The 2020/21 club season has wrapped up well for Canterbury Rowing Club!
We had a great time at the NZ Club Champs with our club squad, RPC/elite rowers and some crews from CBHS and CGHS. We were stoked to medal in 13 events and place 5th overall!!
Gold:
Men’s novice 8+
Women’s club 8+
Men’s premier 1x (SRPC, Jack Lopas)
Men’s premier 2x (SRPC, Jack Lopas)
Men’s premier 8+ (draft crew, Will Gilbert)
Women’s premier 8+ (draft crew, Davina Waddy)
Silver:
Women’s U22 2-
Men’s club 2x
Women’s premier 4-
Men’s club 4x-
Men’s U22 2- (SRPC, Will Gilbert)
Women’s premier 8+ (draft crew, Lucy Spoors & Sally Wylaars)
Bronze:
Women’s senior 8+
Women’s U22 2- (SRPC, Sally Wylaars)
Women’s U22 2x (SRPC, Will Gilbert)
Women’s premier 8+ (draft crew, Phoebe Spoors)
Well done to all our rowers and thanks to all CRC supporters!
Photo credits: Rowing Celebration and Art of Rowing
On hold for now
Canterbury Rowing Club has closed its doors for now while NZ is on COVID-19 Alert Level 4. In the meantime we’re busy lining planning and preparing for a great 2020-21 season. If you’re interested in joining us when we’re back on the river, please get in touch. After a book to read while we’re in lockdown? Get your hands on the History of the Canterbury Rowing Club. Take care, stay home and we look forward to catching up with everyone when the time is right!
Covid-19 brings an end to the 2019-20 school rowing season
Wishing we were at the final day of Maadi today! This week has been a tough one for school rowers throughout NZ. We’re really proud of the CRC schools' efforts and achievements this season. Check out the medals that Avonside, Cashmere High School Rowing, CBHS Rowing Club and Christchurch Girls' High School Rowing claimed in 24 events at the South Island Secondary School Champs last month:
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Boys u18 novice 8+ & novice u18 4+ (CHS)
Boys u18 2-, u184x+, u18 4+, u18 1x & u18 2x (CBHS)
Girls u17 4+, u18 4+ & u17 8+ (CGHS)
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Boys u18 2-, u16 8+, & u18 8+ (CBHS)
Girls u16 8+ & u18 8+ (CGHS)
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Girls u16 4x+ (AGHS)
Girls u17 1x, girls u18 4x+ & boys u18 2x (CHS)
Boys u15 8x+, u15 8+ & u15 4+ (CBHS)
Girls u18 2- & u18 novice 4+ (CGHS)
Also a special congrats to CBHS, who were crowned the South Island champion rowing school.
Keep well, and we're look forward to getting all our rowers back on the river when the time is right!
CRC's elites going strong on International Women's Day
We’re proud to have the remarkable Eve MacFarlane, Lucy Spoors, Davina Waddy and Pheobe Spoors repping CRC with Rowing NZ.
Canterbury Rowing Club shared a photo on Instagram: "It's international women's day.💪🏼 Check out these remarkable women doing their thing, cannot wait..." * See 18 photos and videos on their profile.
NZ Elite Squad 2020
Fantastic news that four CRC rowers have been selected for the Rowing NZ elite squad to attend the World Rowing Cups II & III in May! A huge congrats to Lucy Spoors (sweep squad), Davina Waddy (sweep squad), Eve Macfarlane (quad) & Phoebe Spoors (travelling reserve). We’re excited to follow closely 🤩
Read more here.
NZ Masters Rowing Championships 2019
These championships with over 300 competitors from clubs from Auckland to Invercargill and Melbourne were held at Lake Ruataniwha on 14 and 15 September 2019.
The calm conditions on Saturday were some compensation for the really cold temperatures with extra layers of clothing required to help with the pre-race warm up. Racing started at 8.00am with races following at 5 minute intervals until the last race at 5.00pm.
It was a frosty start to racing on Sunday at 8.00am with oars and boats covered in ice. The sun appeared later in the day to help warm rowers and spectators.
The Canterbury Rowing Club with rowers Thomas Ryan, Jimmy Healy and Sam Bryan featured strongly in the “A” Masters category. They also combined with Avon rowers in mixed classes. This class featured rowers over the age of 27 who had not raced competitively in open competition during the previous season and set the standard for some high class rowing.
Thomas Ryan featured in a photo finish in the A Single for second from Frederick Bruckner Dunstan Arm Rowing Club, to set the scene for some great racing. It was only in the last few strokes that Frederick caught Thomas and Healy pushed hard for third. Chris Brooks previously from Avon and now based in Queenstown was coerced to form a quad with Thomas Ryan, Jimmy Healy and Sam Bryan. They gave a very good account of themselves placing third in a very competitive field.
Our rowers gave a great account of themselves with top three placings in 6 events over the 2 days.
