The official website is here.

Al was appointed temporary Thames Men’s Head Coach earlier this year. He is a silver medalist from the 2008 GB Olympic VIII, holds a World Championships bronze medal and several World Cup medals, and has twice won at Henley Royal Regatta. Simon has one juniors and five senior international vests for GB, and a Henley Royal Regatta winners medal. He was until recently coach at Latymer Upper School.

Al and Simon’s appointments have been carried out by the club’s coaching performance group. This group will continue to provide support and direction, helping the coaches achieve the long-term success that is the goal of Thames RC. The Head Coaches will work with volunteer coaches to provide club athletes with the means to compete and win at all levels of rowing.

I think the appointment of Al and Simon provides Thames with an integrated team of Head Coaches who will help drive the club forward and achieve the wide-ranging success we desire. Thames wants to build on recent successes to help celebrate the club’s 150th anniversary next year, and develop competitive squads with strength in depth to sustain this success into the future.

Al Heathcote comments, “This a great opportunity to build on the success achieved thus far and take the men’s group forward.  I am looking forward to working with Simon and the coaching group at Thames in the coming 150th anniversary year.”

And, Simon Fieldhouse adds, “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to coach at a club with such great history behind it and exciting future ahead.”

Full press release.

Good luck and race hard Lenny.

Full crew list: Vicky Bryant, Jacqui Round, Monica Relph, Vicky Thornley, Michelle Vezie , Emily Taylor, Leonora Kennedy (Thames RC/Enniskillen), Rachael Jefferies, Zoe De Toledo (cox)

Press release: 31/3/2009

Will Pressley, Club Captain, said, “We are very grateful to Lubo for his efforts over the past two years.  He led the club to Gold-medal success at the 2008 National Championships and helped establish a tremendous commitment and work-ethic amongst the squads.  We wish him all the best for the future.” Lubo’s departure is for personal reasons.  

An interim coaching structure is in place to take the club through the summer racing season.  Al Heathcote, Beijing Silver medalist and Chris George will oversee the men, while Elise Laverick, Athens and Beijing Bronze medalist, joins Merv Lee in coaching the women.  
  
Thames Rowing Club will seek to appoint a new Head Coach for the start of the 2009/2010 season.

Everyone has almost completely thawed out.

We want to get your feedback through December and early Jan so you have real input into what will go in to the planners around March time.  If you have feedback – even if it just to say looks great/or rubbish – then please email it to James Elder: secretary@thamesrc.co.uk .  He will collect it and we intend to have the final version up at the AGM which is in March.

Ratcliff/Mallinson  W.S1.2x
Theodorou/Kennedy W.S3.2x
Doyle/Park W.VetB.2x
Rayner/Darling W.Vet D/F/G.2x

The other notable mention goes to the Wise/Kordi S3.2- who finished an admirable 3rd. Great start – training hard for the 4’s head now.

Will

The ergo test scores are:
Hwt Men 6.10
Hwt Women 7.05
Lwt Men 6.33
Lwt Women 7.28
(U23 times are different – for full lists and information please visit the GB rowing site)

If you feel you are able to make these ergo scores, want to go to trials and have not yet been approached then please feel free to contact either me or Lubo and we will add you to the list.

Lubo Kisiov, Merv Lee, Bumble, Clive Whitford, Dave Thomson, Adam Neilson, Sheena Cassidy, Johno, Tim, Sylva Ohnutova, Alistair, Annie Christiansen, Andrew, Chris Maxfield, Sarah Leys, Will King, Silver, Matt.