For those of you who are ready to start training for 2014 IVF World Sprints!
Attached is an extensive overview of the next venue. We now have the Intent to Compete (link expired) online. Please register to receive email updates concerning the time trials scheduled for April 26-27th, 2014 at Burnaby Lake.
Check back to this site often for information on future qualifier or time trial dates. Discussion at the next CORA AGM will be November 2012.
On behalf of CORA, we would like to extend our deepest thank you to the Calgary Canoe club, Organizing committee, volunteers, Team Canada, and our paddling community for a successful, and memorable World Sprints.
Below is a letter received from the President of the International Va’a Federation in recognition of a ” Job Well Done ! ”
Congratulations and thanks go out to the Calgary Canoe Club, CORA, volunteers and all the racers who made the 2012 IVF World Sprints such a success. Through all the planning, practicing, training and racing – you made it through the finish line!
The final medal count is:
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Hawai’i | 22 | 20 | 18 | 60 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 25 | 20 | 62 |
| Canada | 15 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| Australia | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| Brazil | 2 | 4 | – | 6 |
| New Caledonia | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
| California | – | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Tahiti | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Medal | Event | Team/Paddler | Time |
| Gold | Gldn Master Men – V1 500 | Alex Vandeham | 2:32.99 |
| Gold | Gldn Master Men – V12 500 | Canada 1 | 1:59.40 |
| Gold | Goldn Master Men – V6 1000 | Canada 1 | 4:55.91 |
| Gold | Gldn Master Men – V6 500 | Canada 1 | 2:07.70 |
| Gold | Master 70 Women – V12 500 | Canada 1 | 2:47.40 |
| Gold | Master 70 Women – V6 1000 | Canada 1 | 6:38.24 |
| Gold | Master 70 Women – V6 500 | Canada 1 | 2:52.04 |
| Gold | Master Men – V12 500 | Canada 1 | 1:53.90 |
| Gold | Master Men – V6 1000 | Canada 1 | 4:37.05 |
| Gold | Master Women – V1 500 | Kamini Jain | 2:46.45 |
| Gold | Master Women – V12 500 | Canada 1 | 2:08.80 |
| Gold | Snr Master Men – V1 500 | Hugh Fisher | 2:26.47 |
| Gold | Snr Master Men – V12 500 | Canada 1 | 2:06.70 |
| Gold | Snr Master Men – V6 1000 | Canada 6 | 4:46.29 |
| Gold | Snr Master Men – V6 500 | Canada 6 | 2:03.03 |
| Silver | Master 70 Men – V6 1000 | Canada 1 | 5:30.22 |
| Silver | Master Women – V6 1000 | Canada 1 | 5:19.75 |
| Silver | Master Women – V6 500 | Canada 1 | 2:19.35 |
| Silver | Open Women – V6 500 | Canada 1 | 2:15.17 |
| Bronze | Snr Master Men – V1 500 | Don Irvine | 2:30.79 |
| Bronze | Junior 19 Women – V1 500 | Aleea Dahinden | 2:52.94 |
| Bronze | Open Women – V12 500 | Canada 1 | 2:08.46 |
| Bronze | Gldn Master Men – V6 500 | Canada 2 | 2:14.16 |
| Bronze | Gldn Master Women – V6 1000 | Canada 1 | 5:55.29 |
| Bronze | Master 70 Men – V12 500 | Canada 1 | 2:23.70 |
| Bronze | Master 70 Men – V6 500 | Canada 1 | 2:25.86 |