2007 Lightweight Men

 

Lwt. four, double , pair and single

Coaches: Bent Jensen, Howie Campbell

 

Iain Brambell

 

Birth date: Nov. 10, 1973
Hometown: Victoria (Brentwood Bay), BC
Club affiliation: Victoria City Rowing Club
Education: Brock University (B.A.) and University of Western Ontario (B.Ed)
Interests: Hiking, fly fishing, and ice cream!

Key results:

World Championships:
2006 4th in the lwt 4- Eton, England
2004 5th in the lwt 4- Olympics Games (Athens, GRE)
2003 7th in the lwt 2- (Milan, ITA)
2003 2nd in the lwt 4- Pan Am Games (Santo Damingo, DOM)
2003 2nd in the Hwt 8+ Pan Am Games (Santo Damingo, DOM)
2002 3rd in the lwt 4- (Seville, ESP)
2001 5th in the lwt 4- (Lucerne, SUI)
2000 7th in the lwt 4- Olympics Games (Sydney, AUS)
1999 6th in the lwt 4- (St. Catharines, Ont.)
1998 16th in the lwt 2x (Cologne, GER)
1997 14th in the lwt 2x (Aiguebelette FRA)

World Cups:
2006 – 4th in the lwt 4- (Lucerne, SUI)
2004 - 2nd in the lwt 4- (Lucerne, SUI)
2002 - 1st in the lwt 4- (Lucerne, SUI)
2001 - 2nd in the lwt 4- (Munich, GER)
2001 - 2nd in the lwt 4- (Princeton, USA)
2001 - 3rd in the lwt 4- (Princeton, USA)
2000 - 3rd in the lwt 4- (Vienna, AUT)


Other info: Married to Olympic medalist and RCA’s Lightweight Women’s Coach Laryssa Biesenthal – they became the proud parents of daughter Avery in the winter of 2006. Iain is the Executive Director of BC Athlete Voice - an organization established to provide high performance athletes in British Columbia with a collective voice for their needs at the provincial sport decision-making and leadership tables. Iain’s other contributions to the Canadian sport system include his roles as a member of AthletesCAN’s Board of Directors and as a member of both the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Executive and Chair of the COC Athletes’ Council.

 

Jon Beare

Birth date: May 10, 1974
Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
Club: Shawnigan Lake RC
Interests: Photography, coaching.
Education: B.A. Economics (UWO)

 

Key results:

2004 - 5th in the lwt 4- Olympics (Athens, GRE)
2003 - 5th in the lwt. 4- Worlds (Milan, ITA)
2003 - 2nd in the lwt 4- Lucerne World Cup (SUI)
2000 - 7th in the lwt 4- Olympics (Sydney, AUS)

Other info: on the team since 1995. Third in the lightweight men's eight at the World Championships (1996, 1997).

 

Mike Lewis

Birth date: April 15, 1981
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Club: University of Victoria
Interests: camping, hiking, hanging out with friends
Education: University of Victoria (Chemistry)

Key results:

2006 4th in the lwt 4- World Championships, Eton, England
2006 9th in the lwt 4- Lucerne Word Cup
2004 Olympic spare, Athens, Greece
2004 Non-Olympic Worlds bronze, Spain
2003 Silver, Pan Am Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2002 1st at U23 World Regatta in the LM2- (with Dave Stephens)
2001 5th at U23 Nations Cup in LM4-

Liam Parsons

 

Birth date: June 27, 1977
Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ont.
Club: Thunder Bay Rowing Club
Interests: cycling, alpine and cross-country skiing, hiking, photography, and reading.
Education:
-Forestry, Lakehead University
-Environmental Sciences and Statistics, University of Western Ontario.

Key Results:
2006 4th in the lwt 4- World Championships, Eton, England
2005 3rd lwt. 2x - World Cup, Lucerne
2004 2nd lwt. 4x - Senior World Championships (Spain)
2003 1st Senior lwt. 1x - Canadian Henley
2002 1st 8+ World University Champs.
2002 1st lwt. 2- Commonwealth Regatta

 

Matt Jensen

Hometown: Innerkip, Ont.
Birth date: July 16, 1978
Club: Western Rowing Club, London, ON
Interests - web design, movies.
Education: University of Western Ontario (Kinesiology)

Key results:
2007 - 3rd in lwt 2x World Cup Linz, Austria
2005 - 3rd in lwt. 4x World Championships (Gifu, Japan)
2005 - 3rd in lwt. 2x Lucerne World Cup
2003, 2004, 2005 Speed Order (National Trials) champ in the lwt single
2004 - 2nd in the lwt 4x Non-Olympic World Champs (Banyoles, Spain)
2003 - lwt. double at World Champs (Milan, Italy)

Doug Vandor

Hometown: Dewittville, Quebec
Birth date: Aug. 25, 1974
Club: Montreal Rowing Club/Club d'aviron de Montreal

Education: BSc in Physiology from McGill University in Montreal, Que. and graduated in 2002 from McGill, Department Experimental Surgery.

Key results:
2007 - 3rd in lwt 2x World Cup Linz, Austria
2006 - 2nd in the lwt 1x Lucerne World Cup, Switzerland
2005 – 3rd in lwt 4x World Rowing Championships (Gifu, Japan)
2004 – Olympic spare
2003 – 5th lwt 4- World Championships (Milan)
2003 – 2nd lwt 4- Lucerne World Cup
2002 – 3rd World Rowing Championships - Seville, Spain.
2002 – 1st lwt 4 -Lucerne World Cup

 

Lightweight Men's Pair LM2-

(bow) John Sasi (North Delta, BC),

Terry McKall (Edmonton, AB.)

 

John Sasi

Birth date: Feb 20, 1979
Hometown: North Delta, BC

Rowing Club: Burnaby Lake Rowing Club
Interests: cycling, hiking, playing guitar, watching movies and eating.
Education: Bachelor of Science – Kinesiology – Simon Fraser University

Key results:

2007 4th in Lwt 2- World Cup, Linz, AUT
2006 4th in Lwt 4- World Championships, Eton, GBR
2006 9th in Lwt 4- World Cup, Lucerne, SUI

 

Terry McKall

 

Birth date: Dec. 12, 1984
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Interests: Cycling, music and snowboarding
Education: B.A. Political Science - UVic
Club Affiliation(s): Edmonton Rowing Club/University of Victoria

Key results:

2007 - 4th Lwt2 - Linz World Cup (AUT)
2006 - 9th Lwt 4- Lucerne World Cup (SUI)
2005 - 7th Lwt 4- U23 World Regatta Amsterdam, Netherlands
2004 - 3rd Lwt 4- U23 World Regatta Poznan, Poland

LM1x

Tim Colson (racing spare) (London, Ont.)

 

Timothy Colson

 

Birth date: Sept. 14, 1985
Hometown: London, Ont
Club Affiliation(s) Western RC, London, ON; Tideway Scullers, UK
Interests: Reading, music, food, biking and squash.
Education: Bachelors of Management and Commercial Studies - University of Western Ontario '08
American School in London, UK '04

Key results:
2007 - 4th lwt. 1x U23 World Championships (Strathclyde, Scotland)
2006 - 4th Lwt. 2x U23 World Championships (Hazewinkel, Belgium)