2012 Heavyweight Men

Men's eight, men's four, men's pair, men's double and men's alternate

Men's coaches: Mike Spracklen (men's eight), Terry Paul (men's four, pair), Allison Dobb (men's double)

Brian Price

Hometown: Belleville, ON
Birth date: Feb. 19, 1976
Club affiliation: Quinte RC
Interests: Computers, skiing, hockey and golf

Education: Civil Engineering Technologist Diploma from Seneca College, Toronto, 1998.

Key results:

2012- 3rd in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 3rd in the M2+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2011- 3rd in the M8+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 5th, M8+, World Cup, Lucerne Rotsee, Switzerland
2008 - 1st in the M8+, Olympic Games, Beijing, China
2008 - 1st in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 - 1st in the M8+, World Championships, Munich, Germany
2007 - 1st in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 - 1st at the Grand Challenge Cup in the M8+, Henley, England
2006 - 9th in the M8+, World Championships, Eton, England
2006 - 3rd in the M2+, World Championships, Eton, England
2005 - 7th in the M8+, World Championships, Gifu, Japan
2004 - 5th in the M8+, Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
2004 - 1st in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2003 - 1st in the M8+, and 3rd in the M2+, World Championships, Milan, Italy
2003 - 1st in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne
2003 - 1st in the Grand Challenge Cup (M8+), Henley Royal, Henley-on-Thames, England
2002 - 1st in the M8+, World Championships, Seville, Spain
2002 - 3rd in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne
2002 - 1st in the Grand Challenge Cup, Henley Royal Regatta
2001 - 6th in the M8+, World Championships, Lucerne
2000 - 2nd, in the M2+, World Cup, Lucerne, for Australia
1999 - 4th in the M8+, Pan Am Games, Winnipeg, MB

Other info: Coached Canadian M2- to 2nd place at the Nations Cup regatta, Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2000. Coached & coxed in New Zealand, winter, 1998. Brian battled Leukemia from the age of seven to 12. He has been in remission since. Brian currently lives in Victoria. Brian and his wife and two daughters.

Will Crothers

Birthdate: June 14, 1987
Hometown: Kingston, ON
Club Affiliation: Kingston Rowing Club/UW Huskies
Education: University of Washington

Results:

2012- 3rd in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 3rd in the M8+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 5th, M8+, World Cup, Lucerne Rotsee, Switzerland
2010 - 7th, M8+, World Championships, Lake Karapiro, NZ
2010 - 11th in the M4-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2009 - 4th (4-) U23 World Championships - Racice Roudnice, Czech Republic
2008 - 2nd Under 23 World Championships, Brandenburg, Germany, M8+, silver medal
2008 - Henley Royal Regatta, Henley, England 2008: Grand Challenge Champion
2006 - 1st in Under 23 World Championships M8+, Hazewinkel, Belgium
2006 - 2nd (coxed four) World Rowing Championships. Eton, England

World Junior Team - 2004 (bronze in JM4+) to 2005 (fourth in JM2-)

 

Robert Gibson

Birthdate: Feb. 02, 1986
Hometown: Kingston, Ont.
City and country of birth: Kingston, Canada

Interests: Hockey, skiing, cooking, travelling, hiking, UW Huskies.
Education: University of Washington
Club Affiliation: Kingston Rowing Club
Varsity Boat Club

Key results:
2012- 3rd in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 3rd in the M8+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 5th, M8+, World Cup, Lucerne Rotsee, Switzerland
2010 - 7th, M8+, World Championships, Lake Karapiro, NZ
2010 - 4th, Men's 8+, World Cup 3, Lucerne, Switzerland
2010 - 3rd Bled, Slovenia World Cup - Mens 4-
2009 - 2nd, Men's 8+ World Championships, Poznan, Poland
2009 - 2nd, Men's 8+ Lucerne World Cup
2009 - IRA National Champions with the University of Washington
2008 - Olympic alternate
2008 - 2nd in the 8+, Under 23 World Championships, Brandenburg, Germany
2008 - 9th in the M4-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2008 - Royal Henley Grand Challenge cup winner
2007 - IRA National Champions with the University of Washington
2006 - 2nd in the 4+, World Championships, Eton, England
2006 - 1st in the U23 Men's 8+
2004 - 3rd in the Junior Men's 4+

(James) Andrew Byrnes

Hometown: Toronto, ON
Birth date: May 22, 1983
Club affiliation: St. Catharines Rowing Club
Interests: Skiing and the outdoors

Education: BS in Physics, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine (2005); M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2006)

Key results:

2012- 3rd in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 3rd in the M8+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 5th, M8+, World Cup, Lucerne Rotsee, Switzerland
2010 - 7th, M8+, World Championships, Lake Karapiro, NZ
2010 - 4th, Men's 8+, World Cup 3, Lucerne, Switzerland
2009 - 2nd, Men's 8+ World Championships, Poznan, Poland
2008 - 1st in the M8+, Olympic Games, Beijing, China
2008 – 1st in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 – 1st in the M8+, World Championships, Munich, Germany
2007 - 1st in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 - 1st in the M8+, World Cup, Linz, Austria
2007 – 1st in the Grand Challenge Cup in the M8+, Henley, England
2006 - 3rd in the M2+, World Championships, Eton, England
2005 - 3rd in the M8+, World Under 23 Championships, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Malcolm Howard

Hometown: Victoria, BC
Birth date: Feb. 7, 1983

Club affiliation: Brentwood College RC

Education: Brentwood College, Mill Bay, BC, and Harvard University

Key results:

2012- 3rd in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 3rd in the M8+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 5th in M1x World Cup 3 - Lucerne, Switzerland
2010 - 4th in M1x World Cup 3 - Lucerne, Switzerland
2010 - 6th in M1x World Cup 2 Munich, Germany
2010 - 7th in M1x World Cup 1 - Bled, Slovenia
2009 - 2nd, Men's 8+ World Championships, Poznan, Poland

2008 - 1st in the M8+, Olympic Games, Beijing, China
2008 – 1st in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 – 1st in the M8+, World Championships, Munich, Germany
2007 - 1st in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 - 1st in the M8+, World Cup, Linz, Austria
2007 – 1st at the Grand Challenge Cup in the M8+, Henley, England
2006 - 2nd in the M2-, World Cup, Munich, Germany
2005 - 4th in the M2-, World Championships, Gifu, Japan
2004 - 2nd in the M4+, World Championships, Banyoles, Spain
2003 - 1st in the M8+, World Under 23 Regatta, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

Other info: Undefeated against intercollegiate competition in three years as a member of Harvard's varsity eight, helping the Harvard crew to three straight national championships.

Conlin McCabe

Birth date: August 20, 1990
Hometown: Brockville, ON
City and country of birth: Brockville Canada
Club Affiliation: Brockville Rowing Club, University Of Washington Husky Crew
Interests: Hockey, XC Skiing, Culinary arts, Husky Crew, Geography
Education: Brockville Collegiate Institute High School
Third Year - University Of Washington, Seattle

Key results:

2012- 3rd in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 3rd in the M8+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 5th, M8+, World Cup, Lucerne Rotsee, Switzerland
2011 - 7th, M8+, World Championships, Lake Karapiro, NZ
2010 - 2nd in the 2-, World Rowing Under-23 Championships, Brest, Belarus
2010 - 4th, Men's 8+, World Cup 3, Lucerne, Switzerland
2009 - 4th in the 2+, World Championships, Poznan, Poland
2009 - 4th, Racice, Czech 2009, U23, 4-
2008 - 2nd, Brandenburg, Germany U23, 8+
2007 - 2nd in the 2-, World Junior Championships, Beijing, China
2006 - 4th, Bosbaan, Amsterdam 2006 Juniors, 4+

Jeremiah Brown

Birth date: Nov 25, 1985
Hometown: Cobourg, Ont.
City and country of birth: Hamilton, Canada
Residence: Victoria, BC
Interests: Drumming, wood working, reading,
Education: Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University.

Club Affiliations: Peterborough RC/ Victoria City RC

Key results:

2012- 3rd in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 3rd in the M8+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 5th, M8+, World Cup, Lucerne Rotsee, Switzerland
2010 - 2nd, men's single scull National Rowing Championships

Other : Spent two years working as an analyst with TD Commercial Bank. Former football player with the McMaster Marauders.

Douglas Csima

Birth date:  Nov. 28, 1985
Home town:  Oakville, ON
Rowing club:  Leander Boat Club, Hamilton, ON
Education: Masters in Health Information Science, University of Victoria
B.Sc in Nursing, McMaster University

National Team highlights: 
2012- 3rd in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 3rd in the M8+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 5th, M8+, World Cup, Lucerne Rotsee, Switzerland
2010 - 7th, M8+, World Championships, Lake Karapiro, NZ
2010 - 4th, Men's 8+, World Cup 3, Lucerne, Switzerland
2009 - 2nd, Men's 8+ World Championships, Poznan, Poland
2009 - 2nd, M8+, WC3, Lucerne, 2009
2009 - 3rd, M4x, WC1, Banyoles, 2009
2008 - 1st, M2-, NRC, 2008

 

Gabe Bergen

Hometown: 100 Mile House, BC
Birth date: July 6, 1982
Club affiliation: University of Victoria RC
Education: University of Victoria

Interests: Fishing, hunting, trapping, mud bogging, and square dancing.

Key results:

2012- 3rd in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 3rd in the M8+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2010 - 4th in the 8+, World Cup, Lucerne
2009 - 2nd in the 8+ World Championships - Poznan, Poland
2009 - 2nd World Cup 3, Lucerne, Switzerland, M8+
2009 - 3rd World Cup 1, Banyoles, Spain, M4x
2008 - 1st in the M2+, World Championships
2006 - 9th in the M8+, World Championships, Eton, England

Men's four M4-

Derek O'Farrell (Montreal, QC) McGill University RC
Will Dean (Kelowna, BC) Brentwood College RC
Mike Wilkinson (North Vancouver, BC), Burnaby Lake RC
Anthony Jacob (Vancouver, BC) Vancouver College RC

Derek O'Farrell

Hometown: Montreal, QC
City and country of birth: Unionville, Ontario
Birth date: June 5, 1983
Club affiliation: McGill University RC
Interests: Sports, reading and movies.

Education: St. Michael’s College School, Toronto; McGill University, Montreal

Results:

2012- 7th in the M4-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 7th in the M4-, World Championship, Bled, Slovenia
2011- 5th in the M8+, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2010 - 4th, Men's 8+, World Cup 3, Lucerne, Switzerland
2009 - 2nd, Men's 8+ World Championships, Poznan, Poland
2009 - 2nd, Men's 8+ World Cup 3, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 - 3rd in the M2+ 2007 World Championships, Munich, Germany
2006 - 3rd in the M2+, World Championships, Eton, England
2005 - 3rd in the M8+, World Under 23 Championships, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
 

William Dean

Birth date: June 10, 1987
Hometown: Kelowna, BC
Club : Brentwood College RC
Education: University of California

 

Key results:

2012- 10th in the M2-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland

2011- 7th in the M4-, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia

2011 - 14th in the M4-, World Cup - Lucerne, Switzerland

2008 - 2nd in BM8+ World U-23 Regatta - Brandenburg, Germany

Other: 2008 Grand Challenge Cup with the Canadian under-23 eight at the Henley Royal Regatta.

Mike Wilkinson

Birth date: 09.05.1986 

Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Club affiliation: Burnaby Lake RC

Education: St. George's School (2004); B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering and B.Sc. Biology Queen's University (2009)

Key Results:

2012- 7th in the M4-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 11th in the M2x, World Championship, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 10th in the M2x, World Cup 3, Lucerne Rotsee, Switzerland
2010 - 11th in the M4-, World Cup 3, Lucerne Rotsee, Switzerland
2010  - 3rd in the M4-, World Cup 1 - Bled, Slovenia

Other: Canadian University Oarsman of the Year - 2007. Sister, Lauren Wilkinson, is a member of the Olympic women's eight (2012).

Anthony Jacob

Birth date: May 18, 1989
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
City and country of birth: Vancouver, Canada
Club Affiliation(s): Vancouver College Rowing Club
Shawnigan/ Victoria City Rowing Club

Interests: Anything related to sports, and camping, triathlons, golf, tennis, traveling, night life, eating well, dreaming about Olympics gold medals...

Education: Vancouver Collegiate high school 2007; University of Washington, department of arts, Anthropology 2011

Key results:

2012- 7th in the M4-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 7th in the M4-, World Championship, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 14th in the M4-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2010 - 4th, Men's 8+, World Cup 3, Lucerne, Switzerland
2010 - 2nd Under 23 World Champions, Brest, Belarus HM2- Silver Medal
2009 4th Under 23 World Champions, Prague, Czech.
2008 2nd Under 23 World Champions, Brandenburg, Germany, M8+ silver medal
2008 Henley Royal Regatta, Henley, England 2008: Grand Challenge Champion
2007 Junior World Championship, Beijing, China M2- (2nd place) Silver Medal.

University of Washington, IRA National Championships: M8+ Gold medalist.

 

Men's pair 2-

David Calder (Victoria, BC) Brentwood College RC
Scott Frandsen (Kelowna, BC) Brentwood College RC

David Calder

Birthdate: May 21, 1978
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Education : Brentwood College

Key Results:

2012- 2nd in the M2-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 5th in the M2-, World Championship, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 3rd in the M2-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011 - 3rd in the M2-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2010 - 7th, M8+, World Championships, Lake Karapiro, NZ
2010 - 11th in the M4-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2008 - 2nd in the M2-, Olympic Games, Beijing, China (with Scott Frandsen)
2008 - 1st in the M2-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2004 - M2-, Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
2003 - 1st in the M8+, World Championships, Milan, Italy
2000 - M8+, Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia
1999 - 8th in the M2-, World Championships, St, Catharines, Canada
1998 - 8th in the M8+, World Championships, Cologne, Germany
1996 - 1st Junior M2-, World Junior Championships

Personal web site: www.davidcalder.ca

Scott Frandsen

Hometown: Kelowna, BC
Birth date: July 21, 1980

Club: Brentwood College
Residence: Victoria, BC

Education: Brentwood College; B.S. (Business Administration) University of California at Berkeley. Attended Oxford University in England.

Interests: Ironman Canada 2009, 2010

Key results:

2012- 2nd in the M2-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011- 5th in the M2-, World Championship, Bled, Slovenia
2011 - 3rd in the M2-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2008 - 2nd in the M2-, Olympic Games, Beijing, China (with Dave Calder)
2008 - 1st in the M2-, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
2007 - 14th in the M4-, World Championships, Munich, Germany
2006 - 8th in the M4-, World Championships, Eton, England
2005 - 7th in the M8+, World Championships, Gifu, Japan
2004 - 5th in the M8+, Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
2003 - 6th in the M2-, World Championships, Milan, Italy
2002 - 7th in the M2-, World Championships, Seville, Spain
2001 - 1st in the M8+, The Nations Cup regatta, Linz, Austria

Other info: He was three-time U.S. Collegiate National Champion (2000,01,02) and caption of the U. of Cal. crew in 2002. In 2003, his Oxford crew won the Boat Race. Web: http://scottfrandsen.com/

Men's Double M2x

Michael Braithwaite - Duncan, BC
Kevin Kowalyk - Winnipeg, MB

Michael Braithwaite

Birth date: March 2, 1987
Hometown: Duncan, BC
Club Affiliations: University of Toronto Rowing Club; Maple Bay Rowing Club

Interests: live music, cooking, fishing, the Vancouver Canucks

Education: Honours BA from the University of Toronto (double major in Philosophy and Cognitive Science)

Key results:

2012 - 9th in the M2x, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland

2010 - 3rd in the M1x, FISU World University Championships

2009 - 3rd in the BM1x, U23 World Championship, Racice, Czech Republic

Kevin Kowalyk

Birth date: Sept. 27, 1980

Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Club: Winnipeg Rowing Club

Key results:

2012 - 9th in the M2x, World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland

2011 - 7th in the M4-, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia

2011 - 14th in the M4-, World Cup , Lucerne, Switzerland

Alternate:

Steven van Knotsenburg

Date of Birth: Feb. 21, 1982
Home town: Beamsville, Ontario
City and country of birth:  Grimsby, ON, Canada
Rowing Club: Ridley Graduate Boat Club
Education : Brown University, Providence, RI, USA (Biology)

Key results:
2011- 3rd in the M2+, World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
2011 Pan Am medalist
2010 - 4th in the 8+, World Cup, Lucerne
2009 - 2nd in the M8+ World Championship, Poznan, Poland
2009 - 2nd World Cup III , Lucerne, Switzerland, M8+
2009 - 3rd World Cup I , Banyoles, Spain, M4X
2008 - 6th World Cup III , Lucerne, Switzerland, M4x
2008 - 4th National Championships 2008, London, ON, M1x
2007 - 14th World Championships 2007, Munich, Germany, M4x
2006 - 3rd National Championships 2006, Welland, Ontario, M2-
2005 - World Championships , Gifu, Japan, spare

Other: claims to have been Wendy's employee of the month (June 2002)