High Point will send two boats to Boston to race at the 54th Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend.
In Boston, High Point will be represented on Saturday by Giorgia Bergamasco and Gaia Nencini in the Women’s Championship Double Sculls event. Giorgia and Gaia are both former Clemson University rowers originally from Italy where they rowed for the Italian national team.
On Sunday, High Point will be represented in the youth double sculls by William Hundley and Matthew Hronich, who are the top scullers on the HPRC boys team.
Both High Point crews will race as Triad United Rowing Association.
Held on the Charles River, this year’s regatta has attracted over 11,000 rowers and an expected 400,000 spectators to Boston making it the largest rowing event in the world.
“This is a special moment in history for our rowing club,” says Gene Kininmonth, the founder of High Point Rowing Club. “We have been petitioning to race at the Head of the Charles for years to no avail and now we have two outstanding crews accepted to race.”
Over 2,300 boats representing 804 clubs in 61 different boat classes from across the world will race for the fastest times on the Charles River. It is a dream for any rower to race at least one time in their life at the Head of the Charles.
Good luck to our High Point rowers this weekend!
