This regatta was conducted on 8th-11th August 2007 at the Olympic course in Beijing and was the test regatta for the Olympic Games.

Selection

Rowing Australia once again allowed crews to be selected allowing for relocation. Interestingly only the women's pair won the National Championship in thier event.

Comments

The results were reported by Colin Smith, Chairman of the High Performance Commission as follows:

Australia's most successful crew was the Junior Men's coxed four who qualified for the A Final. Owen Girardi, Matthew Dignan, Aleksander Berzins, Kurt Spencer and Ed Clarke performed admirably in the final and came home in 5th place.

Three Australian crews finished in second place in the B Final of their respective events. The Junior Men's quad scull of Angus Morton, David Wright, Zac Cleaver and Nicholas Barnier were disappointed with their semi final placing of 5th but turned their fortunes around with a strong row in the B Final.

Christabelle Northam and Veronica Tamsitt placed second in the B Final of the Junior Women's pair, after narrowly missing out on a place in the A Final. These two girls have formed an excellent partnership and can look forward to many more years of racing together.

Brittany Mann and Alana Monson finished second in the B Final of the Junior Women's double scull. Under difficult conditions the girls will be pleased with their efforts and can now start preparing for the 2008 season.

Taylor Wilczynski finished 4th in the B Final of the Junior Men's single scull and, having been exposed to this calibre of competition, will be better prepared for future events.

Men's Results

Men's Quad Scull
Final: 1st CHN 5:57.44, 2nd SLO 5:57.85, 3rd LAT 5:58.86, 4th FRA 5:59.48, 5th GER 6:02.79, 6th GBR 6:29.70

Men's Eight
Final: 1st GER 5:41.86, 2nd NZL 5:44.34 , 3rd CHN 5:48.24, 4th ITA 5:50.20, 5th USA 5:51.56, 6th ROU 5:58.70

Australian Team

Men's Single Scull - Tenth
Taylor Wilczynski (TAS)
Cch: Robert Williams (TAS)

Men's Quad Scull - Eighth
Bow: Angus Morton (QLD)
2: David Wright (TAS)
3: Zac Cleaver (ACT)
Str: Nicholas Barnier (ACT)
Cch: Regan Sanders (ACT)

Men's Coxed Four - Fifth
Bow: Owen Girardi (SA)
2: Matthew Dignan (NSW)
3: Aleksander Berzins (NSW)
Str: Kurt Spencer (NSW)
Cox: Edwrad Clark (NSW)
Cch: Glenn Bates (NSW)

Women's Double Scull - Eighth
Bow: Brittany Mann (WA)
Str: Alana Monson (SA)
Cch: Andrew Butler (SA)

Women's Coxless Pair - Eighth
Bow: Christabelle Northam (ACT)
Str: Veronica Tamsitt (ACT)
Cch: Gordon Marcks (ACT)

Manager: Dean Oakman (ACT)
Doctor: Lyn Thew (ACT)
Selectors: Barbara Fenner (SA) & Gary Merritt (QLD)

Women's Results

Women's Quad Scull
Final: 1st GER 6:34.00, 2nd BLR 6:38.08, 3rd GRE 6:42.38, 4th CZE 6:43.84, 5th AUT 6:44.68, 6th NZL 6:49.71

Women's Eight
Final: 1st ROU 6:27.47, 2nd GER 6:29.07, 3rd USA 6:30.17, 4th CHN 6:31.14, 5th NED 6:41.21, 6th POL 6:43.88

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