John XXIII Rowing Club 

Dear Rowing Families

We are entering the last few days of our competitive season, which sees our rowers compete in the All Schools State Championships on Saturday, 9 August at Champion Lakes. 

The draft runsheet has been posted on the Stack App for rowers and parents to have a look through. Rowing WA has had a meeting this morning, and the regatta will go ahead as the forecast is for rain and wind, but we ask rowers and supporters to come prepared for a wet, possibly windy regatta. 

Our House Regatta at our Canning Bridge Club House on Saturday, 23 August, and we would love it if all rowers Years 8-12 could join us for. 

Tickets for the Presentation Dinner are now available. This event will take place on Saturday, 6 September, at school. Details are below. 

Upcoming Regattas

All Schools State Championships

Congratulations to all rowers and coxswains on contributing to John XXIII Rowing this season. Regardless of results this weekend, the coaches and I hope you have had an enjoyable season, made some great friends, had some fun times on and off the water, got fitter and will be ready and raring to go when the sign-up for Season 2026 comes out at the end of the year! 

For the regatta this weekend, it will be wet and windy. Please bring a few changes of clothes, a raincoat, food for the day, and your can-do attitude. 

Presentation Dinner – Saturday, 6 September, 6:30pm

The Presentation Dinner will be held on Saturday, 6 September, commencing at 6:30pm in the Thomas More Exhibition Centre at John XXIII College. Tickets can be purchased here. 

This event provides us with a wonderful opportunity to recognise our rowers, their season and our fabulous committee. This event is for Years 9 to 12 rowers and their parents. 

Year 7 Learn to Row

The Year 7 Learn to row program will be held in Term 3, with the form to register linked here: Learn to row sign up.

Sessions will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoons. 

Once we know the number of registrations, the day will be confirmed with you via email. 

A bus leaves school at 3:30pm and leaves the boatshed to return to school at 5:30pm for a 6:00pm pick up at school. 

Sessions will commence in the week beginning Monday, 11 August. 

Please contact me if you have any queries. 

Uniforms

The new zootsuit is now in stock at the Uniform Shop. There is also a training top which can be worn under the zootsuit. The only compulsory item is the zootsuit for racing at regattas. There is stock of the old Zootsuit which can be worn. Year 8 students can wear their PE uniform to the race and are not required to purchase a zootsuit. 

Stack Team App

Please download the Stack Team App if you have not already done so. This app is one of our main avenues for communication with rowers and their parents. This is the central place for training schedules, training updates, and rowers can contact their coach in case of illness or injury and missed trainings. 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 Stack Team App onto your mobile device, then follow these simple steps:

1. Sign-up to Stack Team App. You’ll be sent an email to confirm your registration.
2. 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

Training Schedule  

*Senior refers to Years 11 and 12 

Absent from training procedure 

Asthma and Allergies

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

Claire Woolfitt

John XXIII Rowing Coordinator