Great Scot - The Scotch Family Magazine - Issue 151 September 2017 GreatScot_Internal_Sept_2017_FA | Page 24

Features
Scotch triumphs at Henley
Royal Regatta
The Scotch 1st VIII performed brilliantly at
the historic Henley Royal Regatta in England,
held from 28 June to 2 July, winning the Princess
Elizabeth Challenge Cup for school eights.
Scotch is the first Australian school to win this
event since 2001, and is only the third Australian
school ever to have won the title.
After a successful season during which
the Scotch 1st VIII won both the Head of the
River and Australian national schoolboy eight
championships, and with the support of the
school and parents, we decided to challenge
ourselves on the world stage at the Henley Royal
Regatta. This meant another term of training to
sharpen our skills and improve our fit