CORRECTED VERSION: 610 rowers make a splash against breast cancer at Seattle Row for the Cure

SEATTLE – Six hundred ten rowers from 19 Seattle-area rowing clubs made a big splash in the fight against breast cancer Sunday morning at the 12th annual Row for the Cure regatta on Seattle’s Lake Union. The regatta is a benefit for the Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Seattle’s Pocock Rowing Center captured the overall regatta title, winning seven of the 34 five-and-a-half kilometer races on Lake Union. Last year’s winner, Sammamish Rowing Association along with the Seattle Rowing Center shared runner-up honors with five wins apiece. Lake Washington Rowing Club and Lake Union Crew shared third overall, finishing with four wins each.

Row for the Cure helped to kick-off October as Breast Cancer Awareness month in the Emerald City. Rowers and paddlers have already raised $57,000. Fundraising for the Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure continues through Nov. 1.

“The Row for the Cure has a long history of providing funds needed to support breast cancer screenings and treatment,” said Cheryl Shaw, executive director, Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. “We are grateful to the many men and women who organized and participated in the event this year and the donors who help us bring much needed services to the community.”

Among the participants in the annual regatta were 137 high school aged rowers in four separate events. In the men’s junior eights, Seattle’s Pocock Rowing Center captured the event title, finishing in 19:36.4, outlasting Everett Rowing Association by just 5.1 seconds. Everett finished in 19:41.3, while Redmond’s Sammamish Rowing Assoc. was third in 19:54.7. Everett’s second entry was fourth, followed by Pocock’s second entry.

In the women’s junior eights, Sammamish finished in the top spot, edging Everett by just 5.2 seconds. Everett secured second place with a time of 21:27.3. Pocock was third in 22:30.5.

In the master’s events, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Anna Cummins and husband Bob Cummins rowing for Seattle’s Pocock Rowing Center captured the mixed masters double sculls title in 23:34.6. The two former US National Team rowers downed Seattle’s Lake Union Crew by 7.9 seconds.

In other masters rowing action on Lake Union, Pocock Rowing Center won the women’s masters eights, while Sammamish Rowing Association won the men’s masters eights.

The local breast cancer fundraiser has grown to become the largest benefit rowing regatta on the West Coast and is among the top third-party fundraisers of the Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. In partnership with USRowing and the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, the local regatta has raised over a half-million dollars for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and is among regattas in 16 states and Germany that have generated over $2 million for Komen affiliates.

Rowers are encouraged to contribute at least $150, the cost of a mammogram. Secure online donations to Susan G. Komen for the Cure through Row for the Cure can be made until Nov. 1 by visiting www.rowforthecure.com/seattle

About Row for the Cure®
Row for the Cure® is the rowing and paddling community’s fight against breast cancer. In partnership with USRowing, Row for the Cure regattas take place annually in 16 U.S. states and since 1994 have raised over $2 million exclusively for local affiliates of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. Seattle’s Row for the Cure is held annually in cooperation with the George Pocock Rowing Foundation and benefits the Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. To learn more about Row for the Cure or to make a financial gift in the fight against breast cancer on behalf of a rower or paddler in your community, visit www.rowforthecure.com/seattle

Seattle Row for the Cure Sponsors
Christie Law Group, H.D. Fowler Company, Pocock Racing Shells, Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland PLLC, Skellenger Bender P.S., Starbucks Coffee Company, Sweeney, Conrad P.S., Columbia Bank,
The Commerce Bank of Washington, Foss Maritime, SHKS Architects.

Seattle Row for the Cure
Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011
Lake Union, Seattle, Wash.
All Races 5.5 Kilometers

Men’s Rowing
Men’s Junior Eight: 1. Pocock Rowing Center (Shure) 19:36.4; 2. Everett Rowing Assoc. (Olson) 19:41.3; 3. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. (Rouhana) 19:54.7; 4. Everett Rowing Assoc. (Helms) 21:00.2; 5. Pocock Rowing Center (Rowbotham) 22:40.7; 6. Pocock Rowing Center (French) DNF

Men’s Masters Eight: 1. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. (Hall) 18:25.0; 2. Lake Washington Rowing Club (Country) 21.24.3

Men’s Masters Four with Coxswain: 1. Pocock Rowing Center (Bennion) 20:18.5; 2. Pocock Rowing Center (Wheeler) 20:54.7; 3. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. (Pearson) 20:58.0; 4. Bainbridge Island Rowing Club (Olason) 21:25.6; 5. Pocock Rowing Center (McCabe) DNF

Men’s Masters Quadruple Sculls: 1. Pocock Rowing Center (Leet) 20:59.1; 2. Pocock Rowing Center (Koerner) 21:51.6

Men’s Open Double Sculls: 1. Seattle Rowing Center (Hahn)23:30.4

Men’s Masters Double Sculls: 1. Pocock Rowing Center (Perkins)22:16.7; 2. Green Lake Crew (Niemeyer) 27:06.0

Men’s Open Single Sculls: 1. Seattle Rowing Center (Greer) 22:29.5; 2. Pocock Rowing Center (Vanbolt) 23:05.2; 3. Seattle Rowing Center (Wales) 23:14.9; 4. Seattle Rowing Center (Lai) 26:24.1

Men’s Masters Single Sculls: 1. Renton Rowing Club (McCleary) 25:04.1; 2. Pocock Rowing Center (Peters) 25:17.6; 3. Heacox (unaffiliated) 25:57.7; 4. Lake Washington Rowing Club (Domingo) 26:20.8; 5. Lake Union Crew (Dohany) 36:30.6

Women’s Rowing
Women’s Junior Eight: 1. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. (Tilles) 21:22.1; 2. Everett Rowing Assoc. (Rogers) 21:27.3; 3. Pocock Rowing Center (Nitz) 22:30.5; 4. Everett Rowing Assoc. (Einarsson) 22:59.7; 5. Pocock Rowing Center (Wood) 23:09.4; 6. Pocock Rowing Center (Murphy) 24:36.4; 7. Holy Names Academy (Tanner) 27:58.5

Women’s Masters Eight: 1. Pocock Rowing Center (Barry) 21:15.2; 2. Lake Union Crew (Thompson) 21:56.3; 3. Lake Union Crew (Weigum) 22:17.6; 4. Bainbridge Island Rowing Club (Stewart) 22:33.3; 5. Lake Washington Rowing Club (Sandstrom) 22:38.7; 6. Lake Union Crew (Milt) 22:57.2; 7. Mount Baker Rowing Center (Safranek) 23:24.0; 8. Lake Union Crew (Leak) 23:24.6; 9. Martha’s Moms Rowing Club (Gulick) 23:53.4; 10. Conibear Rowing Club (Eshom) 24:25.0

Women’s Masters Novice Eight: 1. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. (McGinnis) 26:19.1

Women’s Junior Four with Coxswain: 1. Everett Rowing Assoc. (Pingree)25:31.1; 2. Bainbridge Island Rowing Club (Olason) 26:19.2; 3. Holy Names Academy (Adam) 26:25.5; 4. Holy Names Academy (Causbie) 28:24.1

Women’s Masters Four with Coxswain: 1. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. (Sheehan)24:09.6; 2. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. (Jonas) 25:28.6; 3. Martha’s Moms Rowing Club (Bolin) 25:31.8; 4. Martha’s Moms Rowing Club (Smith) 29:55.1

Women’s Open Pair: 1. Seattle Rowing Center (Ernst) 27:44.1

Women’s Junior Quadruple Sculls with Coxswain: 1. Holy Names Academy (Fish) 25:33.8

Women’s Masters Quadruple Sculls: 1. Lake Union Crew (Sullivan) 22:21.5; 2. Lake Union Crew (Sternberg) 22:31.8; 3. Montlake Rowing Club (Hodel) 23:36.4; 4. Green Lake Crew (Ventenbergs) 23:58.7; 5. Mount Baker Rowing Center (Stachowiak) 24:21.1; 6. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. (Cavalier) 25:38.7; 7. Pocock Rowing Center (Foster) 25:52.0; 8. Vashon Island Rowing Club (Rothermel) 26:37.5; 9. Pocock Rowing Center (Mulkern) 27:03.0; 10. Lake Union Crew (Namkung) 29:23.0; 11. Lake Union Crew (Rudolph) DNF

Women’s Open Double Sculls: 1. Seattle Rowing Center (Lukas)26:49.5; 2. Holy Names Academy (Robb-Linse) 27:14.0

Women’s Masters Double Sculls: 1. Lake Union Crew (Parker) 25:30.6; 2. Lake Union Crew (Schwefel) 25:49.8; 3. Lake Washington Rowing Club (Rogers) 26:50.8; 4. Conibear Rowing Club (Ronda) 27:21.8; 5. Pocock Rowing Center (Ladd) 27:51.3; 6. Pocock Rowing Center (Kahan) 30:32.0

Women’s Open Single Sculls: 1. Lake Washington Rowing Club (Simons) 26:22.7; 2. Seattle Rowing Center (Goldader) 26:51.6; 3. Pocock Rowing Center (Embick) 27:42.3; 4. Seattle Rowing Center (Framson) 28:39.0; 5. Seattle Rowing Center (Jaffe) 30:25.4

Women’s Masters Single Sculls: 1. Pocock Rowing Center (Stone) 31:12.5

Mixed Gender Rowing
Mixed Masters Eight: 1. Lake Union Crew (Fejta ) 21:32.5; 2. Lake Washington Rowing Club (Harshman) 21:39.1; 3. Mount Baker Rowing Center (Johnson) 22:32.7; 4. Green Lake Crew (Pinnick) 23:21.2; 5. Starbucks (Foxley) 24:00.0; 6. Bainbridge Island Rowing Club (Dahn) 24:41.5; 7. Lake Union Crew(Puljung) 24:58.8; 8. Green Lake Crew (Goble) 25:27.3; 9. Bainbridge Island Rowing Club (Shane) 25:58.3; 10. Lake Union Crew (Simon) 26:39.4; 11. Lake Union Crew (Omar) 27:11.9; 12. Everett Rowing Assoc. (Asbridge) DNF

Mixed Masters Novice Eight: 1. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. (Carson) 26:22.1

Mixed Parent/Child Eight: 1. Martha’s Moms Rowing Club (Chow) 23:49.6

Mixed Open Four with Coxswain: 1. Wagoner (unaffiliated) 23:49.5; 2. Stine (unaffiliated) 24:22.6

Mixed Masters Octet: 1. Lake Washington Rowing Club (Sheridan) 23:37.1

Mixed Open Quadruple Sculls: 1. Vashon Island Rowing Club (DeWalt) 25:11.8

Mixed Masters Quadruple Sculls: 1. Lake Union Crew (Bauman) 26:14.4

Mixed Open Double Sculls: 1. Lake Washington Rowing Club (McCarthy) 26:02.0

Mixed Masters Double Sculls: 1. Pocock Rowing Center (Cummins) 23:34.6; 2. Lake Union Crew (Mikkelsen) 23:42.5; 3. Lake Washington Rowing Club (Thoreson)23:54.9; 4. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. (Andrews) 24:53.6; 5. Vashon Island Rowing Club (Goforth) 26:21.7; 6. Mount Baker Rowing Club (Naylor) 28:05.1

Mixed Parent / Child Double Sculls: 1. Lake Union Crew (Frost) 26:58.6; 2. Lake Washington Rowing Club (Pierre-Louis) 30:26.1

Canoe / Kayak & Dragon Boat
Men’s K1 (Sea Kayak): 1. Wittrock 43:41.8

Women’s K1 (Sea Kayak): 1. Wibowo 45:43.4

Dragon Boat: 1. Dragon Boat B 37:53.1; 2. Seattle Flying Dragons 37:58.3

Overall Results
1. Pocock Rowing Center (7 wins)
2. Sammamish Rowing Assoc. & Seattle Rowing Center (5 wins each)
3. Lake Washington Rowing Club & Lake Union Crew (4 wins each)

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