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Team BC paddles on Fraser waters
The Fraser River served as a training ground for the B.C. women's kayaking team.
Troy Landreville, Langley Advance Published: Friday, August 07, 2009
The oft-unpredictable flow of the muddy Fraser made for an interesting Tuesday afternoon for the CanoeKayak BC women's sprint kayaking team.
Just ask team members Kristin Bauder and Sarah Poole, who wobbled in their seats after the river seemed to burp, causing their K2 boat to tip to one side during a photo shoot. The team used the fast-moving Bedford Channel as a training ground as it prepares for the Canada Summer Games (CSG) Aug. 15-29 in Prince Edward Island.
The B.C. women's sprint kayaking team was in Fort Langley this week.
Under the guidance of Fort Langley Canoe Club head coach Sara Hopkins, Team BC paddled the Fraser Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Today, Aug. 7, the team members head north to Maple Ridge's Whonnock Lake to practise on the lake's race course.
Team BC includes Fort Langley resident Bauder, Maple Ridge's Poole, Jessie Mitchell, and Clara van Meel, and Burnaby's Kiran Basra and Rebecca Alley. They made the CSG cut after competing in a series of B.C. team trials June 6-7 at Whonnock Lake. While in Fort Langley, the provincial paddlers trained mainly on K2 and K4 boats.
"It's been really good figuring out who paddles best with who, and team dynamics," said Bauder. A veteran of elite national regattas, Bauder paddled in the 2005 Canada Summer Games, winning gold, silver and bronze, and 2006 Pan Am Championships in Mexico where she won a gold and a pair of silver medals. She has enjoyed podium finishes at the nationals from 2004-08.
"I'm hoping in the K4s we can medal," Bauder said, prior to launching her K2 boat into the water. "I'm hoping to medal in every event that I'm in." Bauder said any of the eastern provinces including Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia will pose the toughest challenges at the CSG. "I think the sport is a lot bigger back there," the Simon Fraser University student noted, adding, "There are a lot more people involved and a lot more people know about it." Gelling as a team shouldn't be an issue for the provincial female kayakers once the Games begin. "We're like family," Alley said. "I've spent more time with these guys than with my actual family this summer." The canoe/kayaking competition at the CSG runs Aug. 23-27.
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One male member of the FLCC, Elliot Hoyt, will compete at the CSG in the sprint kayaking competition.
CSG spares include Fort Langley paddlers Joshua Plankeel and Jordan Traas.
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