Rhys del Valle
Head Coach, Competitive Program
Rhys is an NCCP certified Competition Development Sprint Canoe Kayak Coach and the only one in Victoria. She works with our national and international Competitive and Performance athletes. Rhys was Assistant Coach for TeamBC at Canada Summer Games 2013 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, was a past recipient of the Sport BC Presidents’ Award, and past President of Canoe Kayak BC.
Patrick Dann
Coach, Development Programs
Patrick is an NCCP certified CanoeKids Community and NCCP certified Entry Level Competitive Sprint Canoe Kayak coach. He was a member of the Canadian National Jr. World’s 2013 team and on the Jr National Development and 2014 Sr. National Development Teams. He is a performance multi-discipline paddler, a Canadian Nationals Canoe Kayak Sprint silver (2) and bronze medalist, Team BC Canada Summer Games medalist and Jr/U23 World’s finalist. Patrick is our lead on the Development Programs and has been Head Coach for Zone 6 at BC Summer Games for past three Games.
(Photo credit Matt Abbott)
Assistant Coaches & Aids
Elias del Valle
Certified CanoeKids Community Coach and trained Entry Level Competitive Coach, Canadian National Sprint Canoe Kayak silver medalist, 8 x Dragon Boat Worlds Champion, Outrigger Sprints Champion, multi-discipline paddler
Gavin Jaeger-Freeborn
Canadian National Sprint Canoe Kayak, Western & Canada Summer Games, gold, silver, bronze medalist; multi-discipline paddler
Coen del Valle
Certified CanoeKids Community Coach, Western Canada Summer Games Sprint Canoe Kayak silver & bronze medalist; Canada Summer Games finalist
Lydia Keefe-Sampson
USA National Women’s Canoe multiple medalist and Champion, World’s Women’s Canoe Finalist, War Canoe stern, Sea Kayak certified
Hunter Nyvall
Certified CanoeKids Community Coach, ELCC-in-Training, BC Games multiple gold, silver and bronze medalist
Nolan Tomaselli
Certified CanoeKids Community Coach, ELCC-in-Training, BC Games multiple gold, silver and bronze medalist