Winckless Fully Fit for Lucerne

Sarah Winckless, who raced and won with the women’s quad at the Munich World Cup last month despite a painful left wrist injury, is back to full fitness and will race in  Lucerne this weekend a tthe BearingPoint  World Cup Finals.

She will be part of the Camelot-sponsored women’s quadruple scull with Katherine Grainger, Rebecca Romero and Frances Houghton who were forced to miss the Henley Royal Regatta last week to give Winckless time to recover.  The quartet are world cup leaders going into this weekend’s finals.

So, too are the men’s four, also backed by Camelot. Whilst the men have an unassailable lead, only the Ukraine can catch the women to take the World Cup Trophy.

Peter Wells has not returned to full fitness and will be unable to contest the single scull in Lucerne. The women’s lightweight quadruple scull have been forced to  withdraw due to an injury to Lorna Norris – an injury which also forced them to scratch from their event at Henley Royal Regatta.

FISA, the world rowing governing body, has announced that 700 athletes from 42 nations will race in 22 events in Lucerne, making this one of the stiffest tests yet for all GB crews this season.

GB Rowing has announced that its World Championships squad will be announced on Thursday 14 July (see media invitation below). The World Championships are in Gifu, Japan, from August 28th – September 4th.

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ANNOUNCEMENT
MEDIA INVITATION

GB Rowing’s selectors will meet after the World Cup Finals this weekend (8-10 July) to select the British team for the  World Championships, taking place in Japan from August 28 – September 4.

GB Rowing takes great pleasure in inviting you to the media announcement of this selection:

WHEN:
Thursday July 14th at 10.30am for 11.00am

WHERE:
Leander Club, Henley

WHO:
Leading GB crews and coaches

WHAT:
Available for one-to-one interviews, photography and filming (key crews will be available for on-water photography and filming).

WHY:
Opportunity to meet the team before departure for summer training camps and the World Championships.

RSVP:
Please RSVP to British Rowing’s press office at Matchtight Ltd if you would like to attend. You can do this by e-mail to [email protected] OR by phone (01225) 383518.

If you would like any more information in advance or to log specific interview requests please contact: [email protected] or (07831) 755351.

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LUCERNE WORLD CUP FINALS
GB TEAM LIST
(crews from bow to stroke. Club names in brackets after rower names).

OPEN

WOMEN

Pair (two boats)
Katie Greves (Uni of London)/Carla Ashford (Oxford Brookes)
Jessica Eddie (Uni of London)/Anna Bebington (Rob Roy)

Four
Beth Rodford (Thames)/Natasha Page (Reading Uni)/
Howard/Alison Knowles (Thames)

Single scull
Annie Vernon (Rob Roy)

Double scull
Elise Laverick (Thames)/Debbie Flood (Leander)

Quadruple scull
Rebecca Romero (Leander)/Sarah Winckless
(Walbrook)/Frances Houghton (Uni of London)/
Katherine Grainger (St Andrew)

MEN

Pair
Kieran West (Uni of London)/Josh West (Cambridge
Uni)

Four
Steve Williams (Leander)/Peter Reed
Oxford Uni)/Alex Partridge (Leander)
/Andy Hodge (Oxford Uni)

Eight
Tom Broadway (Uni of London)/Phil Simmons (Molesey)/
Jonno Devlin (Ox.Brookes)/Tom Stallard (Leander)/
Tom Parker (Ox.Brookes)/Richard Egington (Leander)/
Simon Fieldhouse (Molesey)/Henry Bailhache-Webb
(Ox.Brookes)/Nethercott or Rudge (cox)

Double scull
Colin Smith (Oxford Uni)/Alex Gregory
(Reading Uni)

Quadruple scull
Matt Wells (Uni of London)/Steven Rowbotham
(Molesey)/Alan Campbell (Tideway Scullers)/
Matt Langridge (Leander)

LIGHTWEIGHTS

WOMEN

Single scull
Jo Hammond (Kingston)

Double scull
Helen Casey/Jennifer Goldsack (both Wallingford)

MEN

Pair
Paul Mattick (Wallingford)/Daniel Harte (London RC)

Four
Mike Hennessy (Tideway Scullers)/David
Currie (Leander)/Nick English (Notts & Union)/
Simon Jones (Notts & Union)

Single scull
Tim Male (Tideway Scullers)

Double  scull
Mark Hunter (Leander)/James Lindsay-Fynn
(London RC)

Team Manager:

David Tanner

Coaches:

Jurgen Grobler/John West/Tim
Foster/Mark Earnshaw

Paul Thompson/Mark Banks/Nick Strange

Robin Williams/Rob Morgan/Alan Inns/
Darren Whiter/Rob Dauncey

Miles Forbes-Thomas/Peter Sudbury

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FORTHCOMING DATES

July

8    World Cup, Lucerne (to 10th)
14  GB TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT WORLD CHAMPS
18  GB Training Camps (to 5 August)
21  World U23 Championships, Amsterdam (to 24th)

August

3    World Junior Championships, Brandenburg (to 6th)
10  GB Senior Training Camp (to 18th), UK
28  World Championships, Japan (to September 4th)

October

22  1st Assessment Trials, Boston, Lincs

November

14    British Indoor Championships

December

17  2nd Assessment Trials, Boston, Lincs

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CONTACT DETAILS
For media enquiries about British Rowing please contact:

Caroline Searle
m (07831) 755351
t (01225) 383518

e [email protected]

British Rowing website www.biro.org.uk – full biogs available
here.

Dorney Lake, Eton, host to the 2005 World Cup in May will
also be the venue for the 2006 World Championships, taking
place in August.  News available at:  www.wrc2006.com

Accreditation and results details for major
international events can be found at:
www.worldrowing.com

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The GB Rowing Squad is supported by the National Lottery
Sports Fund as part of UK Sport’s World Class Performance
Programme.

Britain’s lead women’s crew and lead men’s sweep
boat are both sponsored by Camelot.

GB Rowing News Bulletins are issued by British
International Rowing.