‘Oarsome’ OVs Help Boat Club Charity Fundraising

A great and hearty ‘Thank You’ to all the OVs who who supported this year’s incredible KSW Boat Club Charity Challenge, on 14-15 December, both in person and through donations. The target of rowing one million metres was smashed in just 17 hours having rowed non-stop, through the night, raising over £4,000 (so far) for the chosen charity: Mental Health UK.

On the Wednesday evening, the current KSW Boat Club was joined by OVs Nemi Edwards (Br 13-20), Kate Emsley (Cl 12-19), Faith Murray (K 13-20), Cat Lucas (Br 16-22), Matthew Daniels (Br 16-22), Emily Watkins (Ch 13-19), James Launder (Os 15-22), Tom Angell (Cr 16-21), Ned Meredith (S 14-22), Ben Thorpe (S 14-21) and Finn Watkins (Os 17-22), who all piled on the metres, supporting the LR-U6 rowers.

Special thank you goes to retired King’s Rowing Coach Bill Needham (Hon OV) who, despite now being in his 80s, was a force on the ergo!

The Thursday morning saw OV Jamie MacDonald (W 8-15) taking a break from his RAF duties to pick up the baton and help give the overnight rowers a much needed rest.

Many thanks again for such fantastic support. You can read more about the Boat Club Charity Challenge on the School website here.