Update from Canadian Henley
Posted on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 at 4:51 pm

The Grand Valley contingent at the Royal Canadian Henley continued to succeed on the fourth day of the regatta. Blake Donovan ‘09 and Geoff Sadek ‘09 rowed to a second place finish in the second semi-final of the Senior B Men’s Pair with a time of 7:12.51, only 0.08 seconds behind first place North Star Rowing Club at 7:12.43. Fedemex Rowing Club won the first semi-final in a time of 7:14.38. The Grand Final will be held at 2:00pm est on Saturday, August 9th. The duo also rowed to a 4th place finish in the Grand Final of the Senior B Men’s 2x on August 7th.

Also competing on August 8th, 2008 was Kelsey Arnold ‘10 for Vesper Boat Club. Kelsey rowed to a first place finish in the heats of the Senior B Women’s 4- to qualify for the Grand Final on Sunday, August 10th. In the afternoon, Kelsey rowed six seat in Vesper’s Senior B Women’s 8+, finishing in sixth place in the Grand Final. St. Catherines won the event in a time of 7:00.86.






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