GB open well in Lucerne
Great Britain opened its World Cup Finals campaign in Lucerne, Switzerland, strongly today with eight heat winners, including the two Camelot-sponsored crews of the men’s four and women’s quadruple scull.
A comfortable win for the men’s four in the fastest heat time of the day was important for Alex Partridge, Steve Williams, Peter Reed and Andy Hodge after missing the Henley Royal Regatta final because Hodge was ill.
The women’s quadruple scull of Katherine Grainger, Frances Houghton, Sarah Winckless and Debbie Flood looked in great form this morning to win in 6:31.55.
Colin Smith and Tom James, an Oxford- Cambridge combination in the men’s pair, were the surprise package of the morning session. Both have had a break from racing recently for University exams but still won their heat to qualify directly for Sunday’s final.
Men’s single sculler Alan Campbell as well as the men’s and women’s doubles and both of Britain’s male lightweight single scullers were the other heat winners.
Annie Vernon and Anna Bebington were led out at the start by Italy but managed to overhaul them in their women’s double scull heat. "That’s a wake-up call", said Vernon afterwards. "We won’t be caught like that again in the final".
The men’s double, winners at Henley in a tough boat class, looked to have carried their form into Europe.
Teenager Zac Purchase, reigning world U23 champion, was back in a boat in听 world cup racing mode for the first time since last year because of injury.听 He won his heat of the lightweight men’s single as did his team-mate Tim Male ten minutes later.
Three more boats advanced into semi-finals through the afternoon’s repechages including Laura Ralston in the lightweight women’s single scull and James Lindsay-Fynn and Mark Hunter in the lightweight men’s double.
In total Great Britain now has three boats qualified direct into finals on Sunday, eight racing in tomorrow’s semi-finals and three boats, including the men’s and women’s eights, are in tomorrow’s repechage and still have a chance of a place in Sunday’s finals.
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GB ROWING CREW LISTS
ROWING WORLD CUP – LUCERNE/DAY ONE
Friday 7 JULY, 2006
(Crews bow to stroke – plus cox – clubs
in brackets)
HEATS
OPEN
WOMEN
Pair
Heat 1
1. Annemarieke van Rumpt/Annemiek de Haan (Netherlands)
听听听听听 7:18.10
2.听 Megan Cooke/Anna Mickelson (USA)听 7:19.57
3.听 Baz Moffat/Jess Eddie (GREAT BRITAIN)听 7:39.94
4.听 Tamara Samakhvalava/Natallia Helakh (Belarus) 7:40.72
Eight
Heat 1
1.听 Romania 6:13.75
2.听 Beth Rodford /Alison Knowles/Vicki Etiebet/Carla Ashford /
听听听听 Natasha Howard/Natasha Page/Katie Greves /Elise Laverick/
听听听听 Caroline O’Connor (cox) (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:22.00
3.听 Netherlands 6:25.97
4.听 France 6:28.11
Double scull
Heat 2
1.听 Annie Vernon/Anna Bebington (GREAT BRITAIN)听 7:03.71
2.听 Laura Schiavone/Elisabetta Sancassani (Italy)听 7:06.94
3.听 Marianne Nordahl/Heidi Veeser (Norway)听 7:11.10
4.听 Jitka Antosova/Gabriela Varekova (Czech Republic)听 7:14.33
5.听 Aliz Konya/Lidia Veroci (Hungary)听 7:19.45
Quadruple scull
Heat 1
1.听 Debbie Flood/Sarah Winckless/Frances Houghton/Katherine Grainger
听听听听 (GREAT BRITAIN)听 6:31.55
2.听 USA 6:36.65
3.听 Denmark 6:38.57
4.听 Romania 6:49.60
MEN
Pair
Heat 2
1.听 Colin Smith/Tom James (GREAT BRITAIN)听 6:40.11
2.听 Jochen Urban/Andreas Penkner (Germany 1)听 6:44.15
3.听 Olaf van Andel/Mitchel Steenman (Netherlands 1)听 6:49.09
4.听 Bart Sjenitzer/Jan Willem de Graaf (Netherlands 2)听 6:52.76
5.听 Francesco Gabriele/Lorenzo Porzio (Italy)听 6:55.05
6.听 Jakub Makovicka/Jan Schindler (Czech Republic)听 7:06.35
Fours
Heat 3
1. Alex Partridge/Steve Williams/Peter Reed/Andy Hodge
听听听听 (GREAT BRITAIN)听 6:02.93
2.听 France 1 6:05.08
3.听 France 2 6:05.10
4.听 Tom Parker/Marcus Bateman/Richard Egington/Simon
听听听听 Fieldhouse (GREAT BRTAIN)听 6:10.40
5.听 Poland 6:17.34
Eights
Heat 1
1.听 Germany 5:36.28
2.听 Poland 5:39.61
3.听 Jonno Devlin/Tom Stallard/Matt Langridge/Tom Solesbury/
听听听听 Josh West/Hugo Lee/Toby Garbett /Kieran West/Acer
听听听听 Nethercott (cox) (GREAT BRITAIN)听 5:40.29
4.听 Russia 5:40.38
5.听 Egypt 5:50.97
Single scull
Heat 1
1.听 Alan Campbell (GREAT BRITAIN) 7:03.85
2.听 Sjoerd Hamburger (Netherlands 1) 7:08.31
3.听 Christof Uhl (Austria 1)听 7:14.67
4.听 Jaako Hasu (Finland 1)听 7:15.41
5.听 Gabor Bencsik (Hungary)听 7:27.04
6.听 Frederic Perrier (France)听 7:28.06
Double scull
Heat 3
1.听 Matthew Wells/Stephen Rowbotham (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:29.05
2.听 Morten Adamsen/Nils-Torolv Simonsen (Norway)听 6:33.41
3.听 Erik Brec/Davorin Sindler (Croatia 2)听 6:40.22
4.听 Peter Jensen/Jacob Jespersen (Denmark)听 6:43.27
5.听 Haydar Hama/Hamza Jaber (Iraq)听 6:57.22
LIGHTWEIGHT
WOMEN
Single sculls
Heat 1
1.听 Sonia Boubeta (Spain 2)听 8:11.70
2.听 Fabiane Albrecht (Switzerland 1)听 8:11.81
3.听 Coralie Ribeil (France)听 8:19.37
4.听 Andrea Cue Badiola (Spain 3)听 8:20.74
5.听 Hilde Gudem (Norway)听 8:25.03
6.听 Antonia van Deventer (GREAT BRITAIN) 8:33.31
Heat 2
1.听 Marit van Eupen (Holland)听 8:06.40
2.听 Michaela Taupe (Austria)听 8:10.24
3.听 Laura Ralston (GREAT BRITAIN)听 8:15.76
4.听 Kirsten Jepsen (Denmark)听 8:21.98
5.听 Ibtissem Trimech (Tunisia)听 8:28.38
6.听 Antonina Iagovitina (Moldova)听 8:34.83
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Double scull
Heat 3
1.听 Marguerite Houston/Amber Halliday (Australia)听 7:13.70
2.听 Jane Hall/Helen Casey (GREAT BRITAIN)听 7:14.90
3.听 Lindsay Dick/Hester Goodsell (GREAT BRITAIN)听 7:17.20
4.听 Francesca Gallo/Laura Milani (Italy)听 7:33.20
5.听 Maria Lima/Carla Mendes (Portugal)听 7:37.90
MEN
Four
Heat 1
1.听 Ireland 6:08.09
2.听 Matt Beechey/Daniel Harte/Paul Mattick /James Clarke
听听听听 (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:09.95
3.听 South Africa 6:11.83
4.听 Netherlands 6:12.59
5.听 Poland 6:24.29
Single scull
Heat 1
1.听 Zac Purchase (GREAT BRITAIN)听 7:23.71
2.听 Jeff Bujas (Canada 1)听 7:25.43
3.听 Remi di Girolamo (France) 7:33.48
4.听 Uwe Daxboeck (Austria 1)听 7:42.90
5.听 Juan Luis Aguirre Barco (Spain 2)听 7:49.80
6.听 Mohamed M’Henni (Tunisia)听 7:51.76
Heat 2
1.听 Tim Male (GREAT BRITAIN)听 7:38.79
2.听 Michael Wieler (Germany 2)听 8:03.45
3.听 Jiri Kopac 8:16.78
4.听 Takehiro Kubo (Japan)听 DNF
5.听 Muayied Ali (Iraq) DNF
Double scull
Heat 3
1. Joerg Lehnigk/Mauel Brehmer (Germany 1)听 6:36.33
2.听 James Lindsay-Fynn/Mark Hunter (GREAT BRITAIN)听 6:41.03
3.听 Miguel Cerda Silva/Felipe Leal Atero (China)听 6:44.37
4.听 Frederic Hanselmann/Mario Gyr (Switzerland)听 6:49.01
5.听 Simon Stellmer/Christopher Nuebel (Germany 2)听 6:54.54
REPECHAGES
OPEN
MEN
Four
Repechage 4
1.听 Czech Republic 6:10.76
2.听 Ireland 6:11.06
3.听 Tom Parker/Marcus Bateman/Richard Egington/
听听听听 Simon Fieldhouse (GREAT BRITAIN)听 6:17.92
4.听 Italy1 6:17.92
5.听 Switzerland 6:44.95
LIGHTWEIGHT
WOMEN
Single scull
Repechage 1
1.听 Coralie Ribeil (France)听 7:57.15
2.听 Laura Ralston (GREAT BRITAIN)听 7:58.34
3.听 Maria Sakellaridou (Greece)听 8:02.39
4.听 Ilona Hiltunien (Finland) 8:06.41
5.听 Antonia van Deventer (GREAT BRITAIN)听 8:09.35
6.听 Ibtissem Trimech (Tunisia) 8:12.55
Double scull
Repechage 2
1.听 Elena Lyakisheva/Anna Yuchenko (Russia)听 7:24.29
2.听 Lindsay Dick/Hester Goodsell (GREAT BRITAIN) 7:25.38
3.听 Eeke Thomee/Linde Verbeek (Netherlands2) 7:28.62
4.听 Julie Tabbers/Katrien Hautvast (Netherlands 1) 7:36.26
5.听 Nadja Gaensewig/Lena Kersten (Germany 2)听 7:53.03
MEN
Double scull
Repechage 3
1.听 Vasileios Polymeros/Dimitrios Mougios (Greece)听 6:36.49
2.听 James Lindsay-Fynn/Mark Hunter (GREAT BRITAIN) 6:38.18
3.听 Vladimir Varfolomeev/Denis Moiseev (Russia)听 6:47.48
4.听 Nuno Mendes/Pedro Fraga (Portugal0听 6:49.70
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GB ROWING SQUADS = HOME TOWNS LIST
BRITISH ROWING SQUADS
NAME听听听 听听听 听听听 D.O.B/PLACEofBIRTH/HOMETOWN/LIVING/ROWING CLUB
Carla Ashford听听听 听听听 13.3.79/Northallerton, N.Yorks/Masham, N.Yorks/Brentford/
Chris Bartley听听听 听听听 2.284/Farndon, Cheshire/Nottingham/Notts Uni
Marcus Bateman听听听 16.9.82/Bermuda/Torquay/Henley on Thames/Reading Uni
Anna Bebington听听听 13.2.83/Leek, Staffs/Leek/Crowthorne, Berks/Leander
Matt Beechey听听听 听听听 3.4.77/Worcester/Worcester/Henley on Thames/Leander
Nick Brodie听听听 听听听 6.8.96/Oxford听听听 /Oxford/Oxford/OUBC
Alan Campbell听听听 听听听 5.9.83/Coleraine/Coleraine/Mortlake/Tideway Scullers
Helen Casey听听听 听听听 6.2.74/Stockport/Oxford/Oxford/Wallingford
Richard Chambers听听听 10.6.85/??/??/Oxford/Oxford Brookes
James Clarke听听听 听听听 13.12.84/London/London/Durham/Durham Uni
Ryan Davies听听听 听听听 16.2.85/??/Henley on Thames/Oxford Brookes
Jonno Devlin听听听 听听听 17.3.76/South Africa/Oxford/Putney/Oxford Brookes
Lindsay Dick听听听 听听听 27.7.71/Strathaven/??/??Glasgow RC
Jess Eddie听听听 听听听 7.10.84/Durham/Durham/Chiswick/Uni of London
Richard Egington听听听 26.2.79/Knutsford/n/a/Henley on Thames/Leander
Robin Ejsmond-Frey听听听 14.3.86/London/Hammersmith/Oxford/OUBC
Nick English听听听 听听听 11.5.78/Coventry/Whitley Bay/Nottingham/Notts&Union
Simon Fieldhouse听听听 4.9.76听听听 n/a/n/a/Thames Ditton, Sy/Molesey
Debbie Flood听听听 听听听 27.2.80/Harrogate/Leeds/Henley on Thames/Leander
Toby Garbett听听听 听听听 14.11.76/Chertsey, Sy/West Byfleet/Ascot, Berks/Leander
Hester Goodsell听听听 27.6.84/London/London/Cambridge/Rob Roy
Katherine Grainger听听听 11.12.75/Glasgow/Aberdeen/Bisham, Bucks/St Andrew
Alex Gregory听听听 听听听 11.3.84n/a/Wormington/Reading/Reading Uni
Katie Greves听听听 听听听 2.9.82/London/Oxford/Mortlake/Uni of London
Joanna Hammond听听听 28.1.80/Leamington Spa/Leamington/Cambridge/Leander
Daniel Harte听听听 听听听 12.12.75n/a/n/a/Putney/London
Mike Hennessy听听听 听听听 24.12.76/London/Deptford/Chiswick/Tideway Scullers
Rob Hollis听听听 听听听 14.2.84/Wendover/Monmouth/Cowley/Oxford Brookes
Naomi Hoogesteger听听听 22.5.81n/a/Wells/Spennymoor/Durham Uni
Frances Houghton听听听 19.9.80/Oxford/Oxford/Putney/Uni of London
Natasha Howard听听听 3.9.80/Harare, Zimbabwe/West Runton/Chiswick/Tideway Scullers
Mark Hunter听听听 听听听 1.7.78/Forest Gate, London/Romford/Cadmore End, Bucks/Leander
Tom James听听听 听听听 3.11.84/Cardiff/Wrexham/Cambridge/CUBC
Simon Jones听听听 听听听 8.6.78n/a/n/a/Cropwell Butler/Leander
Alison Knowles听听听 听听听 27.3.82/Bournemouth/Bournemouth/Putney, London/Thames Matthew Langridge听听听 20.5.83/Northwich, Cheshire/Northwich/Henley on Thames/Leander
Elise Laverick听听听 听听听 27.7.75/Rustington, Sx/Poling, W Sx/Putney/Thames
Ian Lawson听听听 听听听 4.3.77/Bradford/Otley, W.Yks/Henley on Thames/Leander
Hugo Lee听听听 听听听 5.3.84/Guildford/Jeburgh, Scottish Border/Oxford/Oxford Brookes
James Lindsay-Fynn听听听 29.9.75/Dublin/Trim, Ireland/London/London
Rachel Loveridge听听听 7.5.80/Swindon/Hayling Island/Putney/Thames
Tim Male听听听 听听听 9.7.75/Yeovil, So/Yeovil/Chiswick/Tideway Scullers
Paul Mattick听听听 听听听 25.4.78n/a/Oxford/Wallingford
Acer Nethercott听听听 28.11.77/Newmarket/Harlow, Ex/Oxford/OUBC
Lorna Norris听听听 听听听 23.12.75n/a/na/a/Mortlake/Mortlake Anglian
Caroline O鈥機onnor听听听 25.4.83Ealing/Ealing/Ealing/Oxford Brookes听听听
Natasha Page听听听 听听听 30.4.85n/a/Hartpury/Reading/Reading Uni
Charlie Palmer听听听 听听听 25.10.78/Melbourne听听听 Hagley, Tasmania/Cambridge/CUBC
Tom Parker听听听 听听听 24.10.82/Hammersmith/Winchester/Oxford/OUBC
Alex Partridge听听听 听听听 25.1.81/San Francisco/Alton, Hants/East Sheen/Leander
Seb Pearce听听听 听听听 10/5/82/?/Bromsgrove/Oxford/OUBC
Peter Reed听听听 听听听 27.7.81/Seattle, USA/Nailsworth/Oxford/Leander
Beth Rodford听听听 听听听 28.12.82/Burton/Trent/Gloucester/Cowley/Thames听听听
Steve Rowbotham听听听 11.11.81n/a/Winscombe/West Molesey/Leander
Rebecca Rowe听听听 听听听 16.5.81/Bridgend/Cardiff/Cardiff/Rebecca
Phil Simmons听听听 听听听 6.2.75/Wimbledon/Thames Ditton/Thames Ditton/Molesey
Colin Smith听听听 听听听 3.9.83/ Harare, Zimbabwe/Henley on Thames/Oxford/OUBC
Tom Stallard听听听 听听听 11.9.78/London/Welwyn, Herts/London/Leander
James Stephenson听听听 4.4.77/n/aChipstead/Thames Ditton听听听 /Molesey
Florence Temple听听听 11.3.79/Harlow/Northampton/Putney/Thames
Sam Townsend听听听 n/a/ Reading/Reading/Reading/Reading Uni
Andrew Triggs Hodge听听听 3.8.79/Aylesbury/Hebden, Skipton/East Molesey/Molesey
Matt Tucker听听听 听听听 5.1.85/??/Winkfield, Nr Windsor/Oxford Brookes
Antonia van Deventer听听听 23.7.78/?/London/Rob Roy
Annie Vernon听听听 听听听 1.9.82n/a/Wadebridge, Cornwall/Marlow, Bucks/Thames
Matthew Wells听听听 听听听 19.4.79/Bradford/Hexham, Northumberland/East Sheen/Uni of London
Josh West听听听 听听听 25.3.77/Santa Fe, USA/Santa Fe/Oxford/Leander
Kieran West MBE听听听 18.9.77/Kingston-upon-Thames/W. Byfleet/Mortlake/CUBC
Steve Williams听听听 听听听 15.4.76/Warwick/Cheltenham/Henley/Leander
Sarah Winckless听听听 18.10.73/Reading/Hurley, Bucks/Marlow, Bucks/Walbrook听
