Support West End Rowing club as 10 women set out to break the 24hr world indoor rowing record in celebration of 30 years of women@werc
Auckland
8AM! New record of 333km or 333,065m rowed in 24 hours, 2:09.7 average.
6:04AM: Just passed the world record mark 305.2km, 2 hours left
Shout out to supporters: Kim Littlejohn, Liz Forde, Suz Goldsbury, Emma Burte, Susan & Marti, Amanda, David & Lisa and many more who cheered us on
5:41AM 300km of rowing gear washing. Feeling grateful to coaches Giacomo Galano, Robbie Manson & Hasan Pathan for years of training programmes
5:04AM row o’clock, ACDC cranking, shifts shorter, 291km laid down 2:10.1 average. 3 hours to go and 14km away from the record
3:36AM 270,602m rowed to date, charging on 2:10.3 average we are doing this
12:40AM Susan then Raech, 223KM+, avg has marginally slipped to 2:10.0 overnight, legs are feeling it, rest of us having a lie down, why does this not surprise me that this bunch are well ahead of the target 2:17 and stretch target of 2:13?
7PM Gigi just passed the 150km mark, 2:09.6 avg overall, it’s getting harder to get up off the floor after each shift, blown away by the splits everyone is holding
330PM passed the 100km mark, 2:09 average still, projected 333km, legs are well warmed up, starting to make a dent in Kara McMurray’s baking delivery
12:45PM A great first shift has been put in over last 5 hours, 66km rowed, Paula is on. 2:09.4 avg split, projected 330km+, lets see how the legs go
11:01AM 3 hours, 40km rowed, Olympian Nicky has finished her shift, Nat Welch then Meg are on
10:21AM ~2:09 on Cordelias lovely new, 1 week old ERG, no worry about the battery
West End Rowing Club was established in 1884 and is currently located in Rosebank Auckland. It offers club, masters and school (Baradene, Mount Albert Grammar and St Peters) programmes as well as coastal rowing. On average 200 rowers row out of the club pa.
West End Rowing Club, a much needed Womens double
Thanks for your support, here is a little video of the effort 26 May 2025
Turns out the record was broken exactly 30 years ago to the day that women were allowed into the club - quite the coincidence. Kim Littlejohn has kindly put together a video of the effort
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