August 17, 2010 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamIndoor RowingRowing & RegattaPartners#YourStoriesArchive Largest Team Ever to Represent Great Britain at European Universities Rowing Championships GB Rowing Team With the successful squad of rowers having only just returned home from the World University Rowing Championships in Hungary, many of those athletes will turn around and join the 130-strong squad that will travel to compete at the 6th European University Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. The 3 day event will take place on the Bosbaan in Amsterdam from Friday 20th August with finals on Sunday 22nd.ADVERT The squad comprises of 130 athletes and 24 coaches drawn from 23 Universities spread across the UK. The EUSA Rowing Championships allow the athletes to compete within their University crews and represent their University – but at the same, gain the experience of being part of a national team. Universities being represented are widely spread, including Aberdeen, Cardiff, Swansea, and Queens University, Belfast. The crews were selected based on the results within the BUCS Rowing Championship events in 2009/10. The squad was put together by a selection panel consisting coaches and students from various University Rowing Clubs. The target of the panel was to create a team “of the size and quality to challenge for the Victor Ludorum”. The prestigious EUSA Rowing Salver is presented the most successful nation at the regatta. Team GBR stepped up 2 places to 2nd overall in 2009 and it is hoped that this year, they can regain the Salver which they held for the first four years of the Championships. In addition to the handful of members of this year’s World University Rowing Championships squad, a large number of the athletes in Team GBR competed at last year’s EUSA Regatta, with many attending the event for the third time. The squad also includes many athletes who have represented Great Britain at World Rowing U23 and Junior Championships including Emily Taylor and Jenny Arnold (Durham), Carl Delaney (Nottingham) and Jamie Kirkwood (Roehampton). Many of the crews competing at this year’s EUSA Regatta have already had much success this season, including the Men’s coxless four from Bristol reaching the final at Henley Royal Regatta, the Women’s coxless four from Oxford Brookes winning a medal at Henley Women’s Regatta and the Lightweight Men’s quad from UWE winning a gold medal at the British Championships in Strathclyde. James Lee who was team manager for the World Universities Team and will also manage the European Universities team said:“Having had our best ever performance at the World University Rowing Championships, I am hoping for big things at the EUSA Regatta. We have a very strong team, with a lot of history behind them and I am certain we will be returning with a large number of medals.” Fiona Rennie, Chair of the BUCS Rowing SMG said: “It is fantastic to see the enthusiasm with regard to the EUSA Rowing Championships. Whilst many of the squad have been to International events before, for some of them this is their first experience of competing at this level. It is a real testament to the crews and coaches within University rowing that of the 64 clubs that competed at BUCS Rowing events this year, 23 are represented within the EUSA squad.” You can follow the progress of the EUSA team at Facebook or Twitter. Team GBR University of BathMen’s 4x: Rob McDougall, Philip Gray, Rob Good, Alistair GregoryMen’s 2x: Rob McDougall, Alistair GregoryWomen’s 2x: Gabriella Rodriguez, Nicki GodboldWomen’s 1x: Gabriella Rodriguez University of BristolMen’s 4-: Andrew Parish, Ben McSweeney, Andy Turner, Ben Bathurst University of Cambridge:Lwt Men’s 4-: Chris Kerr, Charles Pitt-Ford, Matthew Lawes, Alastair Chappelle Cardiff UniversityWomen’s 2-: Imogen Evans, Emma Cockroft University of DurhamMen’s 4-: John Ford, Barnaby Stentiford, Lee Fisher, Stephen JonesWomen’s 8: Jo Fitzsimons, Daisy Colsell, Jenni Stephenson, Sophie Vellacott, Jess Budgett, Nicole Sime, Flo Cox, Megan McCarthy, (cox) Charlotte JacksonWomen’s 4-: Jo Fitzsimons, Daisy Colsell, Jenni Stephenson, Sophie VellacottWomen’s 4x: Emily Taylor, Jenny Arnold, Jess Budgett, Daisy ColsellWomen’s 2x: Emily Taylor, Jenny Arnold Edinburgh UniversityMen’s 2-: Andrew Sills, Tamir MalleyLwt Women’s 4x: Kimberley Litzinger, Micheala Spitzer, Charlotte Jones, Margaret GralewiczLwt Women’s 2x: Kimberley Litzinger, Margaret GralewiczWomen’s 2-: Jen Reid, Minette Monteith University of GlasgowWomen’s 2x: Samantha Fowler, Jennifer AlexWomen’s 1x: Stephanie McDowall University of HertfordshireMen’s 1x: Dave Bell Imperial College, LondonLwt Men’s 4x: Tom Pearson, Gareth Brown, Patrick Hudson, Alex GilliesLwt Men’s 2x: Tom Pearson, Gareth BrownLwt Men’s 2-: Patrick Hudson, Alex GilliesWomen’s 2-: Christina Duffy, Chloe SymmondsWomen’s 1x: Mathilde Pauls University of LondonMen’s 4- Geoff Reading, Alex Torbicca, Paul Bennett, Kirkby TickellLwt Men’s 4x: Geoff Turner, Ed Griffiths, Matthew Bedford, Peter StuartLwt Women’s 4x: Rebecca Humphreys, Orla Hayes, Sarah Murphy, Helen RalstonLwt Women’s 2x: Rebecca Humphreys, Helen Ralston Loughborough UniversityLwt Men’s 2x: Daniel Garrett, Craig Turner Newcastle UniversityMen’s 4x: Andrew Corrigan, Edward Ford, Timothy Clarke, Mark BowersMen’s 2-: Mason Durrant, Murray WilkojcLwt Men’s 2-: Matthew McKibbin, Artjom NepryahinWomen’s 8: Emily Field, Eleanor Earp, Lauren Clark, Ami Hodges, Lucy Glendinning, Rebecca Sparling, Miriam Jones-Walters, Victoria Wallace, (cox) Ruaridh Macphee University of NottinghamLwt Men’s 8: Alistair Cooper, Max Thomas, Max Murdoch, Stuart Sykes, Alex Walker, Richard Watton, George McKirdy, Carl Delaney , (cox) Letty LamLwt Men’s 4-: Alistair Cooper, George McKirdy, Max Thomas, Richard WattonWomen’s 2x: Elizabeth Pascall, Katie Smith Nottingham Trent UniversityLwt Women’s 2x: Nicola Spencer, Athalie Redwood-BrownLwt Women’s 1x: Nicola Spencer Oxford UniversityLwt Women’s 8: Georgina Baines, Caris Marsh, Aimee Campbell, Hannah Kaye, Laura Stables, Christina Mayer, Bianca Reisdiorf, Susan Tickner, (cox) Hannah LeadbetterLwt Women’s 4x: Caris Marsh, Aimee Campbell, Susan Tickner, Bianca Reisdiorf Oxford Brookes UniversityWomen’s 4-: Christina Thomas, Katherine Douglas, Elizabeth Cotrell, Chloe Willis Queens University, BelfastMen’s 8: Charles Cunningham, Peter Gillanders, Trevor McKnight, William Howell, Nathan Oliver, Declan Gollogy, Patrick Beirne, Mark Jamison, (cox) Andrew Tubman Roehampton UniversityLwt Men’s 1x: Jamie Kirkwood University of SouthamptonWomen’s 4x: Phoebe Smith, Sophie Leonard, Charlie Best, Emily Derrig University of StrathclydeMen’s 1x: Chris Rae Swansea UniversityLwt Women’s 1x: Kate Evans University of the West of EnglandLwt Men’s 4x: Jack Thompson, Tom Pocock, Cameron Smith, Nick Crease Management Team & Coaches James Lee, Team ManagerFiona Dick, Assistant Team ManagerStuart Redden, Assistant Team Manager Gordon Trevett (Bristol)Tom Killick (Cambridge)Ian Shore (Cardiff)John Thickness (Durham)Jessica Essex (Durham)George Warnock (Edinburgh/Glasgow/Driver)Ross Smitherman (Imperial)Brian Young (Lodon)James Hiatt (London)Karl Offord (London)Mitch Rosenlund (Loughborough)Charlie Mulholland (Newcastle/Driver)Jay Roberts (Newcastle)Michael Hughes (Newcastle)Ray Sims (Nottingham)Chris O’Hara (Oxford)Paul Moss (Oxford Brookes/Driver)Rob Edmondson (Queens)Mike Berresford (Southampton)Ross Malone (Strathclyde)Tony Hepburn (Swansea)Fred Smallbone (UWE) ADVERT