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Coaching Staff

Adam Oldershaw - 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. Adam comes from a strong family history of paddlers, coaches and Olympians.

Scott Oldershaw - Past 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 vanKoeverden, three time Olympic medalist, Olympic and World Champion in K-1 500 m.

Rob Sargant - Development & High Performance/War Canoe
Rob 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 - Elementary/Development Coordinator
Connie Lee Oldershaw has many years of coaching and coordinating experience.
Coaches of the Elementary Program are: Hunter George, Mallorie Nicholson, Kelsey Lange and Evan Smith

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

Glen Benison - Masters Head Coach 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.

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