Balmain rowers win silver, bronze at the Tricketts
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5 MAY 10 @ 10:00AM
BY MARK GERTSKIS
Balmain Rowing Club's Lucy Blakemore, Renate Ijpma, Anna Bauweraerts and Sheila Donnelly, who came equal third in the Trickett Championships.
A crew from the Balmain Rowing Club survived a neck-and-neck tussle to take out the silver medal at the Edward Trickett Championships last month.
The Men’s B Grade Quad Scull came in second place by just 0.03 seconds in the regatta, which took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith.
With eventual race winners Mosman already three boat lengths in front halfway through the race, it was left to crews from Balmain and Macquarie University to battle it out for second.
Made up of Josh Bray, Brett Fountain, James Waldersee and club captain Liam James, the Balmain scull was two-thirds of a boat length in front of the students after 1000m. With 150m to go, however, Macquarie edged ahead and only a powerful sprint from Balmain ensured they came in second.
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