Friday 29 October to Sunday 7 November
RA media releases during the
2010 World Rowing Championships
– Lake Karapiro, New Zealand –
See here for all releases.
For more information please call the
Media Liaison Officer, David Polglase
+64 220 382 248
Wednesday 27 October
WCSN LAUNCHES ROWING .TV FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN ROWING COMMUNITY
Melbourne, Australia, 27th October 2010
World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) in-conjunction with Rowing Australia today announced the exciting launch of Rowing .TV on their website for the Australian rowing community.
WCSN Rowing .TV will provide enthusiasts with the opportunity of viewing unique and exclusive content applicable to the sport, including interviews with athletes past and present, rowing footage not seen elsewhere and an on-line store where Australian Rowing National Championship DVD’s can be purchased.
WCSN is Australia & New Zealand’s premier destination for fans of World Championship and Lifestyle sports, delivering an immersive and diverse experience via exclusive live, and on demand coverage of world class competitions, interaction with top athletes and in depth access to sports news and information year round.
“We are delighted to be launching our .TV concept with Rowing Australia which will for the first time enable the rowing community to view up to date and on-going exclusive content relevant to their sport” said Jon Field, Executive Director WCSN.
Rowing Australia’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Dee says “Rowing.TV is an exciting concept for the sport.”
“Following the successful live online broadcast of the King’s Cup Regatta earlier this year, Rowing Australia has continued to develop an exciting relationship with WCSN and Rowing.TV is just the tip of the ice berg… watch this space!” said Andrew Dee.
WCSN is in the process of including a number of other World Championship and Lifestyle sports to their .TV network.
For further information:
Media Contact – Peta Field, Communications Director – WCSN
(03) 9421 1771 or peta.field@wcsn.com.au
www.wcsn.com.au
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Tuesday 26 October
Australia crosses Tasman for World Championships
The Australian Rowing Team has departed Sydney this morning to compete at the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand.
15 Australian crews will compete at the 2010 World Rowing Championships, with the Australian squad consisting of 50 athletes.
The regatta, which runs from 31 October-7 November, will feature 49 countries from across the globe looking to gain ascendency ahead of the Olympic qualification year in 2011.
Rowing Australia National High Performance Director Andrew Matheson says the squad is primed to compete in New Zealand.
“We have just come off the back of a successful training camp in Penrith over the past two weeks and all 15 crews are ready to race,” Matheson says. “The World Championships are always a very strong guide to where our program is placed and we will look for a strong showing across the eight days of competition.”
A notable inclusion in the Australian team include the return of 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medallist Duncan Free, who will international return to the men’s single scull for the first time since 2003.
Free, who was Australia’s leading sculler for over a decade, made the switch to sweep oar rowing after the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and won two world championships and the Olympic title with Drew Ginn in the men’s pair.
For more information please call
David Polglase on 0401 453 041
2010 Australian Rowing Team
View athlete profiles.
Men’s Single Scull
Duncan Free, Queensland
Men’s Double Scull
Jared Bidwell, Queensland
Nicholas Hudso, New South Wales
Men’s Quad Scull
Daniel Noonan, New South Wales
James McRae, South Australia
David Crawshay, Victoria
Karsten Forsterling, Victoria
Men’s Four
Fergus Pragnell, New South Wales
John Linke, Victoria
Joshua Booth, Victoria
Bryn Coudraye, South Australia
Men’s Eight
Joshua Dunkley Smith, Victoria
Nicholas Purnell, New South Wales
Sam Loch, New South Wales
Will Lockwood, Victoria
Francis Hegerty, New South Wales
Cameron McKenzie-McHarg, Victoria
James Marburg, Victoria
Matt Ryan, New South Wales
Tobias Lister (cox), New South Wales
Men’s Coxed Pair
Dominic Grimm, New South Wales
Chris Morgan, South Australia
David Webster (cox), Victoria
Men’s Lightweight Four
Todd Skipworth, Western Australia
Anthony Edwards, Tasmania
Sam Beltz, Tasmania
Blair Tunevitsch, Tasmania
Men’s Lightweight Eight
Perry Ward, Western Australia
Ben Cureton, Western Australia
Darryn Purcell, Queensland
Nick Baker, Tasmania
Alister Foot, Tasmania
Tom Bertrand, Victoria
Angus Tyers, Victoria
Ross Brown, Western Ausrtalia
David Webster (cox), Victoria
Women’s Double Scull
Kim Crow, Victoria
Kerry Hore, Tasmania
Women’s Quad Scull
Kim Crow, Victoria
Sally Kehoe, Queensland
Brooke Pratley, New South Wales
Kerry Hore, Tasmania
Women’s Pair
Phoebe Stanley, Victoria
Sarah Tait, Victoria
Women’s Four
Kate Hornsey, Tasmania
Sarah Cook, ACT
Pauline Frasca, Victoria
Sarah Heard, Victoria
Women’s Lightweight Double Scull
Hannah Every-Hall, Queensland
Alice McNamara, Victoria
Adaptive Arms Only Men’s Single Scull
Ben Houlison, New South Wales
Adaptive Trunk and Arms Mixed Double Scull
Grant Bailey, New South Wales
Kathryn Ross, Victoria
Friday 22 October
Captain Tait looks to lead Australia from the front
The Australian Rowing Team has reached its final days of preparation ahead of the 2010 World Rowing Championships that begin on Sunday 31 October 2010 at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand.
The team, which has been in training together at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the last 8 days, will finalise their preparations this weekend before flying across the Tasman this Tuesday (October 26).
Australia has 15 crews competing at the World Championships, a regatta that will answer a lot of questions about the direction of Australian rowing in the Olympic qualification year in 2011.
International rowing crews will have their first chance to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games at the 2011 World Rowing Championships.
Australian women’s captain Sarah Tait (VIC), who is one of 13 Beijing Olympians and Paralympians making their return to the Australian team in 2010, says the morale in the camp is high heading into the regatta next week.
“It is always great having everyone together in camp but I guess preparation is still a bit individual at this stage and everyone is still sticking to their own crew training plans,” Tait said. “Everyone is working really hard and as a whole team we will meet over the coming days to finalise our build up.”
Tait, who will row in the women’s pair with Phoebe Stanley (VIC), says she is looking forward to the World Championships.
“Phoebe and I are obviously a new combination, but since August we have put some really good work in together,” Tait said. “We did some race pieces yesterday and felt really good afterwards.
“We just need to work on a couple of things over the next few days but our preparation has been great.”
49 countries have entered the 2010 World Rowing Championships, with the new regatta format featuring finals on four days of competition, instead of just two days as in previous years. It is the first time this format has been used, and is a trial ahead of the schedule that will be used at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
For more information please call
David Polglase on 0401 453 041
