MONTREAL -- Catherine Chénier-Gagnon of McGill University is among 36 competitors named to compete for Canada at the 2024 FISU World University Rowing Championships at Rotterdam, in the Netherlands from July 4-6.

This event brings together the top student athletes from around the world to showcase their rowing prowess in pursuit of podium glory.

A 21-year-old native of Aylmer, Que., who now resides in Gatineau, Que., Chénier-Gagnon is J.W. McConnell Entrance scholarship holder and entering her junior year in neuroscience. A product of Dawson College, she played varsity hockey for the Blues and won the Governor-General's Collegiate Bronze Medal in 2020, awarded to the person who achieves the highest overall average upon graduation from a diploma-level, post-secondary program.

The selection process was conducted by the FISU selection committee, which comprises four Canadian University Rowing Association coaches and Chuck McDiarmid, lead for the RCA NextGen program. Athletes were nominated based on their previous performances and their ergometer submissions.

Rowing has been an official FISU World University Championship sport since 1984.

CANADIAN TEAM ROSTER FOR 2024 FISU WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN'S SCULLING BOATS
(Training camp at McGill University and Montreal Rowing Club)

Women's Single (W1x)
Catherine Chénier-Gagnon / McGill

Women's Double (W2x)
Natalya Ariano / Victoria
Julia Schuurmans / Queen's

LIGHTWEIGHT BOATS (m & w)
(Training camp at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont)

Lightweight Men's Single (LM1x)
Giancarlo DiPompeo / Victoria

Lightweight Men's Double (LM2x)
Connor Dodds / Brock
Charles-Etienne Tabet / Brock

Lightweight Women's Single (LW1x)
Sophie Inkpen / Dalhousie

Lightweight Women's Double (LW2x)
Zoe Durcak / Brock
Isabella Durcak / Brock

WOMEN'S SWEEP BOATS
(Training camp at the University of Victoria with support from Craig Pond and UBC; Jane Gumley will be traveling with the team).

Women's Eight (W8+)
Mikaela Holthuis / Victoria
Danica Ariano / Victoria
Jacqueline Blunt / UBC
Gabrielle Kieser / Victoria
Ceilidh MacDonald / Queen's
Rachel Weber / Western
Gabriella Worobec / UBC
Gabrielle Yarema / Western
Gabriella Diaz (Coxswain) / UBC

Women's Pair (W2-)
Eliza Dawson / Washington State
Sally Jones / UBC

MEN'S EIGHT & DOUBLES BOATS
(Training with the University of Victoria under the direction of Albert Van Schothorst. Mike Pearce will be traveling with the team)

Men's Eight (M8+)
Bob Bryden / Queen's
Andrew Hubbard / Queen's / Victoria
Victor Lefebvre / Victoria
Sebastien Psarianos / Toronto
Sam Ree / Victoria
Quinn Storey / Victoria
Connor Attridge / Victoria
Jesse Harold / Victoria
Sascha Jansen-Rudan (Coxswain) / Victoria

Men's Double (M2x)
Michael Caryk / Victoria
Kai Bartel / Victoria

MEN'S FOUR BOATS
(Training camp at UBC with Mike Pearce).

Men's Four (M4-)
Julian Black / UBC
Aidan Della Siega / UBC
Axel Ewashko / UBC
Sam Stewart / Western

MEN'S SINGLE BOATS
(Training camp at the Ontario NextGen Performance Centre, with overseas support from Katie Bruggeling and Mary Rao).

Men's Single (M1x)
Michael Ciepiela / Brock