I have already had 3 double rotations. I have raced with a girl called Zoe Uphill from sydney (where we came 2nd), and i have raced with another girl from Sydney called Amy Ives. We came 3rd. Finally, i raced with a fellow Victorian, Catriona Sens. We also came 3rd.
I still have one more rotation to go, so it will be very interesting to see how it goes. Currently, i am clearly ranked 8th - and they only take 6 plus an emergency - which makes the number 7. So my chances of getting selected are rather small - at this stage. But atleast i can come away with a ranking of 8th in the country. All the other girls in my sculling group are 26 years old and have either already been to the Olympics, or have raced at numerous Senior World Championships. So the standard is very high.
Today we will move into the double rotations - and i am rowing in a combination with Sally Robbins. That should be very exciting and i will keep you updated.
There are 7 scullers here, racing for seats in the Olympic team. In my heat, i came third - with the fifth fastest time. Pippa Savage - current Australian champion and Victorian Catriona Sens beat me, whilst i crossed the line 4 seconds ahead of Western Australian Sally Robbins.
This put me in a good position - for the final. However, my final wasn't that great. I came 7th - by 0.3 to 6th and a further 0.3 to 5th. So it was very close.
Olympic glory could well be on the horizon for Lisa Szatsnajder, a talented young rower whose quest to represent Australia at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing is right on course.
Sponsored by Ausmusic for the second year in a row, Melbourne girl Lisa is the current U23 Women’s Single Scull National Champion. She placed 9th in the Women’s Quad at the U23 World Championships in 2005, and returned in spectacular form in 2007 with her team to claim 2nd place and a Silver medal!
With the Olympic tryouts underway, Lisa is poised to take a seat on the national team. So far, Lisa has placed 7th in the individual competition by a margin of only 0.3 seconds behind 6th place. Next up will be the double rotation, where Lisa will be joining Western Australian rower Sally Robbins.
Ausmusic wishes Lisa all the best on her quest to win Australia gold.
Lisa is currently studying Media and Communications at Melbourne University. She began rowing at Firbank Grammar School and now rows for Banks Rowing Club in Melbourne. In 2005 Lisa represented Australia at the U23 World Championships in Amsterdam placing 9th in the Women's Quad. She also raced at the 2005 Senior World Cup placing 15th overall. Lisa is the current National Champion for the U23 Women's Single Scull. She is one of the few athletes who has rowed in every female heavy weitgh boat class in the National Interstate Regatta.
In 2007, the World Rowing Under 23 Championships were held in Strathclyde, Scotland. Lisa and her quad won Silver Medal for Australia in the 500 metres competition. Ausmusic Limited was the sponsor of the team.
Ausmusic Limited, a subsidiary of Celtex Limited Group of Companies is proud to sponsor the Australian Under 23 Women’s Quad for the competition.
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