Kevin McIntyre - Regional Coach

A big warm welcome to our new ADCKC Regional Coach, Kevin McIntyre!

Kevin started his paddling career as an athlete 23 years ago at Balmy Beach and has been involved ever since. He’s coached at Balmy Beach, Pickering Rouge, and, most recently, at Mic Mac ACC. Kevin’s most excited about getting to work with coaches and athletes by helping them achieve their goals within his new role. Additionally, Kevin looks forward to being a representative of the sport and expanding to other communities in Atlantic Canada.

Some of the primary responsibilities of the Regional Coach role:

• Coaching and developing skills of Team Atlantic athletes.

• Providing club support for coaches and implementing new ways to advance the sport in Atlantic Canada.

• Giving athletes new and exciting opportunities to elevate training experiences (ex. new team practices and regional, national and international travel opportunities.

We’re extremely excited to have Kevin on the team! He has years of hands-on experience and the drive to push Canoe/Kayak in and desirable direction for everyone. Welcome!

Meet Team Atlantic!

What is Team Atlantic?

Team Atlantic is a group of athletes from most competitive clubs in Atlantic Canada. It’s comprised of athletes between the ages of 12 - 20 with Open Athletes in their early 20s.

What do they do?

These athletes have a chance to work alongside each other and train with high-performing athletes their own age from most clubs. The Atlantic Division organizes training sessions so athletes can come together and train with each other in team boats or singles. There are also dry land training opportunities throughout the off season (September - April). Additionally, athletes have a chance to attend athletes development sessions that cover topics like nutrition, sports psychology, and mental health. These sessions are a chance for athletes to develop their training regiment on and off the water.

Who are they?

We’re so glad you asked! This year we created athlete profiles on the website under the U16 Team, U18 Team, Open Team, and Paracanoe Team tabs. If you’d like to learn more about these athletes, click the links!

ADCKC Summer Newsletter

Please follow the link to check out our most recent newsletter and all the highlights from this summer!

Summer 2020 Newsletter

U16/U18 Atlantic Team Announcement!

Congratulations to all new Atlantic Team athletes! Below are the points and placements from the qualifying regattas (Atlantic Champs & Atlantic Team Trials) to determine the placement for the top athletes in each discipline.

“Bolded” Text - Team Member

“Italicized” Text - Spare

If your name is displayed below, please visit this link and submit the following for our records. This is our only means to communicate with athletes about events and athlete development opportunities.

• E-mail

• Phone number

• T-shirt size

U18 Team/Spares

U16 Team/Spares

Open Team

U12/U14 Team Announcement 👍💪

Congratulations to all U12/U14 Team Atlantic Athletes! Remember that if your name is below, please submit your contact information below including Email and Phone Number through this —> link <—

New Lake Records - August 15th

Such a fantastic display of racing this past weekend at the U16 Open regatta!

Excellent racing conditions and well-rested athletes resulted in DOZENS of old Lake Banook records broken. For a comprehensive list of all the records broken on August 15th, please refer to the list below!

• Alex Erith-Ellwood / Eli Nowlan - U16 Men K2 1000m - 3:34.70 - Senobe

• Ivy Murphy / Juliette Gunn / Emily Jreige / Raine Myers - U16 Women K4 500m - 1:47.14 - Banook

• Nick Baert / Logan Thom -  Open Men C2 1000m - 3:49.75 - Senobe

• Kavita Thomas / Geneva Bond / Marlee MacIntosh / Madeline Smith - Open Women IC4 500m - 1:58.25 - Maskwa

• Ian Gaudet / Cole Parsons / Jack Hall / Lochlin Cranston - Open Men K4 500 - 1:25.91 - Banook

• Aja Deeble / Ella Adams / Georgia Tousignant / Miranda James - U18 Women IC4 500m - 2:08.31 - Mic Mac

• Jai Paliwal / Matthew Zinck / Evan Thom / Ethan Page - U16 Men C4 500m - 2:08.94 - Senobe

• Ivy Murphy / Raine Myers - U16 Women K2 500m - 1:54.97 - Banook

• Sloan MacKenzie / Jacy Grant - U18 Women C2 500m - 2:03.02 - Cheema

• Sloan MacKenzie / Jacy Grant - Open Women C2 500m - 2:03.02 - Cheema

• David LeBlanc / Ben Carew / Alex Erith-Ellwood / Eli Nowlan - U16 Men K4 500m - 1:32.70 - Senobe

• Aja Deeble / Miranda James / Ella Adams / Abbie Copp - U16 Women C4 500m - 2:20.45 -  Mic Mac

• Grace Whebby / Adriana Lilley-Osende - Open Women K2 500m - 1:47.02 - Mic Mac

• Lily Baert / Anna O’Brien - U18 Women K2 500m - 1:48.72 - Senobe

• Pierre-Luc Laliberté / Bret Himmelman / Nikolas Koch / Matthew Koch - Open Men IC4 500m - 1:43.37 - Maskwa

• Aja Deeble / Miranda James - U16 Women C2 500m - 2:12.30 - Mic Mac

• Alexa Irvin / Anna Negulic / Brianna Smith / Ashley Card - Open Women K4 500m - 1:40.00 - Maskwa

• Emily Munroe / Emily Parsons / Carys McMurray / Sophie Bouvette - U18 Women K4 500m - 1:41.37 - Banook

• Alex Scott / Andrew Jessop - Open Men K2 1000m - 3:26.79 - Maskwa

• Rylee MacKinnon / Amelia Smith / Jayden Kendziora / Victoria Tran - U16 Women C4 200m - 0:58.35 - Maskwa

• Garrison Woodford / Kai Tobin / Elliott Kavanaugh / Aiden Ferguson - U16 Men K4 200m - 0:37.77 - Senobe

• Grace Whebby / Adriana Lilley-Osende - Open Women K2 200m - 0.40.26 - Mic Mac

• Bret Himmelman / Pierre-Luc Laliberté - Open Men C2 200m - 0:42.34 - Maskwa

• Sloan MacKenzie / Jacy Grant / Lindsay Murray / Jenna MacKay - U18 Women IC4 200m - 0:46.91 - Cheema

• Sloan MacKenzie / Jaco Grant / Lindsay Murray / Jenna MacKay - Open Women IC4 200m - 0:46.91 - Cheema

• Evan Ring / Liam Ring / Cole Parsons / Ian Gaudet - U18 Men K4 200m - 0:34.63 - Banook

• Ivy Murphy / Raine Myers - U16 Women K2 200m - 0:43.88 - Banook

• Jai Paliwal / Matthew Zinck - U16 Men C2 200m - 0:42.66 - Senobe

• Emily Munroe / Emily Parsons / Sophie Bouvette / Carys McMurray - U18 Women K4 200m - 0:40.97 - Banook

• Bret Himmelman / Pierre-Luc Laliberté / Nikolas Koch / Matthew Koch - Open Men IC4 200m - 0:39.72 - Maskwa

• Aja Deeble / Miranda James - U16 Women C2 200m - 0:49.91 - Mic Mac

• Eli Nolan / Alex Erith-Ellwood - U16 Men K2 200m - 0:38.04 - Senobe

• Livia Nauss / Fiona O’Donnell / Molly Rusinak-Short / Mya Cowper - U16 Women K4 200m - 0:41.76 - Senobe

• Zachary Wincey / Seamus Cote-Moss / Aidan Martell / Maxwell Hilton-King - U16 Men C4 200m - 0:47.75 - Maskwa

• Sloan MacKenzie / Jacy Grant - U18 Women C2 200m - 0:47.58 - Cheema

• Sloan MacKenzie / Jacy Grant - Open Women C2 200m - 0:47.58 - Cheema

• Ian Gaudet / Cole Parsons - U18 Men K2 200m - 0:35.55 - Banook

Congratulations to all athletes!

New Lake Records

THIS is a reason to celebrate!

Did you know on the weekend of July 26, 2020, athletes set SEVEN new lake records on Lake Banook? Check them out below...

• Ava Carew

U18 Women’s C1 500m - 2:12.71

• Ivy Murphy

U16 Women’s K1 500m - 2:05.73

• Anna O’Brien

U18 Women’s K1 500m - 1:57.40

• Aja Deeble

U16 Women’s C1 500m - 2:19.06

• Ian Gaudet

U18 Men’s K1 200m - :37.31

• Andrew Billard

U18 Men’s C1 1000m - 4:00.71

• Marlee MacIntosh

Open Women’s C1 500m - 2:16.61

Congratulations to all athletes and keep up the hard work!

Regatta Protocols July 27, 2020

Regatta Protocols: 

Upon Arrival:

• Clubs will arrive and unload boats into their designated areas (see attached graphic)

• Arriving athletes will be required to go to their designated area, no congregating in public areas

• Clubs will be required to stay in their designated area unless racing or using the washroom or using the water station

• Clubs on the lake (MM, SE, BA) will be required to stay on-site at their own club unless racing.

• All participants, coaches, and officials will wear a mask when social distancing is not possible. 

During Competition

• All participants are encouraged to sanitize hands regularly. I.e. pre/post-race, before and after touching equipment, etc.

• The use of full-sized boats will be allowed to reduce the amount of sharing of equipment. 

• All clubs using the Racing Centre docks should have athletes exit for a race using the right-hand side of the dock and return on the adjacent side. 

• All previous protocols will be abided by with regards to equipment cleaning and cohorts.

  • Shared equipment will be sanitized between uses

  • Club members must remain with their club and cohort of 10

• All public health protocols are required to be followed

• At no time are spectators permitted to enter the designated club areas and the competition venue except in the case of a medical emergency. 

• Only athletes that are competing are permitted to enter the athlete area and competition venue. 

• Crew boats should be comprised of participants within their already assigned pods.

Facilities Notes:

• All docks will be sprayed down by ADCKC staff

• Washrooms will be made available at the Atlantic Racing Centre, they will be mixed gender with a designated athletes washroom, there will be a coach/ officials/ staff washroom designated as well. Athletes will enter via the stairs on the side of the building and exit using the ramp. Signage will be provided.

• The water station will be made available for athletes; one athlete/coach at a time will be allowed to use the water station at a time.

• Sharing of singlets is not permitted; old singlets or an appropriately coloured shirt are the recommended choices.

• Clubs are responsible for their own sprayers & sanitizers and PPE.

• All clubs are required to keep attendance of athletes & staff at the venue. 

• Coaches will not be allowed to enter the tower, all communications will be via phone.

Modified Training Program Overview

Dear Commodores & Coaches, 

As a result of our member clubs’ successful adherence to the soft opening of our sport, the Province has announced that coaching is now allowed effective May 29, 2020, at 3:30 pm.  This is very positive news and a great second step in re-opening our sport.  Hopefully, with the continued success of adherence to our guidelines, more restrictions will be lifted in the near future. 

The following guidelines must be followed by all member clubs and will be monitored by the Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada (ADCKC).  

• All clubs can allow access to their club facilities at this time as long as physical distancing and sanitization rules are followed as determined by the Province. Weight rooms, gyms, and multi-purpose rooms remain closed at this time. 

• All clubs will ensure that the training groups are a maximum of 10 participants including coaches while maintaining physical distancing. 

• All clubs will ensure that they maintain all of the Provinces’ COVID-19 Physical Distancing rules. This means that there will always be a minimum of 2m between individuals both on and off the water. It will be up to the individual clubs to choose the maximum number of participants to maintain the social distancing rules.  

• All clubs will not allow access to crew boats. This will ensure the 2m physical distancing will be adhered to at all times.

• All clubs will ensure that there is limited sharing of any equipment. This includes paddles and boats. All equipment must be cleaned before and after each use. It is preferable that if equipment must be shared that it is with the same participants. 

• All participants will remove their boat, get onto the water, paddle, return their boat, and exit the club. They will not leave any belongings behind other than the boat. 

• All clubs ensure that there is no sharing of personal items. This includes and is not limited to PFD’s, water bottles, and clothing.

• All clubs will ensure that only members in good standing are paddling at this time. 

• All clubs will ensure no U10’s or younger is paddling at this time.

• ADCKC also recommends that all participants wear a PFD and do not paddle alone while maintaining the 2m physical distancing requirement.