Three Local Rowers Selected to Represent Canada

Rowing Canada announced today that Terry Lovegrove and Robbie Puddy of SCS and Ian Edwards of Holy Trinity have been selected to represent Canada at this year’s CanAmMex International Regatta being held in St. Catharines this summer. The Junior CanAmMex Regatta and Training Camp is an annual event rotated between Mexico, United States and Canada. Last year’s regatta was held in Mexico and Canada won the event overall.

For many of Canada’s junior rowers, this regatta represents their first taste of international competition representing their country. Lovegrove, Puddy and Edwards have been participating in the Junior National Team training program throughout the winter and competed at the Rowing Canada Junior Speed Orders in Welland on Monday and Tuesday. Puddy placed fifth, Edwards seventh and Lovegrove eleventh overall in the single event to be nominated to represent Canada at the international level.

The CanAmMex serves the purpose of bringing together each country's top developmental junior athletes, coxswains and coaches for friendly, yet high level competition. The regatta also provides a life opportunity for its participants and serves as a cultural experience. For many, CanAmMex will be an important step in development toward further National Junior team or Under 23 and Senior National Team opportunities.

According to Sue Fairley Coach of the High Performance Rowing Program at the Silver Lake Rowing Club “We’re proud that all three of our high performance rowers have been selected to represent Canada. They’ve worked hard and are all excellent role models for future rowers to be drawn from this area.”

For more information regarding the Junior National Team program, visit:  http://www.rowingcanada.org/national_team/junior

The Silver Lake Rowing Club was established in 1999 to promote the sport of rowing across Norfolk and Haldimand. Coach Susan Fairley (519-583-0461) can be contacted regarding the High Performance Rowing Program. To find out more about the Silver Lake Rowing Club, please call Jim Dover at 519-426-5677 (Vice President - Rowing) or visit our web site at: www.silverlakerowingclub.com