ACT ASSOCIATION INC The Back Splash ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2007

SPECIAL POINTS OF Sarah Cook win’s medals in the US INTEREST: Women’s Pair event ada. Vicky Roberts Canberra rower Sarah Cook was Australia entered three came into the for • NCCA Close just one of a num- crews with Sarah Sarah Outhwaite in the Lake due to ber of Australian Heard and Vicky Rob- only change from the Sewerage Spill erts finishing second, crew that finished fourth crew that headed Sarah Cook and Kim at the World Champion- • ACTRA An- to the US for the nual Report Crow third, and Sally ships. World Rowing Kehoe and Kate Horn- • November Challenge. sey fourth. Saturday night featured Calendar some great racing as Following the rig- The women’s squad Sally Kehoe and Peter

ours of the recent faced an exceptionally Hardcastle both gained World Champion- hard weekend of row- bronze medals in the ships in Munich, nine ing as they not only 2000m Single Sculls, Australian rowers Kim Crow and were invited to com- Sarah Cook at pete at the USA the world cup in INSIDE World Rowing Chal- Linz THIS ISSUE: lenge, which was run in association Regatta #1 2 with the Oklahoma Review Head of the River.

ACTRA Com- 3 The Australian mittee Women’s Eight headed over the Atlantic, along Col Panton 4 results with Peter Hardcastle, fresh off his success of New EDP Co- 5 qualifying the Men’s ordinator for the Canberra Rowing Club’s Sarah Cook won a medal with Kim Beijing Olympic Games Crowe in Oklahoma last month Premiership 6 next year. standings The regatta provided a competed in the World whilst the Women’s variety of racing and Rowing Challenge, but Eight showed their ex- this was witnessed on also the Head of the cellent sprinting ability the Friday night as a Oklahoma. Sarah Cook to grab a silver medal in number of 500 metre and Kim Crow finished the 500m sprint event. races were held under third in the traditional lights. Sally Kehoe and 2000m Women’s Pair Information supplied by Peter Hardcastle both and then were part of Rowing Australia. showed their explosive the Women’s Eight www.rowingaustralia.co sculling abilities as that also won a bronze m.au for more informa- they won the Women’s medal behind the tion. and Men’s Single Scull. United States and Can- In the 500 metre PAGE 2 NOVEMBER 2007

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Regatta One winners Capital Lakes has made a Tuggeranong are close be- weekend will over 800 seats great start to the Season tak- hind CRC on 20 points just filled and against last year ing top spot after the first nudging out Hosts of Regatta numbers would be the sec- Regatta on the Premiership #1 Canberra Girls Grammar. ond largest Regatta only to standings. the ACT Championships. The Men’s premiership is CLRC toped the standings being lead by Gippsland A very large contingent of E ahead of last years overall Grammar with 25 points just grade Men's rowers will be winners Canberra Rowing ahead of Canberra Grammar taking to the Water from Club who were just four School on 22 points. most clubs. points behind. ANU were strong in the Regatta #2 is shaping up to Gippsland Grammar school Men’s with 17 points in third be a great days entertain- made the long trip from Vic- ment and there will be toria and had a big impact Black Mountain, Lake Tug- plenty of Racing with most on results taking third spot geranong and Radford all tied races having nearly full overall on the standings. on 10 points will be looking lanes. to make big moves in Regatta ANU boat Club are the most #2. If your not competing and noticeable improvers on last want to get closer to all the year scoring 21 premiership A big contingent from Kin- action then you could be- points not far from their ross is expected too challenge come a Boat Race Official. entire total last year. in Regatta #2 which along BRO have the best vantage with a stronger Radford who point and are a vital part of The Women’s Premiership had a clash with their school keeping the Regatta safe. If Capital Lakes showed their fete. you would like to be a BRO strength with a five point please contact the ACTRA lead over CRC but Lake Regatta #2 to be held this office on (02) 62496111 THE BACK SPLASH ISSUE 4 PAGE 3 ACTRA AGM—Annual Report

Members, Premiership (ACTRA Women’s Centre, Nagambie Victoria from 31 Au- The Committee of the ACT Premiership Pennant). gust to 2 September 2007. Rowing Association Incorpo- Canberra Grammar School won The ACT has been well represented in rated is pleased to present its the Schoolboys’/Junior Premier- this year’s national teams through the report on ship and Canberra Girls following the Association’s activities over Grammar School the Schoolgirls’/ selections: the 2006-07 rowing season. Junior Premiership World Junior Championships - Bei- ACTRA Premiership Compe- jing, China titions Representative Rowing Junior Men’s 4x The Committee congratulates The Association has had a busy Zac Cleaver (ACTAS/CRC) – Canberra Rowing Club for win- year in selecting and supporting Nicholas Barnier (ACTAS/CGS) ning the aggregate points score representative teams with the Coach Regan Sanders (ACTAS/CRC) for requirement to send a team to the Junior Women’s 2- the Men’s and Women’s Pre- Youth Olympics Festival held Christabelle Northam (ACTAS/CGGS) miership Competition (Bill from 17 – 21 January 2007 in Veronica Tamsitt (SERAS/CGGS) O’Brien Shield), the Men’s Pre- addition to the normal require- Coach - Gordon Marcks (ACTAS) miership ment to provide a team to the World Rowing Championships – points score (ACTRA Premier- Youth Cup. The Youth Cup was Munich, Germany ship Pennant) and the Women’s held at Nagambie Lakes Regatta Women’s VIII continues Page4….

NCA Close Lake due to Sewerage Spill The ACT Health Protec- tion Service has advised Services (Environment & Lake user groups have been the NCA that the entire Recreation) yesterday of a notified of the closure and Lake Burley Griffin be sewer leak in Queanbeyan warning signs will be posted closed to primary contact that had flowed into the around the lake. recreation such as swim- Molonglo River. East Basin ming and secondary con- was closed as a precautionary Commercial ferry operators tact recreation such as measure, the NCA has since are exempt from this closure, boating as results from tested the water and closed however, are advised that water tests have indicated the entire lake to swimming passengers should avoid con- unacceptable levels of bac- and boating. tact with lake water. teria. The NCA will continue to The Captain Cook Memorial The NCA was advised by closely monitor water quality Jet will not operate until wa- the ACT Department of and the lake will remain ter quality levels return to Territory & Municipal closed until bacteria levels normal. return to normal. New ACTRA Committee

The ACT Rowing Association Simon Tulloh — Treasurer The Chairman and meeting recognised the AGM 15th October 2007 a contribution of outgoing committee mem- new committee was elected General Committee bers Alan Borger (Treasurer) and Nick being; Hunter (Vice Chairman) who both decided Taryn Langdon not to re-stand. Brendon Prout—Chairman Kate Borger Heather Neil—Vice Chairper- Rick Worboys The first Board meeting will be held on the son Suzanne Nermutova 15th November. The 2007 Annual report Patrick Davoren—Secretary is available on the ACTRA website. PAGE 4 ACTRA AGM—Annual Report continued….

Sarah Cook (AIS/CRC) tion moved from the office Management Committee Women’s 4x which we shared with ACT process in each State. (AIS/CRC) Squash to our The aim of the NEDP is to Administration own office within Sports support the State Rowing The Association’s Executive House. This gives an improved Organisations and Acad- Officer Camilla Hayman re- working environment for the emies of Sport to signed during the year. Executive implement jointly agreed Camilla has made a remark- Officer and a superior venue strategies to recruit talented able contribution to the Asso- for Committee meetings. athletes and prepare, develop ciation in her term as Execu- National Elite Development and manage tive Officer, Program them for selection and com- working beyond her paid On 12 March 2007 Rowing petition in the Junior and hours to make major improve- Australia released documenta- U23 World Championships. ments in areas such as corpo- tion for the National Elite De- These strategies rate velopment will be as identified in the planning, coach development, Program (NEDP). Under this Elite Athlete Development regatta management and com- program, funding is provided Pathway document in each munication with the member- to each State for the identifica- state. ship. tion, Specifically the NEDP pro- The Association was fortunate recruitment, development and vides a contribution to full to appoint Matthew Ronke as management of talented rowing time salaries to: Executive Officer in June athletes for Junior (U19) and - recruit and develop tal- 2007. U23 ented U19 athletes and the Matthew comes from a back- World Championship competi- coaches of junior athletes ground in motor sport admini- tion. The Program replaces the into pathway stration in Victoria and has Elite Development Funding programs in each state. quickly and become familiar with the ACT Elite Club Funding Programs More of the report on the rowing scene and the issues that have operated across Aus- ACTRA website. specific to rowing administra- tralia from 2005. The program tion. will be During the year the Associa- overseen through the Joint

Col Panton Results 1st Sonia Mills Lawrence/Pagan/McLaren/ CRC Sonia Mills has won the 2007 Col Pan- ton Marathon. With a slightly shortened Robertson/Hewitt/Hodges/ course due to the restrictions at Kingston 2nd Simson/Body/Whelan(cox) Mills beat home by nearly 15 seconds another CRC crew of Masters 8+. The ACTAS crew 3rd Owen/McKay/Cleaver/Barnier Skipper and the Cootapatambe trophies. An- other CRC crew W4x won the Black Pete and the ADFA crew won the Stegman trophy. 4th Fowler/Tamsitt/McDonald/Shaw

Over 130 rowers competed in this years Col Pardy/Watkins/McAndrew/ Panton Marathon held in memory of the late 5th Cookman Colin Panton. Waldron/MacKenzie/Bailey/ 6th Bolger Bradshaw/Priestly/Pender/ 7th Sheehan/Vlandis(cox) Ferguson/Burraston/Jolly/ 8th Hughes 9th Leitch/Nash

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RA New Appointments

Rowing Australia have made holding various senior positions ment since December of last new appointments and a re- overseas with the Grasshopper year. arrangemnet mainly to the Club Zürich, ATHOC Olympic His new position will involve position left vacanct by Greg Games Organising Committee, liaising with ASADA, working Howell they are; the Qatar Asian Games and with the Elite Program Manager most recently for FISA - as and managing issues with na- Elite Program Manager Events and Development Con- tional team athletes. Rowing Australia would like to sultant. Adaptive Rowing and Com- welcome back Matt Draper who The experience that Matt will petition Administrator has returned to the organisa- bring to Rowing Australia in the Matt Bialkowski has joined the tion to fill the recently vacated lead up to the 2008 Beijing team at Rowing Australia as the position of Elite Program Man- Olympics will be invaluable. new Adaptive Rowing and Com- ager. He commenced his new High Performance Adminis- petition Administrator. role on Monday 15 October. trator Matt has been working with Matt has previously worked Sam Irvine has been appointed ACTSPORT for the last ten with Rowing Australia as the as the new High Performance months as the Disability Sports High Performance Manager in Administrator and will move Education Program Officer. He 1995 – 1999. across from his current position has gained valuable experience In the interim, Matt has held a as Adaptive Rowing and Com- working with the Australian number of significant sporting petition Administrator. Paralympics Commission and positions. He worked for SO- Sam started at Rowing Australia has begun his role on a part COG in the lead up to the Syd- in May 2006 and has been time basis before starting full ney Olympic Games, as well as working in the Adaptive depart- time in December.

James Macartney new ACT EDP Co-ordinator

The ACT Rowing Association The Elite Development Co-Ordinator from with in the rowing system and along with its High Performance will have a diverse role with very spe- from outside. Partners ACT Academy of Sport cific targets in terms of meeting ath- (ACTAS) and Rowing Australia is letes to Rowing Australia’s EDP stan- Currently RA are working on national pleased to announce James Mac- dards. With the majority of these ath- standards for the NEDP program cur- artney as the ACT Elite Develop- letes expected to come from ACT rently headed up by RA new High Per- ment Co-Ordinator. Rowing Clubs High Performance path- formance Manager Matt Draper. ways. James moved to Canberra last year A set of standard testing regimes will from the UK were he had good The EDP Co-ordinator will have a be announced shortly of which the success in coaching Junior Ath- close relationship with Clubs and NEDP co-ordinator will outline to your letes in the British based rowing Schools and will make regular appear- club. system. James’s Coaching was ances at clubs to assist with the devel- predominately through the Oxford opment of the high performance path- James is a familiar face in ACT rowing Brooks and Thames rowing Clubs way. and has been coaching for ANU who and his athletes have had success The EDP role will also have a large won this years Disher Cup and came at Under 23 world championship component of his time directed towards 4th at Uni games. James also coached level. Talent Identification. This will come the Men’s ACT Squad for 2007 Youth Cup.

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ACCEPTING ROMS ENTRIES — Online Premiership Standings 2008 Tasmania State Pen- 2/02/20 Tasmania Accepting Entries until nant No 6 08 24/01/2008 10:59:59 PM Standings After Regatta #1 2008 State Selection Re- 2/02/20 SA Rowing Unknown gatta 08 Club Overall 2008 Tasmania State Pen- 19/01/2 Tasmania Accepting Entries until 45 nant No 5 008 10/01/2008 10:59:59 PM CLRC 2008 Limestone Coast Pic- 19/01/2 SA Rowing Unknown CRC 41 nic Regatta 008 Gipps 34 2008 Tasmania State Pen- 5/01/20 Tasmania Accepting Entries until LTRC 30 nant No 4 08 27/12/2007 10:59:59 PM BMRC 27 2007 ARC Twilight Regatta 15/12/2 SA Rowing Unknown CGS 22 on Torrens 007 ANUBC 21 2007 Queensland State 15/12/2 Queensland Accepting Entries until Championship Regatta 007 5/12/2007 4:00:00 PM CGGS 18.5 2007 Tasmania State Pen- 15/12/2 Tasmania Accepting Entries until Dara 14 nant No 3 007 6/12/2007 10:59:59 AM Rad 13 2007 Renmark Regatta - 9/12/20 SA Rowing Unknown MUBC 4 Day 2 07 UQ 4 2007 Renmark Regatta - 8/12/20 SA Rowing Unknown Banks 3 Day 1 07 SUBC 0.5 RV Schools - Carey Regatta 1/12/20 Victoria Accepting Entries until 07 25/11/2007 7:00:00 PM UTS 0.5 2007 Murray Bridge Re- 1/12/20 SA Rowing Unknown Club Women gatta 07 CLRC 30 2007 Head of the Yarra 24/11/2 Victoria Entries Closed 007 CRC 25 2007 Tasmania State Pen- 24/11/2 Tasmania Accepting Entries until LTRC 20 nant No 2 007 15/11/2007 10:59:59 PM 2007 Capital Lakes RC Re- 17/11/2 Australian Accepting Entries until CGGS 18.5 gatta #2 007 Capital Ter- 11/11/2007 10:00:00 PM BMRC 17 ritory Gipps 9 2007 Melbourne Head 17/11/2 Victoria Accepting Entries until 007 11/11/2007 7:00:00 PM ANUBC 4 MUBC 4 2007 Regatta Hosting Club UQ 4 November Rad 3 rd 3 Regatta 1 CGGS Banks 3 th 17 Regatta 2 CLRC Dara 2

December SUBC 0.5 1st Regatta 3 BMRC UTS 0.5 January 26th Australia Day (Bridge to Bridge) Club Men February Gipps 25 nd 2 Regatta 4 CGS CGS 22 th 9 Regatta 5 Radford ANUBC 17 rd th 23 / 24 ISRA CGS/Daramalan/Radford/CGGS CRC 16 March CLRC 15 st 1 Regatta 6 Daramalan Dara 12 15th ACT Champs ( FHOL) ANU LTRC 10 BMRC 10 16th ACT Champs CRC Rad 10