The second annual Primary Yr5/6 School Rowing Competition was held on Friday 27th February at Havelock Academy. The event was the biggest ever with over 100 pupils representing 14 schools, a fantastic turnout for the development of Indoor Rowing.
The day began with a training session to demonstrate correct technique, allowing pupils who were less familiar with the rowers to get to grips with them.
Each event would see competitors row for one minute and the furthest overall distance after this time was declared the winner. The competition was run within year groups with boys and girls competing separately in individual races before the pairs and quads relays followed to add to the excitement! Points were allocated depending on finishing positions and added up at the end so that the school with the lowest overall score would be crowned team champions.
The competition commenced with the Year 5 boys event with Reynolds winning the first heat and Scartho and Fairfield sharing the points in the second.
The Year 5 girls continued the strong start for Reynolds in their first heat and Scartho managed to edge past Fairfield in the second heat with a fantastic performance.
This pattern continued through the Year 6 heats with Reynolds, Fairfield and Scartho, changing positions after every race and neck and neck in the overall standings. Strong performances from Edward Heneage in the year 6 girls heat and St Martins in both the Year 6 quads and the relay kept the pressure on right until the finish!
After a pulsating relay, the final results were calculated with last year’s winners Scartho finishing a strong third by showing consistency in their finishes throughout. The top two teams were separated by just 3 points and saw Fairfield crowned winners with Reynolds worthy runners up!
Overall the event was highly competitive and great fun for all the schools involved. Thank you to all who attended and to Havelock for hosting the event.
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