TEAM NEWS

John Hunter Regatta Results

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Women's Jr. Varsity 8+ A Boat
THIRD 7:05.57

Men's Jr. Varsity 8+ 7:02.58

Women's Jr. Lightweight 4+ 9:04.01

Men's Jr. Lightweight 4+ 7:49.65

Women's Jr. Lightweight 8+
THIRD 7:21.64

Women's Jr. JV 8+ B Boat 7:32.06

Women's Jr. JV 8+ A Boat
FIRST 7:22.30

Contrary to prior released information, athletes ARE expected to arrive Friday night by or before 6:00 pm at Harsha Lake in Cincinnati to rig the boats on the evening of April 11 for the April 12 Cincinnati Invitational Regatta.

Please check the front page of the web site for details: www.HIGHSCHOOLROWING.ORG

All practices scheduled for Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8 are canceled due to weather conditions.

Midwest Championship Erg Sprints - Saturday, February 23, 2008. 

Congratulations
Shifumi T. FIRST 7:19.2
Kate H. SECOND 7:55.6
Greg Harvie FIRST 3:20.0
Dana Parrish FIRST 8:17.7
Bonnie Bauer SECOND 8:28.6
Debra Stoner THIRD 8:56.5
John Duckworth FIRST 7:34.8
Joe French SECOND 7:43.1
Gus Andrzejewski SECOND 7:23.6

Mike F 7:05.5
Jeff M 7:26.7
Colin S 7:13.0
Colin R 7:19.4

Kat B 8:17.0
Jordan V. 8:23.0
Olivia D. 8:33.4
Michele B 8:34.6
Amy R 8:36.0
Nicole B 8:43.4
Becky M 8:59.9
Stephanie V 9:31.5

Steph L 8:35.5
Megan F 8:38.4

Alex B 7:52.5
Lindsey W 8:02.3
Teresa G 8:05.6
Lucy J 8:26.6
Grace F 8:26.8

Practice Locations

Monday March 3 - VARSITY at River; NOVICE at Education Center
Tuesday, March 4 - ALL SQUADS at Winter Storage
Wednesday, March 5 - VARSITY at Winter Storage; NOVICE at River
Thursday, March 6 - ALL SQUADS at Winter Storage
Friday, March 7 - VARSITY MEN and NOVICE MEN at Winter Storage; NOVICE WOMEN at River; VARSITY WOMEN off
Saturday, March 8 - VARSITY WOMEN at River; ALL OTHER SQUADS off

Education Center: Dublin Village Shopping Center, Sawmill Road
Winter Storage: New Market Mall, Sawmill Road, North of I-270 behind Olive Garden
River: Griggs Reservior, Riverside Drive, South of Fishinger (turn in at Nottingham

The Midwest Championship Erg Sprints is Saturday, February 23, 2008.

Rowers ... please arrive at RPAC by the following times. This will provide for a minimum of 45 minutes of warm-up time (60 minutes for lightweights to accommodate weighing in). If you'd like more, arrive earlier.

Heat sheets are now posted on RegattaCentral.

Novice Women - 7:45
Varsity Ltwt Women - 7:45
Varsity Women - 8:30
Varsity Ltwt Men - 9:30
Varsity Men - 10:30

Please bring water, snacks and if you plan to purchase a T-shirt, money.
For more information review the Regatta web site or our web site.

Due to ice on the river - this weekend's previously scheduled dock installation has been postponed to next week ... Saturday March 1 at 1:00 pm.

This makes the events of the day for March 1 as follows:

8:30 am Athletes and Parents are to bring cordless screwdrivers and cordless drills to the Winter Storage Facility to help install collars on oars and shoes in boats.

10:00 am All Athletes are to help load the boats from Winter Storage onto the trailer.

1:00 pm Adults are to report to the boat yard to help bring the dock segments from the boat yard to the river and then install them at the river.

We appreciate your help.

Registration paperwork and fees for Spring Season are due Monday, February 18, 2008 for all returning rowers.

Paperwork can be found on the web site under FORMS.

Please bring your completed paperwork to the Education Center MONDAY between 4:00 and 6:00 pm.

Thank you.

Due to inclement weather there will be NO WINTER CONDITIONING on Tuesday, February 12, 2008.

FISA hands Russia chance of lighter doping sanctions

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Russia has been handed a chance to elect new
national rowing authorities and avoid a possible four-year ban that
would deprive the country's entire rowing team of participation in the
Beijing Olympic Games.

The Russians have until Feb. 15 to accept the offer and until March 31
to elect an entirely new board of the national rowing body and new
team staff, the International Rowing Federation (FISA) said in a
statement on Friday.
Otherwise, Russia, with nine anti-doping code violations in a 12-month
period, could have its rowing federation suspended for up to four
years.

It said its anti-doping rules state if there are eight or more
violations in a 12-month period, FISA "may elect to take additional
disciplinary actions against the National Federation including
suspension of membership for a period of up to four years which would
make all athletes and officials ineligible for FISA events including
the Olympic Games.
"Currently, the decision of 29 January 2008 in which a ban on all
officials of the Russian Rowing Federation from taking part in FISA
activities, is in force," FISA said.

Nine rowers are also serving suspensions but other team members could
be sucked into an overall ban on their federation.

FISA offered the president of the Russian Rowing Federation in a
letter on Thursday "the opportunity to attempt to reduce the full
sanctions by holding new elections of the Board of Directors of the
Russian Rowing Federation before 31 March 2008 and appointing new team
and administrative staff."

FISA conditions included an extraordinary general assembly monitored
by FISA observers and elections with no present office holders
eligible.

The Russian federation "has been given until 15 February 2008 to
confirm it will hold these elections. Only once this confirmation has
been received by FISA, will the Executive Committee release its final
decision on the disciplinary actions against the
Federation." (Reporting by Rex Gowar, editing by Justin Palmer)