Tag: Patrick Moroney
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Harry Oliver: Rowing For Gold
By Patrick Moroney Hampton has a superb rowing heritage, and Lower Sixth pupil Harry Oliver is one of the distinguished group of Hamptonians who has represented GB. The rower was in the U19 squad at the Munich International Regatta, winning two Gold medals, alongside George Buckingham. Harry talked to me about the gruelling selection process…
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J15 Achieve Opening Season Victory at Wallingford
By Patrick Moroney On Sunday 5th May, the J15 squad travelled down to Dorney Lake for our first side by side open summer regatta of the season to compete over 2000m in the Co-op Funeralcare Trophy for J15 eights. Being a smaller event though than what we had previously experienced at Dorney, there was no time…
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From Starting to Silverware: J14 Season Review
By Patrick Moroney Rowing at Hampton is an amazing experience; as much as you can enjoy the physical agony involved. As the first year of rowing at Hampton for all of us there has been significant improvement and progress throughout the season. As a squad we have gone from taking our first rowing strokes, to…
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J14 Crews Show Promise at Star Regatta
By Patrick Moroney Almost the entirety of the J14 squad left on Saturday morning to go up to Bedford for Star Regatta. The regatta was unlike the usual time trial, followed by six lane final races, that we were used to at Dorney for national events, instead taking a knockout format. Crews are drawn against…
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Success for J14 Crews at National Schools Regatta
By Patrick Moroney On the final day of exam week the J14A (bow to stroke: Billy T, Aiden H, Jack H, Archer J, Zach K, Oliver S, Patrick M and Will L coxed by Johnny R), B (bow to stroke: Boris D, Daniel T, Alex P, Matthew W, Leon M, Azam A, Thomas L and…
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Hampton Captains Series: Alex Cresswell
By Patrick Moroney Nobody can deny that school rowing is a physically and mentally demanding sport that requires focus, dedication, and teamwork. To excel in this challenging environment, a school rowing team needs a strong leader who can inspire and motivate the crew to achieve their goals. This role is currently occupied by upper sixth…