Nancy Olmsted
North Bay · 1988 to 2026
- Starts
- 87
- Finals
- 52
- Wins
- 12
- Seasons
- 7
- Events
- 7
Personal bests
Fastest time in every event
Singles
K-1 200m→
5th87.4%0:49.25
Final 1 · 2024 Rideau Regatta
Set in Open Women
20233 seasons · best in 20242026K-1 500m
Gold2:00.954
Final · Canadian Championships, 1990
Set in Senior Women
13× national champion in K-1 500m
Book of Champions
198112 seasons · best in 19902026K-1 1000m
Gold4:14.365
Final · Canadian Championships, 1990
Set in Junior Women
2× national champion in K-1 1000m
Book of Champions
19905 seasons · best in 19902025
Crew boats
C-15 500m
Gold2:00.759
Final · Canadian Championships, 1985
Set in Senior Women
1× national champion in C-15 500m
Book of Champions
K-2 200m→
1st90.5%44.779
Heat 1 · 2026 Canoe Kayak Canada Masters Championships
Set in GH (55-64) Mixed
20234 seasons2026K-2 500m
Gold1:47.879
Final · North American / Pan American Championships, 1988
Set in Senior Women
14× national champion in K-2 500m
Book of Champions
198111 seasons · best in 19882026K-2 1000m
Gold4:04.64
Final · Canadian Championships, 1991
Set in Junior Women
1× national champion in K-2 1000m
Book of Champions
K-4 200m→
2nd93.2%43.474
Heat 2 · 2026 Canoe Kayak Canada Masters Championships
Set in EFG (45-59) Mixed
20242 seasons2026K-4 500m
Gold1:41.867
Final · North American / Pan American Championships, 1988
Set in Senior Women
13× national champion in K-4 500m
Book of Champions
19819 seasons · best in 19882026
Book of Champions
32 national titles
- 5×
G.M. McTavish Trophy
Senior Women K-2 500m
1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1988 · 1990
2nd most all time, tiedthree-peat 1983–1985 - 4×
Susan Holloway Trophy
Senior Women K-4 500m
1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1988
three-peat 1983–1985 - 3×
William J. Crocker Memorial Trophy
Juvenile Women K-1 500m
1982 · 1983 · 1984
tied most ever (3)three-peat 1982–1984 - 3×
Junior Women K-1 500m
North American / Pan American Championships
1981 · 1982 · 1983
most ever (3)three-peat 1981–1983 - 3×
Junior Women K-4 500m
North American / Pan American Championships
1981 · 1982 · 1983
tied most ever (3)three-peat 1981–1983 - 2×
Junior Women K-2 500m
North American / Pan American Championships
1982 · 1983
tied most ever (2)back to back 1982–1983
16 more events
- 2×
Midget Women K-2 500m
1981 · 1982
back to back 1981–1982 - 2×
Caroline Brunet Trophy
Midget Women K-1 500m
1981 · 1982
back to back 1981–1982 - 2×
Chris Hook Trophy
Juvenile Women K-2 500m
1983 · 1984
back to back 1983–1984 - 2×
Frank Garner Trophy
Juvenile Women K-4 500m
1983 · 1984
back to back 1983–1984 - 2×
Rideau Canoe Club Trophy
Midget Women K-4 500m
1981 · 1982
back to back 1981–1982 - 2×
David P. Merwin Memorial Trophy
Senior Women K-2 500m · North American / Pan American Championships
1982 · 1988
- 2×
Tom Dienstmann Trophy
Senior Women K-1 500m
1985 · 1990
- 2×
Mary Francis Memorial Trophy
Senior Women K-4 500m · North American / Pan American Championships
1982 · 1988
- 1×
Junior Women K-2 1000m
1991
- 1×
Midget Women K-1 500m
1982
- 1×
Kevin Duffey Trophy
Junior Women K-2 500m
1982
- 1×
Junior Women K-1 1000m
1990
- 1×
Marjorie Homer-Dixon Trophy
Junior Women K-1 500m
1983
- 1×
Lou Lukanovich Trophy
Masters B Women K-1 500m
2024
- 1×
Shirley Horne Memorial Trophy
Senior Women K-1 1000m
1991
- 1×
H. L. Butler Trophy
Senior Women C-15 500m
1985
National records
- 1991Senior Women K-1 1000mNational record until 19924:15.60
- 1990Junior Women K-1 1000mNational record until 19924:14.365
- 1985Senior Women K-4 500mNational record until 19891:43.966
- 1984Senior Women K-4 500mNational record until 19851:45.006
- 1984Juvenile Women K-1 500mNational record until 19872:07.106
- 1984Juvenile Women K-2 500mNational record until 19881:56.987
- 1984Juvenile Women K-4 500mNational record until 19851:54.741
- 1984Senior Women K-2 500mNational record until 19891:49.853
- 1982Midget Women K-2 500mNational record until 19872:03.547
- 1982Junior Women K-2 500mNational record until 19871:58.296
- 1982Midget Women K-1 500mFormer national record2:10.696
- 1981Midget Women K-2 500mNational record until 19822:04.098
- 1981Midget Women K-1 500mNational record until 19822:12.384
- 1981Midget Women K-4 500mNational record until 19861:55.677
- Gold
- 32
- Silver
- 8
- Bronze
- 10
- 2025Masters B Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:22.194Silver
- 2024Masters B Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:26.408Gold
- 2023Masters B Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:26.604Silver
- 1996Open Women K-4 200mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.0:40.65Silver
- 1996Senior Women K-2 200mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.0:42.07Bronze
- 1996Junior Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:51.93Bronze
- 1991Senior Women K-1 1000mNorth Bay C.C.4:15.60Gold
- 1991Junior Women K-2 1000mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.4:04.64Gold
- 1991Senior Women K-2 1000mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.4:14.80Silver
- 1991Senior Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.1:48.94Silver
- 1990Junior Women K-1 1000mNorth Bay C.C.4:14.365Gold
- 1990Senior Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:00.954Gold
53 more, back to 1980
- 1990Senior Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.1:53.543Gold
- 1990Junior Women K-2 1000mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.4:01.046Bronze
- 1990Senior Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:56.190Bronze
- 1989Senior Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.1:57.129Bronze
- 1989Senior Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:42.297Bronze
- 1988Senior Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:59.887Gold
- 1988Senior Women K-4 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 4 · CANADA1:41.867Gold
- 1988Senior Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.1:56.125Gold
- 1988Senior Women K-2 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 2 · CANADA1:47.879Gold
- 1988Senior Women K-1 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · CANADA1:59.145Silver
- 1988Senior Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:07.978Bronze
- 1985Senior Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:43.966Gold
- 1985Senior Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.1:52.177Gold
- 1985Senior Women C-15 500mCrew of 15 · North Bay C.C.2:00.759Gold
- 1985Senior Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:04.026Gold
- 1984Senior Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:45.006Gold
- 1984Juvenile Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:07.106Gold
- 1984Juvenile Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.1:56.987Gold
- 1984Juvenile Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:54.741Gold
- 1984Senior Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.1:49.853Gold
- 1984Senior Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:03.121Bronze
- 1983Juvenile Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:58.141Gold
- 1983Juvenile Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.2:05.757Gold
- 1983Juvenile Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:08.544Gold
- 1983Senior Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.1:59.819Gold
- 1983Junior Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:07.042Gold
- 1983Senior Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:48.56Gold
- 1983Junior Women K-1 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · CANADA2:14.52Gold
- 1983Junior Women K-2 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 2 · CANADA2:03.94Gold
- 1983Junior Women K-4 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 4 · CANADA1:55.23Gold
- 1983Senior Women K-1 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · CANADA2:09.11Bronze
- 1982Juvenile Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:12.470Gold
- 1982Senior Women K-2 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 2 · CANADA1:57.0Gold
- 1982Midget Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:58.439Gold
- 1982Midget Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.2:03.547Gold
- 1982Junior Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.1:58.296Gold
- 1982Midget Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:10.696Gold
- 1982Junior Women K-1 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · CANADA2:10.0Gold
- 1982Midget Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:10.696Gold
- 1982Junior Women K-2 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 2 · CANADA2:01.8Gold
- 1982Junior Women K-4 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 4 · CANADA1:52.4Gold
- 1982Senior Women K-4 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 4 · CANADA1:53.2Gold
- 1982Senior Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:48.45Silver
- 1981Midget Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.2:04.098Gold
- 1981Midget Women K-1 500mNorth Bay C.C.2:12.384Gold
- 1981Junior Women K-4 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 4 · CANADA1:57.85Gold
- 1981Midget Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:55.677Gold
- 1981Junior Women K-1 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · CANADA2:19.97Gold
- 1981Juvenile Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.2:02.567Silver
- 1981Senior Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:49.05Bronze
- 1981Junior Women K-2 5kNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 2 · CANADA24:08.47Bronze
- 1980Midget Women K-2 500mCrew of 2 · North Bay C.C.2:12.018Silver
- 1980Senior Women K-4 500mCrew of 4 · North Bay C.C.1:51.26Bronze
National team
- 1992Olympic Games, Barcelona, SpainNamed to the team
- 1991Senior Worlds, Paris, FranceNamed to the team
- 1989Senior Worlds, Plovdiv, BulgariaNamed to the team
- 1988Pan American Championships, Ottawa, ON, CanadaK4 500Gold
- 1988Pan American Championships, Ottawa, ON, CanadaK2 500Silver
- 1988Olympic Games, Seoul, South Korea Han River Regatta BasinNamed to the team
- 1987Senior Worlds, Duisburg, GermanyNamed to the team
- 1986Senior Worlds, Montreal, QC, CanadaNamed to the team
- 1985Senior Worlds, Hazewinkel, BelgiumNamed to the team
- 1984Olympic Games, Los Angeles, CA, USANamed to the team
- 1983Pan American Championships, Dartmouth, NS, CanadaK4 500Gold
- 1983Pan American Championships, Dartmouth, NS, CanadaK1 500Gold
- 1983Pan American Championships, Dartmouth, NS, CanadaK2 500Gold
- 1983Pan American Championships, Dartmouth, NS, CanadaK1 500Bronze
- 1982Pan American Championships, Cienfuegos, CubaK1 500Gold
- 1982Pan American Championships, Cienfuegos, CubaK4 500Gold
- 1982Pan American Championships, Cienfuegos, CubaK2 500Gold
- 1982Pan American Championships, Cienfuegos, CubaK4 500Gold
- 1982Pan American Championships, Cienfuegos, CubaK2 500Gold
- 1981Pan American Championships, Oak Ridge, TN, USAK4 500Gold
- 1981Pan American Championships, Oak Ridge, TN, USAK1 500Gold
- 1981Pan American Championships, Oak Ridge, TN, USAK2 5kBronze
- 1981Pan American Championships, Oak Ridge, TN, USAK2 500 · 4th
- 1981Pan American Championships, Oak Ridge, TN, USAK2 5k · 5th
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.
K-1 500m
PB 2:19.207▲ 15.1 pts since 202122 starts · 6 seasons2022* fastest time in Heat 1, best place in Final. Same regatta, so the fastest time came from a round that did not decide the placing.
2026* fastest time in Heat 3, best place in Final A. Same regatta, so the fastest time came from a round that did not decide the placing.
K-2 500m
PB 2:02.94▼ 4.6 pts since 202312 starts · 4 seasonsK-2 200m
PB 44.779▲ 6.9 pts since 20238 starts · 4 seasonsK-4 500m
PB 1:43.52▼ 11.2 pts since 19886 starts · 4 seasonsK-1 1000m
PB 4:49.99▲ 0.5 pts since 20235 starts · 3 seasonsK-1 200m
PB 0:49.25▲ 0.9 pts since 20233 starts · 3 seasonsK-4 200m
PB 43.474▼ 4.0 pts since 20243 starts · 2 seasonsIs this you?
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