4 NSW athletes added to the 2018 Australian Under 23 Rowing Team

Four New South Wales athletes have been added to the Australian Under 23 Rowing Team to compete at the 2018 World Rowing Under 23 Championships.

Dyone Bettega, Rafaela Stalph (both Sydney University Boat Club) and coxswain Rebecca Harrisson (UTS Rowing Club) have been selected in the Women's Eight. 

UTS Rowing Club's Zac Von Appen has been selected in the Men's Coxed Four.

Both crews will be coached by ACTAS Head Coach, Nick Garratt AM (Rowing NSW Life Member).

Crew lineups below:

U23 Women's Coxed Eight
Maddison Brown (Mercantile Rowing Club / University of California, Berkeley / VIC)
Lucy Pearce (Melbourne University Boat Club / Syracuse Women's Rowing / VIC)
Eloise Parker (University of Queensland Boat Club / QLD / QAS)
Elise Franetic (Melbourne University Boat Club / VIC / VIS)
Dyone Bettega (Sydney University Boat Club / NSW)
Kate Rowan (University of Queensland Boat Club / QLD / QAS)
Rafaela Stalph (Sydney University Boat Club / Harvard / NSWIS)
Ellen Pozzi (University of Queensland Boat Club / QLD / QAS)
Coxswain: Rebecca Harrisson (UTS Rowing Club / NSW)
Coach: Nick Garratt AM (ACT Academy of Sport)

U23 Men's Coxed Four
Alexander Clarke (Mercantile Rowing Club / VIC / VIS)
Kane Grant (Adelaide Rowing Club / SA)
Fraser Pensini (University of Western Australia / WA)
Zac Von Appen (UTS Rowing Club / NSW)
Coxswain: Sarah Ben-David (Melbourne University Boat Club / VIC / VIS)
Coach: Nick Garratt AM (ACT Academy of Sport)

The World Rowing Under 23 Championships will be held in Poznan, Poland from the 25th to 29th July 2018.  We wish all crews the very best in the lead up and at the championships.