Adella: Rowing training camp to Sabaudia, Italy

Hi, I'm Adella - I started rowing 18 months ago with Shiplake Vikings Rowing Club. Vikings is a small community based rowing club that has a really inclusive and nurturing approach to learning and developing in this sport. I train with 13 other girls from a range of backgrounds and with different other hobbies and interests; but we have all found a real love of being out on the water, learning new skills, being truly part of a team and getting stronger/fitter.

Our coach has created an amazing opportunity for 10 of us to travel to Lake Sabaudia in Italy for a weeks training camp in April 2025, with GLCamps. Not only does this mean warm weather rowing on a calm lake where we don't have to navigate fast streams, flooded rivers and lots of islands (that we normally do battle with on our bit of the river Thames, which hasn’t even been safe enough for us to row on so far this year), but we will also be able to row two or even three times a day and most importantly be coached by olympic rower Gillian Lindsay, and her team of professional coaches.

Our squad have decided to undertake a 24hour sponsored ergo challenge in order to raise some funds towards the cost of this camp. We will be starting this challenge at midday on Saturday march 29th; finishing at midday on Sunday the 30th. The challenge will take place at our training gym in Shiplake, where we'll set up a hub for resting and eating between sessions on the ergo.

It would be amazing if you could consider sponsoring me for this event. Massive thanks in advance!!

Adella