SHS 3rd Girls Boat Takes First at the Simsbury/Tabor Invitational

Racing from a floating start, the 3rd Girls took first place in the 1,500-meter race, beating Tabor by 10.5 seconds with a time of 5:56.6. The winning crew includes: Danielle Osborne (coxswain), Heather Schiller (stroke), Shannon DelGuidace, Rachel Harris, Sydney Bledsoe, Natalie Hallen, Anna Paquette, Emily Caliman, and Ana Ashchepkova (bow).

This traditional duel between Simsbury and Tabor Academy was formalized in the late 1980s. This race began as a traditional duel race between Simsbury and Tabor Academy. The Tabor Cup trophy is named for Charles A. Pincombe, a team supporter who sculled and helped remove fallen trees from the river. While competition for the cup remains between the two original schools, other crews joining the season kick-off regatta included Shrewsbury, East Lyme, St. Johns, Boston Latin, Xavier, and Stonington.

Overall, the SHS 1st Varsity Boys boat finished third, with a time of 4:44.3. The 2nd Varsity Boys also finished third with a time of 5:09.4. The Varsity Girl’s 1st Boat finished second in their race, with a time of 5:14.4. The Varsity Girls 2nd Boat finished with a time of 5:17.8, missing a third place finish by one second.

The 3rd Boys Boat race was very tight. SHS finished with a time of 5:00.3, 2.8 seconds behind first-place St. Johns, and 1.2 seconds behind second-place Tabor. For a full listing of the Simsbury/Tabor Invitational race results, check out www.simsburycrew.org.

Simsbury Crew’s upcoming racing schedule includes:
• Andover/Exeter Invitational, Worcester, MA, April 20
• Quinsigamond Cup, Worcester, MA, April 27
• NMH Regatta, Mount Hermon, MA, May 4
• Kent Invitational, New Preston, CT, May 11
• Novice Regatta, Middletown, CT, May 12
• CPSRA Regatta, New Preston, CT, May 19
• NEIRA (for qualifying crews), May 24/25
• Novice Regatta, Farmington, CT, May 29 ###