Notable Successes
The club has a long history of excellent performance, having fielded many Olympians and Team Canada members over its lifetime. The club has won the overall Canadian Championship six times: 1924, 1925, 1927, 1973, 1985 and 2002. Former Olympians such as Sue Holloway and Renn Crichlow have paddled out of the RCC, and several high-level Canadian athletes call Rideau their current home club, including Ian Mortimer, Kristin Gauthier, Victoria Tuttle, Grant Hutter, Sean Kisil, Emmett Schmidt
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