Rowing is a team sport like no other, dating back to the 1800’s.  Different than paddling as you row backwards and your paddles are really oars and locked into the boat.  Often referred to as “crew” it brings a prestige to every athlete when success is found in the racing shell.   Canada dominates on…

Not like a regular canoe as this one you kneel on one knee and lunge through your stroke on a boat that is only 2 feet wide and 17 feet long.  One of the hardest disciplines to learn but one that has allowed Manitoba to become leaders on the national stage through the support of…

We give you 8 seconds to stay up right your first time!  Canadians make this look easy as we dominate the world stage but easy it is not as shown by Rick Mercer and Adam Koeverden.  A pivotable part of our youth programs, the competitive kayak program provide our youth with the training, structure and…

Whats SUP? Stand up paddle boarding is here to stay as its debut has been scheduled at the 2023 Pan American games and a push is being made to make it for the 2028 Olympics.  We are getting ahead of the curve and offering the one of the first competitive SUP program in Canada with…

Ice or water dragon boating makes Winnipeg home to one of the largest competitive programs in Canada that continue to represent globally each year.  Dragon boating is an essential part of our Winnipeg heritage and it helps promote diversity and inclusion amongst athletes which can be seen as young as 12 up to 85 in…

We don’t have the waves of the coast but we have the Red River and that is all we need to ensure our athletes can practice solo or in pairs in the outriggers which provides strength, balance and confidence to athletes of all levels.