Wakatipu Rowing Club's high school athletes won three gold, five silver and three bronze medals at the South Island secondary school rowing championships over the weekend.
Wakatipu sent a team of 49 rowers and six coaches to the event, held at Lake Ruataniwha near Twizel.
The club's rowers competed in 21 A finals and 11 B finals and finished with its best medal haul at the championships.
The club's coaches have selected a squad of 31 rowers to compete in the Maadi Cup, the New Zealand secondary school championships at Lake Ruataniwha from March 24-29.
Results.-
GOLD
U18 girls' quad: Jacqui Bell (16), Monique Lynes (17), Jordan Murphy (17), Georgia Bewley (17) and cox Bella Martin (17) coached by Shane Muir.
U18 lightweight boys' double: Dylan O'Connor (16), Jacob Flanagan (15) coached by Annabel Ritchie.
U17 boys' double: Dylan O'Connor, Jacob Flanagan, coached by Annabel Ritchie.
SILVER
U18 girls' double: Moni Lynes and Jordan Murphy, coached by Shane Muir.
U15 boys' double: Joseph Swale and Ben Hull (both 14), coached by Annabel Ritchie.
U17 girls' single: Nina Champion (16), coached by Poppie Gerber.
U18 novice boys' four: Harrison Long (15), Connor Kennedy (14), Rene Schafer (17), Louie Tatom-Cross (14) and cox Olly Sanderson, coached by Mike Westenra
U18 LW girls' four: Merida Sowery (16), Charlie Turner (16) Issy Norton (15), Rowan Biggs (16) and cox Bianca Gibson (14), coached by Poppie Gerber.
BRONZE
U17 boys' quad: James Ramsay (16), Dylan O'Connor (16), Hayden Bewley (15), Jacob Flanagan (15) and cox Nick Foley (15), coached by Annabel Ritchie.
U18 lightweight girls' double: Charlie Turner and. Merida Sowery, coached by Poppie Gerber
U18 lightweight girls' four: Zara McLeod (14), Cam Murphy (14), Lucy Dickson (14), Harriet Dennison (14) and cox Amelia Hamilton (14), coached by Shane Muir and Janes Stokes.
• The under 17 girls' quad and the under 18 lightweight boys' four both finished fourth in their events.
