SHGC Rowing is a squad of passionate girls who strive to achieve great success on and off the water. Our Rowing squad are members of the Hamilton Rowing Club (HRC) and throughout the season we row under the Club and School Colours. We have a great coaching team, who collectively have years of experience and are supported by an enthusiastic Committee and parent network.
Alongside specialist trainers and volunteers, our Head Coach, Blair Currie, strives for excellence and works to support our rowers in what can often be a challenging environment. Quality coaching results in maximising each rower’s potential and progressively moulding that potential into competitive, winning crews.
Full details are in our Rowing Booklet.
New Rowers/Coxswains
Our Learn to Row programme runs for six weeks every year in Term 3 and is open to all students new to rowing. You can still join rowing after Term 3. Please contact shgchamiltonrowing@gmail.com if you are interested in joining us.
Rowing Season
The rowing season runs from September to April, including school holidays. During the off-season, optional training sessions may be held depending on the availability of coaches and rowers.
Training
Training varies between water and land-based. On-water training is at the Hamilton Rowing Club, within a short distance from school. Land-based training is at the school Gym. The Head Coach distributes a training timetable at the start of each month. Training sessions are a mix of before or after school and on weekends.
Regattas
The squad attends Club and School regattas often held at Lake Karapiro during the season. See the Rowing handbook for dates. These are compulsory.
Camps
Rowers will attend camps held at Mangakino, Epworth or Ngaruawahia throughout the season. Camps coincide with school holidays or long weekends. Dates can be found in the Rowing Handbook. Attendance at Camp is compulsory.
Fees
SHGC Rowing 2024/2025 Season fees are $2450 for Rowers and $1,350 for Coxswains. This includes $50 for Learn to Row/Pre-season training. More information on how to pay fees can be found in the handbook.
Additional costs occur during the season for attendance and transport to camps, plus the cost of attending Maadi (if selected). These costs are payable at the time.