Rowing British Columbia 2017 Annual Report INTRODUCTION
This annual report celebrates the accomplishments of Rowing BC, our members, organizations and rowers, umpires and coaches during the past year. In combination with our 2017 Annual General Meeting Package materials, this report is designed to inform our key stakeholders on outcomes achieved and to notify you of our upcoming priorities, all of which will be described in further detail when we come together for the 2017 Annual General Meeting.
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 2 IN 2017
7 NCCP NEW COACH WORKSHOPS DEVELOPERS were held in BC with developing 22 BC COACHES coaches in attendance BECAME CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL $3000 DEVELOPMENT COACH PROFESSIONAL 6 SESSIONS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT BURSARY AWARDED
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 3 MEDALS NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
10 7 8 10 GOLD 7 SILVER 8 BRONZE
3 CANADA CUP 1ST PLACE FINISHES
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 4 NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017 RCA National Rowing Championships Team BC
ATHLETE ROWING ORGANIZATION COACH
Ty Adams University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Emre Alca St Georges School Greg Szybka
Claire Armstrong-Buisseret University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Hannah Bailey University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Layla Balooch University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Martin Barakso Rowing Canada Aviron Terry Paul
Piper Battersby University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Raymond Bell University of British Columbia Mike Pearce
Julian Black St Georges School Greg Szybka
Jakob Buczek
Idjen Cabral University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Paula Cameron University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Liam Carson Brentwood College School Brian Carr
Morgan Cathrea University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Darius Chan St Georges School Greg Szybka
Maxine Chapman University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Mark Davies University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Ben de Wit Rowing Canada Aviron Terry Paul
Andrej Djurasic Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Cinda Ewton
Adam Donaldson University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Isaac Donaldson University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Leo Donnecke Claremont Sports Institute Darryl de Leeuw
Georgia Douville Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Cinda Ewton
Emily Down Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Cinda Ewton
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 5 NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017 RCA National Rowing Championships Team BC
ATHLETE ROWING ORGANIZATION COACH
Ivy Elling Quaintance Victoria City Rowing Club Jane Lariviere
Caileigh Filmer Rowing Canada Aviron Dave Thompson
Paul Finkbeiner John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse Sonja Lonne (Thunderbird Rowing) Antonia Frappell Victoria City Rowing Club Stephen Peterson
Kyle Fredrickson University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Emily Gerson University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Ellen Gleadow Rowing Canada Aviron Dave Thompson
Emma Gribbon Victoria City Rowing Club Katie Bahien-Steenman
Travis Gronsdahl University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Chris Gulka University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Sebastian Gulka University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Taylor Hardy Rowing Canada Aviron Roger Meager
Lucas Hoelscher Gorge Narrows Rowing Club Scott Swinkels
Ellis Hollands University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Windsor Huang St Georges School Greg Szybka
Jordan Isnor Nanaimo Rowing Club Craig Rutherford
Hillary Janssens Rowing Canada Aviron Dave Thompson
Patrick Keane Rowing Canada Aviron Aalbert Van Schothorst
Tai Kilpatrick Victoria City Rowing Club Pat Newman
Olivia King University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Rebecca Kingston University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Renee LaFreniere University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Kai Langerfeld Rowing Canada Aviron Terry Paul
Aaron Lattimer Rowing Canada Aviron Mike Pearce
Maxwell Lattimer Rowing Canada Aviron Mike Pearce
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 6 NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017 RCA National Rowing Championships Team BC
ATHLETE ROWING ORGANIZATION COACH
Caitlin Lawrence Delta Deaſ Rowing Club Drew Edwards
Benett Layton Brentwood College School Brian Carr
William Li St Georges School Greg Szybka
Julia Lindsay University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Simon Liu St Georges School Greg Szybka
Elisa Luo Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Cinda Ewton
Scott Macdonald University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Tess Mackay-Pettyjohn Gorge Narrows Rowing Club Scott Swinkels
Patricia Mara Rowing Canada Aviron Dave Thompson
David Marchioro University of British Columbia Mike Pearce
Lise McCracken University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Danae McCulloch Victoria City Rowing Club Pat Newman
Karoline Mikolajewski Victoria City Rowing Club Isolda Penney, Doug White
Marissa Murray Gorge Narrows Rowing Club Scott Swinkels
Ehren Paterson Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Cinda Ewton
Sydney Payne Rowing Canada Aviron Dave Thompson
Loren Pearson Rowing Canada Aviron John Wetzstein
Aidan Percy St Georges School Greg Szybka
Jacob Phillips Brentwood College School Brian Carr
Logan Poseley Brentwood College School Brian Carr
Andrea Proske Rowing Canada Aviron Dave Thompson
Paige Reinhard University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Christine Robbins Fort Langley Community Rowing Martin George
Ivan Rybkin University of British Columbia Mike Pearce
Savannah Sami-Bacon University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Brogan Simpson University of Victoria Grant Shapka
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 7 NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017 RCA National Rowing Championships Team BC
ATHLETE ROWING ORGANIZATION COACH
McKenna Simpson University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Sebastian Smith St Georges School Greg Szybka
Alec Stapff University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Kieanna Stephens Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Rob Richards
Jessica Stewart University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Isobel Sweeney Gorge Narrows Rowing Club Scott Swinkels
Spencer Thomas Victoria City Rowing Club Pat Newman
Vlad Timinsky Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Phil Marshall
Riley Toporowski Brentwood College School Brian Carr
Tracy Van Asseldonk Delta Deas Rowing Club Julie Stevens
Marcus van der Sande University of British Columbia Mike Pearce
Lucy Vincent-Smith University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Kristina Walker University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Brendan Wall University of British Columbia Mike Pearce
Alanna Ward University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Avalon Wasteneys University of Victoria Rick Crawley
Tanner Wick University of British Columbia Mike Pearce
Oliver Wilson Brentwood College School Brian Carr
Rebecca Zimmerman Rowing Canada Aviron Dave Thompson
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 8 MEDALS 2017 CANADA SUMMER GAMES
5 8 1 5 GOLD 8 SILVER 1 BRONZE
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 9 TEAM BC 2017 CANADA SUMMER GAMES
Aelon Nicolson Skylar Presch Victoria City Rowing Club (University of Victoria) Alex Ridenour Liam Keane University of Pennsylvania, Brentwood College School Victoria City Rowing Club Antonia Frappell Lucy Vincent-Smith Indiana University Women’s Rowing University of British Columbia Rowing Victoria City Rowing Club McKenna Simpson Avalon Wasteneys University of Victoria Rowing University of Victoria Rowing Piper Battersby Brendan Wall Victoria City Rowing Club Victoria City Rowing Club Riley Knight Chris Clarke University of Western Ontario Rowing University of Victoria Rowing Nanaimo Rowing Club Chris Gulka Robert Hodgins University of Victoria Rowing University of Victoria Rowing Claire Armstrong Seb Gulka University of British Columbia Rowing University of Victoria Rowing Elliot Rogers Tanya Christie Brentwood College School Rowing University of Victoria Rowing Ellis Hollands Travis Gronsdahl University of Western Ontario Rowing University of Victoria Rowing University of Victoria Rowing Ty Adams Elissa McCracken University of Victoria Rowing University of Victoria Rowing Will James Emily Down University of Victoria Rowing Fort Langley Youth Rowing Society Emma Gribbon Victoria City Rowing Club Team BC was supported by the Hannah Bailey following coaches and manager: University of British Columbia Rowing Rob Richards Isaac Donaldson Rowing BC Provincial Coach University of Victoria Rowing Greg Szybka Ivy Elling-Quaintance Canada Summer Games Men’s Coach Victoria City Rowing Club Stacy Mitchell Julia Lindsay Canada Summer Games Women’s Coach University of British Columbia Rowing Teena Schneider Katie Pearson Canada Summer Games Team Manager University of Iowa, Victoria City Rowing Club Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 10 RCA NATIONAL TEAMS BRITISH COLUMBIA REPRESENTATION
SENIOR TEAM U23 TEAM
Ellen Gleadow Antonia Frappell Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Victoria City Rowing Club
Trish Mara Caileigh Filmer Victoria City Rowing Club University of Victoria Rowing
Rebecca Zimmerman Madison Mailey University of Victoria Rowing Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Hillary Janssens Stephanie Grauer University of British Columbia Rowing Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Taylor Hardy Sydney Payne Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Brentwood Rowing
Patrick Keanne Ty Adams University of Victoria Rowing University of Victoria Rowing
Aaron Lattimer Luc Brodeur University of British Columbia Rowing University of Victoria Rowing
Kai Langerfeld
Maxwell Lattimer University of British Columbia Rowing
Will Dean
Martin Barakso
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 11 RCA NATIONAL TEAMS BRITISH COLUMBIA REPRESENTATION
CanAmMex JUNIOR TEAM
Isobel Sweeny Dylan Rupnow Gorge Narrows Rowing Club St Georges School Rowing
Danae McCulloch Emma Reinsch Victoria City Rowing Club Victoria City Rowing Club
Mikaela Smyth Kieanna Stephens Gorge Narrows Rowing Club Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Tamsin West Peter Lancashire Brentwood Rowing Brentwood Rowing
Tanya Christie University of Victoria Rowing
James Gjervan St Georges School Rowing
William Li St Georges School Rowing
Riley Toporowski Brentwood Rowing
Windson Huang St Georges School Rowing
Max Nadeau Vancouver College Rowing
Liano Liu St Georges School Rowing
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 12 PARA ROWING
23 PARA ROWERS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN BC 14 CLUBS OFFERING PARA PROGRAMS
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 13 REGATTAS AND CAMPS
28 COMPETITIONS 47 RACING DAYS 15 REGATTAS OFFERING PARA ROWING POSSIBILITIES
11 COACHES & 7 ATHLETES ATTENDED ROWING BC PARA CAMP IN MARCH 2017
14 MASTERS ROWERS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2017 FALL MASTERS CAMP AT BURNABY LAKE 15 ROWERS PARTICIPATED IN THE CANADA SUMMER GAMES DEVELOPMENT CAMP
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 14 UMPIRES
55 ACTIVE UMPIRES 08 ASSOCIATE UMPIRES 25 LICENSED UMPIRES 22 ADVANCED UMPIRES
40 UMPIRES ATTENDED RECERTIFICATION SEMINAR
09 VOLUNTEER DAYS WAS THE AVERAGE PER UMPIRE
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 15 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS
From April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 a total of 3656 (3045 in 2015-2016) participants were rowing in British Columbia. These participants are registered at one or more of our 40 member organizations.
1 new organization joined Rowing BC in October 2017 (Lillooet Rowing Club)
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
Approximately 53% (1938) of participants are registered as sport rowers, and 47% (1718) of participants are registered as competitive rowers.
*Participants who were initially registered as sport rowers and later registered as competitive rowers will be counted as competitive in this summary.
SPORT 53% 47% COMPETITIVE
GENDER DEMOGRAPHICS
Approximately 56% (2033) of participants are registered as female, and 44% (1623) of participants are registered as male.
FEMALE 56% 44% MALE
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 16 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS
AGE DEMOGRAPHICS
Distribution of individual participants within various age categories. Approximately 44% of participants are under the age of 19, and 56% are 19 years of age and older.
*Participants who did not have a valid birthdate listed and were not included in this summary.
# OF % OF TOTAL 19+ 56% AGE PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS
65+ 174 5%
40-65 835 23%
27-40 406 11%
19-27 617 17% 44% UNDER 19 >19 1618 44%
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 17 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Percent & Number of Participants
Approximately 48% (1866) of participants are from Vancouver Island, 45% (1724) from the Lower Mainland and 7% (258) from the Interior.
*Participants with active memberships at more than one organization have been counted for both organizations.
Interior Lower Mainland Vancouver Island
7% 48% 45%
258 participants 1724 participants 1866 participants
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 18 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS
Regional Distribution of Individual Registrants
ROWING ORGANIZATION NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PERCENT OF TOTAL PARTICIPANTS
Vancouver Rowing Club 445 12%
Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society 405 11%
Victoria City Rowing Club 340 9%
Gorge Narrows Rowing Club 312 8%
Brentwood Rowing 182 5%
University of Victoria Rowing 169 4%
John M.S. Lecky UBC Boathouse 144 4% (Thunderbird Rowing)
Maple Bay Rowing Club 134 3%
Delta Deas Rowing Club 129 3%
Burnaby Lake Rowing Club 128 3%
St Georges School Rowing 125 3%
Shawnigan Lake Rowing 124 3%
University of British Columbia Rowing 119 3%
Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club 108 3%
Nicomekl Rowing Club 98 3%
Deep Cove Rowing Club 88 2%
Fort Langley Community Rowing Club 81 2%
Vancouver College Rowing 68 2%
Inlet Rowing Club 63 2%
False Creek Rowing Club 62 2%
Nanaimo Rowing Club 61 2%
Kelowna Rowing Club 58 2%
St Michaels University School Rowing 55 1%
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 19 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS
Regional Distribution of Individual Registrants
ROWING ORGANIZATION NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PERCENT OF TOTAL PARTICIPANTS
Nelson Rowing Club 51 1%
Simon Fraser University Rowing Club 45 1%
Fort Langley Youth Rowing Society 44 1%
Claremont Sports Institute 42 1%
University of the Fraser Valley Rowing 34 1%
Salt Spring Island Rowing Club 28 1%
Collingwood School Rowing 19 <1%
Fraser Valley Rowing Club 19 <1%
Kamloops Rowing Club 16 <1%
St Andrews Rowing Academy 14 <1%
Salish Sea Coastal Rowing 13 <1%
Rockies Rowing Club 9 <1%
Shuswap Association for Rowing and 9 <1% Paddling
Creston Rowing Club 7 <1%
Whistler Rowing Club 0 <1%
Cascadia Regatta Association 0 <1%
Rowing BC 2017 Annual Report 20 THANK YOU To all of our Partners, Sponsors and Donors for their support of the: RCA NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017 & CANADA CUP REGATTAS at Burnaby Lake
VOLUNTEER SPONSOR
RCA NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS ATHLETE AWARDS BANQUET PRESENTED BY
Over 55 individual donors contributed in support of Athlete Tables in recognition of the following:
Laurel and Stephen Glanfield 1976 Canadian Olympic Women’s 8+ 1978 UBC/VRC Men’s 8+ and 1979 (Carol Eastmore (Love), Rhonda Ross, PanAm Games UBC/VRC Men’s 8+ Rowing BC Board of Directors Nancy Higgins, Mazina Delure, Susan John Cordonier, Cedric Burgers, Antoft, Wendy Pullan, Christine John Bodnar, Jack Nelson, ROW ONTARIO Neuland, Gail Cort, Illoana Smith) John Gjervan, Al Morrow
Hudson Boatworks 1976 Canadian Olympic Men’s 4 1984 Canadian Olympic Men’s 8+ (Brian Dick, Ian Gordon, Philip (Blair Horn, Dean Crawford, Michael 1867 Paris Crew (Robert Fulton, Monckton, Andrew van Ruyven) Evans, Paul Steele, Grant Main, Mark Samuel Hutton, George Price, Evans, Kevin Neufeld, Pat Turner, Elijah Ross) 1978 UBC/VRC Men’s 8+ Brian McMahon) (Peter Jackson, David Orr, 1968 Canadian Olympic Men’s 8+ Fred Withers, John Richardson, Robin 2008 Canadian Olympic Men’s 8+ (Daryl McDonald, Clay Brown, Catherall, Marius Felix, Morris Hutchins, (Kevin Light, Ben Rutledge, Andrew Rich Symsyk, John McIntyre, Rick David Wilkinson, David Dunnison) Byrnes, Jake Wetzel, Malcolm Crooker, John Richardson, John Ross, Howard, Dominic Seiterle, Adam Niel Campbell, Joel Finlay) 1978 Canadian World Championships Kreek, Kyle Hamilton, Brian Price) Women’s 8+ (Joy Fera, Christine 1970 World Rowing Championships Neuland, Gail Cort, Monika Draeger, Friends of Rowing Canadian Men’s 8+ in honour of Bob Kelly Jacklin, Kim Gordon, Dolores Advent (Benj Clark, Bob Advent, Young, Tricia Smith, Trudy Flynn) Tom Hawker Rod Bell-Irving, Bryan McKibbon, Doug McKegny, Ian Gordon, Karel 1979 PanAm Games UBC/VRC Men’s 8+ Delta Periodontal Group Jonker, Ed Smith, Cox Mike Conway, (John Richardson, Fred Withers, Andrew Hungerford Coach Peter Klavern) Marius Felix, Rob Hartvikson, David Wilkinson, Robin Catherall, David Orr, George Hungerford 1972 Canadian Olympic Men’s 4 Greg Hood, Mike Conway) (Don Curphey, Greg Rokosh, Karel Jonker, Ian Gordon)
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