National title achieved by Macleans College rowers
Posted on February 22, 2024
Year 13 student Harrison Reeve (Kupe House) and Year 12 student Nathan Strachan (Rutherford) secured a national title at the 2024 New Zealand Rowing Championships held at Lake Karapiro.
Harrison and Nathan won the men’s intermediate double sculls national title, after placing first in the final. They were representing St George’s Rowing Club.
This event is the club championship regatta for New Zealand. The championships have a rich history and were first held in 1888. The regatta is held in February every year, alternatively at Lake Karapiro or Lake Ruataniwha.
In other rowing news, a team of five Macleans College students won gold at the North Island Club Championships. Held earlier this month at Lake Karapiro, Isabella Chen (Hillary), Harrison Reeve, Nathan Strachan, Logan Turrall (Te Kanawa) and James Dimock (Te Kanawa) placed first in the men’s coxed quad, representing St George’s Rowing Club.
Harrison and Nathan also won gold at this event, in the men’s intermediate double sculls.
Macleans College rowers now look forward to representing the school at the 2024 Aon Maadi Regatta next month in Twizel.
