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St. Luke's Students Shine At Rowing Nationals
St. Luke's juniors Nate Phelps and Meg Adams both competed at the 2017 Youth National Rowing Championships recently
Congratulations to Nate Phelps ‘18 and Meg Adams ‘18 who finished fifth and sixth respectively at the 2017 Youth National Rowing Championships on Sunday, June 11 in Sarasota, FL.
Phelps competed in the Men’s Quad event and led his team to a fifth place finish with a time of 6:22:298. The St. Luke’s junior was stroke in New Canaan’s B-boat, the only B-boat to make it to Sunday’s final. New Canaan’s A-boat finished in first place to claim the National title with a time of 6:11:759.
It has been a very successful year for Phelps who also broke a World Record earlier in the year at the Maritime Rowing Club.
Adams competed in the Women's Lightweight 8. Despite only rowing together for four weeks, the team finished with a time of 6:58:948. Also competing for New Canaan, Adams led her crew through regionals in Worcester, MA on May 21 to qualify for the National Championship. The team finished second overall with a time of 7:07:031.
