The Christchurch Girls High School/ Te Kura o Hine Waiora Maadi squad went away to Twizel on Thursday the 14th of March.

They started the week with some training rows getting ready for the racing to kick off on Monday. 15 Christchurch Girls High School/ Te Kura o Hine Waiora boats raced at Maadi across a variety of events, with 5 of these getting through to B finals and 6 getting through to A finals.

The girl's u18 novice coxed eight received an amazing silver medal on Friday morning. The girls did an awesome job sitting only 2 seconds behind St Margaret's College, the first place.

The crew: Sofia Robertson (stroke), Grier Bowman, Amelie Scrymgeour, Kaitlyn Mercer, Hadassah Timo, Micahlei Timo, Ella Tucker, Emily Shearer + Zoe Sullivan (cox).  Coached by: Alice Drummond & Ruby Burge.

The girl's u18 coxed eight won gold, making history for Christchurch Girls High School/ Te Kura o Hine Waiora, and receiving the Levin Jubilee Cup for the first time on Saturday afternoon. The crew: Keira Wolff (stroke), Kate Ryall, Marlie Ross, Holly E Smith, Elsie Loe, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton, Isabelle Williamson, Kate Smith + Sofia Bohm (cox) Coached by: Dave Hatton & Andrew Blake.

Throughout the week the girls also had some fun activities not rowing-related, such as themed dress-up nights, Christchurch Girls High School/ Te Kura o Hine Waiora spirit decoration, banner competition, parade, and more. At the end of the week, our school mascot also won the dance competition with one of our amazing supporters, Mia Grieve being under the costume. The girls had a huge crowd of supporters down in Twizel amongst the 10,000 spectators that attended.

Overall Christchurch Girls High School/ Te Kura o Hine Waiora performed very well on and off the water down in Twizel and should be very pleased with their achievements.

A huge thank you to the coaches and all the helpers throughout the season.

By Sofia Bohm