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Maidenhead Junior boys had a excellent day at the Oxford Schools Indoor Rowing Competition on Sunday 6th February. The competition organised by the Hinksey Sculling School and The Dragon School attracted a high quality field with competitors coming from many of the leading schools and rowing clubs in the Thames Valley including Windsor Girls School, Wallingford Rowing Cub, The Dragon School, Hinksey Sculling School, Headington School, St Edwards School and Reading Blue Coat School.
  A full program of highly competitive racing took place from 9:30 in the morning through to 2:15 with both individual and relay events. Maidenhead Rowing Cub were represented by Timothy Wildbore, Bradley Halloran and Jack Beaumont.
Timothy Wildbore in his first full season of competition was in the highly competitive under fifteen boys event with seventeen competitors. The race over five minutes was against many boys that have been rowing for several years. In a close fought race, Timothy was always in contention for a medal with a very mature row finished a very credible fourth place, missing out on medal by only ten metres finishing with a distance of 1,353 metres.
Bradley Halloran raced in the boys under thirteen event which was raced over three minutes. Bradley raced very well in a large race with twenty-one competitors. With a very aggressive performance, Bradley raced strongly and was also unlucky to miss out on getting into the medals finishing in an excellent 5th place with a distance of 717 metres.
Jack Beaumont completed the day on a high note winning the boys under eleven event which was raced over two minutes. Jack took control of the race from the first stroke and led the field. There was a strong challenge from Pagal of The Dragon School during the closing stages of the race with Jack managing to find enough energy for a last second sprint to take the title by one metre recording a distance of 479 metres.
Frances Houghton, a member of the silver medal winning women's quad scull at the Athens Olympics presented the prizes and inspired all of the young girls and boys during the event by signing autographs and letting then hold her Olympic medal.
Next event for Maidenhead Intermediate Juniors will be Henley Junior Head on Saturday 12th February.
The next round of GB Junior trials will take place at Boston on 19th and 20th February. Maidenhead have 7 junior Athletes 4 boys and 3 girls invited to this key time-trial event. Invitees are Dave Jones, Sam Ashburner, Max Gerrard, Matt Best, Louise Entwistle, Natalie Trinder, Ally Brooks.
Billy Brooks
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