Tuks/hpc rowers take top trophies at 2016 Buffalo Regatta

Posted on February 15, 2016

Tuks/hpc rowers once agiain took the two major trophies, the Silver Sculls and the Grand Challenge over three days of rowing action at the 129th annual Buffalo Regatta from 11 - 13 February.

In the Silver Sculls race Olympic gold medallist rower James Thompson was in a class of his own to claim the title in a time of 8:01:21 followed by James Brittain in second place.

The Grand Challenge final of the senior men's A coxless fours was a battle between the boats of Sizwe Ndlovu and Shaun Keeling.  Sizwe Ndlovu, Vince Breet, Jonty Smith and David Hunt's boat winning the battle in a time of 6:52:13.
 
Zimbabwe’s Olympian, Micheen Thornycroft, won the women’s singles race in 7.55.95. Kate Christowitz was second in 8:01.94 and Kirsten McCann, who qualified for the Olympic Games in Rio, third in 8:02.79.
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