Great Britain bring home five medals at World Rowing Cup III

The GB Rowing Team’s young and talented Project Paris squad won an impressive two silver and three bronze medals today in the finals of World Rowing Cup III in Sabaudia, Italy

After a thrilling day of racing Peter Sheppard, British Rowing’s Chief Coach for U23s and Juniors said: “the aim this weekend was to give these young men and women an opportunity to race at a World Cup and on the world stage. They’ve taken the opportunity and extra credit to those that have come back with a medal. Every athlete has learnt a lot from the racing and improved how they race, with many getting personal bests and there are some people here who I am sure we will see in Paris. I’d also like to say a special thanks to all the coaches from the home clubs who have supported their athletes and helped us to make this weekend happen.”

British Rowing Director of Performance Brendan Purcell added: “We are three years out from the next Olympic Games and World Cup 3 has been an opportunity for this new crop to gain senior experience and lay down a marker as we look to build the squad that will compete in Paris. The future looks bright based on today’s finals performances.”

The men’s four (M4-) GBR1 crew of David Ambler, Matthew Aldridge, Samuel Bannister and Samuel Nunn secured a podium spot in a brilliant race that saw them win a silver medal. The GBR2 crew of Freddie Davidson, David Bewicke-Copley, Matthew Rowe and Lenny Jenkin were fifth.

The men’s pair (M2-), GBR1 of Calvin Tarczy and Douwe De Graaf, who made their international debuts just two days ago put in a spirited row, securing a fantastic second place silver medal finish. The GBR2 crew of James Vogel and Ryan Todhunter were sixth.

The women’s pair (W2-)  final saw two GB crews racing and it was the GBR2 crew of Susannah Dear and Samantha Redgrave who came out on top, picking up an impressive bronze medal, just ahead of the GBR1 crew of Heidi Long and Alice Davies in fourth place.

Also winning bronze medals were the men’s double (M2x) of Victor Kleshnev and Rory Harris and for Lola Anderson in the women’s single scull (W1x).

The women’s four (W4-) of Lauren Irwin, Hope Cessford, Daisy Bellamy and Esme Booth finished fourth, just missing out on a podium spot.

Earlier this morning, Kathryn Wilkinson-Feller and George Bourne competed in their single sculls (W1x and M1x) B finals finishing in eighth and eighth place respectively. On Saturday, Jack Burns won the men’s single sculls (M1x) C final and finished thirteenth overall.

Event	Crew	Round	Position	Time
Women’s Single (W1x) GBR2	Kathryn Wilkinson-Feller (Tideway Scullers School)	B-Final	xx (yy overall)	7:45.24
Men’s Single (M1x) GBR2	George Bourne (Tideway Scullers School)	B-Final	7th (Overall)	7:12.27
Women’s Pair (W2-) GBR1	Heidi Long (Leander Club), Alice Davies (Leander Club)	A-Final	4th	7:02.41
Women’s Pair (W2-) GBR2	Susannah Dear (Leander Club), Samantha Redgrave (Leander Club)	A-Final	3rd	7:01.28
Men’s Pair (M2-) GBR1	Calvin Tarczy (Tideway Scullers School), Douwe De Graaf (Tideway Scullers School)	A-Final	2nd	6:23.10
Men’s Pair (M2-) GBR2	James Vogel (Leander Club),Ryan Todhunter (Leander Club)	A-Final	6th	06:30.19
Men’s Double (M2x)	Victor Kleshnev (Leander Club),Rory Harris (Leander Club)	A-Final	3rd	06:16.77
Women’s Four (W4-)	Lauren Irwin (Leander Club),Hope Cessford (Leander Club),Daisy Bellamy (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC),Esme Booth (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC)	A-Final	4th	6:29.23
Men’s Four (M4-) GBR1	David Ambler (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC), Matthew Aldridge (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC), Samuel Bannister (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC), Samuel Nunn (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC)	A-Final	2nd	5:50.54
Men’s Four (M4-) GBR2	Freddie Davidson (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC), David Bewicke-Copley (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC), Matthew Rowe (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC), Lenny Jenkins (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC)	A-Final	5th	5:58.67
Women’s Single (W1x) GBR1	Lola Anderson (Leander Club)	A-Final	3rd	7:32.78