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crowd of support gave a bit of a shock to Boyko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a bigger group then what I\u2019m use to,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s really cool to see this many paddlers around in one place supporting us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canada will be proudly represented by 35 emerging paddlers at the ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships<\/a> in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canoe Sprint Olympic Hopes Regatta<\/a> will take place September 19-22 in Szeged, Hungary featuring 24 of Canada\u2019s top U16 and U17 paddlers in the iconic event that showcases the next generation of Olympic talent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are very proud of all the athletes who lined up for a chance to race for Canada and look forward to seeing how our teams will stack up with the best in the World this summer,\u201d said Ian Mortimer, CKC Chief Technical Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit Canoe Kayak Canada\u2019s website<\/a> to get more information and make sure to follow @PlanetCanoe<\/a> and @CanoeKayakCAN<\/a> for more live updates.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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