John XXIII Rowing Club 

Dear Rowing Families

The has been plenty of racing in the last few weeks of term, with the 4th IGSSA Regatta and the 1st AllSchools regatta held on the weekend. 

This coming weekend, our girls’ squad race in the Head of the River, the culmination of months of training and racing and for a large group of our rowers, our Year 12s last Head of the River campaign comes to an end. 

The boys’ squad takes to unfamiliar waters as they compete in a long-distance race, the Guildford to Garrett Road race on Sunday morning. 

I’m sure both squads are excited and a little daunted by the events, however, they have prepared well and we wish them every success on the water! 

Our Year 8s performed exceptionally well at the All Schools Regatta last Sunday, along with the boys’ squad. The Year 8s get another opportunity to race in the upcoming All Schools Regatta on Saturday, 27 June. Sign up for the boys’ squad, and the Year 8s are linked below. 

IGSSA Regatta

The penultimate IGGSA regatta on Saturday saw a bit of breeze test the crews, but our crews showed great spirit and, despite the change in crew make-up due to Music Camp.

Our results were: 

We wish all JTC Girls and crews the best for the Head of River and we can’t wait to see you on the water.   If you can’t make it out to the Head of the River, you can watch all the action on the livestream here:  IGSSA Head Of The River 2026

All Schools Regatta 

Our boys’ squad and Year 8s took to the water on Sunday for their first regatta this year. The breeze was a little pesky cross-headwind, but our crews handled it well, and the regatta ran smoothly. 

With a few students out for Music Camp, some combinations hadn’t rowed together much, but all crews did a great job in their races. Our attention turns to the long-distance Guildford to Garrett Road this weekend and All Schools Regatta #2 on Saturday 27 June.

Sign up for the All Schools and Mettams regatta is here: Regatta sign up 

Please do this ASAP as entries are due on Monday 22 June. 

Results from Sunday’s Regatta

Other news

The Mettams long-distance race at Canning Bridge is on the first Sunday of the holidays and sign-up is here: 

Regatta Sign up

Training days 

Due to the IGSSA regatta calendar and boat loading, our calendar is mixed up for the Year 9s and 10s and is no longer on alternate weeks for the boys and girls. Please refer to the calendar on STACK in the ‘Documents’ section for your Friday training days.

With all that activity, please stay as healthy as possible. Get as much sleep as possible, stay hydrated, eat well and keep up the hand hygiene. 

Remember, if you can’t make a session, please email Claire.woolfitt@johnxxiii.edu.au, or jimmy.oregan@johnxxiii.edu.au for the Girls Squad or lauren.strong@johnxxiii.edu.au for the Boys Squad. 

Year 8 Learn to Row 

The Year 8 Learn to Row students had some great races on the weekend and impressed everyone who watched. There is one more week of training, so please come down to any of the sessions, Tuesday morning or afternoon (I need to know if you are attending for transport reasons) or Wednesday morning. 

Please let me know if you are keen to race in the next All Schools Regatta, the timings will be approximately the same, mixed quad first up at 8:30am, girl’s quad around 1:00pm and boy’s quad around 2:30pm. Please note down if you are only available in the morning or afternoon.

All Schools #2 Regatta Sign-up

Please contact me at: claire.woolfitt@johnxxiii.edu.au if you have any queries. 

Year 8’s row in their PE uniform, and there is no need for them to purchase any rowing uniform. 

The STACK group is up and running, and the student and the parent who registered them will have received an email from STACK. 

Uniforms

The new zootsuit is now in stock at the Uniform Shop. There is also a training top that can be worn under the zootsuit, and a ¼-zip fleece. The only compulsory item is the Zootsuit for racing at regattas.  There is a stock of the old zootsuits that can be worn for training. 

Stack Team App

This App is one of our main avenues for communication with rowers and their parents. Please download the ‘Stack Team App’ on your phone, as this is the central place for training schedules, training updates, access to the rowing handbook, to name a few. It is important that all rowers and parents have access.

To get this app please go to the App Store or Google Play and download the Stack Team App onto your mobile device, then follow these simple steps:

• Sign-up to 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.

Buses

• Pick up: 5:05am at College Bus shelter
• Return: 7:30am from Boatshed

2026 Rowing Club Registrations are open for Years 9 to 12 

It's never too late to register; the John XXIII Rowing Club welcomes existing and new members for our 2026 season.

Registrations are still open. Please complete the online Registration form by clicking on the link: JTC Rowing Registration for 2026 – Fill out form

Those who have not rowed before, or who would like to be a coxswain and represent the College, are also encouraged to join. 

 2026 (Term 2) Rowing Training Schedule  

Key Rowing Events 2026

Absent from training procedure 

Asthma and Allergies

All rowers with asthma or allergies, please remember to bring your asthma puffers, EpiPens, or required medication to all sessions. 

Claire Woolfitt

John XXIII Rowing Coordinator