SUBC - Training

Sydney University Sports Union (SUSU)

Training

Lightweight VIII - Ilan Regatta 2002 Sydney University Boat Club normally row out of the shed located at Linley Point, on the Lane Cove river. While the shed is being constructed the team is training from the St Ignatius boatshed at Riverview.

The shed is in Linley Point Reserve (off Burns Bay Rd), approximately 20min drive from the Main Campus.

Rowing within the Sydney University Boat Club(SUBC) is divided into three areas; each squad has their own competition goals and objectives:

1.Elite Squad: National Selection regattas, State Championship and NSWRA point score regattas and University Games. This sqaud is in 3 sections.
Elite Sen A - members currently at Institute programs of at Sen A level within the Lane Cove group.
U23 Elite - members at Lane Cove training for selection in U23 Australian teams.
Youth - school leavers group traing towards U21 national events and Youth teams for Intersatte regatta and Youth Cup.

2.Club Rowing: NSWRA point score regattas, University Games and Social Rowing.

3.Junior Squad: NSWRA point score regattas, National Titles and Australian Junior selection.

In 1996, NSWIS entered an agreement with the SUBC to be a Development Centre for Lightweight rowers in NSW. Since then a large number of Australian U/23 Lightweight Coxless Four have been trained out of SUBC. In 2000 Sydney University under then coach Joe Rodrigues moved back into elite heavyweight development and is now one of the strongest centres in Australia for development in this category.

In September 2001, the Boat Clubs title was upgraded to Elite Development Training Centre.The club now develops U/23 Heavyweight and Lightweight athletes.

Current Coaches:

Director of Rowing: Phil Bourguignon
2005 AIS Scholarship Coach. Phil has extensive experience in Junior and U23 teams with a number of medals at World Championships and an excellent record for developing young athletes.In 2007 ten members of the SU Rowing U23 squad were selected in the Austrlain U23 team.

Men's Elite Development Coach - SUBC: Mark Prater.
Mark is a young and developing coach with a reserved manner and a strong passion for rowing. In 2007 Mark assisted with the coaching of the Youth and U23 group and was appointed co-coach of the winning NSW Youth Eight. Mark has been awarded assitant coach of the 2007 Australian Men's U23 Eight.

SUWRC/SUBC Head Coach Development: Alan Bennet.
Also known around the world in rowing simply as AB. AB looks after development programs for both men and women based mainly at the Glebe shed but working with Phil Bourguignon and Dave Rodger to ensure progression of development athletes into the elite squad.

Assistant Coach - Development Men: David Bellamy
David is the only Schoolboy rower in history of GPS rowing to win 3 back to back schoolboy 1st VIII titles. He is also a coach at The Kings School, concentrating on the GPS Fours Program.

Assistant Youth Development Coach - Men: Michael Doyle
Michael has coached many Australian Junior Teams over the years, including the 1995 Junior Men's Coxed Four which one a Gold Medal at the World Championships, Poland. Since then Michael has coached at numerous school's in Sydney but now resides at the Shore School coaching the 2nd VIII.

Scholarship Coach 2007/2008: Toby Lister.
Cox of NSW Men's Youth Eights - Gold Medals at 2006 Interstate Regatta, Youth Cup and 2007 Youth Olympics. Represented Australia in 2004 in the Junior Coxed Four at the World Championships. Toby has been selected as cox of the 2007 U23 Australian Men's Eight. Toby also co-coaches at Newington College being invloved with the school's 2nd VIII.

Lightweights

Members of the Lightweight squad:

Cameron Girdlestone, Huw Grenfell, Ed White, Phil Grenfell, Charles Budd, Alex Campbell & Ed De Carvello

Heavyweights

Members of the Heavyweight Squad:

The following members have been training at the AIS in Canberra since late 2006:

1.Francis Hegerty - Australian Mens U/23 Eight, 2002 World U/23 Regatta, NSW State Championships, U/23 Pair 2003. Stroke U23 Aussie Eight 2003 -Bronze Medallist 2003, 2003 National Champion U23 Eight and Four. NSW Kings Cup Eight, 2003, 2005, 2006. NSW Champion Men's Pair 2005. NSW Champion Men's Eight 2005-6-7
Selected in Australian Sen A Coxless Four 2006.

2.Matthew Ryan - Gold Medallist, Australian Jnr Mens Coxed Four 2002, NSW State Championships, U/23 Pair 2003. No 4 Aussie U23 Eight 2003 - Bronze Medallist. 2003 National Champion U23 Eight and Four. 2004 Australian U23 Coxed Four Gold Medallist at U23 Worlds. 2005 and 2006 King's Cup Eight. Australian Sen A Coxless Four World Cahmpionships 2005. Champion Men's Elite Pair of NSW 2006, Champion Men's Elite Four 2006 and Eight 2005-6-7.

3. Fergus Pragnell - Aussie U23 Coxed Four 2004 Gold Medallist U23 Worlds. 2005 Australian U23 Pair, Four and Eight Champion. 2005 and 2006 King's Cup Eight. NSW Elite Coxless Pair Champion 2007 and NSW Champion Eights winner 2005-6-7.

4. Jeremy Stevenson - Jeremy developed his rowing at Swan River and WA Instite of Sport. jeremy was the stroke of the 2006 Australian Eight and after moving to the AIS in 2006 has joined SUBC. Jeremy was member of the SUBC Champion Eight of NSW for 2007.

5.Marty Rabjohns: Marty was SUBC Director of rowing 2004-6 and moved to the AIS when selected as cox of the Australian Eight in 2006.Marty is also a scholarship coach at the AIS Canberra and assists Brian Richardson in looking after the national heavyweight sweep at the AIS.

The following members have been training at the club's boatshed at Riverview:

6. Nick Hudson - Winner 2003 Youth Olympics Scull. Aussie U23 Quad Scull 2003 Gold Medallist.
Winner Interstate Youth Eight 2003. 2004 Australian U23 Quad Scull Bronze Medallist U23 Worlds. Nick had a short retirement to complete his university studies but has returned to full training in 2006. With Dan Noonan he recently won the Elite Double Scull at the 2007 NSW Championships and was a member of the 2007 Champion Eight of NSW. Nick is the 2007 Cpatian of SUBC

7. Mitch Estens - NSW Youth Cup Team 2004. Winner Youth Cup Pair and Four. 2003-4 Member of The Kings School Eight. 2005 seelcted in Australian Junior Coxed Four.Mitch was member of the NSW Youth Eight which won the Men' Youth Eights at the 2006 Interstate Regatta, 2006 Youth Cup and the 2007 Youth Olympics. Selected in the 2007 Austrlain U23 Eight as the 2nd ranked sweep athlete Mitch's position in the crew is currently uncertain due to illness.

8. Ed Boyce. Over the past two years Ed has won nine national titles (eight in U23 and one in Senior A). One of leading developing rowers Ed has his sights set on the 2012 Olympics.

9. Tom Herschmiller : 2004 Olympic Silver Medallist for Canada in the Coxless Fours ( who can forget that race !). Stroke of winning Oxford and Cambridge Cup crew 2005 and a member of NSW Champion Eight 2006 and 2007. Tom is studying Medicine at Sydney University and this is is primary focus. Tom keeps fit with regular land training and is ready to bring his experience assist SUBC in major events as his study schedule permits.

10. Andrew Conolly: NSW Youth Cup Team 2005-6 Winner Youth Cup Four. The Shore School 2005 Eight. Selected in Australian Junior Coxed Four 2005. Andrew was member of the NSW Youth Eight which won the Men' Youth Eights at the 2006 Interstate Regatta, 2006 Youth Cup and the 2007 Youth Olympics. He was also a member of the 2007 Australian U23 Men's Eight which got a Bronze Medal at the World Championships.

11.Richard Allsop: Australian Junior Four 2004.
Winner NSW Youth Eights in 2006 & 2007. Richard was also picked for the 2007 Australian Men's U23 Eight which competed at the World Championships in Strathclyde, Scotland, gaining a Bronze Medal.

12. James Goswell: Winner NSW Youth Eight 2007. James is the third generation Goswell to row at Sydney Uni and has been the outstanding school leaver of 2007 having gained selection in the Australian U23 Eight just five months after finishing his Highre School Certificate.

13. David Neuhaus: David spent a year at the AIS in the Breaking the Drought program after leaving school. David joined SUBC at the end of 2006 and is currently trialling for the final seat in the Australian U23 eight.

Other members of the heavyweight program include our 2007 school leavers in Youth, Henry Little, Ryan Edwards, Matt Vaughn, Will Gilbert.