Silver Lake boys win  in Guelph

 

Silver Lake Rowing club is holding it's most scaled down summer competitive program ever.  We have encouraged and supported current athletes to seek accommodation and accept offers to row with other clubs in the south-west region since we do not have adequate facilities here.and many athletes  have been able to do so 

 

Eryk Taylor, 17 years old, of Simcoe and Zac Azzopardi, 19,  of Port Dover  turned down the offer to row for  Notre Dame(Welland) and  hit the water still representing Silver Lake Rowing Club in Guelph this past weekend, winning the under 23 lightweight men's double event  . The duo also tired out the under 23 pair event and placed 3rd in the open weight event since there was no lightweight event for them.

Zac also races his under 23 lightweight single event placing 2nd overall.

SLRC Alumni, Ian Edwards,  won his under 23 open weight single event rowing for Guelph rowing club where he attends university.

This was the first of three Central Ontario Rowing Association (CORA) events they will attend while training to qualify to attend the provincial and hopefully Canadian Henley championships this summer.

 

The Silver Lake Rowing Club continues to have these two boys commute to train on Oakland Pond and indoors at Silver Lake as they await a decision on the fate of Silver Lake. The other past Silver Lake developed athletes have accepted offers to train elsewhere or to discontinue rowing.  The unfortunate news for others is we do not have the facilities or resources to develop future competitive athletes in the sport of rowing. We also cannot offer on water programs for the bantam youth nor the adult recreation programs again this year.

 

 

 

Picture: Eryk Taylor, Zac Azzopardi

          

 

The Silver Lake Rowing Club was established in 1999 to promote the sport of rowing in Norfolk County and surrounding communities. For information regarding Club rowing contact Susan Fairley Head Coach (519-583-0461). To find out more about the Silver Lake Rowing Club, please call Jim Dover President, Silver Lake Rowing Club (905-318-5932 ext. 224 / 519-426-5677) or visit our web site at: www.silverlakerowingclub.com.