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Rowing is truly one of the most special programs at Brentwood. These past nine months with the junior program have gone by so quickly, with many amazing memories created while pushing through those last 500 meters of the race, finding out your crew is going to nationals, and the many beautiful mornings we spend out on the water. Having to wake up...

The senior rowing program at Brentwood has always been a highly competitive team and this year has been no different. The senior men had a solid base of returning rowers from last season with some newcomers in the mix. The senior women’s team, however, focused on catching novices up in order to fill boats and create a competitive team. Both...

At the start of my Grade 10 year, I was told that I would no longer be rowing in the Junior category. Because of my birthdate, I would be rowing for Mr Carr and the Senior Boys. As scary as the new information was, I was eager to be taught by such a legendary coach. I immediately became the “younger brother” of the team. Fetching oars, grabbing...

In the summer of 2015, when he was 14, Yannick Hillier took his first rowing strokes in a two week summer learn to row course offered by the Bermuda Rowing Association. Launching from the BRA’s boathouse on White’s Island, Yannick gained his rowing spurs rowing in singles and doubles. He had been encouraged to join by Saltus math teacher Ms Rachel...

26 junior athletes travelled to Saint Catherines, Ontario, to compete at the CSSRAs (Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association) Championship in early June. Every single junior boat, two eights, two fours, two quads, one double and one single, all made it to the A Finals and showed promising results. This is a huge accomplishment considering...

The Shawnigan Lake Regatta is always an event everyone is excited for. Not only because you see all the people you meet at Brentwood Regatta again, but because it is also a weekend full of exciting races. From May 11th to 13th Junior and Senior crews gave their best in the tough 2km race to earn medals. This is the longest race that has taken...

The alarm started beeping at 5:40 am. The rowers and coaches arose from their beds. Slowly, everyone started heading towards the bus to the Shawnigan Lake Regatta, one of the most important regattas of the year. The results would determine the seat rankings for the CSSRA, also known as nationals. There are a lot of rowing clubs participating in...

47 athletes attended the three day rowing camp during mid-term break to complete their final preparations before they travel to Ontario for the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association Championships early Tuesday morning. After three days of rest, the rowers returned to school full of energy, ready to develop and improve their crews. These...

More than 1,700 junior and senior athletes and coaches from all over the Pacific Northwest set up camp on the Brentwood campus for the 48th annual Brentwood Regatta in late April. Despite the chilling wind and choppy water on Friday the 27th, Brentwood’s junior rowing program was eager to get on the water. These unpredictable conditions didn’t...

Rowers are curious if things are winding up or down as the Shawnigan Lake School Regatta (SLSR) marks the last regatta before Nationals in St. Catharines, Ontario. This past weekend Brentwood entered fifty-two crews in this year’s SLSR regatta and rowed away with eight victories from the weekend. Winning the Sr Mens and Womens 4+, the Sr Mens 2x,...