Lightweight Men

Lwt. four , double and single

Coach: Bent Jensen

John Sasi

Birthdate: Feb 20, 1979
Hometown: North Delta, BC
Height: 6’ 2” Weight: 160 lbs
Rowing Clubs: Burnaby Lake, Port Moody
Interests: cycling, hiking, playing guitar, watching movies and eating.
Education: Bachelor of Science – Kinesiology – Simon Fraser University

Key results:
2006 – 9th at Lucerne World Cup in LM4-

Mike Lewis

Birthdate: April 15, 1981
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Height: 6'1" Weight: 70 kg
Interests: camping, hiking, hanging out with friends
Education: University of Victoria (Chemistry)

Key results:
•2006 9th in the lwt 4- Lucerne Word Cup
•2004 Olympic spare
•2004 Non-Olympic Worlds bronze
•2003 Pan Am silver
•2002 1st at U23 World Regatta in the LM2- (with Dave Stephens)
•2001 5th at U23 Nations Cup in LM4-

Liam Parsons

Birthdate: June 27, 1977
Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ont.
Height: 5'11" Weight: 158 lbs
Rowing Club: Thunder Bay Rowing Club
Interests: cycling, alpine and cross-country skiing, hiking, photography, and reading.
Education:
-Forestry, Lakehead University
-Environmental Sciences and Statistics, University of Western Ontario.

Key Results:
2005 3rd lwt. 2x - World Cup, Lucerne
2004 2nd lwt. 4x - Senior World Championships (Spain)
2003 1st Senior lwt. 1x - Canadian Henley
2002 1st 8+ World University Champs.
2002 1st lwt. 2- Commonwealth Regatta

Iain Brambell

Birthdate: Nov. 10, 1973
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Height: 6' 1" Weight: 155 lbs
Clubs: Gorge Rowing Centre/Victoria City RC
Education: Brock University and University of Western Ontario (B.Ed)

Key results:
2006 9th in the lwt 4- Lucerne Word Cup
2004 5th in the lwt 4- Olympics (Athens, GRE)
2003 7th in the lwt 2- (Milan, ITA)
2002 3rd in the lwt 4- (Seville, ESP)
2001 5th in the lwt 4- (Lucerne, SUI)
2000 7th in the lwt 4- Olympics (Sydney, AUS)
1999 6th in the lwt 4- (St. Catharines, Ont.)
1998 16th in the lwt 2x (Cologne, GER)
1997 14th in the lwt 2x (Aiguebelette FRA)

Other info: Married to former Olympian and lightweight women’s coach Laryssa Biesenthal.

Matt Jensen

Hometown: Innerkip, Ont.
Birthdate: July 16, 1978
Height: 5'10" Weight: 152 lbs.
Interests - web design, movies.
Education: University of Western Ontario (Kinesiology)

Results:
2005 3rd in lwt. 4x World Championships (Gifu, Japan)
2005 3rd in lwt. 2x Lucerne World Cup
2003, 2004, 2005 Speed Order (National Trials) champ in the lwt single
2004 2nd in the lwt 4x Non-Olympic World Champs (Banyoles, Spain)
2003 lwt. double at World Champs (Milan, Italy)

Doug Vandor

Hometown: Dewittville, Quebec
Birthdate: Aug. 25, 1974
Height: 5'10" Weight: 155 lbs.
Occupation: Student and athlete

Education: BSc in Physiology from McGill University in Montreal, Que. and a Master of Science in the Department of Experimental Surgery from McGill.

2005 – 3rd in lwt 4x World Rowing Champioships (Gifu, Japan)
2004 – Olympic spare
2003 – 5th lwt 4- World Championships (Milan)
2003 – 2nd lwt 4- Lucerne World Cup
2002 – 3rd World Rowing Championships - Seville, Spain.
2002 – 1st lwt 4 -Lucerne World Cup

Jeff Bujas

Hometown: Grimsby, Ont.
Birthdate: March 16, 1979
Height: 5'7" Weight: 154 lbs.
Club: St. Catharines Rowing Club
Education: one year of college.

World Championship results:

•2005 3rd in lwt. 4x (Gifu, Japan)
•2004 2nd in the lwt 4x (Banyoles, Spain)
•2003 lwt. double at Worlds (Milan, Italy)