Rowing

Rowing Camps at Lake Jindabyne and Nepean River

Over the Term break, the Pymble Rowing Team attended their respective squad camps. Well done to all Pymble rowers that completed the camp, a challenging week that all students handled well and achieved many beneficial lessons. It was fantastic to see the crew bonding, student camaraderie and sisterhood that developed during the camp, including every student improving their rowing skill and physical fitness. We look forward to watching our Pymble rowers race over the coming weeks, culminating in the Head of the River on Sunday 3 March.  

The Seniors (Year 11 and 12) travelled to Lake Jindabyne in the Snowy Mountains. In between some excellent training on the Lake built over a now sunken city, our Pymble rowers went for scenic mountain walks and conquered Mount Perisher together as a team. Following this, the Seniors continued this momentum by joining the rest of the squad at the Nepean River during the following week.

Intermediate, Junior and Learn-to-Row (LTR) Squads all travelled to the Nepean River, which is where the Women’s National Rowing team train each week. Our rowers had the opportunity to row alongside the National team and met them off the water for some inspiration! Alongside training incredibly well on the river, the rowers also got to take on squad trivia nights, karaoke and ice baths in between rows to increase their recovery.

These camp weeks are a great taste and experience of being an elite athlete. Well done to all Pymble rowers.  Go Pymble!

Lews Gray

Sports Co-ordinator – Rowing