The WPFG PSSA Team included 14 Prison Service Indoor Rowers plus a policewoman and fireman, who both joined us in Quebec at the Holiday Inn Select Hotel. After a late and tiring opening ceremony the team converged the following morning on the 27th June at the University Leval Quebec City for their individual 2,000m races.The Men's Heavyweight 40-44 class proved to be the most competitive group of the day requiring two heats to race first thing in order to bring the group down to a field of ten for the afternoon final. Jules Stout of Portland YOI raced an impressive 6:30.3 to finish fifth in the fastest race of the day. GB Fireman Andy Sangster took the gold in a time of 6:25.7. The Ladies races saw Lynn Thompson 45-49 (Durham) and Lynn Gull 50-54 (Highpoint) both in their first competitive races. Lynn Thompson took gold in her class with Lynn Gull pulling a solid 8:26.2 to take her group's gold.Linda McGregor (Aylesbury) led from the start in the Ladies Lightweight 35-39 class to take her gold in 7.52.5Tim Ellis (Dorchester) also led out early to take Gold in 6:53.4 in the Men's Lightweight 45-49 class. This left his games record of 6:47 (Barcelona '03) still standing, but was good enough to beat the 40-44 medallists in the same race.The PSSA's guest policewoman, Sue Palmer (Lancashire) rowed out the fastest GB Ladies time of 7:30.1 and took gold in the 40-44 class while achieving her PB time.Men's Heavyweight 50-54 class saw Jim Nangle (Durham) repeating his Barcelona performance to take gold in 6:52.6Mike Curtis (Channings Wood) in the Men's Heavyweight 60-64 class was another first timer in competition rowing. Following advice from other team members about pace, drag factor (he always rowed on 10) and technique, Mike showed that it pays to listen by knocking 12 seconds off his PB time! He took another gold for the GB team in 7:29.2Sue Hallahan took silver in the Ladies 40-44 class, whilst Charlotte Hodges (Aylesbury) took gold in the Ladies 20-29 group.Daniel Forder (Pentonville) rowing in his first competitive race paid the price for a very fast start by fading from second to fourth place in the last 300m of his 20-29 class.Experienced track and road runner Paul Jenkins picked up one of his four Games gold medals in his Lightweight 55-59 race.The following morning found the weary rowers paired up for 1,000 Doubles races, with their two machines linked electronically to display the average pace of each 1,000m row.Kristine Hemmings (Bullingdon) and Sue Palmer (Lancs Police) combined to take gold in the Ladies 40-49 class in 3:56. They impressively passed the 30-39 medallists in the latter stages of this combined field. The younger group included Lynda McGregor and Charlotte Hodges (Aylesbury) who took silver in the 30-39 class.The 40-49 Men's class proved to be the most competitive of the day with all teams having to row off in the morning to compete for the afternoon final. Jules Stout and Tim Ellis made the final to compete in the fastest race of the day but were pushed into fifth position (3:12) just one second behind fourth and two seconds behind the bronze medallists.Full results are on http://www.2005wpfg.org