Rowing
Rowing provides young people with a unique opportunity to engage in a sport unparalleled by most. Perseverance, resilience, and a rich culture of community are but a few of the many benefits offered to our young men.
At St Thomas of Canterbury College, our students are encouraged to involve themselves in the rowing program. Rowing at school-aged level promotes effective time management skills and has a notable effect on academic achievement, as students become more productive with their time. Most of the students cite these benefits themselves as the reason for continuing their service to the sport while also noting a real sense of personal growth achieved as a result.
Currently, we are in the midst of the 2024-25 season. Despite windy conditions at some regattas, our boys are managing to pull off some successful performances at regattas.
Rowing at STC is offerred at all age levels so if your son is interested in being involved, see the contact details below. The Selwyn River is where the squad does all their on-water training and regattas are held either at Lake Hood in Ashburton or Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel.
The rowing season starts around August/September and finishes up with nationals (more famously known as the Maadi Regatta) in late March. The boys have a break over the Christmas period before jumping back into training in early January.
One of the goals shared by some of our rowers is to be selected in the squad to represent the college at the Aon Maadi Regatta. The Maadi Regatta is the New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Championship Regatta. This regatta holds the record as the biggest secondary school sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere, where over 2000 athletes from around the country come to compete for national glory.
If you think you may be interested in joining the rowing team you can email rlange@stc.school.nz for more info.
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