March 23, 2013 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamCompetitions and ClubsIndoor RowingPartners#YourStoriesArchive Top five double for lightweight single scullers GB Rowing Team Ruth Walczak and Jamie Kirkwood took fourth and fifth places respectively in their lightweight single scull finals this afternoon. Making their world cup debuts here, both were in contention for the first 1300m before slipping back slightly off the pace.ADVERT The women’s final was won by Canada’s Jaclyn Halko and the men’s by New Zealand’s Duncan Grant. Korea, hosts in August to this year’s World Championships in Chungju, had success with Ji Yoo Jin winning silver in the women’s race and Lee Hakbeom taking bronze in the men’s final. SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE ================================================= RESULTS (events featuring GB Rowing Team crews only. Full results at www.worldrowing.com) FINALS LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN Single scull 1. Jaclyn Halko (GREAT BRITAIN) 7:57.89 2. Ji Yoo Jin (Korea) 8:00.76 3. Sarah Pound (Australia) 8:01.46 4. Ruth Walczak (GREAT BRITAIN) 8:22.00 5. Lee Ka Man (Hong Kong) 8:28.29 MEN Single scull 1. Duncan Grant (New Zealand) 7:04.74 2. Jost Schoemann-Finck 7:08.27 3. Lee Hakbeom (Korea) 7:13.29 4. Michael Egan (Australia) 7:13.33 5. Jamie Kirkwood (GREAT BRITAIN) 7:17.21 6. Leung Chun Shek (Hong Kong) 7:36.77 SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE ================================================= GB Rowing Team – Crew List 2013 World Rowing Cup, Sydney OPEN WOMEN Pair – (two boats) Helen Glover / Minerva Bath / Penzance / 17/06/86 Polly Swann / Leander Club / Edinburgh / 15/06/88 Katie Greves / Leander Club / Oxford / 02/09/82 Jessica Eddie / Univ of London BC / Durham / 07/10/84 Coach: Robin Williams Double scull – (two boats) Beth Rodford / Gloucester RC / Gloucester / 28/12/82 Victoria Thornley / Leander Club / Wrexham / 30/11/87 Frances Houghton / Leander Club / Oxford / 19/09/80 Vicki Meyer-Laker / Leander Club / Premnay / 18/03/88 Coach: Paul Thompson Quadruple scull Monica Relph / Leander Club / Cambridge / 15/01/88 Zoe Lee / Sport Imperial BC / Richmond, N. Yorks / 15/12/85 Olivia Carnegie-Brown/Oxford Brookes Uni / Oxford / 28/03/91 Kristina Stiller / Tees RC/ Yarm, N.Yorks / 23/06/87 Coach: Nick Strange Eight Katie Greves / Leander Club / Oxford / 02/09/82 Jessica Eddie / London RC/ Durham / 07/10/84 Beth Rodford / Gloucester RC / Gloucester / 28/12/82 Vicki Meyer-Laker / Leander Club / Premnay / 18/03/88 Frances Houghton / Leander Club / Oxford / 19/09/80 Victoria Thornley / Leander Club / Wrexham / 30/11/87 Helen Glover / Minerva Bath / Penzance / 17/06/86 Polly Swann / Leander Club / Edinburgh / 15/06/88 Zoe de Toledo (cox) / Leander Club / London / 17/07/87 Coaches: Paul Thompson/Robin Williams Spares Erica Bodman / Leander Club / Guernsey / 24/01/1988 OPEN MEN Four Scott Durant / Oxford Brookes Uni BC / Lancaster / 12/02/88 Nathaniel Reilly O’Donnell/ Uni of London BC / Durha m / 13/04/88 Alan Sinclair / Leander Club / Inverness / 16/10/85 Matthew Tarrant / Oxford Brookes Uni BC / Shepperton / 11/07/90 Coach: Christian Felkel Eight Matt Gotrel / Leander Club / Chipping Camden / 01/03/89 Alex Gregory / Leander Club / Wormington / 11/03/84 Tom Ransley / Leander Club / Cambridge / 06/09/85 Pete Reed / Leander Club / Nailsworth, Glos / 27/07/81 Dan Ritchie / Leander Club / Herne Bay / 16/01/87 Mohamed Sbihi / Molesey BC / Surbiton / 27/03/88 Lance Tredell / Leander Club / Hale / 25/10/88 Andrew Triggs Hodge / Molesey BC / Hebden, N. Yorks / 03/03/79 Phelan Hill (cox) / Leander / Bedford / 21/07/79 Coach: Jurgen Grobler Single scull Jonathan Walton / Leander Club / Leicester / 06/10/90 Coach: Mark Banks Double scull John Collins / Leander Club / Twickenham / 24/01/89 Pete Lambert / Leander Club / Johannesburg / 03/12/86 Coach: Mark Banks Quadruple scull Charles Cousins / Leander Club / Willingham, Cambs / 13/12/88 Bill Lucas / London RC / Kingswear / 13/09/87 Graeme Thomas / Agecroft RC / Preston / 08/11/88 Sam Townsend / Reading Univ BC / Reading / 26/11/85 Coach: Mark Earnshaw Spare Oliver Cook / Uni of London / Windsor / 05/06/1990 LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN Double scull Kathryn Twyman / Wallingford RC / Oxford / 29/03/87 Imogen Walsh / London RC / Inverness / 17/01/84 Coach: Paul Reedy Single scull Ruth Walczak / Molesey BC / Rochdale / 15/09/88 Coach: Paul Reedy LIGHTWEIGHT MEN Double scull Richard Chambers / Leander Club / Coleraine / 10/06/85 Adam Freeman-Pask / Reading Uni BC/ Windsor / 19/06/85 Coach: Darren Whiter Four Chris Bartley / Leander Club / Chester / 02/02/84 Chris Boddy / Leander Club / Thornaby-on-Tees / 16/11/87 Peter Chambers / Oxford Brookes Uni BC / Oxford / 14/03/90 Jonno Clegg / Leander Club / Maidenhead/14/07/89 Coach: Rob Morgan Single scull Jamie Kirkwood / Leander Club / Cresswell / 30/08/89 Coach: Rob Morgan SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE ================================================= OUTLINE RACING TIMETABLE (All times given are local times. Sydney is 11 hours ahead of the UK. Times may be subject to change) Friday 22 March 08.00 – 10.00 – heats First GB race or morning session – women’s quad at 8.00am; Last GB Race of morning session – lightweight men’s single scull at 9.54am. 17.55 – 18.31 – Heats and Repechages First GB race of evening session – men’s double at 18.15; Last GB race of evening session – women’s eight at 18.25 Saturday 23 March 08.00 – 09.30 – Reps and Semi-finals 17.00 – 17.42 – B Finals and Finals of International events Sunday 24 March 09.30 – 12.45 – FINALS ================================================== CONTACT DETAILS For media enquiries about this event please contact: Caroline Searle on (01225) 443998 or (NB Sydney is 11 hours ahead of the UK) 07831 755351 (or e-mail [email protected] GB Rowing Team website, including full rower biogs: www.gbrowingteam.org.uk Follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/gbrowingteam Twitter: www.twitter.com/gbrowingteam Youtube: www.youtube.com/gbrowingteam ================================================== The GB Rowing Team is supported by the National Lottery with Science in Sport as its nutrition supplier. 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