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Kananaskis River

The section finishes off with Canoe Meadows Campground on the right hand shore, with a large "V" wave popular with river surfers, a second wave called the Green Tongue, and a very developed slalom course.


Aldis Kļaviņš

Aldis Kļaviņš (April 30, 1975 in Valmiera - August 1, 2000 in Germany) was a Latvian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s.

Andrew Clough

Andrew Clough (5 January 1970 in Nottingham - 4 July 2007 in Melbourne) was a British slalom canoer who competed in the early-to-mid 1990s.

Benjamin Boukpeti

Benjamin Kudjow Thomas Boukpeti (born August 4, 1981 in Lagny-sur-Marne, France) is a French-born Togolese slalom canoer who has competed professionally since the mid-2000s.

Boštjan Žitnik

Boštjan Žitnik (born March 31, 1971 in Ljubljana) is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Brett Heyl

Brett Heyl (born October 29, 1981 in Hanover, New Hampshire) is an American slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s.

Dinko Mulić

Dinko Mulić (born 8 September 1983 in Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian-born Croatian slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s.

Eadaoin Ní Challarain

Eadaoin Ní Challarain (born 19 September 1975 in Spiddal) is an Irish slalom canoer who competed in two Olympic Games.

Ella Nicholas

Ella Nicholas (born December 15, 1990 in Tauranga, New Zealand) is a Cook Islands slalom canoer.

Frank Hemmer

Frank Hemmer (born 28 April 1963 in Hagen-Hohenlimburg) is a West German-German slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

Jakub Prüher

Jakub Prüher (born January 2, 1968 in České Budějovice) is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Janez Skok

Janez Skok (born June 18, 1963 in Ljubljana) is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s.

Jonathan Akinyemi

Jonathan Akinyemi (born November 22, 1988 in Warrington, England) is a Nigerian slalom canoer.

Jože Vidmar

Jože Vidmar (born February 27, 1963 in Ljubljana) is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s.

Mandy Planert

Mandy Planert (born 26 January 1975 in Schleiz, Thuringia) is a German slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the late 2000s.

Miroslav Stanovský

Miroslav Stanovský (born October 18, 1970 in Ružomberok, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak born Latvian slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1980s.

Montserrat García Riberaygua

Montserrat García Riberaygua (born November 26, 1989 in Andorra la Vella) is an Andorran slalom canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s.

Nada Mali

Nada Mali (born 21 October 1979 in Borovnica) is a Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s.

Nagwa El Desouki

Nagwa El Desouki (born April 2, 1971 in Altstätten) is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s (decade).

Ondřej Raab

Ondřej Raab (born 20 June 1973 in Jablonec nad Nisou) is a Czech slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s.

Pavel Přindiš

Pavel Přindiš (born August 17, 1961 in Olomouc) is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.

Reinhard Eiben

Reinhard Eiben (born 4 December 1951 in Crossen, Zwickau) is a former East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s.

Richard Weiss

Richard Alfred "Rich" Weiss (September 18, 1963 in Munich - June 25, 1997, White Salmon River) was a West German-born, American slalom kayaker who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Rick Powell

Richard "Rick" Powell (born March 22, 1989 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is an American slalom canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s.

Ronnie Dürrenmatt

Ronnie Dürrenmatt (born 30 May 1979 in Grenchen) is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s.

Sheryl Boyle

Sheryl Boyle (born November 13, 1965 in Renfrew, Ontario) is a Canadian slalom canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.

Thomas Loose

Thomas Loose (born 19 January 1964 in Bottrop) is a West German-German slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

Tyler Lawlor

Tyler Lawlor (born January 11, 1972 in Kabul, Afghanistan) is a Canadian slalom canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s.

Ulrike Deppe

Ulrike Deppe (December 9, 1953 in Lippstadt) is a former West German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.

Yuriko Takeshita

Yuriko Takeshita (born November 23, 1988 in Fussa, Tokyo) is a Japanese slalom canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s.


see also

Ottawa River Runners

National Head Coach for Whitewater Slalom in Canada, Michał Staniszewski works with National Team athletes at the Pumphouse in Ottawa.