ST GEORGE Rowing Club members have returned from the NSW Sprint Championships with a record number of medals.
The club entered the championships at Penrith as No.1 and had 35 competitors take home a medal each. Their tally exceeded any expectations St George captain and dual silver medallist Steve Harrison had.
"Twenty rowers won a medal at this regatta last year," Harrison said. "Our goal was to beat that number this year.
St George rowers stood on two podium places in the same event, in four races, and James Chuter was chosen to represent NSW at the Australian Olympic Youth Festival next month.
Chuter will compete in the lightweight double sculls and quad sculls against crews from other states and international crews from New Zealand, Great Britain and Vanuatu.
■ GOLD
Mens masters coxless four: Ian Toll, Graham Williams, Graeme Thorburn, John Rowell
Mens masters quad scull: Ian Toll, Graham Williams, Graeme Thorburn, Harry Battam
Womens masters single scull: Krys Macready
Mens U19 double scull: Ben Crooks, James Chuter
■ SILVER
Womens masters quad scull: Sue Robinson, Toni Hames, Lisa Cooper, Krys Macready
Mens masters quad scull: Steve Harrison, Allan Pollock, Robert Henderson, Stephen Irons
Mens open single scull: Wes Morrison
Mens masters double scull: Steve Harrison, Allan Pollock
Mens U19 double scull: Nicholas Harrison, Brenton Armstrong
Mens U19 quad scull: Ben Crooks, James Chuter, Brenton Armstrong, Nicholas Harrison
Women's open single scull: Elyse Niall
Womens lightweight single scull: Wendy Miller
Womens masters eight: Sue Robinson, Toni Hames, Lisa Cooper, Krys Macready, Maria Johnston, Amanda Behrendt, Danika Wright, Carolyn Withey, Peter Merrett (cox)
■ BRONZE
Womens U21 double scull: Rebecca Bates, Rosie Benson
Womens masters quad scull: Amanda Behrendt, Danika Wright, Carolyn Withey, Joanne Ward
Mens U17 coxed quad scull: Eamonn Burke, Evan Tankard, Connor Milton, Zac Tsambalas, Peter Merrett (cox)
Mens masters eight: Ian Toll, Graham Williams, Graeme Thorburn, John Rowell, Harry Battam, Jack Boerma, John O'Brien, Chris Woodham, Peter Merrett (cox)
Mens masters double scull: Robert Henderson, Airton Granja Ramos.
