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World Rowing Championships Update |
Sloan DuRoss ‘95 and Deaglan McEachern ‘01 have finished their first two heats at the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich, Germany. Both DuRoss and McEachern represent the United States in the Men’s Quadruple Sculls event, DuRoss in bow seat and McEachern in two seat.
On Monday, in the first heat against Egypt, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Argentina, the quad finished third behind Czech Republic and Ukraine. While the top two finishers in each of the four heats qualified directly for the semifinal on Friday, the remaining eleven boats had to row in the repechage races on Wednesday in order to qualify for the semifinals.- On Wednesday, the U.S. boat raced against Belarus, Canada, China and Croatia, needing a second-place finish or better to qualify for the semifinals. In a photo-finish, the quad qualified in second place over Canada only 0.26 seconds behind them. The quad will compete in the A semifinals on Friday for a shot at the finals on Sunday. Check out a video of stroke seat Mark Flickinger’s thoughts on their repechage at Row2k or download it direct here (22MB).
In other news, FISA announced that three Russian rowers were banned from the regatta (and a further two years of competition) for “intravenous infusion,” an illegal practice according to FISA’s anti-doping rules. As a result, the Russian Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls (LM2x) and Women’s Eight (W8+) will not not race anymore in the regatta, and therefore also lose their eligibility to row in next years Olympic games for those two events. Read the full report at WorldRowing.com.
On the whole, the U.S. team is in the running for the finals for every single event it entered except the Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls. This includes 86 athletes in 26 crews, some of whom are competing for spots on next year’s Olympic team. Good luck to Sloan and Deaglan, and all the athletes representing the United States!
View further results live at the FISA website.
Photo and video courtesy of Row2k.com.
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World Rowing Championships |
Two Exonians will compete at the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich, Germany. Sloan DuRoss ‘95 and Deaglan McEachern ‘01 will both be racing in the U.S. Men’s Quadruple Sculls event. This regatta will culminate the 2007 racing season and offer predictions for the Olympic Games next year in Beijing. Both athletes have worked hard to prove their speed at various regattas and trials this summer:
- At the Third 2007 National Selection Regatta in early June, DuRoss and McEachern rowed in separate boats in the Men’s Double Sculls event–DuRoss finishing second and McEachern third in the final.
- Two weeks later, DuRoss competed in the Men’s Quadruple Sculls event at the Rowing World Cup in Amsterdam, finishing seventh overall.
- The following week, McEachern competed in the Men’s Double Sculls and Men’s Quadruple Sculls events at the 2007 USRowing National Chmapionships at Mercer Lake, New Jersey. Amazingly, McEachern won first place in both finals on the same day less than four hours apart.
- In mid July, McEachern competed in the Men’s Double Sculls event at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the final, he won a third-place bronze medal, a mere six-hundredths of a second short of silver.
After racing separately all season, the two Exonians, by chance, were both selected to row in the Men’s Quadruple Sculls for the Rowing World Championships this weekend. The quad’s first heat will take place against Egypt, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Argentina on Monday, August 27th at 12:00 noon Munich local time (6:00 AM EST). The top two boats in each of the four heats for the quad will qualify directly for the semifinals on Friday. The remaining sixteen boats will compete for the four other spots in the semifinals in the repechage races on Wednesday. In the meantime, check out a video of the quad doing a practice start in Munich.
View results live at the FISA website.
Video from http://www.rowcoachmedia.com.
Update: Check out more photos of the quad at row2k.
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Junior Worlds and Henley Final Results |
Final results from the 2007 FISA Junior World Rowing Championship in Beijing are available:
- Ian Winthrop ‘08 raced in the Grand Finals of the Men’s Eight event. The U.S. boat started in third, trailing Germany and China by less than half a length at the 500m mark. The crew began to fall behind in the second quarter, after New Zealand began to surge forward. In the end, Germany won by 2.48 seconds over New Zealand, with China in third trailing the Kiwis by 4.10 seconds. The U.S. finished just behind Italy in fifth place, in 5:51.56 total.
- Jeremy Bernstein ‘07 raced in the second finals of the Men’s Coxed Four event, easily beating South Africa in the two-boat race in 6:45.15. The four earned a seventh-place finished overall.
Final results from the 125th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta are available:
- Tim Moore ‘08 finished fourth in the finals of the Men’s Junior Pair event for Boston Rowing Club. Moore also finished third and won a bronze medal in the Men’s Junior Eight event for Boston Rowing Club.
- Allison Courtin ‘08 finished fifth in the finals of the Women’s Junior Eight for West Side Rowing Club of Buffalo, New York.
- Chris Courtin ‘06 finished sixth in the finals of the Men’s Senior B Coxless Pair also for West Side Rowing Club.
- Luke Thoms ‘08 finished fifth in the finals of the Men’s Senior B Quadruple Sculls for Quad City Rowing Association of Moline, Illinois.
Congratulations to all the Exonians who competed overseas at Junior Worlds and at Canadian Henley!
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Canadian Henley Finals Draw |
More news from the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St. Catharines, Ontario:
Katie Courtin ‘09 coxed the Women’s Junior B Eight for West Side Rowing Club of Buffalo, New York to a first-place gold medal finish! Congratulations Katie!- Allison Courtin ‘08 raced in the semifinals for the Women’s Junior Eight also for West Side Rowing Club, finishing third and securing a place in the finals on Saturday at 2:30 PM in lane 6.
- Chris Courtin ‘06 raced in the semifinals for the Men’s Senior B Pair for West Side Rowing Club, getting second place and continuing onto the finals on Saturday at 2:20 PM in lane 2.
- Tim Moore ‘08 raced in the heat for the Men’s Junior Pair for Boston Rowing Club, getting second place and qualifying for the semifinals on Saturday at 11:40 AM in lane 2. He also races in the final for the Men’s Junior Eight at 1:20 PM in lane 5.
- Luke Thoms ‘08 will race in the finals for the Men’s Senior B Quadruple Sculls for Quad City Rowing Association of Moline, Illinois on Saturday at 1:00 PM in lane 1.
- Vaughan Coder ‘08 and Andrew Safir ‘08 raced in the semifinals for the Men’s Junior Double sculls, finishing fourth but falling short of the second place finish they needed to continue onto the finals.
To see results as soon as they are published, check the live feed.
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Updates from Junior Worlds and Canadian Henley |
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