Shore Boat Club
Shore Rowing Old Boys Break Records in the Under 23 World Championships
The recent Under 23 World Rowing Championships saw two Old Boys come to the fore and represent Shore Rowing on the world stage. The first to race in the regatta was Nicholas Dunlop (2nd VIII 2019). After finishing his Shore Rowing journey lifting the ‘LC Robson’ trophy, Nick traded the Blue and White chevrons for the sky blue of Sydney Rowing Club and gained representation in the NSW Youth VIII in 2020 until Covid intervened and the interstate regatta was cancelled. Using his rowing to further his education, Nick travelled to the USA and started his tertiary education with Washington University in Seattle, where he is able to continue his balance of rowing and academics. This international season, Nick was selected in the role of coxswain in the Under 23 Women’s Coxed Four (the role of coxswain is not selected on gender in any competition). This crew also had another Shore connection in Bella Scammell (cousin of George Scammell in Year 8 and daughter of Hugh Scammell, 1st VIII 1990 #591). This crew set a very impressive time in their heat, moving straight through to the final, where they went on to claim gold and, in the process, set a very impressive world record best time for the event.
Also taking up the jockey seat in the Under 23 World Championships was Harry Keenan (First VIII 2018 #792). After leaving Shore, Harry represented Sydney Rowing Club and was selected in the 2019 Men’s Youth Eight that won the Noel F. Wilkinson Interstate Youth Eight event. From there, he used his rowing to further his education, gaining entry into Yale University where he has regularly featured in the top two crews since his arrival. Harry was selected this year in the Men’s Under 23 VIII and showed great speed in the heat to edge out the Italian competition and qualify directly to the A final. In the A final, despite crossing the first marker in 1st place, the crew got drawn into a three-way battle for the gold medal. It was here that the class of the Great Britain crew pushed them to the front, with Harry and his crew having to settle for a bronze medal, finishing just behind the silver medal winners, the USA – an amazing achievement.
Mr G. M. Bates
MIC, Rowing
