2023 World Championships - Belgrade, Serbia
The Senior Championships once again became the primary qualification regatta for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
As usual, the initial Australian selection process took place in March at the Sydney International Regatta Centre and a squad named to compete at the World Cup regattas. As with most pre Olympic years, the squad was large to provide the best opportunities to qualify boats for the Games.
The tour for this year includes a long stay in Europe for the men rather than returning for a training block in Canberra before going to the World Championships. The women returned to the more temperate Penrith winter.
The Australian team results were less than expected but still produced a gold in the PR3 mixed double, silver in the women's pair, and bronze medals in the two eights.
Thank you to World Rowing for use of their images.
Nikki Ayres and Jed Altschwager celebrate their gold medal win in the PR3Mix2x
Daily Results Summaries
Results—Men & Mixed
Men's Lightweight Double Scull
Results—Women
Women's Lightweight Double Scull
Photos courtesy of World Rowing
Australian Team
Women's Scull - Bronze
Tara Rigney (NSW)
Coach: Ellen Randell (NTC)
Women's Double Scull - Eighth
Bow: Amanda Bateman (VIC)
Str: Laura Gourley (NSW)
Coach: Hally Chapman (NSW)
Women's Quad Scull - Fifth
2: Caitlin Cronin (QLD)
3: Harriet Hudson (NSW)
Bow: Rowena Meredith (NSW)
Str: Kathryn Rowan (QLD)
Coach: Tom Westgarth (NTC)
Women's Pair - Silver
Bow: Jessica Morrison OAM (VIC)
Str: Annabelle McIntyre OAM (WA)
Coach: John Keogh (NTC)
Women's Four - Fifth
Bow: Giorgia Patten (WA)
2: Katrina Werry (VIC)
3: Sarah Hawe (VIC)
Str: Lucy Stephan OAM (VIC)
Coach: Tom Westgarth (NTC)
Women's Eight - Bronze
Bow: Paige Barr (VIC)
2: Georgie Gleeson (VIC)
3:Olympia Aldersey (SA)
4: Lily Alton Triggs (QLD)
5: Georgina Rowe (NSW)
6: Jacqueline Swick (WA)
7: Molly Goodman (SA)
Str: Bronwyn Cox (WA)
Cox: Hayley Verbunt (VIC)
Coach: John Keogh (NTC)
Women's Lightweight Double Scull - Thirteenth
Bow: Anneka Reardon (ACT)
Str: Lucy Coleman (NSW)
Coach: Ellen Randell (NTC)
Men's Scull - Fifteenth
Alexander Rossi (NSW)
Coach: Don McLachlan
Men's Double Scull - Twenty First
Bow: Harley Moore (QLD)
Str: Corma Kennedy-Leverett (ACT)
Coach: Rhett Ayliffe (NTC)
Men's Quad Scull - Eleventh
Bow: Henry Youl (TAS)
2: David Batholot (NSW)
3: Jack Cleary (NSW)
Str: Caleb Antill (ACT)
Coach: Don McLachlan (NSW)
Men's Pair - Eighth
Bow: Simon Keenan (VIC)
Str: Fergus Hamilton (VIC)
Coach: Laryssa Biesenthal (NSW)
Men's Four - Fifth
Bow: Alexander Purnell OAM (NSW)
2: Spencer Turrin OAM (NSW)
3: Jack Hargreaves OAM (NSW)
Str: Alexander Hill OAM (SA)
Coach: Rhett Ayliffe (NTC)
(NB: This is the seating for the final. Stroke seat and bow seat swapped after semi-final.)
Men's Eight - Bronze
Bow: Patrick Holt (NSW)
2: Joshua Hicks (NSW)
3: Ben Canham (VIC)
4: Tim Masters (VIC)
5: Jack Robertson (VIC)
6: Joseph (Jack) O'Brien (NSW)
7: Angus Dawson (SA)
Str: Angus Widdicombe (VIC)
Cox: Kendall Brodie (NSW)
Coach: Mark Prater (NTC)
Men's Lightweight Double Scull - Sixteenth
Bow: Sean Murphy (NSW)
Str: Oscar McGuinness (SA)
Coach: Laryssa Biesenthal (NSW)
Non travelling reserve: Blaine Heseltine (QLD)
Men's PR1 Scull - Sixth
Erik Horrie OAM (QLD)
Coach: Chad King (QLD)
(NB: Erik did not start in the final due to medical reasons)
Mixed PR3 Double Scull - Gold
Jed Altschwager (SA)
Nikki Ayers (ACT)
Mixed PR3 Coxed Four- Fourth
Bow: Susannah Lutze (VIC)
2: Jessica Gallagher (VIC)
3: Harrison Nichols (NSW)
Str: Thomas Birtwhistle (NSW)
Cox: Teesaan Koo (VIC)
Coach: James Loveday
Alternates
Will O'Shannessy (NSW)
Jackson Kench (NSW)
Lisa Greissl (NSW)
Jamie Ford
Eleanor Price
Team Support
Wayne Diplock - Team Manager
Paul Thompson MBE - High Performance Director
John Keogh - Head Women’s Coach
Rhett Ayliffe - Head Men’s Coach
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