The Ottawa Rowing Club celebrated a successful 2016 season at the November 19th ORC President’s Banquet at the Delta City Centre. ORC enjoyed a year end party that included a talk given by the inspiring ORC rower and Paralympian bronze medalist in Rio, Andrew Todd. Andrew shared his road to Rio, his reflections on the journey and the Olympic experience that led him to a bronze medal. Thank you, Andrew!
Many ORC members and crews were recognized during the evening with awards including:
Coach of the Year: Philip Baker (Masters Women’s Coach) and Cliff Brimmell (Junior Women’s Coach)
Volunteer Appreciation: Steve Mihorean
Service Award: Robert Tang
Male Sweep Crew of the Year: Matthew Fournier, Sam Garber, Charles Li-Benard, Mac Bruce-Fuoco, Alex Bernst, Graham Connell, Robert Park, Christopher Clarke, Gabrielle Takaoka
Female Sweep Crew of the Year: Hayley Watt and Gillian Cross
Male Sculling Crew of the Year: Alex Bernst and Sam Garber
Female Sculling Crew of the Year: Alanna Fogerty and Anna Currie
Junior Crew of the Year: Nia Byway, Mataes Winter, Margaret Hemphill, Lea Papillon, Nicholas Lee, Christopher McIntyre-Gacia, Oliver Mihorean, Isabelle Barlow-Jeffrey, Katie Clarke
Female Junior Crew of the Year: Katie Clarke, Nia Byway, Margaret Hemphill, Yasmine Frojmovic, Lea Papillon
Male Novice Rower of the Year: Matthew Lazurek
Female Novice Rower of the Year: Christina Fernandez
Coxie of the Year: Jeremy Courtney
Recreational Rower of the Year: Lutz Sukstorf
Female Masters Crew of the Year: Jeremy Courtney, Anna van der Kamp, Rachel Inch, Isabelle Teolis, Amy Moen, Pamela Peacock, Melissa McKenzie, Marcela Tendilla, Julia Fournier
Male Masters Rower of the Year: Robert Park
Sportsmanship Award: Aaron King
The following 14 ORC members who raced internationally in 2016 were also recognized by ORC member and Rowing Canada President Mike Walker during the evening:
Hayley Watt – 1st, Women’s 2-, CanAmMex, Sarasota, Florida
Gillian Cross – 1st, Women’s 2-, CanAmMex, Sarasota, Florida
Josh King – 3rd, LM4x, World Rowing Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Anna Currie – 3rd, LW2x, B Final, World University Championships, Poznan, Poland
Alanna Fogerty – 3rd, LW2x, B Final, World University Championships, Poznan, Poland
Hunter Amesbury – 6th, Men’s 4-, World University Championships, Poznan, Poland
Jenna Pelham – 4th, Women’s LW4x, World Rowing Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sarah Black – 6th, Women’s 4-, World Rowing Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Andrew Todd – 1st, LTAMix4+, World Cup, Poznan, Poland
3rd, LTAMix4+, Paralympic Games, Rio Brazil
Nicole Hare – 12th, Women’s 2-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2nd, Women’s 2-, C Final, Olympic Games, Rio, Brazil
Jennifer Martins – 7th, Women’s 2-, World Cup, Varese, Italy; 10th, Women’s 2-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland; 2nd, Women’s 2-, C Final, Olympic Games, Rio, Brazil
Cristy Nurse – 2nd, Women’s 8+, World Cup, Varese, Italy; 4th, Women’s 8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland; 5th, Women’s 8+, Olympic Games, Rio, Brazil
Christine Roper – 2nd, Women’s 8+, World Cup, Varese, Italy; 4th, Women’s 8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland; 5th, Women’s 8+, Olympic Games, Rio, Brazil
Antje von Seydiltz – 2nd, Women’s 8+, World Cup, Varese, Italy, 4th, Women’s 8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland; 5th, Women’s 8+, Olympic Games, Rio, Brazil
Special thanks to our amazing members who joined the celebration and who worked so hard to make 2016 a great year for the ORC!
A HUGE thanks and shout out to our loyal and supportive sponsors and partners, listed below, who contributed awesome prizes that were raffled off during the evening:
- Bushtukah
- Regatta Sport
- Ottawa Collaborative Care Centre
- Rama Lotus Yoga Centre
- Taggart Family YMCA
- Living Science Wellness Centre
- Centre for Strength and Athlete Development
- Row West
- Smartwool
- Urban Ocean
- MarTeR Jewelry Creation
We can’t wait to kick off our 150th birthday in 2017 at the ORC!