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URL: https://westlakegirls.bridge.school.nz/

Westlake Girls Rowing is a successful and established sports programme. As one of the targeted sports at school, students are extremely committed to being the best they can be. Led by Head Coach Ian Bright, the rowing team attends all the major regattas in Auckland and regionally, culminating in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships, which will be held at Karapiro in 2025.

The rowing season begins in September with Spring Camp and concludes in March at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championship. Learn to Row is offered to beginners and it is an excellent programme for novice rowers to get started. The 8-week coaching sessions begin in June and run through winter, so students are ready to sign up for Spring Camp at Karapiro in the first week of the September school holidays. All Year 9 rowers begin their rowing careers at Lake Pupuke in late October/early November with the Bennett Shield.

Rowing is run by the Rowing Society, and they start every season with an Open Day in October for parents to learn more about the programme, the commitment, the fees and the event schedule.

For more information or to register for the 2025 season, please complete the form or contact the Head of Rowing.

Rowing Contact:
Ian Bright – Head of Rowing
P: 09 489 4169 Ext 717
E: [email protected]

What can you expect from rowing

Rowing is a unique high intensity sport, and perhaps the ultimate team sport.  This means that the girls work together and support each other.  While it is important that the girls enjoy their rowing, we also expect them to work hard, be committed and have a good attitude towards each other. The competitive summer rowing season runs from September to March or April depending on the timing of the final regatta for the season (Maadi Cup). Winter training begins late May early June each year, this training is optional and winter commitments take priority through to the end of winter sport. Once winter sport is complete the number of training sessions steadily increase from September to March in preparation for the North Island Secondary Schools Championships (NISS) and for selected girls, the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships (Maadi Cup Regatta).

For parents, the sport of rowing is also quite demanding, but can be extremely fulfilling.  You can expect to be a taxi driver, help out at events and assist in fundraising. Further, the demands of rowing  provide healthy challenges to your daughter, so they may need some guidance to become self-reliant in an intense sporting environment.  As a parent you will also become a member of a much larger family and develop new friendships with other parents.

We have a Facebook page for past and present rowers, and all friends of Westlake Rowing. You can find it HERE.

Season Handbook 2024-25

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NZ Secondary Schools Rowing Association