Rowing Experience
Posted: 15/05/2018
Last Sunday, a small group of Senior pupils were involved in a rowing experience day in Henley-on-Thames, home to the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta. This experience was generously gifted to the School by Matthew Taylor (Foundation Trustee and Old Bromsgrovian, Cookes/Walters 1968-1973) to whom we give our most heartfelt thanks, and organised by Legacy 300.
The pupils had the opportunity to hear a motivational talk from Matt Langridge, Olympic Champion from Rio 2016, about his rowing career, before being coached on the rowing machines by Alan Sinclair, European Champion and Olympic Finalist. The highlight of the day was when our pupils took to the water, rowing in three quadruple sculls with the addition of Polly Swann, Olympic Silver Medallist from Rio 2016. It was a valuable experience for the pupils, whose enthusiasm for the sport was stimulated, in no small measure due to the gloriously sunny weather.