Aberdeen Sprint Regatta 2022

On Saturday 27 August the last of the 2021-22 season’s regattas played out on a sparkling River Dee – the Aberdeen Sprint Regatta.  A full day of side-by-side racing was enjoyed with plenty of close finishes and it was great to see junior athletes coming in from Inverness and Stirling for the event.

There were ASRA wins for the following:

• Open Junior 15 coxed quadruple sculls – Callum Sherwood, John Forbes, Ian Petty & Rory Trythall coxed by Sam Cordiner
• Open Junior 16 single sculls – Henrik Gundersen
• Women’s R2 coxed fours – Freya Hughson, Rosie Wilson, Gemma Collins & Ella Brooks coxed by Lily Arthur
• Women’s Junior 16 double sculls – Sophie Sinclair & Gabrielle Topp
• Women’s Novice single sculls – Gabrielle Topp
• Mixed coxed eights – Murray Bone, Sam Doherty, Freya Hughson, Rosie Wilson, Charlotte Arthur, Tamara Brew, Henrik Gundersen & Sophia Brew coxed by Sam Cordiner

ASRA were also the winners of the Victor Ludorum – largely due to the points awarded for being the winners and losing finalists in the Mixed Coxed Eights event.  This was a brilliant spectacle as both crews charged down the river with only a quarter of a length separating them at the line.