Brendan Long
Mitchell Punch
Craig Jones
Shaun Coulton
Jason Day

Training in Verase, Italy

D.O.B

Sportsperson Most Admired and Why
Eddy Merckx, because he always went for the win

Worst Rowing “Call” Ever Heard in a Race
Can’t remember the worst but the best is “give it to me boys” from a female cox in an eight race.

Greatest Influence on Rowing Career
One of my first coaches James Russel, he helped me to discover what I was capable of.

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years
Hopefully not working very hard and earning lots of money.

Mitchell Punch



D.O.B
4 Feb 1982

Club
Canberra Rowing Club

National Rowing History
Current (2003) double and quad national champion. Various junior titles and U23 titles.

International Rowing History
1999
—4th Junior quad
2000
—6th Junior single
2001
—4th U/23 single
—1st East Asian Games single
2002
—2nd U/23 single.
—1st Commonwealth Rowing Regatta single
—1st Commonwealth Rowing Regatta quad
—14th Senior Single World Championships
2003
—Senior A quad

Scull/Sweep
Scull

Career Highlight
Winning Silver in 2002 World U23s in Genoa
Commonwealth medals

Goals/aims for 2003/04
Winning a medal in Milan 2003 worlds, making the Olympic team in double or quad, and winning a medal in Athens.

Interests (other than rowing of course!)
Architecture, painting/drawing, music, other sports

Sportsperson Most Admired and Why
Lance Armstrong – courage.

Greatest Influence on Rowing Career
Reinhold Batschi and my mum

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years
More rowing, more rowing, and professional career, and more rowing!!!!

Craig Jones



D.O.B
9 Apr 1972

Club
Canberra Rowing Club

National Rowing History
7 times National Champion 1x, 2x, 4x and Kings Cup

International Rowing History
10 years representing Australia

Scull/Sweep
Scull

Career Highlight
5 world cup medals
3 commonwealth gold medals

Goals/aims for 2003/04
Medals in Milan and the Athens Assault

Interests (other than rowing of course!)
Motor Sports, Water sports, Martial Arts, Music

Sportsperson Most Admired and Why
Mohammad Ali “I am the greatest”

Worst Rowing “Call” Ever Heard in a Race
10 to go at the 1500m mark

Greatest Influence on Rowing Career
The day I started

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years
Maybe rowing

Sportsperson Most Admired and Why
Muhammad Ali, Lance Armstrong and Steve Redgrave, all are great athletes who defied adversity to achieve excellence. They were also supreme mental strategists!!

Worst Rowing “Call” Ever Heard in a Race
“I’ve got a shotgun here and I’ll use it” – a remark by a top Australian coach.

Greatest Influence on Rowing Career
Reinhold Batchi, Nick Garratt, and Gary Merit have all had significant influence; however, the greatest would have to be my late Grandfather, for if it wasn’t for him I would never have started.

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years
—Certainly still heavily involved in rowing but as an athlete – who knows?
—Working with underprivileged children, helping them reach their full potential.
—Married, children …..well, maybe …….

Sportsperson Most Admired and Why
Ian Thorpe - his attitude towards competing and winning

Worst Rowing “Call” Ever Heard in a Race
250m to go at the 500m mark.

Greatest Influence on Rowing Career
Peter Antonie

Where You See Yourself in 10 Years
Retired!