Rowing Canada Aviron is pleased to announce the athletes and coaches who will represent Canada at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, South Korea. The regatta runs from Aug. 25 to September 01, 2013, and is the highlight of the international calendar for high-performance athletes preparing for the next Olympic Games in Rio 2016. "It is a good mixture of athletes, with some returning Olympians and for quite a few, their first senior World Championship," said Peter Cookson, Rowing Canada Aviron High Performance Director.
Women's Eight *
-Cristy Nurse (Georgetown, ON) - Ottawa Rowing Club
-Natalie Mastracci (Thorold, ON)- St. Catharines Rowing Club
-Susanne Grainger (London, ON)- London Rowing Club
-Sarah Black (Ottawa, ON)- Ottawa Rowing Club
-Christine Roper (Victoria, BC)- Western Rowing Club
-Carolyn Ganes (Saskatoon, SK) - Ottawa Rowing Club
-Lisa Roman (Vancouver, BC)- University of the Fraser Valley
-Rosie DeBoef (Victoria, BC) - Ottawa Rowing Club
-Kristen Kit (St. Catharines, ON)- University of British Columbia Rowing
-Alternate: Jen Martins (Toronto, ON)- Don Rowing Club
*A women's four will be composed from this list of athletes (TBA)
Women's Quad:
-Antje Seydlitz-Kurzbach (Smithers, BC) - University of Victoria Rowing Club
-Carling Zeeman (Cambridge, ON) - Sudbury Rowing Club
-Kate Goodfellow (Perth, ON) - Ottawa Rowing Club
-Emily Cameron (Summerside, PEI) - Don Rowing Club
Men's Quad:
-Matt Buie (Duntroon, ON) - St. Catharines Rowing Club
-Kevin Kowalyk (Winnipeg, MB) - Winnipeg Rowing Club
-David Wakulich (St. Catharines, ON) - Ridley Graduate Boat Club
-Mike Braithwaite (Duncan, BC) - University of Toronto Rowing
Men's Four:
-Will Crothers (Kingston, ON) - Kingston Rowing Club
-Will Dean (Kelowna, BC) - Brentwood College School
-Conlin McCabe (Brockville, ON) - Brockville Rowing Club
-Rob Gibson (Kingston, ON) - Kingston Rowing Club
Men's Pair (and alternates):
-Spencer Crowley (Lantzville, BC)- Brentwood College School
-Steve Van Knotsenburg - (Beamsville, ON) - Victoria City Rowing Club
Light Men's Pair:
-Eric Woelfl (St. Catharines, ON) - Brock University Rowing Club
-Brendan Hodge (Delta, BC) - Brentwood College/Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Light Women's Single: (and alternate for W4x)
-Patricia Obee - (Victoria, BC) - Victoria City Rowing Club
Light Men's Single:
-Nick Pratt - (Kingston, ON) - Kingston Rowing Club
Coaches: John Keogh (London, ON), Al Morrow (London, ON), Martin McElroy (Victoria, BC), and Howie Campbell (Victoria, BC).