Seven medals for Team BC Rowing

Team BC boats won a total of 7 medals, 2 Gold and 5 Silver, on the third day of rowing competition at the 2017 Canada Games in Kenora, Ontario.  Leading the way was the Women’s Pair and Women’s Eight who won Gold.

Quote:
Antonia Frappell (Victora)
Rowing Women’s 8

On winning gold 
“It was really exciting to see such strong back to back racing today from Team BC and overall the racing from all provinces shows the incredible depth of U21 rowing in Canada.  Team BC is eager to race against these teams tomorrow.”

Results:
Gold Medal –Women’s Pair: Lise McCracken(Victoria) & Avalon Wasteneys (Victoria)

Gold Medal – Women’s Eight-Lise McCracken (Victoria), Piper Battersby (North Saanich), Antonia Frappell (Victoria), Avalon Wasteneys (Victoria), Lucy Vincent-Smith(Vancouver), Claire Armstrong- Buisseret (Vancouver), Emma Gribbon (Victoria), Katie Pearson (North Saanich), & Skylar Presch (Salmon Arm)

Silver Medal– Men’s Quadruple Sculls: Elliot Rogers (Victoria) Tyler Adams (Victoria) Brendan Wall (Victoria) & Rob Hodgins (Saanich)

Silver Medal-Lightweight Men’s Four: Ellis Hollands (Vancouver), Christopher Clarke (Victoria), Christian Gulka (Langley) and Sebastian Gulka (Langley)

Silver Medal-Men’s Single Sculls-Tyler Adams (Victoria)

Silver Medal-Women’s Quadruple Sculls-Ivy Elling Quaintance (Sidney), Mckenna Simpson (Mission), Hannah Bailey (Surrey), Emily Down (Surrey)

Silver Medal-Men’s Pair-Isaac Donaldson (Victoria) & Travis Gronsdahl (Victoria)