The finalists for the 2016 World Rowing Awards read like a who’s who in the sport of rowing.
The high calibre list has been narrowed down following a public nomination process which closed on 9 October 2016. The public nominations then went to the World Rowing Federation, FISA Council who selected the finalists.
Finalists for the 2016 World Rowing Female Crew of the Year
- Heather Stanning, Helen Glover, Great Britain, women’s pair
- Emily Regan, Kerry Simmonds, Amanda Polk, Lauren Schmetterling, Tessa Gobbo, Meghan Musnicki, Eleanor Logan, Amanda Elmore, Katelin Snyder (coxswain), United States, women’s eight
- Kimberley Brennan, Australia, women’s single sculls
- Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozlowska, Natalia Madaj, Poland, women’s double sculls
- Annekatrin Thiele, Carina Baer, Julia Lier, Lisa Schmidla, Germany, women’s quadruple sculls
Finalists for the 2016 World Rowing Male Crew of the Year
- Pierre Houin, Jeremie Azou, France, lightweight men’s double sculls
- Eric Murray, Hamish Bond, New Zealand, men’s pair
- Lucas Tramer, Simon Schuerch, Simon Niepmann, Mario Gyr, Switzerland, lightweight men’s four
- Mahe Drysdale, New Zealand, men’s single sculls
- Martin Sinkovic, Valent Sinkovic, Croatia, men’s double sculls
Finalists for the 2016 World Rowing Para Crew of the Year
- Birgit Skarstein, Norway, para women’s single sculls
- Rachel Morris, Great Britain, para women’s single sculls
- Grace Clough, Daniel Brown, Pamela Relph, James C. Fox, James Oliver (coxswain), Great Britain, para mixed coxed four
- Roman Polianskyi, Ukraine, para men’s single sculls
- Lauren Rowles, Laurence Whiteley, Great Britain, para mixed double sculls
Finalists for the 2016 Coach of the Year
- Alexis Besancon, France
- Domenic Casey, Ireland
- Noel Donaldson, New Zealand
- Juergen Grobler, Great Britain
- Roger Barrow, South Africa
- Nikola Bralic, Croatia
Finalists for the 2016 World Rowing Distinguished Services to International Rowing
- Ron Needs, Great Britain
- Magdalena Sarbochova, Czech Republic
- Mike Spracklen, Great Britain
- John Boultbee, Australia
- Reinhold Batschi, Australia
- Annamarie Phelps, Great Britain
The award winners will be announced on 2 December 2016. The winners will then be honoured on 28 January 2017 at a gala dinner during the 2017 World Rowing Coaches Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
Report courtesy of World Rowing
