Sydenham Lake Canoe Club succeeds nationally and internationally

Helen Parfitt | Aug 26, 2010

Photo: Jack Fenlong at Eastern Ontario Sprint Qualifier with Coach Devon Bayle-Jones; Genevieve L'abbe and Sprint Coach Devon Bayle-Jones; Courtesy Jack Fenlong

Genevieve L'Abbe (age 12) and Jack Fenlong (14) were both medal winners at the Ontario Provincial Trillium Sprint Paddling Competition in Sudbury on August 14 & 15. Genevieve won a gold medal in the B finals of the 2000 metre K1, placing third in the province in the Bantam category. Jack Felong won a bronze medal in the K1 2000 metre category placing ninth in the province overall in the Bantam category. Both paddlers have been paddling competitively for two years.

Cia Myles Gonzalez (16) and Robin Miazga (16) of the Sydenham Lake Canoe Club, have made it to the Canadian National Canoe Kayak Paddling Competition in the Sprint Racing Midget category to be held at Wascana Lake in Regina, Saskatchewan. They will be racing from the 25th till the 29th. Both Cia and Robin have been paddling for 5 years. They are both racing C2 and C4 and Cia is racing C1. They will be racing with Reagan Jackson and Zaffia Laplante from North Bay for the C4 race, a distance  of 1000m.

Genevieve L'Abbe, Jack Fenlong, Cia Myles-Gonzalez, and Robin Miazga can be found at the Sydenham Lake Canoe Club in Sydenham training daily from 8:30-11:30 until Aug 24th.

If you have any further questions, please contact Sprint Coach Devon Bayle-Jones at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 613-376-6613 or Erik Miazga at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 613-376-3654