One of South Africa’s oldest and most prestigious national sporting events, the Buffalo Regatta will be in full flow on the Buffalo River from today.
The major highlight on the South African rowing calendar will once again be bringing the country’s best junior and senior rowing talent to take part as top oarsmen and women battle it out for rowing supremacy.
“The Buffalo Regatta is an amazing event, the Silver Sculls and Grand Challenge are fantastic to watch and it always throws up some exciting rowing,” said South African National Rowing coach Roger Barrow.
“I have been coming down here for 27 years and it is always great to be here.”
A whole host of national and Olympic rowers will be taking part in the event and spectators will be in for a treat with some extremely exciting rowing on the cards.
The main action will be reserved for Saturday when the big finals will be on show, but a good two days of rowing will lead into it.
“In the women’s Single Sculls I think it will be between Kirsten McCann and Nicole van Wyk,” said Barrow.
“On the men’s singles front Lawrence Brittain, Jake Green, Nicholas Oberholzer, Kyle Schoonbee and maybe John Smith will be the main contenders.
“In the Grand Challenge I think it will be a really good race with the family Brittain four, and another boat with Jake Green, Leo Davis, John Smith and David Hunt that will challenge for the title.”
Running from today until Saturday for about 12 hours each day, which includes the Selborne Sprints Regatta which takes place tomorrow, this is the biggest rowing event in the country.
Over a thousand competitors from various schools, varsities and different rowing clubs will all be in action.
Today will see a full day of heat action from the junior rowers as school teams battle it out to make it into Saturday’s day of finals.
Local schools like Selborne and Clarendon will be up against big challengers from all over, like Grey PE, St Andrew’s College, St Albans, DSG, St Stithians, St Mary’s, St Andrews Girls and Holy Rosary.
“The schools action is always close and exciting and I think it is going to be an awesome three days of schools rowing action,” said Clarendon coach Bill Godfrey.
Tomorrow will see the ever exciting Selborne Sprints taking place, with nailbiting racing expected and multiple photo-finishes a distinct possibility.
Saturday will then see the Buffalo Regatta resume and almost an entire day of finals action will be on show.
Eastern Cape University teams Rhodes and NMMU will be aiming to put in top performances, but they will be heavily challenged by other varsities like Tuks, UJ and UCT.
Today the action starts from 6am and is expected to finish after 4pm.
Tomorrow and Saturday’s rowing will also start at 6am but the day’s action should conclude by around 5.30pm tomorrow and after 6pm on Saturday.
Star rowers tackle Buffalo’s fast lane
The major highlight on the South African rowing calendar will once again be bringing the country’s best junior and senior rowing talent to take part as top oarsmen and women battle it out for rowing supremacy.
“The Buffalo Regatta is an amazing event, the Silver Sculls and Grand Challenge are fantastic to watch and it always throws up some exciting rowing,” said South African National Rowing coach Roger Barrow.
“I have been coming down here for 27 years and it is always great to be here.”
A whole host of national and Olympic rowers will be taking part in the event and spectators will be in for a treat with some extremely exciting rowing on the cards.
The main action will be reserved for Saturday when the big finals will be on show, but a good two days of rowing will lead into it.
“In the women’s Single Sculls I think it will be between Kirsten McCann and Nicole van Wyk,” said Barrow.
“On the men’s singles front Lawrence Brittain, Jake Green, Nicholas Oberholzer, Kyle Schoonbee and maybe John Smith will be the main contenders.
“In the Grand Challenge I think it will be a really good race with the family Brittain four, and another boat with Jake Green, Leo Davis, John Smith and David Hunt that will challenge for the title.”
Running from today until Saturday for about 12 hours each day, which includes the Selborne Sprints Regatta which takes place tomorrow, this is the biggest rowing event in the country.
Over a thousand competitors from various schools, varsities and different rowing clubs will all be in action.
Today will see a full day of heat action from the junior rowers as school teams battle it out to make it into Saturday’s day of finals.
Local schools like Selborne and Clarendon will be up against big challengers from all over, like Grey PE, St Andrew’s College, St Albans, DSG, St Stithians, St Mary’s, St Andrews Girls and Holy Rosary.
“The schools action is always close and exciting and I think it is going to be an awesome three days of schools rowing action,” said Clarendon coach Bill Godfrey.
Tomorrow will see the ever exciting Selborne Sprints taking place, with nailbiting racing expected and multiple photo-finishes a distinct possibility.
Saturday will then see the Buffalo Regatta resume and almost an entire day of finals action will be on show.
Eastern Cape University teams Rhodes and NMMU will be aiming to put in top performances, but they will be heavily challenged by other varsities like Tuks, UJ and UCT.
Today the action starts from 6am and is expected to finish after 4pm.
Tomorrow and Saturday’s rowing will also start at 6am but the day’s action should conclude by around 5.30pm tomorrow and after 6pm on Saturday.
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