Maidenhead & Windsor

Four talented athletes from Maidenhead Rowing Club have been selected to represent Great Britain at a prestigious international event following an impressive showing at the GB spring trials.

Dave Jones, Carl Delaney, Louise Entwistle and Ally Brooks will all fill seats in the GB boys’ and girls’ quads at the International Junior Regatta in Munich on May 6-7.

The event is considered to be an important precursor to the Junior World Rowing Championships.

The Maidenhead club acutally sent six rowers – three boys and three girls – to the three-day trials at Nottingham’s Holme Pierrepont, the National Water Sports Centre, in early April. On the first day, the youngsters had to compete in singles in a time trial format over 1,500m, yet the Maidenhead youngsters excelled, despite a major crosswind. Jones finished first, Carl Delaney second and Phill Clapp fourth among the boys, while Entwistle was second, Brooks was just behind in third and Sophie Delaney was 12th among the girls.

Huw Jenkins of Maidenhead Rowing Club said this was the first time Maidenhead Rowing Club has seen its juniors fill 50 per cent of the seats in both the GB boys and GB girls quad. He added: “It’s a spectacular achievement for a small club and its team of coaches. “In particular, coach Tom Jost saw no fewer than three boys of his coaching charges finish in the top five at these GB trials.”

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