Monmouth Comprehensive School 24-hour Row
Posted by Concept2 News on the 3rd of April 2006
Not content with just setting a new World Record for Indoor Rowing, Monmouth Comprehensive School Boat Club also raised £6,000 for charity.A team of ten students rowed for 24 hours to set the new World Record, clocking up a distance of 346,697 metres. Meanwhile all club members and guests rowed 1,203,359 metres to raise funds for the Sir Steve Redgrave Trust.The day was organised by MCSBC Club Captain Anna Woodman, who arranged for 135 participants, ranging from aged 11 to 65, to row over a million metres and set a world record for junior indoor rowing - with over £6,000 being raised and pledged for the Sir Steve Redgrave Trust.All proceeds are going to the Sir Steve Redgrave Trust, which aims to improve and enhance the quality of young people's lives, particularly in relation to medical, social, educational and economic needs within the UK.