Saskatchewan Rowers Excel at RCA National Rowing Championships and Canada Cup

Saskatchewan rowers competed at the RCA NRCs and Canada Cup regattas from September 26-29. A total of 8 athletes competed in four different events, as well as a crew that competed in the Canada Cup event. In the Junior Women's 1x event, Lily Jedlic (Regina RC) raced to a Bronze medal finish, with Lauren Matai (Saskatoon RC) and Aida Lissel-DeCorby (Saskatoon RC) both finishing behind in 4th and 5th respectively. Elana Gelineau (Saskatoon RC) also competed in the event placing 21st overall.

Matthew Johner and Johnathan McLeod (Saskatoon RC) continued to build on their success from WCSG in the Men's Junior 2- event, placing Silver overall. This was a major feat for the crew as the last time a medal was won in this event by Saskatchewan was in 2006.

In the Senior events, Sam Seshadri competed for his first time with Saskatchewan in the U23 Lightweight Men's 1x, placing 9th overall. Larissa Werbicki (Saskatoon RC) represented the province in the Senior Women's 2- with her partner from Alberta. The crew raced well and finished 9th overall.

Saskatchewan also shone at the Canada Cup regatta where rowers Aida Lissel-DeCorby, Lauren Matai, Lily Jedlic, and Elana Gelineau came together to row the Junior Women's 4x, ultimately winning Gold in the event. With all of the success of our Saskatchewan athletes, for the first time since NRCs started, the province won the Efficiency Award.

Provincial Team Success at Western Canada Summer Games

Seventeen Saskatchewan rowers competed at the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games held in Swift Current, SK. Rowing was held at Lac Pelletier Regional Park, about 30 minutes outside of the city. The team competed to outstanding results against crews from Alberta and Manitoba. Athletes competed in 6 events across three days of competition. The team won the women's points total and came second in the men's points total with 6 Gold medals, 4 Silver medals, and 2 Bronze medals. At the end of competition, Lauren Matai (Saskatoon RC) was selected by Team Sask to be the official flag bearer for the closing ceremonies. This was the first time in Games history that a rower has been selected to carry the flag for Team Sask at either a closing or opening ceremony!

Men's Events
Men's 1x - Connor Dodds (Silver)
Men's 2x - Grayson Laycock, Max Pally (Bronze)
Men's 4x - Johnathan McLeod, Connor Dodds, Thomas Farquar, Matthew Johner (Silver)
Men's 2- - Johnathan McLeod, Matthew Johner (Gold)
Men's 4- - Johnathan McLeod, Connor Dodds, Thomas Farquar, Matthew Johner (Gold)
Men's 8+ - Johnathan McLeod, Matthew Johner, Grayson Laycock, Connor Dodds, Henry Burdick, Nicholas Barden, Thomas Farquar, Max Pally, Seamus Dodds (cox) (Silver)

Women's Events
Women's 1x - Lauren Matai (Gold)
Women's 2x - Lauren Matai, Elana Gelineau (Gold)
Women's 4x - Lauren Matai, Mya Kelln, Megan Kish, Elana Gelineau (Gold)
Women's 2- - Maya Marshall, Mya Kelln (Bronze)
Women's 4- - Lauren Matai, Maya Marshall, Mya Kelln, Elana Gelineau (Gold)
Women's 8+ - Lauren Matai, Elana Gelineau, Maya Marshall, Mya Kelln, Chelsea Dyck, Sarah Sweet, Megan Kish, Stella McLeod, Seamus Dodds (cox) (Silver)

Row for Gold

The Saskatchewan Rowing Association Provincial Team represents Saskatchewan at Western Canada Summer Games, Canada Summer Games and National Rowing Championships. 

Athletes interested in rowing at a high performance level can connect with Andrew Knorr, Head High Performance Coach, at his email skrowhp@gmail.com