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David Watts (rower)
David Watts (born 1992) is an Australian rower. A national champion and national representative, he is a 2016 Olympian and won silver medals at the 2015 and 2018 World Rowing Championships. School, club and state rowing Watts was born in England before moving to Perth, Western Australia. As a child he was a successful state swimmer and a young member of a teenage squad which swam across the arduous English Channel establishing himself as a determined, young athlete, aged 13 years. He moved to the sport of rowing after being identified as a talented athlete by the Western Australian Institute of Sport's Talent Identification Program. He attended a public school, Churchlands SHS then Trinity College, Perth for year 12 . He was a welcome member of their champion 1st VIII of 2009. He won numerous medals at state level and first represented Australia in Ottensheim in the Junior Men's World Championships, in the four, at the young age of 16, stroking the boat and finishing a very res ...
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Rowing (sport)
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars—one in each hand, while in sweep rowing each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain, called eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses long with several lanes marked using buoys. Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century when professional watermen held races (regattas) on the River Thames in London, England. Often prizes were offered by the London G ...
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Australian Rowing Championships
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2019 World Rowing Championships
The 2019 World Rowing Championships were held in Ottensheim, Austria from 25 August to 1 September 2019. Apart from Ottensheim, the right to host the championships was contested by Hamburg in Germany, Račice in the Czech Republic, and Varese in Italy. The event determined the majority of qualifiers to the rowing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. On 21 August, three days before the championships, para-rower Dzmitry Ryshkevich from Belarus died after he capsized during a training session. He was expected to participate in the PR1M1x at his third consecutive championships. Medal summary Medal table Non-Olympic/Paralympic classes Men's events Women's events Mixed para-rowing events Event codes : References External links Official website {{World championships in 2019 World Rowing Championships World Championships World Rowing Championships Rowing Championships Sports competitions in Linz Rowing in Austria World ...
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Hamish Playfair
Hamish Playfair (born 21 December 1991) is an Australian rower. He is a four-time national champion and an Australian representative at World Rowing Championships. Club and state rowing Raised in Sydney, Playfair was educated and introduced to rowing at Shore School. His senior rowing was initially from the Sydney University Boat Club and then from 2017 he moved to the UTS Haberfield Rowing Club. He debuted at state representative level for New South Wales in the 2010 youth eight which contested the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the 2010 Australian Rowing Championships. He rowed again in the New South Wales youth eight in 2011 when they placed second at the Interstate Regatta. He first rowed in the New South Wales men's senior eight when they won the 2017 King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. He rowed again to King's Cup victories in the 2018 and 2019 New South Wales men's eight. At the 2017 Australian Championships he won the open men's quad scull n ...
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Alexander Purnell
Alexander (Steve) Purnell (born 30 January 1995) is an Australian rower. He is an Olympic and national champion who has represented at underage and senior world championships. In 2018 in an Australian eight, he won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. He rowed in the bow seat of the Australian men's coxless four to a gold medal victory at the Tokyo Olympics. Varsity, club and state rowing Purnell began his rowing career at Shore School in Sydney. His senior club rowing has been from the Sydney University Boat Club. Purnell competed for the SUBC at the 2014 and 2015 Intervarsity Championships. In 2014, he rowed in the Sydney University eight and a coxed four and won both titles. In 2015 he rowed in the double scull and the eight and took the title in the eight. With Marcus Britt he won the open men's national coxless pair title at the 2023 Australian Rowing Championships. At the 2023 Australian Rowing Championships he won the open coxless four national title ...
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Campbell Watts
Campbell Watts (born 10 November 1995) is an Australian rower. He is an Australian national champion who participated at the 2018 World Rowing Championships, where he won a silver medal. Club and state rowing Watts was educated at St Joseph's College Hunters Hill where he took up rowing. Watts' senior club rowing has been from the Sydney University Boat Club. He competed for the SUBC at the 2014 and 2015 Intervarsity Championships. In 2014 he rowed in the Sydney University eight and a coxed four and won both titles. In 2015 he competed in the coxed four and the eight and won a universities title in the eight. He debuted at state representative level for New South Wales in the 2015 youth eight which contested and won the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the 2015 Australian Rowing Championships. At the 2018 Australian Rowing Championships he contested the open men's double scull national title with Hamish Playfair of UTS Haberfield and placed second. At ...
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Nicholas Purnell
Nicholas Purnell (born 4 June 1990) is an Australian representative and dual Olympian rower. He is a national champion, who has competed at seven world championships and in the men's eight event at the 2012 London and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. School, club and state rowing Purnell began his rowing career at Shore School in Sydney. He was a member of their second VIII in 2007 which won their event at the AAGPS Head of the River. In 2008 Purnell was in the seven seat of the Shore first VIII, winning that event at the AAGPS Head of the River. Purnell's senior club rowing has been from the Sydney University Boat Club. He first made state selection for New South Wales in the 2009 youth eight contesting the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. In 2010 he was selected in the New South Wales senior men's eight to compete for the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. He raced seven consecutive King's Cup races for New South Wal ...
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Caleb Antill
Caleb Antill (born 8 August 1995) is an Australian representative rower. He is an Olympian, a multiple Australian national champion, was a 2016 U23 world champion and has represented at World Rowing Championships, winning medals in 2018 and 2022. He raced in the Australian men's quad scull at Tokyo 2021 to a bronze medal. Club and state rowing Antill's senior club rowing has been from the ANU Boat Club. Antill competed for the ANU Boat Club at the 2014 and 2015 Intervarsity Championships. In 2014 he rowed in the ANU eight, a coxed four and a coxless pair. In 2015 he competed in the coxed four and won the double-sculls university championship title with Luke Letcher. Antill first made state selection for the Australian Capital Territory in their 2015 men's eight competing for the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. In 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023 he was the ACT's single sculling entrant and raced for the President's Cup at the Interstate Regatta. At the 2017 Australian Cham ...
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2017 World Rowing Championships
The 2017 World Rowing Championships were the 47th edition of the World Rowing Championships that were held from 24 September to 1 October 2017 in Sarasota, Florida. Host selection During 2013, Plovdiv and Sarasota, Florida both applied to host the 2017 World Rowing Championships. In April 2013, a committee of International Rowing Federation (FISA) officials visited Sarasota and then Plovdiv the following month. It was then noted that Plovdiv had hosted the 2012 World Rowing Championships and bid documentation for 2017 had not been finalized. Before the next FISA congress, the bid from Plovdiv was changed to apply for the 2018 hosting rights. At the FISA Congress held on 2 September 2013, hosting rights were assigned by unanimous decision for World Rowing Championships to Sarasota for 2017, Plovdiv for 2018, and Plovdiv for the 2015 World Rowing U23 Championships. Medals Rowing Para rowing Medal summary Non-Olympic classes Men's events Women's events Para-rowing (a ...
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Chris Morgan (rower)
Chris Morgan (born 15 December 1982) is an Australian former representative rower. He was a national champion, two-time world champion, three time Olympian and Olympic medal winner from Adelaide, South Australia. He won world championships in both sculls and in sweep-oared boat classes. Education Raised in Adelaide, Morgan attended Burnside Primary and Norwood Morialta High School. He had no exposure to rowing before university. He has a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Adelaide and works as a software engineer. Morgan began his athletic career as a competitive walker. He took up rowing in 2003 after participating in an ergometer competition held by the Adelaide University Boat Club during the University's Orientation Week. He held the fastest time on the competition until a rower from the Boat Club competed at the last moment in order to claim the case of beer that was offered as a prize. As a result of entering the competition, ...
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Rowing At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Double Sculls
The men's double sculls competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 11 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas. The medals for the competition were presented by Gerhard Heiberg, Norway, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Mike Tanner, Hong Kong, Member of the Executive Committee of the International Rowing Federation World Rowing, also known as the World Rowing Federation (former abbreviation FISA; french: Fédération internationale des sociétés d'aviron), is the international governing body for rowing. Its current president is Jean-Christophe Rolland who .... Results Heats First three of each heat qualify to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repechage. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Repechage The first three of the repechage qualify to the semifinals Semifinals First three of each heat qualify to the Final A, remainder goes to the Final B. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Finals Final B Fi ...
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Cameron Girdlestone
Cameron Girdlestone (born 29 April 1988) is an Australian representative rower. He is a five-time Australian national champion, a medalist at World Championships, a dual Olympian and an Olympic silver and bronze medallist. He raced in the Australian men's quad scull at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to a bronze medal. Personal Girdlestone was born in Sydney and attended Samuel Gilbert Primary school. He took up rowing at high school at The King's School, Parramatta. He is a PDHPE teacher at Sydney Church of England Grammar School. At the conclusion of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics he was elected as a member of the AOC's Athlete's Commission. Club and national career Girdlestone rows from the Sydney University Boat Club. He first rowed in the Interstate Regatta at the Australian Rowing Championships in 2010 representing New South Wales in the men's single scull in the President's Cup event. In 2016 he was seated in the New South Wales state eight which placed second in the King's Cup that ...
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