John XXIII Rowing Club 

Dear Families

IGSSA Head of the River 

Last Saturday, our girl's squad competed in the IGSSA WA Head of the River at Champion Lakes. Despite the cold and wet conditions, the JTC girls made the most of the flat water, reaching podium finishes in eight out of the 13 events entered.  Congratulations to all rowers for being a part of a historic team, achieving an aggregate point score of 383 for the 2023 IGSSA season, surpassing the Rowing Club’s previous best score of 360 points in a single season. 

Special mention to our senior rowers who filled in for our Year 9 (Freshman) crews due to illness or injury.  The willingness to ensure all of our Junior crews got to race is a testament to our ‘people for others’ mentality. 

A big thank you to our parents for helping with set up, Mr Mahon, Mrs Andrews and the College staff who came down to show their support, and our coaches for their dedication and mentorship, all of which contributed to a special day.

Highlights from Head of the River 2023:

All race results can be found here. 

NUTRITION SEMINAR: Optimising Performance Using A Real Food Approach 

We invite rowing students and their families to join this informative presentation on ‘Optimising performance using a real food approach’ by Dr Nicola Lowth and Beck Newton.

Beck and Nicola are passionate, experienced dietitians committed to empowering people of all ages to improve their health and performance through real food nutrition.

This presentation will focus on the simple yet powerful strategies young rowers can take to maximise their energy, focus and performance. They will also discuss practical options for meals and snacks before, during and after training and competition to get the best out of your body. There will also be plenty of time for questions and discussion at the end.

• DATE: Monday, 24 July 2023 
• TIME: 6:00 PM 
• LOCATION: Gonzaga Barry Lecture Theatre, John XXIII Avenue, Mount Claremont
• RSVP: https://www.trybooking.com/1081622 

Stack Team App

Just a reminder, if you haven’t already, please download the ‘Stack Team App’ on your phone as this is the central place for rowing information, including schedules, training updates, and access to the rowing handbook. It is important that all rowers and parents have access.

Go to the App Store or Google Play and download Stack Team App onto your mobile device, then follow these simple steps:

• Sign-up for the Stack Team App. You’ll be sent an email to confirm your registration.
• Log in and search for JTCRC, then request to become a member.

Asthma and allergies

All rowers with asthma or allergies are reminded to bring asthma puffers, EpiPens or required medication to all sessions.

New absent from training procedure 

Changes to the training schedule 

To ensure the girls can load their trailer before each of their IGSSA regattas, the rotation for Friday morning training has changed slightly. Please note the respective Friday morning training dates below:

Diamond Fitness

We are very excited to have Diamond Fitness deliver a Strength and Conditioning program specific to rowing. To get the most out of this program, Diamond Fitness have requested that they coach our Years 10 to 12 rowers in groups no larger than 15.  This will allow them to teach good form and movement patterns which the rowers will learn for life beyond school.

To accommodate this, the boys' Wednesday morning session will run from 6am-8am, with the group split into two smaller groups rotating between the Erg session and Strength & Conditioning session. Years 10 to 12 boys will then have Wednesday afternoon off.

Years 10 to 12 girls will have their Strength & Conditioning session on Thursday afternoons 3:30pm-4:30pm.

Rowers, please note: coaches will continue to take attendance for these land training sessions and report if a rower is only turning up for Diamond Fitness and neglecting the equally valuable erg sessions.

Buses

• Pick up: 5:05am at JTC bus shelter 
• Return: 7:30am from Boatshed 

Regatta dates

Please book these in your diaries. Rowers are expected to remain at regattas for the duration of the day. 

Jerram Gibson

John XXIII Rowing Coordinator