Selectors get first look at Australian candidates

Friday 17 April 2009

Australia’s Olympic rowers have largely enjoyed success in the heats of the single sculls and pairs on the first morning of the 2009 Australian Selection Trials at the Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith.

Kim Crow (VIC) and Sarah Cook (ACT) started proceedings with a comfortable victory in the first heat of the women’s pair. Crow and Cook, who finished fourth in the B Final of the same event in Beijing last year, were never headed in the first race on the program and cruised to the line in a time of 7:26.03.

AIS rowers Libby Alderman (WA) and Emily Rose (WA) won the second heat in a time of 7:31.89, to pose as the biggest challengers to the Olympic duo.

The three heats of the men’s single scull were close affairs, with Nick Hudson (NSW), David Crawshay (VIC) and Dan Noonan (NSW) winning their respective races.

With Australia opting not to race a men’s double scull in 2009, there are only five places available in the richly talented sculling group.

Olympic Gold medallist in the men’s double scull, Crawshay, won his heat by a clear three seconds, crossing the line in a time of 7:12.74 to finish in front of Danjels Reedman (NSW) and James McRae (SA).

Hudson recorded the quickest time (7:10.65) in winning Heat 2 ahead of Sam Loch (NSW) and Matt Bolt (SA), while fellow NSW rower Dan Noonan won the final heat in 7:15.26.

Olympic silver medallists in the men’s four, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg (VIC) and James Marburg (VIC), cruised to victory in their heat of the men’s pair in a time of 6:47.85. Tom Larkins (VIC) and Dominic Grimm (NSW) were a second slower in winning the second heat, while Fergus Pragnell (NSW) and Tom Swann (VIC) set the quickest time of 6:47.23 in Heat 3.

A full list of morning results, as well as a draw for afternoon races will be distributed shortly.

For more information please call David Polglase on 0401 453 041

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