A weekend of fierce competition at the Sydney International Regatta Center has culminated in success for ACT rowers. Four rowers and two coaches have been nominated to represent Australia at the Junior World Championships to be held in Beijing. The Womens Junior Pair combination of Christabelle Northam and Veronica Tamsitt, coached by Gordon Marcks, won convincingly in their races to secure nomination. Nick Barnier and Zac Cleaver performed outstandingly in their single and double races before teaming up with two rowers from interstate to form the Mens Junior Quad. The quad will be coached by Regan Sanders. All four rowers have demonstrated their rowing prowess over recent months with success at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival and Australian Rowing Championships. The rowers are supported by the ACT Academy of Sport. The two crews have been announced by Rowing Australia however final endorsement of the crews is required by the Board of Rowing Australia. The formal announcement will be made on Monday 23rd April along with the announcement of the National Under 23 and Senior teams for the 2007 World Championships. Both junior crews will be based in Canberra for training. The Junior World Championships will be held in Beijing, China, at the 2008 Olympic Regatta Centre from the 8 11 August 2007. NSW Masters Championships – Manning River 12-13 May 2007 Rowing NSW is currently calling for entries to the NSW Masters Rowing Championships. Entries close on Monday, 30 April through your club. Regatta details can be found on the Rowing NSW web site.
Archive for year: 2007
The results of the Federal Head of the Lake Regatta held on 31 March can be found here. We apologise for the delay posting these results. ACTAS Talent Development – Rowing – Call for Applications ACTAS is seeking applications from young female rowers (dates of birth in 1991-92) to join its talent identification group who are preparing for junior selection in 2008 & 2009. Interested athletes should fill in the nomination form and forward it to ACTAS by 5pm Monday 23rd of April.
Fred from DJFM Fibreglass Repairs will be in Canberra completing end of season repairs to CGGS boats over the next couple of weeks. If you have any repairs that you or your club may need, please contact Fred at fred3436@hotmail.com or on his mobile 0417 444776. He will be at the CGGS shed for about 3 days, but is willing to stay on for other local repair work. Rowing Australia Newsletter – March Edition published The RA Newsletter can be found at the RA web site here. Australasian Masters Games – Adelaide 5-14 October 2007 The Australasian Masters Games registration is now open (but not entries yet) and details of what is on offer can be found at the Games Web Site. Registrations close 3 August 2007 and costs $99 ($75 if you are over 69yo). Rowing is offered at West Lakes over the last 3 days of the games, 12-14 October and there is a Rowing participation fee of up to $65. There is no seat fee for entries.
Canberra’s ‘voice of rowing’, Robin Poke, is publishing his book on Australian rowing legend Peter Antonie later in April. This is a slight delay on the original publication date of March. Due to the delay, the pre-publication discount has also been extended – but only to 14 April. A flyer on the book is here.
The final draw and program for the Federal Head of the Lake (the ACT Schoolboys Rowing Championships) this weekend ishere andhere. Note that there was a draw issued by email to some people early on Wednesday that has now been superceded. This later draw allows 10 minutes between finals.
- Boating will be from Kurrajong Point (Weston Park Road) on the tip of Weston Peninsula. All catering, spectator tents and amenities will be from this area. If any visiting schools require further details on how to get to Kurrajong Point, please contact ACTRA.
- Coxswains will be required to weigh in the minimum weight for school coxswains is 50kg.
- The presentation of medals and trophies will take place at the conclusion of the regatta.
- Traffic flow to the starting area will be in the reverse flow (see map here) that is crews will travel to the start on the Weston Park side. The traffic flow map is attached and traffic marshals will monitor the area.
The results of the ACT rowing championships can be found here. Note that the Masters results already have the handicap adjustment applied. Final point score for the season will be circulated soon. Of course, schoolboy championship races will be held this coming Saturday at the Federal Head of the Lake Regatta. ACTRA Advertises for New Executive Officer The ACT Rowing Association Executive Officer position is being advertised as the current ExO is leaving the position for family reasons. The basic details of the positions are available here, and the application pack is available here. Note that applications close 5pm next Monday, 02 April 2007. ACT Masters Interstate Championship Crews Annouced The 2007 ACT Team for the Australian Masters Rowing Championships has been annouced by ACTRA. Thanks to all who nominated and trialed and congratulations to those on the team. The team is:
Men’s Eight Women’s Eight Alex Hodges Margaret Pentony Craig Kentwell Mary Quilty Ian Robertson Kath Wellman Randal Lawrence Elaine Bissaker John Struik Kath Finlay Angus Reid Amanda Brian Scott Pagan Adair Ferguson Ted Hall Jeanette Gasson Cox: Ann Whelan Cox: Belinda Burnet Men’s Quad Women’s Quad David Nash Judy Walsh Stephen Trowell Susan Linacre Mike Body Pam Nash Peter Macartney Sue DonoghoeHere are the schedule, draw andprogram for the ACT championships this weekend. Security on site security will be on the foreshore from 4pm Saturday until 6am Sunday morning for those who wish to leave boats in the finish area overnight (This is the normal finish area on Lady Denman Drive, not Weston Park). Please ensure you bring plenty of boat racks/trestles and boat ties. Please note:
- The Group D, Group E and schoolboy events are not championships, they will be run as divisions in the advertised order.
- Many Masters races will be 7 lane straight finals.
- Events which have 4 heats, the first crew over the line will progress to the final, and the next 2 fastest times (Unfortunately the programme doesnt state that).
- Results and Lane numbers for finals will be posted near the BROs soon after racing.
ACTRA Seminar – Nutrition, Fatigue & Recovery – Thursday, 22 March Unfortunately, tonight’s seminar was cancelled due to insufficient RSVPs being received by this morning. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the late notice.
The final seminar in the summer workshop series will be held this Thursday night (22nd March), at Sports House, 100 Maitland St, Hackett from 7 9pm. Presenters will be Dr Shona Halson, Fatigue and Recovery Specialist and Dr Gary Slater (Nutritionist) who both work at the Australian Institute of Sport and consult to various Australian representative teams. Some of the topics that will be covered:
- Appropriate nutrition and recovery for regattas when a rower is competing in multiple races.
- Changing nutritional habits depending on the phase of the training cycle and intensity of training
- Training/recovery for the rower who rows recreationally for the majority of the year but decides to go into intense training occasionally
- Benefit of cross training for recovery and types/volume to do based on your training volume
- Difference/benefits of active vs. passive recovery
- Can you train/race effectively under a KFC diet?
- How can an amateur coach teach basic good nutrition/recovery habits to young rowers?
- Sleep
Refreshments will be available and there will be a $5 door charge. We hope you can join us for what will be an entertaining and informative evening. Please RSVP through your club. ACTRA Executive Officer resigns Brendon Prout, ACTRA President, announced with regret on Saturday, 17 March that Camilla Hayman has resigned as Executive Officer of the ACT Rowing Association. He said “I am thrilled to announce that the reason for her resignation is because Camilla and Brett are expecting their first baby in October this year”. “Over the past 10 months, Camilla has made an enormous contribution to the sport of rowing within the ACT, and the individuals involved within the sport. She has worked long hours, in every aspect of the operation, including overseeing the implementation of the ROMS system, and other aspects of Regatta Management. As a result of her efforts, regatta participation has increased, assisting greatly with the financial position of the association. “I take this opportunity to formally acknowledge the enormous contribution of Camilla, and on behalf of all within the ACT Rowing family, wish her and Brett everything wonderful for the future.” As a consequence of Camilla’s resignation, ACTRA now seeks a replacement, and accordingly you will see ads appearing in Canberra Times, and the SEEK website, in a bid to attract candidates. For that reason, please feel free to give this message your widest possible circulation. Lake Burley Griffin Water Quality Warnings There are medium level warnings on water quality for some parts of LBG. You can see the details here.
RA is seeking applications for a High Performance Adaptive Rowing Steering Committee member. The request notice has been posted on the Rowing Australia website and calls for applications to be sent to Rowing Australia by Thursday 28 March. Could you please have a read and forward it on to anyone that you feel would be interested. If you have any further questions please dont hesitate to contact Sam Irvine at Rowing Australia.
Rowing ACT, the Australian Sports Commission, Canberra Grammar School and Radford College are pleased to invite you to the Federal Head of the Lake. The Australian Capital Territory has a long tradition of competitive school boy crews and the Board of Rowing ACT has recognised the need for an annual regatta to showcase the crews and to generate strong competition. To this end the traditional Head of the Lake has been reinvented as the Federal Head of the Lake. This schoolboys event has the support and sponsorship of the Australian Sports Commission Breaking the Drought campaign and the ACT Rowing community. Details can be found here. ACT Rowing Championships – Entries Closing this weekend This is a reminder that entries for the ACT Championships close this weekend through your club. The event list can be foundhere.