August 9, 2019 – Tokyo, Japan
IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The 2019 World Rowing Junior Championships A/B semi-finals are set, with three Canadian crews racing for a spot in the A finals.

The Women’s Quad was the first Canadian boat to progress to the A/B semi-finals after finishing second in their heat just one second behind Switzerland.

“I’m so grateful for the opportunities this trip has given me. The people of [our training site] Sagamihara were incredible hosts, both helping us prepare for racing in addition to showing us Japanese culture in such a welcoming and warm way,” said Women’s Quad three-seat Claire Ellison (Halifax, NS). “As we move into a key stage of our trip here we feel tremendously supported by everyone that has helped us get to where we are today. Our competition pushed us in our heat, and we’re excited to be racing among some of the fastest junior women in the world.”

The Men’s Quad bounced back from a fourth place heat finish to come first in their repechage with a time of 5:58.980 and earn their A/B semi-final spot.

Abigail Dent (Kenora, ON) also won her repechage to progress to the Women’s Single A/B semi-finals. Dent started what is her first international competition with a third place heat finish, and followed with a strong repechage performance, finishing with a time of 7:56.360.

After finishing third in both the heats and the repechages, the Men’s Coxed Four crew is progressing to the B final.

The Women’s Double crew of Lily Jedlic (Regina, SK) and Hailey Mercuri (Beamsville, ON) will compete in the C final after winning their C/D semi-final with a time of 7:22.630.

The Women’s Quad, Men’s Quad and Women’s Single A/B semi-finals take place on Saturday August 10 (Friday August 9 ET/PT), and are followed by the Men’s Coxed Four B final and the Women’s Double C final.

Team Canada Results and Progressions

Women’s Single – Abigail Dent
3^rd in Heat > 1^st in Repechage > A/B Semi

Women’s Double – Lily Jedlic & Hailey Mercuri
5^th in Heat > 4^th in Repechage > 1^st in C/D Semi > C Final

Women’s Quad (roster below)
2^nd in Heat > A/B Semi

Men’s Quad (roster below)
4^th in Heat > 1^st in Repechage > A/B Semi 

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

When and Where
August 7-11, 2019
Tokyo, Japan
Racing starts each day at 9:00am local time (8:00pmET/5:00pmPT previous day)

How to Follow Racing
Live tracking every day at www.worldrowing.com
All races will be livestreamed on www.worldrowing.com
Schedule and results available at www.worldrowing.com

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Junior World Championships Team

Women’s Single
Abigail Dent	Kenora Rowing Club
Women’s Double
Lily Jedlic	Regina Rowing Club
Hailey Mercuri	St. Catharines Rowing Club
Women’s Quad
Lucy Black	Ridley College
Claire Ellison	Halifax Rowing Club
Aida Lissel-DeCorby	Saskatoon Rowing Club
Maya Meschkuleit	Don Rowing Club
Men’s Quad
Stephen Harris	Guelph Rowing Club
Adam Krol	Don Rowing Club
Newton Seawright	Don Rowing Club
William Simpson	Argonaut Rowing Club
Men’s Coxed Four
Julian Black	St. George’s Rowing Club
Dane Halkiw	Upper Canada College Rowing Club
Basil Jancso-Szabo	Argonaut Rowing Club
Samuel Weinstein Zimbel	Argonaut Rowing Club
Eden Cooper-Squires (coxswain)	Argonaut Rowing Club

Junior Worlds Coaches
Scott Swinkels (University of Victoria Rowing Club)
Pat Cody (Row Nova Scotia)

Click here for NextGen National Team bios.

Canadian umpire(s) in attendance:
Charles Hauss

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For more information:
Colleen Coderre
RCA Communications Lead
comm@rowingcanada.org

Liz Montroy
RCA Communications and Events Coordinator
lmontroy@rowingcanada.org

Photo: FISA/Igor Meijer