Nov 23, 20222 min read

Junior Race Report

It’s been a busy few weeks for the Junior Squad as they opened their race campaign for the 2022-23 season. Helen Taylor Head Junior Coach reports on the Junior Racing so far this season to include: Kingston head, Teddington Head, GBRT U19 Trial and Fours Head.

W Club 4- Maia and Amaris (with two seniors) 12th / 32

📸Photos courtesy of AllMarkOne and JuniorRowingNews

First up was hosting a very useful and productive time trial with local clubs on the stretch: 120 crews from MBC, Whitgift, Wimbledon and Hampton took part over 3 divisions, gaining valuable race experience before heading further afield.

KINGSTON HEAD

This proved to be a short journey through the lock for the first run down the Kingston stretch at Kingston Small Boats Head.

14 crews and 39 rowers took part with promising performances from all. All finished within the top 10 with 4 wins and a 2nd place.

📸Photos courtesy of AllMarkOne and Parents

Event	Position	Event	Position	Event	Position
JM15 1x	1st	JM16 2x	1st	JM18 2x	1st
JM15 2x	2nd	JW16 4x	4th	JW18 4x	1st
JM15 4x+	5th	JM16 4x	5th	JW18 2x	6th
JW15 2x	6th	JW16 2x	8th	JM18 2x	7th
JW15 4x+	6th			JM18 4x	8th

TEDDINGTON HEAD

The chance to take the learning from Kingston came the very next weekend at Teddington Head over the same course. With a number of different combinations to the previous race, 15 crews and 55 rowers took part with every crew finishing in the top 6 including 11 podium finishes and 6 wins.

📸Photos courtesy of parents and supporters

Event	Position	Event	Position	Event	Position
JW15 8x+	1st	JM16 2x	1st	J18 2x	1st
JM15 4x+	2nd	JM16 4x	2nd	W.J18 4x	1st
JM15 4x+	5th	JW16 2x	2nd	J18 4x	1st
JW15 4x+	6th	JW16 4x	3rd	JW18 2x	1st
		JM16 2x	4th	JM18 4x	3rd
				JM18 1x	4th

GBRT U19 TRIALS

Whilst the squad were racing at Teddington, 4 juniors travelled to Boston, Lincolnshire totake part in the GBRT U19 Early ID Assessments. This consists of a 5k race in singles against the top juniors in the country and is the first step in potentially gaining a spot in the Junior Team in the Summer. All put in strong performances and will look to take this momentum in the Winter training block before the next assessment in February.

📸Photos courtesy of AllMarkOne

U19M 1x: Harrison 8 th , Ali 15 th , Ed G (J16) 57 th out of 134

U19W 1x: Maia 20 th out of 99

FOURS HEAD ~ Sat 19th Nov

The Junior Squad sent 12 J16-J18 rowers to take part in the Fours Head of the River Race last Saturday. It was great to be back out on the Tideway for the first time this season and be part of a strong Molesey Boat Club performance.