New Zealand U21 Rowing Team 2019

These last two years have been really important for me. Since leaving school I’ve had to step up and show some independence with my rowing . I moved to Blenheim in the hope of making it in to Regional Performance Centre (RPC) but was met with failure.

After that I spent a lot of time training on my own, along with the help of my coach Mark James, with the goal of making the U21 New Zealand Rowing Team. I had a very successful National Champs under the Wairau Rowing Club and I’m wanting to hopefully continue that success with U21 Team.

I will compete in a trans- Tasman series between New Zealand and Australia. I will travel to Sydney, Australia where I will races against Aussies over three days. 2 months later I'll do the same at Lake Karapiro, Cambridge.

The unfortunate part is that this trip is not funded and costs up to $3000 in fees which will cover flights, accomadation, catering and uniform. I am currently doing the best I can to raise enough money myself. I work a labourer at a building site during the day when I'm not rowing.

Any sort of support I will be extremely grateful for. Thank for taking the time to read this. I want to make my family & friends proud, and I will do my best to earn the silver fern.