2012’s dryland season was capped off with the 25^th annual Western Indoor Rowing Championship at St. Georges school in Vancouver. Thanks to Robin Munshaw for capturing essence of what a 2000m erg race entails. Check out our facebook page to see the full album. Needless to say the whole crew is excited to be back on the water training for our spring races. Bring on the rain, wind and ice!! Up next Elk Lake Spring Regatta.

RESULTS:

University Novice Women – 2000m

University Novice Men – 2000m

U23 Lightweight Men – 2000m

Sr. A Lightweight Men – 2000m

U23 Women – 2000m

Sr. A Women – 2000m

Sr. A Men – 2000m

Coxie Crawl Women – 500m

Coxie Crawl Men – 500m

On October 16th SFU Rowing hosted it’s first SFU Rowing Alumni, Friends, and Supporters Day on the home course of Burnaby Lake.

Fortunately the sun was shining for the event, as the SFU Crew and the attendees spent an afternoon enjoying the sport of rowing.

Head Coach Jim Gardiner gave a speech about the rowing program and the goals that SFU Rowing aim for in the future; the dredging of Burnaby Lake playing an important role in the development of the team, with the successful dredging resulting in it being one of the best race courses in Canada.

Head Coach Jim Gardiner presenting a speech to the guests of Alumni Day.

It was appropriate then to name one of SFU’s boats after the City of Burnaby, as a tribute to the hard work that went into making the lake more accessible.

The name “City of Burnaby” was unveiled by some of the key people involved in the project: Burnaby Counselor Sav Dhaliwal; Burnaby Counselor Nick Volkow; Katy Alkins-Jang of Burnaby Parks and Recreation; and Lambert Chu of the Burnaby Engineering Department.

The unveiling of the "City of Burnaby".

Coach Jim Gardiner also introduced the Dick McClure Scholarship Fund, which will be presented to an individual that demonstrates good balance of both the academic and the athletic aspects of school. Dick McClure was presented with a memento to honour the occasion. The scholarship will pay for the student-athlete’s rowing dues and cover the cost of school books, and perhaps more as it grows as a fund.

Dick McClure, after the announcement of SFU Rowing's Dick McClure Scholarship.

The freshly named boat “City of Burnaby”, nicknamed the “COB” by the SFU Crew, was launched off the dock by some alumni men for a sunny row. The novice men also spent some time on the water.

Alumni men taking the COB quad out for a row.

Sav Dhaliwal, Lambert Chu, Katy Alkins-Jang, Nick Volkow, SFU Rowing's President Taylor Hardy and Coach Jim Gardiner with the "City of Burnaby".

The turnout was great, and SFU Rowing looks forwards to making this an annual event with more people celebrating rowing!

Western Canadian University Rowing Championships were held at Burnaby Lake on October 23. This was a day of firsts. This was the first 2Km sprint regatta to be held at Burnaby Lake since the dredging project had been completed. It was was also the first racing opportunity for SFU’s new novice crew.  Westerns would be many of our athletes’ only opportunity to race for the fall season. A great effort was given by all. We look forward to the winter/spring racing season with another race experience under our belts.

Results:

LW2x - 4th

LW2x – Beverly Wu and Mika Lamprycht

Time:  9:27   Place: 4^th

LM1x – Taylor Hardy

Time:  7:52    Place:  6^th

Wnov8+ - 4th

WJV8+ - Ian Coccimiglio (coxswain), Kelsey  MacKenney, Hilary Schrama, Krista Ruby, Lynn  McDonald, Kim McGillivray, Amanda Price, Beverly Wu and Lauren Isbister

Time: 7:19   Place: 2^nd

LM4+ – Ian Coccimiglio (coxswain) Chris Stewart, Solal Audibert, Asker Cader and Alex Kim

Time: 7:27   Place: 4^th

WJV4+

WJV4+ - Beverly Wu (coxswain) Kelsey MacKenney, Hilary Schrama, Krista Ruby and Lynn McDonald

Time: 8:02    Place: 2^nd

MJV4+ – Ian Coccimiglio (coxswain) Chris Stewart, Devin Arsenault, Asker Cader and Alex Kim

Time: 7:50   Place: 3^rd

LM2x – Taylor Hardy and Solal Audibert

Time: 7:19    Place 3^rd

The Novice team cheering on SFU with great posters!

Canadian University Rowing Championships were held at the Welland international flat water course in Welland, Ontario on Nov. 5th and 6th. The SFU crew sent 3 of its very best to show Canadian Universities  what SFU rowing is made of.

The women’s pair consisted of Hilary Shrama in stroke seat and Krista Ruby as bow. The girls had a bit of a rough and rocky start on the training day, but managed to pull it together and lock down firm spot in the B final. The girls had their sights set on first place of B final wanting to beat out one of our rivals UBC. After an amazing race they finished 0.4 seconds off first .

Time:  7:53       Place: 8th

Taylor Hardy represented SFU’s men’s crew in the lightweight single. With a less than stellar performance in the time trials he managed to hold onto the last spot in the B final.  On finals day he redeemed himself. Coming into the last 250m he shot ahead of the UBC boat with help of Coach Jim Gardiner running alongside the course.  Time:  7:39                Place: 10th

Unfortunately we were only able to send a few athletes this year. We have our sights set on CURC 2012 and a full crew representing SFU!

Head of the Lake took place in Seattle, and SFU Rowing’s Solal Audibert competed in the men’s open double with Leonard Audibert, where they took 4th place with a time of 20:41. Nicely done!

The LTRs in the 8+ managed to stand up in the boat! Well done, and props to Coach Lauren Isbister!

Help us celebrate the growth of our program and our past alumni on the brand new home course at Burnaby Lake!

We will be honoring special attendees with a boat naming ceremony, special scholarship fund announcement, and a celebration of the sport of rowing.

There will also be food and music to enjoy, so come spend an afternoon with the SFU Rowing Crew and see what we’ve been up to. There will be rowing on the dredged waters of Burnaby Lake as well!

This is an event you don’t want to miss!

Please RSVP by sending an email to rowing-info@sfu.ca – see you there!

October 16^th 2011

@ Burnaby Lake
beginning at noon

Have you been enjoying your LTR program quite a bit? Does the notion of being on the Novice Team appeal to you? Come to the tryouts and see what you can do!!!

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Tryouts for both the men’s and women’s Novice Team will take place Saturday, October 1 2011 at 8:30am in front of the entrance to the West Gym. Please wear clothing suitable to working out and runners. The tryout will consist of a 2km erg test. Participants must have a valid pink gym tag and have participated in a Learn-to-Row at some point.

The Novice Team will practice Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday mornings at 5:45am at the Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavilion. The first practice for the Novice Team will start Tuesday, October 4th at 5:45am.

If you have any questions please contact Lauren Isbister, the Novice Coach by email – lisbiste [at ] gmail [dot] com.

Interested in learning to row? Yes you are! SFU Rowing is providing you with the chance to row starting September! SFU students, staff and alumni are welcome.

Did you know that many National and Olympic rowers don’t start rowing until university?
Whether you’re looking for a new sport or just a fun time, sign up for the Learn-To-Row program today!

Aside from being just a fun learning experience, our Learn-To-Row program also prepares you to try out for our competitive Novice Team, which competes against other university Novice crews at regattas around the Lower Mainland, and in Victoria, BC.

You will learn to sweep in an 8+ (eight person boat plus coxswain).

Learn to Row Fall 2011 – choose from the following class times:

The sessions run from Sept. 16th and last until Oct.13th!
*edit: below are the confirmed dates and times

1.) Mondays and Wednesdays 6:00-7:30pm
2.) Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm
3.) Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00-6:30pm
4.) Saturday and Sunday 11:30-1pm
5.) Fridays 5:00-6:30pm Saturdays 10:00-11:30am

4 weeks, 8 sessions. Please email Laura Parker at liparker (at) sfu (dot) ca to register.
Location: Burnaby Lake Rowing Pavillion.
Cost: $150, +$10 club fee to be paid to SFU Recreation office.

Also included with your class fee: An SFU Rowing T-shirt and your registration fee for the Undergrad Regatta in October. All Learn-To-Row participants will also be eligible to try out for the SFU Rowing Novice team, which will compete at regattas within BC during Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 semesters. Tryouts will be in early October, and will consist of a 2000m erg (rowing machine) test, as well as an on-water evaluation by the Novice coach.

For more information or to register for Learn-To-Row, drop by Week of Welcome (WoW) in Convo Mall September 6th-9th for fun and games hosted by SFU Rowing, as well as our Clubs Days table at SFU Burnaby, or contact our club Vice President by email: Laura Parker – liparker [at] sfu [dot] ca .

But what do I wear/bring for rowing?
1.) Slim fitting clothes with no pockets. No hoodies, no baggy shorts. Spandex is good too.
2.) Socks! The boat has shoes in it for each person.
3.) Sandals or dock shoes (crocs) for getting in and out of the boat on the dock. We leave our shoes on the dock while going out to row on the lake, so don’t wear your prettiest Pradas!
4.) Bring a change of clothes and socks – new rowers tend to splash!
5.) The boathouse at Burnaby Lake has separate changing rooms for men and women, but there are no lockers, so leave your valuables at home.
6.) Water and a snack.
7.) Your Learn-to-Row fee and waiver form to the first class.

On August 13, 2011 the team prepared for their 6k tests at SFU. The results? Personal best’s all around!!! Well done team!

And thanks to the creative talents of Beverly Wu, we have a video to document our success:

Show Me Your 6k Face!

The success of a learn to row is measured by if the learn to row crew is able to stand up in the boat. By the looks of it, this summers learn to row achieved this! Thank you to Chris Stewart for coaching and those who participated!

Interested in a Learn to Row??

Stay tuned for information on our Fall 2011 Classes

This year’s BC Champs was held at Elk Lake the sunny weekend of July 8-10, where SFU sent over 17 of their athletes. It’s notable to mention that the previous novice members raced at the varsity level in this regatta! The SFU Rowing crew gave their all, and came back with medals for their efforts. The results of several of the team’s races were placing in the top three of their race! Congrats to the crew on a strong showing, the hard work’s paid off!

RESULTS

SATURDAY:

Category: Senior A Men’s 2x Name: Taylor Hardy and Tyler Dwyer Time: 7:36.11 Place: 3^rd

Category: Senior A Lightweight Men’s 2- Name: Alex Kim and Chris Stewart Time: 8:00.48 Place: 3^rd

Category: Senior B Women’s 1x Name: Melissa VanderHouwen Time: 9:00.85 Place: 2^nd

Category: Senior A Women’s 4- Name: Melissa VanderHouwen, Hilary  Schrama, Lynn McDonald and Lauren  Isbister Time: 7:50.08 Place: 4^th

Category: Women’s Open 8+ Name: Ian Coccimiglio (coxswain), Kelsey  MacKenney, Hilary Schrama, Lynn  McDonald, Amanda Price, Kim McGillivray,  Lauren Isbister, Mika Lamprycht and Kele  Elliott Time: 7:47.88 Place: 6^th

SUNDAY:

Category: Senior A Women’s 2x Name: Whitney Crawford and Jessica Zanewich Time: 10:43.24 Place: 6^th

Category: Senior B Women’s 2- Name: Melissa VanderHouwen and Hilary Schrama Time: 8:00.00 Place: 2^nd

Category: Senior B Women’s 2- Name: Kelsey MacKenney and Kele Elliott Time: 8:45.75 Place: 4^th

Category: Senior B Lightweight Men’s 1x Name: Taylor Hardy Time: 7:58.12 Place: 3^rd

Category: Senior A Men’s 4- Name: Alex Kim, Tyler Dwyer, Oscar Cader and Chris Stewart Time: 6:50.13 Place: 6^th

Category: Senior A Women’s 4x Name: Amanda Price, Lynn McDonald, Kim McGillivray and Lauren Isbister Time: 7:43.24 Place: 4^th

Pictured: Top: Medalists with Coach Jim

Center: Melissa VanderHouwen and Hilary Schrama in the women’s pair

Above: Taylor Hardy with smiles

Top Left: Jessica Zanewich and Whitney Crawford

Center Left: Men’s 4x

Bottom Left: Women’s 8+