GB team for Poznan World Cup, May 7th-9th, 2004

The Rowing Service
Announced Thursday 21st April 2004
British International Rowing has announced its initial World Cup team, following the news earlier this week of a change to the men's coxless four. Several crews have been tweaked from last year's World Championships team, following the recent final trials in Hazewinkel. New entries to the senior squad include Steve Rowbotham and Alan Campbell, as well as promising lightweight sculler James Stephenson, whose results all year have been impressive.

These crews are not yet confirmed as Olympic entries, and results in Poznan at the first World Cup Regatta will be of great interest to the coaches. They will also be important to those, especially former medallists, who have been edged out of the current squad by newcomers with better results. Two examples of this are Ed Coode and Kieran West, dropped from the eights group for now, and expected to race in a four at Duisburg two weeks after Poznan. However, if the eight does not fulfill its promise on paper, the likes of Coode and West may be first to receive a call-up. Oxford students Peter Reed and David Livingston, who outdid expectations to reach the A-final at trials, are rewarded with an opportunity to race their pair internationally as a second-string entry in Poznan.

All crews listed bow to stroke

Women's heavyweights

Coxless pair: Cath Bishop - Katherine Grainger
Double: Sarah Winckless - Elise Laverick
Quad: Ali Mowbray - Debbie Flood - Fran Houghton - Rebecca Romero

Women's lightweights

Double: Helen Casey - Tracey Langlands
Single: Jo Hammond

Men's heavyweights

Coxless four: Alex Partridge - Steve Williams - James Cracknell - Matt Pinsent
Pair (1): Toby Garbett - Rick Dunn
Pair (2): Peter Reed - David Livingston
Eight: Tom Stallard - Dan Ouseley - Josh West - Andy Hodge - Jonno Devlin - Phil Simmons - Robin Bourne - Taylor - Tom James - cox Christian Cormack
Double: Matt Wells - Matt Langridge
Quad: Simon Cottle - Pete Gardner - Steve Rowbotham - Alan Campbell
Single (1): Ian Lawson
Single (2): Simon Fieldhouse

Men's lightweights

Pair/Four*: from Nick English, Mike Hennessey, Mark Hunter, Tim Male, John Warnock, Ben Webb
Double: Hugh Mackworth - Praed - Rod Chisholm
Single (1): James Stephenson
Single (2): Nick Wakefield
* The composition of the coxless pair and coxless four will be finalised at a later stage.