Lachine 200K Knock-out 2008
Jaymor Cascades Women came a not-so-very close second to Montreal Elite in the final heat - we messed up our start! We'll be back and we know we had you scared in the second heat with our almost perfect race - made you work for it! Thanks for some great paddling.

Mid-June the Governor General's Leadership 2008 Study Group
The Governor General and her 2008 Eastern Canada Study Group joined the Jaymor Cascades Women for a morning practice - 5:45am. The group along with Michele Jean were invited to take up a paddle and learn the finer points of moving a dragonboat. The hour ended in a 2-team race to the finish each boat a mix of elite and amature paddlers - Of course the GG's boat won!
Coffee was enjoyed by all. more...

Busting Out & Busting Out Too Breast Cancer Team Training Camp - Two days
The Jaymor Cascades Women hosting a two-day paddling camp for the Breast Cancer Survivors Teams of Ottawa at the end of May. The weather co-operated and fun was had by all. The teams enjoyed a morning stretch on the Club dock and then spent 1.5 hours in the boat training with our team coach, Julie Beaulieu, Level 3 Canadian Paddling. A huge lunch was prepared by all the Jaymor Cascades Women including suchi, chicken gumbo soup, scrumptious beef medalions, salads and desserts gallore. more...

MS Walk - The Jaymor Cascades Women are very proud of their Title Sponsore and in his name they walked with the President of the Jaymor Group in the MS Walk. The team raised $3400.00 for MS.

Mother's Day Weekend - Tremblant Training Camp with Montreal Elite girls! Wow those girls know how to paddle - we really learned alot and enjoyed getting to know their team a little bit more.
National Team try-outs were held on the Sunday Morning - early - cheers to all those brave and very strong/talented female paddlers who went out for that. Tipping the out-rigger that day was frigid.

Winter of 2008 had the team meeting over the Exercise Ball. Ray Zahab is training us how to get the most out of every Ab rep we do - OUCH!

Events 2007

May 25th, 2007
Busting Out & Busting Out Too Breast Cancer Teams Training Camp
The Cascades Women hosted these two teams at the Cascades Club for a training day of fun and learning. It stared with on-water technique improvement, individual video taping, fun races and then in-door luncheon, video review and feature speakers, Terry Orlick and Fitness Trainer Richard Childs from A Step Up Fitness Centre. What a success!

June 2007
The women are taking on the training of several teams who are entered into the festival at the Casino de Lac Lemay.

March 2007
Terry Orlick Olympic Athlete Sports Phychologist
Two 90 minute race prep training sessions

January 2007
Pière La Fontaine National Swim Team Coach
Two 90 minute training sessions in the pool with Pière!

Events 2006

January 2006
Pière La Fontaine National Swim Team Coach
Two 90 minute training sessions in the pool with Pière!

March 2006
Terry Orlick Olympic Athlete Sports Phychologist
Two 90 minute race prep training sessions