Rowing
The Cathedral School runs a comprehensive rowing program for students in Years 8 – 12. We compete annually at a local, state and national level and competed internationally at the Henley Royal Regatta in the UK in 2008.
All Year 8 students have the opportunity to participate in a Learn-to-Row program, which runs twice a week for all of Term 1. This program introduces the students to the basic technical skills of sculling, both on the water and on ergometers. It emphasises teamwork and participation through single, double and quad sculls involvement.
In Terms 2 and 3 the competitive school team of over 80 rowers, compete in five local All Schools regattas, and two Interregional regattas. The local season culminates the Head of the River and State Schools Rowing Championships. At the Head of the River, Cathedral has dominated over the past 11 years of the Townsville All Schools program. In 2010, Cathedral won 42 out of the 52 races, including the prestigious Open Boys and Girls Eight races. At the 2010 State Championships, Cathedral won 8 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals out of a total of 40 finals. In 2010 our highlight was competing at the National Championships in Melbourne and bringing home two silver medals.
Our crews are successful because they are highly-skilled. Thanks to the elite coaching standard of Head Coach, Stephen Muhlenberg they show incredible determination and hard work, and are passionate about supporting each other to perform at the highest level.
Our rowing program thrives on parental support and is one way to help nurture students to become independent, organised athletes. We have dominated the local Townsville competition for the past 11 years but only do this by being organised, believing in our students and teaching them ‘that anything is possible if they work hard enough’.
For more information about Rowing at The Cathedral School please contact Rowing Program Manager, Mrs Katrina Wilshire on 4722 2061 or email katrina.wilshire@cathedral.qld.edu.au
Rowing General Information
- Code of Conduct (PDF)
- Medical Form - Away Regattas (PDF)
- Travel Permission Slip (PDF)
Regatta Information
| Date | Time | Event |
| 11 - 13 February | Open NSW Rowing Championships, Penrith | |
| 5 - 13 March | Australian Rowing Championships, Adelaide | |
| Sunday 15 May | 8.00am - 4.00pm | Local All Schools Regatta 1 - hosted by TCS |
| Sunday 5 June | 8.00am - 4.00pm | Local All Schools Regatta 2 - hosted by SMMC/IPC |
| 21 June - 12 July | UK Henley Rowing Trip | |
| Sunday 24 July | 8.00am - 4.00pm | Local All Schools Regatta 3 - hosted by RCC/PSHS |
| Sunday 7 August | 8.00am - 4.00pm | Local All Schools Regatta 4 - hosted by TGS |
| 13 - 14 August | North Queensland Schools Rowing Championships | |
| 28 August | 8.00am - 5.00pm | Local All Schools Head of the River |
| 15 - 20 September | State Schools Rowing Championships |
