Birthdate: Aug. 5, 1959
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Club: Vancouver Rowing Club
Occupation: Program Administration, Federal Government
Interests: musical songwriter/performer, Board of Directors: Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports, kayaking/skiing
Education: Bachelors of Business Administration – Simon Fraser University

Rowing Background/Accomplishments:
-2005 & 2006 BC Rowing Champions
-2006 Delta Deas Classic
-2006 Speed Orders
-2006 Canadian Henley Gold

Adaptive Info: Arms only; Incomplete Para T4/5

Adaptive coxed four (LTA4+)

1 Tony Theriault - Victoria, B.C.

2 Karen Van Nest - Mississauga, Ont.

3 Meghan Montgomery - Winnipeg, MB

4 John Moorcroft - Mississauga, Ont.

Cox: Emma Ferguson - Victoria (cox)

Anthony Patrick (Tony) Theriault

Birthdate: Oct. 18, 1960
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Club: Nanaimo Rowing Club
Occupation: Frontrunners Nanaimo “Shoe Fitting Team”
Interests: gardening, stained glass, dogs
Education: BS – University of Idaho (Recreation & Administration)

Rowing Background/Accomplishments:
-2006 Canadian Henley Gold
- Participant in the NART program
- Participant in Adapted events at the BC Championships
Adaptive Info: LTA – Spinal cord injury

Karen Anne Van Nest

Birthdate: Sept. 29, 1962
Hometown: Mississauga, Ont. (originally North Bay, Ont.)
Club: Argonaut Rowing Club
Occupation: Athlete
Interests: volunteer, shooting, gardening, blacksmithing
Education: College (SSW)
College (Welding)
Coaching
Rowing Background/Accomplishments:
-2006 Canadian Henley gold
-2005 Canadian Henley, 2 gold medals
-Bayada, 2 gold medals
- 2004 World Championship Team (Spain), LTA 4+
Adaptive Info: Leg amputee

Meghan Margaret Montgomery

Birthdate: Nov. 6, 1981
Hometown: Winnipeg
Club: Winnipeg Rowing Club
Occupation: Student
Interests: reading, writing, biking, photography, music
Education: BA – University of Manitoba (Math and English major, Business minor)
- Currently working on Bachelors of Education
Rowing Background/Accomplishments:
-2001 Canada Summer Games (Team Manitoba), Bronze in 8+
-2003 Canada Cup (Team Manitoba), Bronze in 8+
-2006 Canadian Henley Gold

Adaptive Info: Congenital disability (right hand)

John Moorcroft

Birthdate: Dec 14, 1960
Hometown; Burlington, Ont.
Club: Don Rowing Club
Interests: running, wine tasting, choral singing
Education: CMA, Mohawk College
Occupation: Accountant

Adaptive rowing background:
2003 Bayada Regatta - 2 Golds (single & double sculls)
2004 World Championships - 10th
2006 Canadian Henley Gold

Emma Ferguson

Birthdate: Feb. 17, 1986
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Club: University of Western Ontario and Western Rowing Club
Occupation: Student
Interests: yoga, running, ultimate Frisbee, watching movies, listening to music and going to the lake
Education: Honours BSc – University of Western Ontario (Kinesiology, entering year three in Sept. 2006)
Rowing Background/Accomplishments:
- 2004 Canadian University Championships (Team UWO), 2nd in 8+
- 2005 Canadian University Championships (Team UWO), 1st in 8+
- 2005 Canada Summer Games (Team BC), 1st in 8+

Adaptive women's single (A1x)

Shira Golden - Vancouver, B.C.

Shira Golden

Rowing Background/Accomplishments:
- 2005 First Adaptive Provincials, BC Champions
- 2006 Delta Deas Classic, First Adaptive Class, BC Champions
- 2006 Canadian Henley gold
Adaptive Info: Arms only; T12 Complete Spinal Cord Injury

Adaptive double (TA2x)

1 Caitlin Renneson - Ottawa, Ont.

2 Wilfredo (Papito) More Wilson - Toronto, Ont.

Caitlin Renneson

Birthdate: Feb. 9, 1983
Hometown: Ottawa, Ont.
Club: Ottawa Rowing Club
Occupation: Student
Interests: writing, wheelchair basketball, waterskiing
Education: Honours BA – Carleton University (Humanities)
- Entering Law School September 2006
Rowing Background/Accomplishments:
- 2006 member of the National Rowing Team
- 2006 Canadian Henley gold
Adaptive Info: TA. Born with Cerebral Palsy

Wilfredo More Wilson

Birthdate: Mar. 30, 1965
Hometown: Toronto, Ont. (originally from Cuba, now a Canadian citizen)
Club: Argonaut Rowing Club
Occupation: Maintenance Worker
Interests: wheelchair basketball
Education: College (Industrial Mechanic Technician)
Rowing Background/Accomplishments:
- 2006 member of the National Rowing Team
- 2006 Canadian Henley gold
Adaptive Info: T.A. Amputated left leg.