Esther Briz Zamorano elected into World Rowing Athletes’ Commission

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At the World Rowing Championships, and World Rowing Coastal Championships & Beach Sprint Finals, participating athletes had the opportunity for the first time, to elect members of the World Rowing Athletes’ Commission (Read WR Article) . Esther Briz Zamorano elected into World Rowing Athletes’ Commission. (More reading also here .. insidethegames.biz)

The election of Esther Briz Zamorano has completed the World Rowing Athletes’ Commission with the Spaniard set to serve as the coastal rowing representative. The 2021 coastal rowing and beach sprints world champion was elected by participating athletes at this year’s edition of the event in Wales.

As well as excelling at coastal rowing, Briz Zamorano is decorated in the traditional disciplines. She is a 15-time national champion of Spain and three-time winner of the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Esther Briz Zamorano elected into World Rowing Athletes' Commission — Picture credit: Heraldo.es

She joins Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Emma Twigg of New Zealand, Lithuanian silver medallist from Rio 2016 Mindaugas Griškonis, Niels Van Zandweghe of Belgium and Para rowing representative Benjamin Pritchard of Britain on the Commission.

The Athletes’ Commission is made up of 10 members in total, who are active or recently retired athletes.

Of the 5 seats which were elected, 4 athletes (with 1 position reserved for para rowing) representing the classic or so called flatwater rowing were voted in at World Rowing Championships, and the remaining seat at the World Rowing Coastal Championships & Beach Sprint Finals:

Emma Twigg, New Zealand
Mindaugas Griskonis, Lithuania
Niels van Zandweghe, Belgium
Bejamin Pritchard, Great Britain (Para rowing representative)
Esther Briz Zamorano, Spain (Coastal rowing representative)

Following the elections, the remaining five members were appointed by the World Rowing Council, taking into consideration different factors such as knowledge transfer (continuity), skills, gender balance and universality:

Frida Svensson, Sweden (re-appointed)
Julia Michalska-Plotkowiak, Poland (re-appointed)
Robin Prendes, United States of America (re-appointed)
Luke Letcher, Australia
Nazanin Malaei, Iran

The representatives will have the opportunity to voice their ideas and concerns within the commission. The commission chair – who will be elected by the new Athletes Commission and ratified by the Council – will sit on the World Rowing Council and Executive Committee.