Canadian University Rowing Championships
OCTOBER 2024 | SHARK crews raced on Elk Lake (Victoria, BC) November 2-3 for the Canadian University Rowing Championships. Time trials on the first day of racing seeded teams for exciting side-by-side racing in the finals.
The University of British Columbia Thunderbird Men won their third straight Championship by picking up wins in the Men’s Pair, Men’s Single, and Men’s Eight. Congratulations to coach Mike Pierce for his honor as the Men’s Team Coach of the Year.
The University of Victoria Women also won their third straight Championship. Athlete Sai Sai Faubert, female Athlete of the Year, won the Women’s Lightweight Single. The Women’s Lightweight Four also picked up a win to help the team secure the overall trophy. Coach Jane Gumley was awarded Women’s Team Coach of the Year.
SHARK Team athlete, Stephen Harris, rowing for Brock University, won the Lightweight Men’s 1x and was a member of the Badgers third place Men’s Eight. Stephen was named Canadian University Male Rower of the Year for the third year in a row! Congratulations Stephen on an JAW-some university career finishing with 12 medals in 12 races at the Canadian University Championships.
The Championship event rounded up a great fall season of University rowing in Canada with a shiver of Great White North SHARK crews represented in all events.