The girls played so well and came 4th out of the 32 boroughs. Congratulations to them all….
They also got to meet England and Middlesex player, Amara Carr, who played with them while all the points were being added up.
The rowing team had a
fantastic regatta weekend. With 89 rowers racing over two days! On Saturday,
the J15s and senior girls race do over 1500m in one on one knock out style. Our
girls raced well in some tough weather conditions and fierce competition. After
winning quarters and semis both the J16 foxed four and the J15 coxed four went
on the win their finals!
On
Sunday, the J15s, J14s and J13s raced over 1000m. Our J15s both made the final
of coxed fours making it a Wimbledon vs Wimbledon final!
The J14s made through their quarter and semis making it to the finals of both Band 1 and Band two of the coxed quads!
Alisa competed in a couple of tennis tournaments over half term.
Alisa and her partner won U16 doubles (Grade 3) Harpenden Open, defeating in the final the 1st seed pair, and then in the U14 doubles (Grade 3) Woking Whitsun Open, winning with another partner.
What a busy half term, well done Alisa....
The J15 eights both delivered
outstanding performances, advancing to the A-Finals—a first for Wimbledon! The
J15 second eight finished 5th in their time trial, while
the J15 first eight came 2nd. This alone is a remarkable achievement! The
second eight gave their all in the final, finishing 6th and becoming the 6th
fastest second eight in the country. Congratulations to Arabella, Breanna,
Sophia, Katerine, Josephine, Aarabe, Bhairvi, Zara, and Anaya! The first eight
fought a tough race with a strong start, solid middle, and epic sprint,
securing 3rd place just 1.2 seconds ahead of Putney. Well
done to Florence, Alex, Iona, Emily, Charlotte, Ashlyn, Zoe, Emma, and Clemmie.
On Wednesday 22 May Kiana, Rochelle, Rhea and Alisa represented WHS in the 5th round of the U18 Aberdare National Cup vs. Peter Symonds College in Winchester.
It was an extremely competitive match, which they were drawing 6-6 after all singles and doubles were played. Sadly, they lost in the tie break, but they should be so proud of their performance.
Well done to the team – to get to the fifth round is such an achievement in itself!