Bret Himmelman
Maskwa · 2014 to 2026
National record holder
- Starts
- 251
- Finals
- 135
- Wins
- 17
- Seasons
- 13
- Events
- 17
Personal bests
Fastest time in every event
Singles
C-1 200m→
Bronze94.1%0:42.276
RE-RACE · 2024 Canoe Kayak Canada National Sprint Championships
Set in Junior Men
20187 seasons · best in 20242026C-1 500m→
7th97.0%1:52.395
Final · 2022 National Team Trials #2
Set in Senior Men
1× national champion in C-1 500m
20188 seasons · best in 20222026C-1 1000m→
Silver98.2%3:57.089
Final · 2024 Canoe Kayak Canada National Sprint Championships
Set in Senior Men
201411 seasons · best in 20242026C-1 5000m→
Bronze94.0%26:59.745
Final · 2025 National Team Trials #2
Set in Senior Men
20222 seasons2025
Crew boats
C-15 200m→
Bronze96.0%0:42.688
Final · 2019 Nationals
Set in Mixed Senior Mixed
1× national champion in C-15 200m
20144 seasons2019C-15 500m→
Gold100.0%1:53.345
Final · 2024 Canoe Kayak Canada National Sprint Championships
Set in Open Mixed
1× national champion in C-15 500m
20148 seasons · best in 20242026C-15 1000m→
Silver99.8%3:45.678
Final · 2026 Canoe Kayak Canada Sprint National Championships
Set in Senior Men
2× national champion in C-15 1000m
20187 seasons2026C-2 200m→
6th90.7%40.905
Final A · 2026 Canoe Kayak Canada Sprint National Championships
Set in Open Men
20188 seasons2026C-2 500m→
9th95.7%1:42.903
Semifinal 1 · 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup Racice
Set in Men
1× national champion in C-2 500m
20187 seasons · best in 20222026C-2 1000m→
4th98.1%3:35.335
Final A · 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup Racice
Set in Men
1× national champion in C-2 1000m
20149 seasons · best in 20222026C-4 200m→
3rd87.4%0:49.207
Heat 2 · 2022 Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships
Set in Open Men
C-4 500m→
Silver83.4%2:03.387
A Final · 2015 National Team Trials 2 (Jr_U23)
Set in Junior Men
IC-4 200m→
Gold100.0%41.123
Final · 2021 ADCKC Atlantic Championships
Set in Open Men
20192 seasons2021IC-4 500m→
Bronze98.2%1:41.161
Final · 2019 Nationals
Set in Open Men
20197 seasons · best in 20192026IC-4 1000m→
Bronze94.6%3:48.705
Final · 2018 canadian sprint canoe kayak
Set in Open Men
20142 seasons2018K-2 500m→
3rd66.7%2:20.067
Heat 2 · 2025 CKC Sprint National Championships
Set in Junior Men
Book of Champions
7 national titles
- 1×
Junior Mixed C-15 200m
2016
- 1×
Open Mixed C-15 500m
2024
national record - 1×
Mike Scott Trophy
Senior Men C-1 500m
2025
- 1×
John Wood Trophy
Senior Men C-2 500m
2023
- 1×
Frank Amyot Memorial Trophy
Junior Men C-15 1000m
2022
- 1×
H. L. Butler Memorial Trophy
Senior Men C-2 1000m
2017
As war canoe captain
- U18 Mixed C-15 500m2022 · 2023 · 20243×
National records
- 2023U18 Mixed C-15 500mNational record until 2026 · as captain1:54.630
- 2022U18 Mixed C-15 500mNational record until 2023 · as captain1:59.036
- 2016Junior Mixed C-15 200mFormer national record0:42.741
- Gold
- 7
- Silver
- 19
- Bronze
- 21
- 2026Senior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.3:45.126Silver
- 2026Senior Men C-1 1000mMaskwa A.C.3:56.567Bronze
- 2026U18 Mixed C-15 500mCaptain, crew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.1:53.697Bronze
- 2026Open Men C-4 500mCrew of 4 · Maskwa A.C.1:41.837Bronze
- 2026Open Mixed C-15 500mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.1:54.479Bronze
- 2025Senior Men C-1 500mMaskwa A.C.2:00.451Gold
- 2025Senior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.4:07.623Silver
- 2025U16 Men C-15 500mCaptain, crew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.2:03.410Silver
- 2025Senior Men C-1 1000mMaskwa A.C.4:02.579Silver
- 2025U16 Mixed C-15 500mCaptain, crew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.2:00.191Silver
- 2025Senior Men C-2 500mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.1:48.187Silver
- 2025Open Mixed C-15 500mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.1:55.340Bronze
44 more, back to 2015
- 2025Junior Men C-15 1000mCaptain, crew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.3:55.931Bronze
- 2025Open Men C-4 500mCrew of 4 · Maskwa A.C.1:44.746Bronze
- 2025Senior Men C-2 200mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.0:38.399Bronze
- 2025Open Men C-2 1000mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.4:10.758Bronze
- 2024Open Mixed C-15 500mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.1:53.345Gold
- 2024U18 Mixed C-15 500mCaptain, crew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.2:00.200Gold
- 2024Senior Men C-1 1000mMaskwa A.C.3:52.816Silver
- 2024Senior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.3:50.426Bronze
- 2024Open Men C-4 500mCrew of 4 · Maskwa A.C.1:40.839Bronze
- 2024Junior Men C-1 200mMaskwa A.C.0:40.985Bronze
- 2024U16 Mixed C-15 500mCaptain, crew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.2:01.642Bronze
- 2023U18 Mixed C-15 500mCaptain, crew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.1:54.630Gold
- 2023Senior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.3:59.427Gold
- 2023Senior Men C-2 500mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.1:46.988Gold
- 2023Open Men C-4 500mCrew of 4 · Maskwa A.C.1:42.284Silver
- 2023Senior Men C-1 1000mMaskwa A.C.4:24.764Silver
- 2023Senior Men C-2 1000mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.3:54.164Silver
- 2023Senior Men C-1 500mMaskwa A.C.1:55.801Bronze
- 2023Senior Men C-2 200mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.0:39.571Bronze
- 2022Junior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.3:48.764Gold
- 2022U18 Mixed C-15 500mCaptain, crew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.1:59.036Gold
- 2022Senior Men C-2 1000mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.3:55.207Silver
- 2022Open Men C-4 500mCrew of 4 · Maskwa A.C.1:41.072Silver
- 2022Senior Men C-2 200mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.0:41.773Silver
- 2022Junior Men C-1 200mMaskwa A.C.0:41.298Bronze
- 2022Senior Men C-1 1000mMaskwa A.C.3:56.862Bronze
- 2022Senior Men C-2 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 2 · CANADA1:41.5Bronze
- 2021Senior Men C-1 1000mMaskwa A.C.3:56.862Bronze
- 2019Junior Men C-2 200mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.0:39.849Silver
- 2019Junior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.4:02.444Silver
- 2019Open Men C-4 500mCrew of 4 · Maskwa A.C.1:39.299Bronze
- 2019Senior Mixed C-15 200mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.0:40.980Bronze
- 2019Senior Men C-2 1000mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.3:40.385Bronze
- 2018Junior Men C-1 500mMaskwa A.C.2:08.556Silver
- 2018Junior Men C-1 1000mMaskwa A.C.4:32.887Silver
- 2018Junior Men C-2 500mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.1:55.365Silver
- 2018Senior Mixed C-15 200mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.0:43.006Silver
- 2018Open Men C-4 1000mCrew of 4 · Maskwa A.C.3:36.716Bronze
- 2018Junior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.3:52.764Bronze
- 2017Senior Men C-2 1000mCrew of 2 · Maskwa A.C.3:42.383Gold
- 2017Junior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.3:45.107Silver
- 2017Junior Men C-4 1000mCrew of 4 · Maskwa A.C.4:11.936Silver
- 2016Junior Mixed C-15 200mCrew of 15 · Maskwa A.C.0:42.741Gold
- 2015U19 Men C-4 1000mCrew of 4 · Maskwa A.C.3:48.784Bronze
National team
- 2024International regatta, Metkovic, CroatiaNamed to the team
- 2022Pan American Championships, Dartmouth, NS, CanadaC2 500Bronze
- 2022Senior Worlds, Dartmouth, NS, CanadaC2 1000Bronze
- 2021International regatta, Pitesti, RomaniaNamed to the team
- 2017Canada Games, Winnipeg, ManitobaC1 5kGold
- 2017Canada Games, Winnipeg, ManitobaC4 1000Gold
- 2017Canada Games, Winnipeg, ManitobaC2 500Bronze
From the Book of Champions, kept by Frank Clement, E. Ralph Reilly, C. Fred Johnston, Liam Birch.
Season by season
How each event has moved
▸How to read these charts
The line is %GMT: the winner's time divided by this athlete's, so 100% is winning pace and higher is better. It is the only number that compares across years, venues and conditions; the raw time is printed on each point because that is the one a paddler recognises. A dashed segment skips seasons with no results, and the grey tick is that season's median. ▽ marks a time so far off this athlete's best it is almost always a garbled source time.
Under the line is the season's best placement, with its round: 4th in an A final beats 1st in a B final. "A·9" is an A final with nine boats.
Seasons are labelled by age on Dec 31 of that year, the way age classes count it. The birth year comes from the result sheets.
C-1 1000m
PB 3:57.089▲ 15.0 pts since age 1951 starts · 12 seasons2018* fastest time in Heat 2, best place in Final. Same regatta, so the fastest time came from a round that did not decide the placing.
C-1 500m
PB 1:52.395▲ 9.9 pts since age 2340 starts · 9 seasons2018* fastest time in Heat 2, best place in Final. Same regatta, so the fastest time came from a round that did not decide the placing.
C-2 500m
PB 1:42.903▼ 0.6 pts since age 2325 starts · 7 seasonsC-15 500m
PB 1:53.345▲ 0.4 pts since age 1924 starts · 8 seasonsC-2 1000m
PB 3:35.335▲ 6.2 pts since age 1917 starts · 8 seasonsC-2 200m
PB 40.905▼ 2.7 pts since age 2315 starts · 8 seasonsIC-4 500m
PB 1:41.161▼ 4.6 pts since age 2412 starts · 7 seasonsC-1 200m
PB 0:42.276▲ 12.8 pts since age 2311 starts · 8 seasons2023* fastest time in Heat 2, best place in Final. Same regatta, so the fastest time came from a round that did not decide the placing.
C-15 1000m
PB 3:45.678▲ 3.2 pts since age 2310 starts · 7 seasonsC-15 200m
PB 0:42.688▲ 3.2 pts since age 199 starts · 5 seasonsIC-4 1000m
PB 3:48.705▲ 5.0 pts since age 194 starts · 3 seasonsC-1 5000m
PB 26:59.7452 starts · 2 seasonsIC-4 200m
PB 41.123▲ 9.7 pts since age 242 starts · 2 seasonsIs this you?
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