FORMER Broulee Public School student Tom Scott has dipped his oar into national competition.
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The Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore) year 12 student has the chance to represent Australia at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Hamburg, Germany, after his crew won the Schoolboys’ Coxed Eight on Sunday at the Sydney International Rowing Regatta.
Scott and his crew now have to decide whether to fly out to Germany while the trial HSC examinations are on.
“We have been talking between the boys and we are still tossing it up,” Scott said.
“It is a big decision but I’m sure the school will back us either way.”
Scott’s crew also won the GPS Head of the River to cap a sensational March for the rowers.
Scott said winning both was a great achievement for his crew and school.
“The school has bigger expectations for the Head of the River but this was just as sweet,” he said.
Scott said the boys had a “reasonably easy run to the final” and clocked in at five minutes and 54 seconds in both their heat and semi-final.
Scott said his crew “had a pretty good start” in the final getting ahead by almost a length.
The crew made a push at the 1250m mark of the 2000m race and held on in the last 250 to claim victory by three quarters of a boat length.
“We set ourselves a new record in the final of five minutes and 52 seconds which was great,” Scott said.
Scott said he was sore the day after as it was both physically and mentally draining.
“It’s pretty tough but we have the coxsman shouting and helping us to keep focus,” he said.
Scott, when he has the time, likes to spend his holidays either sight seeing or fishing by boat.
“Ever since we first had a holiday in Mossy Point, before moving down, I had a good interest in boats and the water,” he said.
“I just like to take the tinny out and go fishing or exploring.”
Scott said he would like to spend more time down the South Coast in his summer holidays but off-season rowing programs occupied his time.
“We go on a nine-day tour of New Zealand,” he said.
“We train for four days and compete over the final few days.
“I’d love to spend more time down in Mossy Point but we have to go back two weeks early to start training also.”