Rotorua - in the medals at the 2011 Club Champs...

Rotorua’s senior, RPC and premier rowers gathered together a large medal haul this last weekend.“The women's lightweight single scull wasn't the cracker people were hoping for” said Rowing NZ spokesman Richard Gee,“with Southern Regional Performance Centre’s Lucy Strack dominating the race and looking just a tiny bit more pacey and powerful than her high quality rivals. World silver medallist Louise Ayling chased her hard, but had to settle for second ahead of Strack's current light double sculls partner Julia Edward.”

Ex -RGHS sculler and Halberg Finalist; Julia Edward emerged out of the fray with two Golds. One for  Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls and one for Under 21 Double Sculls and a Bronze was her reward for her battle in the Lightweight Single Scull, with a time of 8:00.29mins.

“It's been a good week” said Edward ” with a  third to Lucy Strack and Louise Ayling. The final was very competitive as women’s lightweight rowing gets stronger.”

Ex RLHS rower Laura Fischer , now rowing for the Waikato Regional Performance Centre, deserved her Gold in the Premier Women’s Coxless Quad Sculls and  Bronze in the Premier Women’s Eight.

Bay of Plenty Academy Women’s scullers Claudia Hyde(JPC) and Tosca Wilson (Rotorua) won Gold in the Women’s Club Double Sculls and Bronze in the Women’s Club Coxless Quad Sculls.

Bay of Plenty Academy Men’s scullers Riordan Morrell (WHHS) and Nigel Van Den Akker were rewarded with a Gold for their Men’s Senior Coxless Quad Sculls.  

Rotorua’s Jeff Francis, sculling for Waikato Performance Centre proved success comes from doing what he knows best ; won Bronze for Men’s Under 21 Double Sculls.

Ex RBHS rower Andrew Oliver, now rowing for Westend, took two Silvers for Men’s Senior Eight and Men’s Senior Pair and a Bronze for Men’s Senior Coxless Four.

Ex RBHS rower Thomas O’Donnell, now rowing for the Waikato Rowing Club took away a Silver for Men’s Senior Double Scull and a Bronze for Men’s Senior Coxless Quad Sculls.

2011 BANKLINK NZ NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS TUESDAY, 15 -19 FEBRUARY 2011

Place     Crew                                                                                      Time

WOMEN'S PREMIER COXLESS QUAD SCULL ;A FINAL

1              Waikato RPC 1 Pulford, Laura Fischer (ex-Rotorua )

                Armstrong, Gray                                                                 7:01.80

WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULL ;A FINAL

1              Waikato RPC 1 Pulford, Julia Edward(ex-Rotorua )    7:20.83  

MENS U21 8+

1              Jeff Francis ( ex-Rotorua )

MENS U21 QUAD

1              Jeff Francis ( ex-Rotorua )

WOMEN'S U 21 DOUBLE SCULL ;A FINAL

1              Waikato RPC 1 Julia Edward (ex-Rotorua ),

                Discombe                                                                              8:01.45

MEN'S SENIOR COXLESS QUAD SCULL ;A FINAL                                                                                                                          

1                   Bay Plenty Coast/Rotorua 1 Blackwell, Riordan Morrell (Rotorua ),

Nigel Van den Akker (Rotorua ), Watts                          6:25.70 

2                   Waikato 1 (Berkers, Lobb, Thomas Donnell(ex- Rotorua ),

Glenn                                                                                     6:30.25

WOMEN'S CLUB DOUBLE SCULL ;A FINAL

1              Rotorua 1  Claudia Hyde(Rotorua ),

                Tosca Wilson(Rotorua )                                                     8:54.76 

MEN'S SENIOR EIGHT ;A FINAL

2              West End 1  Hollows,Caldwell,Andrew

                Oliver (ex-Rotorua ),Jones,Nihotte,Tait,Hawthorne,

                Spencer,c:Wood                                                                 6:10.87

6              Bay Plenty Coast/Rotorua 1 Ryan,

                Jayson Stewart (Rotorua ),Blackwell,

                OConner,Dawe,Nigel Van den Akker(Rotorua ),

                Hatton,Watts,c:Scott                                                            6:20.46

MEN'S SENIOR PAIR ;A FINAL

2              West End 1 Caldwell, Andrew Oliver (ex-Rotorua )     7:12.45

MEN'S SENIOR DOUBLE SCULL ;A FINAL

2              Waikato 1  Glenn, Thomas ODonnell(ex-Rotorua )     6:52.74 

5              Rotorua 1  Nigel Van den Akker (Rotorua )  ,

                Riordan                 Morrell (Rotorua )                                7:10.01

WOMEN'S CLUB COXLESS QUAD SCULL ;A FINAL

2              Bay Plenty Coast/Rotorua 1  Tosca Wilson (Rotorua )

                Claudia Hyde (Rotorua ),Kelly,Farrell                             7:15.26

WOMEN'S PREMIER EIGHT ;A FINAL

3              Waikato RPC 1 Discombe,Barkla,Laura

                Fischer (ex-Rotorua ),Austin,Reymer,Twining,

                Stevenson,White,c:Clout                                                   6:32.39

WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT SINGLE SCULL  ;A FINAL           

3              Waikato RPC 1    Julia Edward(ex-Rotorua )                8:00.29

MEN'S U21 DOUBLE SCULLS ;A FINAL

3              Waikato RPC 1 Jeff Francis ( ex-Rotorua ) ,Kennedy  6:58.78

MEN'S SENIOR COXLESS FOUR ;A FINAL

3              West End 1   Spencer, Nihotte, Caldwell,

                Andrew Oliver (ex-Rotorua )                                             7:25.25

WOMEN'S SENIOR COXLESS QUAD SCULL ;A FINAL

5              Bay Plenty Coast/Rotorua 1  Tosca Wilson (Rotorua ),

                Claudia  Hyde (Rotorua ), Johnston, Farrell                 7:28.02

MEN'S SENIOR SINGLE SCULL ;A FINAL

7              Waikato 2  Thomas O'Donnell   (ex-Rotorua )              7:47.75

MEN'S CLUB SINGLE SCULL ; A FINAL

7              Rotorua 1 Riordan Morrell (Rotorua )                             7:54.17

MEN'S CLUB COXLESS QUAD SCULL ;A FINAL

7              Bay of Plenty Coast 1  Jayson Stewart (Rotorua ),

                OConner,Dawe,Hatton                                                      6:37.02

MEN'S CLUB COXED FOUR ; SEMI-FINAL

5              Bay of Plenty Coast 1 Jayson Stewart (Rotorua ),

                O'Conner,Dawe,  Hatton,c:Scott                                       6:54.61

WOMEN'S CLUB SINGLE SCULL;  SEMI-FINAL

7              Rotorua 1 Claudia Hyde(Rotorua )                                  8:18.68

WOMEN'S PREMIER SINGLE SCULL; REPECHAGE 1

5              Waikato RPC 3 Laura Fischer (ex-Rotorua )                 8:19.60