Blue skidoo, we can too
A CLUE! A CLUE!: Blue (Sofia Udovenko) lends a helping paw to teammate Bella Smolnicki. Photo: Christopher Reive. This week...
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A single race in the day of a coach
A HELPFUL PUSH: Coach Sophie Gilchrist encourages Matt Parker as he sets out to race Photo: Kyra Dawson The sun...
Young crew fight until the last stroke
GO TIME: Cobi McCook, left, and Logan Olsson head to the water. Photo: Christopher Reive. The Francis Douglas Memorial College...
Nelson brings the sunshine
When you first enter the tent for the rowers of Nelson Boys and Nelson Girls colleges you will find mothers busily preparing...
Christchurch Boys High School produces champions
LET'S ROW: Christchurch Boys High School rowers. Photo: Supplied Christchurch Boys is hoping for four or five medals throughout the groups...
Whakatane High School pair set to row for semi-final place
Whakatane High School's U16 double sculls team may not have placed first in today's heat race but they will give...
Sir Don Rowlands: Karapiro legend
Head coach from Marlborough Girls College Mark James in front of the Don Rowlands Centre at Lake Karapiro. ...
A week-long “bubble” life
IN THE BUBBLE: Between races the girls spend their time at the day-base,. PHOTO: Dasha Kuprienko Every day of Maadi,...
The barbecue man
KING OF THE 'CUE: Jan Smolnicki is Queen Margaret College's resident Maadi chef. Photo: Christopher Reive Bacon and eggs...
The pursuit of oarthenticity
MAADI MINIATURES: Oarthentic Oars owner Rob McCarthy in front of his stall at Lake Karapiro for Maadi. At least one...
Even a broken leg won’t stop this grandad
GUTSY GRANDAD: “My granddaughter Macaela Turfus is the best.” Grandad Harry Woods travelled from Central Otago to watch his granddaughter...
Southland girls commit to Maadi’s longest pull
SOUTHERN PRIDE: L to R: Rowers Caitlyn Fry, Michaela Townshend, Georgia Smith, Reeny Souness from Southland Girls' High School It...
Deck the tents
Maadi teams take their tent decorating seriously. Waikato Independent reporters found the most decked out tents and asked a few...
Schools shout pride at Maadi Cup parade
SCHOOL COLOURS: Maadi competitors march to Victoria Square. Hundreds of enthusiastic high school rowers took over the Cambridge streets this...
Fraser High: Lone rower to make a splash thanks to community
The hopes of Fraser High School's rowing community rest with one rower at the Maadi Cup championship at Lake Karapiro....
Maadi a bittersweet experience for Otago two
TEAMWORK: Karley Wilden-Palms and Juliette Alm-Lequeux Photo: Supplied by coach Caitlin Buist Otago Girls High School rowers Karley Wilden-Palms and...
Relax and enjoy it, Maadi gold medallist tells this year’s athletes
NZ junior rowing squad member and a 2014 Maadi gold medallist Georgia Allen will be on the banks this week...
Oh, the feeling of gliding through the water
FRIENDS: Briana (Bree) McGuire and Campbell Tito.Photo: Supplied. At just 13 years old Briana (Bree) McGuire is set to take...
Anahera Nin: Out of the water and into the boat
Anahera Nin, head girl at Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, used to swim competitively. Now she’s out of the water and into...
Hamilton Girls’ High School in medal hunt
TRAINING FOR A WIN: Cassidy Armishaw, Deanna Capon, Leah Scott, Jaimie Wilson and Izzy Clark.Photo:: Katie Damsteegt Hamilton Girls’ High...
Sacred Heart is going for gold with their new captain
They say the captain goes down with the ship, but this Sacred Heart rowing captain has no plans on sinking....
Rowing is more than a sport, says coach
OARSOME: Scott Wilson carrying the responsibility of Head Coach on his shoulders. Photo: Katie Damsteegt Life as a rowing coach...
Pulling ahead of his age
YOUNG AND EAGER: Joe Graham is ready to compete in his first Maadi Cup regatta He is 13, he's been...
Dio girls: Why the slog is worth it
Ready, set, go: Two Dio U15 fours race for spots at training for Maadi at Lake Karapiro. Photo by: Emmeline Sunnex Fifteen hours a...