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Milestones
A timeline of key events
Australian Olympian Dan Noonan testing an early foil prototype (2017)
2016
– The first trials of concept conducted
– AIS notified of findings and test samples supplied
2017
– Product development and testing
– Product and Concept trials by RowUK and RowingNews
– Commercial product availability announced in Australia
– first testing of Randallfoils in GPS rowing by St Ignatius College (Riverview)
– First round of independent scientific tests conducted in the UK by Valery Klashnev of BioRow with 4.5 % speed increase achieved
– Second series of RANDALLfoil’s available in ‘wearex’ plastic
2018
– Application for Certification submitted to FISA
– Rowing WA officially approves the RANDALLfoil for state-based racing.
– Rowing Australia grants certification for all Australian Regatta’s
– First ‘Gold’ achieved at the NSW Masters Championship (MMCX2)
Henley Royal Regatta Stewards grant approval for use at 2018 Regatta
– FISA grant approval for use at all World Rowing events.
– RANDALLfoil design presented at the 2018 Sports Medicine and Science Conference, Berlin (link here to presentation)
2019
– Martino Goretti of Italy is the first to use the design at an international regatta.
– Martino Goretti of Italy becomes World Champion LMX1 using RANDALLfoils
– Cited in book ICE, FIRE and Physics by Dr Rebecca C. Thompson which looks at the earthly and magical science of the Game of Thrones (https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/fire-ice-and-physics)
2020
– Braca Sport offer RANDALLfoils pre-installed
2021
– Gold Hollen Becker
– Dutch National Championship
– South Africa Masters Championship
2021
– Gold Hollen Becker
– Gold Dutch National Championship
– Gold South Africa Masters Championship
– Gold USA National Championship
– GPS Head of the River
– Gold Head of the Charles
Tokyo Olympics 1st B-Final
Tokyo Paralympics 4th A-Final
2022
– Gold USA National Championship
– Gold Australian National Championship
– Gold SRAA Championship USA