Day 5 Medal Finals

August 9th, 7:35 AM: Canada has already had the best showing ever by Canada at a World Outrigger Sprint Championship with 26 Canadian teams and 9 individuals advancing to the medal finals today in 28 out of 55 medal races which include:

26 crew boats (V6 and V12)
9 single boats (V1)

The 28 events Team Canada will be racing finals in are:

Open Women - V1 500 (three racers made this final)
Master Women - V1 500 (two racers made this final)
Snr Master Women - V1 500 - Silver Medalist - Shiela Kuyper
Snr Master Men - V1 500 - Silver Medalist - Hugh Fisher
Golden Master Men - V1 500 - Bronze Medalist - Alex Vandenham (two racers made this final)

Junior 19 Women - V12 500
Junior 19 Men - V12 500
Open Women - V12 500 - Silver Medalists
Open Men - V12 500
Master Women - V12 500
Master Men - V12 500
Snr Master Women - V12 500
Snr Master Men - V12 500
Golden Master Women - V12 500 - Bronze Medalists
Golden Master Men - V12 500 -Bronze Medalists

Open Women - V6 1500 - Silver Medalists

Junior 19 Women - V6 1000
Master Women - V6 1000 - Gold Medalists (WORLD CHAMPIONS)
Master Men - V6 1000
Snr Master Men - V6 1000 (two crews made this final)
Golden Master Women - V6 1000 - Bronze Medalists
Golden Master Men - V6 1000 (two crews made this final)

Golden Master Women - V6 500 - Bronze Medalists
Golden Master Men - V6 500 - Silver Medalists
Snr Master Men - V6 500 - Bronze Medalists
Master Women - V6 500 - Silver Medalists
Master Men - V6 500 - Silver Medalists
Open Women - V6 500 - Silver Medalists (two crews made this final)

Wish us all lots of luck in our final races!!! GO CANADA GO!!!!

Stay tuned for the exciting results!!!!!