2002 RCA Awards

Awards of Merit to be awarded in 2002

• Ed Winchester (Kennebecasis Rowing Club),
• Ben Storey (Montreal Rowing Club);
• Renata Troc (Western Middlesex Rowing Club; and
• Tracy Duncan (Saskatoon Rowing Club);

Centennial Medals

• Heater Davis (Burnaby Lake Rowing Club)
• Michael Hughhes (St. Catharines Rowing Club)
• Adam Kreek (University of Victoria Rowing Club)
• Brian Price (Quinte Rowing Club)
• Andrew Hoskins (Edmonton Rowing Club)
• Matthew Swick (St. Catharines Rowing Club)
• Jeff Powell (Winnipeg Rowing Club)
• Kyle Hamilton (Saskatoon Rowing Club)
• Ben Rutledge (University of British Columbia Rowing Club)
• Kevin Light (University of Victoria Rowing Club)
• Joe Stankevicius (Leander Boat Club)

Male Crew of the Year

• Arden Beddoes, Kevin Burt, Craig Law and Wesley Piermarini (Ottawa Rowing Club)

This crew together and also in smaller boats, won at the Canada Cup, five events including the Double, the Pair the Four, the Eight and the Eight Dash at the Canada Cup and the Senior Four at the Henley

Female Crew of the Year:

• Emmeline Darling and Stephanie Connolly (Thunderbird Rowing Centre)

At the Canada Cup Emmeline and Stephanie won the Junior women’s Double and were in
the winning Junior Women’s Eight and Quad. Emmeline, in addition to these wins,
together with her partner Christine Yole, won at the Henley the Junior Women’s Quad and Double.

Male Sculler of the Year

• Craig Smallwood (Ridley Graduate Boat Club)

At both the Henley and the Canada Cup, Craig won the Senior B Single and the Senior Quad

Female Sculler of the Year

• Lysanne Lavigne (Club d’Aviron de Laval)

Senior B Lightweight Women’s Single at the Canadian Henley and the Canada Cup. In addition, at the Canada Cup, Lysanne won the Lightweight Women’s Single.

Jack Guest Award

• Daniel Casaca (Don Rowing Club)

Rowing for his club and his Province, Daniel won the Junior Single at both the Henley and the Canada Cup

Bobby Pearce Award

• Kara Farquharson (South Niagara Rowing Club)

Coach of Male Crews

Coach of the Brock Lightweight men’s crews:

• Winston Cook
• Joe Dowd

The Brock Lightweight men’s crews won 6 events at the Henley: Championship Eight; Lightweight Dash Eight: Senior Lightweight Eight, Four and Pair and the Senior Lightweight Quad

Coach of Female Crews

Coach of the St. Catharines Lightweight women‘s crews, South Niagara Rowing Club’s women’s crews:

• Mike Thompson
• Grant Boyd

Each coach won three women’s events at the Henley.

Coach of winners of Canada Cup Women’s Aggregate Trophy

British Columbia Coaches:

• Craig Pond
• Adrian McFarlane
• Allison Dobb


Coach of winners of Canada Cup Men’s Aggregate Trophy

Ontario Coaches:

• Chris Marshall
• Lubo Kisiov
• Tom Beshoff
• Tim Dumont
• Dominic Kahn
• Ed Kornachuk




Long Service Medals

35 years
Brockville Rowing Club Ben Tekamp
Leander Boat Club John McNiven
London Rowing Club Mike Murphy
Ottawa Rowing Club Peter King
Ottawa Rowing Club Wes Kuran
St Catharines Rowing Club Jack Lovett
Western Middlesex Rowing Club Al Morrow

25 Years
Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Tricia Smith
Delta Deas Rowing Club David Darling
Leander Boat Club Barbara Mutch
Victoria City Rowing Club Kenneth McRae

15 Years

Burnaby Lake Rowing Club Laryssa Biesenthal
Victoria City Rowing Club Marnie McBean
Victoria City Rowing Club Kathleen Heddle
Victoria City Rowing Club Shannon Crawford
University of Victoria Rowing Club Kirsten Barnes

Officials Awards - Wayne van Osterhout

Hanlan Keller Trophy -

Tony Zasada award - Ryan Slate

The Corporate Award - Hudson Boatworks

The President's Award - Bill Schenck, Kenny Campbell, Ernst Peters,  The Canadian Henley Rowing Corporation.