ItB次元官网网址檚 like a revolving door at the Keane household in Colwood.

No sooner did older brother Patrick finish off at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, then younger sibling Liam heads off to train for the upcoming Junior World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

The brothers, who rowed for St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 secondary through the school year and climb in boats with the Victoria City Rowing Club in the spring and summer, are taking their game to the next level rowing for Canada.

Patrick, who won Rowing CanadaB次元官网网址檚 2014 and will row for the University of Victoria Vikes next season, was part of the B次元官网网址楤B次元官网网址� final-winning Canadian menB次元官网网址檚 lightweight quadruple sculls crew last week in Bulgaria. Canada was less than a second off making the A final.

Meanwhile Liam, who is only going into Grade 11 at St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚, is training this week in Ontario until heading to Rio for the junior worlds, Aug. 4 to 9.

Coming off a successful winter-spring season where he made the podium at every regatta, from the Brentwood and Shawnigan regattas to high school nationals, he is excited to test his mettle at the world juniors.

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This season was a question mark for the talented younger brother. Following a successful last summer, he had knee surgery in November to repair a bone spur, but got back in the boat in December.

B次元官网网址淚 said to myself, why not try out for the junior national team?B次元官网网址� Liam said. B次元官网网址淏ut throughout the year my scores got pretty good and I got faster.B次元官网网址�

That speed helped him win the U-17 division at the indoor nationals to start this season. He followed with a second-place finish with the menB次元官网网址檚 U17 eights crew at the Brentwood Regatta and a win with Patrick in the quad event B次元官网网址� older brother won gold in the U19 singles.

The Shawnigan Regatta saw Liam part of the winning eights and quad boats and the siblings took second in U19 menB次元官网网址檚 doubles, an event they had only practised once before, Liam said. B次元官网网址淚t was a lot of fun racing with him this season,B次元官网网址� he added of rowing with Patrick.

After winning the U17 singles at the high school nationals on the same course as the Henley, Liam rowed time trials for junior nationals the day after and made his way into the top four, which surprised him.

B次元官网网址淚t was a super rush. I didnB次元官网网址檛 expect to do that well for Grade 10, going up against Grade 11s and 12s,B次元官网网址� he said.

The goal is now a reality, and heB次元官网网址檒l have his chance to reach for the next rung on the rowing ladder next week.

The busy summer continues after that, with the brothers, along with fellow West Shore rower Emma Gribbon of Langford, set to compete for B.C. at the Western Canada Summer Games in Fort MacMurray, Alta. Aug. 14 to 16.

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