Great Britain鈥檚 men鈥檚 four finalised ahead of the European Rowing Championships
Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Matt Rossiter and Ollie Cook will come together in the four at the European Rowing Championships for the first time
(c) Naomi Baker
The line-up for Great Britain鈥檚 men鈥檚 four has now been finalised alongside the selection of two spare sweep rowers ahead of the 2019 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland (31 May 鈥 2 June).
Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Matt Rossiter and Ollie Cook will come together in the four at the European Rowing Championships for the first time, with Morgan Bolding and James Johnston selected as the two spares.
The competition for the six spots was fierce and went down to the wire with a number of seat races held over the past few days on training camp in Aviz, Portugal.
Matt Rossiter, who has been selected for the men鈥檚 four after racing in the pair last season said: 鈥淭he four of us are really excited to have been selected for the Europeans.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had an intense week of testing out here on camp. It has been challenging to have to tussle with your best mates while living in a hotel together, however it just goes to show the quality of athletes in the squad. It has been a new experience for all of us but everyone has got on with the job in hand.
鈥淎s a four, we鈥檙e now looking forward to getting some time together in the boat ahead of racing next weekend. We鈥檝e got a good mix of experience with Ollie and I, slightly older in years, backed up by the younger talent of Sholto and Rory, so we鈥檙e excited to see what we can do.鈥
Brendan Purcell said: 鈥淔or any coach, making a decision on who gets selected to represent their country is really important, so it鈥檚 vital they have the time to make all the assessments they need in order to select the best possible crews. The coaching team have worked closely with the athletes over the past few days and have been very diligent in their process to identify the best possible combination for the Europeans.
鈥淲e all have the upmost respect for all the guys who have taken part in seat racing for the four. It has been a tough process, however now is the time to re-group and make the most out of the time we have on camp ahead of Lucerne next week.
鈥淎s with all crews, we鈥檒l continue to review the combinations ahead of each event, particularly when the standard of competition for seats is so high, to make sure we have the best possible crews selected at each point in the season as we build to the World Championships this August.鈥
With selection now concluded for GB, a squad of 54 athletes will travel to Lucerne for the European Rowing Championships.
You can follow the GB Rowing Team at the European Rowing Championships from 31 May 鈥 2 June live across 91桃色鈥檚 social channels and also watch them in action on BBC2 from 12.00 to 14.15 hours on Sunday, 2 June.
Men鈥檚 squad
Men鈥檚 pair
Harry Glenister (Club: Leander Club / Hometown: Princes Risborough)
George Rossiter (Leander Club / Newbury)
Coaches: Steve Trapmore / Christian Felkel
Men鈥檚 four
Sholto Carnegie (Leander Club / Oxford)
Rory Gibbs (Oxford Brookes University / Marlow)
Matt Rossiter (Leander Club / Newbury)
Oliver Cook (Univ. of London BC / Windsor)
Men鈥檚 eight
Josh Bugajski (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC / Stockport)
James Rudkin (Newcastle Univ. BC / Litchborough)
Mat Tarrant (Oxford Brookes Univ BC / Shepperton)
Tom George (Leander Club / Cheltenham)
Moe Sbihi (Molesey BC / Surbiton)
Oliver Wynne-Griffith (Leander Club / Guildford)
Jacob Dawson (Leander Club / Plymouth)
Tom Ford (Leander Club / Holmes Chapel)
Henry Fieldman (cox) (Leander Club / Barnes)
Coaches: J眉rgen Grobler / Steve Trapmore
Men鈥檚 single sculls
Tom Barras (Leander Club / Staines)
Men鈥檚 double sculls
John Collins (Leander Club / Twickenham)
Graeme Thomas (Agecroft RC / Preston)
Coach: Dan Moore
Men鈥檚 quad
Jonny Walton (Leander Club / Leicester)
Angus Groom (Leander Club / Glasgow)
Jack Beaumont (Leander Club / Maidenhead)
Peter Lambert (Leander Club / Maidenhead)
Lightweight men鈥檚 single sculls
Jamie Copus (Oxford Brookes Univ BC / Oxford)
Coach: Hamish Burrell
Lightweight men鈥檚 double sculls
Zak Lee-Green (Agecroft RC / Cardiff)
Will Fletcher (Leander Club / Chester-le-Street)
Coach: Hamish Burrell
Men鈥檚 spares
Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University /Withiel)
James Johnston (Leander Club / Henley-on-Thames)
Women鈥檚 squad
Women鈥檚 pair
Sam Courty (Univ. of Bath BC / Alnwick)
Annie Withers (Leander Club / Kingston)
Coach: Tom Pattichis
Women鈥檚 four
Caragh McMurtry (Southampton Coalporters ARC / Southampton)
Sara Parfett (University of London BC / Rochester)
Emily Ford (Leander Club / Holmes Chapel)
Rebecca Girling (Molesey BC / Fareham)
Coach: Tom Pattichis
Women鈥檚 eight
Karen Bennett (Leander Club / Edinburgh)
Harriet Taylor (Leander Club / Sunningdale)
Fiona Gammond (Leander Club / Bicester)
Zoe Lee (Imperial College BC / Richmond, N. Yorks)
Jo Wratten (Leander Club / Middlesbrough)
Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC / Belfast)
Rowan McKellar (Leander Club / Glasgow)
Holly Norton (Leander Club / Johannesburg, RSA)
Matilda Horn (cox) (University of London BC / Windsor)
Coach: James Harris
Women鈥檚 single sculls
Vicky Thornley (Leander Club / Wrexham)
Coach: Paul Reedy
Women鈥檚 double sculls
Maddie Arlett (Edinburgh Univ. BC / Selkirk)
Emily Craig (University of London BC / Mark Cross)
Coach: Darren Whiter
Women鈥檚 quad
Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne (Reading Univ. BC / Hereford)
Melissa Wilson (Cambridge Univ. Women鈥檚 BC / Edinburgh)
Jess Leyden (Leander Club / Todmorden)
Charlotte Hodgkins Byrne (University of London BC / Hereford)
Coach: Jane Hall
Lightweight women鈥檚 single sculls
Emily Craig (University of London BC / Mark Cross)
Coach: Darren Whiter
Lightweight women鈥檚 double sculls
Eleanor Piggott (Wallingford RC / Bedford)
Imogen Grant (Cambridge Univ. Women鈥檚 BC / Cambridge)
Coach: Darren Whiter
Women鈥檚 Spares
Oonagh Cousins (University of London BC / Farnham)
Anastasia Posner (Leander Club / Oxford)
Gemma Hall (Reading RC / Wargrave)
