Nanaimo Canoe Kayak Club athletes paddled hard enough to earn provincial championships. The local club showed well at Canoe Kayak B.C.'s bantam/novice/masters championships, held on Long Lake over two days Sept. 10-11. Results include:
Peewee - Cameron Antifave, first, K-1 200m, first, K-1 500m; Jacob Trent, second, K-2; Ulysse Debelic, second, K-2 200m, second, K-1 200m.
Bantam - Nicole Darlington, first, K-1 200m, second, K-2 200m, second, K-1 500m, third, K-2 500m.
Open youth - Cameron Antifave, second, K-4 200m; Ulysse Debelic, second, K-4 200m; Graham Hein, second, K-4 200m; Jacob Trent, second, K-4 200m; Danielle Caron, third, K-4 200m, third, K-4 500m; Nicole Darlington, third, K-4 200m, third, K-4 500m; Claire Shuley, third, K-4 200m, third, K-4 500m.
Open - Doug Abbott, second, K-2 200m, first, mixed K-4 200m; Eduardo Gutierrez, second, K-2 200m; first, mixed K-4 200m; Ashley Rowe, first, mixed K-4 200m; Bill Slayter, first, mixed K-4 200m; Joyce Mark, first, K-4 200m; Natasha Cross, first, war canoe.
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