Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent sets world record in women’s C-1 500m at national trials

Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent set a world record in the women’s C-1 500-metre event on Sunday at the national trials in Montreal.

The 29-year-old Olympic champion clocked a time of two minutes 0.609 seconds in the final at the Olympic Basin, breaking the previous mark of 2:00.73 set by Alena Nazdrova of Belarus at the 2019 world championships in Szeged, Hungary.

2022 world silver medallist Sophia Jensen of Chelsea, Que., finished one spot behind Vincent in 2:03.159.

Vincent, who hails from Mississauga, Ont., became the first-ever Canadian woman to capture Olympic gold in the sport at Paris 2024 by winning the C-1 200m race — the lone individual women’s canoe sprint event at the Games.

The two-time Olympian won bronze medals in Tokyo and Paris in the C-2 500m event, alongside Laurence Vincent Lapointe and Sloan MacKenzie, respectively.

The 2025 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships will be held in Milan from Aug. 20 to 24.