Archive for year: 2007

During April ACT Rowers went to Penrith for the Australian Selection Regatta. At the end of this regatta 4 ACT junior rowers and 2 coaches were named in the team. Nick Barnier and Zac Cleaver have been joined by Angus Morton and David Wright to make up the Junior Mens Quad coached by Regan Sanders while Veronica Tamsitt and Christabelle Northam have been named in the Junior Womens Pair coached by Gordon Marcks. These athletes will be competing at the Junior World Championships in Beijing during August 2007. Junior representatives must largely self fund their trip to the championships and are seeking support from several sources. There has been some generous support already, but our representatives’ major fundaraising event is a dinner and auction. A flyer with the details for this event is here. If you can’t come to the dinner, some direct support would be appreciated. Thank you for your support and we hope to see you at the dinner.

Steve Fairfax, a long time Black Mountain Rowing Club member, recently passed away. In memory of Steve, the Club is holding a farewell for him to be held on Sunday, 20 May at the BMRC boatshed commencing at 9.30am. You are invited to attend and to say your own goodbye to Steve. Morning tea will be provided.

The second information bulletin for the Australian Masters Rowing Championships that are being held at Sydney International Regatta Centre on 31 May to 2 June 2007, is available here on the Rowing NSW web site. Rowing NSW is also calling for volunteers to assist at the regatta.

The ACT Rowing Association notes with regret, the passing of Michelle Simpson, on 26 April 2007, following a long and valiant battle with cancer. A keen rower herself, Michelle had played an instrumental role in the development of rowing over the past 15 years, initially with the Canberra Rowing Club, and more recently, was instrumental in the formation of The Lake Tuggeranong Rowing Club. Always a great contributor and motivator, Michelle would work tirelessly on all aspects of her clubs’ development, from holding office on committees, initiating rower development programs, implementing learn-to-row sessions, completing grant applications for the purchase of club equipment, general fundraising and assistance on a day to day level. Over and above this considerable contribution, and forsaking an increasingly complex health status, Michelle was also a willing contributor to the rank of Boat Race Officials, those folk tasked with the safe and efficient running of our club regatta’s. Over the years, Michelle has continued to make a strong contribution to, not only her home club, but to the ACT Rowing Association in general. ACTRA is greatly saddened by her passing, and extends its most sincere condolences to her family, her fellow club members, and her many friends within and outside of our sport. Brendon Prout President ACT Points Score Results Announced for 2006-7 Season The final point score tally for the 2006-2007 season (Club, male and female) is now available here. Congratulations to the winners and well done to all who participated during the season. It was wonderful to a total of 34 clubs from every state in Australia participate in 8 regattas and ACT Championships. Women’s High Performance Coaching Grant A grant is available from the ACT Government for Womens High Performance Coaching. Information can be found here [330Kb PDF]. Note the closing date for Scholarship grants is 10th May. There will bea Level 3 course in the ACT this year starting in June/July. This coaching grant would be an ideal opportunity for financial assistance to female coaches wishing to get this qualification as the cost is likely to be about $850. On top of this coaches are required to have a Level 1 Strength and Conditioning accreditation which costs $300 and will be run in Canberra in July and October. SeeRowing Australia for further details. Further details on the Level 3 will be circulated in the next couple of weeks.