White Rock Rowing’s Womens U16 8+ boat becomes first 8 boat ever from Dallas to make A Finals at nationals, two other boats place top ten
DALLAS – White Rock Rowing, the only Dallas rowing club to hold a national youth championship trophy (2014, 2021), returned to White Rock Lake this week after a trip to Sarasota, Florida, to compete in USRowing 2022’s National Youth Championships. There, the women’s U16 8+ boat, the largest team boat category, made history for Dallas by becoming the first ever 8-person boat to make A Finals at youth nationals.
In May, White Rock Rowing scooped up a number of gold, silver and bronze medals at Regionals, qualifying for a record number of 11 events at Nationals. Of the 1,300 competing high school teams and clubs in the U.S., only 200 qualified for Nationals. On Tuesday, June 7, the local rowing club set out with 50 youth athletes from across the metroplex to head to Sarasota.
Racing began on Thursday, June 9 and ended with A Finals on Sunday, June 12. In those four days, White Rock Rowing launched seven competitive boats, placing top ten nationwide in three key events.
“I am so proud of the work our White Rock Rowing coaches and athletes have put in all season long to make it to Nationals, and it clearly shows in our placements and the fact that we just became the first ever Dallas club to put an 8-person boat in A Finals at Nationals,” said Sue Ellen Chambers, president and board chair of White Rock Rowing. “That’s a huge deal in and of itself, but what’s even more impressive is that we did it with such a young group – they have years ahead of them to improve and accomplish more under our coaches’ leadership. We finished Nationals this year with great hope for the future of White Rock Rowing – we’re going to continue to lead Dallas in becoming a renowned rowing city! We’ve got all the right ingredients to make that happen!”
“It is an amazing feeling to come home knowing that we have made Dallas history and knowing how hard we worked for it,” said Women’s U16 8+ rower, Charlotte Bohannon. “I am so incredibly proud of my team and how we came together and pushed ourselves just within a few months! My coach was so amazing at keeping us focused and training us not just physically but mentally and it really shows. I am so happy that I got to have Coach Josh as my coach, we had many fun times as a team and I couldn’t have asked for a better first year! I hope that this gives other girls confidence and brings more athletes to White Rock Rowing as well as going out there and showing people what we are made of.”
2022 USRowing National Youth Championships | White Rock Rowing Results:
Women’s U16 8+
- Placed 5: Emmaline Pampel, Emerson Donahue, Josie Airitam, Charlotte Bohannon, Violet Libson, Addison Holmes, Kenna Rosenthal, Leah Jones, Cordelia Bowden
Women’s Youth 4-
- Placed 8: Evelyn Fox, Zoe Cramer, Isabella Cooper, Katherine Adams
Women’s U15 4X+
- Placed 10: Elyse Lau, Stirling Moyse, London Ezell, Sidney Bailey, Kaelina Nolen
Men’s Youth 2V 8+
- Placed 19: Aiden Dekock, Aiden Munsterman, Luke McCavit, John Jungerman, Paul Bagley, Harrison Sears, Walker Sears, Peter Ellis-Mani, Kellen Zellmer
Men’s U17 8+
- Placed 20: Anjali Pamurthy, William Seifert, Lucas Cooper, Juan Huerta, Kian McLaughlin, Hugo Cortez, Luca D’Orso, Surya Jalapati, Jett Fenlaw
Women’s Youth 4+
- Placed 26: Chloe Moore, Kelsey Weaver, Renee Powell, Linnea Roberts, Emma Shay-Thomas
Men’s Youth 8+
- Placed 32: Paris West, Benjamin Winslow, Daniel O’Loughlin, Hunter Howard, Will Kennedy, Mateo Calderon, Joseph Moler, Nicolas Lavandera, Humberto Gallego
About White Rock Rowing
White Rock Rowing is the premier rowing destination in North Texas for youth and adults, featuring multiple national championship titles, elite training and the largest boathouse in the state. It proudly invests in Dallas youth by teaching them life skills including teamwork, perseverance, leadership and self-discipline, while also providing equal rowing opportunities through financial aid regardless of a rower’s financial status or background. White Rock Rowing is housed under White Rock Boathouse, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that partners with the City of Dallas Parks and Recreation Department to steward and use city property to bring recreational fun to Dallas residents. Learn more by visiting whiterockrowing.org.