MEET YOUR COACHES
Coach Annely Thorstad is a Paddle Sports Performance Specialist and lifelong wilderness and competitive sport paddler from the Quetico-Boundary Waters wilderness area.
- Sport Performance Psychology Doctoral Student
- Master's Degree in Sport Performance
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports Psychology
- Master's Athletic Nutrition Program, Precision Nutrition Pro Coach
- Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness Medical Associates International
- Big Boat Leader Certification
- Certified Level I & II Dragon Boat Coach and Festival Official (Dragon Boat Canada & United States Dragon Boat Federation)
- Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Certified Pre and Post Natal Coach (pelvic floor and core)
- Certified Functional Movement Therapist (foam rolling, cupping, flossing)
- Certified Fundamental and Development OC Coach through Waka Ama New Zealand
- ACA Canoe & Kayak Level II Trip Leader
She is the current 2nd Vice President (CCNC) and former two-term Board Secretary for the United States Dragon Boat Federation (USDBF), Board Secretary for the Canadian Voyageur Brigade Society (CVBS), a member of the Can Am Club Crew Championships Steering Committee (CACCC), and the former two-term Membership Director for the Southeastern Regional Dragon Boat Association (SRDBA) .
Coach Greg Thorstad is an outdoor hunting, fishing and guiding enthusiast from the Kabetogema-Voyageur Park area.
He is a 3-term former President of the International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club & Foundation, US Navy Search & Rescue swimmer and High School and Masters level swim coach with over 30 years of combined experience. He offers comprehensive aquatic conditioning.
- Certified Dragon Boat Canada Steers
- Certified Level I Coach (United States Dragon Boat Federation)
- Master Level Swim Coach
- US Navy Search & Rescue