QEHS rowers competed in a new event for the club last weekend. The club travelled to the Lake District to compete on the lake at Keswick. After a string of cancelled events, it was great to be back on the water competing. Captain Beth has written this report:On Saturday, QEHS rowing club travelled to Keswick for The Derwentwater Head. This
Many of our rowers competed and delivered exceptional performances at the Birmingham event this weekend. Massive achievements, well done! Morty C – 2nd place (500m)Isla M – 1st place (500m)Ariel L – 2nd place (500m) #Respect #Engage #Aspire
QEHS rowers raced at the prestigious Rutherford head on Saturday in difficult conditions. Here is the captains report from Dennis: On Saturday, QEHS rowers headed to Newburn for the last on-the-water race of the year, Rutherford head. This competition is only for pupils in Y11 and above.In the morning, QE had 5 crews racing in the following categories: wJ18 8+,
Congratulations to Maeve, Constance, Isla, Ariel, Madeleine and Bella who won The David Thompson Trophy for KS3 Team of the Year at the Sport Tynedale awards last weekend. It has been a brilliant year for this talented squad. The girls went from complete beginners in September to medalling on a national stage twice by the summer.All the coaches are very
Welcome to the QEHS ROWING CLUB Christmas Prize Draw! We are delighted to launch our first online Christmas Raffle to raise funds for a much-needed new boat and blades. This will make a huge difference to the club and help our crews continue to train and compete to their best potential. For each £2 donated we will enter your name
QEHS rowing took part in the North East Indoor Rowing Championship. Captain Mille reports: On Saturday, the QE rowers took on North East indoor champs! This event was very different to the usual competitions since the rowers competed on rowing machines rather than in boats on the water. Despite the unique circumstances, QE gave a very impressive performance with 4
Captain Alexis reports on this memorable event: On Thursday, a QEHS crew consisting of Alexis, Alex, Felix, Benji and Adam coxing travelled down to compete in the first ever Junior 4s Head in London on the Tideway. The race was held on the Friday after a long trip down. The crew boated at Cygnet Rowing Club near Barnes Bridge. The
Last weekend saw QEHS rowing competing at Durham LDS and SBH. Captain Beth reports: QEHS rowing travelled to Durham for the 1.8k Durham Head. Although a shorter course than the usual 5k head, what Durham lacks in distance it makes up for in complex steering. Halfway down the course is the infamous Elvet Bridge – a narrow arch bridge which
Emma has been selected as a member of the Great Britain Beach Sprints Rowing Team to take part in the World Championships. She will be competing in the Under 19 Women’s Double this week. Jacob has successfully been selected to be part of the GB British Rowing Beach Sprint Team as the U19 Male Reserve. They are both
QEHS rowers were in action again this weekend. Saturday saw our rowers competing on the mighty River Tweed. This event write up is from our club captain – Imogen B. Saturday saw some strong performances from our crews at 5.7k Berwick Head. Despite a slightly chaotic start — arriving a solid ten minutes after the boys were meant to have