Rowing British Columbia 2018 Annual Report INTRODUCTION
This annual report celebrates the accomplishments of Rowing BC during the past year. In combination with our 2018 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 2018 Rowing BC Conference and Annual General Meeting.
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 2 IN 2018
7 NCCP 12 BC COACHES WORKSHOPS BECAME were held in BC with CERTIFIED developing coaches in PROFESSIONAL attendance DEVELOPMENT 6 SESSIONS DELIVERED MENTORSHIPS ANOTHER 3 delivered to to be delivered on the Island, Lower BCSG HEAD COACHES Mainland & Online by the end of 2018
OFFERED VIA COACH EVALUATIONS
Delivered by Rowing BC Provincial Coach via visits to 13 clubs and attendance at
MENTORSHIPS RCA NextGen camps
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 3 ZONES 2018 BC SUMMER GAMES
ZONE 1 ZONE 4
Head Coach Head Coach Robert Rodgers Kenzie Thompson
Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Jesse Harold Paul Whitmore
Athletes Athletes Jordan Adams Arie Vule Emily Sartorel Jaxon Bailey Avery Bruin Frank Luo Erienne O’Grady Juliana Nunes Una Peters ZONE 2 Head Coach ZONE 5 Glen Stiven Head Coach Drew Edwards Assistant Coach Dan Thompson Assistant Coach Keiffer Silva Pinto Athletes Henry Baker Atheltes Griffen Fletcher Quinn Torok Ethan Greenan Elijah Brown Jaxon Peters Connor Demens Johanna Dueck Darren Kwan Grace Erickson Hana Anderson Morgan Knauf Rachel Mehling Anais Sohni Eve Morton Ellie Gach ZONE 3 Head Coach ZONE 6 Emily Down Head Coach Connor McGuigan Assistant Coach Caitlyn Santos Assistant Coach Liz Fenje Athletes Ian Wright Athletes Marcus Battistel Owen Marcovitz Ribal Abou-Haidar Ronen Somogyi Maxwell Tack Liam Hodgins Jenna Schmidt Eitan Friedmann Becca Stokes Sally Jones Elizabeth Degrazio Clair Hallett Mira Calder Nina Corwin Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 4 MEDALS 2018 BC SUMMER GAMES
MEN’S SINGLE WOMEN’ SINGLE SKILLS EVENT
Zone 6 - Owen Marcovtiz Zone 5 - Hana Anderson Zone 4 - Frank Luo Zone 4 - Julianna Nunes Zone 5 - Elijah Brown Zone 2 - Morgan Knauf
WOMEN’S DOUBLE MEN’S SINGLE SKILLS EVENT Zone 6 - Mira Calder, Nina Corwin Zone 2 - Henry Baker Zone 5 - Elisabeth Gach, Eve Morton Zone 6 - Ronen Somogyi Zone 3 - Jenna Schmidt, Elizabeth DeGrazio Zone 5 - Quinn Torok
WOMEN’S SINGLE WOMEN’S DOUBLE SKILLS EVENT
Zone 6 - Sally Jones Zone 2 - Johanna Dueck, Grace Erickson Zone 5 - Hana Anderson Zone 5 - Elisabeth Gach, Eve Morton Zone 5 - Rachel Mehling Zone 6 - Mira Calder, Nina Corwin
MEN’S DOUBLE MEN’S DOUBLE SKILLS EVENT
Zone 6 - Liam Hodgins, Eitan Friedmann Zone 3 - Ian Wright, Marcus Battistel Zone 5 - Connor Demens, Darren Kwan Zone 2 - Ethan Grennan, Jaxon Peters Zone 3 - Ian Wright, Marcus Battistel Zone 4 - Jaxon Bailey, Arie Vule
MIXED QUAD
Zone 6 - Claire Hallet, Sally Jones, Ronen Somogyi, Owen Marcovitz Zone 5 - Hana Anderson, Rachel Mehling, Connor Demens, Quinn Torok Zone 6 - Nina Corwin, Mira Calder, Eitan Friedmann, Liam Hodgins
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 5 NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
National Rowing Championship Regatta Team BC
ATHLETE NAME ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION CURRENT COACH
Ty Adams University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Claire Armstrong University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Martin Barakso Brentwood College Rowing Club Dick Tonks
Piper Battersby University of Victoria Brian Williams
Ray Bell University of British Columbia Mike Pearce
Jakub Buczek Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Dick Tonks
Idjen Cabral University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Katie Clark University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Benjamin de Wit University of British Columbia Richard Tonks
Aidan Della Siega Gorge Narrows Rowing Club Alew Walker
Isaac Donaldson University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Leo Donnecke Claremont Rowing Alan Roaf
Georgia Douville Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Cinda Ewton
Ivy Elling Quaintance Victoria City Rowing Club Jane Lariviere
Caileigh Filmer University of Victoria Barney Williams
Kyle Fredrickson University of Victoria John Wetzstein
Ellen Gleadow Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Dave Thompson
Travis Gronsdahl University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Seb Gulka University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Chris Gulka University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Taylor Hardy Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Jeremy Ivey
Ellis Hollands University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Jordan Isnor Nanaimo Rowing Club Swede Burak
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 6 NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
National Rowing Championship Regatta Team BC
ATHLETE NAME ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION CURRENT COACH
Hillary Janssens University of British Columbia Dave Thompson
Patrick Keane Rowing Canada Aviron Dick Tonks
Tai Kilpatrick Victoria City Rowing Club Patrick Newman
Renee LaFreniere University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Kai Langerfeld University of Victoria Dick Tonks
Maxwell Lattimer University of British Columbia Dick Tonks
Aaron Lattimer University of British Columbia Dick Tonks
Caitlin Lawrence Delta Deas Rowing Club Drew Edwards
Julia Lindsay University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Elisa Luo Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Cinda Ewton
Scott Macdonald Victoria City Rowing Club Isolda Penney
Trish Mara Victoria City Rowing Club Dave Thompson
Karoline Mikolajewski Victoria City Rowing Club Doug White
Marissa Murray Gorge Narrows Rowing Club Alex Walker
Ehren Paterson Deep Cove Rowing Club Colin Gray
Loren Pearson Victoria City Rowing Club John Wetzstein
Jacob Phillips University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Andrea Proske Victoria City Rowing Club Dave Thompson
Bonnie Reynolds Salt Spring Island Rowing Club Stacy Mitchell
Christine Robbins Victoria City Rowing Club John Wetzstein
McKenna Simpson University of Victoria Barney Williams
Alec Stapff University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Spencer Thomas Victoria City Rowing Club Pat Newman
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 7 NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
National Rowing Championship Regatta Team BC
ATHLETE NAME ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION CURRENT COACH
Haydn Thomas University of Victoria Aalbert Van Schothorst
Tracy Van Asseldonk Delta Deas Rowing Club John Wetzstein
Sean van Gessel University of British Columbia Mike Pearce
Danica Vangsgaard Delta Deas Rowing Club Drew Edwards
Lucy Vincent-Smith University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Kristina Walker University of British Columbia Craig Pond
Jack Walkey Claremont Sports Institute Jay Peacock
Brendan Wall University of British Columbia Mike Pearce
Avalon Wasteneys University of Victoria Dave Thompson
Tanner Wick University of British Columbia Mike Pearce
Rebecca Zimmerman University of Victoria Barney Williams
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 8 MEDALS NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
7 6 6 7 GOLD 6 SILVER 6 BRONZE
2 CANADA CUP 1ST PLACE MEDALS
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 9 RCA NATIONAL TEAMS BRITISH COLUMBIA REPRESENTATION
SENIOR TEAM
Hillary Janssens Cody Bailey University of British Columbia University of British Columbia Caileigh Filmer Jane Grumley University of Victoria University of Victoria Rebecca Zimmerman Ellen Gleadow University of Victoria Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Avalon Wasteneys Kyle Fredrickson University of Victoria University of Victoria Sydney Payne Madison Mailey Brentwood College Rowing Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Andrea Proske Stephanie Grauer Victoria City Rowing Club Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Maxwell Lattimer Lisa Roman University of British Columbia University of the Fraser Valley Patrick Keane Kristen Kit University of Victoria University of British Columbia Kai Langerfeld Aaron Lattimer University of Victoria University of British Columbia Benjamin de Wit Tracy Van Asseldonk University of British Columbia Delta Deas Rowing Club Jakub Buczek Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Martin Barakso Brentwood College Rowing
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 10 RCA NATIONAL TEAMS BRITISH COLUMBIA REPRESENTATION
U23 TEAM FISU WORLD UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM
Avalon Wasteneys Claire Brillon University of Victoria University of British Columbia Sydney Payne Lucy Vincent-Smith Brentwood College University of British Columbia Stephanie Grauer Savannah Semi-Bacon Burnaby Lake Rowing Club University of British Columbia Madison Mailey Tina Yu Burnaby Lake Rowing Club University of British Columbia Ivy Elling-Quanintance Christina Walker University of Victoria University of British Columbia Brett Vilk Ty Adams Brentwood College University of Victoria Travis Gronsdahl Daan Arscott Victoria City Rowing Club University of Victoria Alexander Bebb St. George’s Rowing Club TRANS-TASMAN REGATTA TEAM Elliot Rogers Brentwood College Antonia Frapell Skylar Presch Victoria City Rowing Club University of Victoria Piper Battersby McKenna Simpson Victoria City Rowing Club/University of Victoria Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Sarah Craven Sean van Gessel University of Victoria University of British Columbia Katie Clark Brendan Wall University of British Columbia/ University of British Columbia Rockies Rowing Club Clark Shultz Alexandra Birkenshaw University of British Columbia University of British Columbia Liam Keane Victoria City Rowing Club Aalbert Van Schothorst University of Victoria - Coach
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 11 RCA NATIONAL TEAMS BRITISH COLUMBIA REPRESENTATION
CANAMMEX TEAM JUNIOR TEAM
Julian Black John Walkey St. George’s Rowing Club Claremont Sports Institute Darius Chan Laryssa Biesenthal St. George’s Rowing Club Brentwood College - Coach Joshua Kemper Deep Cove Rowing Club Benett Layton Brentwood College Rowing Club Jason MacDonald Vancouver College Rowing Club Spencer Thomas Victoria City Rowing Club Stuart Velestuk Delta Deas Rowing Club Yang Qiu – coxswain St. George’s Rowing Club Jordan Isnor Nanaimo Rowing Club Megan Knight Nanaimo Rowing Club Tess Mackay-Pettyjohn Gorge Narrows Rowing Club Danae McCulloch Victoria City Rowing Club Marissa Murray Gorge Narrows Rowing Club Danica Vangsgaard Delta Deas Rowing Club
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 12 BC ATHLETES SELECTED FOR CANADIAN SPORT INSTITUTE SUPPORT
51 PODIUM/ELITE ATHLETES 03 CANADIAN DEVELOPMENT ATHLETES 46 PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT 1 ATHLETES 33 PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2 ATHLETES
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 13 PARA ROWING
ROWING BC PARA ROWING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE LAUNCHED IN 2018 GORGE NARROWS ROWING CLUB 2 AND DELTA DEAS ROWING CLUB para athletes selected to the NATIONAL TEAM
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 14 REGATTAS AND CAMPS
28 COMPETITIONS 47 RACING DAYS
2018 WORLD ROWING COASTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SIDNEY, BC
NEARLY 500 ATHLETES FROM 24 NATIONS
1ST TIME A WORLD ROWING COASTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WAS HELD IN NORTH AMERICA
1ST TIME A BEACH START WAS USED FOR THE WORLD ROWING COASTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1ST TIME THE CMIX2X WAS INCLUDED AS A RACE CATEGORY
Hosted by Rowing BC Member Organization OARCA (Open Aviron Rowing Coastal Association)
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 15 REGATTAS AND CAMPS
3 MASTERS CAMPS NANAIMO, SIDNEY, VANCOUVER 43 PARTICIPANTS
SPECIAL EVENTS FRIDAY NIGHT CHALLENGE SERIES 4 LOCATIONS False Creek Rowing Club, Vancouver Rowing Club, Delta Deas Rowing Club, Salt Spring Island Rowing Club • over 6 weeks COME AND TRY INITIATIVE 8 LOCATIONS Port Moody, Fort Langley, Kelowna, Nelson, Ucluelet, Ahousaht, Sidney and Squamish 120 INDIVIDUALS TRIED ROWING OTHER EVENTS 4 MULTI-SPORT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS Sport BC Summer Warm Up, Pride Sports Day, Richmond Olympic Oval’s Olympic Day and Kid Sport BC’s Corporate Kids Challenge 1,260 PARTICIPANT INTERACTIONS
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 16 UMPIRES
56 ACTIVE UMPIRES 10 ASSOCIATE UMPIRES 29 LICENSED UMPIRES 17 ADVANCED UMPIRES
463 VOLUNTEER DAYS
8.3 VOLUNTEER DAYS WAS THE AVERAGE PER UMPIRE 32 UMPIRES ATTENDED THE 2018 RECERTIFICATION SEMINAR
3 LEVEL 1 UMPIRE CLINICS 1 LEVEL 2 UMPIRE CLINIC
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 17 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS
From April 1, 2017-March 31, 2018 a total of 3573 (3656 in 2016-2017) participants were rowing in British Columbia. These participants are registered at one of our 42 member organizations.
1 new organization joined Rowing BC in 2018 - Open Aviron Rowing Coastal Association (OARCA)
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
Approximately 58% (2061) of participants are registered as sport rowers, and 42% (1512) 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 58% 42% COMPETITIVE
GENDER DEMOGRAPHICS
Approximately 57% (2050) of participants are registered as female, and 43% (1523) of participants are registered as male.
FEMALE 57% 43% MALE
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 18 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS
AGE DEMOGRAPHICS
Distribution of individual participants within various age categories. Approximately 43% of participants are under the age of 19, and 57% are 19 years of age or older.
# OF % OF TOTAL 19+ 57% AGE PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS
U19 1521 43%
19-27 591 17%
27-40 443 12%
40-65 827 23% 43% UNDER 19 65+ 191 5%
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 19 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Percent & Number of Participants
Approximately 48% (1732) of participants are from Vancouver Island, 45% (1597) from the Lower Mainland and 7% (244) 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%
244 participants 1597 participants 1732 participants
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 20 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS
Regional Distribution of Individual Registrants
ROWING ORGANIZATION NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
Vancouver Rowing Club 448
Victoria City Rowing Club 404
Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society 331
Gorge Narrows Rowing Club 261
Brentwood College School 165
Delta Deas Rowing Club 155
Maple Bay Rowing Club 148
Deep Cove Rowing Club 123
University of Victoria Rowing Club 123
St. George's School 117
Burnaby Lake Rowing Club 112
University of British Columbia Rowing 108
Shawnigan Lake Rowing Club 101
Thunder Rowing Crew 92
Nicomekl Rowing Club 90
Nanaimo Rowing Club 88
Vernon Rowing and Dragon Boat Club 83
Inlet Rowing Club 69
Fort Langley Community Rowing Club 64
False Creek Rowing Club 62
Rowing BC 2018 Annual Report 21 MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS
Regional Distribution of Individual Registrants
ROWING ORGANIZATION NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
Nelson Rowing Club 56
Fort Langley Youth Rowing Society 53
Simon Fraser University Rowing Club 49
Kelowna Rowing Club 42
Claremont Sport Institute Rowing Academy 40
University of Fraser Valley Rowing 39
Salt Spring Island Rowing Club 36
Rockies Rowing Club 22
St. Michaels University School 18
Shuswap Association for Rowing & Paddling 14
Fraser Valley Rowing Club 13
Kamloops Rowing Club 11
Lake Windermere Rowing Club 11
South Cariboo Rowing Club 11
Salish Sea Coastal Rowing Club 9
Whistler Rowing Club 4
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THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, SPONSORS AND DONORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE:
2018 RCA NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP AND CANADA CUP REGATTAS
EVENT HOSTS
PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE ATHLETE AWARDS BANQUET
FUNDING PARTNERS
PARTNER HOTEL SUPPORTERS
A sincere thank you to the following donors who contributed in support of Athlete Tables:
1956 Olympic Men’s 4 (Donald Arnold) 1976 Olympic Men’s 4x (York Langerfeld) 1992 Olympic Men’s 8+ (Darren Barber, Robert Marland)
1960-1963 UBC Men’s Team (Herb Challier) 1977 Olympic Women’s 8+ (Carol Love) 1992 Olympic Men’s 2- (Brian Saunderson) 1964 Olympic Men’s 2- (George Hungerford, Roger Jackson) 1978 UBC/VRC Men’s 8+ (Fred Withers, John Richardson, 2000 Olympic Men’s 8+ (David Calder, Tom Herschmiller) Peter Jackson, Morris Hutchins, David Wilkinson, Robin 1968 Olympic Men’s 8+ (Daryl MacDonald, Catherall, John Bodnar) 2002 World Championship Women’s 8+ Clay Brown, Richard Symsyk, John McIntryre, (Karen Clark, Katy Dunnet, Roslyn McMann, Rick Crooker, John Richardson, John Ross, 1979 UBC/VRC PanAm Men’s 8+ (John Richardson, Andréanne Morin, Darcy Hortness, Neil Campbell, Joel Finlay and Coach Gerry Lienert) Rob Hartvikson, Fred Withers, David Wilkinson, Pauline Van Roessel,Jacqui Cook, Sarah Pape) Robin Catherall, Coach Ian Gordon) 1970 World Championships Men’s 8+ 2003 World Championship Women’s 8+ (Peter Klavora, Ian Gordon, Roderick 1979 PanAm Men’s 4- (John Gjervan) (Andréanne Morin, Jacqui Cook, Sarah Pape, Bell-Irving, Bob Advent, Karel Jonker) Rachel Jonat, Pauline Van Roessel, Darcy Hortness, Karen Clark, Roslyn McMann) 1972 Olympic Men’s 4- (Ian Gordon, 1982 World Championship Women’s 2x (Janice Mason) Greg Rokosh, Karel Jonker) 2004 Olympic Men’s 2- (David Calder) 1984 Olympic Women’s 4x (Janice Mason) 1972-1974 UBC Men’s Team (Jack Nelson) 2004 Olympic Men's 4- (Tom Herschmiller) 1984 Olympic Women’s 8+ (Carol Colgan) 1973-1976 UBC Men’s Team (John Bodnar) 2008 Olympic Men’s 2- (David Calder) 1975 World Championships Men’s 2- (Sandy Manson) 1984 Olympic Men’s 8+ (Blair Horn, Dean Crawford, Michael Evans, Paul Steele, Grant Main, Mark Evans, 2008 Olympic Women’s 8+ (Darcy Hortness, Heather Aischuler) 1976 Olympic Men’s 2- (Michael Neary, Brian Love) Kevin Neufeld, Pat Turner, Brian McMahon) 2008 Olympic Lightweight Men’s 4- (Iain Brambell) 1976 Olympic Men’s 4- (Andrew Van Ruyven, Brian 1987 Lightweight World Championship Women’s 2x Dick, Ian Gordon, Phil Moncton, Coach Alan Roaf) (Janice Mason) 2012 Olympic Men’s 2- (David Calder)