Once more, Boston Rowing Club hosted the first assessment for the 2021-22 GB Rowing Trials for both senior and U23 athletes. The trial consisted of a free rate 2km ergo test on the Saturday, with crews making their respective cut off’s progressing to a 5km water trial the next day in singles for scullers and pairs for sweepers. As usual, the standard on display at this trial was exceptional, with a few new names appearing at the top of the times for the U23 men’s sculling category.
Callum Dixon took the top spot in the U23 men’s single racing for Twickenham RC, claiming 7th place overall. Callum has been on a considerable upward trajectory in the past few years, winning a gold medal at Under 23 Europeans this year as well as taking second place at this year’s Four’s Head as part of a Twickenham, Scullers and Nottingham composite. Furthermore, he produced a monstrous 5:51.5 2k time on the Saturday ergo test, cementing his position as a dominant figure in U23 men’s sculling for this year.
Bryn Ellery, part of a mighty Windsor Boy’s Junior Sculling programme, Bryn won the Fawley Challenge Cup twice as a junior as well as two silver medals at Junior Worlds and has since moved to Leander Club to try and carry this success into U23 level. He claimed 2nd place behind Callum in the U23 men’s 1x, as well as pulling a 6:01.0 2k on Saturday which put him 26th overall. This is a really solid start to Bryn’s season and it’ll be interesting to see on how he builds on this throughout the season.
Joseph Adamson, similarly to Bryn, also enjoyed a successful junior career, racing at the 2018 Junior World Championships in the double alongside Lawrence Joss. Furthermore, Joseph has since moved to Newcastle University where he won the Championship 4x event at BUCS regatta this year. He placed 3rd in the U23 category, 13th overall after pulling a 6:07.4 2k on Saturday. This is a strong result for Joseph to be able to move forward with to further trials this season.
All in all, this is a greatly exciting start to the 2021-22 season for these U23 men’s scullers who are clearly at an extremely high standard this year, and it’ll be interesting to see who makes the top boat when the World Championships roll around next summer,
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