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62nd Regatta Is a Success
Shawnigan rowers made 20 A finals and claimed 11 top-three finishes as the School hosted more than 1,000 athletes and coaches from 19 club and school teams for the 62nd annual Shawnigan Regatta on May 10-12.
“What an amazing weekend of sunshine and great racing,” said Head of Rowing Mrs. Jennifer Parfitt, who was overseeing her first Shawnigan Regatta. “The regatta was a great success with students ranging in abilities from our novice Grade 8 rowers all the way up to our athletes who are bound for the national championships. It was great to see many of our parent supporters out there cheering kids on and a whole host of staff and volunteers from across the School contributing to make this event a wonderful experience for all involved. We are looking forward to our next race and seeing you all next year.”
On the first day of the regatta, the School was honoured to christen the David Schieldrop, a new eight-person rowing shell generously donated by David Schieldrop ’82 (Groves’).
There were 59 races over the three days, with more than 560 entries, supported by more than 160 volunteers, many of whom were Shawnigan staff and parents.
Shawnigan crews rowed to the following results:
• First in the U19 girls’ quad, U19 girls double, and U19 boys’ lightweight single
• Second in the U19 JV girls’ double, U19 girls’ single, U19 girls’ lightweight single, U19 boys’ quad, and U17 girls’ eight
• Third in the U19 JV boys’ quad, U17 girls coxed quad, and U15 girls’ coxed quad
• Fourth in the U19 novice girls’ coxed quad, U19 boys’ lightweight double, U19 boys’ double, and U19 mixed double
• Fifth in the U19 JV girls’ eight, U17 JV girls’ single, and U15 boys’ coxed quad
• Sixth in the U17 novice girls’ coxed quad
• Seventh in the U17 boys’ coxed quad
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