World Rowing U23 Championships

Christian Klein, Michael Kerrigan & coach Jeremy Ivey get used to their surroundings at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Brest, Belarus. Klein and Kerrigan, who have been training at the Oklahoma City National High Performance Center, will race 17 other crews in the Ltwt Men's Pair event. Heats take place Thursday, July 22. Follow their results on www.worldrowing.com. And, check out the News 9 OKBlitz.com article on the duo.

OKC Crew Wins Repechage, Falls Short in Semi’s at Rowing World Cup III

The OKC 4- won their repechage, coming from behind to advance to the semi-finals. In that race the crew came up just short, advancing to the B Final. There they finished 3rd or 9th overall establishing that they are competitive with some of the fastest fours in the world. See full results.

OKC’s Residents Race at Rowing World Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland

Row2K shines the spotlight on Tom Peszek, Ross Grant, James Grant and Justin Stangel, four of the rowers in residence at the OKC High Performance Center who are representing the US in the Men’s 4-. The crew did well in their heat, racing against teammates in the USA “1” line-up, pulling even with this crew at the halfway point. Even though the OKC-based crew did not advance, their performance illustrates they are at a level to be competitive on the international stage.

Klein, Kerrigan Earn U23 National Team Berth, Silver at USRowing National Championships

Christian Klein and Michael Kerrigan represented the USRowing Training Center - OKC at two events this past weekend in West Windsor, NJ.

On Friday, competing in the Lightweight Men's Pair event at the U23 World Championship Trials, Klein and Kerrigan finished first in a time of 6:48.3, ahead of teammates Tyler Nase and Michael Nucci. With the win, Klein and Kerrigan will represent the United States at the U23 World Rowing Championships in Brest, Belarus July 22-25, 2010.

Less than 24 hours later, Klein and Kerrigan raced in the A Final of the Lightweight Men's Pair at the USRowing National Championships. The duo earned a silver medal, finishing 1 second (6:46.8) behind Riverside Boat Club's Matt Muffelman and Greg McKallagat (6:45.4).

Gold for Farrington at USRowing National Championships

Justion Farrington finished first place with a dominant performance in the Lightweight Men's Single Scull event at the USRowing National Championships in West Windsor, NJ on Saturday. Farrington completed the 2000 meter course in 7:06.4 ahead of second place Tim Larson of Augusta Rowing Club (7:10.5) and third place Sam Cunningham of Malta Boat Club (7:11.7).

Farrington Advances at USRowing National Championships

Justin Farrington, representing USRowing Training Center - Oklahoma City, advanced to Final A at the 2010 USRowing National Championships today in West Windsor, New Jersey. Farrington placed first in the Lightweight Men's Single Scull Repechage with a time of 7:17.25 ahead of second place Tim Larson of Augusta Rowing Club.

The Ltwt Men's 1x final is schedule for tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM. Full results for USRowing Nationals is available at powerhousetiming.com.

Live streaming of the event is available at: http://www.usrowing.org/News_Media/DownloadVideo/livesched.aspx