GPS Rowing Report

W. A. Clubb

Saturday the 4th of March marked the annual Sydney Rowing Club regatta and saw a large turn out from many crews, clubs and schools from all throughout the state, and some overseas representatives from the Vietnam national team. For the GPS squad of the Shore boatshed, it was a tougher weekend than most, giving the crews a boost of energy leading into the next regatta, still with time to work on their racing before the Head of the River.

The first VIII raced to a close fourth place in the schoolboy event with second through to fifth place separated by only two seconds. The crew placed fifth in the Men’s Open Eight event, lined up against the crews for Sydney Rowing Club and UTS. It was a tough regatta for the crew, however, lessons have been learned and they are more keen than ever to hunt down first place.

The second VIII experienced a similar occurrence in the schoolboy race, seeing them finish in a close fifth place within a second of second and third place. However, the crew was spurred on by their previous result and eager to improve for their Open event, seeing them take out second place behind a strong Riverview crew, leaving them ready to push into first place in the coming regattas.

The first IV has had a strong season so far, winning at the Kings PLC regatta just last week. The crew had another strong performance finishing second in their schoolboy event. The boys finished fourth in their under 19 event, behind a fast UTS crew. They leave the weekend ready for another week of training, eager to return to their previous success in the next regatta.

The second IV had some great racing on the weekend, successfully taking out the first place in their schoolboy event, clearing a gap of two seconds over the chasing crews. The boys finished fifth in the under 19 event, racing first IV crews from other schools as well as the Shore first IV. Congratulations to Ed Kenny, Adam Watson, Preston Scott and Max Gillian on their performance, keep up the good work.

The third IV saw some tough racing on the weekend, fending off fast crews to finish fourth in their schoolboy event, tight on the heels of the crews ahead. In their under 19 event, the boys finished third behind crews from Riverview, leaving them eager to keep training hard to return to the first place spot in the coming regatta.

The fourth IV also had a strong performance in their schoolboy event, finishing second, closing the margin quickly in the last 500m. In their under 19 event, the boys finished fourth ahead of the Newington third IV and behind the Shore third IV.