While many Darien High School students were on vacation and
some enjoying a week off from practice four of DHS’s rowers traveled to Boston
for the World Indoor Rowing Championship. This indoor regatta known as Charles
River All Star Has-Beens, C.R.A.S.H. B’s, was held in Boston University’s ice
hockey arena last Sunday (2/19). Junior Kylie Maier, senior Lizzy Steinborn,
and sophomores Kendra Shutts and Juliet Ruhe, all participated in the indoor
regatta representing Connecticut Boat Club.
C.R.A.S.H.-B.s is a world known regatta that originally
started by a group of 1976-1980 Olympic athletes during the 1980 Olympic
boycott. Over time this regatta turned into an international rowing regatta
that calls for athletes from high school teams, masters, colleges, the US
National team, and other national teams.
The regatta has ergometer machines lined up for hundreds of
people to watch from all over the world. Maier, Shutts, and Ruhe all participated
in the junior open weight junior heat while Steinborn raced in the under 23
heat. The race involves each athlete to race as fast as they can and as hard as
they can for 2,000 meters. Maier, Ruhe, and Steinborn all beat their personal
records while Shutts was only a few seconds behind her own PR. All these Darien
High School athletes raced against women athletes from Brazil, Mexico, Denmark,
and Canada.
Darien High School students can see their fellow classmates
on Connecticut Boat Club during their spring season. CBC will be traveling to
California on March 31st for the San Diego Crew Classics while some
also competing here on the east coast at the Greenwich Invitational.
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