ATHLETES COMPETE IN JUNIOR REGATTA ON THE MEDINA

Over 30 junior athletes aged between 12-16 from 3 Island rowing clubs – Newport, Ryde and Shanklin – competed in the 5^th Isle of Wight Rowing Forum’s Junior Regatta on Sunday (24^th April).

The event, hosted by Newport Rowing Club, was supported by officials from Ryde and Shanklin with British Rowing represented by the Wessex Region’s Henley Stewards Charitable Trust coach, Kerry Wardell, who took the opportunity to plan some junior skills days for the Island clubs.

There was racing for Coxed Quad Sculls, Coxless Double Sculls and Single Sculls over a straight 500m course on the River Medina.

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In order to encourage and develop the close working relationship the 3 clubs have and to foster good sportsmanship between the clubs, the crews for the Cox Quads and Double Sculls were drawn from the hat from all 3 clubs which lead to some very exciting racing – after which Kerry presented IWRF Medals to the winning and second placed crews and scullers.

Results:

J14 Coxed Quad
1^st – Riley Horrix, Shanklin; Emily Oatley, Newport; Tom Starkey, Ryde; Johnjo Findley, Newport and Eirann McClumpha, Ryde (Cox)
2^nd – Ben Redstone, Ryde; Emily Faithful, Shanklin; Austin Smith, Ryde; Lyle Winfield, Ryde and Ethan Walters, Shanklin (Cox)

J16. Double Scull
1^st – Austin Smith, Ryde and Daisy Faithfull, Shanklin
2^nd – Emily Oatley and Millie Gomm from Newport

J14. Double Scull
1^st – Josh Lee, Ryde and Johnjo Findley, Newport
2^nd – Ollie Coulson, Newport and Tye Cameron, Ryde

J16. Single Scull
1^st – Joe Robertson, Shanklin
2^nd – Ollie Bennett, Newport
3^rd – Daisy Faithfull, Shanklin

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J14. Single Scull
1^st – Ethan Walters, Shanklin
2^nd – Austin Smith, Ryde