OUR ROWERS RULE THE RIVER

A huge crew of APC rowers made the college proud at the Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta on the Barwon River in Geelong recently.

Ten crews entered a series of events with some outstanding results.

Congratulations to Ella Kilpikoski and Olivia Lewis who won gold in the senior doubles event and to Year 10 doubles Emma Westerbeek and Alice Roberts who took out silver.

Other teams were:

• Y9 Quad: Isabel Perkins, Koko Jones, Eliza Voss, Meikayla Stambolziev, and Indigo Brown (cox): 4th (after winning most of their races all season)

• Y9 Double: Jocelyn Doig, Hridaya Fofandi: 4th

• Y9 Single: Amber Cleaver: withdrawn due to injury

• Y10 Quad Div 3: Olivia Harvey, Angelica Wulff, Alex Caporrimo, Ruby Miller, and Georgia Arnott (cox): 18th

• Y10 Quad Div 2: Reya Sonigra, Bea Bradley, Jessica Marshall, Farrah Hall, Katelyn Truong (cox): 10th

• Senior Quad Div 3: Poppie Willson, Scarlett Laing, Liz Arnott, Mia Dourlay, and Isabelle Dethridge (cox): 5th

• Senior Quad Div 2: Hannah Speed, Mia Kachab, Isabella Flood, Eve Mouthaan, and Lulu GleesonPayne (cox): 5th

• Senior Double: Eva Levashova and Saska Paine: 4th (had an equipment failure - were favourites to win)

APC now has teams competing in Perth at the National championships.

The senior double of Eva Levashova and Saska Paine will compete in the U19 double. Eva and Saska will then team up Ella Kilpikoski and Olivia Lewis to race the Schoolgirl Quad.