Palmetto Crew's first 5000 meter Regatta

       This weekend on October 2, Palmetto High School's Rowing crew experienced it's first 5000 meter Regatta at the Sarasota Head Race in Osprey. The total regatta was a huge success for the Novice and Varsity team. The two novice boats brought home a gold and a bronze medal with the womens eight placing first and mens eight placing third. The varsity double got second, the varsity women's four got second, and the varsity women's eight got third.

             The whole day was full of excitement and hype for the whole regatta. Racing in the Varsity women's eight and experiencing my first 5000 meter race was unbelievable. It was even more unbelievable when we placed third.. Last year, during sprint season we had just gotten our team together and were racing with teams with 3 years experience, now that we have trained harder we are all ready to win. I'm thrilled to see what this year will bring Palmetto Crew.