Canada increased its medal count at the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Poznań by securing three additional medals. Sophia Jensen and Brianna Hennessy each earned their second medal of the competition, while the women’s C4 crew clinched a bronze.
Jensen claimed silver in the women’s C1 200m event, marking her second podium finish after previously winning gold. She completed the race in 44.90 seconds, trailing behind Liudmyla Luzan of Ukraine who took gold with a time of 44.40. Nevin Harrison from the United States secured the bronze with a time of 45.04.
Hennessy also stood on the podium again, earning silver in the women’s VL2 200m race with a time of 1:00.82. Emma Wiggs from Great Britain seized gold in 58.76, while Anastasia Miasnikova of an undisclosed country claimed the bronze in 1:02.31. With this silver medal, Hennessy now holds two medals from two races in the championship.
The women’s C4 team from Canada, consisting of Katie Vincent, Zoe Wojtyk, Sloan MacKenzie, and Elizabeth Desrosiers-McArthur, contributed another medal to the Canadian tally by winning bronze in the C4 500m event with a time of 1:48.17. China secured the gold, and Hungary took home the silver in the race.