Cure Boating Club

COACHING TEAM

With years of combined rowing and coaching experience, our coaching team can offer rowing members extensive training on and off the water.

ARMIN SVOBODA

Head Coach

The Cure Club Captain and Head coach, Armin Svoboda was North Canterbury Sports Coach of the Year in 2004, and received a Services to Sport award at the Canterbury Summer Sports Awards in 2006. Armin was awarded a service blazer in 2011 for long term service to New Zealand Rowing. He offers over 30 years involvement in rowing and in 2020 was recognised by the Waimakariri District Council for his services to the community through rowing..

ALEX KENNEDY

Support Coach

Alex was in the NZ Men's Eight that competed at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He helps and supports Armin with the coaching of the Cure team