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Published byOWING Rowing Ink www.rowingservice.com/voiceoice 1: 26 August4 2007 CONTENTS RGreat and good in Munich 1-4 V Support the Voice 2 World champs explained 3 Hammer Smith in Beijing 5-6 D-Day in Sudbury 7-9 News 9-12 Enclsure in the Sky 10-11 A row on the Nile 12 Mad about a buoy 13 Fours Head changes 13 Rant 14 Holiday Planner 14 The Voice in Munich. Keep up with the worlds: regular results, forecast, tips, news and views. Rowing Voice live from the world championships starting Richard Chambers, James Clarke, James Linsday-Fynn and Paul Mattick celebrate Britain’s on Monday 27 August. first lightweight coxless fours gold for fifteen years, in Lucerne. Photo: Peter Spurrier. RowingVoice is pub- lished by Rowing Ink. Great and good in Munich Your guide to the 2007 rowing world Editors Rachel Quarrell Event — men’s double scull M2x and Christopher Dodd championships: Christopher Dodd and Crew — Matt Wells/Steve Rowbotham. Rachel Quarrell give you the form for Main rivals — Estonia, Slovenia. © RowingVoice™ the British crews most likely to reach the Racing record 2007 — World Cups: Matt Wells A-finals in Germany. and Steve Rowbotham won their heats and semis All rights reserved. outright in all three world cups. In finals they Material may not be were 1st in Linz and 2nd in Amsterdam and Event — men’s lightweight four LM4- reproduced in any media Lucerne. Crew — Richard Chambers/James Lindsay-Fynn/ without written permis- Comment — In Amsterdam and Lucerne the sion of RowingVoice Paul Mattick/James Clarke. Brits were second to the Estonians Endrekson and Main rivals — China (and all mentioned below). 41-year-old Jaanson, the latter a singles world Contact: voice@ Racing record 2007 — World Cups: Linz, 1st rowingservice.com champion in 1991 and silver medallist in the in heat and semi, 3rd in final. Amsterdam, 1st in single in Athens 2004. The Estonians are great heat, 2nd in semi and final. Lucerne. 1st all the tel 07710-538114 tacticians and racers and will take some beating, fax 0870-164-1650 way. especially if Matt and Steve rely on their very fast Comment — In days of yore GB dominated second half. Former world champs Spik and Cop lightweight fours (and eights), and this crew hope Published irregularly. of Slovenia could not cope with the Estonians to restore that prowess. They have improved either, nor could current champs France. GB in since Linz where China and Italy beat them, and Our grateful thanks to the medal zone. Amsterdam where Netherlands bested them in Number in event — 27 Peter Spurrier/ the semi and China in the final. In Lucerne they Number to qualify for Olympics — 11 Intersport Images, beat the Dutch and the Italians as well as France, David Wasse, Andy Cox Canada and Australia in a race with three seconds and Paul Azzopardi/ encompassing the first five. But China was not Event — men’s eight M8+ Crew — Tom Parker/Tom Stallard/Tom Lucy/ BigBlade for photo- present. As with open fours, this is a nerve-rack- ingly difficult event. GB on the gold standard. Tom Solesbury/Josh West/Ric Egington/Robin graphic contributions in Number in event — 27 Bourne-Taylor/Alastair Heathcote/cox Acer this issue. Number to qualify for Olympics — 11 Nethercott. Main rivals — Canada, US, China, Germany. Hammer Smith goes to China: Beijing in pictures pages 5-6 » 26 August 2007 page 2 ROWING Voice Racing record 2007 — World Cups: Linz, 3rd more measured and less predictable approach. Support in heat, 2nd in rep, 5th in final. Amsterdam, This has led him to win six world cup heats and 2nd in heat and rep, 3rd in final. Lucerne, 2nd second round races outright. In Linz he was in heat and rep, 4th in final. beaten by Synek in the final, in Amsterdam by Comment — The eight has had several Synek, Tufte, Hacker, Drysdale and Karonen, changes in line-up owing to illness, injury and and in Lucerne by Tufte in the semi and Drys- ROWING inconsistency. Good early races in Linz led to dale in the final. He narrowly beat Drysdale in a disappointing final, beaten by Canada, China, the Diamonds. Everyone mentioned is danger- Belarus, Belgium and Russia. A kick up the ous. Tufte is Olympic champion, Drysdale backside came in Amsterdam when chief coach world champion, Marcel Hacker (Germany) We hopeV youoice have enjoyed Grobler put his four and pair into a super eight unpredictable but sometimes brilliant, Synek this and the previous three who won the final and spurred the GB eight to the most improved and consistent. There’s al- issues of the Rowing Voice an inspiring performance. They were beaten ways the chance of a newcomer making waves, we have published this by Poland in their heat and China in the rep too, like Campbell did last year. The medal year. We very much want before pushing the GB super eight hard in the zone has about seven people in it. to continue publishing the final, second most of the way until China came Number in event — 32 magazine. However, both through into second. In Lucerne they were Number to qualify for Olympics — 11 of us are freelance journal- second to Canada in the semi and fourth to ists who need to make a Canada, Germany and Russia in the final. Aus- Event — Women’s quadruple scull W4x living, as do the profession- tralia with the legendary Jimmy Tomkins in the Crew — Annie Vernon/Debbie Flood/Fran al photographers who have seven seat did not overtly impress; the US will Houghton/Katherine Grainger (picture, below). contributed pictures. make their debut in Munich with rumours of Main rivals — China, Germany. very fast times on home waters. Qualification We are seeking advertis- Racing record 2007 — World Cups: Linz, 1st for the Olympics looks likely, but close. ing, but that alone will not in heat and final. Amsterdam, 1st in heat, 2nd Number in event — 16 cover costs, particularly in final. Lucerne, 1st in heat, 1st in final. Number to qualify for Olympics — 7 to begin with. Eventually Comment — Annie Vernon joined the world we’re going to have to champions Debbie Flood, Fran Houghton and charge a subscription as Event — men’s single sculls M1x Katherine Grainger in place of Sarah Winck- well. Crew — Alan Campbell. less this season. The join appears seamless. Main rivals — Ondrej Synek (Czech Rep), The crew fell foul of the Chinese in Amster- Before that we are asking Mahe Drysdale (NZ), Olaf Tufte (Norway). dam, a regatta where the giant that hosts next those who have read and Racing record 2007 — World Cups: Linz, 1st year’s Olympics revealed a very strong hand. enjoyed the first three is- in heat and semi, 2nd in final. Amsterdam, 1st But GB beat China three weeks beforehand in sues if they would consider in heat and quarter, 3rd in semi, 6th in final. Linz. Germany has the evergreen Katrin Boron making a donation to our Lucerne, 1st in heat and quarter, 2nd in semi aboard, so can never be written off. Romania, costs. and final. third in Lucerne, cannot be written off either, If so, please visit www. Comment — Campbell is in arguably the although the Russians appear to be sunk after rowingservice.com/voice toughest event, and has changed his 2006 race their positive dope test at Eton 2006, after and click on the dona- pattern of charging in the last 500 metres to a which they lost their crown. GB sniffing gold tions button you will see again. there.. This will allow you Number in event — 13 to make a secure dona- Number to qualify for Olympics — 7 tion via PayPal (you do not need to be a member) in Event — men’s coxless pair M2- any standard currency. We Crew — Colin Smith/Matt Langridge. suggest £2 per issue, or the Main rivals — Australia, New Zealand, South equivalent. Africa, Croatia, Canada. Racing record 2007 — 1st in all races to bag Although much on the Web gold in Linz, gold in the eight in Amsterdam, is zero cost to the consum- 11th in Lucerne. er, the concept does not Comment — Don’t be fooled by the Lucerne work well for a low-circula- result - Langridge was ill with a mystery tion specialist magazine. breathing problem. He’s been on training If you have already given a camps since then, but the announcement of the donation, rest assured your pair in the confirmed team suggests the doctors help is much appreciated. have sorted this out. Smith rowed the pair with Either way, thank you very Tom James last year (6th at the worlds) while much indeed for your sup- Langridge was in the eight, but this duo is part port. of Jurgen Grobler’s masterplan to qualify all the men’s sweep boats for Beijing. Racing Chris Dodd and tends to be dominated by the Aussies, but most Rachel Quarrell The women’s quad. Photo: Peter Spurrier of those likely to reach the A-final are former Fours, doubles and eights - world champs preview continued pp 3-4 » 26 August 2007 page 3 ROWING Voice Repechage system, 2007 version: 7-8 entries: two heats (1 from each through to final), then rep (4 through), final. 9-12 entries: two heats (1 through), two reps (2 through), final. 13-15 entries: three heats (3 through), one rep (3 through), semis, final. 16-18 entries: three heats (2 through), two reps (3 through), semis, final. 19-20 entries: four heats (2 through), two reps (2 through), semis, final. Andrew Triggs Hodge, Steve Williams, Peter Reed and Tom James (subbing for Alex 21-24 entries: four heats Partridge) cool off after coming second in Lucerne.