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WELL ACROSS THE BOARD
AND THE FAIRBAIRN CUP; SCOTCH’S WINNING 10A CREW AT THE FINISH LINE OF THE A FINAL.
of broken race records and broken oars
the first Scotch Collegian in 92 years to win the race three times, and
the first Scotch rower since Guy Maxwell Yunghanns (1992, 1993 and
1994) to row in three 1st VIIIs. As it is extremely rare now for a Year
10 boy to make the 1st VIII, let alone be part of three winning crews,
Marcus’ success is extraordinary, and he deserves full credit for his
achievements.
The Scotch 2nd VIII capped its dominant season with a strong
victory in the second division, setting a new record of 6.00.93 in the
heat, bettering the previous 2017 record of 6.01.56. The crew crossed
the finish line 12.64 seconds ahead of St Kevin’s College with Brighton
Grammar a further 3.75 seconds behind, third.
Scotch’s 3rd VIII raced strongly to win the A final of their division,
ahead of Melbourne Grammar and Brighton Grammar. The 4th VIII
recorded a strong victory in the fourth division, despite their stroke
man falling out of the boat prior to the race in the warm-up. Showing
remarkable resilience, he got back into the boat, and stroked the boat
with great composure to a resounding victory ahead of St Kevin’s and
Melbourne Grammar. The crew rowed in the boat named in honour of
Michael Robinson, a great supporter of Scotch College rowing over
many decades, who sadly died in the week of the Head of the River.
The Scotch 5th VIII had a technical issue and finished fifth, and the
6th VIII was fourth in the fourth eight division. This crew was made up
7.
half of Year 10 rowers and half of senior athletes. As the crew included
senior age group rowers, it raced in the senior fourth division, and
deserve credit for a strong performance.
In the Year 10 eight division 1 A final, the 10A crew fell behind a
powerful St Kevin’s 10A crew by around a length at the 500m mark,
before steadily rowing through, gaining the lead in the last 200m of
the race. The 10B crew was placed fourth in the A final of the Year 10
division 2, and the 10C crew finished third in the division 3 A final.
The 10D crew was second in the A final of the Year 10 division 4.
Scotch had 15 Year 9 quad sculls racing across eight divisions.
The 1st, 2nd , 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th Quads won their respective divisions.
The 3rd Quad was placed second and the 7th Quad came third. There
were many good performances from these crews, and many Scotch
crews raced against higher ranked crews from other schools and
performed extremely well.
It was a strong performance by the entire Boat Club, and all athletes
competed to the best of their ability. Thanks must go to all parents, the
Cardinal Club, coaches, staff and boatmen for their dedication, support
and passion, all of which ensures the Boat Club continues to function
productively.
TOM WOODRUFF – 1st VIII COACH AND DIRECTOR OF ROWING