The King’s rowing squad had another great weekend of racing at the Christmas Regatta at Lake Karapiro.
By the end of the Friday and Saturday heats, King’s had progressed to fifteen A finals and eight B finals.
Our teams in the A final attained eight podium finishes including four wins by our Boys U18 Pair, Boys U16 Quad, Boys U17 Quad and Boys U16 Single.
The Boys U18 Pair consisting of Year 12 students James Hall (St John’s) and Daniel Williamson (Averill) who won their race, came close to beating the course record and fell short by only one second.
Head of Rowing, Nick Lloyd says conditions on the day were not bad but the weather became progressively worse as the day went on.
“Conditions didn’t suit some of our lighter crews but we knew that might be the case, so we needed to be prepared for anything.”
Congratulations to all our rowers on another successful regatta. We wish you all a happy holiday and a well-deserved rest. We look forward to 2017 and the January Boat Camp.
Results
First Place
Boys U18 Pair – James Hall, Daniel Williamson
Boys U16 Quad – Max Brady, JP Scarlett, Tom Hall, Harrison Elliott, Luke Shannon
Boys U17 Quad – Alex Sutcliffe, James Hall, Sam Cummins, Daniel Williamson, Harrison Elliott
Boys U16 Single – Luke Shannon
Second Places
Boys 16 Double – Tom Hall, Luke Shannon
Boys U17 Quad No. 2 – Max Brady, Lachie Cook, Lachie Dixon, Matt Caro, Tom Hall
Third Places
Boys U18 Four – Max Brady, James Hall, Sam Cummins, Daniel Williamson, Harrison Elliott
Boys U16 Single No. 2 – JP Scarlett
Special mention
Livvi Silverman and Brittany Bodie – reaching the A final of the Women’s Novice Double.
Alex Sutcliffe, Max Caddie, Matt Caro, Theo Clifford and Nick Johnson – reaching the A final of the open weight U17 Four.
Max Smith – winning the B Final of the Boys U16 single.
Ellen Davis and Hannah Caddie – reaching the B Finals of the Women’s Club Single and Girls U16 Single respectively.
Max O’Brien and Tim Leach – 5th place in the B Final of the Boys U16 Double.
Alowesi Suveinakama and James White – reaching the A final of the men’s Novice Double.
