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St Catherine’s News Autumn 2022
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The 2022 Rowing season has been one to remember. It has certainly had its challenges; however, the St Catherine’s students have demonstrated resilience, determination, and persistence throughout.
BACK-TO-BACK
head of the schoolgirls The Fearless Girl
The final race of the season had everyone on the edge of their seats, the crew demonstrated great determination and grit, only taking the lead within the last 100m of the race. This is the first time in St Catherine’s history that the School has won both the Head of Schoolgirls Regatta and the National Championships in the same year, a phenomenal effort, and a remarkable achievement. This is a back-to-back victory for the First VIII at the Head of Schoolgirls Regatta, and only the second time in history the School has ever won this event. Summer Balla-Kellett, Bronte Cullen, Sarah Marriott and Zara Bongiorno have now won this event two years in a row.
The 2022 Rowing Season was another one to go down in the history books, with the MMXXI, the St Catherine’s First VIII winning the Schoolgirl Eight Division 1 at the Head of Schoolgirls Regatta, and two weeks later crossing the line first at the Australian Rowing Championships to take out the National title in the Schoolgirl Eight.
The St Catherine’s Second VIII, The Fearless Girl, showed their fearlessness in their approach to racing, attacking every race with great determination and courage, taking out a silver medal in the Schoolgirl Eight Division 2. At the Australian Rowing Championships, the Fearless Girl raced against and beat a number of first eights from across the country, placing 11th overall out of 22 crews, a truly fantastic effort.
