Merchants' Rower Makes a Splash

Merchants' Rower Makes a Splash

The Home Countries International Regatta is an annual competition between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and was held this year on 26^th July in Cardiff Bay. Competition is in various boat classes ranging from the single scull to coxed eights.

Merchant Taylors’ pupil Tom Andersen was selected to represent Wales in the Junior Men Quadruple Sculling event. Despite getting their oars stuck in the water at the start leaving them in last place, Tom’s crew managed to recover and rowed through Scotland and were rapidly closing in on England (the winners) and Ireland (second place) as they crossed the finish line.

Tom Andersen

Summer Rowing at the Marine Lake

We have opened up the boat club each day so that members can come down and train. So far we have had between 10 & 20 pupils turning up each day demonstrating their enthusiasm, commitment and dedication to the sport of rowing.

Up-Coming Events

August 23^rd & 24^th - Oxford City Royal Regatta

August 30^th - North of England Sprint Championships (Hollingworth Lake)

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