ROWERS from The Armidale School took a break from their holidays to refine their skills and race in the Taree Summer Regatta on January 11 to 13, where they performed solidly.
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Competing variously in single sculls, fours and quad, the students encountered rough water from strong winds on the Friday but better prevailing conditions on Saturday and Sunday enabled the rowers to perform to their best.
The three boys Fours each won a race, with the First IV taking out both the Men’s U19/U21 Four Final and the Men’s C grade Coxed Four (Div 1).
The best performance for the girls was a handy second place in the Women’s D Grade Four – showing how well they have adapted to rowing a four which has one long sweep oar per rower, compared to a quad, where the rowers each have two sculling oars.
“The girls rowed a Four really well and will quite possibly race that instead of a quad in upcoming regattas,” TAS rowing coordinator and head coach Mr Will Caldwell said.
The regatta came on the back of a four-day training camp at nearby Oxley Island and the Head of the Clarence Regatta at Grafton in early December.
“Everything went to plan and we accomplished everything we set out to do which is not often the case due to weather, injuries or fatigue,” Caldwell said.
Training on Malpas Dam at Guyra will resume with the new school year, before the NSW Rowing Championships on February 16, Sydney Rowing Club Regatta on March 2, the NSW Schoolgirls Head of the River on March 16 and the AAGPS Head of the River on March 23.
