News from the Rowing Sheds

New trailer

There was a lot of excitement at the Sheds last Thursday as, for the first time, we loaded up our newly acquired, customised trailer. For many not involved in rowing, this may seem mundane. But, for our Sheds, it is a significant item. There is a large amount of space for all our equipment, and significantly, we can load up to three of the Eights, unbroken! This is a huge advantage. A very big thank you to those involved in the design and construction of our new trailer, pictured here.

All Schools Regatta

A huge congratulations to all SMC Rowers for their efforts over the weekend at the All Schools Regatta held at Lake Barrington. This is a huge regatta with heats to qualify for finals for the Senior Rowers commencing on Friday afternoon.

Many Junior rowers (Year 7–9) qualified for finals in either their single or double event – well done. We also had four crews with the ninth fastest time, meaning that they just missed the cut for the eight-lane finals. “There were also several podium finishes, with a selection of results summarised below:

Senior Girl Four (Firsts): 

3rd – Ruby Wighton, Lucy Pinelli, Lucinda Washington, Grace Coad, Maggie Parker (Cox)

Year 10 Single:

Charlotte Brimfield – Heat 1st, Final 5th 

Mia Brooks – Heat 2nd, Final 7th 

Chloe Gray – Heat 3rd 

Imogen Richardson – Heat 3rd

Year 8 Quad (A):

2nd - Allegra Cole, Freya Coombe, Lucy Midson, Fox McGregor, Amy Houareau (Cox)

Senior Girl Single:

Lucinda Washington – Heat 3rd

Year 7 Single:

Alexis Barnard – Heat 1st, Final 1st

Varvara Iusupova – Heat 2nd, Final 4th

Izzy Godfrey – Heat 2nd, Final 8th 

Year 9 Single:

Matilda Cunningham – Heat 1st, Final 2nd

Evie Bresnehan – Heat 2nd

Bella Child – Heat 3rd, Final 7th 

Year 8 Single:

Lucy Midson – Heat 2nd, Final 5th 

Freya Coombe – Heat 3rd

Fox McGregor – 3rd 

Zoe Ratcliffe – Heat 1st, Final 2nd 

School Double:

Lucy Pinelli, Lucinda Washington – Heat 3rd, Final 6th 

Year 10 Four (Firsts):

3rd – Chloe Gray, Mia Brooks, Charlotte Brimfield, Rudy Robinson, Izzy Godfrey (Cox)

Year 10 Double:

Charlotte Brimfield, Mia Brooks – Heat 4th, Final 4th 

Soha Ghiasvand, Imogen Richardson – Heat 2nd, Final 6th 

Year 9 Double:

Matilda Cunningham, Evie Bresnehan – Heat 1st, Final 4th 

Bella Child, Annaliese Carter – Heat 2nd, Final 7th 

Year 8 Double:

Allegra Cole, Lucy Midson – Heat 1st, Final 2nd

Jemima Innis, Zoe Ratcliffe – Heat 2nd, Final 4th

Melita Pettersen, Chloe Plummer – Heat 3rd 

Year 7 Double:

Alexis Barnard, Fiona Allred – Heat 1st, Final 6th

Josie Tomms, Varvara Iusupova – Heat 2nd, Final 4th

Jessica McCarthy, Izzy Godfrey – Heat 1st, Final 7th

Special congratulations to Year 7 rower, Alexis Barnard, who not only won her heat but also won the final of the Year 7 single event.

Congratulations to the Junior Rowers who placed second in the Junior Shield.

Head of the River

With the very pleasing efforts and results from the All Schools Regatta, there is much excitement and anticipation leading up to the annual Head of the River, which will be rowed on Saturday 14 March. This will be the last major regatta for all of our rowers, so we are looking forward to seeing the results. Everyone is expected to be at Boat Loading and Pasta Night on Thursday 12 March to prepare for our final regatta.