July 28, 2019 – Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, USA
IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Canada wrapped up five days of World Rowing U23 Championship racing at Nathan Benderson Park with two fourth place A final finishes and a B final victory.

The Women’s Four was the first Canadian boat on Sunday to finish fourth overall after a close A final race that saw the Canadian squad follow Great Britain, Ireland and the United States with a time of 6:42.760.

Closing out the competition for Canada was Louise Munro (Ottawa, ON), who came fourth overall in the competitive Women’s Single event with a time of 7:42.400.

“I learned a lot this regatta, started out a little rocky, was kind of finding my feet, so it was nice to progress through the regatta and step up my performance every time and giving a really good push for my final,” said Munro, who raced in Canada’s U23 Women’s Quad boat last year. “I was really working on the process instead of the outcome of my races and learning from the competitors. I’m really happy that with my last race I was able to push off some of the best U23s. Overall it was really positive and a lot of fun.”

In Sunday’s B final action, the Men’s Eight had a strong race, maintaining the lead for the full 2000m, crossing the line first and coming in seventh overall with a time of 5:50.370.

Katie Clark (Cranbrook, BC) and Yara Ensminger (Oakville, ON) concluded their U23 Worlds performance with a second place finish in the Women’s Double B final (eighth overall). The Canadian Men’s Double of Tyler Adams (Victoria, BC) and Michael Bryenton (Peterborough, ON) came fifth in their B final (eleventh overall).

Spencer Kielar (Guelph, ON) wrapped up his international debut with a sixth place finish in the Men’s Lightweight Single B final (twelfth overall).

Over $45,000 has been raised so far for the 2019 #RCANextGen fundraising campaign, which aims to ensure that athletes such as those on our U23 team do not face financial barriers to represent Canada on the world stage. To make a contribution and help us reach our goal of $50,000, please visit fundrazr.com/RCANEXTGEN2019

Upcoming RCA NextGen Competitions

Pan American Games
July 26 to August 11, 2019
(rowing events will take place August 6-10)
Lima, Peru

World Rowing Junior Championships
August 7-11, 2019
Tokyo, Japan

Team Canada Results and Progressions

Women’s Quadruple Sculls (roster below)
4^th in Heat > 3^rd in Repechage > 1^st in B Final

Women’s Four (roster below)
4^th in Heat > 2^nd in Repechage > 4^th in A Final

Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls – Spencer Kielar
2^nd in Heat > 1^st in Repechage > 4^th in A/B Semi > 6^th in B Final

Women’s Single Sculls – Louise Munro
4^th in Heat > 2^nd in Repechage > 4^th in A Final

Women’s Double Sculls – Katie Clark & Yara Ensminger
3^rd in Heat > 3^rd in Repechage > 2^nd in B Final

Men’s Double Sculls – Tyler Adams & Michael Bryenton
4^th in Heat > 1^st in Repechage > 6^th in A/B Semi > 5^th in B Final

Men’s Coxed Eight (roster below)
3^rd in Heat > 3^rd in Repechage > 1^st in B Final

Women’s Coxed Four (roster below)
4^th in Prelim > 4^th in A Final

When and Where
July 24-28, 2019
Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, USA

Join the conversation @rowingcanada: #WRU23Champs #SarasotaBradenton2019 #rowingcanada #RCANextGen

Schedule and results available at www.worldrowing.com

Under 23 World Championship Team

Women’s Four
Piper Battersby	Victoria City Rowing Club/University of Victoria Rowing Club
Isabel Ruby-Hill	Branksome Hall Rowing/Duke University
McKenna Simpson	University of Victoria Rowing Club
Ivy Elling Quaintance	Victoria City Rowing Club/Washington State University
Women’s Coxed Four
Kailani Marchak	Victoria City Rowing Club/University of California
Brenna Randall	Regina Rowing Club/University of Tennessee
Charlotte Deacon	Kingston Rowing Club/Queen’s University Rowing Club
Claire Dirks	Havergal Rowing Club/Yale University
Megan Stellato (coxswain)	Havergal Rowing Club/Queen’s University Rowing Club
Women’s Quad
Anna Burnotte	Club d’aviron de Sherbrooke
Marilou Duvernay Tardif	Knowlton Rowing Club
Kieanna Stephens	Burnaby Lake Rowing Club/University of Washington
Grace VandenBroek	Peterborough Rowing Club
Women’s Double
Katie Clark	False Creek Rowing Club/Rockies Rowing Club/University of British Columbia Rowing Club
Yara Ensminger	Don Rowing Club/University of Western Ontario Rowing Club
Women’s Single
Louise Munro	Queen’s University Rowing Club
Men’s Eight
Charles Alexander	Sudbury Rowing Club/Laurentian University
Curtis Ames	Calgary Rowing Club/University of Western Ontario Rowing Club
Nicholas Everett	Brockville Rowing Club/University of Washington
Luke Gadsdon	Leander Boat Club
Travis Gronsdahl	Victoria City Rowing Club/University of Victoria Rowing Club
Peter Lancashire	Brentwood College/University of Washington
Nicholas Tavares	South Niagara Rowing Club/Syracuse University
Brett Vilk	St. Catharines Rowing Club/University of California
Skylar Presch (coxswain)	University of Victoria Rowing Club
Men’s Double
Tyler Adams	University of Victoria Rowing Club
Michael Bryenton	Kingston Rowing Club/Queen’s University Rowing Club
Lightweight Men’s Single
Spencer Kielar	Guelph Rowing Club/Trent University

Under 23 Coaches
Women’s Sculling – Gavin McKay (Aviron Québec)
Women’s Sweep – Greg Szybka (Brock University Rowing Club)
Men’s Sculling – Dane Lawson (University of Western Ontario Rowing Club)
Men’s Sweep – Pat Newman (Victoria City Rowing Club)

Click here for NextGen National Team bios.

Canadian umpire(s) in attendance:
Debbie Wood

-30-

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

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

Photo by Merijn Soeters