Celebrate your wins, and commiserate for your losses, and give the BRO’s a hearty thanks!
When: Sunday 18 March
Where: BMRC boatshed.
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Dress: Whatever you’re happy in!
Cost: $10 per adult, nibbles and your first drink.
BROs are free. (… as are children under 18)
RSVP: secretary@bmrc.org.au – for catering purposes
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Day 5 – Friday , 9th March
Cross winds welcomed rowers to the first days of Finals berths and the Canberra crews did not disappoint, with many crews from the ACT coming home with the medal-ware!
Under 23 Men’s Pair (U23M2-) – FINAL
The first of the medals brought home from this year’s National Championships was ANGUS MOORE of CANBERRA RC, paired with Melbourne University’s, Sam Hookway, they captured good conditions with some clean rowing and took a commanding advantage early. Holding the race pillar to post the crew charged home to a time of 6.50, the result – GOLD for the Canberra crew
Under 19 Men’s Single Scull – FINAL
An exciting race to the line for RADFORD’s LUKE LETCHER who shot out like a rocket early in his race to be up by 5 seconds come the first 500m marker. With 500m to go though the young sculler found himself under significant pressure by the 2011 Title holder to even lose the lead at 1 stage, but probably hearing the cry-out for a final push by coach, DAVID BAGNALL, Luke got ahead on the surge by a half length to take out GOLD for the Radford sculler
Under 23 Men’s Coxless Quad Scull (U23M4x) – FINAL
A flurry of activity saw this race almost a non-event. ANU’s Riley Owen in the original line-up had a clash of events with the Final of the Open Men’s Double Scull within 15 minutes of the start-time, and leaving coach GORDON MARCKS to arrange a sudden substitute. With quick talking and a stroke of luck, WA’s Grant Addendorf filled in for the absent ANU sculler. The outcome for the Double was a competitive Fourth place but some 5 lengths shy of a medal.
A hot contest for the big crew from the ACT! CANBERRA RC’s NICK BARNIER took the stroke with ANGUS MOORE behind him to lead the crew. In to the half way mark and our heroes found themselves in an unusual 3rd place, with the Sydney University composite crew a length clear in First place. With a call from Gordo on the bank, young Nick lead the charge and was supported by the crew to lift and take a strangle-hold on second spot, and grow the margin throughout the final 500m. The result – SILVER to the Canberra crew
By: Chris Polyichanin
With the closure of Lake Burley Griffin we are aware many of you may be relocating to Lake Tuggeranong in an attempt to gain some water time. If so please be aware there is a set of Traffic Flow Guidelines published by the Lake Tuggeranong Rowing Club. It is important given the lake is smaller than what many of us are used to that all rowers and scullers follow these guidelines and exercise care while on the water.
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Currently Lake Burley Griffin remains closed although open in small pockets for commercial operations. In addition we have received advice the NCA have taken a sample today from which the results will be available Tuesday. In addition to today’s sample the NCA will take another sample on Monday which will allow for Wednesday results. This means between now and Wednesday we will receive 2 sets of results. Optimistic predictions suggest the lake will be opened mid to late next week.
As a result we have decided NOT to cancel or postpone at this stage.
As a large majority of the course was removed to prevent unnecessary damage from flooding one of our major considerations will be allowing enough time to replace the buoys. If in the event early to mid next week we still have not received signs the lake will be open we will then make the decision to postpone.
It has been an action packed morning from the 2012 Australian Rowing Championships as a plethora of national titles continues to be handed out at the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre.
Following the early morning single sculls and pairs finals in the under 23 classes, along with the lightweight finals, attention focused on the under 17 and under 19 titles in the single sculls.
Radford College’s Luke Letcher upset defending champion Sam Heron in the final of the men’s under 19 single scull with a brilliant row that saw him win from Lane 6.
Letcher, who stands at an impressive 203cm, took the field by surprise from the outside lane and had built a three second lead over Heron by the 1000m mark.
Heron however fought back in typical determined fashion and had wrestled back the lead off Letcher with just 500m remaining.
The two started a drag race to the line the gutsy Letcher passed Heron again to edge his bow ball in front and claim a special victory.
Letcher crossed in 7:38.57, just 0.77 seconds ahead of Heron to claim his first national single sculls title and the Thomas Keller Memorial Trophy.
Swan River rower Natasha Gay showed her growing strength in the sport with a 4.5 second victory in the final of the women’s under 19 single scull.
Gay has impressed so far this week across a number of events and once again looked graceful across her home waters.
Gay looked comfortable throughout the race and then extended her lead in the final 250m to win in a time of 8:29.81 ahead of Eleni Kalimnios and Swan River’s Lilly Tinapple.
The under 17 women’s single scull title went to Brisbane and GPS rower Natasha MacDonald with an emphatic victory over the field.
MacDonald led a QLD one-two over Uni of QLD rower Kate Rowan in a time of 8:25.37 by close to 11 seconds.
Third place went to local Swan River rower Catherine Woodall who was less than a second further back.
The under 17 men’s single scull title was won by Essendon’s Tyron Boorman in an impressive time of 7:56.20.
Boorman seized the gold medal ahead of Jack Harrison and Tom Schramko.
By: David Polglase – Updated on: 9/03/2012
As the temperatures continued to rise on a day expected to reach 38 at the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre, the home crowd became vocal as the women’s pair race came down the field.
Hannah Vermeersch and Alexandra Hagan rowed from lane 2 in the final of the under 23 women’s pair but held the favourites tag entering the race despite only rowing together in a pair for the last two months.
The race was virtually over by the 500m buoy as the Western Australian duo established a commanding five second lead over the other five crews.
It was a lead that proved far too expansive for any of the other crews to pull back, despite the best efforts from Fiona Albert and Charlotte Travers, and Emma Webley and Lucy Stephan.
Vermeersch and Hagan stopped the clock in 7:31.84 to record a 5.31 second victory and secure the national title for the Swans and WA Rowing Club.
Hagan said the pair had improved well in their two months together.
“Two months isn’t a great deal of time, but we’ve done with it what we can and I think we’ve put ourselves in a pretty good position,” Hagan said.
“The Queens Cup will be a challenge on Sunday as Victoria are stacked so it will be tough but we’ll put in a huge effort and see what happens.”
In the under 23 men’s pair final Angus Moore and Sam Hookway led all the way to win a talent filled final.
Moore and Hookway were almost two seconds ahead of the Western Australian pair of Brenday Murray and Matthew Cochran by the 1000m mark and then continued to build on the margin before crossing the line in a time of 6:50.59.
Murray and Cochran finished in second place while another Western Australian combination, Tom Gatti and David Watts, finished in third place.
By: David Polglase – Updated on: 9/03/2012
Day 1 – Monday , 5th March
Still & hot conditions welcomed rowers from across Australia to Champion Lakes, WA, for this year’s Australian Rowing National Championships. With 36C conditions and head winds coming in there was going to be a hot day of racing at the office!
Under 23 Men’s Single Scull (U23M1x)
There were 28 entrants for this category with First place in the heats only progressing direct to the semi-finals, with the remainder going through to repacharge. Notable to mention the title holder for this category from 2011 was the ACT’s own NICK BARNIER of CANBERRA RC, who did not disappoint winning his heat in the fastest time of the event and progressing through to the semi-finals!
Under 23 Men’s Pair (U23M2-)
With several entrants following up from a successful 2011 Junior National Team campaign, this was always going to be a category with growing competition. In spite of stiff headwinds having blown up at this stage of the morning, ANGUS MOORE of CANBERRA RC, National Team member of the U23 Men’s Eight in 2011, rowed long strokes of strong rhythm with his pair partner from Melbourne University, Sam Hookway, to take this out in easy fashion and likewise finish through to the semi-finals and escape the repecharges.
Day 2 – Tuesday 6th March
Under 23 Men’s Double Scull
The officials were spot on the money describing this as the hottest race of both the event and the day’s program involving the finest Under 23 Men’s scullers in the country! In spite of blistering hot head winds and near 40C temperatures the team of NICK BARNIER from CANBERRA RC teamed up with long friend Ben Morely of Queensland Academy of Sport, to impress selectors in this event. With NRCE (National Rowing Centre of Excellence) Selectors already prioritising the U23 Men’s Double for National 2012 team nominations, it was an event to hotly watch.
Within the 1000m mark the Canberra composite crew found itself in an unusual 4th place and a length down, and with only the top 3 securing an opportunity to the semi final in an uphill nettle to the line. With 500m to go the crew wound up the rating to 40 spm with one goal in mind – the result – SECOND … and through to the semis!
Day 3 – Wednesday 7th March
With semi finals now in train and 1 opportunity through to the Finals for the Under 23 Single Sculls, there was no doubt ACT Academy of Sport Coach, GORDON MARCKS, would be doing his homework studying the conditions, the prior results, and much more to get the ACT’s best through to the Finals in all important top 2 placings for an all important Finals berth.
First cab off the rank was NICK BARNIER in the Under 23 Single Scull. The conditions had changed around quite significantly from the prior 2 days to a cooler and stiff tail wind. Sticking to a form race plan, Nick found himself shaking loose the competition early in to the 2nd 500m to secure a strong margin over the other rivals and finish in SECOND and through to the FINALS!
Next cab was young GUS MOORE pairing up again with Victorian Sam Hookway of MUBC to contend for a Finals berth in the Under 23 Men’s Pair. Under rating all competition keeping easy and long rhythm, the Pair kept a strong position above the competition to finish SECOND and through to the FINALS!
Keeping with the theme for the day, quick conditions prevailed and ensured the Under 23 Men’s Coxless Four composite crew of Victorians Hookway, Poulter, Simpson and CRC’S ANGUS MOORE to win their heat in the fastest time of the event in 5.58 over the 2km distance and win pillar to post, ahead of all crews at every marker of the race.
A solid performance for the rowers representing the ACT in these young categories. With Finals berths now secured for the Canberra crews, coach GORDON MARCKS will be keeping the rowers with good strategy … and a cool head searching for some Brim fish at the end of Fremantle jetty!
By: Chris Polyichanin – Updated on: 8/03/2012
It was the turn of ANU’s double scullers to impress on the second day of racing at the National Rowing Championships in Perth today.
David Wright and Riley Owen made people sit up and take notice when they qualified directly into Friday’s final of the Open Men’s Double Sculls only 3.90 seconds behind the Beijing Olympic gold medal crew of David Crawshay and Scott Brennan.
The Olympic Champions and the ANU double comfortably held off the rest of the field as they finished first and second in their heat.
Another fine performance came in the Open Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls when Mack Wilcox and Dylan Conolan qualified fourth fastest for their Friday final.
The other ANU double in action today was Jacqui Williams and Natalie Graf in the Under 23 Women’s event. They progressed to Wednesday’s repechage.
After racing in temperatures up to 37 degrees today, all competitors are looking forward to some milder weather conditions on Wednesday.
By: Nick Hunter – Updated on: 7/03/2012
The heats of the Men’s Under 23 Scull have seen the first photo finish of the regatta with Sydney University Boat Club’s Hamish Playfair and Canberra Rowing Club’s Nicholas Barnier giving spectators a small taste of the level of competition to be expected.
Defending champion, Barnier, has returned to protect his title with Sasha Belonogoff expected to provide some fierce competition in the Final.
Sydney University’s Ryan Edwards is also proving to be one to watch after his comfortable win in the second fastest heat of the event. Edward’s will progress straight to the semi-final along with Pine Rivers Rowing Club’s Chris Anderson, Grammarians Rowing Club’s Ben Morley, Australian National University Boat Club’s Riley Owen, Belonogoff and Barnier.
Racing continues with the Under 23 Women’s Coxless Pair taking to the course as the temperature pushes past 30 degrees just after 9am.
By: Lauren Pokrzywa – Updated on: 5/03/2012 1:06:33 PM
As a result of the ISRA cancelation we have extended the close of entries for the ACT Championships to allow interstate schools to consider the Championships as an alternative. Entries will now close at 9pm on Sunday 4th March.
Please be advised the ACT Championship event list has been updated to included the Championship Men’s Open Double (MCh 2X). This event is now event number 58. Subsequently all previous events from 58 to 68 now range from 59 to 69. The updated event list is marked ‘Updated 24/02/2012’.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Day 1 of the Championships will be hosted by Radford College and Day 2 by Canberra Boys Grammar School.
More Information will be available here shortly.
Entry fees are $12 for championship events and $6.60 for non-championship events.
Entries are to be submitted by clubs via Rowing Manager
Age Classification Explained
A rower may compete in an age event where he/she is under the specified age throughout the entire current calendar year.
For example a rower or coxswain may compete in an under 19 event until the 31 December of the year in which the individual reaches the age of 18.
Masters Classification Explained
The age of a Masters rower shall be that which he or she attains during the current calendar year. For more information on Masters Classifications refer to Rule 25 in the 2008 edition of the Rowing Australia Rules. Available here.
Day 1 of the Championships will be hosted by Radford College and Day 2 by Canberra Boys Grammar School.
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