Peninsula Girls Rowing Club sent its Open girls to the SA Schools Junior Championships held outside Pretoria on the Roodeplaat dam. The Open girls clearly wanted to show that PGRC is a name to remember. But actions speak louder than words – and the message couldn’t be clearer. In the Club division, PGRC ended second on the overall club points table (a remarkable achievement with only one age group). The following are the results:

• U19 2X – 1st/2nd/3rd
• U19 2- – 1st/2nd/3rd
• U19 4X+ – 1st/2nd

The girls also competed against the schools in two boat classes – the U19 2- where our two crews came 1st and 2nd in the B-Final, making them the 9th and 10th fastest crews in the country. However it was the Girls U19 8+ event where the girls showed their dominance – Walking away as SA Junior Champions 2019.

We are extremely PROUD to announce that our U19 First team has been selected to represent Western Cape together with girls from Somerset at the SA Senior Club Championships outside Pretoria towards the end of April 2019. Those names in no specific order:

• Jennifer Van Niekerk
• Cait McCann
• Amber Wilson
• Morgan Prins
• Jemima Short

We wish you girls all the best for your training ahead and will be shouting for the blue and white.

Peninsula Girls rowing club participated at the recent Western Cape Championships achieving some incredible results. Both U14 and U15 age groups won the majority of their events while Kirsten won her U16 A sculls race in a tightly fought contest.

Tight races and heart stopping finishes seemed to be the order of the day with PGRC Opens winning both the U19 4X+ and 8+ with mere centimeters. Well done to all the girls.

PGRC would like to extend its Congratulations to Kath for her selection to represent South Africa at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires from the 6th-18th October 2018. Well done to the Coaching team at Somerset College for for all their hard-work in helping Kath achieve this amazing goal. Girls rowing in the Western Cape is on the rise!

PGRC is proud to announce that two of our girls (Georgia Warrin and Frances Hill) have both been selected to represent the Western Cape at this years SA Senior National Championships. Their hard-work and dedication finally paid off and we wish them all the best.