CAMDEN — On Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21 Megunticook Rowing’s Varsity Team competed at the USRowing Northeast Youth Championship on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts. 

On Saturday under difficult wind and rainy conditions, Maggie Gill and Cabot Adams finished 1st in the Mens/Womens/Mixed Inclusive 2x in 8:11.77 minutes, qualifying them for the finals the next day. The Mens Youth 4+ coxed by Aaron Dowd finished 18th in 7:42.67. The Mens Youth 2nd 4+ also coxed by Dowd, finished 4th in Heat 2 in 8:21.94. The Womens Youth 4+ A boat coxed by Sofia Howell finished 13th in 8:14.84, just a little over a second off from placing in the top 12. The Womens Youth 4+ B boat coxed by Maggie Blood finished 17th in 8:42.97. The Mens Novice 4+ coxed by Dowd competed in their first race ever and finished 6th in Heat 3 in 8:52.89.

On Sunday, the sun finally came out and conditions were much more favorable, according to Megunticook Rowing, in a news release. “Gill and Adams improved their time from Saturday by almost 30 seconds finishing in 7:42.16. This won them a bid to compete in the 2023 USRowing Youth Nationals in Sarasota, Florida on June 8 through 11.”

Click here to support Megunticook Rowing going to Youth Nationals: https://www.classy.org/campaign/megunticook-rowing-youth-nationals-2023/c490655

“We are really proud of our teams,” said Olivia Goodwin-Cook, Executive Director and Head Coach of Megunticook Rowing and coach of the boys team. “They competed well in some pretty tough conditions against the top teams in New England. For some Megunticook Rowers, it was their first taste of competition. And they loved it!”

Meredith Currier and Will Schaetzke coach the girls teams. 

Mens/Womens/Mixed Inclusive 2x: S: Cabot Adams; B: Maggie Gill

Mens Youth 4+: C: Aaron Dowd; S: Dominic Piconi; 3: Cabot Adams; 2: Connor Howland; B: Robert Wickenden

Womens Youth 4+ A: C: Sofia Howell; S: Magge Gill; 3: Adella Brainerd; 2: Flora Gurdon; B: Laura Riordan

Womens Youth 4+ B: C: Maggie Blood; S: Lily Martin; 3: Natalie Gill; 2: Leona Bournival; B: Ruth Weiss

Mens 2nd Youth 4+: C: Aaron Dowd; S: Calder Meil; 3: Tanner Carson; 2: Tristan Strong; B: Declan Buchanan

Mens Novice 4+: C: Aaron Dowd; S: Calder Meil; 3: Jake Roux; 2: Evan Fossum; B: Parker Feeney

Click here for the results: https://herenow.com/results/#/races/21133/results

Megunticook Rowing hosted the Dirigo Sprints Saturday, May 27, at Barrett’s Cove on Camden’s Megunticook Lake. 

Megunticook Rowing is a 501c3 organization based in Camden, Maine. The mission is to strengthen minds, bodies and community through rowing. Since 2008, the program has grown from a handful of dedicated rowers with a couple of donated shells, to an organization that sends high school aged and masters rowers to in-state regattas and Boston’s Head of the Charles. Many junior rowers have gone on to compete in Division 1 programs. Just as important the Club Rowers and the Masters programs provide expert coaching to develop skills and a lifetime love of rowing. Come row with us! www.megunticookrowing.org

Megunticook Rowing thanks the following sponsors: 16 Bayview, Accent Painting, Adventure Advertising, American Flatbread, Artisan Boatworks, BayView Collection, Camden Classics Cup, Camden Coast Real Estate, Cascade Foundation, Jo-Ann Cook LCSW, Down East Magazine, Grand Harbor Inn, Hamilton Marine, Lord Camden Inn, Lyman-Morse,  Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Maine Coast Orthodontics.