lakehead - orillia rowers to compete at canadian championships

the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 - orillia varsity rowing team is preparing for the canadian indoor rowing championships on february 6 in mississauga, and the rowontario indoor rowing championships at ridley college on march 6.

in preparation, four varsity rowers competed at an indoor rowing competition hosted by the orillia rowing club on january 23 at crossfit orillia - a local gym. for the lakehead rowers, the competition served as an important training event. "the rowers have been training all winter in preparation for the upcoming rowing season," says ron pidgen, coach of the lakehead team. "the indoor rowing events provide an excellent measure of the effectiveness of their off-season training and fitness level."

at the recent orillia competition, lakehead rowers, lana johnston and laura miles, posted personal best times in the 2,000m race.also posting good performances were sandra best and rob hummel.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 - orillia varsity rowing team member, rob hummel, competes at the indoor rowing competition hosted by the orillia rowing club on january 23. photo: james gordan, crossfit orillia.

varsity rowing is one of two varsity sports offered at lakehead - orillia. curling is underway this fall with both women's and men's rinks, with plans for more sports to follow.

for more information about athletics at lakehead, visit http://orillia.lakeheadu.ca/ athletics-and-recreation/.