Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Darien students compete at Rowing World Championship



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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