Great Britain squad changes for World Rowing Cup II

A small number of changes have been made to the GB Rowing Team squad for this weekend’s racing in Lucerne

The GB Rowing Team has submitted the following amendments to its squad for the World Rowing Cup II in Lucerne, 21-23 May 2021.

The women’s pair (W2-) of Helen Glover and Polly Swann (GBR1) have withdrawn due to a minor injury.  The women’s pair of Samantha Courty and Annie Withers (GBR2) have also withdrawn due to a minor injury. Both crews are expected to be back out on the water soon.

In the women’s four (W4-), Karen Bennett has withdrawn due to personal reasons. Caragh McMurtry will now be racing in the four alongside Rowan McKellar, Harriet Taylor and Rebecca Shorten.

The women’s eight (W8+) have withdrawn from the regatta as no other W8+ boats were entered.

Updated GB Rowing Team crews for World Rowing Cup II:

Women’s single scull (W1x)

• Vicky Thornley (Club: Leander Club / Hometown: Wrexham)

Coach: Paul Reedy

Lightweight women’s single sculls (LW1x)

• Madeleine Arlett (Edinburgh Univ. BC  / Selkirk)

Coach: Darren Whiter

Men’s pair (M2-)

• Oliver Wilkes (Oxford Brookes Univ BC / Matlock)
• Matthew Tarrant (Oxford Brookes Univ BC / Shepperton)

Coach: Steve Trapmore

Lightweight women’s double sculls (LW2x)

• Emily Craig (University of London BC / Mark Cross)
• Imogen Grant (Cambridge Univ. Women’s BC / Cambridge)

Coach: Darren Whiter

Men’s double sculls (M2x)

GBR 1

• Graeme Thomas (Agecroft RC / Preston)
• John Collins (Leander Club / Twickenham)

Coach: Dan Moore

GBR 2

• Jonathan Walton (Leander Club / Leicester)
• Samuel Meijer (Elizabethan Boat Club & Tideway Scullers School / London)

Coach: Dan Moore

Women’s four (W4-)

• Rowan McKellar (Leander Club / Glasgow)
• Harriet Taylor (Sir William Perkins’ School / Sunningdale)
• Caragh McMurtry (Southampton Coalporters ARC / Southampton)
• Rebecca Shorten (Imperial College BC / Belfast)

Coach: James Harris

Men’s four (M4-)

• Oliver Cook (Univ. of London BC / Windsor)
• Matthew Rossiter (Leander Club/ Newbury)
• Rory Gibbs (Oxford Brookes University / Marlow)
• Sholto Carnegie (Leander Club / Oxford)

Coach: Robin Williams

Men’s quadruple sculls (M4x)

• Harry Leask (Leander Club / Edinburgh)
• Angus Groom (Leander Club / Glasgow)
• Thomas Barras (Leander Club / Staines)
• Jack Beaumont (Leander Club / Maidenhead)

Coach: Paul Stannard

Men’s eight (M8+)

• Josh Bugajski (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC / Stockport)
• Jacob Dawson (Leander Club / Plymouth)
• Thomas George (Leander Club / Cheltenham)
• Mohamed Sbihi (Molesey BC / Surbiton)
• Charles Elwes (Leander Club / Andover)
• Oliver Wynne-Griffith (Leander Club / Guildford)
• James Rudkin (Newcastle Univ. BC / Litchborough)
• Thomas Ford (Leander Club / Holmes Chapel)
• Henry Fieldman (cox) (Leander Club / London)

Coach: Steve Trapmore

Spare rowers

• Morgan Bolding (Oxford Brookes University / Withiel)
• Harry Glenister (Leander Club / Princes Risborough)
• Matthew Haywood (Nottingham RC / Nottingham)