Posted: July 27, 2016
British Rowing has today announced a nine-boat entry for the 2016 World Rowing Junior Championships, taking place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands from 21-28 August.The 36 rowers will form part of a 113-strong GB contingent competing on the Willem-Alexander Baan rowing course that week, with the World Senior and World U23 Championships taking place at the same time. The Finals for the World Juniors will be held on Sunday, 28 August, with the Senior and U23s completing their programmes over the previous two days.
Performance Director Sir David Tanner, who will be Overall Team Manager in Rotterdam, said: “Early signs are that we have a promising team this year and I am looking forward to seeing our Juniors in action in Rotterdam under their new Lead Coach, Robin Dowell, who coached the gold medal Junior men’s quad in Rio last year.”Britain will be looking to build on last year’s successful World Juniors in Rio de Janeiro, which doubled as the Test Event for this summer’s Olympic Games and saw GB win three medals.
The standout success was a first gold of all-time for a GB men’s quadruple scull at a World Championship. Glasgow Schools RC’s Josh Armstrong was part of that victorious crew and will be looking to defend the title after being named in the quad once again.He is joined this time by James Mawby (Nottingham RC), Nick Plaut (Westminster School BC) and Tom Digby (Abingdon School BC), the latter having been selected for a third successive World Juniors. Tom has won two World Junior silver medals, in the coxed four in 2014 and the coxless four last year.Rory Harris (Pangbourne College BC) and George Lawton (Northwich RC) will contest the double scull, having rowed in the same boat at the Coupe de la Jeunesse last year. All of the men’s four – Freddie Davidson (St Paul’s School BC), Oswald Stocker (Westminster School BC), Oscar Lindsay (Eton College BC) and James Plaut, Nick’s twin brother – are returning for a second successive World Juniors.Cox Vlad Saigau (St Paul’s School) also competed in Rio and this year coxes a men’s eight featuring Eton College BC quartet Charlie Pearson, Patrick Adams, Benedict Aldous and Felix Drinkall plus four rowers stepping up from the 2015 Coupe squad – Oskar Arzt-Jones (Westminster School BC), Dom Jackson (Hampton School BC), Oliver Ayres (Molesey BC) and Seb Benzecry (St Paul’s School BC).Two more Coupe team members from 2015, Bertie Woodward-Fisher (St Paul’s School BC) and cox George Cozens (Eton College BC), have been selected in the coxed four along with Seb Newman (Shiplake College) and Westminster School BC’s Alex Green and Reginald Mitchell.Newcomers Adam Teece (Abingdon School BC) and Matthew Rowe (Royal Shrewsbury School BC) will compete in the men’s pair.In the women’s team, Alex Rankin (Glasgow Schools RC) has been named in the four for a second successive year, having reached the final in Rio. She is joined this time by club colleague India Somerside and Gloucester RC duo Bryony Lawrence and Frances Russell.Hope Cessford (Durham ARC) and Lauren Irwin (Chester-le-Street ARC) will make up the pair.Reading RC’s Annabel Stevens and Sheyi Blackett are joined in the quad by Lola Anderson (Surbiton High School BC) and Lucy Glover (Warrington RC), who both represented GB at the Coupe in 2015.===================================================================================CREW LISTSGB Rowing Team for World Rowing Junior Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands, 21-28 August 2016JUNIOR WOMENPairHope Cessford (Durham ARC)Lauren Irwin (Chester-le-Street ARC)Coach: Tom Pattichis (GBRT/Gloucester Hartpury)FourIndia Somerside (Glasgow Schools RC)Bryony Lawrence (Gloucester RC) Frances Russell (Gloucester RC) Alex Rankin (Glasgow Schools RC) Coach: Iain Somerside (Glasgow Schools RC) Quadruple scull Annabel Stevens (Reading RC)Sheyi Blackett (Reading RC) Lola Anderson (Surbiton High School BC)Lucy Glover (Warrington RC) Coach: Ade Roberts (GBRT)JUNIOR MENPairAdam Teece (Abingdon School BC)Matthew Rowe (Royal Shrewsbury School BC)Coach: James Loveday (Thames RC) Coxed four Bertie Woodward-Fisher (St Paul’s School BC)Seb Newman (Shiplake College BC)Reginald Mitchell (Westminster School BC)Alex Green (Westminster School BC) George Cozens (cox) (Eton College BC) Coach: Mark Woodcock (Pangbourne College BC)FourFreddie Davidson (St Paul’s School BC) Oswald Stocker (Westminster School BC)Oscar Lindsay (Eton College BC) James Plaut (Westminster School BC) Coaches: Dave Currie (Shiplake College BC) & Robin Dowell (GBRT)EightCharlie Pearson (Eton College BC)Oskar Arzt-Jones (Westminster School BC)Dom Jackson (Hampton School BC) Oliver Ayres (Molesey BC) Patrick Adams (Eton College BC)Benedict Aldous (Eton College BC)Seb Benzecry (St Paul’s School BC) Felix Drinkall (Eton College BC)Vlad Saigau (cox) (St Paul’s School BC)Coach: Patrick Duggan (King’s College School BC)Double scull Rory Harris (Pangbourne College BC)George Lawton (Northwich RC)Coach: Tom Jost (Claires Court School BC)Quadruple scullJames Mawby (Nottingham RC)Tom Digby (Abingdon School BC)Josh Armstrong (Glasgow Schools RC)Nick Plaut (Westminster School BC) Coaches: Robin Dowell (GBRT) & Dave Currie (Shiplake College BC)MANAGEMENT AND TEAM SUPPORTPerformance Director & Overall Team Manager (Seniors, U23 & Juniors): Sir David TannerTeam Manager – Juniors: John Layng Lead Coach – Juniors: Robin Dowell Doctor: Lucy Free Physiotherapist: Gaby HalloranEquipment Manager: Colin Greenaway (Hampton School BC)
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