The Rowers have been working hard in the heat!

Rowing

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SUMMER NEWS FROM RONCALLI ROWING

Roncalli rowers took a short break over Christmas and reconvened on January 4th for an intensive five day training camp at Lake Opuha. All rowers rowed between 100 and 150km over this time and hands were worn and bloodied. The rowers continued their training after this with 4-5 days a week leaving Timaru at 4.45am for training at Lake Opuha. On other days, and sometime same day, they trained through ergs or running. Their coaches Brian Stevenson and Geoff McCrostie have put a commendable effort into the rowers as has their manager, Mike O’Brien – none of whom presently have youngsters rowing for Roncalli.

The rowers took part in two regattas over the Summer, the Canterbury and South Island Championships.

As well as intensive training and two very successful regattas the rowers and their support crew are a super efficient moving team – derigging and transporting boats around South Canterbury and the Mackenzie without a second’s thought, setting up marquees and generally managing themselves very efficiently as they spent 9 nights away from home in various living quarters, some quite basic, over the Summer.

A selection of the top results from the Summer:

Canterbury Champs A finals

Thomas Flynn & Marty Williams – Boys U16 double sculls

Ruby Young – Women’s U19 single sculls

Jack Gibbs & Antonio Frances-Rees – Mens U19 double sculls (4th)

Kian Wills & Connor White - Boys U15 double sculls (4th)

Tyrone Cox – Men’s U19 single sculls

Antonio Frances-Rees – Men’s U19 single sculls

Isabel & Hannah Light – Girl’s Novice double sculls

Sam Sorenson, Mya Nevin – Women’s Club double sculls

Thomas Flynn – Boys U16 single sculls

Antonio Frances-Rees – Boys U17 single sculls

Tahila George, Charlotte Grant, Isabel Light, Sophie Wilson + Naeve Davidson– Girls U16 coxed quad sculls

Marty Williamson, Kian Wills, Connor White, Ollie Porter + Jemma Kierman– Boys U16 coxed quad sculls

Kian Wills, J Blakemore (TBH), Connor White, Ollie Porter + Marty Williamson– Men’s novice coxed quad sculls

Sam Sorenson, Mya Nevin – Women’s U19 double sculls

Jemma Kierman, Annabelle Scott, Tayla McKerrow, Emma Simpson + Tyrone Cox – girls U15 coxed quad sculls

Canterbury Champs Placings:

Charlotte Grant – Girls U16 single sculls (3rd)

Ruby Young – Girls U17 single sculls (3rd)

Jack Gibbs – Mens U19 single sculls (1st)

Antonio Frances-Rees, Jack Gibbs, Thomas Flynn, Tyrone Cox + Jemma Kierman - Mens U19 coxed quad sculls (3rd)

Ruby Young, Charlotte Grant – Girls U17 double sculls (2nd)

Tahila George, Isabel Light, Hannah Light, Sophie Wilson + Cameron Moffat (3rd)

South Island Champs – A Finals

Ruby Young – Women’s U19 single scull

Mya Nevin, Sam Sorenson – Women’s senior double sculls

Charlotte Grant – Girls U16 single sculls

Mya Nevin, Ruby Young – Women’s U19 double sculls

Tahila George, Charlotte Grant – Women’s U19 double sculls

Isabel Light, Hannah Light – Women’s novice double sculls

Charlotte Grant – Women’s Senior single sculls

Ruby Young - Women’s Senior single sculls

Antonio Frances-Rees – Men’s U19 single sculls

South Island Champs – Medals

Jack Gibbs – Men’s Senior Single Sculls – Silver

Tahila George, Sophie Wilson – Women’s novice double sculls – Silver

Jack Gibbs – Men’s U19 single sculls – Gold

Tahila George, Isabel Light, Hannah Light, Sophie Wilson + Jemma Kierman – women’s novice coxed quad sculls – Silver

The rowers now have 8 weeks to go to Maadi cup and its game on now.