Rowing Australia (RA) has released the invitation list for the National Senior Selection Trials to be conducted at the Sydney International Regatta Centre from 27 February to 6 March 2021.
An Australian Rowing Team will be announced at the conclusion of trials. This team will then compete and train in Australia, including at the upcoming 2021 Aon Australian Rowing Championships at Lake Barrington, Tasmania. RA’s approach towards competing at the Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regattas will be determined once World Rowing has made a formal announcement on these events on Monday 22 February (decision expected at 23:00 AEST).
Separately, nominations for the Australian Paralympic Rowing Team are due to be submitted to Paralympics Australia on 21 May 2021, while nominations for the Australian Olympic Rowing Team are due to be submitted to the Australian Olympic Committee on 4 June 2021.
Congratulations to the Mercs members included in the list:
- Amanda Bateman
- Jess Morrison
- James Rook
- Kat Werry
- Ben Canham
- Liam Donald
- Fergus Hamilton
- Jack Robertson
- Angus Widdicombe
- Alexandra Viney
- Alex Vuillermin
- Red Matthews