PRINCETON, N.J. - USRowing will have five boats racing at the second stop of the 2007 Rowing World Cup June 22-24 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The U.S. will have one entry in the men's single sculls, men's double sculls, lightweight women's double sculls, lightweight men's double sculls and men's quadruple sculls.
Jonathan Burns (Vancouver, Wash.), a one-time national team member, will take on 35 other scullers in the men's single sculls. Burns was a member of the men's quadruple sculls crew that finished ninth at the 2005 FISA World Championships.
In the men's double sculls, Matt Hughes (Ludington, Mich.) and Sam Stitt (McLean, Va.) will take on 19 other boats. Hughes and Stitt were both members of the quadruple sculls crew that finished eighth at the 2006 FISA World Championships. In early June, the duo won the double sculls at USRowing's National Selection Regatta III.
Wendy Campanella (Needham, Mass.) and Jana Heere (Bensalem, Pa.) have already earned their spots on the 2007 National Team in the lightweight women's double sculls. In Amsterdam, they will be taking on 16 other crews in their first international competition together. Campanella is now a four-time national team member, while Heere will be competing on her first team this summer. The duo earned its national team berth by winning the lightweight double at National Selection Regatta II in late April.
In the lightweight men's double sculls, Andrew Liverman (Oakton, Va.) and Richard Montgomery (Batavia, Ill.) will face 25 other crews. Liverman is a four-time national team member, while Montgomery is a three-time team member. The duo has had a successful last month of competition as it won the 2007 Pan American Games Trials in late May and came back to win National Selection Regatta III the first weekend in June.
The men's quadruple sculls crew of J. Sloan DuRoss (South Portland, Maine), Mike Perry (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Mark Flickinger (Big Flats, N.Y.) and Shane O'Mara (Tampa, Fla.) is one of 13 entries scheduled to race in Amsterdam. All four have national team experience, with DuRoss having raced in the event at the 2004 Olympic Games.
More than 750 rowers from 43 nations will be competing on the Bosbaan regatta course. Great Britain and China lead the way in numbers of entries as both countries have 23 boats scheduled to race. Racing begins on Friday, June 22, with heats, repechages (second-chance races), and quarterfinals. The remaining repechages and semifinals will take place Saturday, with the finals being held on Sunday. The event will be streamed live in the United States on the World Championship Sports Network Web site at www.wcsn.com. Complete entry lists, heat sheets and results can be accessed at www.worldrowing.com.
The Rowing World Cup series was launched in 1997 and includes all 14 Olympic boat classes. The overall Rowing World Cup champions are determined after a series of three regattas. The first stage took place June 1-3 in Austria. The remaining stage will be held July 13-15 in Lucerne, Switzerland.