1. BC

ROWING BC APOLOGIES The complete list of Team BC athletes representing Rowing BC at the 2007 Western Canada Summer Games are:

TEAM BC ROWING Justin Nesbitt, Brentwood Bay Athletes Sarah Powell, North Saanich Sean Addison, Vancouver Craig Rutherford, Nanaimo Sarah Aylard, Sidney Kayla Smith, Victoria Jason Cartwright, Lantzville Julia Thompson, Sidney Bonnie Chilibeck, Victoria Jillian Trigg, North Vancouver Quinn Erickson, Comox Gillian Tyup, Vancouver Alexander Housser, Shawnigan Lake Deyan Ivanov, Vancouver Coaches Alexander McIntosh, Shawnigan Lake Head Coach: Chuck McDiarmid Amanda McGeachie , Sidney Coach: Danielle Stokes Beare Catherine Moore, Vancouver Coach: Susanne Walker Curr

Our apologies for the oversight. Again, congratulations athletes for winning the rowing competition and for contributing to the re-capturing the Western Canada Summer Games cup on behalf of Team BC.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE IMPORTANT EVENTS! • November 17, 2007 Rowing BC Annual General Meeting, Victoria • November 16-18, 2007 NCCP “ Coach” – Pilot Course, Victoria • January 24-27, 2008 Rowing Canada/Rowing BC Conference, Richmond

2. Rowing Canada

NEWS RELEASE 2010 FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta to be Held in St. Catharines, Ontario

Rowing Canada Aviron and the Local Organizing Committee are pleased to announce that St. Catharines has been chosen as the site of the 2010 FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta.

"This is wonderful news for St. Catharines and for the masters (rowers age 27 and older) rowing community of North America,” said George Darte, co-chair of the organizing committee.

FISA, the governing body for international rowing, announced the location at the recent FISA Congress held in Munich, Germany, the site of the 2007 World Rowing Championships.

Rowing Canada Aviron President Brenda Liski attended the congress. “I’m very pleased that St. Catharines will be the site of the 2010 World Masters regatta,” she said. “Masters events are growing, and are great for our sport and the communities that host them. I’m sure St. Catharines will do an excellent job hosting the world yet again.”

St. Catharines was the site of the 1999 World Championships."It has always been our hope to host other World events in the future," said Phil Jones, LOC co-chair. Other members of the LOC include Susan Erskine, Greg Pinder, Bill Schenck, Tim Rigby, Walt Lastewka and John Lehnen.

As a result of hosting the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association Championships (CSSRA) and the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, in addition to other annual events each year, the local infrastructure is in excellent condition. Since the 1999 event, a fleet of new referee catamarans has been added.

The Masters Regatta will use the first 1000 meters of the course to warm-up and align the competitors into their lanes. All races will be 1000 meters and will finish in front of the grandstand. FISA requires a floating start tower in the center of the course, and a similar floating marshalling tower 500 meters above the start pontoons, so these will be built in time for the regatta.

The 2006 FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta was hosted in Princeton, New Jersey. It drew 2,500 athletes who entered into 7,200 seats – each athlete entered three races on average. Their average age was 50 and the oldest competitor was aged 87 years. Thirty-six nations were represented. The 2007 regatta is being held in Zagreb, Croatia, this weekend.

"This event will have an economic impact similar to the Henley; however, as all participants are masters, they are more likely to make the event the centre of a vacation to enjoy all that Niagara has to offer,” said Darte.

Three medals and an Olympic Berth for Canada at Rowing Worlds

Canada picked up three bronze medals and an Olympic berth today at the 2007 World Rowing Championships on the Munich-Oberschleissheim Regatta Course in Germany.

In the men's coxed pair, Kip McDaniel of Cobble Hill, B.C., Derek O'Farrell of Montreal, Que., and coxswain Brian Price of Belleville, Ont. finished third to win Canada's first medal of this Worlds.

It is Brian Price's third World bronze medal in the coxed pair (2003, 2006, 2007). "This has to be the hardest-earned medal for me in the coxed pair. The calibre of this event is higher this year," said Price, who is also the cox of the men's , which races tomorrow and is the last event of the regatta.

Poland won the coxed pair in 7:00.10, with Italy in silver-medal position in 7:01.84 and Canada in 7:02.94. "Poland was the superior crew, but there was an opportunity for a medal today and we took it. I'm proud that the guys stayed calm and raced well." Price will face the Polish coxswain in the men's eight race.

O'Farrell was also part of the coxed pair last year in Eton, England. "This year I am a lot fitter and better prepared, but the event has also stepped up," he said after today's final.

Melanie Kok of St. Catharines, Ont. also picked up a bronze. Kok, rowing in the lightweight single, was a gold medalist in the lightweight quad in 2005. "In the quad it's more of a team effort, but in the single it's just you and all that you've got. I had a good row and it feels great to win a medal." Her time was 7:45.24; Marit Van Eupen of the Netherlands won in 7:38.02, followed by Jennifer Goldsack of the U.S. in 7:39.59.

The women's pair of and Jane Rumball raced a solid B final and secured a spot for Canada in this event for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

"We qualified for the pair for the Olympics and we had a better race today overall, so that was positive," said Marquardt, who raced in the pair at the 2004 Olympics finishing fourth. "We were able to play up more of our strengths in this race and has a better finish. Personally, I have learned that I need to react better when other crews put on the pressure during a race. We will take what we've learned back and make improvements."

The U.S. also took an Olympic spot by winning the B final in 7:11.89, finishing seventh overall, and Canada came in second in 7:13.16 grabbing the final Olympic berth available in this event at this regatta.

The men's pair of Chris Jarvis of St. Catharines, Ont. and Dan Casaca of Toronto, Ont. were sixth in their B final and miss qualifying this boat after finishing 12th overall. The top 11 pairs get a spot in the Olympics. Canada will have an opportunity next summer at a second-chance qualifier in Lucerne.

Tim Colson of London, Ont. was third in his B final in the lightweight single, a non-Olympic event. "It's weird to be going in as an underdog, when I was expected to medal at the Under-23 regatta (he finished fourth)," he said today. "But it was great to compete with the top guys in the world. The level of racing can be mind-blowing, so it was a great experience." Colson ends up ninth overall.

In the final and one of the most exciting races of the day, the adaptive coxed four finished third for bronze in this event. A packed house watched Germany win in 3:34.99, followed by Great Britain in 3:36.19, then Canada 3:37.19, with Italy putting on some pressure but missing out on a medal in 3:37.92. Adaptive races are 1000 metres.

The four is Megan Montgomery of Winnipeg, Man., Victoria Nolan of Toronto, Ont., Scott Rand of Calgary, Alta., Tony Theriault of Victoria and Laura Comeau (coxswain) of St. Catharines, Ont.

Two of the members - Theriault and Montgomery - were part of the bronze medal coxed four last year at the Worlds.

"To be back in the competition, knowing that the field is twice as strong, is very satisfying," said Tony. "We're motivated for next year (at the Paralympics)."

Peter Morel of , Ont. was sixth in his event, the adaptive men's single, in 5:44.91. This result will make make Canada eligible for another Paralympic spot. Canada’s full count of Paralympic berths is four resulting from this Worlds, pending approval from the Canadian Paralympic Committee. Tomorrow is the final day of the Worlds, with Canada looking for medals and Olympic qualification in the lightweight men’s four, women’s quad, women’s eight and men’s eight events and a possible Olympic spot in the lightweight women’s double.

Canadian Results 2 ITA 7:01.84 Sept. 01, 2007 3 CAN 7:02.94 4 AUS 7:03.79 LM1x Final B 5 GER 7:05.07 1 GBR 7:12.09 6 CRO 7:05.23 2 SLO 7:13.48 3 CAN 7:14.57 LW1x Final A 4 EST 7:14.67 1 NED 7:38.02 5 CHN 7:16.63 2 USA 7:39.59 6 FIN 7:24.08 3 CAN 7:45.24 4 CRO 7:50.27 W2- Final B 5 GBR 7:53.25 1 USA 7:11.89 6 FIN 7:53.80 2 CAN 7:13.16 3 NED 7:18.52 AM1x Final A 4 DEN 7:19.16 1 GBR 5:13.13 5 RUS 7:21.49 2 AUS 5:14.72 6 GBR 7:23.07 3 ISR 5:15.04 4 FRA 5:30.77 M2- Final B 5 USA 5:32.85 1 POL 6:34.38 6 CAN 5:44.91 2 USA 6:36.08 3 GER 6:36.32 LTAMX4+ Final A 4 CRO 6:36.37 1 GER 3:34.99 5 DEN 6:37.92 2 GBR 3:36.19 6 CAN 6:39.29 3 CAN 3:37.19 4 ITA 3:37.92 M2+ Final A 5 USA 3:38.93 1 POL 7:00.10 6 NED 3:44.06

Check out the highlights of the 2007 World Rowing Championships on CBC at 1 pm EDT (check listings in other parts of the country) - SEPT. 8. Commentary by World and Olympic medalist Alison Korn and CBC’s Scott Russell, with reporting by Karin Larsen. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/

3. Elsewhere in Sports

The Coaches Association of British Columbia (CABC) is excited to announce the inaugural British Columbia Coaches Week , September 22 nd to 29 th . The focus will be on recruiting, developing and celebrating BC’s coaches of all levels, in all sports, province wide. PSOs are invited to take this opportunity to thank their coaches and to take part in Coaches Week activities throughout the province. Visit the CABC website for a complete list of events and coach recognition receptions in your community. www.coaches.bc.ca

The Coaches Association of British Columbia, together with the Canadian Sport Psychology Association - BC Division, is pleased to present the Sport Psychology Conference for Coaches on Sunday, September 23 rd . The line- up of speakers to date includes: Saul Miller, Ph.D., Laura Farres, Ph.D., Ch.P.C., Whitney Sedgwick, Ph.D., R. Psych, John Hogg, Ph.D., Anne Muscat, R.C.C., Ph.D. Candidate, Dave Freeze, M.A., Roger Friesen, M.Sc. and Andy Van Neutegem, Ph.D. Registration is only $55 for CABC members and $65 for non-members, and space is limited to the first 65 registrants. For more information please visit www.coaches.bc.ca

PacificSport Fraser Valley is hosting the Introduction to Video Analysis - Level 1 Workshop on Saturday, September 15 th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at UCFV in Abbotsford. This one-day session taught by Dr. Allan Wrigley will include over two hours of hands on learning experience and basic biomechanics. The goal of this workshop is to educate coaches on how to maximize their time and enhance performance feedback through effective use of video technology. The cost is $40.00 for Non-IPS Coaches. For more information or to register, please contact Dorene Sheets at [email protected] or 604-557-4019. The Coaching Association of Canada is pleased to be hosting the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif 2007 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 12 th to 14 th . The deadline for early bird registration ($400 instead of $450) is Wednesday, September 26 th . For a complete conference schedule as well as registration information visit www.coach.ca.

The 2007 SPIN Summit is a short three weeks away - be sure to register and book your accommodations to secure a spot for this dynamic Sport Innovation and Technology Summit. You'll save $50 by registering by Friday, September 7 ! Rooms at the Best Western Richmond Hotel & Convention Centre are going quickly and the discounted conference rate is only being offered based on availability. Call the reservation line at 1-800-663-0299 or visit the Best Western Reservations website at www.richmondinn.com to book yours now. Please visit www.spinsummit.com to register for this unique Canadian conference. Register by Friday, September 7 to ensure the Early Bird discount rate!