Rowing for Life
Bob McCowan (2)
I wonder if any Shore coaches will end up at Joeys next season
I wonder if any Shore coaches will end up at Joeys next season
Race report CSB8+: Shore got the jump on the field, Joeys took it out hard and were just behind Scotch. Shore kept pulling away, Scotch looked pretty ragged, were rating 38 for large parts but fighting it to get the rating. Shore looked pretty controlled at 2 to 3 spm lower and held off a late push by Scotch (rating 39) to get back a bit of an overlap to win in 5:52. Shore moved to a new Croker oar design for the regatta (they had been using Concept 2) and reversed the result from the NSW titles.
CSB4x+: Shore took it out hard, Kinross also started off well. Nudgee college (with all 4 scullers backing up from the CSB1x final 72mins prior.with one going 7:10!) started off very slowly. Shore pulled away from Kinross, around the bridge to halfway Nudgee made a push and even with their 2nd hard race of the afternoon, rowed straight through Shore to win comfortably. Kinross sprinted through Shore in the end for silver. Great result for John Bowes and the school.
CSB4+: Brighton Grammar decided against sending their VIII up and instead chose the four. Led from start to finish. St Augustines who have impressed all year didn't seem to row as well when under the pressure. In the end Kinross sprinted through them for silver. Great season for St Augustines. Great result for Kinross. Ballarat schools who focus on the four as their target event were disappointing.
CSB1x. Best race of the school events. Adam Bakker of Nudgee led and never got out to clear water. Tom Schramko from Mosman went with him and at the 1000m it was about a 3m advantage to the son of the Australian rep. Schramko pushed and just about drew level, Bakker pushed back and got to half a length. Schramko came back and got it back to a canvas. At about 1720m (at the bridge on the southern bank), Schramko makes a huge jump in rating and goes for it. Bakker sees it straight away and goes with him. Schramko cuts it to level with 100m to go and just edges away in the end. Both go 7:10 in flat water. Nudgee claim 4 of the top 6 places and then win the 4x+ less than 75 mins later.
Thanks for the summary, really good background. I have seen Kinross building over the years, but where is St Augustines coming from? I have never seen them before. Obviously very small program but I have noticed they had a great season.
St Augustines are based out of Mosman. Coaches are a husband and wife team of Matthias Ungemach (1991 World Champ and WBT holder M4+) and Judith Ungemach (nee Zeidler) (Gold 1988 W8+, Bronze 1992 W8+). 2 of the kids from their four are nominating for National (junior) Selection in a four with a kid from Joeys and another from Riverview.
Thank you for the insight, good to see that a non traditional rowing school invests in the sport. Looks like a lot of coaching horse power for a small school.
I think their son is a student
Indeed, Bjarne is in Year 9 - risk is that program may collapse once he finishes.
2015?