Competitive finals for rowers at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta

On Saturday five Shrewsbury crews travelled to Nottingham to race at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta held at the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont.

The crews were selected to represent the West Midlands region at this national event including crews from Scotland and Wales. There were thirteen regions represented with all crews taking part in a time trial to try and sort the boats into A, B and C finals. Four of the five Shrewsbury crews secured a top six result to book themselves a place in the A final. The J16 Girls eight missed out by the narrowest of margins (0.1sec) to go into the B final of their events.

The competitive finals were incredibly tight with the J16 and J15 boys coxed fours missing out on the medals in the closing meters of the race to both place fourth. Katie W (QEH, IV) put up a valiant display in the WJ15 1X to place 5th in her final. The WJ16 Eight dominated the B final of the event to win their race with an impressive race.

The J16 boys put in a tremendous performance in their final getting off to a very fast start and move into second place. In the closing stages of the race, they held their nerve under increasing pressure as the field came back on them. The crew held out to secure a well deserved bronze medal.

Athol Hundermark

Director of Rowing