National Coach in OKC

Caven Named OKC-based National Coach for USA Canoe/Kayak

USA Canoe/Kayak has named Oklahoma City coach Shaun Caven to its staff as a Sprint National Team coach. Coach Caven, who has coached athletes at the Olympic level in Great Britain, will primarily focus on athlete development and creating world-class programs for national team athletes training at the OKC High Performance Center for Canoe/Kayak. He will also continue as director of canoe/kayak programs for the OKC Boathouse Foundation.

Kansas City Races

Fun Weekend in Kansas - Thanks to Dan Grubbs - Canoe & Kayak Racing Magazine Editor for organising the event and hosting the OKC Team in his home.

Saturday races where 500m, 200m Sprints and on Sunday we raced twice. 1st up was a 5 mile race with a portage in the middle. Then a 7.5 mile race.

Kaitlyn MeElroy won the 500m and 5 mile race. Shaun, won the 200m and 7.5mile race. Dylan Pucket was 4th in the 500m, 3rd in the 200m, 4th in the 5mile and 7.5mile races. We all had fun during the weekend. See the update below on Dans facebook page.


Mad props to the head coach of the Oklahoma Boathouse high performance program, Shaun Caven, for speaking to a couple of dozen paddlers in Kansas City this weekend. Thanks Shaun for helping spread the great news about paddling, training and technique. We're hopeful it will generate more interest here in our neck of t...he woods. Thanks to Kaitlyn McElroy and Dylan Puckett for showing us how its done. --Dan

Stroud House Renovations Begin

The "Stroud House" is painted green to match the Route 66 Boathouse.
Future plans for phase one improvements include a new roof, bay door, interior paint, and floor improvements.


The "Stroud House" will serve as the storage facility for Riversport rowing programs at the Lake Overholser area. The "Stroud House" is named in honor of Bob Stroud, the man responsible for introducing rowing to Oklahoma City in the late 70s. The Stroud House was built to house the Oklahoma City Rowing Club. Located across the North Canadian River from the Route 66 Boathouse, the Stroud House will be renovated over the never several months and will help continue the development of the Lake Overholser area as a beautiful water sports destination. The Riversport programs and facilities at Lake Overholser provide a natural complement to the world class facilities in downtown Oklahoma City.

News Update

The latest news from the ICF, is that shark skin can be used to make kayak's and canoe's. Its has been proved by Nelo, KayakPro and Epic that this is 10% faster, than a normal boat. NASA confirm also that all new rockets will use this type of surface!!