Diane Tam (NCCP Level 3)

Diane’s first exposure to sprint canoe was only a few years ago; having visited the club a few times, she had the opportunity to try out C1, where she immediately became drawn to the challenges it brought and motivated to learn the highly technical skills of the sport. Diane is no stranger to training and competition; at the at age of 8, she was a competitive swimmer, training intensely for several years before deciding to pursue other sports. Throughout high school, she competed provincially in badminton. And finally, in university, she got introduced to dragonboat, where she experienced competitions of various degrees, including CCWC in Malaysia. Now, she is completely devoted to growing the sport of sprint canoe and kayak in Vancouver.

She looks forward to getting more young paddlers into the sport, and introducing them to the fun and exciting opportunities it offers. She also continually strives to develop more young female athletes, especially canoeists, now that after years of equality struggles, Women’s Canoe is finally on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics program. She is excited to be a part of developing what may be our future Olympians, and more importantly, the growth of a well-established flatwater community.

Diane has coached at BC Summer Games, Western Canada Summer Games, Nationals, Canada Summer Games, and at Olympic Hopes.