Shrewsbury rowers come out on top at King School Chester races

On Saturday four J15 crews travelled to Chester for a match with the King School Chester.

The match saw the crews take part in a time trial over two legs of a 1500m stretch before facing off in a side-by-side race against the equivalent Kings opposition.

The match provided an ideal opportunity to prepare the crews for managing themselves on and off the water in a low-stress environment. The crews were fantastic in getting boats rigged and derigged and navigating an unfamiliar stretch of water. It was a valuable experience for all in preparation for the Junior Sculling Head at the end of the term when they will be competing alongside three thousand participants.

The crews more than held their own with some impressive rowing on show from all involved. There were some very close margins in the time trials with the boys and girls crews compared by relative gold medal percentage times. The first of the Shrewsbury Girls' octuple recorded the highest gold medal percentage time with 85.5% by only 0.1% over the first of the Shrewsbury Boys' octuple at 85.4%.

The crews relished the chance of the side-by-side racing with some very competitive racing on display. The Shrewsbury crews came out on top by three wins to one.

It was a great day of racing and a big thank you to King’s School Rowing Club for their generous hospitality.

Athol Hundermark

Master i/c Rowing