The South Island Junior Rowing Regatta was held in Twizel on the 26th and 27th February 2022, and our rowers competed in their Wairau Club colours.

The conditions were perfect with 33 clubs and schools competing for honours.

Congratulations to all our students who competed and a huge thank you to the large support crew of coaches, parents and volunteers! 

Of the crews that made the ‘A’ finals the following placed in the top three.

GOLD

U15 Coxed Four

• Grace Straker
• Mila Van Rensberg
• Jessica Brown–Shi
• Sophia Saggers
• Molly Wilkes (cox)

U17 Coxless Pair

• Lexi Timpson
• Emma Flanagan

SILVER

U16 Coxed Four

• Jessica Bennett
• Ella Barnes
• Lilah Stallard
• Hazel Glover
• Olive Paterson (cox)
• U17 Coxless Pair
• Molly Glover
• Daisy Vavasour

BRONZE

U17 Coxed Four

• Daisy Vavasour
• Lexi Timpson
• Emma Flanagan
• Molly Glover
• Elizabeth Bowron (cox)

U18 Novice Coxed Quad Sculls

• Charlotte Thomas
• Harriet McLauchlan
• McKenzie Sampson
• Taylah Lyford
• Grace McKendry (cox)

U15 Coxed Eight

• Grace Straker
• Mila Van Rensberg
• Jessica Brown–Shi
• Sophia Saggers
• Izzy Brick
• Stella Cornelius
• Eliza Glover
• Bella Rayner
• Molly Wilkes (cox)