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RENEWED FIGHT: Clarendon High School for Girls’successful rowing programme, which was to come to an end next week, is set to continue. Picture: SUPPLIED

Clarendon fights to avert death of SA girls rowing

On Tuesday night, Clarendon High School for Girls reversed its decision to suspend its rowing programme – the only public, all-girls school rowing programme in the country – which was set to end on September 20 due to the rental dispute…

INSPIRATIONAL ATHLETE: Victorious partially blind SA champion rower Tanna Diplock with her coach, Bill Godfrey

Rower aiming for Paralympics

Partially sighted 18-year-old Eastern Cape rower Tanna Diplock, who won a gold medal in the single sculls race at the SA rowing championships in April, wants to win more gold — at the 2024 Paralympics. The Clarendon High matric pupil…

DOWN THE RIVER: The 133rd RMB Buffalo Regatta takes place from February 13 to 15 in East London Picture: BRUCE VIAENE

More than 1,000 competitors set for regatta

SA Men’s national team to take part in historic event The East London Boating Association will host the 133rd RMB Buffalo Regatta in East London from February 13 to 15. ELBA chairperson Jacques Buchner said he believed there was a huge…

Selborne rowers at the Settlers Sprints

SELBORNE College rowers give it their all in the Settlers Sprints regatta which was held on the Kowie River in Port Alfred this year as the Settlers Dam in Grahamstown has run dry Picture: JON HOUZET

Proud team of rowers

Clarendon rowers recently took a very exciting trip to Roodeplaat Dam in Pretoria to participate in the South African Schools Rowing Championships. The Clarendon girls did the school proud and managed to bring back five medals. Pictured…

A rowing success for Brittain brothers

More than 1000 competitors descend on Buffalo Regatta THE 130th Buffalo Regatta took place in East London at the weekend attracting some of the cream of the crop of South African rowing. The event attracted more than 1000 competitors from…

Buffalo Regatta mania

Brittain brothers, Keeling big draws at iconic event ROWERS from all around the country, including Olympic silver medallists, will storm East London this weekend for the Buffalo Regatta. One of South Africa’s oldest and most prestigious…