Canada Shines At World Rowing U23 Championships

Canada wrapped up five days of World Rowing U23 Championship racing at Nathan Benderson Park with two fourth place A final finishes and a B final victory.

The Women’s Four was the first Canadian boat on Sunday to finish fourth overall after a close A final race that saw the Canadian squad follow Great Britain, Ireland and the United States with a time of 6:42.760.

Closing out the competition for Canada was Louise Munro (Ottawa, ON), who came fourth overall in the competitive Women’s Single event with a time of 7:42.400.

“I learned a lot this regatta, started out a little rocky, was kind of finding my feet, so it was nice to progress through the regatta and step up my performance every time and giving a really good push for my final,” said Munro, who raced in Canada’s U23 Women’s Quad boat last year. “I was really working on the process instead of the outcome of my races and learning from the competitors. I’m really happy that with my last race I was able to push off some of the best U23s. Overall it was really positive and a lot of fun.”

In Sunday’s B final action, the Men’s Eight had a strong race, maintaining the lead for the full 2000m, crossing the line first and coming in seventh overall with a time of 5:50.370.

Katie Clark (Cranbrook, BC) and Yara Ensminger (Oakville, ON) concluded their U23 Worlds performance with a second place finish in the Women’s Double B final (eighth overall). The Canadian Men’s Double of Tyler Adams (Victoria, BC) and Michael Bryenton (Peterborough, ON) came fifth in their B final (eleventh overall).

Spencer Kielar (Guelph, ON) wrapped up his international debut with a sixth place finish in the Men’s Lightweight Single B final (twelfth overall).

Upcoming RCA NextGen Competitions

Pan American Games
July 26 to August 11, 2019
(rowing events will take place August 6-10)
Lima, Peru

World Rowing Junior Championships
August 7-11, 2019
Tokyo, Japan

Team Canada Results and Progressions

Women’s Quadruple Sculls (roster below)
4^th in Heat > 3^rd in Repechage > 1^st in B Final

Women’s Four (roster below)
4^th in Heat > 2^nd in Repechage > 4^th in A Final

Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls – Spencer Kielar
2^nd in Heat > 1^st in Repechage > 4^th in A/B Semi > 6^th in B Final

Women’s Single Sculls – Louise Munro
4^th in Heat > 2^nd in Repechage > 4^th in A Final

Women’s Double Sculls – Katie Clark & Yara Ensminger
3^rd in Heat > 3^rd in Repechage > 2^nd in B Final

Men’s Double Sculls – Tyler Adams & Michael Bryenton
4^th in Heat > 1^st in Repechage > 6^th in A/B Semi > 5^th in B Final

Men’s Coxed Eight (roster below)
3^rd in Heat > 3^rd in Repechage > 1^st in B Final

Women’s Coxed Four (roster below)
4^th in Prelim > 4^th in A Final

Under 23 World Championship Team

Under 23 Coaches
Women’s Sculling – Gavin McKay (Aviron Québec)
Women’s Sweep – Greg Szybka (Brock University Rowing Club)
Men’s Sculling – Dane Lawson (University of Western Ontario Rowing Club)
Men’s Sweep – Pat Newman (Victoria City Rowing Club)

Canadian umpire(s) in attendance:
Debbie Wood