Dio girls: Why the slog is worth it
Fifteen hours a week training, early morning and after school and the rowing girls at Waikato Diocesan School still have to do their homework. So what spurs them on?
Fifteen hours a week training, early morning and after school, and the rowing girls at Waikato Diocesan School still have to do their homework.
Students competing for spots in the U15 fours at this year’s Maadi Cup, talk about why their hard work leading up to the Maadi is all worth it.
Emma Barker: “To get results after working so hard and to make the fight of getting there worth it, and everyone’s working so hard. So you want to be part of the action.”
Arley Gower: “It’s challenging and the reward you get after racing makes it all worthwhile and it gives you such a buzz. You know you’re participating in the most challenging sport.”
Maringi Kete: “Maadi is basically racing and I love the feeling of passing the finish line when you finish the race. It makes all the trainings early morning and hard work worth it. I love the thrill of having a good race and doing it as a team.”
Molly Porter: “Because I think rowing is such a different sport, and I wanted to get an insight into the unique world of rowing.”
Kate Woolerton: “I always wanted to start rowing and all the trainings of Maadi is like the Olympics of what we do. You put everything into rowing to do well at Maadi and it makes it all worthwhile.”
