National Sprints Regatta. St Andrew’s School for Girls are proud to announce that some of their rowers and Old Girls set new course records over the weekend at the 2023 RMB VLC National Sprints Regatta:

JW 14 4x+ record was set by Robyn Moore, Sienna Wright, Caydence Davidson, Amy Cupido and Alexis van Wyk
JW 15 1x record was set by Jade Burnard
JW 15 2x record was set by Jade Burnard and Gaby Manson
WA 1x record was set by Old Girl, Courtney Westley (TUKS)
WA 2x record was set by Old Girls, Courtney Westley and Paige Badenhorst (TUKS)
WB 1x record was set by Old Girl, Erin Hallaby (WITS)
WA 4x- record was set by Germiston High School, who St Andrew’s supports as a development rowing team
And our junior girls won the overall Junior Girls trophy

The 2023 RMB VLC National Sprints Regatta took place on 28 and 29 January at the Victoria Lake Club at Germiston Lake in Johannesburg. The race drew 968 contestants from fifteen schools across the country. They attracted a large crowd of supporters. The day drew a cross-section of participating rowers, from Masters and the RMB National Squad to universities and development rowing clubs. The regatta has also been running for more than 100 years, making it one of the longest-running sporting events in the country. Unfortunately, the regatta was stopped shortly after lunchtime on Sunday due to lightning. RMB recently sponsored the installation of a lightning tower. It picks up on lightning risk and also gives coaches and event organisers advanced warning to get athletes and spectators to safe shelter.