A record number of over 300 U19 boys and girls attended trials in Boston last weekend. To qualify, boys had to get an ergo score of sub 6:50 at rating 24, while the girls had to get sub 7:47 2 weeks prior to the 5k Boston water trials. Eleanor comfortably achieved the ergo standard getting a 7:39.6.
111 girls lined up in quite cool conditions, not helped by a sudden squall blowing up and heavy rain just as the girls were boating, creating quite tricky conditions for competitors .
Eleanor, boating number 48 had a really strong scull. Being in year 11, she was giving away a year to some of the older girls, but still manage a very strong 50th place overall. A really strong start to her trialling days.