The Faces Behind Rowing BC
The Faces Behind Rowing BC - MIKE PEARCE In his own words: The first time I rowed was as a first-year student at UBC on the novice team. I started rowing down at Vancouver Rowing Club in the old barge.…
The Faces Behind Rowing BC
The Faces Behind Rowing BC - DAVID DUNNISON In his own words: Rowing was pretty obscure in this province when I first became aware of it. That didn’t deter my interest and enthusiasm, though. Signing up for rowing was the…
The Faces Behind Rowing BC
The Faces Behind Rowing BC - LESLIE MANDERS In her own words: I have been rowing since 2014. The Learn to Row course I took only had two participants. Therefore, I learned to row in a double right off the…
The Faces Behind Rowing BC
The Faces Behind Rowing BC - CRAIG RUTHERFORD In his own words: I started rowing in high school in Nanaimo in one of the classic wooden eights that Nanaimo still had. Either that boat was super heavy or 13-year-old me…
The Faces Behind Rowing BC
The Faces Behind Rowing BC - SONJA LONNE In her own words: I started rowing as a teenager when I signed up for a rowing summer camp offered at a local club. I really had no idea what to expect,…
The Faces Behind Rowing BC
The Faces Behind Rowing BC - TARA CHRISTENSEN In her own words: I started rowing in grade 8 and continued to row for the next decade. I learned to row and first started to love racing at the Nanaimo Rowing…
The Faces Behind Rowing BC
The Faces Behind Rowing BC - DAVID CALDER In his own words: I started rowing in large part because of my sister, Kim, who was one of the best coxswains in Canada at the time. I was hanging around Elk…
2020 Rowing BC Annual Award Winners
2020 Rowing BC Annual Award Winners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlkE8ECbvg0 The Rowing BC Annual Awards Video shown at the 2020 AGM and Conference. 2020 Rowing BC Annual Award Winners: High Performance Coach of the Year Due to the cancellation of regattas and events…
The Faces Behind Rowing BC
The Faces Behind Rowing BC - ROB RICHARDS In his own words: I started rowing at my home club of Wendouree Ballarat Rowing Club in Australia when I was 15 years old. At that time, I was heavily involved in Basketball until one…
The Faces Behind Rowing BC
The Faces Behind Rowing BC - GORDON SUND In his own words: After arriving in Victoria from Winnipeg and Montreal in 1976, I spent time on the water with recreational fishing and sailing. The late 1990s had me occasionally volunteering…