Maadi update

By Rachel Ozanne | Posted: Wednesday March 20, 2024

The Aon Maadi Regatta is the National Championships for school rowing in New Zealand.

Run by the NZSSRA and Rowing New Zealand, it is New Zealand's largest rowing regatta, alternating annually between Lake Karāpiro in Cambridge and Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel.

This year, the Aon Maadi Regatta is taking place at Lake Ruataniwha which meant that OBHS could take a large number of boys to compete, compared to when the regatta is held in Cambridge allowing only a select few to attend.

Today is day four of the regatta; the weather and water have been fantastic and so far OBHS has excelled. Over 2200 competitors are in attendance at the regatta. To put that in perspective, if a crew proceed to the B final, they will be in the top 16 in New Zealand, if they proceed to the A final, they will be in top 8.

There are still some quarter finals to go. This is a huge credit to our outstanding coaching team (Thomas Ryan, Lauren Gibb, Beth Anderson, Cam McFarlane, Matt Thomson and Kellie Hageman). 

The following 12 boats have made the A or B final. GO OBHS!

A finals

U15 coxed octuple - Tom Collie, Leo Garden, Jude Smillie, Ollie Scott, Logan Millar, Jack MacAskill, Cru Holland, George West, Hunter Ruxton (cox).

U16 coxed quad - Jack West, Ben Thompson, Liko Edwards, Toby McClean, Angus Perkins (cox).

U17 single - Harrison Thode.

U17 double - Harrison Thode and Roland Ozanne.

U17 coxed quad - Eddie Burgess, Harrison Thode, Roland Ozanne, Jack Scott, Hunter Ruxton (cox).

U18 novice coxed eight - Seth Affleck, Carlos Dean, Toby Ollerenshaw, Hoani Kiwara, Jack Templeton, Ben Glover, Jude Smillie, Ollie Scott, Hunter Ruxton (cox).

U18 novice coxed four - Seth Affleck, Toby Ollerenshaw, Jude Smillie, Ollie Scott, Hunter Ruxton (cox).

U18 novice coxed four - Hoani Kiwara, Carlos Dean, Jack Templeton, Ben Glover, Angus Perkins (cox).

B finals

U15 coxed quad - Logan Millar, Tom Collie, Leo Garden, Cru Holland, Jack Scurr (cox).

U18 coxed quad - Archie Chittock, Tom Dunn, Hayden Drummond, Jed Tisdall, Hunter Ruxton (cox).

U18 coxed quad - Eddie Burgess, Jack Scott, Archie Colquhoun, Tim Sinnott, Angus Perkins (cox).

U16 coxed four - Toby McClean, Jack West, Liko Edwards, Henry Chittock, Leo Burgess (cox).

Photo credits Sharron Bennett Photography (https://sharronbennettphotography.com/)

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