2026
Equipment - Zone Reps and coaches will be arranging equipment: Kayak Cross (half-slice or creek boat), Slalom (slalom boat K1 or C1), Relay (Slalom equipment). If you have your own equipment, please ensure you let your coaches/reps know so they can plan.
The best 32 young whitewater paddlers in Alberta gather every 2 years for 3 days of competition in mid July at the Alberta Summer Games. This biennial event includes a range of other sports and Canoe/Kayak is privileged to be included in the mix of sports showcasing Alberta's young athletes. This is the one competition that brings all the different types of clubs, athletes and programs together to test their skills. The competitions include a pre-games canoe polo tournament, slalom in kayaks and C-boats, and a head-to-head race. It is all held on a flatwater creek, pond or moving river and it gives everyone a good test of skill and athletic ability.
It is exciting to see how the Canoe Polo players from Grande Prairie, Edmonton and Innisfail stack up against the River Runners from Jasper, Sundre, Canmore and Lethbridge vs the Slalom specialists from Pincher Creek, Calgary and Innisfail. Throw in a few newbies and add on a Pre-ASG camp and there will be some interesting results over the weekend. The best part of the event is the intermingling between all of these young athletes sharing the sport of canoe/kayak and finding camaraderie in the competition.
Thanks to all the coaches and chaperones who come from across the province to support their zones and who provided great leadership during the event and in the Pre-ASG camp the week prior to the Games.
There are 3 events held at the Alberta Summer Games for Canoe/Kayak. The 1st day of the competition is the Slalom Race, where every competitor gets the chance to participate in the kayak (K-1), single canoe (C-1), paddling through the gates in a timed and judged event. The last day of the ASG is the Kayak Cross head-to-head race. It will be a highlight starting on the slide and racing head-to-head!
The age of athletes for the ASG is 12 – 15 as of the date of the Games. Athletes cannot be 11 years of age or younger or 16 years of age or older at the Games.There is 1 age group this time around:
12 - 15 years of age
ASG Zone Team Tryouts - Time Trials
Zone trials use a standardized provincial time trial format combining skill sets of slalom boat maneuvers in local 25 meter - 6 lane pools. Zone trials will be held during the winter and athletes can repeat the time trial skill set multiple times until the registration deadline in early June. More details on running and the format for Time Trials under the next webpage.
Zone teams must comprise of 2 female and 2 male padders.
Time Trials Schedule - Groups
Zone 1 - Pinch o Crow Creekers, Lethbridge River Recreation Society, Medicine Hat Paddling Club
Zone 2 - Bow Valley Kayak Club, Cochrane Paddlers, Sundre Paddling Club
Zone 3 - Waterwerks Kayak Club, AQ Outdoors
March 25 - 6:30-8pm - Bob Bahan Pool - Mark Taylor
April 29 - 6:30-8pm - Bob Bahan Pool - Mark Taylor
Zone 4 - Rocky Canoe Club, Cottonwood Kayak Club
March 22 - 4-6pm - Co-operative Aquatics Centre - Rocky Mountain House
Zone 5 - Greater Edmonton Racing Club
April 14 @ 7pm-8:30 - Kinsmen Recreation Centre - EWP (Chris Goss)
Zone 6 - Edmonton Whitewater Paddlers, UAPS
April 14 @ 7pm-8:30 - Kinsmen Recreation Centre - EWP (Chris Goss)
Zone 7 - Borealis Paddling Club, Cold Lake, Ft Smith
Zone 8 - Wapiti Whitewater Paddlers
The Alberta Whitewater Association recognizes that the Alberta Summer Games is a critical pillar in identifying, recruiting and developing athletes. Many athletes get their first taste of whitewater competition at the ASG and the experience can be an important stepping stone. The AWA retains athletes after the summer games by organizing and hosting training camps and races. Some of the athletes who have participated in the ASG games have gone on to earn spots on the Canadian National Slalom and Polo Teams.
Questions? this page will be updated as more information becomes available. Click here for the main ASG website.
