THE Armidale School’s rowing crews are pointing their bows to the business end of the season, with regattas in Sydney in the coming weeks.
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TAS rowers are set to take to the water in boys fours, boys and girls quad scull, and single sculls.
After building their racing experience at regattas at Grafton and Taree during their summer holidays, the crews have been refining their technique to compete at the Sydney International Regatta Centre at Penrith.
The boys coxed quad scull had their finale at the NSW Rowing Schoolboy Head of the River on February 25, recording a personal best time of the season.
The girls quad is hoping for a similar season best over 2000m at the Schoolgirl Head of the River this weekend.
“It’s been great to see the way the girls program has expanded this year with coxswains and a single sculler, and we’re hoping we can record our fastest time yet this weekend,” said bow seat rower Georgie O’Brien, who is in her second season of the sport at TAS.
Meanwhile, the season for the boys coxed fours will culminate at the annual AAGPS Head of the River on March 17.
“Most of the rowers have been new to the sport this year and the progress of each rower and crew has been incredible,” captain of boats Henry Hughes said.
“Having trained for months early in the morning and in the evenings at Malpas Dam and at camps and regattas, the camaraderie in the rowing shed is very tight and our crews are really supportive of each other.
“We’ve all set our goals that we are striving to achieve and are looking forward to finishing our season on a high.”
