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Âé¶¹AV rowers contend at provincials

Women’s doubles team from Âé¶¹AV Rowing Club narrowly missed medal in Victoria
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The Âé¶¹AV Rowing Club had four athletes competing at the B.C. Championships.

The Âé¶¹AV Rowing Club turned in a respectable showing at the B.C. Rowing Championships this month at Elk Lake in Victoria.

Nicole Samuelson and Jocelyn Carmichael finished a close fourth in the final of the women’s under-19 double, just 1.8 seconds out of third place. The Âé¶¹AV duo finished the 1850m event in eight minutes 1.96 seconds.

The 12-team race was won by the Victoria City Rowing Club team who will represent B.C. at this year’s Canada Summer games.

Also representing Âé¶¹AV were Claire Benade and Toni Vandenbrink who finished fifth in B final of the women’s open double.

The Âé¶¹AV Rowing Club also had four athletes competing in the women’s open quad event where they finished in fifth.

The Âé¶¹AV team is coached by Dan Thompson.



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