Junior Worlds: Exonians Ian Winthrop ’08 and Jeremy Bernstein ’07 have completed their heats and repechages at the 2007 FISA World Rowing Junior Championship in Beijing. To see further results including live streaming audio from the racecourse, follow along at WorldRowing.com.

• Winthrop, sitting three seat in the Men’s Eight, finished second in his preliminary heat on Wednesday behind the defending champions from New Zealand. The Kiwi crew qualified directly for the finals, and the U.S. boat raced the next day in the repechage. In order to qualify for the A Finals, the crew needed a fourth place finish or better. Coming off the start slowly, the U.S. crew trailed the pack in fifth place at 500m, but steadily and strongly came back. At 1000m, they were fourth; at 1500m, they were third behind Italy. In the sprint, the determined crew pushed ahead of the Italians and finished second to China and 0:00.07 seconds ahead of Italy (see photo finish) in 5:59.47 total. The Eight’s finals are on Saturday at 5:22 PM local Beijing time, or 5:22 AM EST.
• Bernstein, sitting bow seat in the Men’s Coxed four, finished third in his preliminary heat behind France and Australia. The French crew qualified directly for the finals, and the U.S. boat raced the next day in the repechage. In order to qualify for the A finals, the crew needed a fourth place finish or better. Starting off in third, the four fell back behind New Zealand and Ukraine in the second 500, finishing fifth. The four will race in the petite finals on Saturday at 11:06 AM local Beijing time, or 11:06 PM Friday night EST.

Canadian Henley: Eight Exonians are part-way through their heats in their respective events at the 125th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St. Catharines, Ontario. Check the live results feed for the latest information.

• Allison Courtin ’08 raced in the Women’s Junior Coxed Four for West Side Rowing Club of Buffalo, New York, getting second place in her initial heat but falling short in the semifinal, getting fourth place. Courtin also raced today in the Women’s Junior Eight, getting second place. Her semifinal race for the eight is Friday at 4:20 PM in lane 2.
• Katie Courtin ’09 coxed the Women’s Junior B Eight also for West Side Rowing Club, getting first place in her heat. Her eight proceeds to the finals Thursday at 7:00 PM in lane 4.
• Chris Courtin ’06 raced in the Men’s Senior B Coxless Pair also for West Side Rowing Club, getting the necessary third place to continue onto the semifinal. He races again on Friday at 4:06 PM in lane 2.
• Vaughan Coder ’08 and Andrew Safir ’08 raced in the Men’s Junior Double Scull for Durham Boat Club of Durham, New Hampshire, getting second place in their heat. They race in the semifinals on Thursday at 2:32 PM in lane 6.
• Tim Moore ’08 raced in the Men’s Junior Eight for Boston Rowing Club, getting first place in his heat. His final in the eight is on Saturday at 1:20 PM in lane 5. Tim also rows his heat for the Men’s Junior Coxless pair on Friday at 11:00 AM in lane 1.
• Luke Thoms ’08 raced in the Men’s Senior B Quadruple Sculls for Quad City Rowing Association of Moline, Illinois, getting the necessary third place to continue onto the finals which take place Saturday at 1:00 PM in lane 1.
• Madison Gilmore ’08 raced in the Women’s Junior Coxed Four for Community Rowing Inc of Watertown, Massachusetts, falling short of the necessary second place finish by a mere 0:00.13 seconds. Gilmore also raced in the Women’s Junior Eight and the Women’s Senior B Eight, getting fourth and seventh places respectively and not qualifying for the semifinals.

Good luck on your semifinals and finals!

Photo from Dr. Ted Walkley

Co-captain Ian Winthrop ’08 and recent graduate Jeremy Bernstein ’07 will be competing at the 2007 FISA World Rowing Junior Championship starting tomorrow. After successfully being selected for the team earlier this summer, Winthrop and Bernstein made the 7000 mile trip a week ago to the regatta in Beijing, China. The venue, the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, will host the Rowing, Canoing and Kayaking events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

At the opening ceremony, FISA President Denis Oswald, IOC President Jacques Rogge, and Beijing Olympic Games Organizing Committee President Liu Qi cooperatively beat a large drum to signal the start of the regatta. This is the first in a series of preliminary sporting events in Beijing designed to test the city’s athletic facilities before the opening of the 2008 Olympics next summer.

Winthrop sits three-seat in the Men’s Eight. His first heat will take place on Wednesday 1:24 PM Beijing local time, or 1:24 AM EST. In this heat, the U.S. boat faces tough competition from Italy, New Zealand and Russia. The winner of this heat will automatically qualify for the finals on Saturday. The remaining three boats in each of the two heats will race in the repechages on Thursday for a second chance to qualify for the A Finals.

Bernstein sits bow-seat in the Men’s Coxed Four. His first heat will take place on Wednesday at 9:48 AM Beijing local time, or 9:48 PM EST Tuesday night. In this heat, the U.S. boat will race against fast crews from South Africa, Australia and France. The winner of this heat will automatically qualify for the finals on Saturday. The remaining three boats in each of the two heats will race in the repechages on Thursday for a second chance to qualify for the A Finals.

Results from the heats will be posted either at the regatta website or at the FISA website.

Good luck Ian and Jeremy in your heats!

Photos courtesy of Dr. Ted Walkley

Nine Exonians will compete at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta this week. In its 125th year, the regatta will take place from August 7th to August 12th on Martindale Pond in St. Catharines, Ontario. Among the field of hundreds of competitors, eight rowers and one coxswain from the Exeter community will take part in the racing.

• Allison Courtin ’08 will race in the Women’s Junior Coxed Four and Women’s Junior Eight for West Side Rowing Club of Buffalo, New York. Her first heat in the four is Tuesday at 10:27 AM in lane 3, and in the eight on Thursday at 12:12 PM in lane 2.
• Katie Courtin ’09 will cox the Women’s Junior B Eight for West Side Rowing Club as well. Her first heat is Tuesday at 6:23 PM in lane 7.
• Chris Courtin ’06 will race in the Men’s Senior B Coxless Pair and the Men’s Senior B Eight for West Side Rowing Club. His first heat in the eight is Wednesday at 2:58 PM in lane 3, and in the coxless pair on Thursday at 11:51 AM in lane 6.
• Boys co-captain Tim Moore ’08 will race in the Men’s Junior Coxless Pair and Men’s Junior Eight for Boston Rowing Club. His first heat for the eight is Thursday at 9:03 AM in lane 2, and in the pair on Friday at 11:00 AM in lane 1.
• Vaughan Coder ’08 and Andrew Safir ’08 will race together in the Men’s Junior Double Sculls for Durham Boat Club of Durham, New Hampshire. Their first heat is on Wednesday at 9:50 AM in lane 3.
• Luke Thoms ’08 will race in the Men’s Senior B Quadruple Sculls for Quad City Rowing Association of Moline, Illinois. His first heat is Thursday at 8:28 AM in lane 4.
• Madison Gilmore ’08 and Laura Pond ’08 will race in the Women’s Junior Coxed Four, Women’s Junior Eight, and the Women’s Senior B Eight for Community Rowing of Watertown, Massachusetts. Their first heat for the four is Tuesday at 10:13 AM in lane 5, in the Senior B Eight on Wednesday at 11:00 AM in lane 6, and in the Junior Eight on Thursday at 12:26 PM in lane 1.

As results from the regatta become available, updates will be posted detailing each competitor’s progress through their respective brackets. You can see live results here. Good luck Exonians!