VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Patricia Obee continued her strong season winning both the under-23 and the womenB次元官网网址檚 open lightweight single at the RBC National Rowing Championships in Welland, Ont., over  the weekend.

Obee bettered second place Lindsay Jennerich and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Tracy Cameron in third. Obee and Jennerich recently won silver in the double at the 2011 Worlds.

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VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 David Calder paired with 2008 Olympic silver medal partner Scott Frandsen of Kelowna to win the menB次元官网网址檚 pair.

In the lightweight menB次元官网网址檚 pair, Eric Woelfl of St. Catharines, Ont., paired with Derek Vinge of Saanich to edge brothers Ben and Jacob Cushnie.

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The lightweight pair were removed safely from the waterway.

Performances at the national rowing championships are a factor in determining the Olympic training camp and to determine future training camps and teams.