Shiplake College’s Senior Rowing Squad was inspired to
train hard during the pupils’ half-term holiday. Not only is the Schools’ Head
approaching on their Competitions Calendar, with Thursday 7th March
heavily penciled in, but six boys also had the additional incentive of GB
Rowing Trials.
Daniel Barrett (Orchard), Michael
Glover, Max Hearnden (Orchard), Marek Lapham, Dominic Parnell and Harry
Vardigans comprised an optimistic Shiplake contingent heading for the bitterly
cold waters hosting the GB Rowing Trials in Boston, Lincolnshire.
On the Saturday the top pair from Shiplake was
Vardigans and Lapham as they finished 8th out of 44 boats over the
5km course. Glover and Lapham were not far behind finishing 14th.
The Sunday of the trials always provides a test as the
boys change partners and quickly have to form an alliance with a rower from
another school. Results were not quite as successful as Saturday with Lapham
producing the best result coming in 20th.With most of the Shiplake
oarsmen finishing in the twenties they will still hope for an invite to the
next test in the GB selection process, the Spring Assessment.
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