The Australian Junior Rowing Team has performed well on the first day of the 2010 World Junior Rowing Championships in Racice, Czech Republic.

Australia has six crews competing in the regatta and all crews were in action, chasing both places in the semi-finals and finals.

The women’s double scull crew of Madeleine Edmunds (QLD) and Jessica Hall (QLD) won their heat of the women’s double scull to progress to the semi-finals in an excellent performance.

Australia was in second place for the majority of the race, but passed Greece at the 1500m mark and cruised to victory, winning in a time of 7:36.15.

Joining the women’s double scull in the semi-final stage of the regatta were the men’s coxed four, who finished second in their heat behind Italy.

Coxed by Jack Alpe (QLD), the crew of Thomas Amies (QLD), David Watts (WA), Matt Cochran (WA) and Angus Moore (ACT) crossed the line in 6:52.68.

Hannah Vermeersch (WA), Emma Basher (SA), Olympia Aldersey (SA) and Natasha Gay (WA) finished second in their heat of the women’s four and will row in a repechage on Friday.

Both the men’s four of Louis Snelson (NSW), Michael Bernerius (NSW), Aaron Wright (NSW) and Thomas Gunton (NSW) and the men’s quad scull of Thomas Sacre (NSW), Cameron Smith (QLD), Andrew Curnow (VIC) and Nicholas Wheatley (NSW) finished in third place and will row a repechage, while the women’s quad scull of Eleanor Wilson (QLD), Katrina Bateman (VIC), Chloe Hill (QLD) and Regan Spark (QLD) finished six to also book a repechage row.
The second day of the regatta will commence on Friday morning.