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Rowing
ROWING CAPTAIN’S REPORT
The 2020/2021 Rowing season was filled with outstanding achievements for the dedicated members of the Pymble squad. Pymble’s elite skill level and talent were displayed through consistent results at regattas where we represented our College as a dominant force throughout the season.
Term 4 Review
In Term 4 2020, the Pymble Rowing team was excited to be back on the water including a significant number of new recruits to the team and the Learn to Row girls. In Term 4 Pymble entered the MLC, Roseville, Loreto Normanhurst and Loreto Kirribilli regattas held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. It was great to get the crews out on the course and see the competition, with impressive results from Pymble crews. Despite not having spectators, it was encouraging to watch the squad support each other.
Rowing Camps
During the summer holidays, the squads attended camps for a week of solid work and companionship. The Seniors were extremely excited to head to Jindabyne to experience training including hikes, swim sessions and water sessions on beautiful Lake Jindabyne. The Intermediate and Junior squads started their camp with a selection day at Iron Cove, and then headed to the Nepean River for five days of training with on water and off water activities to develop their skills and knowledge of rowing. The Learn to Row girls joined the group for the final two days and experienced their first rowing camp. The last day was a fun competition where all the crews participated in an interschool mini regatta to demonstrate the skills developed from the camps.
Term 1 Review
Pymble crews competed at the NSW Rowing Championships with a challenging day on the water, followed by a double header regatta at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. The double header involved the Pymble Ladies’ College and The King’s School Regatta followed by the Independent Girls’ Schools Association (IGSA) Regatta. The Pymble crews showed their hard work from the holiday training camps to win the overall point score for the third year in a row. Congratulations to the squads for not only their achievements at the regattas, but for their support of one another both on and off the water.
Head of the River
The Head of the River is the most important regatta of the season. In 2021, it was held on Sunday 14 March. Pymble had a successful day with many crews placing in the top three and the Junior First squad and Intermediate First squad winning gold medals! The Second Eight finished a strong second and our Pymble First Eight came away with a bronze medal after a tight race with Queenwood and Kinross Wolaroi School. Pymble was announced Head of the River Overall Point Score Winner by two points, with their energy and spirit unmatched. It was a fantastic end to a busy season with the Pymble girls sinking the pontoon!
Georgina Seymour, Year 12
Nationals
This year the First Eight was fortunate to attend the 2021 Australian Rowing Championships held on Lake Barrington in Tasmania. The squad raced against the best schools in the country with Pymble’s First Eight making the A final and finishing eighth fastest Schoolgirl Eight in Australia. This achievement was a wonderful way to finish the season with a strong and unified team. Alice Walker, Year 12, raced the Schoolgirl Single and finished in fourth place in her heat which was an amazing result against tough competition. As Captain, I will cherish the week of laughs and lessons learned.
Thank You
Thank you to the Pymble Rowing community, the school for their support, the parents who committed their time, and the girls for their efforts throughout the season. Finally, to our incredible coaching staff managed by Miss Williams and Miss Brodie, we are so grateful for everything you have done for Pymble Rowing. I was honoured to be the 2020/2021 Rowing Captain. I look forward to watching Pymble Rowing continue to grow and dominate! Georgina Seymour, Captain of Rowing
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ROWING REPRESENTATIVES
Pymble Representatives
Mikayla Arthur, Philippa Austin, Abigail Barfield, Mia Booth, Rhiannon Castle, Jessica Colbran, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Halle De Souza, Sophie Dunn, Georgina Ericsson, Catherine Gavagna, Sophie Graham, Charlotte Hartin, Arabella Hunt, Lilian Huntley, Isabella Kaleski, Mehreen Khan, Madeline Lawson, Macey Leahy, Serena Leung, Chloe Luxford, Madison Lyster, Lucy Miller, Tilly Morgan, Sarah Oppenheim, Liesel Page, Skye Pockley, Polly Sargeant, Georgina Seymour, Indi Tishler, Alice Walker, Megan Wood, Stephanie Wood
IGSA Representatives
Georgina Ericsson, Sophie Graham, Mehreen Khan, Liesel Page
NSW All Schools Representatives
Mikayla Arthur, Jessica Colbran, Georgina Ericsson, Sophie Graham, Lilian Huntley, Mehreen Khan, Tilly Morgan, Georgina Seymour
ROWING AWARDS
Year 12 Blue
Mikayla Arthur, Halle De Souza, Georgina Ericsson, Sophie Graham, Isabella Kaleski, Georgina Seymour, Alice Walker
Year 11 Blue
Philippa Austin, Sophie Dunn, Lilian Huntley, Mehreen Khan, Chloe Luxford, Madison Lyster, Polly Sargeant, Stephanie Wood
Red
Victoria Brash, Grace Carey, Freya Carmody, Arabella Ibbotson, Ayesha Lakhani, Amanda Lwin, Anna Mufford, Denika Tajalli, Amy Watts, Eloise Wilson, Lily Windsor
Year 10 Blue
Rhiannon Castle, Jessica Colbran, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Catherine Gavagna, Charlotte Hartin, Arabella Hunt, Macey Leahy, Serena Leung, Tilly Morgan, Eleanor Owrid, Liesel Page, Indi Tishler
Red
Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Bianca Auld, Zara Benson, Olivia Bransgrove, Madeleine Coman, Jessica Ding, Alice Dunn, Isabel Fisher, Isabelle Francis, Eliza Gothard, Elizabeth Hart, Manni Lin, Sarah Oppenheim, Maya Partridge, Abi Thornton, Sophie Waters, Isabella Watson Year 9
Blue
Abigail Barfield, Mia Booth, Alessandra Braysich, Olivia Kelly, Madeline Lawson, Carrie Luo, Harriet McLean, Lucy Miller, Aspen Moore, Skye Pockley, Megan Wood
Red
Caitlin Cho, Cameron Collett, Sally Cooper, Lydia Heazlewood-Lee, Ella Jones, Sofia Laftsidis, Isabel Matosantos, Dimity Muller, Georgie Purcell, Arabella Smithyman, Stella Symons, Carolina Yemma
Year 8 Red
Diana Attinger, Alice Beveridge, Esther Essey, Lauren Gibson, Phoebe Handley, Genevieve Hartin, Ellie Hennessy, Bella Hyun, Isabella Johnson, Isabelle Johnston, Alice Kang, Emily Lin, Grace Longstaff, Zoe Lupton, Jasmine McAuley, Lucinda Middleton, Mika Naito, Siena Novak, Tully O’Regan, Erin Porter, Annabel Shanahan, Felicity Sheh, Alexandra Stansall, Lily Sullivan, Abby Sywak, Melanie Tan, Annabel Taylor, Rachael Tyson, Nityasree Viswanathan, Iris Wang, Hannah Weber, Amy Zhang, Sonya Zlatanovic
Year 7 Red
Sasha Clark, Millie Cullinane, Zoe Hart, Matilda Ma-Conis, Montana McCormick, Anais McDonald, Lucy McLean, Johanna Ricketts, Winter Shirvington, Mia Solomons, Olianna Tighe, Arabella Wheatley, Ella Willetts
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ROWING RESULTS
Georgina Seymour, Liesel Page, Tilly Morgan, Georgina Ericsson, Philippa Austin, Jessica Colbran, Lilian Huntley, Sophie Graham, Mehreen Khan (Cox)
Championship Schoolgirl Eight 5th (Heat)
Polly Sargeant, Sophie Dunn, Chloe Luxford, Madison Lyster, Stephanie Wood, Isabella Kaleski, Alice Walker, Mikayla Arthur, Halle De Souza (Cox)
Championship Women’s Under 16 Coxed Quad Scull
2nd
Abigail Barfield, Skye Pockley, Megan Wood, Mia Booth, Madeline Lawson (Cox)
Championship Schoolgirl Single Scull 7th
(Semi-final)
Alice Walker
Championship Women’s Under 17 Coxed Quad Scull
Lucy Miller, Catherine Gavagna, Charlotte Hartin, Rhiannon Castle, Indi Tishler (Cox) 5th
Championship Women’s Under 17 Coxed
Quad Scull 6th (Heat)
Sarah Oppenheim, Macey Leahy, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Arabella Hunt, Serena Leung (Cox)
Championship Women’s Under 16 Single Scull
Jessica Colbran 8th
Championship Schoolgirl Double Scull 6th
Mikayla Arthur, Lilian Huntley
Championship Schoolgirl Double Scull 5th
Philippa Austin, Georgina Ericsson
Championship Women’s Under 17 Single Scull
Liesel Page 2nd
Championship Women’s Under 17 Single Scull
Tilly Morgan 7th IGSA Regatta
First Eight
Georgina Seymour, Liesel Page, Tilly Morgan, Georgina Ericsson, Philippa Austin, Jessica Colbran, Lilian Huntley, Sophie Graham, Mehreen Khan (Cox)
Second Eight
Polly Sargeant, Sophie Dunn, Chloe Luxford, Isabella Kaleski, Stephanie Wood, Madison Lyster, Alice Walker, Mikayla Arthur, Halle De Souza (Cox) 3rd
3rd
Senior Four
3rd
Anna Mufford, Eloise Wilson, Ayesha Lakhani, Grace Carey, Arabella Ibbotson (Cox)
Senior Quad
3rd
Lily Windsor, Denika Tajalli, Amanda Lwin, Victoria Brash, Abi Thornton (Cox)
Senior Single Scull
Amy Watts
Year 10 First Quad
Lucy Miller, Catherine Gavagna, Charlotte Hartin, Rhiannon Castle, Indi Tishler (Cox) 4th
1st
Year 10 Second Quad
Eleanor Owrid, Macey Leahy, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Arabella Hunt, Serena Leung (Cox) 1st
Year 10 Third Quad
Bianca Auld, Sarah Oppenheim, Alice Dunn, Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Eliza Gothard (Cox)
Year 10 Fourth Quad
Olivia Bransgrove, Isabella Watson, Sophie Waters, Isabel Fisher, Manni Lin (Cox) 1st
1st
Year 10 Double
Isabelle Francis, Zara Benson 4th
Year 10 Double
Madeleine Coman, Elizabeth Hart 5th
Year 10 Double
Maya Partridge, Jessica Ding 6th
Year 9 First Quad
1st
Abigail Barfield, Skye Pockley, Megan Wood, Mia Booth, Madeline Lawson (Cox)
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ROWING RESULTS
Year 9 Second Quad
Aspen Moore, Alessandra Braysich, Harriet McLean, Olivia Kelly, Carrie Luo (Cox) 1st
Year 9 Third Quad
4th
Georgie Purcell, Lydia Heazlewood-Lee, Sofia Laftsidis, Ella Jones, Caitlin Cho (Cox)
Year 9 Fourth Quad
1st
Dimity Muller, Arabella Smithyman, Isabel Matosantos, Sally Cooper, Carolina Yemma (Cox)
Year 9 Double
Cameron Collett, Stella Symons 3rd
Year 8 First Quad
4th
Amy Zhang, Lauren Gibson, Mika Naito, Tully O’Regan, Annabel Taylor (Cox)
Year 8 Second Quad
4th
Iris Wang, Hannah Weber, Phoebe Handley, Ellie Hennessy, Annabel Shanahan (Cox)
Year 8 Third Quad
Melanie Tan, Genevieve Hartin, Felicity Sheh, Alice Beveridge, Isabelle Johnston (Cox) 4th
Year 8 Fourth Quad
Grace Longstaff, Isabella Johnson, Zoe Lupton, Alexandra Stansall, Diana Attinger (Cox) 5th
Year 8 Fifth Quad
3rd
Erin Porter, Rachael Tyson, Alice Kang, Sonya Zlatanovic, Bella Hyun (Cox)
Year 8 Sixth Quad
Lily Sullivan, Lucinda Middleton, Abby Sywak, Nityasree Viswanathan, Emily Lin (Cox) 4th
Isabelle Johnston, Diana Attinger, Annabel Taylor, Emily Lin, Annabel Shanahan (Cox)
Year 8 Single Scull
Esther Essey 2nd
Millie Cullinane, Johanna Ricketts, Olianna Tighe, Arabella Wheatley, Carolina Yemma (Cox) Year 7 Second Quad 8th (Competing in the Year 8 Sixth Quad category)
Sasha Clark, Winter Shirvington, Zoe Hart, Ella Willetts, Caitlin Cho (Cox)
Mia Solomons, Anais McDonald, Lucy McLean, Siena Novak, Carrie Luo (Cox)
Head of the River
First Eight
3rd
Liesel Page, Tilly Morgan, Sophie Graham, Georgina Seymour, Jessica Colbran, Philippa Austin, Georgina Ericsson, Lilian Huntley, Mehreen Khan (Cox)
Second Eight
Polly Sargeant, Sophie Dunn, Chloe Luxford, Isabella Kaleski, Stephanie Wood, Madison Lyster, Alice Walker, Mikayla Arthur, Halle De Souza (Cox) 2nd
Senior Four
5th
Anna Mufford, Eloise Wilson, Ayesha Lakhani, Grace Carey, Arabella Ibbotson (Cox)
Senior Quad
7th
Lily Windsor, Denika Tajalli, Amanda Lwin, Victoria Brash, Abi Thornton (Cox)
Senior Single Scull
Amy Watts 6th (Heat)
Year 10 First Quad
Lucy Miller, Catherine Gavagna, Charlotte Hartin, Rhiannon Castle, Indi Tishler (Cox) 1st
Year 10 Second Quad
4th
Macey Leahy, Eleanor Owrid, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Arabella Hunt, Serena Leung (Cox)
Year 10 Third Quad
1st
Sarah Oppenheim, Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Alice Dunn, Bianca Auld, Eliza Gothard (Cox)
Year 10 Fourth Quad
Sophie Waters, Isabella Watson, Olivia Bransgrove, Isabel Fisher, Manni Lin (Cox) 1st
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ROWING RESULTS
Maya Partridge, Jessica Ding, Madeleine Coman, Elizabeth Hart, Madeline Lawson (Cox)
Year 10 Double
Zara Benson, Isabelle Francis 5th
Year 10 Single Scull
Freya Carmody 4th
Year 9 First Quad
1st
Abigail Barfield, Skye Pockley, Megan Wood, Mia Booth, Madeline Lawson (Cox)
Year 9 Second Quad
Aspen Moore, Alessandra Braysich, Harriet McLean, Olivia Kelly, Carrie Luo (Cox)
Year 9 Third Quad
Georgie Purcell, Sofia Laftsidis, Ella Jones, Lydia Heazlewood-Lee, Caitlin Cho (Cox)
Year 9 Fourth Quad
Dimity Muller, Arabella Smithyman, Sally Cooper, Isabel Matosantos, Carolina Yemma (Cox) 1st
4th
2nd
Year 9 Double
Stella Symons, Cameron Collett 7th
Year 8 First Quad
6th
Amy Zhang, Lauren Gibson, Tully O’Regan, Mika Naito, Annabel Taylor (Cox)
Year 8 Second Quad
6th
Ellie Hennessy, Iris Wang, Hannah Weber, Phoebe Handley, Annabel Shanahan (Cox)
Year 8 Third Quad
Melanie Tan, Felicity Sheh, Genevieve Hartin, Alice Beveridge, Isabelle Johnston (Cox) 6th
Year 8 Fourth Quad
Isabella Johnson, Zoe Lupton, Grace Longstaff, Alexandra Stansall, Diana Attinger (Cox) 5th
Year 8 Fifth Quad
1st
Alice Kang, Erin Porter, Rachael Tyson, Sonya Zlatanovic, Bella Hyun (Cox)
Year 8 Sixth Quad
2nd
Nityasree Viswanathan, Lucinda Middleton, Lily Sullivan, Abby Sywak, Emily Lin (Cox)
Year 8 Double
Siena Novak, Jasmine McAuley 8th
Year 8 Single Scull
Esther Essey 3rd
Zoe Hart, Johanna Ricketts, Millie Cullinane, Ella Willetts, Mia Solomons (Cox)
Arabella Wheatley, Olianna Tighe, Winter Shirvington, Sasha Clark, Caitlin Cho (Cox)
Anais McDonald, Matilda Ma-Conis, Montana McCormick, Lucy McLean, Carolina Yemma (Cox)
Australian Rowing Championships
Schoolgirl’s Coxed Eight
8th
Liesel Page, Tilly Morgan, Sophie Graham, Georgina Seymour, Jessica Colbran, Philippa Austin, Georgina Ericsson, Lilian Huntley, Mehreen Khan (Cox)
Schoolgirl’s Single Scull 5th (C-Final)
Alice Walker
Back Row: Amanda Lwin, Isabella Kaleski, Alice Walker, Jessica Colbran, Denika Tajalli, Philippa Austin, Liesel Page, Georgina Seymour Second Row: Chloe Luxford, Amy Watts, Sophie Graham, Tilly Morgan, Georgina Ericsson, Lilian Huntley, Stephanie Wood, Madison Lyster, Lily Windsor Front Row: Halle De Souza, Abi Thornton, Mikayla Arthur, Victoria Brash, Grace Carey, Sophie Dunn, Anna Mufford, Ayesha Lakhani, Mehreen Khan Absent: Arabella Ibbotson, Ami Naito, Sarah Syed, Eloise Wilson, Polly Sargeant
INTERMEDIATES
Back Row: Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Jessica Ding, Arabella Hunt, Bianca Auld, Isabelle Francis, Serena Leung Second Row: Alice Dunn, Charlotte Hartin, Isabella Watson, Zara Benson, Maya Partridge, Madeleine Coman, Freya Carmody Front Row: Eliza Gothard, Eleanor Owrid, Sophie Waters, Catherine Gavagna, Olivia Bransgrove, Isabel Fisher, Lucy Miller, Manni Lin, Sarah Oppenheim Absent: Rhiannon Castle, Macey Leahy, Elizabeth Hart, Indi Tishler
Back Row: Sally Cooper, Alessandra Braysich, Madeline Lawson, Ella Jones, Megan Wood, Skye Pockley, Mia Booth, Georgie Purcell, Harriet McLean, Sofia Laftsidis, Abigail Barfield Front Row: Lydia Heazlewood-Lee, Dimity Muller, Carrie Luo, Olivia Kelly, Isabel Matosantos, Arabella Smithyman, Aspen Moore, Cameron Collett, Carolina Yemma Absent: Caitlin Cho, Isabelle Davis
LEARN TO ROW
Back Row: Lauren Gibson, Alexandra Stansall, Lily Sullivan, Ellie Hennessy, Mika Naito, Erin Porter, Hannah Weber, Phoebe Handley, Annabel Taylor, Annabel Shanahan, Lucinda Middleton Front Row: Abby Sywak, Tully O’Regan, Melanie Tan, Amy Zhang, Diana Attinger, Genevieve Hartin, Felicity Sheh, Sonya Zlatanovic, Nityasree Viswanathan, Esther Essey Absent: Alice Kang, Grace Longstaff, Zoe Lupton, Jasmine McAuley, Rachael Tyson, Iris Wang, Siena Novak
Back Row: Sasha Clark, Olianna Tighe, Johanna Ricketts, Millie Cullinane, Arabella Wheatley, Montana McCormick Front Row: Mia Solomons, Lucy McLean, Ella Willetts, Anais McDonald, Zoe Hart Absent: Winter Shirvington
Back Row: Sophie Waters, Manni Lin, Olivia Bransgrove, Isabel Fisher, Isabella Watson, Serena Leung, Macey Leahy, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Eleanor Owrid, Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Sarah Oppenheim, Eliza Gothard, Bianca Auld, Arabella Hunt, Alice Dunn Front Row: Lucy Miller, Catherine Gavagna, Indi Tishler, Charlotte Hartin, Rhiannon Castle, Year 10
