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Paddlers from the Balmy Beach Canoe Club helped maintain the club’s lead in Ontario Cup point standings with solid performances at the Ontario Championship Regatta in Ottawa on Aug. 9 and 10.

Paddlers finishing in first place included Nick Matveev in men’s U17 K-1 1000m and men’s U17 K-1 200m; Lucas Turnbull in men’s U15 C-1 2000m; Lucas Turnbull and Kieran Yee in men’s U15 C-2 500m; Nicholas Matveev and Ryan Nash in men’s U19 K-2 1000m; Alissa Marshall and Cia Myles-Gonzalez in junior women’s C-2 500m and C-2 200m; Palmer Lumb, Nicholas Matveev, Ryan Nash and Eric Slamen in men’s U19 K-4 1000m; Ryan Nash and Eric Slamen in men’s U19 K-2 200m; Allison Conetta, Alissa Marshall, Cia Myles-Gonzalez and Hayley Plante in junior women’s C-4 500m; Nicholas Matveev and Sam Roworth in junior men’s K-2 1000m; Alissa Marshall, Hayley Plante, Charlotte Potter and Julia Toljagic in junior women’s K-4 500m; and Hayley Plante and Charlotte Potter in junior women’s K-2 500m.

Second place finishers include Lucas Turnbull in men’s U16 C-1 1000m; Palmer Lumb in men’s U15 K-1 2000m; Douglas Ellery, Ryan Nash, Jeffrey Owens and Pat Owens in men’s Junior Men C-4 1000m; Peter Polyzotis and Sam Roworth in junior men’s K-2 500m and K-2 200m; Sam Roworth in junior men’s K-1 500m; Douglas Ellery in junior men’s C-1 500m; Hayley Plante in junior women’s K-1 500m; Nicholas Billington, Ryan Nash, Sam Roworth and Eric Slamen in junior men’s K-4 1000m; Douglas Ellery and Lucas Turnbull in junior men’s C-2 1000m; Hayley Plante and Julia Toljagic in women’s U19 K-2 1000m; Cia Myles-Gonzalez and Hayley Plante in junior women’s K-2 200m; and Alissa Marshall and Julia Toljagic in junior women’s K-2 500m. The junior mixed division war canoe team, coxed by Douglas Ellery, finished second in the 200m.

Finishing third in their events were Charlotte Potter and Julia Toljagic in junior women’s K-2 200m; Lucas Turnbull in men’s U16 C-1 200m; Nicholas Billington and Palmer Lumb in men’s U17 K-2 1000m; Julia Toljagic in  women’s U17 K-1 500m; Nicholas Billington, Palmer Lumb, Pierce Milliere and Alexander Slamen in men’s U17 K-4 1000m; Douglas Ellery and Sam Roworth in junior men’s C-2 500m; Cia Myles-Gonzalez in junior women’s C-1 500m; and Ryan Nash and Eric Slamen in men’s U19 K-2 500m. Peter Polyzotis coxed the U15 mixed division 200m war canoe to a third place finish.

Beach equestrian rider Hanna Bundy met her first major international goal by riding with Team Ontario at the North American Junior Young Riders Championships in July in Lexington, Kentucky. Her team finished in third place. Bundy and her horse, D’Jion, also qualified for next year’s Pan Am Games. PHOTO: Submitted
Beach equestrian rider Hanna Bundy met her first major international goal by riding with Team Ontario at the North American Junior Young Riders Championships in July in Lexington, Kentucky. Her team finished in third place. Bundy and her horse, D’Jion, also qualified for next year’s Pan Am Games.
PHOTO: Submitted

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