James Kerr (rower)

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James Kerr
Personal information
Born9 April 1994
Western Australia
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportRowing
Achievements and titles
National finalsPenrith Cup 2016 - 2018.
Medal record
Men's rowing
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James Kerr (born 9 April 1994) is an Australian lightweight rower. He is a three-time Australian national champion and represented at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

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Club and state rowing

Kerr was raised in Western Australia. His senior club rowing was from the University of Western Australia. In 2016, in Uni of WA colours he won a national title in the open lightweight coxless four. [1] He won that same Australian Championship title in 2017 [2] and in 2018 took silver.

Kerr made his state representative debut for Western Australia in the 2016 lightweight four which contested the Penrith Cup at the annual Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. [3] That crew won silver. He rowed in further West Australian Penrith Cup lightweight fours in 2017 (gold) [4] and 2018.

International representative rowing

Kerr made his Australian representative debut in 2016 when he was selected in the lightweight quad scull to race at the 2016 U23 World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam. That crew placed tenth overall. [5]

In 2017, he made the Australian senior squad for the European racing season. At the World Rowing Cup II he rowed in an Australian lightweight quad which competed in the open weight division and placed tenth. Then at WRC III they raced as lightweights, made the A final and finished fifth. Three members of that crew including Kerr raced the lightweight quad at the 2017 World Rowing Championships placing overall twelfth. [5]

In 2018, Kerr made further senior squad appearance in the Australian lightweight quad at World Rowing Cup II and III in Lucerne. [5] These were his final Australian representative showings as this boat was not taken to the 2018 World Rowing Championships.

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References

  1. "2016 National Championships, Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. "2017 National Championships, Australian Rowing History". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. "2016 Interstate Championships, History of Australian Rowing". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. "2017 Interstate Championships, History of Australian Rowing". www.rowinghistory-aus.info. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "World Rowing - James KERR". World Rowing. Retrieved 9 November 2024.