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pg 1 - 2015/16 Highlights
pg 2-3 - Results from St Mary’s
Regatta and Olympic presentations
pg 4 - Season Ahead
pg 5- September Camp Feedback
pg 13-14 - Captains of Boats
pg 6- Parent Info
pg 15-16 Saints Supporters Club
pg 7-10 - Who’s Who at BC rowing
pg 16 - Age Group Representatives
pg 11-12 - Who’s Who at GC rowing
pg 17 - Fund Raising Events
South Africa. Perhaps the first
time entered in this boat class,
they held the pace of the best
eights in the world."
The St Stithians' boys (Max Silber,
Jordan Pepermans and cox Mitch
Booyse) won their B final.
2015-16 Highlights
St Stithians Rowing Club’s season
concluded with four Saints
Students rowing in Protea colours
at the Junior World Rowing
Championships in Rotterdam:
Max Silber, Mitch Booyse, Jordan
Pepermans and Tegan Korevaar.
James Buchanan was awarded
his Protea colours as a coach of
the U23 squad.
In addition to the Protea colours
Jordan Smith, Cameron Young,
Max Silber, Mitch Booyse and
Jordan Pepermans received their
Gauteng colours.Nicole Masson
joined the SASRU development
squad in England.
Tegan Korevaar rowed in a
Women’s 8+: The girls placed 3rd
in the junior Women's 8 B final. It
was a very exciting race where
they finished 1.4 seconds off the
winning boat. The girls made
history in that it was the first time
South Africa has sent a women's
8 to compete at an international
regatta. The World Rowing write
up after their first heat summed it
up:"But what a great race from
Mitch Booyse – “The World's
experience was much more
overwhelming than anything I had
previously experienced. A whole
new world of talent from all
corners of the globe were now
there at my feet. From the Czechs
that looked like men to the
Australians that were all over 6
foot. Don't get me wrong, I still
think that we were in a fast class
of our own but I still remember
watching the Italians break away
from us within the first few
strokes and then not seeing them
until the finish line. The vibe in the
athletes’ section was also second
to none. Speaking to athletes and
coaches who have also been
training as hard and as long as
you have sparked very intriguing
conversation. The crowd was also
much bigger than any of us had
performed in front of as well. 20
000+ spectators along with the
other few thousand that were
BCRowingClubOpenDay:SundayOctober92016
BCRowingwillhaveaclubopendaywheregrade6sandabovewilljointheBCRowersforadayout
atthedamtoexposethemtothiswonderfulsport.Buswillleaveat8amandreturnaround1pm.
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watching live from home. We had
gained a lot of respect and
support and so the pressure was
on to perform. A win in the B Final
was without a doubt the greatest I
have ever experienced. Overall
great tour - wouldn't have traded
the world for it!”
Here’s the link to the race :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=3WXaaJwsvB8
NicoleMassonjoinedTheSASRU
Developmentsquadtourtothe
UnitedKingdom2016:
“Iamalmostlostforwordsin
describinghowincrediblethis
experiencewasformeasarower.
AlthoughItrainedforhourseach
dayandspenttwoweeks
campinginPretoriapriortoour
departure,Icaneasilysayeach
andeverymomentwasworthit.
TrainingontheEatonDorney
OlympiccourseandmeeRng
athletesfromtheGBrowing
squadwereunforgeTable
momentsasapassionaterower
aswellasvisiRngthefamous
Leanderrowingclubandthe
Oxforduniversityboatclub.This
tournotonlychangedmy
perspecRveofrowingasasport
inSouthAfricabutmademe
comehomehungryforagold
medalanddeterminedtoachieve
mygoaltorowattheJunior
worldrowingchampionshipsin
2017.”
Results from St. Mary’s
Regatta - 24 Sept
ThefirstseniorregaTaofthe
seasonwasonNaRonalBraaiDay
–andwherebeTertocelebrate
that,thanoutdoorsatthedam.
Everyonecameawayfromthe
firstseason’sregaTawithmuch
energyandenthusiasmforthe
seasonahead.Ourspiritsbuoyed
bysomegoodresults.Five
Medalsandfour1stCerRficates
forBraces.
GirlsCollege
JW/GU16A4x+
SydneyDavison,JordanKorevaar,
MeganCronje,JemmaJenkinsFerret,HeatherTanner(cox):
8.15.15BRONZE
JW/GU16B1x
HeatherTanner10.23.02-1st
JW/GUA2x
SydneyDavison,JordanKorevaar:
8.22.97SILVER
JW/GU191st1x
NicoleMasson:9.10.59BRONZE
JW/GU191st4X+
MadisonCrews,NicoleMasson,
KatePringle,JennavieveWilliams,
ShannenETer(cox):7.43.78-
BRONZE
BoysCollege
JM/BU16B2- MassimoMilanesi,SheldonNash:
8.56.44–1st
JM/BU16B4+
MassimoMilanesi,SheldonNash,
CameronBrammer,Michael
Viljoen,GrantUrdang:8.19.17–
1st
JM/BU193rd4x+
James Glashoff, Taine EllioT,
MitchBooyse,SamElliot,Sheldon
Nash8.15.15–1st
JM/BU191st4+
Conner McDiarmid, Cameron
Young, Thomas Roberg, Vanz
Sioutas, Mitch Booyse : 7.21.93 -
BRONZE
Olympic Presentations
BCRowing:
AlexCruickshanks:Theboys
wereprivilegedtohavethe
opportunitytohostOlympic
SilvermedallistLawrenceBriTain
andOlympicCoachandSaintsOld
Boy,AndrewGrantinChapelon
Friday,23September.Lawrence
ImportantDates2016:
OctoberMidTermCamp:OctThursday20-Sunday232016
OnSaturdaythereisaU14-U19regaTa.Itisanimportantweek-endforallrowersinpreparaRonfor
GautengChampionships
GautengChampionships:Friday4–6November2016
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ImportantDates:
TheBoatRaceDinner:
sharedhisinspiringstoryofhow
justtwomonthsaoer
represenRngSouthAfricaat
SeniorWorldChampionshipswith
theaimofbeingattheRio2016
Olympics,hewasdiagnosedwith
stage4Hodgkin’sLymphoma
Cancer.Lessthantwoyearslater
hestoodontheOlympicpodium
andwonsilverinthemen’s
coxlesspairwithKesoldboy,
ShaunKeeling.Andrewmore
modestlyreflectedonRmeshe
enjoyedattheBoysCollegeand
hisrowingexperiencesin
parRcular.Boththenassistedwith
themarkeRngoftheBCRowing
OpenDayscheduledfor9
Octoberandsomeoftheboys
enjoyedtheopportunityto
interactwithLawrenceandask
quesRonsabouthisexperiences.
pairwithKesoldboy,Shaun
Keeling.Andrewmoremodestly
reflectedonRmesheenjoyedat
theBoysCollegeandhisrowing
experiencesinparRcular.Both
thenassistedwiththemarkeRng
oftheBCRowingOpenDay
scheduledfor9Octoberand
someoftheboysenjoyedthe
opportunitytointeractwith
LawrenceandaskquesRons
abouthisexperiences.
Sunday4December
Allboys,girlsandcoaches
areinvitedtoaTendthis
funevent.Itisasendoff
fortheseniorcrewsthat
willaTendboatrace.
BoatRace:9–10
DecemberinPortAlfred
2016
ThisregaTaisforthe
seniorfirstquadandeight.
JanuaryRowingCamp:
Tuesday10–152017
ThefirstregaTaoftheyear
takesplaceonSaturday14
RowingSupporters
ClubChairmans
WelcomeCocktail
Party:
AninvitaRonastothe
detailswillbesentout,as
soonastheyarefinalised.
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SeasonAhead:
Season Ahead
BCRowing:
AlexCruickshanks:StSRthiansCollegeRowingisextremelycloseto
myheartandhasofferedmesomanyopportuniResandaddedvalue
beyondexpectaRon.FromcoxingtheSaints3rdVIIItowinningmyfirst
rowingracein1st4+,Saintsrowingtaughtmedisciplineandhowto
pushbeyondbarriersIwasshownwereonlyinmymind.IsRlldream
aboutthatheart-breakingsilverintheVIIIatSAChampsbylessthan
asecond.
BCRowingneedstoenteraphaseofrebuildingtheclubfromaclub
numbersaswellasassetpointofview.Thegoalistofieldtwo8x/
8+’speragegroupandonceagainentera3rdVIII.Thisstartsright
hereandnowwiththeloyalandtenaciousboyswecurrentlyhavein
theclub.Rowingisbyfarthemostdemandingsportattheschool,
buttherewardssupersedethesacrifices.Theboyswilllearna
disciplinethatwillservethemwellandacamaraderiethatis
unrivalled.WearecreaRngacultureofbuildinganddevelopmentin
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GaryKorevaar:Rowingisan
amazingsport;onewhich
willteachourstudentsalot
aboutthemselvesaswellas
howtoworkwithinateam.
Besidesthefitnessand
physicalstrengththatrowing
develops,theywilllearn
disciplineandmental
perserverance.
Itisourhopethatparents
willcomeoutinnumbersto
bepartoftheSaintsrowing
supportersclub.Thisisa
veryexciRngsporttowatch,
andwhatbeTervenuethan
outdoorsatthedamon
mostlysunnydays,cheering
yourchildrenoninnail-biRng
finishes,andrelaxingina
friendlyatmospherein
betweenraces.
TheRowingsupportersclub
welcomesanew
managementteamtothe
boys’club–Alex
Cruickshanks(MICandHead
Coach)andLloydBemelman
(BCRowingAdministrator)
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conjuncRonwithareasonabletrainingprogrammeaccordingtotheboys’academiccommitments.The
firstregaTaoftheseasonshowedthatBCRowingwillnotbackdownfromthechallengeandIwas
encouragedbytheimpressiveshowingfromourboys.Ifthisiswherewebegin,Iamtrulyexcitedtosee
theheightstowhichthisclubwillsoar.
GCRowing:
JamesBuchanan:TheseasonaheadforStSRthiansGirls’RowingClubpromisestobeanexciRngone.
WithawelcomereturntosomanyoldtradiRons,interclubcooperaRon,hardworkandabitoffun,the
girlsclublookssettohaveanawesomeseasonahead.FormostofourgirlsthesetradiRonsofhaving
sharedcamps,sharingequipmentandasingleclubmentalityisawholenewexperience.Ifwhatwe’ve
seenfromboththeboysandthegirlssofarthisseasonisanythingtogoby,Ican’twaittoseewhatthey
canachievetogethergoingforward.
WhileGCRowing’smainfocusremainsontryingtobuildournumbers(wearelookingtohavetheclubs
numbersupat45-50girls),wearealsotryingtocreateaclubenvironmentwhereallgirlsarewelcome.
ThereisacommonmisconcepRonthatrowingisasuperelitesportandtorowyouhavetobe7feettall,
rowa7:10ontheergandtrain12Rmesaweek.Thissimplyjustisn’ttrue,whilegirlswhoaimtosucceed
andwishtotrymakenaRonalteamsdownthelinedoneedtoRcksomeoftheboxesintermsoftraining
loadandcommitment,weencourageourgirlstotaketheRmetoenjoythesportofrowinganddowhat
theylove.
WearesoblessedtohaveadiverseandmulR-culturalgroupofgirlswhichhashelpedtocreateabeauRful
newculturefortheStSRthiansgirlsrowingclubanditmakesmesoproudtobeapartofsuchan
incredibleteam.Ican’twaittoseewhatthisnew,freshandpowerfulGirls’RowingClubcanachieve,both
onitsownandasacombinedStSRthiansRowingClub.
September Camp Feedback
Thefirstrowingcampoftheseasontookplaceform
30August–4September.Theboys’andgirls’clubs
hadacombinedrowingcampatRoodeplaatDam.
Day1startedoutwiththetradiRonofcleaningout
theboathouseandboatstogeteverythingprepared
fortheseason–whichalwaysinvolvesafewblisters
frompushingthebrooms.AnnaETerandTracyElliot,
wereonhandascampmomstoensureallran
smoothly,whilethecoachescouldfocusonrowing
andgerngtheircrewsfiTer.Thecampendedwitha
RowingSupporterClubwelcomebreakfast.
James:OurSeptemberRowingCampwentoffwith
anabsolutebang,thingscouldn'thaverunsmoother.
WiththehelpofsomesuperparentsandfantasRc
staffwewereabletohaveaqualitycamp,havealot
offun,andactuallymanagetogetaRnybitofrowing
doneaswell.
Averyspecialthankyougoesouttoourtwocamp
momsAnnaETerandTraceyElliott.Thesetwoladies
madesuretherewasalwaysfoodandsnacksavailable
foreveryonetoeat,providedmoralandmotherly
support(tothecoachesaswell)andlastlyhelped
keepeveryoneinline.
Alex:SeeingBCandGCRowingcometogetherasSt
SRthiansCollegeRowingonceagainwasfantasRc.The
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twoclubshavesomuchsupport(andsavings)tooffer
eachother,it’sauniqueposiRonthisclubmust
leverage.Whiletheboysandgirlssleepseparately,
seeingthemcometogethertentaRvelyatmealRmes
forsomebanterandgameswaspromising,andthe
mixedplaysonthelastnightwerewildlyentertaining.
andlogisRcaleffortstogetthecamptogether.Thank
youJamesforbeingsoopenandaccommodaRngof
BCRowingaswetrytosmooththetransiRonfrom
previousmanagementandworktogetherforthe
successofSaintsRowing.
IwouldliketoechothethanksofferedbyJames
aboveandtoalsothankLloydforhisadministraRve
Parent Info
Theseasonconsistsoftwohalves,eachconsisRngof
sixregaTas.ThefirsthalfstartsinSeptemberand
endswithGautengSchoolsRowingChampionships
duringthefirstweekendinNovember.Thesecond
halfstartsmid-JanuaryandendswithSASchools
RowingChampionshipsinthefirstweekofMarch.
TheregaTascheduleispublishedearlyintheseason,
sothatdatescanbediarisedwellinadvance.Some
regaTasareeitherJuniororSenioronly.Therehas
howeverbeenoccasionwhenthejuniorcrewsrowin
seniorregaTas.
DetailsoftheregaTas,crewdrawsandRmesofthe
racescanbeaccessedonwww.regaTa.co.za.These
aregenerallypublishedtheWednesdaybeforethe
regaTa.
Pleasedownloadthesesoyoucankeeptrackofthe
racingduringthecourseofthedays.SchoolshosRng
theregaTasaregenerallygoingpaper-lesssothese
arenotooenavailableattheregaTas.
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Forspectators,itisrecommendedyoubringa
comfortablecampingchair,agoodpairofbinoculars,
ahatandlotsofsunblock!RegaTaresultsduringrace
dayscanbetrackedonwww.regaTaresults.co.za.
ParentsattheSaintsgazeboareencouragedtocheer
foralltheSaintsracesenthusiasRcally!
havekit,wewillorganiseaneveningclosetoGauteng
champswhenitcanbepurchased.
EntrancetoRoodeplaatdamisR50perday.Itisideal
topurchaseaseasonRcketforR550whichallows
entrancetothedamfortheyearfrom1stApril–31
March.
WeencourageyoutopleasegetSaintSupportersKit,
sowelooklikeaunifiedclub.Forthosewhodonot
PleasebearinmindRoodeplaatgateentrance,
RegaTaentrance,foodanddrinkisCASHonlyWho’s
whoatBCRowing
Who’s who at BC Rowing
BCHeadCoach
AlexCruickshanks
RowedforStSRthians
Boys’CollegestarRngin
Gr10as3rdVIIIcoxand
winninghisfirstracein1stIVthefollowing
successfulseason.AlexstudiedatRhodes
UniversitywherehewontwoBoatRaces,and
considershistwosilvers‘losses’.He
representedSouthAfricaattheWorld
UniversityStudentChampsinthe8+and2-in
2004and2006respecRvely.Hethenrowedfor
WitsUniversitywinningathirdBoatRacein
2008.AlexstartedcoachingatSaintsin2007
wherehecoachedtheu16girlsbeforemoving
acrosstotheboys’sidewherehecoachedthe
u16sand1stteamfortwoseasons.Alexisa
mulRpleSouthAfricanChampionacrossa
numberofboatclasses.Abreaktopursuea
careerinbusinessin2011didnotsRckbefore
rowingsuckedhimbackin,thisRmein
VancouverasacoachforThunderbirdRowing
ClubinVancouver.ApassionateOldBoy,Alex
couldnotresisttheopportunitytoreturnto
SaintsRowingwhereitallstartedforhim.
BC
Administrator:Lloyd
Bemelman
Lloydisanoldboy
ofStSRthiansBoys
Collegewhomatriculatedin2005.Herowed
JohnWaughRocktheBoatRegaNa–4Feburary2017
Thisisafunevent,withallnatureofrowers,teams,clubs,takingtothewaterinheadracesandthen
finalheats.Somedressingupisrequiredandwewilllooktoputsomeparentsboatsonthewater.
BuffaloandSelbourneSprintRegaNa–9–11Feburary2017
TheseregaTastakeplaceoverhalfterminEastLondon.TheU16andSeniorcrewsparRcipate.
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SASchools
Championships–3-5
March2017
Alltheseason’s
trainingandhardwork
comestogetherover
thisweek-end’sracing.
LongRow–25June2017
1steightandplayed1stfioeenrugbyatthe
EasterFesRvalasaprop.Hismostfavourable
memorieswhilstatschoolarewinningthe1st
8atGautengchampsin2003andatBuffaloin
2004.LloydhashisHonoursinSport
PsychologywhichwasaTainedwhilstbeing
headcoachofVictoriaLakeJuniorRowing.
Lloydrowedformanyyearsaoerschool.He
rowedattheWorldUniversitygamesin2012
inthe2xandhastwosilverscull(Buffalo)
victoriestohisname,beaRngOlympicgold
andsilvermedalists.LloydaTributesmanyof
hislifelessonslearnttorowingandcannot
imaginealifewithoutrowinginit.
Theannuallongrowtakes
placealongtheVaalRiver.Itis
a30kmrowfrom
VanderbijlparktoLochVaal.
Thedaystartsat6-6.30am
unRlwefinish(4-5hours-ish).
VariousconfiguraRonsof
crews(boys,girlsandparents)
taketothewater,spectators
followandwatchtherow
fromvariousvantagepoints
ontheroute.Theeventends
withapicnicbreakfastatLoch
Vaal.
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U16BCCoaches
DeclanWilliams
Declanjoinedthe
rowingclubin2007
ingrade7.IniRallycoxingformuchofhis
junioryearsheunderwentagrowthspurt
whichenabledhimtopursuemorerowing
thancoxing.DeclanwastaughttorowbyAlex
CruickshankswhenAlexcoachedforSaints
previously.DeclanrecentlyrepresentedSouth
AfricaattheWorldUniversityChampsinthe
lightweightcoxlessfour,claimingsixthplace.
HeisaleaderattheUniversityof
Johannesburgwhereheperformshisroleof
president.Declanintendstocarryonrowing
andhashissightssetonthe2020Olympic
Games
StephaniePretorius
StephanieaTendedStMary's
School,Waverly,from2008to
2012.ShebeganrowinginGrade9
andcompetedinthe1stTeaminbothherJuniorand
SeniorOpenseasons.In2013,Stephstartedatthe
UniversityofPretoria,studyingaBScChemistryand
competedinthe1stEightatUniversiResBoat-race
thatyear,comingaclose2ndtoUCT.Aoerrealizing
herpassionforgeneRcsshechangedherdegreetoa
BScHumanGeneRcswithadualmajorofgeneRcs
andphysiology,andislovingit.SheisaRescueDiver
withanEmergencyFirstResponsequalificaRonandis
currentlytrainingfortheHalfIronmaninthehopeof
doingthefullraceoneday.
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U15Coach
NickTurnbull
NicholasTurnbull
isanoldboyof
thecollegeandmatriculatedin2014.Heis
passionateaboutStSRthiansrowingand
hopestogiveasmuchbacktothesportand
theschoolashecan.Heiscurrentlyinhis
secondyearofstudiesattheUniversityof
Pretoria,studyingtowardsaBcom.His
hobbiesincludeexercising,andpurngoff
studyingfortests(that’sajoke).Hisfavourite
bandistheRedHotChilliPeppersand
favouritemovieisForrestGump.TheupcomingseasonexcitesNicholasbecausehe
intendstotakeSaintsrowingtonewheights.
U14Coaches
AneleMadikizele
Isapastrowerofthe
BoysCollege1steight
whomatriculatedin2014.Hecurrentlyisa2nd
yearBcomBusinessManagementstudentat
theUniversityofPretoria.Hisfavourite
memoriesfromsaintsarethefunrunand
waterslideattheendofmatric.Hisfavourite
rowingmemoriesareRacingthe1st8and
goingoverseastoBelgiumwiththeu16SA
squadandtheAustraliatour.Hishobbies
includeOrigami,reading,andworkingout.
Grant
Verhuel
Grantrowed
forStJohn's
Collegefrom
2005-2010.Duringhissenioryear,2011,he
coachedaoersustainingkneeinjuries.Grant
wasselectedasoneoftheheadsofStJohns
rowing.GrantconRnuedtocoachatSJCfrom
2011to2014aswellasworkedasboatman
forSJCfromearly2013to2014.Grantis
passionateaboutrowingandsquash.He
coachedsquashatParktownCollegefrom
2014to2015.Grantisaveryhandsonman
anddisplaysmuchtalentforcomposite
trainingandsiliconemouldmaking.Hegained
experiencethroughthesemodaliResthrough
AMT.OntopofstudyingaBSCinInformaRcs
viaUNISAGrantworksfortheRowShop
(Macarbi)asanagentforNK,AcRveTools,
CoxmateandCrokerOars
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Who’s who at GC Rowing
Men’s1st8+fortwoseasons,2013and2014.
Danielisalsoapreviousboy’sCaptainofBoats
forthe2013/2014season.
GCHeadCoach
JamesBuchanan
1stquadand
Headcoach.
RowedatSt
AlbansCollege
andwastheVice-Captainforthe2009/2010
season.JamesrowedfortheJuniorNaRonal
squadin2010andcompetedattheJunior
WorldChampionshipsintheCzechRepublic,
intheJuniormen’scoxlesspair.In2012he
competedintheU23WorldRowingChampsin
Lithuaniainthelightweightmen’sdoubles
event.JamescoachedtheSasrumen’su17
quadin2013,theSasrumen’su16quadin
2014andcoachedtheSouthAfricanJunior
men’squadtotheJuniorWorldChampsheld
inGermanyin2014aswell.Jamesalso
coachedtheseniormen’scoxedpairtothe
WorldChampionshipsinRoTerdamthisyear.
U16GCCoach
ImogenMackie
RowedforSt
SRthiansGirls’
College.Rowed
intheJunior
women’s1st
quadinherfinal
season.MadetheGautengandNaRonal
squadin2010andcompetedattheJunior
WorldChampionshipsintheCzechRepublicin
theJuniorwomen’scoxlessfour.Imogenisa
previousgirl’sCaptainofBoatsforthe
2009/2010seasonandreceivedherhonours
inrowing.SheisafourRmesUniversiResBoat
racemedallist,havingrowedaspartofthe
Tukswomen’sA8+.Shealsocompetedinthe
women’sdoublescullseventinthe2013
UniversityGames,whichwereheldinKazan,
Russia.
AssistantOpen
GCCoach
Daniel
Lambson
RowedforSt
SRthiansBoys’College.HerowedintheJunior
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GCU15Coaches
BryceENer
RowedforSt
SRthiansBoys’
College.Rowedin
theJuniorMen’s1st
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8+in2013,2014and2015.HemadetheU16
SasruJuniorMen’s4-andGautengrowing
squadin2014and2015.Brycewonthesilver
medalintheJuniormen’s1stscullseventatSA
Champsandisalsoapreviousboy’sCaptainof
Boatsforthe2014/2015season.
RaindeJager
Rowedandcoxed
forStSRthiansGirls’
College.Coxedthe
StSRthiansgirl’s1st
quadfor3yearsina
nd
row,placing2 inthiseventin2013and3rdin
2015.Rainisapreviousgirl’sCaptainofBoats
forthe2014/2015seasonandreceived
honoursforherserviceandperformancein
rowingatschool.Sheiscurrentlyrowingfor
theWitswomen’s1st8+.
GirlsU14Coach
SaskiaHowie
Rowedherfinal
seasoninthe1st
quadwhereshe
placed4thatthe
schoolsboatraceandplaced3rdatSASchools
Champsin2016.Sheisapreviousgirl’s
CaptainofBoatsforthe2015/2016season.
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The BC Captains of Boat
BCCaptainOf
Boats:Mitch
Booyse
Inopening,Iwould
liketowelcomeall
newrowerstothe
Clubaswellas
welcomingback
seasonedrowers
acrossallagegroups.
Itisanhonourand
privilegetohavebeentobechosenasthe
CaptainofBoatsfortheBoys’Collegethrough
the2016/2017season,alongsidetheline-up
ofinspiringcoaches:AlexCruickshanksand
LloydBemelmanwhoheadupourstaffof
dedicatedandmoRvatedrowingcoaches.
Ithanktheparentsforchoosingand/or
allowingyourchildtostaywithrowing.Ispeak
forallofusrowerswhenIsaythatwecould
notbeabletodothiswithouttheaidofour
greatparents.Fromdrivingustoandfromthe
dam,tobeingtheretosupportusalongside
thePlaat,alongwithpurngupwithour
miserableartudesandravenousappeRtes
whenwecomehomeaoeralongRring
session.
Movingforward,IwouldliketosaythatIam
gratefulthatIdonothavetodomyjobalone-
withourRghtlybondedclubIhopeforSaints
Rowingtoreflectatrueteameffortinwhich
weallworkforeachotherandalongsideeach
other,asItrulybelievethatthisistheonly
waytomoveonwardsandupwardsasaclub.
Ipromiseandhopeforthisseasontobea
hardbutexhilaraRngone.Leavingbehindabig
seasoninwhichJordanPepermans(Captainof
Boats2015/2016)MaxSilberandIachieved
ourProteacoloursandnottoforgetCameron
YoungandJordonSmithwhoreceivedtheir
GautengcoloursandrowedatJuniorWorlds,I
canconfidentlysaythatIknowwhatittakes
tobealongsidethegreatsofrowing.Itis
mostcertainlynotanimpossiblefeattoregain
andIencourageoneandalltobelievethat
theytoocangaintheexperienceofbeingon
theinternaRonalstage.Myconfidenceliesin
Vice-Captain,ConnorMcDiarmid,whohas
beeninthe1stVIIIsincehisunder16yearand
whocanmoRvatethecrewswithtonsof
experience.Rightthereintheboatswith
Connor,wewatchCameronYoung,ByronBell,
ThomasRoberg,VansSioutas,JamesJenkinsFereTandJamesWeimerwhohavenever
falteredintheirpassionforthesportof
rowing.
Enoughaboutthewell-spokenofnames,what
isitthatYOUcanaddtotheclub?Itisadream
torealisethateveryladintheclubhasthe
potenRaltoturntheirseasonintoagreatone
andIlookforwardtoseeinghow,working
together,the2016/2017willseasonunfold.
Row,Saints,Row!
ThingsIwantfor
theclub
1)Foreverybody
whowantstowin,Iwouldlikeeverybodyto
trustthecoachingmethodsandtopush
themselvesharderthanwhatthecoaches
wantalltheRme(exceptpeakweek)
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2)Foreverybodytohavemutualrespectwith
eachother
3)Fortherowerstoenjoywhattheydoand
findmoRvaRon,notinspiraRontocarryon
doingwhattheydo!
4)Togrowtheclubsotheboathouseisclose
toemptywhenwegotothedamonMondays
andWednesdays
5)Foralltherowerstobeabletocomeupto
MitchBooyse,myselfandallthesenioropens
foradviceorachat-aboutanything
6)Foralltherowerstoshowrespecttotheir
elders
7)Thespiritintheclubmustalwaysbehigh
8)Forthe1st8memberstobelookedupto
bythejuniorrowers,asthiswillenhancetheir
passionformakingbeTerboatsastheyget
older
9)Fortherowers-junior/seniortoneverever
beliTleanotherrower
10)Finally,foralltherowerstohavetheirbest
seasoneverinrowing!
RowingClubhasallowedmetobepartof
somethingbiggerthanjustasport,wearea
strongunitwhosupportanduplioone
another.
Thecurrentseasonhasalreadystartedona
goodnoteaswearenowabletointegrate
morewiththeboysthroughourjointcamps-
oneofmybiggestgoalsforthisseasonisto
makesurethattheboysandgirlsareoneclub.
InmylastseasonascaptainIhopetogive
backwhatthissporthasgivenmeandgrow
ourclubtonewheights.
The GC Captains of Boats
AlthoughIhave
onlybeenapartoftheSaintsrowingclubfor
thepasttwoyears,thisclubhasbecomemy
lifeandmypassion.Rowinghasshapedme
intoanevenbeTerpersonthenIcouldhave
everimagined.Thissportoffersincredible
opportuniRestonotonlyexcelinthesport
itselfbuttoexcelasapersongoingforward
withstrongworkethicandastrongmindset.
Eachandeverysinglegirlinourclubandon
theboyssidehassomethingspecialtooffer
andhasimmeasurableheightstomeetwhich
iswhatexcitesmesomuchgoingforward.I
hopetoleaveaclubattheendoftheseason
thatisfilledwithpassionanddrivetobecome
evenbiggerandbeTerandtoremainresilient
inreachingforthatgoldmedal.
GCCaptainof
Boats:
ShannenENer
Rowinghasbeen
avitalpartofmy
lifeforthepast5years.Istronglybelievethat
thesportiniRatesstrongself-disciplineand
givesthegirlsanopportunitytoexcelintheir
sporRngcareers.TheStSRthiansGirlsCollege
GCVice
Captain:
Nicole
Masson
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Saint Rowing Supporters Club Committee
GaryKorevaar:
Chairofthe
Rowers
SupportersClub
3rdSeasononthe
CommiTee.
DadtoJordanKorevaar,U16Girl.
“Iwouldreallyliketoseetheboy’sandthe
girl’sclubscometogether,
underaunitedcoachingstaff,bringingback
thesocialenjoymentofrowing,whichgoes
hand-in-handwithallthephysicallyhard
work,rowingdemands.Ourparentsareour
supportgroup,withoutthem,wecannot
survive!”AnenthusiasRcallysupportedrower,
cangoalltheway…justaskTegan!!!
comradethatrowingoffers.FirstYearserving
onaverycommiTedandenthusiasRc
commiTee.
JudyBrammer:
Treasurer
JudyisaChartered
Accountant,married
toChrisandgoesby
thenameofRowing
Mom,DanceMomandDivingMomto3very
busykids.HersonCameronisrowingU16this
year.JudyhasrepresentedGautengin
triathlonandcompletedtwofulllength
Ironmanevents.Judytriedrowingonce,butit
wastoodifficultforher-becauseofthat
experience,rowershaveearnedherdeepest
respect!!
TessYoung:
Adminstrator
IvoMilanesi:Vice
-Chair
Bornandbredin
johannesburgof
Italiandescent,
MarriedtoStefanie
andtheirsonMassino,
isarowerinu16’s.Wehaveseenthe
dedicaRonthatrowershavefortheirsportby
“blistersonhands”andweenjoythespiritand
Bornalmosthalfa
centuryagoand
raisedintheEastern
Cape,theeldest
daughterofa
shopkeeper,mothertotwostrapping“Young”
lads,(heryoungestCameronisaSeniorOpen
Rower)currentlyamarketerofwetwipesand
otherhygienicparaphernalia,reluctantbut
decentcook,lovesdogs,wine,books,music
anddancingofanunusualkind.Hopestouse
hercuriouscombinaRonofcreaRvityand
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slightlyOCDstructured-nesstoretainand
growastrongsupporterbase.Philosophyin
Life:“StarteachdaywithaJoyfulHeart!”
Tracey
Williams:
Communica[ons
Traceymanagesapost-producRonfacilityin
thefilmandtelevisionindustry,ismomto
Jennavieve,ajunioropenrower.Wouldlove
toseethesportofrowinggrowinSA,enjoys
theexcitementoftheracingandbelieves“if
youaregoingtodosomething,doitwith
energyandpassion”
Age Group Representatives
TheroleoftheagegrouprepresentaRveis
toassistincommunicaRngtotheir
parRcularagegroupandtohelpcreatea
spiritamongstparentsinthatagegroup.
Thankyoutothefollowingvolunteers:
BoysClub:
SeniorOpens–TessYoung(Cameron)
JuniorOpens–TraceyEllioT(Sam&Taine)
U16–JudyBrammer(Cameron)
U15–EmerKeegan(Liam)
U14–TBC
GirlsClub:
Opens–TraceyWilliams(Jennavieve)
U16–KimKorevaar(Jordan)
U15–MeganRogers(Mia)&Lynn
Katsoulis(Marianna)
U14-TBC
TimKeegan:
Opera[ons
Timisamechanicalengineerandhisson,
Liam,startedrowingatSaintsin2016.Timisa
SaintsoldboyandrowedfortheschoolunRl
1985.HecurrentlyrowsforVLCintheMasters
1stQuadand1stEight.
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Fund Raising Events 2016/17
SAChamps:
Saintshasbeenawardedthe“cool-drinks”
table,sopleasegetreadytovolunteertoman
thetable!
OxCamEvent:2ndApril2017
Theclubcomestogethertowatchthefamous
OxfordandCambridgeRowingRace.Theinvite
isextendedtotheclub,whoshouldthen
extendtheinvitaRontoincludetheirfamily
andfriends.Pleasekeepthiseventinyour
diary.Detailsastothevenuewillbesent
closer
EasterFes[val:13-17April
TheRowingClubmanthegateentrancesat
theEasterFesRval.Thisisoneofthemain
revenueearnersfortheclub.Wewouldplease
requireparentsandseniorrowerstoassist
withgateshios
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