Erg Regatta
On Monday, the Shawnigan Junior rowers kicked off the first day of Shawnigan's two day erg regatta in the mezzanine of the new gym. This year Brentwood College School joined us to add some competition and the extra intensity of a friendly rivalry. The grade 8s started the day off with fantastic races for all involved. In their first ever erg competition all athletes competed hard at the 1000m race, and set a standard for themselves for the year ahead. Coming out on top were Vanessa M. for the girls and Konner W. for the boys in two impressive performances.
The Junior Girls also put forth impressive performances in their first erg tests of the year. Racing 1500m, Shawnigan took the top 5 spots on the day, with Danielle S. edging out Shanti T. 2 tenths of a second to claim top spot. Biffy Y. was third, just nine tenths back of second. Some amazingly close racing from the Junior Girls!
In the Junior Boys category, Bayley W. lead all Junior Boys posting a very strong 6:58.2 over the 2000m race. Max W. and John M. took spots 5 and 6 respectively with very strong 7:18.0 and 7:19.9 performances.
In all, this first of two days was a great success with all athletes recording good finishes in the first event on the Shawnigan rowing calendar.
– Kyle Hamilton, Head of Rowing