Masters Win 12 Gold Medals at Canadian Nationals

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Monday, October 18, 2004. Twenty two Masters rowers from SRA headed up to Victoria, British Columbia last Friday for the Canadian Masters Open Rowing Championships on Elk Lake. Despite continuous rain on Saturday and strong cross winds on Sunday, SRA rowers had a great showing at the regatta, earning 12 golds, 3 silvers, and 4 bronzes. To avoid rough water starts the course was turned around, making the start of the race virtually on the beach, and the finish in the middle of the lake. This made for an interesting experience for both the rowers and the spectators. It was unusual to hear cheering at the start instead of the finish, and gave spectators an interesting insight into the start of races. The gold medals were earned in the following categories:

Men’s A 4x (McGinnis, Liptack, Longley, Eames)
Women’s C 8+ (De Boer, Krumm, Gorman, Beeman, Warden, Myers, Yuse, Morrison)
Mixed C 4+ (Longley, Liptack, Gorman, Myers)
Men’s Lightweight A 2x (Eames, Beeman)
Women’s Lightweight B 2x (Knakal, McGinnis)
Men’s A 4+ (McGinnis, Liptack, Longley, Eames)
Mixed B 4x (Voicu, Biery, Knakal, McGinnis)
Mixed A 4x (Voicu, Biery, Knakal, McGinnis)
Men’s A 2- (Longley, Wike)
Men’s Lightweight AA 1x (Eames)
Men’s AA 2x (Eames, Wike)
Mixed A 2x (Voicu, McGinnis)

Congratulations, SRA Masters Rowers on your great performance in Canada!