Sportivate Explores Rowing Challenge

To celebrate several successful ‘Sportivate Explores Rowing’ projects in Cornwall over the past 2 years, Cornwall Sports Partnership sponsored a ‘Sportivate Challenge’ at this years Looe Regatta. This involved a separate race ran by Looe Rowing Club, who have themselves run several successful learn to row courses which now has seen a boost in their young membership base. The challenge involved a race with 2 buoy turns, for 14-25 year olds, aimed at those who were new to rowing. This involved many participants who have got in to the sport through Sportivate projects ran at their club. Crews from Devon and Cornwall competed, including a composite crew made up from several clubs. Boats competing were from Looe (2), Cotehele Quay, Brixham, Rame and Caradon. Caradon took the prize for top placed genuine 14-25 mixed (3 male, 3 female) crew, Looe won a trophy for the top all female crew and the composite crew took the trophy for the open category.

Sportivate participants

 

Reps from British Rowing and Cornwall Sports Partnership were on hand to promote the Sportivate programme and give out information on how clubs could get involved. All those competing got a Sportivate explores rowing T shirt and it is hoped that the challenge can become an annual event.

For more on Explore Rowing including running your own ‘Learn to Row’ courses: www.explorerowing.org

For more on Sportivate in Cornwall and Cornwall Sports Partnership: www.cornwallsportspartnership.co.uk/sportivate

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