15/08/2026
What a way to wrap up an incredible All Schools season for Westies!
All Schools State Champs certainly gave us a bit of everything, with what felt like all four seasons in one day and the majority of racing affected by rain. Despite the conditions, everyone brought their best and there was plenty of hard, determined racing across the entire Westies school squad.
Some standout performances included our School Girls Year Ten Coxed Eight taking out the gold, alongside our School Mixed Open Coxed Quad with another fantastic result. In the singles, Cam Andrews took home gold in the School Boys Year Ten Single Scull, with fellow Westie Lucas Bentley right behind him claiming silver in the same event.
As a club, Westies finished 5th overall while securing the most total medals of any club, an incredible result that shows the depth our school groups have built throughout the season. From those fighting for wins through to athletes competing at State Champs for the first time, the results across the whole squad are a credit to how far everyone has come.
A massive thank you must go to Jack O’Dea, Sarah Newton, Xavier Nicoletto and Ben McIntyre for everything they have put into making the All Schools season possible. A huge thanks as well to our other coaches Miles Clode and Jaspar Marshall, and to Jacob Lundberg, Tom and George Byass, along with all the parents and volunteers who gave up their time to help with boats, trailers, rigging and supporting our athletes throughout the day and season. It takes a huge team behind the scenes to get everyone onto the water, and once again it showed why Westies is the family club.
With an exciting and successful All Schools season now coming to an end, attention turns back to the full shed and the final stretch of the season — two Pennant regattas and State Champs still to come.
Congratulations to all our school athletes on a brilliant season. The future at Westies is looking very exciting!
