13 Facts About Haimish Karrasch

Haimish John Karrasch was born on 27 January 1976 and is an Australian former rower.

Haimish Karrasch was a nine-time Queensland state representative, an eight-time Australian national champion, a dual Olympian and won a silver medal at the 1999 World Rowing Championships.

Haimish Karrasch made his first Queensland state appearance in the 1994 youth eight contesting the Noel Wilkinson Trophy at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.

Haimish Karrasch raced in further Queensland lightweight fours in 1997,1998,1999,2002,2003 and 2004.

In 2000 Haimish Karrasch contested and won the President's Cup - the Interstate single sculls championship as the Queensland state representative.

In 1996 in a composite Australian selection crew Haimish Karrasch won the national lightweight coxless four title at the Australian Championships.

In 2003 Haimish Karrasch was a member of the Australian Institute of Sport's lightweight four that won the Australian championship at Lake Barrington.

Haimish Karrasch made his Australian representative debut at age eighteen the 1994 World Rowing U23 Championships in Paris in an Australian junior double scull which finished in twelfth place.

At the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere, Finland Haimish Karrasch was elevated to the senior squad when he rowed in the lightweight quad scull which finished in sixth place.

In 1997 still eligible for the World Rowing U23 Championships Haimish Karrasch was Australia's lightweight single-sculling representative in Milan.

In 1998 Haimish Karrasch held his position as Australia's lightweight single sculler and rowed at two World Rowing Cups in Europe and then at the 1998 World Rowing Championships in Cologne to fourth place.

At St Catharine's 1999 Haimish Karrasch was paired up with Bruce Hick in the double scull.

Haimish Karrasch was in the stroke seat for their heat win and they showed great form in the final into a tough headwind taking the silver medal behind the Italians.