14 VIS rowers named for Australia — Victorian Institute of Sport

Fourteen VIS scholarship holders have been named in the Australian Rowing Team that will compete at World Rowing Cups 2 and 3.

The crews and squads announced this week will compete at the World Rowing Cups to be held in Poland and The Netherlands in June and July this year.

The athletes will be looking to use the World Rowing Cups as an opportunity to fine-tune their racing ahead of selection for the 2019 World Rowing Championships, which double as the 2020 Olympic Qualification Regatta

VIS-based scholarship holders:

Alice Arch (Lightweight Women’s Double Scull)

Alex Vuillerman (PR3 Squad)

Karsten Forsterling (Men’s Sculling Reserve)

James Rook (Women’s Sweep Coxswain)

NTC-based scholarship athletes:

Joshua Booth (Men’s Sweep Squad)

Liam Donald (Men’s Sweep Squad)

Simon Keenan (Men’s Sweep Squad)

Timothy Masters (Men’s Sweep Squad)

Angus Widdicombe (Men’s Sweep Squad)

Amanda Bateman (Women’s Double Scull)

Jessica Morrison (Women’s Sweep Squad)

Rosemary Popa (Women’s Sweep Squad)

Lucy Stephan (Women’s Sweep Squad)

Katrina Werry (Women’s Sweep Squad)

Key Dates
World Rowing Cup 2, Poznan, Poland – 21-23 June 2019
World Rowing Coup 3, Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 12-14 July 2019

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