Black Mountain Rowing Club’s 20 year old single sculler Luke Letcher had wins in the Under 23 single sculls over both days of the Holland Beker on the Bosbaan in Amsterdam, over the weekend. Luke was competing with other Australian Rowing team scullers at this International event as preparation for the World under 23 Championships in Varese, Italy in late July. Luke recorded personal best times on both days of competition in very fast but bumpy conditions. Luke’s ability to handle these difficult tail conditions is an indication of his technical improvement under National Sculling Coach Lyall Macarthy.

Other Australian Rowing Team scullers also had success. Kim Crow repeated last year’s win in the prestigious Women’s single event when she again showed herself as one of the very best in the world. The Holland Bekker provides prize money for the top elite men’s and women’s scullers, and is therefore keenly contested. Kim is looking to continue to improve through the World Cup regatta in Lucerne in two weeks through to when she returns to the World Championships in late August in Amsterdam.

Other good results for Australian Single Scullers included Nic Purnell coming third in the open men’s category, and James Wilson second in the Lightweight event. The Australian Rowing Team sculling group is building a quality squad heading towards Rio.