Umina rower takes schoolboy coxed four title

Regan Champley of Umina and his rowing crew have taken out the National Schoolboys Coxed Four title at the National Rowing Championships held at Sydney International Regatta Centre.

Champley who attended St John the Baptist Primary School and Brisbane Waters Secondary College became a boarder at St Patrick's College Ballarat to pursue his love of rowing.

"This season his crew have competed in a total of 18 finals," said proud mum Ms Suzanne Champley.

"Remarkably, they have won gold in 14 championships, three silver medals and a bronze.

"The titles they hold include the prestigious Head of the Lake, The Victorian Schoolboys Champions and now the Australian Schoolboys Champions, known as the ultimate rowing trifecta.

"Regan has sacrificed and trained extremely hard to achieve this outcome.

"He is a person that understands the importance of giving and volunteering, having been a junior server at St John's and a current patrol member with Ocean Beach SLSC.

"He shares his recent titles with his family, friends and community," Ms Champley said.

"However, he has dedicated the Australian title to his late aboriginal grandmother, Aunty Fay D'Louhy."

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Media release, 3 Apr 2018

Suzanne Champley, Woy Woy