Athletes

Genevieve Orton

Discipline/event: Kayak (K-4 500m and k-1 200m)

Hometown: Lake Echo, NS

Residence: Dartmouth, NS

Club: Orenda Racing Canoe Club

Coach: Csom Latorovszki

Sponsors: HBC, Canadian Athletes Now Fund

Education: Undergrad in Biology and International Development Studies at Dalhousie University

Interests: Hiking, reading, baking, sewing, building things, anything active!

Something you should know about me: Just bought my first house!

Significant results:

2009 World Championships - K-1 4 x 200m relay – 3rd

2009 World Championships - K-4 500m – 8th

4 World Cup tour medals

8 time national champion

Latest News

Russell 5th at World Cup

May 21, 2013

De Jonge places sixth in K-1 200 metres Ben Russell of Dartmouth fashioned the province’s top result at the ICF World Cup canoe sprint tour in Racice, Czech Republic, on Sunday. Competing in the C-1 5,000 metres, Russell secured fifth place with a time of 23 minutes 27 seconds. Fellow Canadian Paul Bryant of Richmond… [read more]

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Dave Durepos

Discipline/Event: Wheelchair Basketball Hometown: Fredericton, NB Club: Elm City Sports Club Coach: Jerry Tonella, national men’s wheelchair basketball team Significant Results: Two-time Paralympic gold medallist (2000, 2004) Paralympic silver medallist (2008) World Championships gold medallist (2006) Two-time Canadian National Championships MVP (2006, 2007) Two-time Sport NB Male Athlete of the Year (2001, 2004)