Athletes

Paddle sports

• Surfski
  • Jeff Raymond and Katja Rademacher (Vancouver BC)
  • Deep Cove Canoe and Kayak (Deep Cove BC)
• OC
  • Valerie Hoecke (San Francisco CA)
  • Kathryn Ginther (Penticton BC)
    • 3 bronze medals at 2008 Sprint Va’a World Championships
    • learning surfski in 2009!
  • Kihei Canoe Club (Maui HI)
    • 4th at 2008 Hawai’ian outrigger State Championships
    • OC6 sprint
    • OC6 distance
    • coaching education
  • Pogue Sports Canoe Club (Vancouver BC)
    • women’s OC6 outrigger program
  • Coach Don Mehling (Maui HI)
  • learning to coach paddle sports

Dragon Boat

• Gorging Dragons Dragon Boat Team (Victoria BC)
  • 1 silver, 2 bronze medals at 2008 IDBF CCWC in Penang Malaysia

Triathlon

• Leading Edge Triathlon Club
  • head coach
• Alison Thompson
  • 13:00:02 in first Ironman!
• Jean Yves Sauriol
  • 1st M45-49 at 2009 Calgary 70.3
  • 2nd M45-49 at 2009 Canadian Long Course Championships
• Kristina Bangma
  • 2007 Triathlon Canada Off-Road triathlete of the year
• Martina Wan
  • 5^th at 2008 ITU Olympic Distance World Championships
  • 3^rd in 25-29 category
  • Triathlon Canada elite license
  • 19th at ITU PanAm Championships in Oklahoma City OK
  • 4th at ITU Continental Cup in Montreal QUE
• Mary Battell
  • 65-69 age group champion
  • 2006 Canadian ITU Age group World Championship Team
• Stephanie Kieffer
  • 1^st at 2008 ITU Olympic Distance World Championships in 40-44 category
  • 3rd overall and 1st 40-44 at 2008 Canadian Olympic Distance Championships
• NEW for 2009
  • Amy Kirkham
  • • top elite half iron triathlete
  • Choppy Somjee
  • • first year triathlete!
  • Jeff Savage
  • • training for IM Canada 2010
  • Jody Wright
  • • 2009 Canadian Long Course World Championship Team
  • Mirabelle Tinio
    • 2nd woman overall at 5 Peaks Seymour
    • training for IM Canada 2010