Silver Lake Earns Three Gold in Rough Water

On a day that saw many crews capsize and others not able to row due to deteriorating conditions, the Silver Lake Rowing Club managed to earn three gold medals at the Central Ontario Regatta Association regatta held on Fanshawe Lake in London this weekend.

According to head coach Sue Fairley, “All crews had to row out of their comfort zone. Our Silver Lake crews demonstrated excellent boat handling skills throughout the day.” Eryk Taylor and Spencer Fraser teamed up in the under 17 men’s double and were the only crew to stay in their lane and on the race course enabling them to pass three crews in the final 500 meters to win their heat. Chaundra Manorome was the only under 19 women’s single competitor able to complete her race winning that event. In his fourth race of the day, Caleb McCleary won the under 17 men’s single event.

The Silver Lake crews that raced Saturday and placed in the top three are as follows:

THIRD:

Under 17 women’s single: Gillian Byron

Under 23 men’s double: Terry Lovegrove, Ross Fairley

Under 17 men’s quad(rowing exhibition again with a  girl: Eryk Taylor, Spencer Fraser, Josh Azzopardi, Chaundra Manorome

Under 19 men’s double: Travis Belanger, John Veltri

U23 lightweight men’s coxed four:  Charlie Hollander (coxswain), Tyler Wilson, Mike Veltri, Scott Fairley, Caleb McCleary

SECOND:

Under 17 men's double: Josh Azzopardi, Caleb McCleary

Under 19 lightweight men’s coxed four: Charlie Hollander(coxswain), Zac Azzopardi, Scott Fairley, John Veltri, Caleb McCleary 

FIRST:

Under 17 men’s double: Eryk Taylor, Spencer Fraser

Under 19 women’s single: Chaundra Manorome

Under 17 men’s single: Caleb McCleary

Next weekend all the competitive athletes are hoping for calmer waters in St. Catharines where the Central Ontario Championships will be held.

Attached is a picture of the medal winners (l to r): Eryk Taylor, Chaundra Manorome, Spencer Fraser, Caleb McCleary.

The Silver Lake Rowing Club was established in 1999 to promote the sport of rowing across Norfolk and Haldimand. For information regarding high school and club rowing programs, please contact Coach Susan Fairley (519-583-0461). To find out more about the Silver Lake Rowing Club, please call Mike Anderson 519-583-0012 (Vice President – Rowing), Jim Dover 519-426-5677 (Club Captain)  or visit our web site at: www.silverlakerowingclub.com.