HAMP CREW has arrived at USRowing Youth Nationals
Sunday's Grand Final
What a wild ride this has been. The team was unsure of where they would place over all and was happy to just be there. Now the day of the big race is here and they made it all the way to the GRAND FINAL.

The day was hot and humid and the girls were all nerves. Sad to see it all come to an end but excited to get out there and see what was going to happen.

In a very close race Hamp came in just behind Long Beach to take 6th in the NATION! The race was remarkable and the girls pulled an eight minute flat. An 18 second improvement from their first heat.

The results:
Cincinnati Country Day School - 07:45:16
Holy Names Academy- 07:47:81
San Diego Rowing Club- 07:50:33
Nardin Academy- 07:51:29
Long Beach Junior Crew- 07:58:92
Northampton 08:00:1

Saturday

After a good night's rest the rowers left for the course eager to see what the day would bring. Saturday turned out to be sunny and 75 with a clam wind and water that was perfect for racing.

The woman set out with hopes of winning a spot in the A final. To do so they needed to beat three other boats, including Winsor, who placed first, 13 seconds ahead of Hamp, at Regionals.

In a tough Semi, Hamp beat out Texas, Manhassett, and just squeezed Winsor out of
third by .75 seconds. So HAMP will, in fact, be moving on to the A finals
at their first ever Youth Nationals Regatta. We are all so proud!

Semi A
Long Beach Junior Crew 07:57:89
Holy Names Academy 07:59:86
San Diego Rowing Club 08:05:99
Green Lake Crew 08:17:89
Augusta Rowing Club 08:20:70
Mercer Rowing Club 08:22:03

Semi B
Cincinnati School 07:53:60
Nardin Academy 07:59:23
Northampton 08:02:50
Winsor Crew 08:03:25
Manhasset 08:06:72
Texas Rowing Center 08:44:13

Friday
Although the weather called for 70 and sunny
Hamp Crew arrived at the course in a chilly misting rain.
The girls lined up for weigh-in and were all well within the range for the event.

Despite a rainy, cool morning the women's lightweight 4 brought out the sun at their heat.
Coming in second in their noontime heat, they automatically qualified for tomorrow’s semi final.
Just seconds behind first-place Long Beach, Northampton finished the race in 8:18:46.

The results were:

Heat A
Long Beach Junior Crew 08:14:20
Northampton Youth and Community Rowing 08:18:46
Mercer Junior Rowing Club 08:27:40
Green Lake Crew 08:31:69
Lowell High School 08:47:77

Heat B
San Diego Rowing Club 06 08:13:81
Winsor Crew 02 08:20:60
Mount Saint Joseph Academy 04 08:28:60
Texas Rowing Center 05 08:33:54
OKCBF/Chesapeake Boathouse 03 08:48:22
Gainesville Area Rowing, Inc. 07 08:52:12

Heat C
Cincinnati Country Day School 06 08:06:60
Holy Names Academy 05 08:08:38
Nardin Academy 07 08:15:36
Manhasset High School 03 08:18:40
Augusta Rowing Club Junior Program 04 08:35:99
Boston Latin School

The top 2 teams in each heat automatically qualified for the Semi-Finals
while the remaining boats go to the Reps.
It is all a bit confusing so we’ll keep you posted as the event progresses.

Check out the Heat Sheets and Real Time Results at RaceTrak.com

Thursday
The day started at 3:30am as we all left for the airport.
The seven girls, coach, and parents set off at 5:50am for Cincinnati, OH.

After checking in to the hotel and getting a quick bite to eat
the team drove to the Regatta Site to get the day started.

It was a sight to behold, witnessing the first ever HAMP CREW rowers
shove off the dock onto the Youth Nationals course.

The girls ran through a race warm up and row over,
taking time to practice moves and sprints.
They all were starting to feel the fatigue of the day
but the second lineup, with the spares, launched to run through it all again.

Here is the list of progressions for the weekend:
Three heats – top two to semi, remaining to rep
Two reps – top three to semis, fourth – sixth to C final
Two semis – top three to A final, remaining to B final