2008 Lightweight Men

 

Lwt. four and double

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)

Key results:

2007 - 4th in the LM4-, World Championships, Munich, Germany
2006 - 4th in the LM4-, World Championships, Eton, England
2006 – 4th in the LM4-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2004 - 5th in the LM4-, Olympics Games, Athens, Greece
2004 - 2nd in the LM4-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2003 - 7th in the LM2-, World Championships, Milan, Italy
2003 - 2nd in the LM4-, Pan American Games, Santo Damingo, DOM
2003 - 2nd in the M8+ Pan American Games, Santo Damingo, DOM
2002 - 3rd in the LM4-, World Championships, Seville, Spain
2002 - 1st in the LM4-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2001 - 5th in the LM4-, World Championships, Lucerne, Switzerland
2001 - 2nd in the LM4-, World Cup, Munich, Germany
2001 - 2nd in the LM4-, World Cup, Princeton, USA
2001 - 3rd in the LM4-, World Cup, Princeton, USA
2000 - 3rd in the LM4-, World Cup, Vienna, AUT
2000 - 7th in the LM4-, Olympics Games, Sydney, Australia
1999 - 6th in the LM4-, World Championships, St. Catharines, Ontario
1998 - 16th in the LM2x, World Championships, Cologne, Germany
1997 - 14th in the LM2x,World Championships, Aiguebelette, France


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:

2007 - 4th in the LM4-, World Championships, Munich, Germany
2004 - 5th in the LM4- Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
2003 - 5th in the LM 4- World Championships, Milan, Italy
2003 - 2nd in the LM4- World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2000 - 7th in the LM4- Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia

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:

2007 - 4th in the LM4-, World Championships, Munich, Germany
2006 - 4th in the LM4-, World Championships, Eton, England
2006 - 9th in the LM4-, Word Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2004 - Olympic Spare, Athens, Greece
2004 - 3rd, Non-Olympic World Championships, Spain
2003 - 2nd Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2002 - 1st in the LM2-, U23 World Regatta
2001 - 5th in the LM4- at U23 Nations Cup

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:

2007 - 4th in the LM4-, World Championships, Munich, Germany
2006 - 4th in the LM4-, World Championships, Eton, England
2005 - 3rd LM2x -, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2004 - 2nd LM4x -, World Championships, Spain
2003- 1st in the LM1x , Canadian Henley
2002 - 1st in the M8+, World University Champs.
2002 - 1st in the LM2- Commonwealth Regatta

 

Birth date: June 22 1986
Hometown: Caledon, Ontario
Club: Western Rowing Club

Education: University of Western Ontario

 

Key Results:

2008 - 8th in the LM2x, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2006 - 4th in the LM2x, World Under-23 Championships, Hazewinkel, Belgium

 

 

Doug Vandor

Birth date: Aug. 25, 1974
Hometown: Dewittville, Quebec
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:

2008 - 8th in the LM2x, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 - 12th in the LM2x, World Championships, Munich, Germany
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

 

 

John Sasi (North Delta, BC)

John Sasi

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

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