The Mosman Rowing Club’s new Adaptive rowers represented the club with distinction, at the recent National championships on Lake Barrington in Tasmania. In a week of tough head-wind conditions, Julia Veness-Collins fought well to win the clubs first A final of the Champs, a coveted gold medal, and a National Title in the Adaptive Womens LTA (Legs, Trunks and Arms) Single Scull. In second place was Alex Green, who was introduced to rowing through Mosman Rowing Club’s successful Learn to Row program over the last winter, but now competes for the University of NSW.
Julia and Alex were again on the dais in the Adaptive Womens LTA 2x. Julia, and her crewmate of Carol Cooke from the Yarra Yarra Club, drove their boat to Julia’s second National Title of the week, and Alex again earning the Silver medal.
Mosman’s other Adaptive athlete, Henry Macphillamy, was not going to leave it to Julia to bring home all the silverware, and had a fantastic race in the Adaptive Mens LTA 2x to win the Bronze medal. In only Henry’s first year of rowing he has already proven that he has what it takes to match much more experienced athletes, and the bronze medal was a great reward for his progress this season.In Henry’s other event, the Adaptive LTA 1x, he drew a very tough and fast repecharge. In a ferocius race Henry was narrowly stopped from making the Final by Peter Siri, a current National Team rower who ended up winning the Silver medal in the final the next day.
Club coach Simon Hoadley was very proud.
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