Laker Rowers Win Gold and Bronze

 Marcus Snow and Scott Fairley of Port Dover Composite captured Gold and Bronze respectively at the Dennis Morris Novice Sprints in St. Catharines last weekend.

 Competing against over forty novice high school rowers entered in the Men’s Junior Lightweight event, Marcus Snow won with a personal best time of 5:28.2 – more than six seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Scott Fairley placed third narrowly missing a “one two” finish for Port Dover. Fairley had a personal best time of 5:35.2 just a tenth of second out of second place. 

The Dennis Morris Novice Sprints target novice high school rowers in the Niagara region which is considered to be Canada’s “hot bed” of rowing. Snow was introduced to rowing last fall on Silver Lake when he registered for the fall high school Learn to Row program with the Silver Lake Rowing Club. Fairley has participated in the Silver Lake Rowing Club’s Youth Rowing Program for the past several years. For both, it’s their first year of rowing competitively at the high school level.

 According to Coach Sue Fairley, “We’re looking forward to see what Scott and Marcus can do on the water together in a double. They’ve certainly achieved a good level of physical fitness through their training and show good indoor rowing skills. But the next step is to transfer that on to the water where the real racing happens.”

 This weekend, experienced high school rowers from across Norfolk County will be competing in St. Catharines at the Ontario Indoor Ergometer Championships held at Ridley College.

 Picture from left to right: Marcus Snow, Scott Fairley

 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 more information related to racing. 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.