Coaches

Scott Oldershaw - Head Coach

1984 Olympic Team Competitor
-16 years National Team Member
-1 year National team Coach
- competed at 12 World Championships
-Head Coach since 1990 won Nationals 1997, 1998, 2000 2007
-3 years National Team Coach
-coached at 6 World Championships and 2 Olympic Games

Coach of Adam vanKoeverdan:
Winner of bronze and silver medals in Athens, Greece-K1 500 and K1 1000
2007 Worlds - gold in K1 500

Adam Oldershaw - Assistant Head Coach

Adam has been coaching for over 10 years and has most recently coached the Canadian Sprint Kayak team at the 2007 Pan American Championships in Brazil.

Rob Sargent - Development & High Performance/War Canoe

This is Rob's second year with Burloak as coach. He has been paddling since the summer of 1996. He has won numerous national level medals and was on the Ontario Team twice. He is a Level 1 certified coach and have coached athletes from Bantam to Masters level. Rob coaches both the Elementary and Development levels.

Connie Lee Oldershaw - Development Coordinator

Connie Lee Oldershaw has many years of coaching and coordinating experience.

Sheila Kuyper- Masters Small Boats

National Champion in Canoe and has competed on World class teams in Dragonboat and Outrigger.
Champion for the cause of Women in Canoe
Masters level coach since 2004

Jim Reardon - Masters Kayak

Olympic Team Competitor

Glen Benison - Masters Canoe/War Canoe

Glen began paddling 1960 at Lachine Club in Montreal. Glen came to Toronto in 1971 and has coached/coxed at West Rouge, Toronto Island and Burloak. Presently coaching Masters in canoe and War Canoe.