November 4, 2010 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamCompetitions and ClubsIndoor RowingPartners#YourStoriesArchive Aggar dominates final to take world champs gold at Karapiro GB Rowing Team Paralympic champion Tom Aggar proved today why he remains the best in the world when he totally dominated today’s final of the Paralympic-class single scull at the World Championships in New Zealand. For Londoner Aggar it was his third world gold to add to the Paralympic gold he won in Beijing in 2008 and his two previous world championships wins since making his international debut in 2007.ADVERT “It feels fantastic”, said Aggar who led for all bar the first 100m of today’s final to win by clear water in 5:19.36. “All the hard work in training and in the gym has paid off. I’ve really enjoyed the competition. I love rowing, I’m passionate about the sport”. Aggar’s gold was followed by silver for the British mixed adaptive coxed four. Kate Jones, Ryan Chamberlain, James Roe and Kelsie Gibson, coxed by Rhiannon Jones, narrowly led the race until the dying 100m when the Canadians surged to take a narrow lead and then held on to cross the line in 3:36.53 to Britain’s silver medal time of 3:37.08. Germany finished in third. “It was a good race but it was also a bit of a blur”, said Roe, the only survivor of last year’s world championships quartet, afterwards. “We never led by more than a couple of feet and I couldn’t say we were comfortable at any point”, said the cox after a close battle. “I wasn’t sure where we had finished as we crossed the line”, said Kate Jones. “They were better than us on the day and it was a good race”. Britain’s crew included 17 year-old Kelsie Gibson and amputee Ryan Chamberlain who both emerged into the sport as part of a British Paralympic Association and GB Rowing Team talent identification and development scheme. Earlier there was huge disappointment, though, for reigning Paralympic champion Helene Raynsford who was withdrawn from racing in the final by the GB Rowing Team doctor as she had developed a respiratory dysfunction this morning. Full racing schedule can be found at: www.worldrowing.com The team’s press officer, Caroline Searle, can be contacted in New Zealand (NB – NOW 13 HOURS AHEAD OF UK) on: 00 64 27 49 77493 or [email protected] SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE=============================== ===============================RESULTS(Events featuring GB crews only. For full results visit: www.worldrowing.com) ADAPTIVE MEN Single scull 1. Tom Aggar (GREAT BRITAIN) 5:19.362. Andrii Kryvchun (Ukraine) 5:32.673. Daniel McBride (New Zealand) 5:33.394. Alexey Chuvashev (Russia) 5:33.725. Pascal Daniere (France) 5:34.566. Luciano Luna de Olveira (Brazil) 5:39.08 MIXED Coxed four 1. Canada 3;36.532. Kelsie Gibson/Ryan Chamberlain/James Roe/Katherine Jones/Rhiannon Jones (cox) 3:37.083. Germany 3:39.654. Ukraine 3:45.905. Ireland 3:49.956. USA 3:52.26 SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE=============================== ===============================GB ROWING TEAM CREW-LISTS2010 World Rowing Championships, Lake Karapiro,New Zealand, October 31-November 7, 2010(listed bow to stroke plus cox) OPEN WOMEN Pair Helen Glover (Reading Uni BC/Penzance/17.06.86)/Heather Stanning (Army RC/Lossiemouth/26.01.85) Coach: Miles Forbes Thomas Eight Jo Cook (Leander Club/Sunbury-on-Thames/22.03.84)/Louisa Reeve (Leander Club/London/16.05.84)/Jessica Eddie (Uni of London BC/Durham/07.10.84)/Victoria Thornley (Minerva Bath RC/Wrexham/30.11.87)/Natasha Page (Reading Uni BC/Hartpury/30.04.85)/Lindsey Maguire (Wallingford RC/Edinburgh/15.01.82)/Olivia Whitlam (Agecroft RC/Warrington/16.09.85)/Alison Knowles (Thames RC/Bournemouth/27.03.82)/Caroline O’Connor (Oxford Brookes Uni BC/Ealing/25.04.83) (cox) Coach: Miles Forbes Thomas Double scull Anna Watkins (Leander Club/Leek, Staffs/13.02.83)/Katherine Grainger (St Andrew BC/Aberdeen/12.11.75) Coach: Paul Thompson Quadruple scull Debbie Flood (Leander Club/Guiseley/27.02.80)/Beth Rodford (Gloucester RC/Gloucester/28.12.82)/Frances Houghton (Tyrian Club, Uni of London/Henley/19.9.80)/Annabel Vernon (London RC/Wadebridge/01.09.82) Coach: Ade Roberts RESERVES: Ro Bradbury (Jesus College BC/Banstead/17.12.88)Katie Solesbury (Leander Club/Oxford/02.09.82) – racing spare W1xMelanie Wilson (Molesey BC/London/25.06.84) OPEN MEN Pair Pete Reed (Leander Club/Nailsworth, Glos/27.07.81)/Andrew Triggs Hodge (Molesey BC/Hebden, N.Yorks/03.03.79) Coach: Jurgen Grobler Four Alex Partridge (Leander Club/Alton, Hants/25.01.81)/Richard Egington (Leander Club/Knutsford/26.02.79)/Alex Gregory (Leander Club/Wormington, Glos/11.03.84)/Matthew Langridge (Leander Club/Northwich/20.05.83)/ Coach: Mark Banks Eight Tom Broadway (Leander Club/Newport Pagnell/21.08.82)/James Clarke (London RC/London/31.12.84)/Cameron Nichol (Molesey BC/Glastonbury/26.06.87)/James Foad (Molesey BC/Southampton/20.03.87)/Mohamed Sbihi (Molesey BC/Surbiton/27.03.88)/Greg Searle (Molesey BC/Marlow/20.03.72)/Tom Ransley (York City RC/Cambridge/06.09.85)Dan Ritchie (Herne Bay RC/Herne Bay/06.01.87)/Phelan Hill (cox) (Leander Club/Bedford/21.07.79) Coaches: Christian Felkel/John West Single scull Alan Campbell (Tideway Scullers/Coleraine/09.05.83) Coach: Bill Barry Double scull Matthew Wells (Leander Club/Hexham, Northumberland/19.04.79)Marcus Bateman (Leander Club/Torquay/16.09.82)/ Coach: Mark Earnshaw Quadruple scull Charles Cousins (Reading Uni BC/Cambridge/13.12.88)/Sam Townsend (Reading Uni BC/Reading/26.11.85)/Bill Lucas (Reading Uni BC/Kingswear/13.09.87)/Stephen Rowbotham (Leander Club/Winscombe, Somerset/11.11.81) Coach: Mark Earnshaw RESERVES Brendan Crean (Agecroft RC/Lewes/07.02.85)Nathaniel Reilly-O’Donnell (Uni of London BC/Durham/13.4.88)Tom Wilkinson (Leander Club/Reading/04.07.85)/ LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN Double scull Hester Goodsell (Reading Uni BC/London/27.06.84)/Sophie Hosking (London RC/Wimbledon/25.01.86) Coach: Paul Reedy Quadruple scull Jane Hall (Leander Club/Surbiton/20.10.73)/Stephanie Cullen (London RC/Bury, Lancs/27.11.80)/Laura Greenhalgh (London RC/Cuddeson,Oxon/2.9.85)/Andrea Dennis (Reading Uni BC/Oxford/03.01.82) Coach: Tom Gale LIGHTWEIGHT MEN Pair Adam Freeman-Pask (Imperial College BC/Windsor/19.06.85)Chris Boddy (Leander Club/Stockton-on-Tees/16.11.87)/ Coach: Rob Morgan Four Richard Chambers (Leander Club/Coleraine/10.06.85)/Paul Mattick (Leander Club/Frome, Somerset/25.04.78)/Rob Williams (London RC/Maidenhead/21.01.85)/Chris Bartley (Leander Club/Chester/02.02.84) Coach: Rob Morgan Single scull Peter Chambers (Oxford Brookes Uni BC/Coleraine/14.03.90) Coach: Darren Whiter Double scull Zac Purchase (Marlow RC/Tewkesbury/02.05.86)/Mark Hunter (Leander Club/Romford, Essex/01.07.78) Coach: Darren Whiter ADAPTIVE BOATS AS Men’s Single scull Tom Aggar (Royal Docks RC/London/24.05.84) Coach: Tom Dyson AS Women’s Single scull Helene Raynsford (Guildford RC/Farnborough/29.12.79) Coach: Tom Dyson LTA Mixed Coxed four Kelsie Gibson (Maidstone Invicta RC)James Roe (Reading Uni BC/Stratford-upon-Avon/28.03.88)/Ryan Chamberlain (King’s College London BC/Wandsworth, London/03.04.86)Kate Jones (Aberdeen BC/Eskdale Green, Cumbria/28.02.86)Rhiannon Jones (cox) (Reading Uni BC/Hereford/16.09.87) Coach: Mary McLachlan MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT STAFF Performance: Team Manager and Performance Director: David TannerChief Coach Men: Jurgen GroblerChief Coach Women & Lightweights: Paul ThompsonAssistant Team Manager/Adaptives: Louise Kingsley Medical and Sports Science: Doctor: Ann RedgraveLead Physiotherapist: Mark EdgarPhysiotherapist: Liz ArnoldPhysiotherapist: Sally BrownPsychologist: Chris ShambrookPhysiologist: Mark HomerNutritionist: Wendy Martinson Media/Admin/Logistics: Assistant Team Manager (admin): Jo BatesAssistant Team Manager (logistics): Judi ReadSponsorship liaison Manager: Francesca BullockResources Manager: Maurice HayesBoatman: John TetleyPress Officer: Caroline Searle SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE=============================== ===============================TIMINGS OF FINALS IN KARAPIRO(Events featuring GB crews only) Thursday 4 November (local NZ time* 15.30 – 16.30) Adaptive (“Paralympic”): Men’s and women’s single, mixed coxed four Friday 5 November (local NZ time* 14.03 – 15.33) Open Men: Four and quadruple scullOpen Women: Quadruple scullLightweight: Men’s pair, men’s and women’s double scull Saturday 6 November (local NZ time* 14.03 – 15.48) Open Men: Pair and single scullOpen Women: Pair and single scullLightweight: Men’s four and women’s quadruple scull Sunday 7 November (local NZ time* 14.03 – 15.33) Open Men: Double and eightOpen Women: Double and eightLightweight: Men’s single *All times are subject to change. NZ is 13 hours ahead of the UK SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE=============================== ===============================CONTACT DETAILSFor media enquiries about The GB Rowing Teams please contact: During the 2010 world championships in New Zealand: Caroline Searle (00) 64 274977493 or [email protected] NB: New Zealand is 13 hours ahead of the UK. Caroline Searle T: (01225) 443998M: (07831) 755351 e: [email protected] GB Rowing Team website www.gbrowingteam.org.uk – full biogs availablehere.=============================== ===============================SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE The GB Rowing Squad is supported by the National LotterySports Fund as part of UK Sport’s Podium Programme. GB Rowing Team News bulletins are issued by the GB Rowing Team office ADVERT