Rowing sensations

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Rowing sensations

March 9, 2026

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Burnside High School put in a stellar performance at the South Island Secondary Schools Rowing Champions in Twizel.

Our twenty-seven students excelled through the whole competition and our team picked up the following podium finishes.

First place

Boys u15 double sculls: Ben Smith, Sean Gillman

Second place

  • Boys u17 single sculls: Tom Carey

  • Girls u17 coxed quad sculls: Harriet Gorman, Aimee Muncaster, Melissa Irvine, Lucy Gibson + Evie Nathan

  • Boys u17 double sculls: Jack Payne, Tom Carey

  • Boys u16 double sculls: Jack Payne, Sean Gillman

  • Girls u17 double sculls: Aimee Muncaster, Melissa Irvine

Third place

  • Boys u18 novice coxed quad sculls: Ben Smith, Fino Shinn, Harold Yu, Daniel Gasson + Evie Nathan

  • Girls u17 single sculls: Melissa Irvine

Congratulations to the team have made a rapid rise up the secondary school rankings and we are now firmly positioned in the top 10 in the South Island.



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