Rowing begins at Australian Youth Olympic Festival
The young team, which will be competing on the famous Penrith regatta course where Sir Steve Redgrave won his fifth Olympic gold in 2000, includes three of the men’s four that won gold at the 2007 World Junior Championships, Matt Rossiter, George Nash and Kieren Emery, as well as 2008 Coupe de la Jeunesse single scull gold medallist Katherine Copeland.听
Several rowers who took part in the 2008 World Junior Championships have also been selected to represent Great Britain. They include bronze medallists in the women’s four Jenny Arnold, Olivia Carnegie-Brown and Jo Fitzsimmons, silver medallists in the men’s coxed four Matt Tarrant and Max Gander, and women’s double scull finalists Olivia Oakes and Rachel Gamble-Flint.
Also amongst the British contingent are John Preston, who finished seventh in the men’s pair at the 2008 world U23 Championships, and 2006 world junior bronze medallist Lottie Howard-Merrill.
David Tanner, GB Performance Director, said:听 鈥淲e successfully maximised this event two years ago to give our young rowers a taste of the multi-sport environment.听 We are looking forward once more to two days of tough competition鈥.
The British team expect to meet strong competition from host nation Australia as well as China and New Zealand, all of whom have sent the maximum number of 20 rowers to compete in the rowing events.
The competition rules for the AYOF state that each rower must compete in three different boat classes, one of which should be the eight. The requirement to race multiple times across two-days of competition, combined with the seasonal temperatures in Sydney, means the British rowers will face a tough challenge.
2009 marks the fifth AYOF, which is held in alternate years and is part of the legacy of the 2000 Olympic Games. This year approximately 1600 athletes from 25 nations will take part. The British Olympic Association have selected 120 athletes and 63 officials in total to make up the British team.听
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RACE SCHEDULE
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Saturday 17 January
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8.00-10.00
Heats
W1x, M1x, W2-, M2-, WLwt2x, MLwt2x
12.00-13.30
Finals
W1x, M1x, W2-, M2-, WLwt2x, MLwt2x
14.00-14.50
Heats
W4x, M4x, W4-, M4-
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Sunday 18 January
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8.00-8.50
Finals
W4x, M4x, W4-, M4-
10.30-11.00
Heats
W8+, M8+
13.00-13.30
Finals
W8+, M8+
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Note: schedule subject to change.
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CREW LIST
(listed from bow to stroke)
OPEN
MEN
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Pair (two boats)
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George Nash (CUBC/02.10.89)/
Matt Rossiter (Abingdon School/25.09.89)
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Kieren Emery听 (Tyne RC/01.06.90)/
Matt Tarrant (OBUBC/11.07.90)
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Coach: Alex Henshilwood
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Four
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Matt Tarrant (OBUBC/11.07.90)/
Kieren Emery听 (Tyne RC/01.06.90)/
George Nash (CUBC/02.10.89)/
Matt Rossiter (Abingdon School/25.09.89)
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Coach: Alex Henshilwood
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Eight
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Jonny Walton (Leicester RC/06.10.90)/
Jon Clegg (Leander Club/14.07.89)/
Matt Tarrant (OBUBC/11.07.90)/
Will Satch (Leander Club/09.06.89)/
George Nash (CUBC/02.10.89)/
Matt Rossiter (Abingdon School/25.09.89)
Jon Preston (Reading Uni BC/16.04.89)
Kieren Emery听 (Tyne RC/01.06.90)/
Max Gander (Abingdon School/26.01.90) – cox
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Coach: Alex Henshilwood
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Single scull (two boats)
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Will Satch (Leander Club/09.06.89)
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Jonny Walton (Leicester RC/06.10.90)
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Coach: Wade Hall-Craggs
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Quad scull
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Jon Clegg (Leander Club/14.07.89)/
Jonny Walton (Leicester RC/06.10.90)/
Will Satch (Leander Club/09.06.89)/
Jon Preston (Reading Uni BC/16.04.89)
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Coach: Wade Hall-Craggs
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WOMEN
OPEN
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Pair (two boats)
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Jenny Arnold (Reading Uni BC/06.02.90)/
Olivia Carnegie-Brown (Reading RC/28.03.91)
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Lottie Howard-Merill (Headington School BC/15.11.89)/
Jo Fitzsimons (St Neots RC/16.06.90)
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Coach: Eira Parry
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Four
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Lottie Howard-Merill (Headington School BC/15.11.89)/
Jo Fitzsimons (St Neots RC/16.06.90)/
Jenny Arnold (Reading Uni BC/06.02.90)/
Olivia Carnegie-Brown (Reading RC/28.03.91)
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Coach: Eira Parry
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Eight
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Lottie Burgess (Reading Uni BC/25.06.90)/
Katherine Copeland (Yarm School BC/01.12.90)/
Rachel Gamble-Flint (Yarm School BC/13.09.91)/
Olivia Oakes (Uni of London Women’s BC/21.04.90)/
Lottie Howard-Merill (Headington School BC/15.11.89)/
Jo Fitzsimons (St Neots RC/16.06.90)/
Jenny Arnold (Reading Uni BC/06.02.90)/
Olivia Carnegie-Brown (Reading RC/28.03.91)/
Lilly van den Broecke – cox (Headington School BC/08.01.92)
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Coach: Eira Parry
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Single scull (two boats)
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Rachel Gamble-Flint (Yarm School BC/13.09.91)
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Olivia Oakes (Uni of London Women’s BC/21.04.90)
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Coach: Nick Strange
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Quad scull
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Lottie Burgess (Reading Uni BC/25.06.90)/
Olivia Oakes (Uni of London Women’s BC/21.04.90)/
Rachel Gamble-Flint (Yarm School BC/13.09.91)/
Katherine Copeland (Yarm School BC/01.12.90)
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Coach: Nick Strange
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LIGHTWEIGHT
MEN
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Double scull
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Jon Preston (Reading Uni BC/16.04.89)/
Jon Clegg (Leander Club/14.07.89)
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Coach: Wade Hall-Craggs
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WOMEN
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Double scull
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Lottie Burgess (Reading Uni BC/25.06.90)/
Katherine Copeland (Yarm School BC/01.12.90)
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Coach: Nick Strange
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Travelling reserves
Josh Butler (London Rowing Club/11.03.89)
Sophie Vellacott (Durham Uni BC/13.03.89)
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STAFF
Richard Boulton – Team manager
Eira Parry, Wade Hall-Craggs, Nick Strange, Alex Henshilwood – coaches
Ryan Bathurst – Physio
