LEFT TO RIGHT ; NATALIE HILL AND OLIVIA ASHBY (IN THE BACKGROUND) JOHN PAUL COLLEGE

LEFT TO RIGHT; LEWIS MORRELL AND MATHEW BENNETT , WESTERN HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

LEFT TO RIGHT; GRACE ERIKSEN, OLIVIA ASHBY RACING.

 

School rowing crews prep for the big ‘exam’.

The school rowing season’s well under way with the Mighty River Power Junior Regatta last weekend.

“This regatta, for us, is to sort out the most competitive combinations to enter in the North Island secondary schools regatta”said Head Coach Alastair Riddle.

There were favourable results in the Under 18, and Under 16 age groups. With two firsts, 3 seconds and 2 thirds.

The most important school regattas are the 2012 North Island Secondary School Rowing Champs(NISS) mid- March and the2012 New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Champs (NZSS or ‘Maadi’) , at the end of March, which is the final ‘exam’for the rowing ‘class of 2012’, finishing the season for the year.

“ Training has been stepped up over the last few weeks “ said Rotorua Rowing Club President , Glen Reichardt “with pressure on all rowers to attain their full potential. “

At both the NISS and ‘Maadi’ regattas, rowers will be representing their school first and Rotorua Rowing Club second.Glen Reichardt had this to say to crews;

“You have done the club proud over the season and I know you will continue this for your schools. Go for it.”

2012 MIGHTY RIVER POWER JUNIOR REGATTA  25.26th feb 2012

RESULTS

GIRLS U18 SINGLE

A Final: placed 1st (8:52.12)Crew: JPC - Natalie Hill. Coach - Glen Reichardt

GIRLS U18 DOUBLE SCULLS

A Final: placed 3rd (7:51.78)Crew: JPC - Olivia Ashby (stroke) | Natalie Hill. Coach - Chris Pearson

BOYS U18 COXED FOUR (N)

A Final: placed 2nd (7:31.84)Crew: WHHS - Stephen Wright (stroke) | Lewis Morrell | Mathew Bennett | Conner Spackman + Keely Gauge (cox)Coach - Glen Reichardt

BOYS U18 DOUBLE SCULLS (N)

A Final: placed 2nd (7:33.72)Crew: WHHS - Lewis Morrell (stroke) | Mathew Bennett. Coach - Glen Reichardt

GIRLS U16 COXED QUAD SCULLS

A Final: placed 1st (8:03.37)Crew: JPC - Olivia Ashby (stroke) | Grace Eriksen | Georgina Hyde | Angela O'Sullivan + Delaney Phillips (cox)Coach - Chris Pearson

A Final: placed 2nd (8:06.91)Crew: WHHS  - Stacey Tamblin (stroke) | Emma Cronshaw-Hunt | Hannah Cox | Alice West + Phoebe Johnston (cox)Coach - Chris Pearson

BOYS U16 SINGLE

A Final: placed 3rd (8:27.14)Crew: RLHS - Bradley Grant. Coach - Alastair Riddle