Balmy Beach Canoe Club

Balmy Beach Canoe Club A Canadian Sport for families, communities, and champions. Balmy Beach Canoe Club (BBCC) is ranked #1 in Ontario and #3 in Canada.

They currently have 15 athletes named to the Ontario Team (the most in the province), and 6 athletes on the National Team. This year, 5 athletes were named to the Pan Am Championships team and two athletes became champions among numerous contributing BBCC medalists. Competitive and non-competitive learn to paddle programs are available year-round for all ages and abilities. Please visit our webpag

e for program and contact information. www.balmybeachcanoe.com

History of the Balmy Beach Canoe Club

Canoe racing has been part of The Balmy Beach Canoe Club since 1905 and it was then that it held its first regatta. In 1907, the Club joined Canoe Kayak Canada (“CKC”); presently it is one of six member clubs of the Western Ontario Division (“WOD”) of CKC. Competitive racing is offered in eight age categories, ranging from Atom (under age 10) to Masters (over age 25). Our Club has a rich tradition of successful competition over the years at the international and national levels. In 1924, canoeing was accepted as an exhibition event at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, France, and it was Beach’s Roy Nurse that led the way with two gold and four bronze medals. In 1936, at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, Harvey Charter and Warren Saker in C-2 won silver and bronze medals. Team-mate, Bill Williamson, was also selected to race in double blade singles (kayaks were not used at the time). This video recently surfaced showing Canada's first ever gold medal in 1000m canoe at these games. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au-z81wq52o

Norm Lane, paddling in C-1, won a bronze medal at the 1948 Games in London, England, and brother, Ken Lane, with Don Hawgood in C-2 won silver medals at the 1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland. Jim Mossman, Head Coach of the Club for over 25 years, was selected to coach Canada’s National Canoe Team at the 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics. At the national level, Balmy Beach has won the overall National Championships (the coveted “Burgee”) in 1915, 1919, 1927, 1951 and 1955.

💥 CANMAS Championships! The masters national championships kicks off today in Ottawa. We have a strong BBCC team ready t...
08/30/2026

💥 CANMAS Championships! The masters national championships kicks off today in Ottawa. We have a strong BBCC team ready to roll for the final regatta of the summer season. Go Beach!

Day 3: crew boats are underway 🚣Cameron Low and Owen Maclean took bronze in the K2 1000m yesterday, going head to head w...
08/28/2026

Day 3: crew boats are underway 🚣

Cameron Low and Owen Maclean took bronze in the K2 1000m yesterday, going head to head with some of the country's best pairs.

Ewan Meikle and Hunter Mack held their own in the U18 C2 1000m final, and we had crews racing across five different boat classes today, from K4s to C2s!

Day 2 was another big one for the club! 🏁We had athletes in 11 events today, capping off the singles portion of the rega...
08/27/2026

Day 2 was another big one for the club! 🏁

We had athletes in 11 events today, capping off the singles portion of the regatta. It was also a special day on the water — several of our athletes raced the 6000m for the first time ever at Nationals, a real test of endurance and grit.

🥇 Cameron Low — Junior Men K1 1000m
🥇 Emma Marshall — Junior Women C1 1000m
🥈 Lucas Stein / Cameron Low — Open Men K2 200m
🥈 Owen Maclean — Junior Men K1 1000m

Day 1 in the books at Sprint Nationals! 🏁Balmy Beach opened Ottawa 2026 with 5 medals — 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze — plu...
08/26/2026

Day 1 in the books at Sprint Nationals! 🏁

Balmy Beach opened Ottawa 2026 with 5 medals — 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze — plus a strong showing across the board with 12 athletes on the water on day one.

🥇 Lucas Stein — Senior Men K1 200m
🥇 Cameron Low — Junior Men K1 500m
🥈 Owen Maclean — Junior Men K1 500m
🥉 Cameron Low — Senior Men K1 200m
🥉 Emma Marshall — Junior Women C1 500m

World Championships START TODAY! 🇨🇦While the rest of the BBCC crew is racing at Nationals in Ottawa this week, Nick Matv...
08/26/2026

World Championships START TODAY! 🇨🇦

While the rest of the BBCC crew is racing at Nationals in Ottawa this week, Nick Matveev is repping Canada on the world stage — the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland (Aug 26–30).

He's in action today in both the men's K4 500m (with Mathieu Gilbert, Harris Hunter, and Laurent Lavigne) and the K1 200m.

Two major competitions on two continents this week, and we're cheering just as loud for both. Go Nick! 💪🚣

💥 CKC Sprint National Championships! We are back in Ottawa for the week competing at Nationals. BBCC athletes are lining...
08/25/2026

💥 CKC Sprint National Championships! We are back in Ottawa for the week competing at Nationals. BBCC athletes are lining up for 5 full days of racing, ready to stoke the flame. Go Beach!

💥 Ontario Championships! We are in Ottawa this weekend at the CKO Sprint provincial championships. U16+ athletes race to...
08/15/2026

💥 Ontario Championships! We are in Ottawa this weekend at the CKO Sprint provincial championships. U16+ athletes race today and U12/U14 athletes are on tomorrow. Go Beach!

2026 Ontario Summer Games!
08/08/2026

2026 Ontario Summer Games!

💥 WOD Championships! We are BACK in Welland 😜 for the Western Ontario Division qualifiers where BBCC athletes are vying ...
08/08/2026

💥 WOD Championships! We are BACK in Welland 😜 for the Western Ontario Division qualifiers where BBCC athletes are vying to qualify for provincial and national championships taking place later this month. Go Beach!

Ontario Summer Games begin today! We are stoked to have 12 BBCC athletes representing the Western Ontario Division for 2...
07/31/2026

Ontario Summer Games begin today! We are stoked to have 12 BBCC athletes representing the Western Ontario Division for 2 days of competition - Go beach!

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Toronto, ON
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