#ARC25 Day Three preview: Scullers set to ignite Lake Barrington

By Nick Jones at the Lake Barrington International Rowing Course

The 2025 Australian Rowing Championships (#ARC25) will deliver some of the most crucial racing of the regatta so far tomorrow, with small boat quarter-finals and semi-finals set to play out across the course.

The prime-time event of the day will be the Open Men’s Single Sculls semi-finals, kicking off at 10:20am AEST featuring a handful of Rowsellas.

The semi-final lineup features some of Australia’s top sculling talent, including several Reinhold Batschi National Training Centre (RBNTC) athletes. 

Among them are Marcus Della Marta (Sydney University Boat Club / RBNTC), who stroked the Australian Men’s Double Scull last year and claimed silver at #ARC24 in this event, as well as Alexander Rossi (West Australian Rowing Club / RBNTC), Johnson Daubney (Swan River Rowing Club / RBTNC), and Harry Fox (MUBC / RBNTC). 

Looking to challenge them will be 2023 World Rowing Under 23 silver medallists Nick Blackman (Adelaide University BC) and Dominic Federico (Mercantile Rowing Club), both of whom laid down quick times in Monday’s heats.

Rowing Australia’s Men’s Head Coach, Chris O’Brien, will be keeping a close watch on these races, with invitations to the upcoming Australian Selection Regatta to be sent out following #ARC25.

The top four finishers from each semi-final will progress to Thursday morning’s A Final.

Key races to watch on Wednesday include:

• Heats for the U19 Eights, racing down the course late in the afternoon

• Semi-finals for all Singles and Pairs, setting up Thursday’s medal races

• Heats for the U19 and U17 Coxed Quads and Fours

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