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.
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