Ateneo Rowing Team is Ready!
Varsity Boat Race (VBR) is annual men and women rowing and kayaking flatwater race of local and international invitational Universities. This year’s VBR 2017 will run from October 3-8 in the Bukit Merah Lake, Perak, Malaysia. The competition expects at least 14 local teams and 15 teams from various universities across Asia.
LOCAL
Majlis Sukan Politeknik
Majlis Sukan Kolej Komuniti
Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Universiti Malaya
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
INTERNATIONAL
Ateneo de Manila
Chulalongkorn University
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chiang Mai University of Thailand
Nanyang Technology University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
PKS – Malaysia
Suranaree University
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
University of Colombo
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
University of Singaperbangsa Karawang
Waikato University of New Zealand
Yangon University of Economics
(list based on VBR 2016)
While Kayak features Men and Women Singles & Doubles in 500m and 1,000m, rowing will have the following eight (8) events:
M1X (Men Single Sculls) – 2000m
M2X (Men Double Sculls) – 2000m
LM4- (Lightweight Men Four) – 2000m
M8+ (Men Eight) – 2000m
W1X (Women Single Sculls) – 2000m
W2X (Women Double Sculls) – 2000m
LW4- (Lightweight Women Four) – 2000m
W8+ (Women Eight) – 2000m
The Ateneo de Manila University Rowing Team (ART) is the only representative to the VBR in the recent years. In fact, ART is the only remaining university-based Rowing team in the country. The Ateneo has also recently participated in the ASEAN Boat Race, Paoay International Regatta, and SEARF Rowing Competition.
This year’s roster is composed of the following athletes:
JASMIN, Nicanor (Head Coach)
AYCARDO, Jose Rafael L.
MATA, Diane Ross A.
BONAVITACOLA, Giuseppe A.
UMALI, Kim Justin Marty D.
BALMES, Jay Mark M.
NEPOMUCENO, Eriven Larry H.
GO, Giulia Hannele L.
CHUA, Danielle Joyce Lynn N.
LAZARO, Joseph Cornelius R.
LO, Naomi Andrea C.
MIRANDA III, Benjamin John A.
TENGCO, Shania Rejeana R.
KONG, Kezia Catherine U.
ROQUE, Francesca Beatrice U.
REDOR, Miguel Luis S.
SIBAL, Alexandra Coleen F.
REGANIT, Gabriel Lucas M.
TIONGSON, Juan Rafael R.
MANALO, Gerald Neil S.
YAO, Jishell P.
For more updates, please follow the team’s Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ateneorowingteam/ or Twitter at https://twitter.com/ADMURowingTeam.
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