breaking rowing news, hot off the presses!

here's a copy of my coach's press release about our little adventure at the South Niagara Rowing Club:

Kingston Rowing Club Masters Win 3 Golds at Ontario Championships

Kingston Rowing Club Masters Rowers won 3 Golds at the Ontario Masters Rowing Championships held in Welland Ontario June 9th, 2006.

The Women’s C Coxed Four of Susan Sarantos, Kelly Smith, Diana Hopkins-Rosseel, Jane MacDonald and coxie Jeanette Herrle-Fanning started the medal streak with a win in their race. Gold followed in the Men’s C Double of Rod Pollock and Martin Ten Hove. Pollock and Ten Hove then team up with Lisa Eyles and Isolda Penny to capture Gold in the Mixed C Quad race.

Silver was won by Eyles and Penny in the Women’s B Double. Sarantos, Smith , Hopkins-Rosseel, MacDonald and Herrle-Fanning teamed up with Shannon Smith, Shani Doucet, Kate Petersen and May-Louise Adam’s to capture bronze in the Women’s B Coxed Eight. 5th place was earned in a tough race by Smith, Doucet, Petersen, Adam’s and Herrle-Fanning in the Women’s A Coxed Four.

here's my favourite picture from the races (we're boat #1)