Local rowing club is set to represent Hawaii in world renowned regatta

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – 10 Hawaii athletes are heading to the world’s largest two day rowing regatta in October.

The ‘Head of the Charles Regatta’ is held on the banks of the Charles river in Boston and the Ikaika Hawaii Rowing workforce is about to characterize the 808.

A crew from Hawaii has by no means been represented within the competitors.

The workforce is made up of ladies from a number of excessive faculties throughout the island:

– Kana Barlag (Sacred Hearts ‘24)

– Kate Bartholomees (Mid Pacific Institute ‘24)

– Sabrina Graves (La Pietra ‘24)

– Carlee Iinuma (Laurel Springs ‘25)

– Jenna Jaffe (Les Jardins ‘23)

– Danilla Monk (’Iolani ‘24)

– Phoebe Reilly (Punahou ‘24)

– Sophia Smith (Mid-Pacific Institute ‘25)

– Alana Lei Uehara (Dwight World ‘24)

– Lilinoe Wilson (Punahou ‘26)

Group Ikaika Hawaii held a Row-A-Thon in the present day at Magic Island to fundraise for the celebrated occasion.

“After I first began rowing 5 years in the past this was one of many first regattas I’ve heard of subsequent to the Henley Royal.” Rower Carlee Iinuma informed Hawaii Information Now. “So to have the ability to really attend it’s like loopy as a result of it felt so unachievable, it felt out of my attain, so the truth that we are able to go to it’s loopy.”

The 2-day competitors kicks off on October twenty first — hailing over 11,000 athletes from all over the world.

When you’d like to assist workforce Ikaika on their journey to the East Coast, click on right here.

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