27th Annual Awards Program - 27ième programme de remise des prix



- Long Service Awards

- Club Level Awards

- National Champions

- Pan Am Medalists

- International Achievement Awards

- National Level Awards

Photos by Roberta Gal (Ottawa Rowing Club)

LONG SERVICE AWARDS – MÉDAILLES DE LONG SERVICE


15 years

 Sam Baio – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Wally Braul - Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Melanie Bryce – Ottawa Rowing Club
George Darte – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Lynda Dundas – Don Rowing Club
Brian Fisher – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Roberta Gal – Ottawa Rowing Club
Penny Harfield – Ottawa Rowing Club
Dale Hohnstein – Edmonton Rowing Club
Derek Howe – Ottawa Rowing Club
Cynthia Herman – Ottawa Rowing Club
Kurt Herman – Ottawa Rowing Club
Linda Huebscher - Edmonton Rowing Club
Bob Kuhns – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Donna Makin – Ottawa Rowing Club
Carl MacCulloch - St. Catharines Rowing Club
Larry Masse – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Sandra Milton – Ottawa Rowing Club
John Mirynech – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Ian Muir – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Greg Pinder – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Bill Sabey - Edmonton Rowing Club
Jean Smith - Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Peter Somerwil – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Ed Szaszi - St. Catharines Rowing Club
Stewart Taylor – Ottawa Rowing Club
Mark Thomas – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Michel Tremblay – Le Club d'aviron d'Alma
Clementine Van Veen – Ottawa Rowing Club
Dr. Louise Walker – Ottawa Rowing Club


25 years

Paul Beedling – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Stephanie Brooks – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Matt Miller – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Peter Okens – Don Rowing Club
Bill Reynolds – Edmonton Rowing Club
Bill Ross – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Mike Thompson -– St. Catharines Rowing Club
Mike Walker – Ottawa Rowing Club

35 years

Rick Crawley – University of Victoria
Ian Gordon - Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Bob Haver – Saskatoon Rowing Club
Henley Island Helpers
Brian Storosko – Ottawa Rowing Club
Dr. Jim Walker – Ottawa Rowing Club

45 years

Jim Lyttle - Argonaut Rowing Club
Forbes Marnock – Argonaut Rowing Club

50 years

Andy Binda – Ottawa Rowing Club
Jerry Cheevers– St. Catharines Rowing Club
Alex Wilson – St. Catharines Rowing Club
St. Catharines Rowing Alumni Association



RCA CLUB LEVEL AWARDS - RÉCOMPENSES AU NIVEAU DES CLUBS

HANLAN KELLER AWARD – PRIX HANLAN KELLER
Established in memory of Thomas Keller, President of FISA for many years, by his friends particularly those at the Hanlan Boat Club of Toronto.
Établi à la mémoire de Thomas Keller, president de la FISA pendant de nombreuses années, par ses amis en particulier ceux du Hanlan Boat Club de Toronto.

  • Fraser Berkhout , Ridley Graduate Boat Club


TONY ZASADA AWARD – PRIX TONY ZASADA
Established in memory of Tony Zasada of the Regina Rowing Club, fifth in the coxed pair event at the 1984 Olympic Games, by his family and friends.
Établi à la mémoire de Tony Zasada du Regina Rowing Club, qui était cinquième dans la course de deux de pointe avec barreur aux jeux olympiques de 1984, par sa famille et ses amis.

  • A joint award/Une recompense commune John Haver, Saskatoon Rowing Club and Paul Amesbury, Ottawa Rowing Club


BOBBY PEARCE AWARD – PRIX BOBBY PEARCE
 (Junior Female Sculler of the Year – Rameuse en couple junior de l’année)
Bobby Pearce of the Leander Rowing Club won the Diamond sculls at the 1931 Henley Royal Regatta and gold medals at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games for his native Australia. He moved to Canada, turned professional and was never beaten as an amateur or professional champion.
Bobby Pearce du Leander Boat Club a remporté le”Diamond Sculls” à la régate Royal Henley de 1931 et des médailles d’or aux jeux olympiques de 1928 et 1932 pour son pays d’origine l’Australie. Il a déménagé au Canada, est devenu professionnel et n’a jamais battu comme champion amateur et professionnel.

  • Catherine Bouchard-Pilote - Club d’aviron Boucherville (shown here with RCA president Brenda Liski)


JACK GUEST AWARD – PRIX JACK GUEST
(Junior Male Sculler of the Year – Rameur en couple junior de l’année)
Jack Guest of the Don Rowing Club won the Diamond sculls at the 1930 Henley Royal Regatta and a silver medal at the 1928 Olympic Games in partnership with Joe Wright Jnr. Jack Guest du Don Rowing Club a remporté le “Diamond Sculls” à la régate Royal Henley de 1930 et une médaille d’argent aux jeux olympiques de 1928 avec Joe Wright Junior.

  • A joint award/Une recompense commune - Jonathan Cherfi and Jonathan Guenther - Victoria City Rowing Club.


FEMALE SCULLER OF THE YEAR – RAMEUSE EN COUPLE DE L’ANNÉE

  • Jenny Hogsden - Kingston Rowing Club.


KIRAN VAN RIJN AWARD/PRIX KIRAN VAN RIJN
(Male sculler of the year – Rameur en couple de l’année)
In memory of Kiran van Rijn, a much admired and well loved athlete who started his rowing career at St. George’s school in Vancouver, rowed with the University of British Columbia, Ridley Graduate Boat Club, the University of Toronto, Burnaby Lake Rowing Club and represented Canada at a FISA World Cup in 2001 in the double sculls. À la mémoire de Kiran van Rijn, un athlète très admiré et bien aimé qui a commencé sa carrière à l’aviron à l’école St. George à Vancouver, qui a ramé avec l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique, avec le club d’aviron Ridley Graduate, avec l’Université de Toronto, avec le club d’aviron du lac Burnaby et a représenté le Canada à la Coupe du monde de F.I.S.A. en 2001 au deux de couple.

  • Mathew Lausberg - Don Rowing Club


FEMALE SWEEP CREW OF THE YEAR – ÉQUIPAGE FÉMININ DE L’ANNÉE EN AVIRON DE POINTE

  • Lynn Hancock and Leah Volkers - University of Victoria Rowing Club


MALE SWEEP CREW OF THE YEAR - ÉQUIPAGE MASCULIN DE L’ANNÉE EN AVIRON DE POINTE

  • Greg Pupo and Travis King - St. Catharines Rowing Club


 FEMALE ADAPTIVE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR/ ATHLETE FEMININ DE L’ANNEE A L’AVIRON ADAPTE

  • Victoria Nolan – Argonaut Rowing Club


MALE ADAPTIVE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - ATHLETE MASCULIN DE L’ANNEE A L’AVIRON ADAPTE

  • Tony Theriault - Nanaimo Rowing Club and Victoria City Rowing Club


FEMALE COACH OF THE YEAR - ÉNTRAINEUR FÉMININ DE L’ANNÉE

  • Kathy Boyes – St. Catharines Rowing Club


MALE COACH OF THE YEAR - ENTRAINEUR MASCULIN DE L’ANNEE

  • Raymond Lonsdale - University Of Victoria Rowing Club


ADAPTIVE COACH OF THE YEAR – ENTRAINEUR DE L’ANNEE A L’AVIRON ADAPTE

  • Craig Law – Ottawa Rowing Club

 

RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – RECONNAISSANCE DES CHAMPIONS NATIONAUX

Junior
W1x Catherine Bouchard-Pilote, le Club d'aviron Boucherville
M1x Nick Schudlo, St. Catharines Rowing Club
W2- Emma Livingstone, Thunder Bay Rowing Club and Sarah Black, Ottawa Rowing Club
M2- Dylan and Sylas Coletto, St. Catharines Rowing Club
Senior
W1x Anna-Marie de Zwager – Gorge Rowing and Paddling Centre
M1x Malcolm Howard - Brentwood College RC
LWTW1x Melanie Kok, Ridley Graduate Boat Club
LWTM1x Matt Jensen, Western Rowing Club
W2- Darcy Marquardt, University of Victoria Rowing Club and Jane Rumball, Fredericton Rowing Club and Western Rowing Club.
M2- Kyle Hamilton, University of British Columbia and Jake Wetzel, Lake Louise Rowing Club.
LWTM2- Liam Parsons, Thunder Bay Rowing Club and Mike Lewis, University of Victoria

RECOGNITION OF PAN AMERICAN GAMES MEDALLISTS – RECONNAISSANCE DES MEDAILLISTES DES JEUX PAN AMERICAN


Men’s 2- gold medal/ Deux de pointe masculin - médaille d’or - Chris Jarvis, St. Catharines Rowing Club. and Dan Casaca, Don Rowing Club

Women’s 4x – gold medal/Quatre de couple feminin - médaille d’or - Zoe Hoskins, Edmonton Rowing Club, Nathalie Maurer, Richmond Rowing Centre and Thunderbird Rowing Club, Cristin McCarty, Saskatoon Rowing Club and Peggy Hyslop, Bayside Rowing Club.

Lwt Men’s 4- - gold medal/Quatre de couple masculin poids léger - médaille d’or - Andrew Borden, Bayside Rowing Club, John Haver Saskatoon Rowing Club, Adam Reynolds, Ottawa Rowing Club and Paul Amesbury, Ottawa Rowing Club.

Women’s 2- silver medal/Deux de pointe féminin – médaille d’argent - Nathalie Maurer of North Vancouver, Zoe Hoskins, Edmonton Rowing Club.

Women’s 2x – silver medal/Deux de couple féminin - médaille d’argent - Cristin McCarty, Saskatoon Rowing Club and Peggy Hyslop, Bayside Rowing Club.

Lwt Women’s 2x – bronze medal/Deux de couple féminin poids léger - médaille de bronze - Camille Brillion, Calgary Rowing Club, Alta. and Amber Cuthbertson, St. Catharines Rowing Club.

Men’s 4- - bronze medal/ Quatre de pointe masculin - médaille de bronze - Brent Holmes-Heron, Peterborough Rowing Club and Trent University RC, David Lamb, Kingston RC, Vincent Goodfellow, Ottawa Rowing Club and University of Western Ontario R.C. and Todd Keesey, Saskatoon Rowing Club.

RCA INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - RECOMPENSE D’ACCOMPLISSEMENT INTERNATIONAL


2007 FISA World Rowing Junior Championships/Championnats mondiaux juniors d’aviron de F.I.S.A. en 2007

Junior Men's 2- - silver medal/Deux de pointe masculin - médaille d’argent
Anthony Jacob - Vancouver College Rowing Club
Conlin McCabe - Brockville Rowing Club
Coach: Chris Marshall

2007 FISA World Rowing Senior Championships/Championnats mondiaux seniors d’aviron de F.I.S.A. en 2007


M2+ - bronze medal/Deux de pointe masculin avec barreur – médaille de bronze
Kip McDaniel –Cobble Hill, B.C., Shawnigan Lake RC
Derek O'Farrell - Montreal, Que., McGill University RC
Coxswain Brian Price - Belleville, Ont., Quinte RC
Coach: Allison Dobb

LW1x – bronze medal/médaille de bronze
Melanie Kok - St. Catharines, Ont., Ridley Graduate Boat Club
Coach: Laryssa Biesenthal

Adaptive mixed four (LTAMX4+) – bronze medal/Quatre de pointe avec barreur à l’aviron adapté - médaille de bronze
Meghan Montgomery - Winnipeg, Man., Winnipeg Rowing Club and University of Manitoba
Victoria Nolan - Toronto, Ont., Argonaut Rowing Club
Scott Rand – Calgary, Alta., Calgary Rowing Club
Tony Theriault - Victoria, B.C., Nanaimo Rowing Club and Victoria City Rowing Club
Coxswain: Laura Comeau (coxswain) - St. Catharines, Ont., Ridley Graduate Boat Club
Coach: Anne-Renée Thibault


 Men’s 8+ - gold medal/ Huit de pointe masculin – médaille d’or
Kyle Hamilton - Richmond, B.C., University of British Columbia
Adam Kreek - London, Ont., London Rowing Club
Dominic Seiterle - Victoria, B.C., Delta Deas RC
Malcolm Howard - Victoria, B.C., Brentwood College RC
Jake Wetzel - Saskatoon, SK, Lake Louise RC
Andrew Byrnes - Toronto, Ont., North Star RC
Ben Rutledge - Cranbrook, BC, UBC
Kevin Light - Sidney, B.C., Victoria City RC
Coxswain: Brian Price - Belleville, Ont., Quinte RC

Coach: Mike Spracklen (shown here)

RCA NATIONAL LEVEL AWARDS - RÉCOMPENSES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL

 

UMPIRES AWARD – PRIX DES ARBITRES

  • Joe Lyttle - Argonaut Rowing Club (shown here at centre)


THE JOHN ANDERSON CORPORATE AWARD – LE PRIX D’ENTREPRISE JOHN ANDERSON
Named in memory of John Anderson, a former Vice-President Marketing of Rowing Canada Aviron. À la mémoire de John Anderson qui était Vice-président du Marketing de Rowing Canada Aviron.

  • Paul Little


CENTENNIAL MEDAL - MÉDAILLES DU CENTENAIRE
RCA may award a Centennial Medal to a person who has qualified for a Long Service Award or has been nominated by a person or club registered in RCA. The person is nominated for recognition of having performed quality and quantity of service.

  • George Gage – Leander Boat Club
  • Dominic Seiterle - Victoria, B.C., Delta Deas RC
  • Malcolm Howard - Victoria, B.C., Brentwood College RC
  • Andrew Byrnes - Toronto, Ont., North Star RC


AWARDS OF MERIT / PRIX DU MÉRITE

  • Joe Stankevicius - Leander Boat Club
  • Barney Williams – Gorge Rowing and Paddling Centre
  • George Manoogian – St. Catharines RC


THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD – LE PRIX DU PRÉSIDENT

  • Bill Schenck, Jim Minards, Carol Purcer and Joe Lyttle.