On 10-12 March, the SISS Rowing Regatta was held. Christchurch Girls' High / Te Kura o Hine Waiora took a strong team of 62 rowers.

The rowers raced in heats on Friday and Saturday morning and then in the finals on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.  All the rowers demonstrated how much they had improved over the season which was fantastic to see. Not everyone crossed the line to win a medal but the rowers were all winners in the sense they finished the season holding their heads up high, rowing had improved another step, resilience was demonstrated and some races were the best crews had had all season. 

We have never had a season like it down in Twizel where all four regattas had perfect conditions and very minimal delays over the whole season.

I wish to thank all of the coaches for their hard work, the many parent helpers who helped at camps, regattas and on the committee, in particular Katrina Joseph who has tirelessly given up a lot of her time to be Chair of Rowing and to the rowers who have done the hardest work of all.

The results from the South Island Secondary Schools regatta were:

GOLD
U17 coxless pair - Belle Williamson, Katie Gardner

U17 coxed eight - Keira Wolff, Belle Williamson, Katie Gardner, Kate Ryall, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton, Holly Smith, Kate Smith, Lucy Haller coxen - Erin Kang

SILVER
U15 coxed four - Tallulah Leggett, Sienna Cochrane, Summer Smith, Laura Ryall, coxen Pippa Ford

BRONZE
U17 coxed four - Keira Wolff, Kate Ryall, Katie Gardner, Belle Williamson coxen - Erin Kang

U18 novice coxed eight - Tallulah Leggett, Paige Hickey, Summer Smith, Sienna Cochrane, Cassidy Markwick, Marlie Ross, Izzy Abley, Maggie Smith coxen - Sofia Bohm

U15 coxed eight - Lily Phan, Paige Hickey, Cassidy Markwick, Dani Clarke, Charlotte Wright, Laura Ryall, Abbey Macpherson, Molly Sevier, coxen Zoe Sullivan

U18 coxed eight - Keira Wolff, Belle Williamson, Katie Gardner, Kate Ryall, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton, Olivia Joseph, Emily Ryall, Lucy Haller coxen Pippa Ford

This year Maadi - Secondary School Rowing Nationals, will be held at Lake Karapiro from Monday 27th March - Saturday 1st April. The following rowers will be representing Christchurch Girls' High Te Kura o Hine Waiora. 

Congratulations Nina McKay, Olivia Joseph, Emily Ryall, Katie Gardner, Lucy Haller, Coco Chaffey, Kate Smith, Kate Ryall, Isabelle Williamson, Keira Wolff, Holly Smith, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton, Elsie Loe, Harriet Matthews, Frankie Leggett, Maggie Smith, Izzy Abley, Paige Hickey, Tallulah Leggett, Sienna Cochrane, Summer Smith, Lily Phan, Charlotte Wright, Laura Ryall, Marlie Ross, Cassidy Markwick, Molly Sevier, Abby Macpherson, Dani Clarke, Erin Kang, Pippa Ford, Sofia Bohm, Poppy Jarman, Zoe Sullivan.

Results for Maadi can be found on rowit.co.nz. If you have any questions with regards to rowing for the 2023/24 season please email Catherine McDermott mdc@cghs.school.nz