CLOSE to 100 students from Nowra High School will have a unique opportunity to compete at the 2020 Australian Indoor Rowing Championships (AIRC) on Friday.
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The Shoalhaven-based students will compete virtually against competitors across the country on their ergo machines without needing to leave their school grounds.
Nowra High principal Glen Kingsley said the school was delighted to be a host location for the championships and students welcomed the opportunity to take part.
"We value the importance of good mental health in the education of our students, particularly this year when COVID-19 has had such an impact on all of us," Kingsley said.
"By hosting the AIRC at Nowra High, we reinforce the importance of physical fitness and self-care to optimise the wellbeing of all our students."
Rowing Australia CEO Ian Robson is excited to have students from numerous schools take part in the first growing sport.
"We're eager to support more kids having a go and competing in our great sport of rowing - whether it's on an indoor machine (the erg) or out on the water," Robson said.
Nowra High started indoor rowing through funding from Sport Australia's 'Move It AUS' Grow program, delivered by Rowing Australia.
Additional schools competing in the championships include Springwood State High School (St Lucia), Brisbane State High School, Trinity Grammar Queensland, Melba Copland High School (Melba, ACT), Bairnsdale Secondary College, Swifts Creek P-12 School, Melbourne Girls College and Norwood Morialta High School.
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