2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival
14 to 18 January 2009
Sydney International Regatta Centre
25 September 2008
Dear Australian Rowing Community,
The 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival is just around the corner, and Rowing will be playing a major part with over 200 athletes from Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and China competing in the regatta.
All state teams will be providing their own boats for the regatta, whilst Rowing Australia will be coordinating the boat hire for the three international teams.
Approximately 48 boats will be required for the international crews from roughly the 12th January till the 19th January. The boats and the quantities required are as follows:
- 12 x Single Sculls
- 12 x Pairs
- 6 x Light Weight Double Sculls
- 6 x Coxless Quad Sculls
- 6 x Coxless Fours
- 6 x Eights
I am currently seeking expressions of interest from clubs and/or schools to be a major part in an exciting international youth event by providing boats for hire for the international crews.
Rowing Australia will coordinate all transport for the boats to and from the regatta. All equipment hired will be insured, and hire fees may be negotiated with the clubs/schools that are able to assist.
If your club/school would be interested and are able to provide any of the above listed boats for this regatta could you please reply to me as soon as possible.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Matt Bialkowski
Adaptive Rowing & Competitions Administrator
Rowing Australia
Ph: +61 (02) 6256 5914
Fax: +61 (02) 6256 5955
Mob: 0412 167 574
Email: mbialkowski@rowingaustralia.com.au
2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival
17 to 21 January 2007
Sydney International Regatta Centre
The Australian Youth Olympic Festival was staged in Sydney between the 17th and 21st of January.
The rowing regatta was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, the site of the rowing for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
The festival offered each state the chance to compete separately against countries including the Great Britain, New Zealand and China.
Following two hard days of competition the Australian state crews performed admirably with NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia sharing 14 medals between them.
Great Britain led the way with a total of 6 Gold Medals. Please find below the full medal table.
A notable highlight of the regatta was the Gold medal won by the NSW Men’s 8+. The atmosphere for this marquee race had the crowd in raptures as the crews powered towards the line. The NSW crew of Luke Freeman, Luke Woods, Alistair Matthews, David Neuhaus, Andrew Connolly, Mitchell Estens, Bede Clarke, Kurt Spencer and coxswain Toby Lister held off the fast finishing Great Britain to the delight of the parochial crowd.
Other Australian crews to pick up Gold medals included the Western Australian women’s Coxless Pair of Emily Rose and Elizabeth Alderman, and the Tasmanian women’s and men’s lightweight double sculls of Carly Cottam and Ella Flecker, and Jono Hookway and Jarrod Matthews.
The competition was a terrific learning experience for all rowers who competed and also a good prequel to the World Junior Rowing Championships to be held in Beijing later in the year.
| |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
| Great Britain |
6 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
| Tasmania |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| NSW |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
| NZ |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
| China |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| WA |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| Vic. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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