August 31, 2007 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamCompetitions and ClubsIndoor RowingPartners#YourStoriesArchive 19 Crews now through to finals GB Rowing Team "We’ve had an excellent two days of semi-finals and it’s great to have nine Olympic and four Paralympic boats qualified for Beijing", said David Tanner today at the world championships in Munich today on a day when a further five British crews qualified for the weekend’s finals to join the fourteen already through. Today’s qualifiers were the Siemens-backed lightweight men’s four, who won their semi-final with some style, and double scull as well as the men’s eight, sponsored by Siemens, from the Olympic classes alongside the lightweight men’s pair in the International classes.ADVERT Karen Cromie and James Roberts booked a British qualifying slot for the Beijing Paralympic Games today. The Siemens-backed duo finished second in the B final – thus finishing in the top eight. "It will only get tougher and tougher from here", said Tanner of the two finals days. Tomorrow’s finals feature the Camelot-backed men’s four who are already double world champions and seeking a hat-trick here from a tough field. Alan Campbell races in the Siemens-sponsored single scull. Meanwhile Stephen Rowbotham and Matt Wells will feature in the men’s double scull. Colin Smith and Matt Langridge will race in the men’s pair and Elise Laverick and Anna Bebington are contenders in the women’s double scull – all Olympic class boats and all backed by Siemens. Andrea Dennis will race in the international class lightweight women’s single final in her debut season for Great Britain. Britain has finalists in three of the four Paralympic boat classes – including the eye-catching Tom Aggar in the men’s single and the two defending champions of Helene Raynsford in the women’s single and the mixed adaptive coxed four. SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE =============================== =============================== RACE REPORTS The British lightweight men’s four put in a text-book performance today in the semi-finals of the World Championships in Munich to finish first in a time of 6:00.13 and qualify for Sunday’s final. Small wonder that Richard Chambers, in the bow seat of the Siemens-backed boat, could not resist the temptation to raise his arms aloft in triumph after the quartet had crosed the line. This was a race in which Egypt, on the opposite side of the course to the grandstands, made the early running. The British tracked them alongside before emerging to take the lead in the second half of the race and, importantly, to hold onto it as the pack sprinted for the finish. Italy were second and China third. Afterwards Chambers said: "There was a feeling of relief when we crossed the line. Before the race I was quite nervous with Olympic qualifying riding on the result. We also wanted to go out and send a message to the others that we were confident and that they could come and fight us but that we were better". There was also a sense of relief mixed with triumph as the British men’s eight finished second in their semi-final to reach Sunday’s final and, with it, qualify for Beijing next year. In the crucial second 500m of the race the Siemens-backed British combination – coxed by Acer Nethercott, stroked by Alastair Heathcote and featuring Tom James once more in the bow seat as a substitute for a poorly Tom Parker – kept calm as they kept in touch with race leaders, Canada and Germany. Generating pace and fluidity, they proceeded to apply pressure in the second half to haul themselves past Germany and take second, just two seconds behind Canada. Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase did all that was expected of them in the first three-quarters of their semi-final of the lightweight men’s double scull. They eased out of the pack and into the lead at the 750m mark and stayed there to cover any moves until the race moved into its final fling. That’s where things became interesting as, in the melee, the Siemens-sponsored duo were caught by the Japanese on the stand side and the Italians on their left and finished third in 6:21.40. They still move into Sunday’s final but will now race in an outside lane. "We took it on really well in the middle of the race and tried to get out of trouble", said Hunter afterwards. "The trouble was that everyone clung on and it was man on man at the end" Helen Casey and Hester Goodsell knew that their semi here in Munich today would be tough and that’s how it turned out. The Siemens-backed duo were still in touch at the half-way point but China, Greece and Germany were setting a hot pace in the lead. By the 1500m point the gap became too big to bridge and the British combination battled to the line but were sixth in a time of 7:07.07. Their Beijing hopes are still alive, though. They will need to finish in the top two places in Sunday’s B final to qualify. Matt Beechey and Daniel Harte put a great end to their long wait to race this week after appearing in the opening day’s heats. They won their repechage in an exciting finish by just 11 hundredths of a second from France. The British crew were third at 500m, second at 1000m and moved through to win at the end. Karen Cromie and James Roberts were in action in a B final of the adaptive, or Paralympic, mixed double scull with Beijing quota places open to the top two finishers. From halfway it was clear that Beijing beckoned as the British duo, Siemens-backed, challenged the Chinese leaders all the way to the line and were second by around half a length. By finishing third in today’s C Final the British men’s quadruple scull finished fifteenth overall. SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE =============================== =============================== RACING TIMETABLE Racing in Munich from now on takes place as follows (full timetable at www.worldrowing.com): 1 and 2 September FINALS (Full details: www.worldrowing.com and click on media center before selecting events). SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE =============================== =============================== RESULTS – Day six/31 August (races featuring GB crews only. Full results: www.worldrowing.com) SEMI-FINALS OPEN MEN Eight 1. Canada 5:30.88 2. Tom James/Tom Stallard/Tom Lucy/Tom Solesbury/ Josh West/Richard Egington/Robin Bourne-Taylor/ Alastair Heathcote/Acer Nethercott (cox) (GREAT BRITAIN) 5:32.62 3. Germany 5:33.05 4. China 5:34.66 5. Switzerland 5:41.52 6. Belarus 5:48.50 LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN Double scull 1. Dongziang Xu/Haixia Chen (China) 7:01.61 2. Chrysi Biskitzi/Alexandra Tsiavou (Greece) 7:01.74 3. Berit Carow/Marie-Louise Draeger (Germany) 7:02.95 4. Erika Bello/Laura Milani (Italy) 7:05.28 5. Wendy Tripician/Jana Heere (USA) 7:05.98 6. Helen Casey/Hester Goodsell (GREAT BRITAIN) 7:07.07 MEN Four 1. Richard Chambers/James Lindsay-Fynn/Paul Mattick/ James Clarke (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:00.13 2. Italy 6:01.11 3. China 6:01.19 4. Australia 6:02.09 5. Egypt 6:04.77 6. Ireland 6:05.37 Double scull 1. Kazushigo Ura/Daisaku Takeda (Japan) 6:20.76 2. Marcello Miani/Ella Luini (Italy) 6:20.79 3. Zac Purchase/Mark Hunter (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:21.40 4. Guolin Zhang/Jie Sun (China) 6:22.06 5. Joerg Lehnigk/Manuel Brehmer (Germany) 6:22.28 6. Juliusz Madecki/Sebastian Sageder (Austria) 6:44.29 REPECHAGES LIGHTWEIGHT MEN Pair 1. Matt Beechey/Daniel Harte (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:40.29 2. Vincent Faucheux/Guillaume Raineau (France) 6:40.40 3. Tatsuya Mizobe/Yu Kataoka (Japan) 6:41.99 4. Rutger Bruil/Tim Heijbrock (Netherlands) 6:46.17 5. Javier Nieto Gonzalez/Juan Luis Fernandez Tomas (Spain) 6:46.45 SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE =============================== =============================== GB CREWS FOR THE 2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Munich, August 26 – September 2, 2007) (NB – listed from bow to stroke as on the day of the selection announcement – with athlete name followed by club, home town and date of birth in brackets. NB some seat order changes have taken place – see above results each day). OPEN WOMEN Pair Beth Rodford (Thames RC/Burton-on-Trent/ 28.12.82)/ Natasha Page (Reading Uni/Hartpury/30.4.85) Coach: John Keogh Four Georgina Menheneott (Mortlake, Anglian & Alpha RC/North Bradley, Wilts/18.12.79)/Rebecca Rowe (Rebecca/Bridgend/16.5.81)/ Vicki Etiebet (Auriol Kensington/Ottowa, Canada/12.2.79)/ Vicky Myers (Leander/Cheshire/31.3.81) Coach: Nathan Williams Eight Carla Ashford (Thames RC/Northallerton/13.3.79)/Baz Moffat (Thames RC/Bradford/8.4.78)/Alice Freeman (Wallingford RC/Oxford/ 6.9.78)/Louisa Reeve (Leander/London/16.05.84)/Natasha Howard (Tideway Scullers/West Runton/3.9.80)/Alison Knowles (Thames RC/ Bournemouth/27.3.82)/Katie Greves (Uni of London/Oxford/2.9.82) Jess Eddie (Uni of London/Durham/7.10.84)/Caroline O’Connor (Oxford Brookes/Ealing/25.4.83) (cox) Coaches: John Keogh Double scull Elise Laverick (Thames RC/Poling, W.Sussex/27.7.75)/ Anna Bebington (Leander Club/Leek, Staffs/13.2.83) Coach: Miles Forbes Thomas Quadruple scull Annie Vernon (Thames RC/Wadebridge/1.9.82)/Debbie Flood (Leander Club/Leeds/27.2.80)/Fran Houghton (Uni of London/Oxford/19.9.80)/Katherine Grainger (St Andrews BC/Aberdeen/12.11.75) Coach: Paul Thompson MEN Pair Colin Smith (Leander/Henley on Thames/23.9.83)/ Matt Langridge(Leander Club/Northwich/20.5.83)/ Coach: Jurgen Grobler Four Steve Williams (Leander Club/Cheltenham/15.4.76)/Peter Reed (Leander Club/Nailsworth, Glos/27.7.81)/Alex Partridge (Leander Club/Alton, Hants/25.1.81)/Andy Triggs Hodge (Molesey BC/Hebden, N.Yorks/3.3.79) Coach: Jurgen Grobler Coxed four Oli Moore (Imperial/Burford)/James Orme (Leander Club/ Colchester/1.4.84)/Marcus Bateman (Leander Club/Torquay/ 16.9.82)/Tom James (CUBC/Wrexham/11.3.84)/Phelan Hill (London RC/London/21.7.79) – cox Coach: Richard Tinkler Eight Tom Parker (OUBC/Winchester/24.10.82)/Tom Stallard (Leander/Welwyn, Herts/11.9.78)/Tom Lucy (Oxford Brookes/ Monmouth/1.5.88)/Tom Solesbury (Molesey BC/Petts Wood, Kent/23.9.80)/Josh West (Leander/Santa Fe/25.3.77)/Richard Egington (Leander/Knutsford/26.2.79)/Robin Bourne-Taylor (Army RC/Oxford/22.7.81) /Alastair Heathcote (Army RC/London/18.8.77)/Acer Nethercott (OUBC/Harlow/28.11.77) (cox) Coaches: Mark Banks, John West Single Scull Alan Campbell (Tideway Scullers/Coleraine/9.5.83) Coach: Bill Barry Double Scull Matt Wells (Leander Club/Hexham, Northumberland/19.4.79)/ Stephen Rowbotham (Leander Club/Winscombe, Somerset/11.11.81) Coach: Mark Earnshaw Quadruple scull Simon Fieldhouse (Molesey/Thames Ditton/4.9.76)/Sam Townsend (Reading Uni/Reading/26.11.85)/Alex Gregory (Reading Uni/ Wormington/11.3.84)/Ian Lawson (Leander/Otley, W.Yorks/4.3.77) Coach: Steve Gunn LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN Single scull Andrea Dennis (Wallingford RC/Oxford/03.01.82) Coach: Rob Dauncey Double scull Helen Casey (Wallingford RC/Oxford/6.2.74)/ Hester Goodsell (Rob Roy/Cambridge/27.6.84) Coach: Robin Williams Quadruple scull Sophie Hosking (Durham Uni/Wimbledon/25.01.86)Laura Greenhalgh (Rob Roy/Oxford/2.9.85)/Mathilde Pauls (Imperial College BC/Berlin & Putney/26.09.83)/ Jane Hall (Leander/Caversham/20.10.73), Coach: Rob Dauncey MEN Pair Matt Beechey (Leander/Worcester/3.4.77)/Daniel Harte (London/Edinburgh/12.12.75) Coach: Paul Reedy Four Richard Chambers (Oxford Brookes/Coleraine/10.6.85)/ James Lindsay-Fynn (London/Trim/29.9.75)/Paul Mattick (Wallingford/Oxford/25.4.78)/James Clarke (London RC/ London/13.12.84) Coach: Robin Williams Single scull Alasdair Leighton-Crawford (Tideway Scullers/Richmond-upon-Thames/ 09.12.81) – racing spare. Double scull Zac Purchase (Marlow RC/Tewkesbury, Glos/2.5.86)/ Mark Hunter (Leander Club/Romford, Essex/1.7.78) Coach: Darren Whiter Quadruple scull Simon Jones (Leander/Henley/8.6.78)Rob Williams (London RC/Maidenhead/21.1.85)//Chris Bartley (Wallingford/Chester/ 2.2.84)/Dave Currie (Leander/Bridgend/10.1.82) Coach: Rob Morgan ADAPTIVE CREWS WOMEN Single scull Helene Raynsford (Guildford RC/Frimley/29.12.79) Coach: Chad King MEN Single scull Tom Aggar (Royal Docks/Barnet, London/24.5.84) Coach: Chad King MIXED Mixed adaptive coxed four Naomi Riches (Marlow RC/Harrow Weald/15.6.83)/ Alastair Mckean (Herne Bay ARC/Whitstable/14.4.79)/ Alan Crowther (Nottingham BC/Derby/29.7.65)/ Vicki Hansford (Guildford RC/Lewisham/31.10.79)/ Alan Sherman (cox) Coach: Chad King Double scull Karen Cromie (Royal Docks BC/Ballinamalllard, Co.Fermanagh/ 24.9.79)/James Roberts (Swansea/11.5.86) Coach: Chad King SPARES Olivia Whitlam (Agecroft RC/Warrington/16.9.85) Tom Wilkinson (Leander/Henley/4.7.85) Charles Burkitt (Leander/Reading/28.4.86) Bill Lucas (Reading Uni/Dartmouth/13.9.87) Atlanta St John (Reading Uni/North Leigh, Oxon/13.1.87) TEAM MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT Team Manager: David Tanner Assistant Team Manager: Maggie Netto Doctor: Ali Sanders Chief Coach Men: Jurgen Grobler Chief Coach Women and Lightweights: Paul Thompson Logistics Manager: Maurice Hayes Adaptive boats coordinator: Louise Kingsley Lead Physio: Mark Edgar Physios: Pam Gardiner, Gill Edmondson, Mike Chisholm Physiologist: Al Smith Pyschologist: Chris Shambrook Nutritionist: Wendy Martinson Sponsorship Liaison Manager: Fran Bullock Drivers: Phil Tinsley, John Brockway Press Officer: Caroline Searle SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE =============================== =============================== OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC QUALIFYING DETAILS Each nation competing in Munich will be seeking to qualify for Olympic Games’ quota places, available for each event. It is important to remember, though, that it is the "boats" that qualify in Munich and at the later regattas (see below). In Britain’s case the individual "rowers’ names" will not be put to the places in each boat until late June, 2008. Events (with quota places available in Munich) MEN Single scull (11) – qualified (30/08/07) Pair (11) – qualified (30/08/07) Double scull (11) – qualified (30/08/07) Four (11) – qualified (30/08/07) Quadruple scull (11) – will seek to qualify in June 2008 Eight (7) – qualified (31/08/07) WOMEN Single scull (9) Pair (8) Double scull (8) – qualified (30/08/07) Quadruple scull (7) – GB qualified (27/08/07) Eight (5) LIGHTWEIGHT MEN Double scull (11) – qualified (31/08/07) Four (11) – qualified (31/08/07) LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN Double scull (8) If British boats do not gain a quota place in any given event in Munich, there will be one further chance via the final qualifying regatta in June of 2008 in Lucerne, Switzerland where a small number of further quota places will be available but for which the competition will be fierce. ADAPTIVE BOAT CLASSES Each adaptive boat class has eight spaces available in Munich for Beijing 2008. For those who do not qualify in Munich there will be a second-chances at the world cup from 9-11 May, 2007. Women’s arms only single scull – qualified 28/08/07 Men’s arms only single scull – qualified 30/08/07 Mixed coxed four – qualified 30/08/07 Mixed double scull – qualified 31/08/07 ADVERT