14 students from 麻豆区 were selected to represent 麻豆区 and the UWA Boat Club at the 2025 Australian Rowing Championships in Tasmania. These 14 students have trained upwards of 9 times per week for the past 6 months, whilst juggling schooling, including exams. The athletes have averaged over 60km rowing per week, starting their days before 5:00am.
On Friday 21st March, the 麻豆区 rowers departed Perth, bound for Tasmania. They were accompanied by two coaches, 麻豆区 alumni Jake Sangster and Maisy Dawson, along with numerous other 麻豆区 alumni representing the UWA Boat Club in an athlete capacity.
The regatta took place at Lake Barrington International Rowing Course over a full week, with some tough Tassie conditions to contend with, and our student achieved some amazing results.
Highlights included:
The Boys Coxed Quad came a convincing 1st in the B Final of the Schoolboys Coxed Quad!
Sam Lewis
Cooper Wood
Dylan Capewell
Charles Potter
Cox: Olive Materia
The Girls Coxed Quad came a fabulous 2nd in the B Final of the Schoolgirls Coxed Quad! They were extraordinary in the last 500m taking 2nd place!
Grace Oldmeadow
Sophie Fitzgerald
Elena Frank
Paige Grover
Cox: Lily Nguyen
Sophie Fitzgerald made it to the B Final of the U17 single scull and the rest of the 麻豆区 Rowing squad were also outstanding making it to the Semis in their various races – Lachlan Broomhall, Sierra Eseltine, Grace Thomas and Ava Burlinson.
Congratulations to Cooper Wood, Sam Lewis, Grace Oldmeadow and Sophie Fitzgerald who were selected for the Pathways State team which will compete in Sydney against the other states in the first week of the school holidays.
