About

Cashmere High School Rowing started in the 2012/13 rowing season after Physical Education and Health Teacher Mrs Ruth Anderson introduced the sport into the co-curricular program at Cashmere High School.

Inaugural crew members: Sarah Heath, Becky Tuke, Te-Arahori Potaka-Osbourne, Charlotte Holland, Danica Gwynne.

Over this time rowing at Cashmere High School Rowing has grown remarkably. Our squad number sits at around 30+ dedicated rowers and coxswains. We have an active parent committee and a fantastic coaching team who meet regularly to ensure our rowing programme continues to grow and run effectively.

Rowing at Cashmere High School prides itself on the spirit of achievement by participation, and we welcome all students who wish to participate. With an athlete-centered and coach-driven structure, we are able to provide a positive environment, where rowers are able to further develop their skills, build lifelong friendships, and have fun.

Rowing takes place from the start of Term 4 until the end of Term 1 the following year. This will also include some training at the beginning and end of the summer school holidays, with a break over the Christmas and New Year period. There will be a number of training sessions each week, mostly hosted at the Canterbury Rowing Club on Kerrs Reach. 

At the 2023 Maadi Regatta, we were the 7th best school in New Zealand and 2nd best in Sculling!

Furthermore, Cashmere High School won its first ever national title when Thea Murdie, Charlotte Clatworthy, Eleri Clare, Reagan Kelly, Pippa Maze, Millie Brooks, Rose Swinburn, Karishma Baichoo + Hazel Bown in the GU15 Octpule crossed the finish line racing in lane 1.

At the 2022 Maadi Regatta, Cashmere High School won its first ever girls medal when Poppy Wyndham, Em Poulsen, Nina Oliver, Abbie Higgins + Meg Macdonald in the GU16 Quad crossed for second place. Later that day Poppy Wyndham & Abbie Higgins backed it up with another silver in the GU16 Double. 

Futhermore, in the BU18 Eight the crew of Oscar Clatworthy, Sam Clelland, George Higgins, Will Anderson, Pablo Fitzgerald, Sam Evans, Jack MacDonald, Archie MacDonald + Hazel Bown finished a historic 4th place.

At the 2021 Maadi Regatta, the BU18 Eight qualified for the A final. This was the first time in the school's history. Cashmere High School won its first ever boy's medal when Oscar Clatworthy, Sam Clelland, George Higgins, Will Anderson + Eva Pepperell in the BU17 Four crossed for second place.

The school affiliates with the Canterbury Rowing Club​ and benefits from that club’s equipment, facilities and administration. 

Through this association the school is also affiliated with the Canterbury Rowing Association, and Rowing New Zealand. The school is also directly affiliated with the Canterbury Secondary Schools Rowing Association and the NZ Secondary School Rowing Association.

Maadi Regatta MEDALIST

GOLD

2023 

Girls U16 Quad *Maadi Regatta record - best time 7:15.14

• Poppy Wyndham, Abbie Higgins, Eliza O'Meagher, Thea Murdie + Meg Macdonald

Girls U16 Double

• Poppy Wyndham & Abbie Higgins

Girls U15 Octuple *Cashmere High School's first national title

• Thea Murdie, Charlotte Clatworthy, Eleri Clare, Reagan Kelly, Pippa Maze, Millie Brooks, Rose Swinburn, Karishma Baichoo + Hazel Bown

SILVER

2023

Boys U18 Quad

• Oscar Clatworthy, Sam Clelland, James Martin, Jimmy Middleditch + Hazel Bown

2022 

Girls U16 Quad

• Poppy Wyndham, Em Poulsen, Nina Oliver, Abbie Higgins + Meg Macdonald

Girls U16 Double

• Poppy Wyndham & Abbie Higgins

2021 

Boys U17 Four

• Oscar Clatworthy, Sam Clelland, Will Anderson, George Higgins + Eva Pepperell 

2019 

Boys U18 Novice Quad

• Joe Young, Fraser Westphall, Travis Cleine, Henry Clatworthy + Luke Spencer

BRONZE

2023

Boys U18 Pair

• Oscar Clatworthy & Sam Clelland