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Our Coaches for 2006-2007

Heather Hellevang


Interview by the webmaster

* Where are you from and when did you come to Vancouver?
~ I am originally from Pemberton and I came to Vancouver last September to
start university.

*When did you start paddling and in what type of boat (kayak, canoe, dragonboat etc)?

~I started paddling in a dragonboat, which was seven years ago, and I am
now training competitively for kayak

* What are your paddling achievements?
~I have been on the Canadian junior Dragonboating team, and we won 2 silvers at the 2003 World Championships in Poznan, Poland as well as 2 silvers at the 2001 World Championships in Philadelphia. I was the co-captain of the National Team as well as the Laoyam Eagles.
With the Laoyam Eagles, we won 1st 5 years in a row at Alcan , in Junior, and won gold in Rec A (2003)


* When did you start coaching and where else did you work before?
~I have assisted in coaching the 14-15 year old team of the Layoam Eagles, starting in 2001,

* Have you any comments, advise to us?
~I promise not to bring my whip to practice until mid season, just joking.


Chris Scully


Interview by the webmaster

coming soon!


Since we have our website, we had the following coaches

Meghan McDonough

Kamini Jain (Olympian)

Merryn Sturgess
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