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Under 23 World Championships

The Under 23 World Championships were held in Brandenburg, Germany last week from July 17th to 20th.  Five SASI rowers were competing across four crews in the strong U23 Australian team.

First time Australian team member and SASI rower, Laura Osti took out BRONZE in the women’s quad scull, after her boat was an early leader in the race. 

Bryn Coudraye and Ned Kinnear represented Australia in the coxless men’s four for their second consecutive year.  Along with West Australian crew compatriots, they managed a strong showing, finishing 4th overall.  They recovered from a slow start, gradually working their way through the field to miss out on a medal by a heart-breaking 0.4 of a second.

Matt Bolt, moving back to sculling this year after representing Australia in a sweep boat last year, performed strongly in the men’s quad scull, coming away with a 5th place from the regatta.

Maja Fiddler (SASI) & Jacky Peile (NSW), both in their first Australian team, trained here in Adelaide under the able tutelage of experienced SASI coach Zoltan Shepherd.  They acquitted themselves well in a strong field and finished 2nd in the B final by the barest of margins - ending with an ultimate world ranking of 8th. 

Olympic Preparations

Reigning World Champion SASI athletes Amber Halliday and Marguerite Houston continue to train towards Beijing in the warmer climes of Kawana Waters, Queensland.  Fellow SASI athletes, Sally Causby (former World Champion with Amber in the double scull) and Anna McRae (former U23 World Champ medalist) were invited by SASI Head Coach Adrian David to take a break from chilly Adelaide and train with the Olympic double in Qld.  This has also broken the monotony of the Olympic doubles training for Amber and Marguerite, giving them some variety in their relentlessly intense training and the opportunity to train in a bigger boat (the quad). 

Fellow SASI Olympic team members James McRae and Chris Morgan have also headed north from their wintery training base of Franklin, Tasmania to the more Beijing-appropriate climate of Qld and continue to train and prepare well in their Olympic quad scull crew. 

Women's lightweight quad scull Maja Fiddler, Jackie Bain, Miranda Bennett & Amber Halliday

Interstate men's youth 8 Including SASI rowers James McRae, Matt Bolt, Ned Kinnear and Bryne Coudraye

The first ever all SA men's quad scull to win the nationals Chris Morgan, Tim Hennessy, James McRae & Trent Collins

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STAFF - COACHING & SUPPORT

Zoltan Shepherd - Development Coach, Men

1982-1987Hungarian Representative (Athlete)

2004 Word University Games, Gold Medal Men's Double Scull

2005 SA Men's Interstate Youth Eight, Gold Medal (coach)

2005 Word Championships, Light Weight Women Double Scull (6th Place) (coach)

2005 Australian Championships Men's Junior single and double Gold Medal (coach)

1996-2006 Australian Championships Multiple National Titles and Medals (coach)

Graduate Diploma in Applied Science, Sports Coaching

Andrew Butler - Development Coach, Women

1995-2001 Australian Rowing team (Athlete)
1995-2001 Tasmanian Institute of Sport (Athlete)
2001-2002 Australian Institute of Sport (Athlete)
2002-2004 Drummoyne Rowing Club-Head coach
2002-2004 Newington College (Sydney)
2004-2005 Prince Alfred College(Adelaide)

SA Interstate Women's Youth 8 2006, Silver Medal.

Pitre Bourden - Physiology

Matt Harris - Performance Analysis

Greg Diment - Psychology
Michael Riggs - Strength and Conditioning
Matt McGregor - ACE

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

SASI Rowing is recognised as a World class program producing international successful athletes. The Light Weight Women's crews have been consistent medallists at World Championships.

The program whilst having national and international status for Lightweight women is also focussed on producing senior national team members, across all categories, capable of being competitive internationally.

SASI Rowing provides comprehensive and innovative services to identify, develop and support talented athletes in the pursuit of sporting excellence in rowing at the top level of competition. SASI Rowing targets support to current and potential national squad athletes with the potential to be internationally elite stream.

SASI Rowing Program is a recognised National Training Centre within Rowing Australia's National High Performance Program. The program works in collaboration with the South Australian Rowing Association in the conduct of talent identification and development initiatives as well as supporting its Coaching education programs.

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NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE PROGRAM

The SASI Rowing Program is a partnership program funded and supported by the South Australian government through SASI in partnership with both National and State Sporting Organisation. A key partner in the program is Rowing Australia who contributes funding support to the program as part of its National High Performance Plan. The NTC endorsement of the program recognises the status of the program in the sports National High Performance Pathway and also the indirect funding contribution to the SASI program by the Australian Sports Commission through Rowing Australia.

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HIGHLIGHTS

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CURRENT ATHLETES

Elite

Marguerite Houston
Amber Halliday
Chris Morgan
James McRae

SASI Development

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PAST ATHLETES

Sally Causby
Josephine Lips
Kate Slater
Amy Safe
Mark Kurko
Mark Sparnon
Kaye Anstey
Alison Davis
Anna Ozolinis
Kisahn Lamshed
Greg Taylor
Megan Cambell
Belinda Talbot

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