Regatta Takes Over the Lake

“My third and final Shawnigan Regatta came with a lot of mixed feelings,” Shelby said. “The Shawnigan rowing program and coaches have brought me so far, and looking back on my previous Shawnigan Regattas I am so proud of the rower I have become. This being said, I know my rowing journey is far from over, but I am very sad that this chapter in it is coming to an end. Racing on the lake that I learned to row on comes with a lot of feelings, wanting to perform well in front of my family and friends, mixed with the nostalgia surrounding all the rows and early mornings that lead up to moments like these.

 

“More than anything, this regatta was about leaving it all on our home course and making not just our coaches and teammates proud but also making ourselves proud. As one of the captains and as someone who has coached many of the Grade 8s in the program, I felt overwhelming pride and excitement over how our junior crews are doing, and their successes were equally as moving as my own. Although I am sad to be leaving the program and School, I know that Shawnigan rowing is growing, and I truly believe that the program I am leaving behind is stronger than the one I came into, and I know it will continue to grow and thrive in the coming years.”

 

Shawnigan crews made 22 A finals, collecting two gold medals, two silvers and eight bronzes, as well as one fourth-place finish, three fifths, and six sixths.

 

 

First in U17 novice women’s coxed quad (Alaia R., Kalissa S., Alex F., Elizabeth G., Sloane W.)

First in U19 lightweight women’s double (Kathryn Y., Isabella P.)

 

Second in U19 novice women’s coxed quad (Lauren W., Paula J., Sophie W., Sam W.)

Second in U19 mixed quad (Sam T., Kathryn Y., Isabella P., Justus F.)

 

Third in U19 JV women’s coxed quad (Paula J., Sophie W., Samantha W., Scarlett A., Sharlene H.)

Third in U19 women’s eight (Sloane W., Kathryn Y., Isabella P., Sophia W., Shelby H., Samantha P., Charlotte L., Lola M., Lauren W.)

Third in U15 women’s coxed quad (Edie H., Henley D., Camila V., Emily D., Bronwyn F.)

Third in U19 women’s pair (Charlotte L., Shelby H.)

Third in U15 men’s coxed quad (Arda G., Narotasae G., Oliver L., Theo V., Bronwyn F.)

Third in U19 men’s double (Dylan A., JD P.)

Third in U17 women’s coxed four (Ella-Rae M., Kalissa S., Alaia R., Alex F., Sharlene H.)

Third in U17 women’s coxed quad (Ella-Rae M., Kalissa S., Alaia R., Alex F., Sharlene H.)

 

Fourth in U19 women’s quad (Sophia W., Samantha P., Charlotte L., Shelby H.)

 

Fifth in U19 men’s single (JD. P.)

Fifth in U17 novice women’s double (Kalissa S., Alaia R.)

Fifth in U19 men’s quad (JD P., Dylan A., Sam T., Justus F.)

 

Sixth in U19 Novice men’s eight (Hazen S., Nik O., Kyle J., Henry G., Baden G., Thomas Y., Christian P., Oliver L., Theo V.)

Sixth in U17 JV men’s coxed four (Maddex K., Thomas Y., Chase A., Baden G., Sloane W.)

Sixth in U19 JV women’s double (Cass K., Madeleine H.)

Sixth in U19 JV men’s double (Sam T., Justus F.)

Sixth in U15 women’s double (Joanna L., Holly A.)

Sixth in U19 women’s single (Sophia W.)

 

The Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association national championships are set for May 30-June 1 in St. Catharines, Ont., and Shawnigan will be sending at least six crews, including a U19 lightweight women’s double, women’s quad, novice women’s coxed quad, and men’s pair, and U17 women’s coxed quad and coxed four.