WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS

St Catharines, Canada
22 - 29 August 1999

GB Team

Men Women Lightweight
Men
Lightweight
Women
8 H8 SILVER HPL8 SILVER
4+ H4+ SILVER
4- H4- GOLD F4- 4th HPL4- 11th
4x H4x 15th F4x 7th
2+
2- H2- 5th F2- 5th HPL2- 8th FPL2- SILVER
2x F2x 7th HPL2x 9th FPL2x 18th
1x H1x 14th F1x 11th HPL1x 6th FPL1x 10th

Men:

Eight:  2nd in Heat, behind RUS, ahead of AUS.  1st in Rep, qualifying for Final (and for 2000 Olympics).  SILVER in Final.
Robert Thatcher, bow, Ben Hunt-Davis, Fred Scarlett (Leander), Louis Attrill (Queen's Tower), Luka Grubor (Leander), Kieran West (Cambridge Univ), Tim Foster (Leander), Steve Trapmore, stroke (Notts Co), Rowley Douglas, cox (Oxford Brookes Univ).

Coxless Four:  1st in Heat, ahead of NZL.  1st in Semi-Final, ahead of ITA & NZL, qualified for Final (and for 2000 Olympics).  GOLD again in Final.
James Cracknell, bow, Steven Redgrave (Leander), Ed Coode (Queen's Tower), Matthew Pinsent, stroke (Leander)

Coxed Four:  Straight final.  SILVER in Final.  
Graham Smith, bow, (Cambridge Univ), Richard Dunn (Queen's Tower), Jonny Searle (Molesey), Jonny Singfield, stroke (Star), Alistair Potts, cox (Crabtree).

Coxless Pair:  1st in Heat, ahead of USA.  2nd in Semi-Final, behind AUS, ahead of ITA, qualified for Final (and for 2000 Olympics). 5th in Final. 
Stephen Williams, bow (Oxford Brookes Univ), Simon Dennis, stroke (Queen's Tower)

Quad Scull:  4th in Heat.  3rd in Rep, behind NED & POL, hence go to C/D Semi-Final, missing Olympic qualification.  1st in C/D Semi-Final, hence go to C Final.  3rd in C Final, 15th overall.
Pete Gardner, bow (Leander), Garry McAdams (Notts Co), Mike Webb, Tom Gale, stroke (Tideway Scullers).

Single Scull:  2nd in Heat, behind Mueller (SUI), ahead of Ali (EGY).  2nd in Rep, behind Jaanson (EST), qualified for Semi-Final.  5th in Semi-Final, hence goes to C Final, missing Olympic qualification.  2nd in C Final, 14th overall.
Greg Searle (Molesey).

Lightweight Eight: 3rd in Heat, behind ITA & NED.  1st in Rep, qualified for Final. SILVER in Final. 
Philip Baker, bow (Oxford Brookes Univ), Gareth Davis, Aidan Tucker (Notts Co), Ned Kittoe (Leander), James McGarva, Michael Louzado (Notts Co), Nick Strange (Leander), Ben Webb, stroke (Oxford Brookes Univ), Christian Cormack, cox (Univ of London).

Lightweight Coxless Four:  4th in Heat.  3rd in Rep, behind AUS & CAN, qualified for Semi-Final.  5th in Semi-Final, hence go to Final B.  5th in B Final, 11th overall, missing Olympic qualification. 
James Brown, bow (London), James McNiven, David Lemon (Notts Co), John Warnock, stroke (London).

Lightweight Coxless Pair:  4th in Heat, behind ITA, DEN, AUS.  3rd in Rep, behind RSA & NED, qualified for Semi-Final.  5th in Semi-Final, hence go to Final B.  2nd in B Final, 8th overall. 
Mark Partridge, bow (Leander), Tom Middleton, stroke.

Lightweight Double Scull:  2nd in Heat, behind SUI.  1st in Rep, qualified for Semi-Final.  4th in Semi-Final, hence go to Final B.  3rd in B final, 9th overall, qualified for 2000 Olympics
Tim Male, bow (Tideway Scullers), Tom Kay, stroke (Notts Co).

Lightweight Single Scull:  2nd in Heat, behind CZE.  1st in Rep, qualified for Semi-Final. 2nd in Semi-Final, behind HUN, qualified for Final.  6th in final.
Peter Haining (Auriol Kensington).

Women:

Coxless Four:  Straight final.  4th in Final. 
Alex Beever, bow, H Raine (Marlow), Kate MacKenzie (Thames), Francesca Zino, stroke (Queens Tower).

Coxless Pair:  2nd in Heat, 0.01 s behind RUS, qualified for Semi-Final.  3rd in Semi-Final, behind GER & ROM, qualified for Final (and for 2000 Olympics).  5th in Final.
Dot Blackie, bow (Thames), Cath Bishop, stroke (Marlow).

Quad Scull:  2nd in Heat, behind GER, ahead of AUS, qualified for Semi-Final.  5th in Semi-Final, hence go to Final B.  1st in B Final, 7th overall, qualified for 2000 Olympics.
Lisa Eyre, bow (Marlow), Katherine Grainger (St Andrew), Sarah Winckless (Walbrook & Royal Canoe Club), Guin Batten, stroke (Thames).

Double Scull:  4th in Heat, behind AUS, SUI, & USA.  1st in Rep, qualified for Semi-Final.  5th in Semi-Final, hence go to B Final.  1st in B Final, 7th overall, qualified for 2000 Olympics.
Miriam Batten, bow (Thames), Gillian Lindsay, stroke (Marlow).

Single Scull: 3rd in Heat, behind GER & ROM.  2nd in Rep, behind NZL, qualified for Semi-Final.  5th in Semi-Final, hence goes to Final B.  5th in B Final, 11th overall, missing Olympic qualification.
Alison Mowbray (Thames).

Lightweight Coxless Pair:  Straight final.  SILVER in Final. 
Malindi Myers, bow (ULWBC), Joanna Nitsch, stroke (Kingston) [subsitute: Jane Hall, (Kingston)].

Lightweight Double Scull:  6th in Heat.  3rd in Rep, behind AUS & BUL, hence go to C/D Semi-Final, missing Olympic qualification.  3rd in C/D Semi-Final, hence go to C Final. 6th in C Final, 18th overall.
Tracy Langlands, bow (Thames), Jane Hall, stroke (Kingston).

Lightweight Single Scull:  3rd in Heat, behind SUI & ROM.  3rd in Rep, behind ARG & FRA, qualified for Semi-Final.  5th in Semi-Final, hence goes to B Final.  4th in B Final, 10th overall. 
Kirsten McClelland-Brooks (Kingston).


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