90th Anniversary. In This Issue: 90th Anniversary. Celebration. Membership / Registration Update. Canada Summer Games

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1 April 2017 Issue Sixteen 90th Anniversary In This Issue: 90th Anniversary Celebration Membership / Registration Update Canada Summer Games ROWONTARIO Club Elite What is it? Programmes / Classes / Events * Row4Heart * Erg Classes * Coxie Clinic * Coaches * Westdale HS s Erg-a-thon & Chili Cook-Off Operational Issues Results History Corner Classifieds Dates at a Glance Leander Boat Club Celebrates it s 90th Anniversary in 2017

2 Next month, Leander celebrates 90 years as a boat Come celebrate the steep heritage of Leander Boat Club as we commemorate 90 years of operation on Saturday May 20th 2017 The date is fast approaching. To avoid disappointment, buy your tickets today! Adults $90 25 & Under $60

3 Call for Photos Thank you for so many wonderful contributions to what will be a wonderful picture walk of memories. Please continue to send your pictures to Leander via the link provided below. Please send all photos to: leander90th@gmail.com

4 HOW TO REGISTER YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR PROGRAM ON REGATTA CENTRAL STEPS: Login to your account if you do not have one create one Top right corner search bar type in Leander Boat Club and choose Hamilton, ON Click either Memberships (Masters, Senior, U23, Junior) OR Programs & Classes (Row4Heart, Bantam, High School, Learn-to-Row, Private Lessons) Choose the option that suits your rowing season. If you are a high school student who wishes to row year round and competitive please choose Junior Full year. Continue to payment. HOW TO REGISTER YOUR ROWING CANADA MEMBERSHIP STEPS: 2FPersonDashboard.aspx Login to your account if you do not have one create one Under the tab (located in red bar across top of page) click on JOIN/REGISTER ½ way down the page under ROLES find MEMBERSHIP go to far right of Membership and click on JOIN NEW PROGRAM Click on ONTARIO and LEANDER BOAT CLUB Scroll down to find your membership or program that you have already paid for in Regatta Central and click on JOIN Please note that both the regattacentral.com and rowingcanada.org memberships have to match (must be identical) for your to register fully There is NO PAYMENT required here

5 HOW TO REGISTER YOUR HIGH SCHOOL ROWING MEMBERSHIP STEPS: Login to your account if you do not have one create one Top right corner search bar type in Leander Boat Club and choose Hamilton, ON Click either Programs & Classes (High School) Choose the option that suits your rowing season. If you are a high school student who wishes to row year round and competitive please choose Junior Full year from the Memberships heading instead of Programs & Classes. Continue to payment. CONGRATULATIONS ON JOINING LEANDER BOAT CLUB S SEASON. If you have any questions or difficulty getting set up, please contact me, Jayne Scala at leander.clerk@gmail.com and I will you back or send your phone number so I can call you!

6 What about all my other stuff? Registrations, memberships, programs & classes please register asap as you will not be able to go on the water until your membership is paid in full on regattacentral.com Lockers are available and we reduced the rates so that our members could take advantage and use them. The cost is for the whole year starting April 1 st to March 31 st, Go to Banquet tickets for the Leander Boat Club 90 th Anniversary are available for sale on effective immediately. Cost is $90 for Adults and $60 for 25 yrs and younger. Storage of shells inside and outside is available. Please note that you must be a registered member for the rowing season in order to store your shell at the club. Indoor storage membership must be current. Register at ROW CANADA REGISTRATION to be completed by April 1 st also or at the time of your membership purchase. Please go to membership.rowingcanada.org/account/login?returnurl=%2flgc%2fsecure% 2FPersonDashboard.aspx Here you will register or sign into your existing account. Please register using the exact same category that you paid for in Regatta Central.

7 The Canada Summer Games occurs every 4 years and has proven to be a foundational athletic building block for LBC athletes. In the past we have seen three Leander athletes make it to the games. Doug Csima raced in the 2005 summer games for Ontario. The team won the games that summer and the experience launched Doug's impressive national team and eventual Olympic career. Doug Csima (20 yrs old) left, and Brandon Batey compete at the Canada Summer Games Doug Csima, LBC Taylor Perry, LBC Taylor Perry raced in the 2013 summer games for New Brunswick dominating the men's 1x and moved very quickly to the national team, winning a world championship in the U23 Men's 4x soon after. LBC s Doug Csima (27 yers old 6 seat) winning a silver medal in the 2012 Olympic games Left to right: Taylor Perry, Graham Peeters, Karl Zimmerman (LBC member), Matthew Finley Canada, Gold, Mens Quadruple Sculls, 2015 World Rowing Under 23 Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria Taylor Perry gold medal M1x event Canada Summe Games in Sherbroke, Que. 2013, 20 years old Westdale HS graduate, Andrew Ireland competed for- Team Ontario at the 2001 CSGs. He went on to win U23 World's M8+ Gold, multiple Sr. World's medals, and was a spare at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

8 The ROWONTARIO Club Elite Program was initiated in 2015 to provide club athletes and their coaches at the high performance level, the opportunity to train and learn with their peers from other clubs. Club Elite athletes are identified when they achieve a minimum standard on their 2k RADAR submission. One month prior to each Club Elite Camp, RADAR scores are evaluated and an updated Club Elite Athlete List is developed. An is sent to the Head Coach of each club identifying athletes that have achieved Club Elite status. Athletes are not invited directly but the Club s Head Coach is able to invite their coaches and identified athletes to participate in the upcoming Club Elite Camp. Mike Purcer, Director of High Performance and Coach Development, who coordinates the Club Elite Program, s a Club Elite Camp Schedule to invited athletes and coaches and works with the host club to manage the camp. The goal of the Club Elite program is to provide high performance athletes and their coaches additional opportunities for training and racing and increase the level of rowing in Ontario. High performance athletes require top level equipment and coaching as well as a challenging regatta schedule and ROWONTARIO recommends additional training in small boats (singles and pairs). Club Elite Standards Table OPEN MEN LIGHT MEN 74kg max. OPEN WOMEN LIGHT WOMEN 61kg max. Senior 6:14.0 6:38.0 7:13.0 7:34.0 U23 6:18.0 6:42.0 7:18.0 7:39.0 U21 6:22.0 6:47.0 7:23.0 7:44.0 U19 6:27.0 6:51.0 7:28.0 7:49.0 Just one more reason to keep tracking your performance and development on RADAR.

9 **Extended Timeline** HIGH SCHOOL ROWERS & PARENTS CHALLENGE Leander s Row4Heart Program is challenging each High School in our program to commit an 8 person team to Row4Heart and spaces are filling up fast! Rowers, get 8 parents together to represent your school this summer in our Row4Heart Program and Regatta. Cost is $250+HST Parents will row with their crew 1 night a week for 8 weeks plus 1 week for orientation. We will finish up with a Regatta at Leander where you will see a minimum of 3 races. We will have a luncheon and awards banquet following the heats. Each school can also have a Coxie this is your chance to yell at parents and not get into trouble! Each Coxie will be paid for their role. Start recruiting your parents today! Parents, no experience required. Grab some friends, make a crew now and submit your team to leander.clerk@gmail.com Don t wait, do it now!

10 Big updates this year include a 9 week program (increased from 8) and new shoes in all the Row4Heart boats! Do you want to have a chance to coach your own crews? Or coxie for a team? Look no further! We are now looking for people interested in coaching or coxying our row for heart crews starting in May until July! If you have an interest in being a coach or coxie please Andrea Jansen at lbcrowing@gmail.com! There are a few spots left for crews! If you know someone who is interested in entering a team please have them contact Jayne at leander.clerk@gmail.com! Rowers Please distribute the flyer included with this newsletter and help create a team of 8 for the upcoming seasons Row 4 Heart program. Registration is simple: Go to Choose Row4Heart and complete the steps. Then Go to 2FSecure%2FPersonDashboard.aspx Create or sign into your Row Canada account and register here for the Row4Heart program. Thanks everyone. Our goal is 14-8's this year. Help us reach this goal. Ancaster Heritage Day Parade This year Leander will have a float in the Ancaster Heritage Day parade on June 10th! We want to show our club spirit If you would like to be a part of the parade, please contact Andrea Jansen at lbcrowing@gmail.com for more information!

11 Erg Classes Erg Classes are coming to LBC! Leander s new Erg Program will start in April with our promotional class for beginners. Our first New2Erg session will begin in May and sessions will continue to run through the summer. We intend to introduce our Erg4Fun and Erg4Fitness classes in June or July. In September 2017, we will launch our full Erg Program with over 7 different classes! Our full program will have classes for varying ages, fitness levels, and interests. LBC members will receive a discount on class fees and registration will be through RegattaCentral. These classes are to promote community, fitness, and help Leander grow! Please spread the word! And stay tuned for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Kaitlyn Akitt at leander.ergclass@gmail.com. Cost is $10+hst Signup through regattacentral.com using the link in the attached flyer included in this . Click on programs & classes and register for the ERG CLASS Class size is a max of 12 people so register now before we fill up. This is open to anyone in the club or outside of the club so please share and forward the to many people in your contact list.

12 Coxswain Clinic Thank you to everyone who attended the March 25 th coxswain clinic! It looks like we have quite a few new coxswain joining our ranks this year which is, of course, always fantastic to see. It was equally amazing to see so many experienced coxswains looking for a way to improve and develop. The plan is to run another clinic for coxswains on racing/race day, as well as one on working with their coach/crew. Due to interest from coaches, we hope to run a session on coaching coxswains/how to get the most out of your coxswains. Watch for s/facebook posts to get the dates and times for these clinics! LOST & FOUND Please note that on the 30 th of EVERY month, we will be removing and donating all lost and found items left at the club. There is too much laying around for us to continue collecting it.

13 DO YOU WANT TO COACH? BECOME CERTIFIED IN SFA/CPR w/ AED LEVEL C? LEARN TO USE THE VHF RADIOS? Please with a list of the courses you are interested in taking. We will be hosting the following courses: VHF Training / Certification learn how to use the radios learn how to deal with an emergency on / off water SFA/CPR w/aed Level C a 16 hour Red Cross training course certification is for 3 years Learn-to-Row Certication Ever want to become a coach? Leander is always needing qualified coaching staff for all seasons Need a summer job? Certification can help you find one Boat Licence Take this online Start now it s a bit tedious *Please let Jake or Jayne know ASAP if you are hoping to coach this summer!*

14 Fundraisers The Westdale Secondary School Rowing team will host two fund-raising events this April and are counting on your support! Erg-a-thon Date - Saturday April 15th 2017 Location - Fortinos Main and Dundurn location Come out and shop at Fortinos for your Easter necessities and pass by the erging athletes to show your support! Chili Cook-Off Date - Wednesday April 26th, 2017 Location - LBC Upper hall, 6pm Tickets - $20/each and are available at the door Westdale s chili cook-off is always a good time and is the primary fundraiser for Westdale HS rowing. Additionally, LBC itself benefits, as much of the earnings is funneled to capital expenses. So come out and join in on the fun as we crown the winners of best chili, best salad and best dessert and try your luck at winning one of the many door prizes and raffle items! Buy tickets from Westdale athletes or at the door! Thank you coach Tom for this submission on behalf of your team. High school coaches & programme coordinators please continue to submit any information that you want to have appear in the LBC newsletter to Jayne Scala, club administrator

15 Member s Lounge The member s lounge is located on the second story of LBC. To access the hall, use the smaller set (east flight) of stairs. Renovations are almost complete and this wonderful space will soon be open for LBC members as well as parents of junior athletes. One of our goals in part, is to provide a comfortable location for parents to use while they wait for athletes to finish their morning sessions. This location will provide a place to socialize with other parents, a room to work on laptops, have a coffee, read the paper or just enjoy the beautiful sunrise.

16 Work socks, monogrammed socks, wool knits...we don t care, just cover your water bottle please! Did you know that a lot of the damage to rowing shells arises from uncovered water bottles rattling around the interior of the boat? It s very easy to prevent. Simply cover your water bottles! A new LBC rule will include covering all on-board water bottles. Rowers will not be permitted to bring an uncovered water bottle into a rowing shell at any point effective immediately. Coaches please have an eye out as this is a club wide mandate. Thank you in advance. Rowers, we are putting a call out to you to design our 2 nd Annual High School City Championships shirt! The winner will receive their shirt for FREE! Submit your designs by April 21 st and the winner will be announced at Cities. Also, please leander.clerk@gmail.com to order your shirt today. Please indicate your name, shirt size and your school name.

17 CIRC Hershey Centre

18 Ontario Indoor Champs

19 Abbey Maillet Meaghan Dunn Mac Mens 8 CIRCs & RowOntario RowOntario CIRCs Top 10 Finishes CIRCs Mac Womens 8 3rd John Butler 4th Brynley Hanson-Wright 4th Katey Cairns 5th Cole Creaney 5th D Arcy Arends 6th Keira Allen 6th RowOntario Craig Pollock 2nd Lauren Gadsdon 4th Jessie Drzewicki 5th Jeanete Fabris-Brimble 6th Julia Velimirovic 8th Lucas Austin 10th Myma Okuda-Rayfuse 6th Lauren Gadsdon 7th James Sinclair Lucas Austin 7th 9th

20 Leander in the Fifties and Sixties History Corner During most of the fifties the sculling section at Leander led the way. During most of the fifties the sculling section at Leander led the way. The Club enjoyed some success in the Junior sweep categories at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta including wins in a Junior Heavy eight in 1953 that included the now legendary Con Andreychuk and future University of Toronto football coach Ron Murphy and the Junior 155 lb Eight in 1956 that included Con s brother Vic Andreychuk and past President Doug Patterson. Here is what they looked like in 1956: Leander Junior Heavy eight,1953

21 History Corner Leander in the Fifties and Sixties Other victories in junior sweep categories included the 145 lb Four in 1953, the 155 lb Four in 1956, the Junior Heavy Four in 1957 and the 135 lb Four in The victories in Senior sweep events were confined to a pair of wins in the 155 lb Four in 1950 and There were no victories in the Senior Heavyweight sweep boats that Leander had dominated in the 1930s and 1940s a sign perhaps that Coach Paddy Cline had lost some of his magic. In fact there were no victories for Leander in any heavyweight sweep race at the Canadian Henley between 1957 and Dominance in the heavyweight category shifted to the west where Coach Frank Read of the UBC Thunderbirds produced outstanding crews that won Olympic medals in 1956 Gold in the Four, 1960 Silver in the eight, and 1964 Gold in the pair. It was the sculling section that carried the freight for Leander in the 1950s and early 1960s. In 1955 Con Andreychuk switched from sweep to sculling. He had a disappointing year in the double that season. He returned in the single in 1956 but had not yet found his stride. In 1957 he progressed to the final in the Junior single where he lost a close race to Tony Biernacki. In 1958 Con won every single race that he entered including the Junior single at the RCHR. At the same time a lighter lad was also winning races. Having taken up sculling in 1953, Jim Roche turned a rare trifecta at the 1956 Canadian Henley where he won the Junior 145 lb and the Junior 155 lb singles and added a victory in the Junior Heavy Double with Jackie Pearce for good measure. He won the Senior 145 lb single at the Canadian Henley in 1957, 1960 and 1961 and along the way had some legendary battles with Detroit Boat Club sculler John Welchi in the Senior 155 lb single event. This is what Jim looked like in his prime: Jim Roche in his prime.

22 History Corner Leander in the Fifties and Sixties Jim and Con Andreychuk teamed up in 1959 to challenge for the right to represent Canada in the Open Double at the Pan Am Games held in Chicago that year. They were in many ways a study in contrasts: one a true heavyweight the other a lighter lightweight; one tall and the other not so much; and, one talkative you can likely guess which one! the other, a man of few words. About the only thing they shared was a gritty determination to win. That spirit carried them to victory in the Canadian Pan Am trials. Jim had emptied the tank so thoroughly that he collapsed into unconsciousness at the end of the race. In Chicago the oarsmen from other countries assumed Jim was a coxswain, an impression that was dispelled when they won their heat handily and advanced to the finals. Regrettably, finals race day brought with it a head wind off Lake Michigan which gave the heavier crews an advantage. Jim and Con placed a close fourth and to this day Con is convinced that but for the headwind they would have medalled. Claude Saunders Senior was a tall, solid, big boned giant of a man who had hands the size of a catcher s mitt. By way of contrast, his son, Claude Junior, while he shared the lankiness and the athletic prowess with his father, was 135 lbs soaking wet. Jim Roche and Claude Saunders Junior are both perfect examples of the old adage that it is not the man in the fight that matters so much as the fight in the man. Claude was a part of a number of successful sweep crews in the fifties. He was the Oarsman of the Year in He found his true calling when he took up sculling in the early sixties. In 1965 he won both the junior 145 lb single and the junior 155 lb single. In 1967 he was victorious in both the senior 135 lb single and the senior 145 lb single. The Canadian Pan Am trials were held in 1967 in the week before Henley. Claude entered the race as a warm up for the Henley. When the dust settled he had earned the right to represent Canada in the single at the 1967 Games in Winnipeg where he placed fourth in the final. Claude went on to win the senior 135 lb single at both the 1968 and 1969 Canadian Henley. Here is what he looked like in his prime with his father and sister: Royal Canadian Henley Champions 1968

23 Leander in the Fifties and Sixties History Corner During the 1950s, and for many years after that, prominent members of Leander were active in developing and maintaining important organizations in the Canadian rowing community including the national governing body then known as the CAAO (Canadian Association of Amateur Oarsmen), the CSSRA (Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association) and CORA (Central Ontario Rowing Association). Claude Saunders began his long association with the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. He was appointed the Chairman of the regatta in 1958 a post he held with distinction for 40 years until The financial condition of the Club was stable through the 1950s thanks to the popularity of the dance hall. The funds generated through the social activities put the Club in a position to build a new clubhouse when the Centennial Docks development on the harbour forced the Club to move to its current location. Even so the last $100,000 of the construction costs were financed by a number of members mortgaging their homes to complete the building. The completion of the construction of the new building was not the only significant change also saw the retirement of Leander s esteemed, long serving head coach Paddy Cline. A new chapter in the history of the Club began with the appointment of Jim Roche as head coach in George Gage

24 Description 2013 LTWT women's Levator racing single and 2013 Concept 2 low i blades for sale. Great racing shell (top 3 finishes at regional/provincial Masters events). Great boat in rough water training/racing conditions. Boat is white and has a few small superficial scratches. Reason for selling is I am too heavy for the boat now. Asking $6000 or best offer Contact: Nicola Gilles ngmphotography@gmail.com Hamilton, Ontario Canada Item Description - 2 size W medium LBC speedshorts. Never worn. - 2 size W small LBC tights. Never worn. - 3 size W small (+1 other with lining removed) and 3 size W medium LBC unisuits. Used but only ever for racing, in good condition. Contact Andrea (andreamiller815@gmail.com)

25 Upcoming Dates Long and Short Term LBC Committee Meeting April 5th 6 7pm Westdale Highschool Erg-a-thon fundraiser April 15th 2017 (Fortinos at Dundurn) Westdale Highschool Chili Cook-off April 26th 2017 Fundraiser at Leander Boat Club Club Elite Camp (SNRC Welland) April 29th, 2017 John Bennett Regatta (Buffallo) May 7th 2017 Row Ontario Club Elite Camp May 7th 2017 Ridley Head of the Martindale (single sculls only) May 13th, 2017 Row Ontario Club Elite Speed Order Regatta May 13, 2017 Mother s Day Regatta May 14th, 2017 Leander s 90th anniversary May 20th 2017 SNRC May 20th 21st, 2017 Hamilton HS Rowing Championships May 27th, 2017 Row Ontario Club Elite Camp (Kingston RC) May 27th, 2017 CSSRA Championship Regatta June 2 4th, 2017 Rowing Canada Junior National Team Trials June 5-7, 2017 Ancaster Heritage Parade (LBC float) June 10th, 2017 Try it Day June 24th 10am 2pm Row Ontario Club Elite Camp (Guelph RC) June 25, 2017 LBC Canada Day Regatta and Open House July 1st, 2017 RADAR Submission Window: Period 3 March 1st May 15th, 2017