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Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club continued their winning form at the Hants & Dorset regatta at Milford-on-Sea, securing 5 wins and 3 runners up spots.
The club’s Junior crews won all 3 of the J16 events, with the girl’s quad of Alannah Denness, Layla Katirewa, Beth Katirewa, Esme Walters and Daisy Faithfull (Cox) winning their 4th event in a row. The crew lead from the start and held off a late charge from Poole to win by a length.
The boy’s 4 of Arlo Adds, Ben Smith, Ollie Hatch, Fred Giemza-Pipe & Jane Denby-Roach (Cox) also secured victory by a length in 1 of the closest races of the day. The crew put in a late push to break free of their nearest challengers and take a fine win. The Boy’s quad of Hatch, Giemza-Pipe, Carter Horrix, Louis Sheasby & Smith (Cox) also lead from the start, dominating the race.
The Ladies Senior pair’s event saw Daisy and Emily Faithfull, 2019 H&D champions, returning to fine form and, in a controlled race, the pair secured a 3-length win over BTC. In the Ladies Junior pairs race, Kayleigh Batchelor and Yas Wright took the top spot by the same margin, this after the race was restarted.
The club also secured strong 2nd place finishes in the Ladies novice sculls for Wright, the Junior sculls for Emily Faithfull and in the Senior sculls for Daisy Faithfull with Batchelor third in the same event.
The Novice men’s crew came 4th in their final with the Ladies just missing out on a final spot finishing 4th in their heat, with both crews experiencing side-by-side racing for the first time.
3 golds for Shanklin Sandown at Ball Cup
Shanklin Sandown took some of their junior squad to Dorney Lake, the venue for the 2012 Olympic regatta, to compete in the Ball cup on Sunday 8th May.
Kayleigh Batchelor won gold in the women’s J18 event with teammate Rachael Debenham taking the silver; there was also gold for Carter Horrix and Louis Sheasby in the boys J15 double.
Ben Smith’s sprint to the line secured him the silver medal in the boys J16 single sculls, whilst Ollie Hatch, competing for the first time in a single, finished in 6th.
The boys J16 double of Smith and Arlo Adds just missed out on a medal, finishing in 4th spot, and the recently formed double of Hatch and Fred Giemza-Pipe narrowly missed out on a place in the final on their competitive debut, finishing 7th.
The women’s J16 double of Esme Walters & Allanah Denness finished 10th overall, an excellent achievement in the largest contested category of the day.
