Our coach decided to pair us off in a double. Since then there has been no looking back. We instantly became a perfect match. We quite often are taken for granted at the start line of many races as our stature is generally much smaller than our competition, but because we both know that we must rely on each other the determination to pull hard with every stroke is forefront in our minds.

This summer we were named to Team BC and won 3 gold medals at the Western Canada Summer Games. We competed a few weeks later at the Royal Canadian Henely where we won a gold medal in our pair. From there we went to Montreal and won the pair and the quad at the Canada Cup. After having such a successful summer we have raised our goal to making the Canadian Junior National Team in the spring of 2000.

We are aware that this will only happen if we continue to train hard and focus every day from now until the time trials. The acknowledgement we have received from CAAWS and Nike has most definitely given us the encouragement to continue the long haul. We would also like to take this opportunity to encourage other young girls who have an Olympic dream to stay focused and push themselves as far as possible. There are times when it's very cold and rainy out on the water and it would be so easy to skip practice, but we know that paying our dues is what will get us to the podium in the sport we love. The money we have been granted will be saved to help pay our way to Croatia in 2000 as this is where the Juniour World Rowing Competitions will be held. (We're thinking positive!)

Thank you CAAWS and Nike we are thrilled to accept this grant

Sincerely,
Lindsay Jenerich
Kristin Tryon