A record number of pupils from Radyr High School took part in the Welsh Schools Indoor Rowing Championships this year and claimed an impressive number of medals.
The event was hosted by the Cardiff Bay Water Activity Centre (CWBAC) for the fifth year and was held at Channel View Leisure Centre.
It is open to school teams from all over the UK and attracted a record number of entries. Over 700 schoolchildren aged between 11 and 18-years-old, from 20 schools across Wales and England came to the centre to compete in a mixture of individually timed races over various distances.
These individual races were followed by the fast and frantic team races that engaged all competitors and spectators at the event.
Radyr High School took a team of 24 rowers to compete in the competition and of those a fantastic 16 came away with either gold or silver medals in their events.
Whitchurch High School should also be commended for coming in 4th place overall.
Cardiff Council’s sport development team Sport.Cardiff attended the event to promote their popular 5×60 programme which is available to schools across Cardiff. The 5×60 programme is an initiative funded by the Welsh Government which encourages children to take part in 60 minutes of physical activity five times a week.
The Welsh Schools Indoor Rowing Championships as well as the Welsh National Indoor Rowing Championships are organised by Cardiff Harbour Authority in conjunction with Concept 2 and Sport.Cardiff.
Councillor Nigel Howells, the Executive Member for Sport, Leisure and Culture said: “The popularity of rowing and indoor rowing has gone from strength to strength in recent years and CWBAC has become well-known for delivering an excellent provision in the sport.
“This year the event attracted a fantastic level of attendees and it is great that local schools did so well following the high level of coaching pupils have received.
“This can be attributed to the passion and dedication of the competitors as well as Sport.Cardiff’s involvement by delivering sporting activities to young people across the city.”
