Australian Youth Olympic Festival News

Tassie Rowers Set to Roar

They maybe one of the smallest states in relation to land but watch the Island state during the AYOF. At the first AYOF two years ago the Tasmanian contingent won numerous races at they are set to improve upon that performance.

Tasmania has produced many champion rowers over the years. A couple that always spring to mind are Steve Hawkins who won a Gold Medal in the Double Scull at the 1992 Olympics and Simon Burgess who won a silver at the Sydney Olympics. The Tasmanian Rowers have had a huge development program for many years. But over the last few years they have been firmly focused on building a strong base for the National Championships on their home course Lake Barrington International in April 2003.

The rowers racing at the AYOF will be fully aware of their performances as they head towards the National Champs when they will be on show in front of their home crowd. Team manager Helen Street said: “We have a fairly strong team, a few from the Australian Junior Team a couple of years ago. We have been training hard over the last two weeks as a group, because they come from three parts of the state. The men’s lightweight are very strong and we have a good sculler.” Helen said the rowers are looking forward to the Olympic experience. “they are very excited about it.”

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