The Super Shark 8+ crew has been formed of a group of the top international women that are entered in the last race at this year's Head of the Charles, The Championship Eights Women. Look for them attacking the course late Sunday in the distinctively painted HAMMERHEAD Shark Boat, all sporting the Hudson Shark Team uniform. Drop by the Hudson Shark Tent to meet these great athletes and get a signed poster on Sunday from 11am to noon.
Championship Eights Women
Susan Francia - USA
2008 Olympics gold W8+
2009 World Championships gold W8+ and W2-
Erin Cafaro - USA
2008 Olympics gold W8+
2009 World Championships gold W8+ and W2-
Femke Dekker - Netherlands
2008 Olympics silver W8+
2009 World Championships gold W4-, bronze W8+
Nienke Kingma – Netherlands
2008 Olympics silver W8+
2009 World Championships gold W4-, bronze W8+
Annie Vernon - Great Britain
2008 Olympics silver 4x
2009 World Championships silver 2x
Anna Benington - Great Britain
2008 Olympics bronze 2x
2009 World Championships silver 2x
Jane Rumball – Canada
2008 Olympics fourth W8+
2006 World Championships Gold W2-
Defending Head of the Charles Winner in the Championship Eights Women
Emma Twigg - New Zealand
2009 World Championships Fourth W1x
2007 Under-23 World Championship Gold W1x
Reigning HOCR course record holder for Championship Doubles Women in 2008
Katelin Snyder (coxswain) – USA
2009 World Championships gold W8+
2007 US Women's Eight racing thier HAMMERHEAD to a Head of the Charles course record (Susan Francia in Seven seat)
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In addition to this blockbuster eight, look for some of the World’s top scullers launching their HAMMERHEAD doubles from the Hudson Shark Dock to battle it out for supremacy in the Championship Doubles Men. Six members of the Great 8+ will be teaming up to form three Shark Team Doubles. This will be the first time the world’s best scullers will race together in their preferred discipline - sculling. The presence of the Hudson Shark Team after one year will make it the largest team in Boston.
Championship Doubles Men
Alan Campbell - Great Britain
2008 Olympics fifth M1x
And
Marcel Hacker – Germany
2000 Olympics bronze M1x
2006 World Championships Silver M2x
2002 World Championships Gold M1x
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Tim Maeyens – Belgium
2008 Olympics fourth M1x
2004 Olympics sixth M1x
And
Onderj Synek - Czech Republic
2008 Olympics silver M1x
2007 World Championships sliver M1x
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Iztok Cop – Slovenia
2004 Olympics silver M2x
2000 Olympics gold M2x
1992 Olympics bronze M2-
1999 World Championships gold M2x
1995 World Championships gold M1x
And
Warren Anderson – USA
2009 US Champion M1x
2008 Olympics Alternate
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Matt Muffelman – USA
2009 World Championships silver LM8+
2008 World Championships gold LM8+
And
Dan Walsh – USA
2008 Olympics bronze M8+
