Senior rowers from Bolton School Boys’ Division have raised almost £350 after taking part in Race the Thames, a charity indoor rowing race in aid of London Youth Rowing, a community initiative to increase take up of the sport in minority groups. The boys rowed 72 km east to west - the length of the tidal Thames – and through the Thames Barrier and came in an impressive sixth place overall, behind only two other schools. Please make donations for the good cause.
Teacher Miss Bramhall said: ‘We relayed the 72km as 4 pairs of boys on the four Concept2 rowing machines at school. After every change we sent in a photo of our progress through the data on the screens of the rowing machine. This was checked by the volunteers at London Youth Rowing and this essentially moved the boat along the map as everyone could see on Twitter.’
The virtual team challenge ran from 24th to 31st January and participants could take part in any sport that enabled them to complete 72km or 346km in a team of eight. The event has thus far raised £125,000 for the charity London Youth Rowing.
