Training has paid off for 12 Midcoast athletes who competed in the Cromwell Cup Sunday, July 21. Megunticook Rowing had the opportunity to compete in the Cromwell Cup, which is hosted annually by the Riverside Boat Club on the Charles River.

The course is 1,000 meters. Junior Rowers must compete in time trials before moving to finals hosted in the afternoon. To no surprise, almost all Megunticook athletes were able to advance to the finals.

We were thankful for our competitive summer program that has been preparing athletes since June—also a big shout out to our summer Head Coach Tilghman Moyer for committing the time to work with the athletes.

The day’s events started with singles (1x).

Jake Ryan Roux competed in the Men’s 1x U19 category and finished with a 3:58.1 in the time trials.

Cabot Adams finished 2nd with a time of 3:43.4. In the finals Cabot took first place for the Men’s 1x U23 category.

Through the morning doubles (2x), Adella Brainerd and Laura Riordan. competed in the Women’s 2x U19 and got second in their time trials, with 3:57.9.

That took them to the finals later in the day with a 4:05.5, two seconds behind second place. 

Into the afternoon, Masters began to hit the water.

The first event for Megunticook in the Masters category was Women’s Masters 2x, in which the group had three boats.

Catherine Kemper and Meredith Currier, finished second in their fleet, with a time of 4:23.2.

Polly Saltonstall and Stephanie Lash came in first in their fleet with a finishing time of 4:09.0.

Amy Mitchell and Marnie Read finished second in that flight with a time of 4:34.2.

Next for the Masters was the Men’s Masters 2x, with Devin Guptil and Evan Waters clocking a time of 3:58.6.

In the Mixed Masters 2x, Marnie Read and Evan Waters finished with a time of 4:22.4.

Iselin Bratz and Meredith Currier placed second in the Women’s Open 2x event. They missed a first place finish by .2 seconds.

To end the day was the Mother / Child 2x event. From Megunticook, we had Amy Mitchell and Devin Guptil, as well as Catherine Kemper and Daisy Beal.

Devin and Amy finished second in their flight with 4:11.9, and Catherine and Daisy were third in their fleet with 4:46.4.

Megunticook had such a great day at this amazing event. We can’t wait to come back next year. This is your reminder to start training now and get out on the water with us! August sessions for all levels are available; go to megunticookrowing.org/programs.

The high school competitive and club programs will start up when school starts. For more information email row@megunticookrowing.org 

Megunticook Rowing is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The mission of Megunticook Rowing is to strengthen minds, bodies, and community through rowing. Since Megunticook Rowing’s inception, hundreds of rowers have enjoyed getting on the water with us. We continue to realize the dream of our founders, value the significance of our stewardship of Megunticook Lake, and appreciate the lifelong benefits of rowing.