CGS Rowing Club enjoy success in sunny Carlow and fun invitation Regattas
against Portadown and Methody Rowing Clubs.
A squad of 12 Coleraine Grammar School girls attended Carlow Regatta at the beginning of June returning home with 13 medals between them. They won
the junior 14 single scull, double scull and quadruple scull. They also won the junior 15 quadruple scull and were unlucky in the junior 15 eight
when a clash of oars during the race against Carlow scuppered their chances.The girls met like-minded athletes from around Ireland on their way
to this medal haul defeating crews from Dublin, Waterford, Kerry and Limerick.
On Saturday 11th June CGS Rowing Club hosted Portadown Boat Club for a fun days racing on the Bann. Parents stepped up and provided an excellent
barbeque for the 50 visiting Portadown athletes of all ages and abilities. With the emphasis on the joys of rowing every single of the 139 athletes
who took part in a race from the twelve year old boys and girls through to teachers and parents received a well-deserved rowing medal. Everyone
went home with big smiles and clutching a medal. I suspect most of the adults will continue to wear their medal for many weeks to come.
On Tuesday 21st June 2016 CGS rowers were delighted to accept an invitation to attend Methodist College Belfast for an invitation regatta.
Forty athletes travelled twenty boys and twenty girls.Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day’s racing and we look forward to repaying the kind invitation
by Methody in the September term. This last event of the term was a great way to finish an enjoyable season with rowers traveling the length and
breadth of Ireland from Limerick to Carlow flying the flag for CGS Rowing Club.
