Seven medals for GB on opening day of Australian Youth Olympic Festival
GB Rowers have won three golds, a silver and three bronzes on the first of two days racing during the Australian Youth Olympic Festival at the Penrith Regatta Course near Sydney which staged the 2000 Olympic Games.
The golds came in the women’s and men’s pair and the lightweight men’s double.
Heats for the bigger boats have also taken place.
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Full results at: www.olympics.org.uk/ayof09.
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CREW LIST
(listed from bow to stroke)
OPEN
WOMEN
OPEN
Pair (two boats)
Jenny Arnold (Reading Uni BC/06.02.90)/
Olivia Carnegie-Brown (Reading RC/28.03.91)
Lottie Howard-Merill (Headington School BC/15.11.89)/
Jo Fitzsimons (St Neots RC/16.06.90)
Coach: Eira Parry
Four
Lottie Howard-Merill (Headington School BC/15.11.89)/
Jo Fitzsimons (St Neots RC/16.06.90)/
Jenny Arnold (Reading Uni BC/06.02.90)/
Olivia Carnegie-Brown (Reading RC/28.03.91)
Coach: Eira Parry
Eight
Lottie Burgess (Reading Uni BC/25.06.90)/
Katherine Copeland (Yarm School BC/01.12.90)/
Rachel Gamble-Flint (Yarm School BC/13.09.91)/
Olivia Oakes (Uni of London Women’s BC/21.04.90)/
Lottie Howard-Merill (Headington School BC/15.11.89)/
Jo Fitzsimons (St Neots RC/16.06.90)/
Jenny Arnold (Reading Uni BC/06.02.90)/
Olivia Carnegie-Brown (Reading RC/28.03.91)/
Lilly van den Broecke – cox (Headington School BC/08.01.92)
Coach: Eira Parry
Single scull (two boats)
Rachel Gamble-Flint (Yarm School BC/13.09.91)
Olivia Oakes (Uni of London Women’s BC/21.04.90)
Coach: Nick Strange
Quad scull
Lottie Burgess (Reading Uni BC/25.06.90)/
Olivia Oakes (Uni of London Women’s BC/21.04.90)/
Rachel Gamble-Flint (Yarm School BC/13.09.91)/
Katherine Copeland (Yarm School BC/01.12.90)
Coach: Nick Strange
MEN
Pair (two boats)
George Nash (CUBC/02.10.89)/
Matt Rossiter (Abingdon School/25.09.89)
Kieren Emery (Tyne RC/01.06.90)/
Matt Tarrant (OBUBC/11.07.90)
Coach: Alex Henshilwood
Four
Matt Tarrant (OBUBC/11.07.90)/
Kieren Emery (Tyne RC/01.06.90)/
George Nash (CUBC/02.10.89)/
Matt Rossiter (Abingdon School/25.09.89)
Coach: Alex Henshilwood
Eight
Jonny Walton (Leicester RC/06.10.90)/
Jon Clegg (Leander Club/14.07.89)/
Matt Tarrant (OBUBC/11.07.90)/
Will Satch (Leander Club/09.06.89)/
George Nash (CUBC/02.10.89)/
Matt Rossiter (Abingdon School/25.09.89)
Jon Preston (Reading Uni BC/16.04.89)
Kieren Emery (Tyne RC/01.06.90)/
Max Gander (Abingdon School/26.01.90) – cox
Coach: Alex Henshilwood
Single scull (two boats)
Will Satch (Leander Club/09.06.89)
Jonny Walton (Leicester RC/06.10.90)
Coach: Wade Hall-Craggs
Quadruple scull
Jon Clegg (Leander Club/14.07.89)/
Jonny Walton (Leicester RC/06.10.90)/
Will Satch (Leander Club/09.06.89)/
Jon Preston (Reading Uni BC/16.04.89)
Coach: Wade Hall-Craggs
LIGHTWEIGHT
WOMEN
Double scull
Lottie Burgess (Reading Uni BC/25.06.90)/
Katherine Copeland (Yarm School BC/01.12.90)
Coach: Nick Strange
MEN
Double scull
Jon Preston (Reading Uni BC/16.04.89)/
Jon Clegg (Leander Club/14.07.89)
Coach: Wade Hall-Craggs
Travelling reserves
Josh Butler (London Rowing Club/11.03.89)
Sophie Vellacott (Durham Uni BC/13.03.89)
