UPDATE: (10:36AM) The other three boats in Exeter’s 3:00PM semifinal heat are Newport Aquatic Center, Green Lake Crew, and Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club in addition to St. Ignatius Crew and Everett Rowing Association.

Despite heavy thunderstorms resulting in a four-hour delay, Exeter’s first girls varsity eight rowed extremely well in their first heat at the USRowing Youth National Championship regatta. Maritime Rowing Club (a club from Norwalk, Connecticut) beat them by 3.43 seconds, racing 06:30:99 over Exeter’s 06:34:42 over the 2000 meter course. Both of these times were faster than the times of any other boats in any of the three heats. Well done!

This second-place finish secures their slot in the semifinals tomorrow, which (weather permitting) will take place at 3:00 P.M. (EST). Results will be posted here very soon after this heat. St. Ignatius Crew (a high-school from Cleveland, Ohio) and Everett Rowing Association (a club from Everett, Washington) are two of the five opponents in tomorrow’s semifinal heat. The other three boats will qualify tomorrow morning in the repechage races at 9:50 and 9:57 A.M. The top three boats from these two semifinal heats will race the grand final on Sunday at 12:32 P.M.

Good work girls, and get a well-deserved good night’s sleep!

UPDATE (2:15PM) The heat has been rescheduled for 6:47 P.M. EST.
UPDATE (1:39PM) Due to serious thunderstorms, the heats in Cincinnati have been postponed. The rescheduled race time has not yet been published.

Today is the first heat for the nine Exeter girls at the USRowing Youth National Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio. At 4:08 P.M. (EST), they will be racing their first heat, the Girls Youth 8 Quarterfinal Heat 3. The top two boats from each of the three heats will qualify to the semi-final, and the remaining four will proceed to the repechage, both taking place tomorrow. Click here for results as they are posted.

Exeter’s opponents:

• Green Lake Crew (a high-school team from Seattle, Washington)
• Pittsford Crew (a club from outside Rochester, New York)
• St. Louis Rowing Club (a club from St. Louis, Missouri)
• Rose City Rowing Club (a club from Portland, Oregon)
• Maritime Rowing Club (a club from Norwalk, Connecticut)

Good luck girls!

Welcome to the future online home of Exeter Crew! Stay tuned for changes and additions to the site, including:

• Season schedules
• Race results
• Photos and videos
• Coach profiles
• Program history

-Dan