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.

Support4Sport Awards

The Support4Sport Awards by Sport NS recognizes the achievements of top Nova Scotian athletes over the past year. The Atlantic Division had four athletes successfully make it to the finals for the following categories:

Connor Fitzpatrick - Senior Male Athlete of the Year

Andrew Billard - Junior Male Athlete of the Year

Michelle Russell - Senior Female Athlete of the Year

Julia Lilley-Osende - Junior Female Athlete of the Year

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of these athletes, Julia Lilley-Osende and Andrew Billard both won their categories respectively. Amongst hundreds of athletes in Nova Scotia, Julia, and Andrew set themselves apart.

Congratulations to all finalists and award winners!

How to Create the Perfect Training Meal & How Best to Fuel an Athlete

Check out these incredibly useful documents to learn how to best fuel athletes for optimal training and physical performance!

How to Create the Perfect Meal covers…

• Step-by-step directions on how to choose the right proteins, carbs, vegetables, and fats.

• How to choose cost-effective ingredients

• How to portion the ingredients

• And how to prepare the ingredients

Fuelling an Athlete - by Melissa Allen, Performance Dietitian covers…

• Why fuel is important

• The connection between training and feeling an athletes body

• The correct portions for low, medium, and high-intensity training days

• Meal and school lunch ideas

• And pre/post-training snacks

(ALL while managing a budget)

For How To Create the Perfect Training Mean click here

For Fueling an Athlete click here

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. 

June Regatta Update

Due to the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the regattas taking place this June will be canceled and the ADCKC Trials will be postponed until further notice. Though this news may not come as a surprise to the paddling community, we believe it’s imperative to focus on what’s important; the health and safety of all paddlers, officials, coaches, parents, volunteers, and community members.

We encourage all athletes to continue training, enjoy the sun, and make this time count for when regattas can resume as normal.

Take care and stay safe!

Craig Johnson - Paddling During a Global Pandemic

The following interview took place on May 27, 2020. It discusses how Senobe’s U18 athlete Craig Johnson maintains a positive outlook on paddling during a global pandemic.

• What do you most look forward to this season and whats your current outlook?

Craig: My current outlook on paddling and exercising mostly focuses on maintaining as much enthusiasm as I can since there are no regattas to look forward to at this point. My motivation right now isn’t as prominent as it was last year since Junior Worlds isn’t happenin. It’s a big bummer. Right now I’m just trying to stay motivated and stay involved as much as possible.

• How are you staying motivated during these times?

Craig: I mostly stay motivated through the idea that just because there’s no competition this year, I need to stay ahead of my competitors. To perform next year, I need to use their drive to as motivation to push myself harder than them.

• As a high performing athlete, how has this season’s news impacted you the most?

Craig: This year has impacted me the most on the mental stage. I struggle quite a bit going on the water by myself. I depend on the motivation from my friends and coaches to aid me along the way. So at the moment, it’s harder to meet that requirement. 

• How are you staying on top of your paddling game while not being able to train the same way as a normal season?

Craig: I’m trying to get on the water as much as I can to get a feel for it. I just try to focus on stick work and technique. What I’m doing right now defines how I’ll be able to compete in my next major competition. But at the same time, what I feel right now is almost a bit better. I’m not putting the stress on my shoulders by going to trials without training for a few months beforehand. This way I can practice and focus on the basics.

Thanks for your time Craig! And good luck this paddling season!

CAC's Safe Sport Training Module

If you have not already, make sure to sign up for the free CAC’s Safe Sport Module available in the locker.

The CAC’s Safe Sport Training Module will give you the tools to recognize, prevent, and address maltreatment in sport. It also gives sports organizations the curriculum, tracking tools, and marketing support to create and maintain maltreatment free sports organizations.

Follow this link to sign up!