Well done to our J16s who represented the Northern region today. Special mention for Emily R and Emily S winning the club's first national medals in a while. Here they are being presented with their 🥉 medals by Jess Eddie #YeeesLeonards
St Leonard's Sch BC
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St Leonard's Sch BC
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St Leonard's School Boat Club. State school rowing club based on the River Wear in Durham. Est. 1971
- @nrodtweets Sad to see Olympic silver medalist @jesseddie falling on hard times, living in DARC's minibus!
- Well done & thank you to our emergency response team! All boats off the bottom racks and hoping it'll just be a muddy mess for us to sweep up next weekend!
- Congratulations to the WJ18 quad - our first pot in 15 months! Making it through three very different rounds #YesLeonards
- As well as some fantastic racing, we also took the opportunity to name our 'new' double in honour of Michael Laing - a stalwart supporter of the school, boat club and Northern rowing in general as well as a coach and a rowing parent of 17 years and counting.
- Among Mr Parker's former rowers are three of our current coaches. What he did for rowing both at Leonard's and in the North cannot be summed up in a tweet which is why we will be paying appropriate tribute in time. For now it would be great to see any photos or hear memories.
- A great day at one of our favourite venues! Some excellent rowing across ALL age groups. The J14s got their first race under their belt. We also had wins in the J18 girls quads in the morning and afternoon #YeeeeesLeonards #strengthindepth #InGraemeWeTrust
- While the rest of the rowers will be raising funds for the club at the Swimathon, Ella will be taking to the water in Boston helping to raise the profile of the club! The first to attend GB trials from the club for several years, we wish her the best of luck! #YeeesLeonards
- Today comes with the sad news of the death of our club's founder, Bill Parker - still 'Mr Parker' to many. His 35+ years at St Leonard's saw many successes locally and nationally with numerous crews going on to represent England and Great Britain.
- Thoroughly deserved award for Mr Stonehouse for over 40 years helping out on that landing stage - and just a few more years after having learned to row from that landing!The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to Ian Stonehouse from St Leonard's School BC! 🏆 Ian has volunteered at @STLDBoatClub's since 1983, and is described as "a tremendous example to every pupil." Thank you, Ian.
- After two agonisingly close races in the eight at Hexham and yesterday's regatta, the J17 girls made it through three rounds to win non-championship (senior) quads #YeeeesLeonards
- Where else but the home of rowing for Durham Small Boats Head, our first race of 2022. Nearly 50 pupils racing across the day #YesLeonards
- It has been a decade of rebuilding after the dark days of the late 2000s, when many existing & prospective rowers headed to other clubs. The position of the club is now much stronger, boasting over 60 members & offering a competitive but inclusive place to row #YeeeesLeonards
