London Youth Rowing Taster Sessions

by Vashti Turner  on November 23, 2015  in  Sports

On Friday year 7 and 8 students in PE had the opportunity to participate in an indoor rowing taster session as part of an initiative by London Youth Rowing. The event was held in preparation for the ‘Row 4 Results’ West London finals taking place next term, which KAA will be participating in. Students at KAA are encouraged to try all types of physical activities as part of their healthy, active lifestyle and rowing is a great way to improve your fitness.

Students were introduced to the techniques involved in rowing and had the opportunity to go head to head. Year 7s competed in a 2 minute challenge, whilst Year 8s were tested with a 3 minute challenge. There was a great atmosphere as the students competed to row as many metres as possible in the given time.

London Youth Rowing head coach Lawrence Farquharson was very impressed with the talent on show and the positive learning attitude shown by all students and will be returning in the new year for more training with selected students.

Top Performers:

Year 7:

Mierna Choucair (456 metres)

Ricardo Grant (478 metres)

Year 8:

Ali Osman (731 metres)

Lana Harouki (636 metres)