October 16, 2019 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamCompetitions and ClubsIndoor RowingPartners#YourStoriesArchive GB teams announced for World Rowing Beach Sprints Finals and World Rowing Coastal Championships GB Rowing Team The GB teams for the World Rowing Beach Sprints Finals (Shenzhen, 25-27 October) and World Rowing Coastal Championships (Hong Kong, 1-3 November) have been announced today GB Beach Sprints team The GB Rowing team for the World Rowing Beach Sprints Finals (Shenzhen, 25-27 October) and club crews competing at the World Rowing Coastal Championships (Hong Kong, 1-3 November) have been announced today. Five rowers have been selected to compete for Great Britain at the inaugural World Rowing Beach Sprints Finals, which take place in Shenzhen, China from 25-27 October. The squad, of Jerry Owen, Gillian Mara, Robyn Hart-Winks, Kieran Brown and cox Kate Parkinson, all won medals at August’s British Rowing Beach Sprints (Sandbanks, Poole).ADVERT University of London’s Hart-Winks first competed for Great Britain at World Cup III in 2017 where she won silver as part of the GB lightweight women’s quad. She has subsequently enjoyed huge success in coastal rowing, winning a total of four gold medals across the Commonwealth Beach Sprints and British Rowing Beach Sprints. Coach Tim Fenemore said: “This is an exciting time for coastal rowing in Great Britain. The sport has been rapidly growing after the initial spark created by the Commonwealth Beach Sprints and British Rowing Beach Sprints. “We’ve just had a great training weekend at Knoll Beach in Studland, where, despite torrential rain and strong offshore winds, the team were able to spend two days practicing buoy turns, slaloming and beach starts. “Our aims for the World Championships are to give the best performance we can and take the opportunity to learn from the more experienced coastal rowing nations.” 43 British rowers from 11 clubs will compete at the World Rowing Coastal Championships, which will be held in Hong Kong from 1-3 November. The event will see crews contest 4km and 6km races around Hong Kong’s Victoria harbour. British Rowing Deputy Director of Performance Pathways and Paralympic Programme Louise Kingsley said: “I am really excited that we are able to announce our first GB Beach Sprints team, which has a great combination of traditional river rowers who have been part of the GB Performance Pathway combined with experienced coastal rowers. “The event will be live streamed on the World Rowing website which will provide a great opportunity for everyone to follow our teams’ progress and experience this fast and furious new format of rowing. “It’s also fantastic to have so many coastal rowers representing their clubs in Hong Kong and shows the strength and depth of rowing in Great Britain.” GB Rowing Team crews for World Rowing Beach Sprints Finals CM1x Jerry Owen (Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima Rowing Club) CW1x Robyn Hart-Winks (University of London BC) CMx2x Kieran Brown (Tideway Scullers School) Gillian Mara (Warwick Boat Club) Mx4x+ Jerry Owen Gillian Mara Robyn Hart-Winks Kieran Brown Kate Parkinson (Cox) (Warwick Boat Club) Team Manager: Bob Cottell (Coastal Rowing Centre) Coach: Tim Fenemore (Hollowell Scullers) Club Crews for World Rowing Coastal Championships CM1x GBR 1 (UL Tyrian Club) Eduardo Linares Ruiz GBR 2 (Fishguard) Jerry Owen GBR 3 (Thames RC) Till Andreesen GBR 4 (Hollowell Scullers) Tim Fenemore CM2x GBR 1 (Guernsey Rowing Club) James Plumley Anthony Brewer GBR 2 (UL Tyrian Club) Peter Wells Henry Gill GBR 3 (Hollowell Scullers) Tim Fenemore Till Andreesen GBR 4 (Bexhill/Deal Rowing) Mark Mitchell William Dennis GBR 5 (Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club/ Scarborough Rowing Club) Benjamin Rowe Bob Hewitt CM4x GBR 1 (UL Tyrian Club) Oliver Stephens Richard Clarke Francis Highton Ertan Hazine Jonna de Vries GBR 2 (UL Tyrian Club) Charles Clarke Benjamin Bajard Guillermo de las Casas Vasquez Joshua Kent Louise Cox GBR 3 (UL Tyrian Club) Toby Langstone Joshua Tolley Peter Wells Henry Gill Samantha King GBR 4 (Jersey RC) Andrew Bowman William le Quelenec Desmond Nevitt Michael Rive Megan Barette CMix2x GBR1 (UL Tyrian Club) Richard Clarke Alessandra French GBR2 (Fishguard) Honor Bailey Theodore Owen GBR3 (UL Tyrian Club) Toby Langstone Emma Reiser GBR4 (Jersey) Ricky Rouille Bryony Jones CW1x GBR1 (Llanion Warriors or Welsh Sea Rowing) Bryony Jones GBR2 (Dolphin Rowing Club) Jenny Glass CW2x GBR1 (Dover Rowing) Matilda Johnston Maria West Burrows GBR2 (Dolphin Rowing Club) Jenny Glass Anne Wren Effenberg CW4x+ GBR (UL Tyrian Club) Alessandra French Gabriella Hatfield Emma Reiser Harriet Orr Louise Cox Spares Laima Pacekajute ADVERT