Alberta Provincial Championships 2013

Under sunny skies, 42 competitors and 30 volunteers gathered over 3 days on the September long weekend at the Kananaskis Whitewater Sport Centre to challenge for the Alberta Provincial Championships in Freestyle, Downriver, and Slalom events. Clinics on Saturday led right into competitions and prepared everyone for their races. Lots of smiles and great fun seemed to be had by all. A potluck dinner on Saturday and a bbq on Sunday provided a great gathering at the end of each day. Thank you Susan Lee for catering the Sunday bbq.  

Competitors earned points in each event they entered towards the Overall Whitewater Championship that selects the competitor that did the best in all events. Our winners this year were:

Cadet Women  - Shannon Wagers from Cottonwood Kayak Club

Cadet Men   - Tyler Gerber from Pinch-o-Crow Creekers

Junior Women  - Hannah Penner from Pinch-o-Crow Creekers

Junior Men  - Ryley Penner from Pinch-o-Crow Creekers

Womens Open  - Lianne Germaine from Calgary Kayak Club

Mens Open  - Mike Holroyd from Waterwerks Kayak Club

Master Men  - Marko Kryworuchko from Saskatoon Whitewater Club

Thanks to our sponsors there was a great selection of prizes for our Overall Whitewater Champions and our other competitors. 

Aquabatics

Campers Village

High Level Canoes & Kayaks

Kokotak

NRS

Stohlquist

Undercurrents

Thank you to all of the volunteers who made this event possible and the contribution from Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak running the slalom race on Monday. A big thankyou to Jody Osis, Julie Ramrattan and Sandra Paterson for taking the photos for our events and organizing them for the awards ceremonies.  And a final thank you to our summer coaches, who were returning to school or heading off this week but who came out to lend their support to their athletes and a sport they love, Paul Manning Hunter, Thomas Purcell, Sean Hakvoort and Sam Wey. Good luck in your future paths, I hope to see you out on the water again soon. 

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