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2012 ACT Championships Results and Photos

Refer to 2012 ACT State Championships below for administrative details about the regatta.

Local Photographer Peter Williams has taken some great photos of the Capital Lakes Rowing Club regatta. You can view the photos on Peters website .

These links have been setup for the weekend regatta.

Download the progressively updated 2012 Chamionships Draw with Finals

Download the progressively updated Official Results for 2012 Champinships

Download the progressively updated Official Results with Events for 2012 Champinships

View provisional results as races finish – Live Results

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2012 ACT Championships

With the Lake now open we can confirm the 2012 ACT State Championships will be going ahead.

Download the “ACT Championships final draw”:file_download/218
Download the “ACT Championships final program”:file_download/219

For general information on boating, venues, parking, lake traffic flow, catering, etc please refer to the Information Bulletin

The Regatta Reverse Traffic Flow procedure dated 16/11/2011 will be in place throughout the ACT Championships. The presence of the Reverse Flow Gate indicates reverse flow is in place.

View the Traffic Flow Procedures here

Unfortunetly due to the continuing rains in Canberra, Parks and Consivation have made the decision to cease vehicle access beyond designated roads. This means we will not have access to the planned car parking arangements or boat trailer access to the boat park.

As an alternative arangment we will need to utilise the car park at the end of Pescott Lane for both spectator parking and boat trailer parking. When parking trailers please insure you use the last bay of the car park and park utilising as little space as posible. Boats may be unloaded and then stored on the grass at your discression.

Additionaly as a consiquence the First Aid station will be located in the car park rather than the boat park.

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Notice – Regatta Reverse Traffic Flow in Place on the 17th and 18th March

The Regatta Reverse Traffic Flow procedure dated 16/11/2011 will be in place throughout the Rowing ACT Championships on the 17th and 18th March. The presence of the Reverse Flow Gate indicates reverse flow is in place.

View the Traffic Flow Procedures here

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Western Parts of Lake Burley Griffin Open

The National Capital Authority (NCA) advises that the western section of Lake Burley Griffin is open to secondary contact recreation, but remains closed to primary contact recreation until further notice.

East Basin and Central Basin remains closed to both primary and secondary contact following high levels of bacteria. The Captain Cook Memorial Jet will remain off.

The western section of the lake from Commonwealth Avenue bridge to Scrivener Dam is open to secondary contact only. The whole lake remains closed to primary contact.

Primary contact recreation means recreation that involves whole-body water contact or submersion of the head. Examples include swimming, diving and windsurfing.

Secondary contact recreation, such as rowing, fishing, boating and canoeing, will still be permitted in the western section of the lake, although persons engaged in secondary contact recreation should be careful to limit any water exposure.

Lake Burley Griffin has been closed since Thursday 1 March as a result of sewage contamination.

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2012 Australian National Championship Finalists & Medalists

Congratulations to all of the follow for your outstanding performances.

Finalists – and in many cases just missing out on a medal

Riley Owen (ANU) and Nicholas Barnier (CRC) – U23 mens single scull
Riley Owen, David Wright (ANU) – Open Men’s Double Scull Final
Dylan Conolan, Mack Wilcox (ANU) – Open Men’s Lightweight Double Scull
Claudia Burbidge, Anna Brooks, Eleanor Smith, Sarah Davis, c:Mount (Radford) – Schoolgirl Coxed Quad Scull A Final
Charlie Mackenzie (Dickson) – Schoolboy Single Scull A Final
Riley Owen (ANU), the only representative of the ACT came 5th in the Interstate Men’s Single Scull Final, ahead of NSW and WA

Medal winners

Gold

Angus Moore (CRC) Sam Hookway (Melb) – Under 23 Men’s Coxless Pair
Luke Letcher(Radford) – Under 19 Men’s Single Scull
Matt Hart (UQ), Luke Letcher (Radford), Riley Lum (Torrens), Daniel McCarthy (UQ) – Under 19 Men’s Quad Scull

SIlver

Angus Moore(CRC), Taylor Wilczynski (MRC), Adendorff*, Nicholas Barnier (CRC) – Under 23 Men’s Quad Scull

Bronze

Ben Morley (Grammarians), Nicholas Barnier (CRC) – Under 23 Men’s Double Scull Final
Toby Pitt (HRC), Declan Martin(HRC), Dylan Conolan (ANU), Mack Wilcox (ANU) – Open Men’s Lightweight Quad Scull Final
Sam Hookway (MUBC), Angus Moore (CRC), Thomas Simpson (MUBC), Michael Poulter (MUBC) – Under 23 Men’s Coxless Four
James Janissen, Alistair Northam, Luke Letcher, Andrew Cameron, c:Alana Barry (Radford) – Schoolboy Coxed Quad Scull
Jeffery, Casey, Ellis, Simpson, Hookway, Angus Moore (CRC)*, Poulter, c:Webster4 – Under 23 Men’s Eight

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Black Mountain’s End of Season Celebration

Celebrate your wins, and commiserate for your losses, and give the BRO’s a hearty thanks!

When: Sunday 18 March

Where: BMRC boatshed.

Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Dress: Whatever you’re happy in!

Cost: $10 per adult, nibbles and your first drink.
BROs are free. (… as are children under 18)

RSVP: secretary@bmrc.org.au – for catering purposes

View or Download the Flyer

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Championships News – Chris’s Day 5 HIGHLIGHTS

Day 5 – Friday , 9th March

Cross winds welcomed rowers to the first days of Finals berths and the Canberra crews did not disappoint, with many crews from the ACT coming home with the medal-ware!

Under 23 Men’s Pair (U23M2-) – FINAL

The first of the medals brought home from this year’s National Championships was ANGUS MOORE of CANBERRA RC, paired with Melbourne University’s, Sam Hookway, they captured good conditions with some clean rowing and took a commanding advantage early. Holding the race pillar to post the crew charged home to a time of 6.50, the result – GOLD for the Canberra crew

Under 19 Men’s Single Scull – FINAL

An exciting race to the line for RADFORD’s LUKE LETCHER who shot out like a rocket early in his race to be up by 5 seconds come the first 500m marker. With 500m to go though the young sculler found himself under significant pressure by the 2011 Title holder to even lose the lead at 1 stage, but probably hearing the cry-out for a final push by coach, DAVID BAGNALL, Luke got ahead on the surge by a half length to take out GOLD for the Radford sculler

Under 23 Men’s Coxless Quad Scull (U23M4x) – FINAL

A flurry of activity saw this race almost a non-event. ANU’s Riley Owen in the original line-up had a clash of events with the Final of the Open Men’s Double Scull within 15 minutes of the start-time, and leaving coach GORDON MARCKS to arrange a sudden substitute. With quick talking and a stroke of luck, WA’s Grant Addendorf filled in for the absent ANU sculler. The outcome for the Double was a competitive Fourth place but some 5 lengths shy of a medal.

A hot contest for the big crew from the ACT! CANBERRA RC’s NICK BARNIER took the stroke with ANGUS MOORE behind him to lead the crew. In to the half way mark and our heroes found themselves in an unusual 3rd place, with the Sydney University composite crew a length clear in First place. With a call from Gordo on the bank, young Nick lead the charge and was supported by the crew to lift and take a strangle-hold on second spot, and grow the margin throughout the final 500m. The result – SILVER to the Canberra crew

By: Chris Polyichanin

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Lake Tuggeranong Traffic Guidelines

With the closure of Lake Burley Griffin we are aware many of you may be relocating to Lake Tuggeranong in an attempt to gain some water time. If so please be aware there is a set of Traffic Flow Guidelines published by the Lake Tuggeranong Rowing Club. It is important given the lake is smaller than what many of us are used to that all rowers and scullers follow these guidelines and exercise care while on the water.

View or Download the Lake Tuggeranong Traffic Flow Guidelines

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ACT Championships Update

Currently Lake Burley Griffin remains closed although open in small pockets for commercial operations. In addition we have received advice the NCA have taken a sample today from which the results will be available Tuesday. In addition to today’s sample the NCA will take another sample on Monday which will allow for Wednesday results. This means between now and Wednesday we will receive 2 sets of results. Optimistic predictions suggest the lake will be opened mid to late next week.

As a result we have decided NOT to cancel or postpone at this stage.

As a large majority of the course was removed to prevent unnecessary damage from flooding one of our major considerations will be allowing enough time to replace the buoys. If in the event early to mid next week we still have not received signs the lake will be open we will then make the decision to postpone.

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ROMS News – National titles handed out left, right and centre

It has been an action packed morning from the 2012 Australian Rowing Championships as a plethora of national titles continues to be handed out at the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre.

Following the early morning single sculls and pairs finals in the under 23 classes, along with the lightweight finals, attention focused on the under 17 and under 19 titles in the single sculls.

Radford College’s Luke Letcher upset defending champion Sam Heron in the final of the men’s under 19 single scull with a brilliant row that saw him win from Lane 6.

Letcher, who stands at an impressive 203cm, took the field by surprise from the outside lane and had built a three second lead over Heron by the 1000m mark.

Heron however fought back in typical determined fashion and had wrestled back the lead off Letcher with just 500m remaining.

The two started a drag race to the line the gutsy Letcher passed Heron again to edge his bow ball in front and claim a special victory.

Letcher crossed in 7:38.57, just 0.77 seconds ahead of Heron to claim his first national single sculls title and the Thomas Keller Memorial Trophy.

Swan River rower Natasha Gay showed her growing strength in the sport with a 4.5 second victory in the final of the women’s under 19 single scull.

Gay has impressed so far this week across a number of events and once again looked graceful across her home waters.

Gay looked comfortable throughout the race and then extended her lead in the final 250m to win in a time of 8:29.81 ahead of Eleni Kalimnios and Swan River’s Lilly Tinapple.

The under 17 women’s single scull title went to Brisbane and GPS rower Natasha MacDonald with an emphatic victory over the field.

MacDonald led a QLD one-two over Uni of QLD rower Kate Rowan in a time of 8:25.37 by close to 11 seconds.

Third place went to local Swan River rower Catherine Woodall who was less than a second further back.

The under 17 men’s single scull title was won by Essendon’s Tyron Boorman in an impressive time of 7:56.20.

Boorman seized the gold medal ahead of Jack Harrison and Tom Schramko.

By: David Polglase – Updated on: 9/03/2012

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