August 29, 2007 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamCompetitions and ClubsIndoor RowingPartners#YourStoriesArchive Day of sharp contrasts GB Rowing Team On a day at the World Championships in Munich when the British women’s eight, backed by Siemens, celebrated reaching the final and when the men’s eight won their repechage to move into the semi-finals, the British men’s quadruple scull, featuring a brace of young development athletes, were narrowly edged into third place in their repechage and lost hope of a place in Beijing next year from this regatta – although there is a second chance to snatch a place at next year’s World Cup Finals in Lucerne. There was also a comfortable victory for Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase in the lightweight men’s double scull with a second place for the lightweight men’s four in today’s quarter-finals. For both Siemens-sponsored Olympic boat classes this means a smooth progression into Friday’s semi-finals.ADVERT Britain’s lightweight women’s double scull were also winners today in their repechage. The Siemens-backed crew will now line up in the semis on Friday whilst the lightweight men’s quadruple scull are through to Sunday’s final after winning their repechage today. "All in all we’ve had a good day today. There was a particularly good performance from our women’s eight who raced extremely well to reach the A final on Sunday", said GB Performance Director David Tanner. Tomorrow’s racing in Munich will include semi-finals for the Camelot-backed men’s four and for the Siemens-sponsored men’s pair, double and single sculls as well as the women’s pair and double scull. All of these are Olympic boat classes. Three adaptive – or Paralympic – classes, Siemens-backed, will also race semis as will Britain’s two lightweight single scullers in International class events. Racing starts at 8.50am UK time and finishes at 1pm. SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE =============================== =============================== RACE REPORTS "We went out today like our lives depended on it", explained Caroline O’Connor of the GB women’s eight’s flying start in today’s repechage from which only two places were available for Sunday’s final. "We remembered the disappointment of not making the final at Eton last year and we were determined not to feel the same here. That said, we now still have a job to do in the final on Sunday to pay back all the work that we and our coaches Paul Thompson and John Keogh have put in for us". Five boat spaces from six starters will be available for Beijing next year from that final. In the meantime the Siemens-backed eight were able to bask in the glory of today’s headline performance. They went out hard, despite the drama of an earlier restart due to a faulty start procedure, and kept pace with the early American leaders. The two boats gradually opened up a gap on the chasing Chinese and New Zealanders and never relented. By the line, which the Americans crossed in 6:22.20, there were almost three seconds separating the British in second from the Kiwis in third. Not to be outdone, the British men’s eight went to the line next for their repechage, cheered on vociferously in the early part of the race by their female counterparts who were still on the water in the warm-down lanes. The British, racing once more with Tom James at bow as a sub for the still poorly Tom Parker, got a good start and were closely challenging Poland, the early race leaders, with Belarus in third. Gradually the Siemens-sponsored British combination clawed back territory until they emerged with their bow ahead of the Poles by the 1500m mark and pushed on to win in 5:44.57. "They did what we asked them to do", said coach Mark Banks afterwards. "They slightly overcooked the second 500m in the heats and we didn’t want that to happen again". The win puts Britain into Friday’s semi-finals. Good timing characterised Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase’s victory in today’s lightweight men’s double scull quarter-final. The Siemens-backed duo sat in the leading pack until deciding to make a move on the Greek and Chinese as the race moved past the grandstand. Their win in 6:37.88 was described as "confident" by Purchase after the race. "Now in the semis on Friday, it’s a question of putting ourselves in a place where we can do well in the final", he added. Second place behind Canada for Britain in the lightweight men’s four also means that this Siemens-backed boat is through to a semi on Friday. Yet this season’s new quartet were not entirely pleased with their performance – such is their will to improve with each race. "We didn’t get as good a wind-up into the (finish) line as we would have liked", said Paul Mattick afterwards. "But we’re in the semis, so it’s job done". This was a race in which Canada led from the outset but one in which the British edged ahead briefly with 1300m gone only to see the Canadians surge back and regain the lead to win in 6:14.73 with GB finishing in 6:15.76. The Netherlands were third. Helen Casey and Hester Goodsell recovered well from the pain of defeat by just four hundredths of a second in the heats to win their repechage comfortably today in 7:23.43. America made the early running and were ahead at the half-way point with the Britons in second before taking the lead themselves to win in 7:23.43. They now race a semi-final on Friday. Britain’s open weight men’s quadruple scull is, according to British Performance Director, David Tanner, a 12-month long development boat. As such, it came very, very close to success today in the repechages. The crew, with Sam Townsend and Alex Gregory making their world championships level debut here, gave themselves options throughout the first four-fifths of the race by staying in contention with race leaders Australia and Cuba. As the boats paralleled the grandstand it looked as if the British might just pip Cuba in the sprint to the line only to be sorely disappointed. Australia were the winners and Cuba went through with them to the semis with Britain third in 6:07.67. Earlier in the morning the British lightweight men’s quadruple scull were winners of their repechage, too, putting them through to the final on Sunday. This was a race which Britain led from the outset with Germany, the USA and Denmark all jockeying for position behind them. Finally, the British men’s coxed four, racing with reserve Tom Wilkinson on board in lieu of Tom James who has moved up into the men’s eight to cover for the still poorly Tom Parker, in their first outing here, were fourth in today’s seeding race for their final on Sunday. Britain now has 15 semi-final crews in action in the next two days, including Paralympic boat classes, and six already qualified for finals. Only the lightweight men’s pair of Daniel Harte and Matt Beechey still have a repechage to complete which takes place on Friday. SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE =============================== =============================== RACING TIMETABLE Racing in Munich from now on takes place as follows (full timetable at www.worldrowing.com): 30 and 31 August Semi-finals – featuring 15 GB boats Repechage – (31 August) – Lightweight men’s pair only. FINALS 1 and 2 September (Full details: www.worldrowing.com and click on media center before selecting events). SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE =============================== =============================== RESULTS – Day four/29 August (races featuring GB crews only. Full results: www.worldrowing.com) QUARTER-FINALS LIGHTWEIGHT MEN Four 1. Canada 6:14.73 2. Richard Chambers/James Lindsay-Fynn/Paul Mattick/ James Clarke (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:15.76 3. Netherlands 6:16.22 4. Serbia 6:17.87 5. Spain 6:27.18 6. Indonesia 6:41.90 Double scull 1. Zac Purchase/Mark Hunter (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:37.88 2. Dimitrios Mougios/Vasileios Polymeros 6:38.94 3. Zhang Guolin/Sun Jie (China) 6:41.28 4. Kristof Dekeyser/Wouter van der Fraenen (Belgium) 6:47.53 5. Cam Yilmaz/Ahmet Yumrukaya (Turkey) 6:48.28 6. Nuno Mendes/Pedro Fraga (Portugal) 6:51.20 REPECHAGES OPEN WOMEN Eight 1. USA 6:22.20 2. Carla Ashford/Baz Moffat/Alice Freeman/Louisa Reeve/ Natasha Howard/Alison Knowles/Katie Greves/Jess Eddie/ Caroline O’Connor (cox) 6:23.58 3. New Zealand 6:26.99 4. China 6:27.23 MEN Eight 1. Tom James/Tom Stallard/Tom Lucy/Tom Solesbury/ Josh West/Richard Egington/Robin Bourne-Taylor/ Alastair Heathcote/Acer Nethercott (cox) 5:44.58 2. Poland 5:47.02 3. Belarus 5:48.52 4. New Zealand 5:52.54 5. Italy 5:56.95 Quadruple scull 1. Australia 6:05.90 2. Cuba 6:05.95 3. Simon Fieldhouse/Sam Townsend/Alex Gregory/Ian Lawson (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:07.67 4. Argentina 6:10.24 5. Egypt 6:14.13 6. Romania 6:16.02 LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN Double scull 1. Helen Casey/Hester Goodsell (GREAT BRITAIN) 7:23.43 2. Misaki Kumakura/Akiko Iwamoto (Japan) 7:25.65 3. Wendy Tripician/Jana Heere (USA) 7:26.72 4. Niamh Ni Cheilleacher/Sinead Jennings (Ireland) 7:28.54 5. Anniken Ellingsen/Hilde Gudem (Norway) 7:40.72 6. Sevara Ganiyeva/Zarrina Ganieva (Uzbekhistan) 8:00.31 MEN Quadruple scull 1. Simon Jones/Robert Williams/Chris Bartley/Dave Currie (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:08.70 2. Germany 6:10.20 3. USA 6:11.47 4. Denmark 6:12.98 5. Serbia 6:19.82 6. Hungary 6:22.97 RACE FOR LANES OPEN MEN Coxed four 1. USA 6:19.10 2. Germany 6:19.39 3. Netherlands 6:26.80 4. James Orme/Marcus Bateman/Tom Wilkinson/Oli Moore (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:27.49 5. Italy 6:29.14 6. Serbia 7:36.88 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) Pair (11) Double scull (11) Four (11) Quadruple scull (11) Eight (7) WOMEN Single scull (9) Pair (8) Double scull (8) Quadruple scull (7) – GB qualified (27/08/07) Eight (5) LIGHTWEIGHT MEN Double scull (11) Four (11) 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 SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE =============================== =============================== CONTACT DETAILS For media enquiries about British Rowing please contact: Caroline Searle T: (01225) 383518 M: (07831) 755351 e: [email protected] GB Rowing website www.biro.org.uk – full biogs available here. =============================== =============================== SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE The GB Rowing Squad is supported by the National Lottery Sports Fund as part of UK Sport’s Podium Programme. GB Rowing News bulletins are issued by British International Rowing. ADVERT