Blackwall Duling Challenge for Adaptive Rowing
This year, The Gold Cup Foundation opted for a different approach to the Blackwall Duling Challenge, for para-rowers. The race will return to the Cooper in 2024 with a new approach to attract more athletes, and this year The Foundation presented funding directly to the US Rowing athletes going to Worlds, in honor of Christopher Blackwall and Fred Duling.
The 2023 recipients were Andrew Mangan, PR1 Men’s 1x and Maddy Eberhard, PR2 Women’s sculler and bow of the US PR2 mixed 2x. Each received a check for $2,500.00 from the Gold Cup. USRowing selected these two athletes to receive Gold Cup grants based on their elite status.
2022 Blackwell Duling Challenge Winners
Men
| Place | Bow | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Russell Gernaat (PR2) | 04:01.447 |
| 2nd | 1 | Andrew Mangan (PR1) | 04:02.663 |
Women
| Place | Bow | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Molly Moore (PR3) | 03:48.696 |
| 2nd | 3 | Madison Eberhard (PR2) | 03:59.178 |
| 3rd | 1 | Pearl Outlaw (PR3) | 04:11.966 |
2019 Blackwell Duling Challenge Winners
Men
| Place | Bow | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Blake Haxton (San Diego Rowing Club) | 4:13.548 |
| 2nd | 1 | Ron Harvey (CARP at LBRA) | 4:37.240 |
| 3rd | 4 | Ryan Owens (CRI) | 6:31.250 |
Women
| Place | Bow | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Hallie Smith (CRI) | 4:57.005 |
W-9 Documentation
You can download and print the W-9 form and then bring it with you to the regatta. You only need to print and fill out page 1.
“As an ardent advocate for expanding opportunities for US adaptive and Paralympic rowers and scullers to strive for success at the highest level, I applaud the Gold Cup Foundation’s foresightful creation of an annual Gold Cup Challenge that specifically supports the aspirations of this deserving group of athletes.
I am honored and grateful beyond words to see my name listed in the title of an official Gold Cup Challenge, alongside my good, much respected, and always inspirational friend, Fred Duling.”
“The Blackwall-Duling Challenge team have developed an exciting race format for our top Para scullers this year. That they also enthusiastically stepped up the prize purse to be on terms with the open races demonstrates their commitment to equity and inclusion, and to the success of our entire US Para team.”