Rowing Canada Aviron – The 2019 Junior and CanAmMex teams have been selected following the Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) Junior Selection Camp held June 28 to 30 in Victoria, BC.
 
Sixteen athletes will represent Canada at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from August 7 to 11. Taking place at the new Sea Forest Waterway, this competition will also serve as a test event for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
 
The rowers selected to compete at the CanAmMex Regatta will take part in a training camp from July 6 to 12 before the regatta takes place July 13 to 14 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
 
“Prior to our Junior Selection Camp, these athletes were identified as potential National Team athletes through their performances at on-water qualification events and ergometer testing,” said Adam Parfitt, RCA National Team Operations Director. “They have worked hard to get to this point, and we are excited for our NextGen high performance rowers to get the opportunity to compete for Canada at the international level.”
 
Last week, RCA launched the 2019 #RCANextGen fundraising campaign to reduce fees associated with international competition. This campaign aims to ensure that athletes do not face financial barriers to represent Canada on the world stage.
 
To make a contribution and help Canada’s Junior, CanAmMex, U23, U21 and Pan Am rowers focus on giving their all on the water, please visit fundrazr.com/RCANEXTGEN2019
 
Junior World Championship Team

Men’s Coxed Four
Julian Black	St. George’s Rowing Club
Dane Halkiw	Upper Canada College Rowing Club
Basil Jancso-Szabo	Argonaut Rowing Club
Samuel Weinstein Zimbel	Argonaut Rowing Club
Eden Cooper-Squires (coxswain)	Argonaut Rowing Club
Men’s Quad
Stephen Harris	Guelph Rowing Club
Adam Krol	Don Rowing Club
Newton Seawright	Don Rowing Club
William Simpson	Argonaut Rowing Club
Women’s Quad
Lucy Black	Ridley College
Claire Ellison	Halifax Rowing Club
Aida Lissel-DeCorby	Saskatoon Rowing Club
Maya Meschkuleit	Don Rowing Club
Women’s Double
Lily Jedlic	Regina Rowing Club
Hailey Mercuri	St. Catharines Rowing Club
Women’s Single
Abigail Dent	Winnipeg Rowing Club
Coaches
Pat Cody	Rowing Nova Scotia
Scott Swinkels	RCA HUB Coach – UVIC

Junior team bios will be available on the RCA website shortly.
 
CanAmMex Team

Men’s Team
Lucas Celia	St. Catharines Rowing Club
Matthew Cormie	St. Michaels University School
Emerson Crick	North Star Rowing Club
Owen Darling	South Niagara Rowing Club
Aidan Della Siega	Gorge Narrows Rowing Club
Aidan Hembruff	Ottawa Rowing Club
Liam Hodgins	St. Michaels University School
Ryan Holland	St. Catharines Rowing Club
David Law	South Niagara Rowing Club
Quinn Torok	Delta Deas Rowing Club
Campbell Veld	South Niagara Rowing Club
Joseph White	Peterborough Rowing Club
Women’s Team
Katherine Breen	Don Rowing Club
Sophie Byrne-Atkins	Vancouver Rowing Club
Carolyn Culen	Halifax Rowing Club
Georgia Douville	Crofton House Rowing Club
Isabel Frolick	St. Catharines Rowing Club
Bianca Hill	Argonaut Rowing Club
Caitlin Lawrence	Delta Deas Rowing Club
Elisa Luo	Crofton House Rowing Club
Seyene Oord	South Niagara Rowing Club
Ehren Paterson	Deep Cove Rowing Club
Rachel Weber	Ottawa Rowing Club
Alexandra Wiley	St. Catharines Rowing Club
Coxswains
Georgia Greenwood	Don Rowing Club
Clare Cunningham	Claremont Sports Institute
Coaches
Stacy Mitchell	Salt Spring Island Rowing Club
Samantha Heron	RCA HUB Coach – UVIC
Michael Braithwaite	Brentwood College Rowing Club
Simon Bouchard-Robert	Club d’aviron de Sherbrooke

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For more information:
Colleen Coderre
RCA Communications Lead
comm@rowingcanada.org
 
Liz Montroy
RCA Communications and Events Coordinator
lmontroy@rowingcanada.org