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Queensland success at SIRR2016 & Interstate Regatta

22/03/2016
 

RQ E-NEWS

22 MARCH 2016 ISSUE
 

2016 Interstate Regatta 
The 2016 Interstate Regatta saw some incredible performances from Queensland crews across all boat classes.
The first pointscore event saw Sally Kehoe line up for Queensland in the Interstate Women’s Single Scull, and there were high hopes for her after her trifecta in the Open Women’s sculling events earlier in the week. Sally led into the first 500m, and then settled into a comfortable second place throughout the remainder of the race, winning the silver medal, behind World Champion single sculler and Victorian Kim Brennan.

Queensland representative Ben Morley lined up against a number of Australian Rowing Team members to race for the Interstate Men’s Single Scull title. Morley came out of the blocks at the back of the field, but with a blistering last 500m was able to secure 6thplace.

Queensland fielded a very young Lightweight Women’s Quadruple Scull, but this didn’t put a limit on their success. Although missing Hannah Every-Hall from the crew, the lightweight women came out fast and sat in silver medal position the entire race, only a fraction behind the gold medal crew from Victoria.

The QLD lightweight men put on an impressive performance in the Interstate Lightweight Men’s Coxless Four- the title which they have now held for four consecutive years. The crew were the fastest over the first 500m, and every 500m after that, winning in convincing style.

Straight after the success of the lightweight men, the youth women followed the same fate with gold in the Interstate Women’s Youth Eight. A tight first 500m meant the crew had to push through reigning champions Victoria, in the mid-parts of the race but eventually secured an  4.5 second margin to claim the win.

The youth men came away with the silver medal in the Interstate Men’s Youth Eight. It was a fantastic race by the Queenslanders, who for the entire race were right on the tail of eventual winners, New South Wales.

In the Queens’ Cup, it was the Queensland crew who laid down the pressure to the favourites and 11-year-reigning champions in the event, Victoria. The Queenslanders came away with an incredibly well-deserved silver medal in the Interstate Women’s Eight, after a tight race all the way to the finish.

The final race of the day, concluding the 2016 Interstate Regatta was the Kings Cup. Dominating the field for a number of years has been the crews from Victoria and New South Wales, however the Queensland crew challenged for the bronze medal position the entire race. In the sprint towards the line they put the pressure on the South Australian crew, but narrowly missed out on a podium birth by 0.65 seconds, finishing in 4th position.

Congratulations to all athletes who represented Queensland in the 2016 Interstate Regatta. It is clear to see in the results, the pride all crews had when wearing the maroon. Full Interstate Regatta results can be found here. 
 
 
SIRR2016
Sydney International Rowing Regatta, comprising of the Australian Open Rowing Championships, Australian Open Schools Rowing Championships and Kings and Queens Cups Interstate Regatta, was held from March 14-20. It was a very successful regatta for all athletes, coaches and support teams involved. In particular, were a number of Queensland athletes who made multiple podium finishes in their respective events. A full summary of the Queensland successes at SIRR 2016 can be found on the Rowing Queensland website here, or you can read more in the article here.
Sunday 17th April: NRRA Masters Regatta
 
SIRR2016: Results 
 

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