With the Rowing Camp in Nagambie behind them, Rowing Co-Captains, Chloe Cooper and Claire Gray reflect on their experiences – the challenges, highlights and friendships.

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Although challenging both physically and mentally, Rowing Camp is by far one of the best experiences to be had during the rowing season, and this year was no exception. Outside of the tough training sessions, early mornings and blisters, the Nagambie Camp was full of laughs, good times and crew bonding. This year, Rowing Camp was a bit different for me due to a poorly timed injury, causing me to not do as much actual rowing during our stay than I would have perhaps liked. Although the idea of having to use the exercise bike for five days straight while my friends were out rowing was admittedly a bit daunting at first, I found myself enjoying the camp just as much as the previous year. This really highlighted to me how much bigger the experience was than just rowing. It was great to see how much stronger the friendships and connections between all the rowers became during this camp, and there was truly never a dull moment.

Claire Gray

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Rowing Camp was one of the most challenging but rewarding weeks of my life. A typical day on camp would be waking up at 5.30am then walking down to the river where we would start out first session of the day. Following a short break, it was back out on the water for the second session before a well-earned breakfast of egg and bacon rolls prepared by the coaches – a definite highlight following our morning session. From around 1pm to 4pm we would have a break usually having a nap or playing games with room members, which was loads of fun. The stretching session before dinner and then it would be time for the night-time row before heading back to our accommodation and get ready for bed to be prepared for the next day!

Chloe Cooper