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ROWING AT CANFORD

Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3AD

www.canford.com [email protected]

From Ian Dryden - Head Coach Facilities and Coaching

Rowing is not just FACILITIES a sport, it becomes a way of life. I • Full range of boats for all levels have been part of • 17 Indoor rowing machines this life for over • Fully equipped strength and conditioning 40 years and my gym including cross training facilities and aim as Canford’s spinning bikes Head Coach is to • 25m indoor swimming pool foster that same excitement and passion for rowing that I experienced during my own schooldays. COACHING PROVISION Rowing requires commitment, dedication and Ian Dryden: Head Coach organisation. It is not an easy sport to master, Junior World Championships 2009 and 2011; and the early starts and cold winter days are 2005, 2008 and 2012; a test of one’s mettle but for the determined, Mercantile Rowing Club and Victoria Institute the personal rewards can be great. While of Sport, Melbourne, Australia 2001-2003; it is satisfying for all the hard work to result in achievement at competition level, the real Assistant Coach, Cambridge University, 1994- rewards from rowing comes from being part 2001; GB Senior/U23 Coach 1994/1998. of the Club, part of a team and working with that team to develop your skill to the very Emily Doherty best of your ability. BSc Sport and Exercise Science (Cardiff Met.), Rowers often excel in other areas of school MSc Youth Sports Coaching (South Wales). life. We have seen glittering arrays of A*s in the classroom from our Boat Club members Represented Wales at two separate Home over the years, with many moving on to International Regattas 2012-14; GB START world class universities. I believe that’s Programme including START Camps; British what makes Canford a very special place to Rowing Henley Stewards Charitable Trust (HSCT) row. Both inside and outside the classroom, coach; Talent ID Testing for GB Rowing; BUCS there is a sense of purpose to pupils’ lives, and the Festival. a belief that they can and should aim high, supported by staff who are dedicated to In addition, a number of strength and helping them reach their potential. conditioning coaches, anthropometric testing I am always looking out for keen young and physiotherapy provision. rowers from across the region, and we are offering an increasing number of scholarships and bursaries, particularly at Sixth Form entry. If you are interested in finding out more about Rowing at Canford, and how you might become part of our Club, please do get in touch. Ian Dryden - [email protected] Why Canford?

THE SCHOOL Canford is among the top independent co-educational schools in the country. Set in over 250 acres of grounds just outside Wimborne, Dorset, it offers an inspirational education for 640 boys and girls aged 13-18.

• Excellent academic results - nearly 25% of all A Level grades awarded A* in 2016 • Over 80% of pupils move on to leading universities in the UK and abroad every year • Over 30 different sports and activities to choose from • Cultural programme of lectures by a wide range of visiting speakers • Thriving Arts with dedicated Music concert performance space and Drama theatre • An exciting, dynamic and forward thinking environment where pupils are encouraged to aim high and challenge themselves to the very best of their ability, both inside and outside the classroom.

ROWING PROGRAMME ROWING SCHOLARSHIPS

Sculling takes place in the Christmas Term, NEW AWARDS followed by Rowing in the Easter and Rowing awards worth up to 40% of fees, Summer Terms, with up to ten training enhanced to 100%* of fees where further sessions per week plus extra 1-1 coaching. financial need is demonstrated. These With the boathouse just a few minutes’ walk scholarships are offered for talented rowers from the main campus, those who develop at Sixth Form entry. Please contact Ian a genuine interest and love of the sport are Dryden for more information.

encouraged to get out on the river as much *means-tested as possible and also take part in the annual training camp on the Italian Lakes.

Events and Regattas The Boat Club takes part in all the major national Rowing championships each year, including the Schools’ Head of the River, Henley Women’s Regatta, National Schools, NATIONALS 2016 - BRONZE MEDALLISTS Henley Royal Regatta and the Junior British Championships. It also runs a full sporting fixture programme against other local Rowing schools, giving the opportunity for rowers at all levels to experience the pleasures and pains of competitive rowing in both Heads and Regattas. LAGO D’ORTA, - ANNUAL TRAINING CAMP Recent Canford Rowing Successes

We are very proud of our strong reputation against some of the largest Rowing schools in the country. In the past 10 years, the school has produced 14 Junior Internationals, 3 of whom have won Silver at the Junior World Championships.

AMONG OUR MOST RECENT INDIVIDUAL AND BOAT SUCCESSES: National Schools 2016 - Girls’ Senior Four and J14B Girls’ , Bronze Medallists Home International 2016 - Junior Men’s Coxed Fours and , Gold Medallists Schools’ Head of the River 2015 - 1st VIII, Bronze Medallists GB Junior Regatta, Nottingham 2015 - , Silver Medallists GB World Junior Championships, Rio, 2015 - , Gold Medallists Henley Royal Regatta 2015 - Senior Boys’ Eight, Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup qualifiers Munich Junior Regatta 2014 - Boys’ Sweep Eight, Bronze Medallists Coronation 60th Regatta 2013 - J16 Coxed Four, Gold Medallists Schools Head 2012 - 1st VIII, Gold Medallists

Anastasia Chitty Brianna Stubbs GB Rowing Current World International Silver; Captain, Oxbridge Boat champion; Senior Race Winning Women’s World Rowing Silver; Boat 2015; U23 World Rowing reading Medicine at Gold; Pembroke College, read Medicine at Oxford Pembroke College, Oxford

Jonathan Naylor Aryan Sheikhalian Sam Radvan GB Rowing Gold; GB Junior Bronze; Coupe de la England Rowing Gold; reading studying at Princeton, USA on a Jeunesse; work placement in gap year Mechanical Engineering at Imperial Rowing Scholarship with Accenture; fully funded scholarship College, London to Columbia, USA