History of Mercantile Rowing Club

Appendix 3 - Mercantile's International Representatives (2000-2005)

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2000 Nations Cup Copenhagen Denmark

• Men's Under 23 Quad Scull - Fourth
  • David Crawshay
  • Cch: Peter Somerville

2000 Olympic Games - Sydney

• Women's Single Scull - Fifth
  • Georgina Douglas,
  • Noel Donaldson (coach)
• Women's Eight - Fifth
  • Katie Foulkes (cox)
• Men's Pair - Bronze
  • Matthew Long (bow),
  • James Tomkins (stroke),
  • Noel Donaldson (coach)
• Men's Four - Bronze
  • Ben Dodwell (2)
• Men's Eight - Silver
  • Michael McKay (5),
  • Brett Hayman (cox)
• Brian Richardson - Head Coach
• Andrew Guerin - jury

2001 Nations Cup Linz Austria

• Men's Under 23 Quad Scull - Bronze
  • David Crawshay

2001 World Championship Lucerne Switzerland

• Men's Quad Scull - Tenth
  • David Crawshay (3)
• Men's Eight - Seventh
  • Robert Douglas (2),
  • William Tait (3),
  • Matthew Long (5)
• Noel Donaldson - Head coach (men)

2002 Nations Cup Genoa Italy

• Women's Under 23 Four - Gold
  • Sara Richards
  • Danielle Ackland

2002 Commonwealth Regatta - England

• Men's Coxless Four - Gold
  • Travis Johnston (3),
  • Robert Douglas (stroke)
• Men's Eight - Gold
  • Travis Johnston
  • Robert Douglas

2002 World Champioship Seville Spain

• Men's Pair - Fourth
  • Drew Ginn (bow),
  • James Tomkins (stroke)
• Men's Eight - Seventh
  • Robert Douglas (bow),
  • Travis Johnstone (4)
• Noel Donaldson - Head coach (men)

2003 Nations Cup Belgrade Serbia

• Women's Under 23 Four - Silver
  • Sara Richards
  • Fleur Chew
  • Cch: Tom Courtney
• Women's Lightweight Double Scull - Fourth
  • Alison Withers
  • Co-coach: Tom Courtney

2003 World Championships - Milan Italy

• Women's Eight - Fourth
  • Katie Foulkes (cox)
• Men's Double Scull - Sixth
  • David Crawshay (bow)
• Men's Pair - Gold
  • Drew Ginn (bow),
  • James Tomkins (stroke)
• Noel Donaldson - Head coach (men)
• Andrew Guerin - jury

2004 FISA World Rowing Under 23 Poznan Poland

• Women's Under 23 Four - Silver
  • Emma Wawn

2004 Olympic Games - Athens Greece

• Men's Quad Scull - Seventh
  • David Crawshay (2)
• Men's Pair - Gold
  • Drew Ginn (bow),
  • James Tomkins (stroke)
• Men's Eight - Bronze
  • Michael McKay (7)
• Women's Eight - Sixth
  • Katie Foulkes (cox)
• Head coach (men) - Noel Donaldson

2004 World Championships - Banyoles Spain

• Women's Four - Eighth
  • Robyn Selby-Smith (stroke)
• Men's Coxed Four - Sixth
  • David Palfreyman (Assistant coach)

2005 World Championships - Gifu Japan

• Men's Single Scull - Ninth
  • David Crawshay
• Women's Eight - Gold
  • Pauline Frasca
  • Robyn Selby Smith
    Fleur Chew
  • Bill Tait - coach

  Women's Four - Gold

  • Robyn Selby Smith
    Pauline Frasca

2005 World Rowing Under 23 Championships - Amsterdam

• Men's Eight - Eighth
  • Chris Riddell
• High Performance Director - Noel Donaldson