2017 AUSTRALIAN ROWING TEAM FOR WORLD ROWING CUPS 2 & 3 REINHOLD BATSCHI MEN’S NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE, CANBERRA, ACT (RBMNTC) MEN’S COACHES
Head Coach – Ian Wright Senior Coach – Mark Prater Senior Coach – Andrew Randell
HANCOCK PROSPECTING WOMEN’S NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE, PENRITH, NSW (HPWNTC) WOMEN’S COACHES
Head Coach – John Keogh Senior Coach – Tom Westgarth Senior Coach – Ellen Randell
INTERESTING FACTS: Number of 2017 Australian Rowing Team Members who went to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games: 9 Madeleine Edmunds W4x Olympia Aldersey W8+ David Watts M2x Genevieve Horton W2x Molly Goodman W8+ Spencer Turrin M2- Lucy Stephan W8+ Alexander Hill M4- Joshua Hicks - Reserve - Men’s Sweep
Number of 2017 Australian Rowing Team Members who went to US Colleges: 4 Tim Masters – Princeton ’15 (majored in History) Ben Coombs – Columbia ’14 (majored in International Politics and Russian Language) Joshua Hicks – Harvard ’13 (majored in Political Science) Reserve: Simon Keenan – Yale ’15 (majored in Political Science)
Oldest Member of World Rowing Cup Team Sarah Hawe (29, Women’s Four)
Youngest Member of World Rowing Cup Team James Rook (19, Men’s Eight Coxswain)
2 MEN’S CREW LISTS FOR 2017 WORLD ROWING CUPS 2 AND 3
MEN’S COXLESS FOUR
JACK HARGEAVES JOSHUA HICKS ALEXANDER HILL SPENCER TURRIN
MEN’S EIGHT
TIM MASTERS ANGUS MOORE ALEXANDER PURNELL CAMPBELL WATTS ANGUS WIDDICOMBE
COXSWAIN RESERVE DARCY WRUCK NATHAN BOWDEN BEN COOMBS JAMES ROOK SIMON KEENAN
LIGHTWEIGHT MEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULL
RESERVE JAMES KERR REDMOND MATTHEWS SEAN MURPHY HAMISH PARRY CAMERON FOWLER
MEN’S DOUBLE SCULL
RESERVE DAVID WATTS LUKE LETCHER HAMISH PLAYFAIR 3 WOMEN’S CREW LISTS FOR 2017 WORLD ROWING CUPS 2 AND 3
WOMEN’S COXLESS FOUR
LUCY STEPHAN MOLLY GOODMAN KATRINA WERRY SARAH HAWE
LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULL
GEORGIA MIANSAROW GEORGIA NESBITT ALICE ARCH AMY JAMES
WOMEN’S DOUBLE SCULL
MADELEINE EDMUNDS OLYMPIA ALDERSEY
WOMEN’S QUADUPLE SCULL
GENEVIEVE HORTON CAITLIN CRONIN ROWENA MEREDITH LEAH SAUNDERS
RESERVE RESERVE GEORGIE GOTCH FIONA EWING
4 MEN’S FOUR
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney University Boat Club
State New South Wales
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song 808 state in yer face (bicep remix) or Hiphouse by Kabale und Liebe & Lauhaus to listen to before racing
Height 1m 97cms
Weight 92 kgs
Hometown Nyngan, New South Wales when not at the NTC
Hobbies Trivia, going out for coffee, sleeping
Outside of rowing, Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology do you study?
Outside of rowing, Not currently, but in the past I’ve worked at an after school care facility in North do you work? Sydney JACK HARGREAVES D.O.B: 24 JULY 1993 Where is your Nepean River, New South Wales NICKNAME: REDTOP / RED / SACK favourite place to row?
2 SILVER 2015 - U23 World Rowing Championships, BM2- / 2014 – U23 World Rowing Championships, BM2-
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney Rowing Club
State Western Australia
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Height 1m 87cms
Weight 85 kgs
Hometown Perth when not at the NTC
Hobbies Sharing memes…
Outside of rowing, Economics do you study? JOSHUA HICKS Where is your D.O.B: 29 APRIL 1991 Inside, away from the harsh rays of sun, I’ve very fair skin… NICKNAME: THE HICKSMAHN favourite place to row?
A Harvard graduate, Hicks won the Harvard-Yale battle every year from 2010 to 2013. 3 SILVER 2016 World Rowing Cup 2, M4- / 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM4- / 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships, JM4-
5 MEN’S FOUR cont’d...
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Adelaide Rowing Club
State South Australia
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Anything by Shakira… to listen to before racing
Height 1m 94cms
Weight 94 kgs
Hometown Loxton, South Australia when not at the NTC
Hobbies Erging…
Outside of rowing, Biomechanics of the rowing stroke do you study?
Outside of rowing, Rowing Coach / Consultant at Scotch College, Adelaide do you work? ALEXANDER HILL D.O.B: 11 MARCH 1993 Where is your Murray Bridge, South Australia NICKNAME: HILLY favourite place to row?
6 GOLD 2015 World Rowing Cup 3, M4- / 2015 World Rowing Cup 3, M4- / 2014 World Rowing 1, M8+ / 2013 World Rowing Cup 1, M8+ / 2013 Youth Olympic Games, M4x / 2011 World Rowing Junior Championships, JM4+ 5 SILVER 2016 Rio Olympic Games, M4- / 2016 World Rowing Cup 3, M4- / 2015 World Rowing Championships, M4- / 2013 World Rowing Cup 1, M4- / 2013 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM2- 1 BRONZE 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM8+
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney Rowing Club
State New South Wales
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Anything by the Lepers and Crooks to listen to before racing
Height 1m 90cm
Weight 92 kgs
Hometown Dungog, New South Wales when not at the NTC
Hobbies Spending time at Sydney Rowing Club SPENCER ALF TURRIN D.O.B: 29 AUGUST 1991 Where is your Sydney NICKNAME: SPENCE favourite place to row?
5 GOLD 2017 Interstate Regatta in King’s Cup, M8+ / 2015 World Rowing Cup 3, M4- / 2014 World Rowing Cup 1, M8+ / 2014 World Rowing Cup 1, M4- / 2013 World Rowing Cup 2, M4- 5 SILVER 2016 World Rowing Cup 3, M2- / 2015 World Rowing Championships, M4- / 2014 World Rowing Cup 2, M4- / 2013 World Rowing Championships, M4- / 2013 World Rowing Cup 1, M4- 2 BRONZE 2014 World Rowing Championships, M4- / 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM8+
6 MEN’S EIGHT
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney Rowing Club
State South Australia
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Height 1m 93cms
Weight 87 kgs
Hometown Adelaide, South Australia when not at the NTC
Hobbies Drinking coffee and cycling
Outside of rowing, Yes, Construction Management do you study?
Outside of rowing, Yes, I also do Project Administration do you work?
NATHAN BOWDEN Where is your Murray Bridge, South Australia D.O.B: 2 APRIL 1993 favourite place to row? NICKNAME: NATE
1 BRONZE 2016 World University Championships, M2-
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club University of Technology, Sydney RC
State Victoria
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Rhythm of the Night- Corona, Box Chevy - Rick Ross , to listen to before racing Flight of the Valkyries - Wagner
Height 1m 95cms
Weight 96 kgs
Hometown Melbourne, Victoria when not at the NTC
Hobbies Seneca, reading, music, cycling, listening to an Angus Moore argument
Outside of rowing, Yes, I am a Management Consultant at Ernst & Young TIMOTHY MASTERS do you work? D.O.B: 2 JANUARY 1992 Where is your Hanover, New Hampshire, USA NICKNAME: MASTERS OR THE BULL favourite place to row?
3 SILVER 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM8+ / 2013 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM4- / 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM4-
7 MEN’S EIGHT cont’d...
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney University BC
State New South Wales
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Miami – Will Smith to listen to before racing
Height 1m 95cms
Weight 94 kgs Hometown Sydney, New South Wales when not at the NTC Hobbies Netflix, skiing
Outside of rowing, Yes, Arts and Commerce do you study?
Outside of rowing, Yes, I’m a warehouse assistant at TNW do you work? CAMPBELL WATTS Where is your D.O.B: 10 NOVEMBER 1995 Linley Point, Lane Cove River in NSW/ Lake Burley Griffin in ACT NICKNAME: ARNOLD favourite place to row?
2 GOLD 2015 Royal Canadian Henley, OM8+ / 2015 World University Rowing Regatta in Chengdu M8+
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Mercantile RC
State Victoria
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Hustlin’ – Rick Ross to listen to before racing
Height 1m 94cms
Weight 98 kgs
Hometown Geelong, Victoria when not at the NTC
Hobbies Fishing, hunting, camping and World of Warcraft
Outside of rowing, Yes, Environmental Science do you study?
Outside of rowing, Yes, The Design Depot ANGUS WIDDICOMBE do you work? D.O.B: 31 AUGUST 1994 Where is your Nagambie Lakes, Victoria NICKNAME: PIG, HUTCHY favourite place to row?
Rowing Club Mercantile RC
State Victoria
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Money for Nothing – Dire Straits to listen to before racing
Height 1m 68cms
Weight 55 kgs
Hometown Melbourne when not at the NTC
Hobbies If I'm not rowing I'd be playing hockey for Hawthorn Hockey Club
Outside of rowing, Yes, Teaching do you work? JAMES ROOK Where is your D.O.B: 18 NOVEMBER 1997 Upstream on The Yarra, Melbourne NICKNAME: ROOKNOOSH favourite place to row? 8 MEN’S EIGHT cont’d...
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney RC
State New South Wales
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion to listen to before racing
Height 1m 93cms
Weight 90 kgs
Hometown Canberra, ACT when not at the NTC
Hobbies Brickies Laptop
Outside of rowing, Journalism do you study? ANGUS MOORE Where is your D.O.B: 26 SEPTEMBER 1992 Bow seat! NICKNAME: DOG favourite place to row?
3 GOLD 2017 Interstate Regatta in King’s Cup, M8+ / 2014 World Rowing Cup 1, M8+ / 2014 World Rowing Cup, M4- 3 SILVER 2013 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM2- / 2013 World Rowing Cup 1, M4- / 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships, JM4+ 3 BRONZE 2016 World University Championships, M2- / 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM8+ / 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships, JM4+
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney University BC
State New South Wales
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Two Strong Hearts – John Farnham to listen to before racing
Height 1m 95cms
Weight 88 kgs
Hometown Penrith, New South Wales when not at the NTC ALEXANDER PURNELL Where is your D.O.B: 30 JANUARY 1995 Sydney Harbour, New South Wales favourite place to row? NICKNAME: PURN OR PURNIE
9 MEN’S EIGHT cont’d...
National Training Centre None currently or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club University of Technology, Sydney RC
State Victoria
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Money for Nothing – Dire Straits to listen to before racing
Height 1m 87cms
Weight 94 kgs
Hometown Melbourne, Victoria when not at the NTC
BENJAMIN COOMBS Hobbies Russian language, Philosophy, Age of Empires 3 D.O.B: 16 MARCH 1992 Where is your NICKNAME: MEATBALL, Connecticut River, Hanover, NH, USA HIPPO, COOMBSIE favourite place to row?
1 SILVER 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM8+
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Commercial Rowing Club
State Queensland
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Khe Sanh to listen to before racing
Height 1m 95cms
Weight 90 kgs
Hometown Brisbane when not at the NTC
Hobbies Watching movies and spending time with friends
Outside of rowing, Yes, Exercise and Sports Science DARCY WRUCK do you study? D.O.B: 16 JANUARY 1995 NICKNAME: DARCY WRUCK Where is your Wyaralong Dam, Queensland (YELLED LOUDLY) favourite place to row?
10 MEN’S SWEEP RESERVE
National Training Centre New South Wales Institute of Sport or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Melbourne University BC
State Victoria
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Anything by Bruce Springsteen to listen to before racing
Height 2m 1cms
Weight 97 kgs
Hometown Melbourne, Victoria when not at the NTC
Hobbies Useless trivia and brunching SIMON KEENAN D.O.B: 8 OCTOBER 1992 Where is your Housatonic River, CT, USA NICKNAME: CRACKERS, SIMMO favourite place to row?
1 SILVER 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM8+
LIGHTWEIGHT MEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULL
National Training Centre None currently or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Mercantile RC
State Victoria
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Elevate by St Lucia to listen to before racing
Height 1m 79cms
Weight 70 kgs
Hometown Melbourne, Victoria when not at the NTC
Hobbies Cycling
Outside of rowing, Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering / Bachelor of Science (Finance and REDMOND MATTHEWS do you study? Insurance Mathematics) at Monash University D.O.B: 31 JANUARY 1992 Where is your NICKNAME: RED Nepean River, New South Wales favourite place to row?
11 LIGHTWEIGHT MEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULL cont’d...
National Training Centre Queensland Academy of Sport or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Toowong RC
State Queensland
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song No Time for Caution – Hans Zimmer to listen to before racing
Height 1m 81cms
Weight 72 kgs
Hometown Brisbane, Queensland when not at the NTC
Hobbies Reading, movies, gaming
Outside of rowing, Yes, Exercise and Sports Science do you study?
Outside of rowing, I’m doing work experience in my field of study HAMISH PARRY do you work? D.O.B: 3 MARCH 1994 Where is your Varese, Italy NICKNAME: HAMMER favourite place to row?
National Training Centre Western Australian Institute of Sport or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club University of Western Australia BC
State Western Australia
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Height 1m 82cms
Weight 70 to 72.5 kgs
Hometown Perth when not at the NTC
Outside of rowing, Yes, Mechanical Engineering at UWA do you study? JAMES KERR Where is your D.O.B: 9 APRIL 1994 Nepean River, New South Wales favourite place to row? NICKNAME: JIMBO
National Training Centre New South Wales Institute of Sport or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Mosman Rowing Club
State New South Wales
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song The Circle of Life – Elton John/The Lion King to listen to before racing
Height 1m 75cms
Weight 68 kgs
Hometown Sydney when not at the NTC
Hobbies Goldfish keeping, gardening, visiting the zoo and/or aquarium, tiny teddies
Outside of rowing, Yes, Physiotherapy do you study?
Outside of rowing, Yes, Sports Medic, Rowing Coaching do you work? SEAN MURPHY Where is your D.O.B: 28 APRIL 1996 In the lead ! favourite place to row?
12 MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT RESERVE
National Training Centre None currently or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Swan River RC
State Western Australia
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Where the hood at - DMX to listen to before racing
Height 1m 85cms
Weight 72 kgs
Hometown Perth, Western Australia when not at the NTC
Hobbies Surfing and Travelling CAMERON FOWLER Outside of rowing, Yes, Psychology and Sports Science D.O.B: 4 JULY 1993 do you study?
MEN’S DOUBLE SCULL
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Black Mountain Rowing Club
State Australian Capital Territory
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Anything by Flume to listen to before racing
Height 2m 6cms
Weight 99 kgs
Hometown Canberra, Australian Capital Territory when not at the NTC
Hobbies Mountain Biking, Netflix and going to Bunnings on a Sunday
Outside of rowing, Systems Engineering at the ANU LUKE LETCHER do you study? D.O.B: 11 JUNE 1996 Where is your Lake Burley Griffin, Australian Capital Territory NICKNAME: LURCH favourite place to row?
1 GOLD 2016 World Rowing U23 Championships, BM4x
13 MEN’S DOUBLE SCULL cont’d...
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Swan River Rowing Club
State Western Australia
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song Make the Wheels Roll – Safia to listen to before racing
Height 1m 92cms
Weight 95 kgs
Hometown Perth, Western Australia when not at the NTC
Hobbies Guitar and Surfing
Outside of rowing, Not currently DAVID WATTS do you study? D.O.B: 5 FEBRUARY 1992 Where is your NICKNAME: WATTSY, DAVO, Lucerne, Switzerland DANGER SNAKE favourite place to row?
1 SILVER 2015 World Rowing Championships, M4x 3 BRONZE 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships - JM4+ / 2010 Youth Olympic Games - JM2- / 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships - BM8+
MEN’S SCULLING RESERw
National Training Centre Reinhold Batschi Men’s NTC, Canberra or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club University of Technology, Sydney RC
State New South Wales
Coach Ian Wright, Mark Prater & Andrew Randell
Favourite song My Heart will Go On – Celine Dion to listen to before racing
Height 1m 94cms
Weight 91 kgs
Hometown Sydney, New South Wales when not at the NTC
Hobbies Rowing
Outside of rowing, Graduated from UTS in 2014 with a Bachelor of Business, did my Cert III in do you study? Personal Training last year and looking to do my Cert IV this year
Outside of rowing, Prioritising study for now do you work? HAMISH PLAYFAIR Where is your D.O.B: 21 DECEMBER 1991 Looking Glass Bay, Gladesville favourite place to row?
1 GOLD 2016 International Universities Regatta, China
14 WOMEN’S FOUR
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Melbourne University BC
State Victoria
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song Anything in the 80s rock genre to listen to before racing
Height 1m 76cms
Weight 71 kgs
Hometown Nihil, Victoria when not at the NTC
Hobbies Embroidery, crochet, reading, going out with friends
Outside of rowing, Yes, Bachelor of Arts – Sociology and Media do you study?
Outside of rowing, Production Assistant for 776BC LUCY STEPHAN do you work? D.O.B: 10 DECEMBER 1991 Where is your No particular favourite, The Yarra in Victoria is home, the Nepean River is NICKNAME: LUCY, LU favourite place to row? beautiful, while Lake Varese in Gavirate has pizza!
4 GOLD 2013 World Rowing U23 Championships, BW4- / 2013 World Rowing Cup 1, W8+ / 2013 World Rowing Cup 1, W8+ / 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships, BW4- 1 SILVER 2013 World Rowing Cup 3, W4- 1 BRONZE 2013 World Rowing Championships, W4-
National Training Centre Tasmanian Institute of Sport or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Huon Rowing Club
State Tasmania, but I’ve represented Victoria in the past
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Height 1m 88cms
Weight 75 kgs
Hometown Melbourne, Victoria when not at the NTC
Hobbies Gardening, Baking, Reading
Outside of rowing, do you Yes, I am a veterinarian work?
SARAH HAWE Where is your favourite The Huon River, Franklin, Tasmania D.O.B: 23 JULY 1987 place to row?
15 WOMEN’S FOUR cont’d
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Adelaide Rowing Club
State South Australia
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song Would I Lie To You- Charles & Eddie OR Lean on me- Bill Withers to listen to before racing
Height 1m 85cms
Weight 77 kgs
Hometown Adelaide, South Australia when not at the NTC
Hobbies Napping
Outside of rowing, Yes, Bachelor of Criminology do you study?
Outside of rowing, When home, farming MOLLY GOODMAN do you work? D.O.B: 19 FEBRUARY 1993 Where is your Aiguebelette, France NICKNAME: MOLL favourite place to row?
National Training Centre Victorian Institute of Sport or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Mercantile Rowing Club
State Victoria
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker to listen to before racing
Height 1m 71cms
Weight 79 kgs
Hometown Melbourne, Victoria when not at the NTC
Hobbies FarmVille, people watching, competitive dog grooming
Outside of rowing, Yes, Clinical Myotherapy do you study? KATRINA WERRY Where is your D.O.B: 10 OCTOBER 1993 Carrum Water Sports Centre, Victoria NICKNAME: KAT favourite place to row?
1 BRONZE 2015 World Rowing U23 Championships, BW2-
16 WOMEN’S DOUBLE SCULL
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Commercial Rowing Club
State Queensland
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song Shake it off – Taylor Swift to listen to before racing
Height 1m 87cms
Weight 82kgs
Hometown Brisbane, Queensland when not at the NTC
Hobbies Answering surveys and cooking
Outside of rowing, Yes, Batchelor of Business do you study?
Outside of rowing, Yes, Digital Marketing and Customer Experience Manager for Wintech MADELEINE EDMUNDS do you work? D.O.B: 3 JANUARY 1992 Where is your Twizel, New Zealand NICKNAME: MADDIE favourite place to row?
4 GOLD 2014 World Rowing Cup 1, W4x / 2013 World Rowing Cup 1, W4x / 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships, BW4x / 2012 Henley Royal Regatta, W4x 3 SILVER 2016 World Rowing Cup 3, W4x / 2015 World Rowing Cup 3, W4x / 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships, JW4x 2 BRONZE 2013 World Rowing Cup 3, W4x / 2013 World Rowing Cup 2, W4x
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Adelaide Rowing Club
State South Australia
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song The Greatest Song in the World, of course to listen to before racing
Height 1m 83.5cms
Weight 76kgs
Hometown Adelaide, South Australia when not at the NTC
Hobbies Collecting Pokemon cards and long walks to the fridge
Outside of rowing, Yes, Double Degree of Law and Health Science do you study?
Outside of rowing, Living is a full-time job OLYMPIA ALDERSEY do you work? D.O.B: 26 JULY 1992 Where is your Aiguebelette, France NICKNAME: OLY favourite place to row?
4 GOLD 2014 World Rowing Cup 2, W2x / 2013 World Rowing Cup 1, W4x / 2013 World Rowing Cup 1, W4x / 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships, BW4x 1 SILVER 2016 World Rowing Cup 3, W4x 5 BRONZE 2014 World Rowing Championships, W2x / 2013 World Rowing Cup 3, W4x / 2013 World Rowing Cup 2, W4x / 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships, JW4- / 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games, JW2- CURRENTLY HOLDS WORLD’S BEST TIME IN THE WOMEN’S DOUBLE SCULL
17 WOMEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULL
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club University of Queensland BC
State Queensland
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Height 1m 76cms
Weight 69kgs
Hometown Brisbane, Queensland when not at the NTC
Hobbies Travel, eating and adventuring CAITLIN CRONIN Outside of rowing, Yes, Chemical Engineering at the University of Queensland D.O.B: 22 MARCH 1995 do you study?
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney University BC
State New South Wales
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song Anything by INXS, Ignite the Passion to listen to before racing
Height 1m 79cms
Weight 73kgs
Hometown East Lindfield, New South Wales when not at the NTC
Hobbies Succulent Propagation, dogspotting
Outside of rowing, Yes, Business Management do you study?
Outside of rowing, Vet Nursing, Handbag saleswoman... GENEVIEVE HORTON do you work? Anything to fund my succulent plant addiction D.O.B: 6 JANUARY 1995 Where is your 10km up the gorge on the Nepean River when in Australia and, overseas NICKNAME: GEN favourite place to row? Aiguebelette, France
2 GOLD 2013 World Rowing Cup 1, W8+ / 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships, JW2- 1 SILVER 2016 World Rowing Cup 2, W2x 1 BRONZE 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships, BW2-
18 WOMEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULL cont’d...
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney Rowing Club
State New South Wales
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song Blink 182 – Anthem Part II to listen to before racing
Height 1m 78cms
Weight 70kgs
Hometown Maclean, New South Wales when not at the NTC
Drinking coffee, drawing, barefoot Thai, getting my back cracked, expanding my Hobbies sock collection
Outside of rowing, Paediatric Occupational Therapy LEAH SAUNDERS do you work? D.O.B: 7 FEBRUARY 1993 Where is your Chris Morgan laps of Hen and Chicken Bay minus the tinnies NICKNAME: LE, SAUNDERS, LFS favourite place to row?
1 SILVER 2015 World Rowing U23 Championships, BW4x
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney University Boat Club
State New South Wales
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song I don’t really listen to music before I race to listen to before racing
Height 1m 82cms
Weight 76kgs
Hometown Mosman, New South Wales when not at the NTC
Hobbies Going to the beach, sailing, cooking
Outside of rowing, Studying to become a Paramedic do you study?
Outside of rowing, Rowing Coaching do you work? ROWENA MEREDITH Where is your D.O.B: 27 APRIL 1995 Lake Rama, Bosnia and Herzegovina NICKNAME: ROO, ROW, RO favourite place to row?
1 SILVER 2015 World Rowing U23 Championships, BW4x
19 LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULL cont’d...
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Toowong Rowing Club
State Queensland
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Height 1m 61.5cms
Weight 57kgs
Hometown Brisbane, Queensland when not at the NTC
AMY JAMES Outside of rowing, Yes - Exercise and Movement Science D.O.B: 29 JULY 1993 do you study?
1 GOLD 2016 World University Games, LW1x
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney University BC
State New South Wales
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song Satisfaction – Rolling Stones to listen to before racing
Height 1m 72cms
Weight 59kgs
Hometown Sydney, New South Wales when not at the NTC
Hobbies Running, cycling, going to the beach
Outside of rowing, Yes, Bachelor of Business with a Major in Sports Management do you study?
Outside of rowing, Volunteering with Shine Kids at the Prison in Windsor GEORGIA MIANSAROW do you work? D.O.B: 31 AUGUST 1992 Where is your Lake Barrington, Tasmania NICKNAME: G favourite place to row?
1 BRONZE 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships, BLW2x
20 LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULL cont’d...
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Huon Rowing Club
State Tasmania
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song Whip It - Devo to listen to before racing
Height 1m 68cms
Weight 59kgs
Hometown Hobart, Tasmania when not at the NTC
Hobbies Good trails to run on, coffee, the beach
Outside of rowing, Yes, Law do you study? GEORGIA NESBITT D.O.B: 8 MAY 1992 Where is your Lake Barrington, Tasmania NICKNAME: G OR NEZ favourite place to row?
1 BRONZE 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships, BLW2x
National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Melbourne University BC
State Victoria
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Height 1m 72cms
Weight 58kgs
Hometown Melbourne, Victoria when not at the NTC
Outside of rowing, Yes – Psychology do you study? ALICE ARCH Where is your D.O.B: 5 JANUARY 1994 Lake Varese, Italy NICKNAME: AL favourite place to row?
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National Training Centre Hancock Prospecting Women’s NTC, Penrith or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney University BC
State New South Wales
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song HAIM’s cover of Strong Enough by Sheryl Crow to listen to before racing
Height 1m 86cms
Weight 75 kgs
Hometown Balmoral when not at the NTC
Hobbies Internet Shopping
Outside of rowing, Yes, Sport and Exercise Science do you study?
Outside of rowing, Yes, I run my own small business called ‘the.initials’ on etsy selling GEORGINA GOTCH do you work? monogrammed clutches D.O.B: 9 APRIL 1994 NICKNAME: G OR GEORGE Where is your Lake Rama, Bosnia OR GEORGIE favourite place to row?
1 SILVER 2015 World Rowing U23 Championships, BW4x
National Training Centre New South Wales Institute of Sport or SIS/SAS
Rowing Club Sydney University BC
State New South Wales
Coach John Keogh, Tom Westgarth & Ellen Randell
Favourite song 50 Cent, Tupac, Eminem type of vibes to listen to before racing
Height 1m 75cms
Weight 74 kgs
Hometown Terrigal, New South Wales when not at the NTC
Hobbies Piccolo latte drinking, produce market hunting, scuba diving and DIY
Outside of rowing, Yes, Bachelor of Arts FIONA EWING do you study? D.O.B: 23 APRIL 1994 Where is your NICKNAME: PRINCESS, YEIWING Varese, Italy OR FIFI favourite place to row?
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