Sport Nova Scotia – Row Nova Scotia’s Provincial Rowing Team is back in province this week after an impressive performance at the RCA National Rowing Championship in Burnaby, BC, that took place from September 26-28, 2019. Nine rowers represented Nova Scotia this year against the finest rowers from across the country.
The small boat racing format – singles and pairs – gives a true assessment of the fastest rowers in the country. For many athletes, this regatta serves as a development opportunity on their path to represent Canada on the world stage.
Claire Ellison won the gold medal in the Junior Women’s Single and at the Awards Banquet later in the evening received the Bobby Pearce Award from Rowing Canada for Female Junior Athlete of the Year. This tops off an impressive year of rowing for Claire where she was selected to the Junior National Team Junior Women’s Quad which placed fourth at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Tokyo.
Andrew Todd impressively earned the gold medal in the PR3 Men’s Single event. Andrew is repeating as the National Champion in the PR3 Men’s Single and has accumulated a number of World Rowing medals this past season.
In addition to the two gold medals, Hannah Meeson captured the silver medal in U23 Lightweight Women’s Single. Hannah is a former member of the 2017 Canada Games Rowing Team and is currently rowing at the University of Victoria. Cody Bailey and his partner MacKenzie Copp (ON) captured the silver medal in the Men’s Pair. Cody is an alumni of Row Nova Scotia currently training out of the National Training Centre in B.C.
Other results from Team NS rowers included:
- Jenna Pelham finished 5th in Final C of the Women’s Single placing her 12th in the Women’s Single event.
- Jana Peachey finished 5th in Final G of the Women’s Single placing her 12th in the Junior Women’s Single event.
- Kayla Bugeya-Miller finished 1st in Final B of the Lightweight Women’s Single placing her 6th in the Lightweight Women’s Single event.
- Steven Randall finished 5th in Final I of the Men’s Single placing him X in the U23 Men’s Single event.
- Emerson Crick finished 2nd in Final E of the Men’s Single placing him 5th in Junior Men’s Single event.
“This is great showing from our athletes, and from provincial coach, Pat Cody,” notes Row NS President, Katie Edwards. “Pat’s work with the provincial team in the last few years is resulting in consistent podium finishes at national events – something that we have been building toward for several years. It is a testament to his diligent efforts that Nova Scotia is now training and racing some of the country’s top athletes, and we’re excited to see what the next phase brings.”
Row Nova Scotia’s competitive provincial program has a vision to provide the province’s best rowers and coaches with a pathway to excellence from local competition to the Olympic stage. The program creates and promotes high performance racing to its members with the tools and opportunities to be the best in Canada and the world.
For more information please contact:
Patrick Thompson
Sport Nova Scotia
PSO Administrative Coordinator – Rowing, Karate, and Field Hockey
(902) 425-5450 ext. 357
pthompson@sportnovascotia.ca