Rowing
Starting Rowing in 2020
SIGN UP HERE: Click here to register for Learn to Row 2020
We are now recruiting for the 2020/2021 Rowing season.
SPC Rowing are running a learn to row course throughout the July holidays – please see below for information and details regarding the course:
Learn to Row 2020 Information – click here
The learn to row course will give the boys an introduction to the sport, the sessions will be fun as there will be lots of team building exercises and a small competition at the end of the course.
Rowing is a sport that requires discipline, integrity, determination and full commitment. It is the ultimate team sport where the physical and personal benefits set athletes up for life. While it is imperative that the boys enjoy their rowing, we do expect them to be committed, reliable, hardworking and supportive of one another.
Alongside the many physical benefits of rowing the demands of rowing give boys the opportunity to develop great friendships, determination, discipline, commitment and self-worth. Rowing provides an environment which fosters teamwork and promotes emotional and physical well-being.
Recruitment video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVMS8y9wERU
Mr Samuel Jackson, Director of Rowing, E: sjackson@st-peters.school.nz
You can read on below for further details of how rowing is run at St. Peter’s.
Rowing has become one of New Zealand’s iconic sports with great international success over recent Olympics including Rio where St. Peter’s Old Boy, Stephen Jones, was in the NZ Men’s 8. Rowing provides a unique environment for boys to develop physically and in their teamwork. They will be motivated to work hard over the season and to perform for the other members of their crew. Boys will train and travel with the whole squad of 30-35 boys from Year 9 to Year 13, and there is excellent camaraderie with older boys playing a strong mentoring and support role.
There is only a short two week break over Christmas/NY before training starts again in early January. Training time is lighter leading up to Christmas and then more intense from early January to end of March.
St Peter’s trains with a mix of morning and after school during term time, so it isn’t all early morning starts!
In our experience Year 7 & 8 boys are not mature enough or physically strong enough for the demands of a full rowing season.
Are there any special skills for rowing?
The most important thing for boys to have is commitment and dedication to work hard, this will allow them to have an enjoyable season. For rowing it is an advantage for boys to be above average height, reasonably lean, and be able to build muscle mass.
It is also very important that we recruit a number of new Coxswains each year and these boys would be smaller and lighter, under 50kgs.
It is also very important that we recruit a number of new Coxswains each year and these boys would be smaller and lighter, under 50kgs.
“Learn to Row” Program
We run a very successful introductory program called “Learn to Row” which runs in Term 3.
This programme is run by an experienced technical coaching team, who have represented England and Scotland at international regattas.
This will give the boys a real understanding what rowing is like. For a cost of $200 this is a great way to find out if rowing is the sport for you before committing to the time and cost of a full season.
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- West End Rowing Club (WERC), Whau River, Avondale (Mahe Drysdale’s club!)
- Camps – Mercer on the Waikato River (stay at Mercer Primary School)
7 – 8 regattas depending on qualifying performance* from Late-October to end of March:
- 3 regattas at Lake Pupuke, Takapuna, 900mtr course, 1-day long
- 4 – 5 regattas at Lake Karapiro, Cambridge, 2,000mtr course, 2-3 days each
* Qualification Criteria will apply for Maadi Cup selection. Note that for the 2019/20 Season the Maadi Cup will be held at Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel. It alternates each year with Lake Karapiro in Cambridge.
- After School to WERC Avondale – school vans with parent drivers on a rostered basis, parent pick-up after training
- Regattas – boys travel to regatta’s together in school vans, may go home with parents at end of regatta.
- $200 for the Learn to Row program.
- For full season cost, please contact sjackson@st-peters.school.nz
- Refer Sports Uniform Requirements for Rowsuit.
Stephen Jones:
- Maadi Gold U17 Coxed Quad 2010
- Maadi Gold U17 Single Scull 2010
- Selected for the New Zealand Junior Team in 2011
- Selected for the New Zealand U21 Team in 2012
- Gold at U23 World Rowing Championships in 2013 and 2014. 2 x Gold U23 World Champions
- Member of New Zealand Summer Squad since 2013
- Stroke of New Zealand Elite Men’s Coxed 8 for 2015-2017. Competed at Rio 2016.
Lewis Hollows:
- Selected for the New Zealand Junior Team in 2011
- Selected for the New Zealand U21 Team in 2012 and 2013
- Selected for the New Zealand U23 Team in 2014 and 2015
- Silver at U23 World Championships 2015.
- Representing NZ in Double Scull at World University Rowing Championships, 2nd – 4th Sept 2016, Poland
- NZ men’s 4x+ 2017
- NZ summer squad 2017/8
Elliot Rhodes
- Men’s Coxless Pair NZ U21 Rowing Team competing against Australia 30th June – 2nd July, 2016 Sydney
Jono Kumarich
- New Zealand U23 Team 2018/2019
- New Zealand Men’s 1x, 4x and 8+ U21 Rowing Team competing against Australia
- Auckland RPC 2016/2017, 2017/2018
- Auckland RPC 2016/2017
- Gold Men’s 8+ World University Games- Otago University