New Crew Club Competes In Regatta And Regional Championships
New Crew Club Competes In Regatta And Regional Championships
A group of students at Newtown High School recently created the Newtown Crew Club, hoping to raise awareness of rowing in the community and to get people to give the sport a try. Newtown Crewâs founding members include Constantine Gregoire, Anthony Vournazos, Patrick Berger, and Dayna Briante. All of the founding members are sophomores at the high school and currently row at GMS Rowing Club in New Milford. The adult advisor to Newtown Crew is Kristin English, who teaches English at the high school.
On September 29, Gregoire, Vournazos, and Berger competed in the Tail of the Fish regatta in Saratoga Springs, NY. The regatta was a 3,200 meter course on the Hudson River. Gregoire raced in the junior boys doubles 2xB event with Kyle Onarato of Brookfield and placed second with a time of 13:11 and Vournazos, in the junior boys 2xA event raced with Dan Aratto of Oxford and placed fourth with a time of 13:14. Berger competed in the freshman boys 2x event, racing with Conor Donadio of New Milford and came in first with a time of 13:58.
The team members competed in the 3rd Annual NE Junior And High School Regional Championship Regatta in Worcester, Mass on October 7.
Gregoire competed in the Menâs Junior/High School 4x race and came in first with a time of 11:30.2. Other members of the boat were Onorato, Johnathon Rajagapolan of New Milford, and Arrato.
Berger raced in the Menâs Junior/High School Novice 4x category and came in first with a time of 12:30.08. Other members of the boat were Donadio, Alex Rajagapolan of New Milford, and Max Kelly of New Milford.
Vournazos competed in the Menâs Junior/High School 1x and came in third with a time of 13:03.40. Briante raced in the Womenâs Junior/High School Novice category and came in second with Jillian RaJkumar of Ridgefield, Evalyn Machia of Brookfield, and Sara Wilton of New Milford.
âRowing is a lot of fun. It allows you to get in great shape, be with your friends, and spend time out on the water,â Berger said.
The Newtown Crew Club meets every Friday afternoon at 2:15 pm in Room B232 at NHS. For more information look for the club on Facebook on the NHS Rowing Club page.