ROWERS WIN FIVE IN LONDON

The Silver Lake Rowing Club won five gold medals out of just nine entries at the Central Ontario Rowing Association Regatta held in London on Saturday.

Jeff Bergen, Brett Norman, Robbie Puddy and Ben Heinrichs with coxswain Shannon Page won in the Under 17 Men's Cox Four category with a time of 6:01.28. Laura Fisher and Anna Ardiel each won gold by winning in separate races in the Under 19 Women's Single event posting the two fastest times overall in the category. Later in the day, Fisher and Ardiel combined to win in an Under 19 Women's Double race again posting the overall fastest time in their category. The Under 17 Women's Quad consisting of Hannah Anderson, Emily Main, Samy Fairley and Chantelle Lemoine placed second but were awarded a gold medal after officials reviewed details of the race.

Also participating were Jason Brinkman in the Senior Men's Single, Samy Fairley and Chantelle Lemoine in the Under 17 Women's Double, Jeff Puddy in the Under 19 Men's Single, Terry Lovegrove and Robbie Puddy in the Under 17 Men's Double and Jeff Puddy and Nick Ryerse in the Under 19 Men's Pair.

According to Coach Sue Fairley, ''Each regatta becomes more competitive as we progress through the summer rowing season. We're pleased to be doing well in both the Under 17 and Under 19 levels. It's a sign of good depth in our rowing program. But we can't rest on our laurels.'' Next week, Silver Lake rowers will be traveling to St. Catharines to compete at the Central Ontario Championships.