Third Place at Rowing Champs
By Gordon Marcks, Head of Rowing and Megan Fritsch, Director of Sport
Hot was an understatement for those Radford students who competed at the NSW Rowing Championships at Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith last weekend.
Across three days of racing, crews had to manage extreme heat conditions of 39 degrees and back-to-back events. It was a tough regatta to say the least!
The NSW Championships is one of the pinnacle events on the rowing calendar, with many Victorian and Queensland rowers joining the fold in preparation for Nationals. This event is contested by rowing clubs and schools, from under 16s through to the elite level.
All Radford rowers, coaches, staff and parents were pushed to their limits, but their grit and determination was evident and definitely showed in the results:
- 40 per cent of Radford crews were finalists (progressing from a heat to a semi-final and then final).
- Radford won Bronze in the U17 Men’s Double – Hamish Gaden and Hamish Whithear.
- Radford won Silver in the Schoolgirls Double – Hannah Sampson and Chole Miller.
- Radford won Gold in the U19 Men’s Coxless Quad – Hamish Roberts, Ollie Fox, Jake Schemen-Rogers and Hunter Jolly.
- Radford won Gold in the Schoolboys Coxed Quad - Hamish Roberts, Ollie Fox, Jake Schemen-Rogers, Hunter Jolly and Izzy Faris.
These amazing results meant that Radford College:
- Placed 13th overall on the Clubs and Schools medal tally.
- Placed third overall on the Schools medal tally.
- Was the number one ACT School on the medal tally.
Congratulations to all involved.