MEDIA RELEASE - 15/5/2000

Following a selection process starting back in December 1999, and including three selection regattas during March, April and May this year, Rowing Australia is pleased to announce that the 2000 Zurich Australian Rowing Teams have been selected. Only two appeals were received in relation to the Senior Team, which have since been heard and dismissed.

The 2000 Zurich Australian Rowing Team departs Australia on 15^th June to attend the World Cup regatta in Vienna, Austria, from 23^rd to 25^th June. The team will then split to compete at either the Royal Henley Regatta in England, or the Amsterdam International Regatta before racing at the World Cup Finals in Lucerne from the 14^th - 16^th July, 2000.

National Head Coach Brian Richardson is undertaking the responsibility of coaching the Men's 8+ through to the Olympic Games and Reinhold Batschi the AIS Head Coach has been appointed to be Head Coach of the Olympic Team. Batschi will lead the Australian Rowing Team to the Olympics for the 6^th time allowing Richardson to concentrate on winning a medal in the Men's 8+.

The current World Champion Pair of James Tomkins and Drew Ginn were unable to participate in selection trials due to a back injury to Drew Ginn. Olympic silver medallists David Weightman and Robert Scott were the best performed pair at the trials in their absence. As Ginn is now on the road to recovery the selectors have chosen both pairs to start at the World Cups in Vienna and Lucerne. The pair with the best result at the World Cup Final in Lucerne will be nominated to the AOC for Olympic selection.

Three boats, the Men's Double Scull, Men's Single Scull, and Women's Quad Scull, will compete at the Olympic Qualification regatta from 10^th - 12^th June in Lucerne, Switzerland, for the final available positions at the Sydney Olympic Games, the remaining eleven boats having qualified at the 1999 World Championships.

The 2000 Zurich Australian U/23 Rowing Team will depart Australia on 10^th July, also attending the Lucerne World Cup Regatta, as their warm up to the Nations Cup. The Nations Cup, the U/23 unofficial World Championship for rowing, will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on the weekend of 28^th - 30^th July.

The 2000 Zurich Junior and Non-Olympic Rowing Team will see eight junior and two non-Olympic category boats attend the World Championships, to be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 1^st - 6^th August 2000. This Team will leave Australia on 18^th July, and return on the 9^th August.

The nomination of crews to the AOC for selection to the 2000 Australian Olympic Team will be finalised in the middle of the year, following the Lucerne World Cup Regatta.

2000 ZURICH AUSTRALIAN ROWING TEAM

COMPETITIONS:	WORLD CUP - VIENNA, AUSTRIA	23-25 Jun, 2000
	Royal Henley Regatta, England (some crews)	28 Jun - 2 Jul, 2000
	Amsterdam Regatta (some crews)	1-2 Jul, 2000
	WORLD CUP - LUZERN, SWITZERLAND	14-16 Jul, 2000
RESULTS:	www.fisa.org

 

BOAT	CREW	STATE	BOAT	CREW	STATE
M1x	TOM LAURICH	NSW	W1x	GINA DOUGLAS	VIC
	COACH: HARALD JAHRLING	NSW		COACH: NOEL DONALDSON	VIC
M2x	PETER ANTONIE	VIC	W2x	MARINA HATZAKIS	NSW
	JAMES BURTON	QLD		BRONWYN ROYE	NSW
	CRAIG JONES [RES]	ACT		COACH: ELLEN RANDELL	NSW
	COACH: BRIAN DALTON	VIC	W4x	MONIQUE HEINKE	NSW
M4x	JASON DAY	NSW		KERRY KNOWLER	ACT
	DUNCAN FREE	QLD		SALLY ROBBINS	WA
	PETER HARDCASTLE	NSW		JULIA WILSON	NSW
	STUART RESIDE	WA		CARMEN KLOMP [RES]	SA
	COACH: NICK GARRATT	WA		COACH: UWE BENDER	WA
ML2x	BRUCE HICK	ACT	WL2x	VIRGINIA LEE	NSW
	HAIMISH KARRASCH	QLD		SALLY NEWMARCH	SA
	COACH: BOB BLEAKLEY	QLD		COACH: HARALD JAHRLING	NSW
M2-	DREW GINN	VIC	W2-	KATE SLATTER	SA
	JAMES TOMKINS	VIC		RACHAEL TAYLOR	VIC
	COACH: NOEL DONALDSON	VIC		COACH: PAUL THOMPSON	AIS
	ROBERT SCOTT	NSW	W8+	ALISON DAVIES	SA
	DAVID WEIGHTMAN	NSW		RACHAEL KININMONTH	VIC
	COACH: HARALD JAHRLING	NSW		KRISTINA LARSEN	NSW
M4-	BEN DODWELL	NSW		EMILY MARTIN	VIC
	BO HANSON	NSW		VICTORIA ROBERTS	NSW
	GEOFF STEWART	NSW		JANE ROBINSON	VIC
	JAMES STEWART	NSW		BRONWYN THOMPSON	VIC
	COACH: TIM McLAREN	NSW		JODI WINTER	NSW
M8+	DANIEL BURKE	NSW		KATIE FOULKES [COX]	VIC
	JAIME FERNANDEZ	ACT		COURTNEY JOHNSTONE [RES]	NSW
	ALASTAIR GORDON	NSW		COACH: LYALL McCARTHY	AIS
	ROBERT JAHRLING	NSW
	MATTHEW LONG	NSW
	MIKE McKAY	VIC		SENIOR A TEAM SUPPORT STAFF
	NICK PORZIG	ACT		HEAD COACH: REINHOLD BATSCHI
	CHRISTIAN RYAN	VIC		TEAM MANAGER: MICHAEL EASTAUGHFFE
	BRETT HAYMAN [COX]	ACT		TEAM ASSISTANT MANAGER: WAYNE DIPLOCK
	STUART WELCH [RES]	NSW		TEAM DOCTOR: DR BILL WEBB
	COACH: BRIAN RICHARDSON			TEAM DOCTOR: DR STEVE HINCHY
ML4-	DARREN BALMFORTH	TAS		TEAM SPORTS PSYCH: JEFF BOND
	SIMON BURGESS	TAS		TEAM PHYSIO: FIONA GUTSCHLAG
	ANTHONY EDWARDS	VIC		TEAM PHYSIO: ALLAN BOURKE
	ROBERT RICHARDS	VIC		TEAM PHYSIO (ALTITUDE): WENDY LOWE
	COACH: SAM LE COMPTE	TAS		TEAM MASSEUR: LUKE ATWELL
				TEAM BOATMAN: ANDREAS MAUL

2000 ZURICH AUSTRALIAN U/23 ROWING TEAM

COMPETITIONS:	WORLD CUP - LUZERN, SWITZERLAND	14 - 16 JULY, 2000
	NATIONS CUP - COPENHAGEN, DENMARK	28 - 30 JULY, 2000

 

BOAT	U/23 ROWING CREWS	STATE	BOAT	U/23 ROWING CREWS	STATE
BLW2x	MIRANDA BENNETT	SA	BW4x	KAYE ANSTEY	SA
	MEGAN CAMPBELL	SA		CATRIONA OLIVER	VIC
	COACH: ANDREW STUNNELL	SA		ANDREA PRICE	SA
				BELINDA TALBOT	SA
BLM2x	DAN STEWART	NSW		COACH: CRAIG ADRIANS	SA
	ANDREW SYPKENS	VIC
	COACH: GREG HOWELL	NSW	BW4-	ANGELA HEITMAN	WA
				SOPHIE KILPATRICK	WA
BLM4-	STEPHEN HUMPHRY	NSW		JOANNA LUTZ	WA
	TIM O'CALLAGHAN	NSW		REBECCA SATTIN	WA
	STEWART OLD	NSW		COACH: CONNIE VANDERWERP	VIC
	DAVID TAYLOR	NSW
	COACH: JOE RODRIGUES	NSW	BW2-	ELIZABETH WINDLE	SA
				NATALIE LEGGE	NSW
BLM4x	SAM BELTZ	TAS		COACH: GREG HOWELL	NSW
	JOSH FRICHOT	VIC
	SCOTT PENNING	VIC	BM2-	JOSH KEOGH	WA
	BEN SOUTHWELL	ACT		LUKE POUGNAULT	WA
	COACH: JOHN CUMPER	VIC		COACH: GEORGE XOURIS / ANDREW RANDELL	WA / NSW
BM4x	DAVID CRAWSHAY	VIC	BM4-	DAVID DENNIS	WA
	IAN MONGAN	ACT		DAVID MATTHEWS	NSW
	DAN NOONAN	NSW		DAVID McGOWAN	WA
	JONATHON STONE	VIC		STEPHEN STEWART	NSW
	COACH : PETER SOMERVILLE	VIC		COACH: ANDREW RANDELL	NSW
BM8+	NICK BAXTER	NSW
	JAMES CHAPMAN	NSW
	HARDY CUBASCH	VIC		HEAD COACH: JOHN CUMPER	VIC
	KARSTEN FORSTERLING	VIC		MANAGER: GRAHAM TANNER	ACT
	TRAVIS JOHNSTON	VIC		DOCTOR: DR GEORGE BULYGA	SA
	WARREN KEEBLE	VIC		PHYSIO: KATHY FINLAY	ACT
	LACHLAN McPHERSON	VIC
	JULIAN VOLLER	VIC
	MICHAEL TOON [COX]	QLD
	COACH: CHRIS O'BRIEN	VIC
BW1x	KELLY MATTHEWS	NSW
	LINDSAY CALLAGHAN	NSW
	Subject to medical clearance

2000 ZURICH JUNIOR / NON-OLYMPIC ROWING TEAM

COMPETITIONS:

WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - ZAGREB, CROATIA

31 JULY - 6 AUGUST, 1998

 

BOAT	JUNIOR CREWS	STATE	BOAT	NON-OLYMPIC CREWS		STATE
JW1x	REBECCA CHISOLM	VIC	LM8+	ANDREW BLACK		NSW
	COACH: JEFF WATT	VIC		SHANE BROAD		TAS
				ANDREW BUTLER		TAS
JM2-	NEIL DENNIS	WA		BEN CURETON		WA
	STEFAN SZSCUROWSKI	WA		GLEN LOFTUS		WA
	COACH: GEORGE XOURIS	WA		KARL PARKER		NSW
				MATTHEW RUSSELL		TAS
JM2x	IAN BECKER	QLD		MICHAEL WISEMAN		NSW
	DAVID GALLEY	QLD		KENNY CHAN [COX]		WA
	COACH: ALAN BROMILEY	QLD		COACH: JOHN DRIESSEN		TAS
JM4x	SCOTT BRENNAN	TAS	LW4x	ELIZA BLAIR		VIC
	HUGH EDWARDS	TAS		SALLY CAUSBY		SA
	ROBERT OAKLEY	TAS		AMBER HALLIDAY		SA
	SAM WALEY	TAS		CATRIONA ROACH		NSW
	COACH: BARRY EDWARDS	TAS		COACH: NEIL MYERS		SA
JM4-	SAM CAMPBELL	NSW
	JAMES SCHELL	NSW
	JAMES WILMOTT	NSW		HEAD COACH: ADRIAN DAVID		SA
	TIM WIRTH	NSW		MANAGER: PETER HUGGETT		QLD
	COACH: SIMON HUXLEY	NSW		DOCTOR: DR HANNAH HRONES NSW		NSW
				PHYSIO: OLIVER WEBBER		NSW
JM1x	MITCHELL PUNCH	ACT
	COACH: NICK HUNTER	ACT
JW4-	ELIZABETH DEVITT	WA
	JESSICA HARKER	WA
	SARAH OUTHWAITE	WA
	HEIDI SOUNESS	WA
	COACH: GAVIN RUSSELL	WA
JW4x	LEONIE BURNES	NSW
	MEGAN CRAWFORD	NSW
	LIZ KELL	NSW
	KRISTY LEE WATSON-JONES	NSW
	COACH: DEBBIE FOX	NSW