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Kelowna rowers contend at provincials

Women91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s doubles team from Kelowna Rowing Club narrowly missed medal in Victoria
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The Kelowna Rowing Club had four athletes competing at the B.C. Championships.

The Kelowna Rowing Club turned in a respectable showing at the B.C. Rowing Championships this month at Elk Lake in Victoria.

Nicole Samuelson and Jocelyn Carmichael finished a close fourth in the final of the women91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s under-19 double, just 1.8 seconds out of third place. The Kelowna duo finished the 1850m event in eight minutes 1.96 seconds.

The 12-team race was won by the Victoria City Rowing Club team who will represent B.C. at this year91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Canada Summer games.

Also representing Kelowna were Claire Benade and Toni Vandenbrink who finished fifth in B final of the women91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s open double.

The Kelowna Rowing Club also had four athletes competing in the women91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s open quad event where they finished in fifth.

The Kelowna team is coached by Dan Thompson.



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