Last night the government announced that Yarra Yarra Rowing Club was announced as a tier 1 site. An infected person attended that club on 14th July between 6:05am - 8:00am, and also on 15th July 2021 between 8:02am - 10:00am. Tier 1 means anyone who has visited this location during these times must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from the exposure.
Here we go again.
The boathouse is locked again and the equipment sent out to our active rowers again. It is so familiar, we do not even rush to advise members!
The Club conducted it's first school holiday rowing camp on Monday June 28th through to Thursday July 1st. The attendees were treated to excellent coaching from our coaching team of Mike McKay, Al Matthews, David Colvin and Sam Fennessy. They also were educated in goal setting by Drew Ginn, injury prevention by Meg Hester, nutrition by Siobhan Crawshay, coxing by David Colvin and finally Mercantile Rowing Club by Sam Fennessy. It was a packed program.
The Olympic team have moved up the coast to Rockhampton to train in conditions to aclimatise them for the Games.
Tobias Jurss-Lewis of the ABC reported as follows:
This month we have added profiles of some very significant members:
Anthony Walker - Interstate champion, Olympian and top bloke
Alison Withers - a naturally talented lightweight rower who won the Victoria Cup and enjoyed success at a high level
Kate Worboys - a member of the Club's historic first National Championship win for women in 1985. A landmark crew and a great achievement for Kate
The Olympic Games are only a month away so now is the time to plan your celebrations at Mercs. Join us at the Club to enjoy the racing on the big screen. Given COVID restrictions, this is a ticketed event to govern numbers.
Run Melbourne, which is a community health, & fitness event, is to be held in Melbourne on Sunday, 25 July 2021. Boathouse Drive is locked off from 4.30am to 9.30am.
