ANOTHER FIRST FOR THE SILVER LAKE ROWING CLUB

The Silver Lake Rowing Club won gold for the first time at the St Catharines’ Invitational Regatta on Saturday.

According to Head Coach Sue Fairley, “It was particularly sweet winning our first gold medal at this regatta in a quad  and in a lower age group. It shows we’re developing a good new generation of rowers.”

Caleb McCleary, Eryk Tayler, Josh Azzopardi and Spencer Fraser rowed in ideal conditions to win in the under 17 men's quad event. Other crews racing in the finals had the following results:

4th

Under 19 women's double: Chaundra Manorome, Kristina Frazer

Under 23 lightweight men's double:  Tyler Wilson, Mike Veltri

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

Under 19 men’s quad: Zac Azzopardi, Scott Fairley, John Veltri, Travis Belanger

6th:

Under 19 women's single: Chaundra Manorome

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

7th:

Under 23 men’s quad: Terry Lovegrove, Ross Fairley, Tyler Wilson, Mike Veltri

The St. Catharines Invitational Regatta is the last regatta before the Ontario Championships. Crews from across southern Ontario attend and the competition is at a higher level. “Some Silver Lake crews have met the time standards set by the club to compete at the Ontario Championships and will be racing next weekend in Welland” said Fairley. “We expect even stiffer competition and should see some good racing”.

Attached photo left to right of the Under 17 Men’s Quad: Eryk Tayler, Josh Azzopardi, Caleb McCleary, Spencer Fraser

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.