Among the many crews Queensland sent to the Head of the Yarra in 2018, there were two men’s composite crews from the squad preparing for the Interstate Regatta in March 2019.
The athletes included (alphabetical by first name):
| Adam Bakker |
| Ben Pincus |
| Chris Thomson |
| Danni Serra |
| Darcey Wruck |
| Elliot Apel |
| Hamish Parry |
| Harley Moore |
| Jack Price |
| Jethro Gifford |
| Logan Ullrich |
| Miller Rowe |
| Nick Pettigrew |
| Nick Winkler |
| Riley Blythe |
| Sampson Hatfield |
| Steph Long |
| Tom Williamson |
This was the first event the (reborn) Kings Cup Association supported via direct cash financial assistance to send the crews, as a part of our overall strategy for directly supporting the sustained development of Senior Men’s Sweep Rowing in Queensland.
The Senior crew were fortunate to have dinner with rowing legend, Mike McKay on the Friday night before the race and he left them in no doubt about certain critical notions such as clarity of goals and commitment to the task. It was also very insightful to hear that the successful Oarsome Foursome boiled everything down to just two key concepts: Rythm & Fun!
Both crews were upbeat after their races. This was their first hit-out as VIII’s and they both raced aggressively. Importantly they had good rhythm and balance and the strong togetherness in the boat.
The crews got good feedback on their training so far and have already acknowledged the need for more focused work both on and off the water.