Clio Takes National Title

The last couple of weekends have seen our young superstar shine ever more brightly with stunning performances in her sculling boat.

The first trip was to a cold and gloomy Boston for the first in the series of four Junior Squad Trials, this one being a 5k time trial in single sculls. 72 girls had qualified from their ergo times and when the results sheet finally came out Clio was a fantastic 8th place!

The reward for such hard work followed a few days later with an invitation to attend the pre-Christmas Junior Worlds training week in Nantes, France, along with 11 other of her potential GB team members.

The following weekend the show was on the road again, heading for The Sculler's Head in London. Normally, many of the top juniors go to Hampton Junior Head that weekend, to race in small boats and demonstrate their speed in front of the Head Junior Coach, but with this being Clio's last Junior year, and with Clio being brilliant over long distances, CJ decided to put her into The Sculler's Head instead.

Going off through Chiswick bridge as the first Junior Woman, Clio could watch her main rivals and race those that mattered over the whole 4.25 mile 'Boat race' course, finishing just before Putney bridge, on a lovely quiet, sculling morning with very little breeze. What a stunning achievement! Our girl won the WJ title in a time of 25 minutes dead, comfortably clear of the next competitor and takes the pennant in what is easily the toughest event on the head race calendar.

Absolutely fantastic, Clio - WELL DONE!