Between April 24 and April 26, 2009 over 1,500 rowing athletes and coaches from British Columbia and the United States participated in the Brentwood Regatta. The 39th edition of the regatta was hosted at the Brentwood College School campus on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Brentwood Regatta 2009 at Brentwood College School
British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell was on hand to meet the rowers. OurKids.net was also there to photograph the competition.
Rowing clubs and school rowing clubs participated over the three-day event and Vancouver College completed the 1500 metre course with the fastest finale time of 4 minutes and 31 seconds in the Boy’s Junior A Lightweight 8+ division.
In the overall club competition standings, combining boys and girls points, the Sammamish Rowing Association finished first with a total of 1,145 points. The host of the competition, Brentwood College School, finished fourth overall with 654.5 points and second overall in the boys’ competition standings.
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Not only is Brentwood a leader in rowing, they are also leading the way with technology. You can follow Brentwood on “Twitter” (http://twitter.com/brentwoodnews). Brentwood is one of Canada’s first schools to use this technology in a formal way.
Hi George,
You’re right, Brentwood has done a great job of creating Twitter accounts for the school and also for the regatta itself. Our Kids follows Brentwood already. Do you have an account?
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GO SMUS GO!! #1 Jr. A School 8+
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High School Champs!
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SRA Girls Novice A 8+ accepting their gold. Coach Devon Carroll.
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