10月23日，The 2021 Capital Youth Rowing Open was successfully held in Shunyi Olympic Water Park，The competition was organized by the Youth and School Committee of Chinese Rowing Association，It attracted nearly 100 young rowing enthusiasts from Tsinghua Affiliated High School, Beijing No. 4 Middle School, Beijing Normal University Experimental High School, Shunyi No. 1 Middle School, Haruo School, etc。Sixteen students from the Rowing Club of the High School attached to Tsinghua University participated in the competition and won two gold MEDALS and one bronze medal。

Rowing club members of Tsinghua High School hold up the trophy

In the eight-man single sculls event, the first team composed of new and old members of the rowing club achieved a good result。The eight-man single sculls event is the highest honor in rowing, because the number of people on the boat is the largest, so the athletes' cooperation degree, rhythm control, physical distribution and technical details are more demanding。

Tsinghua High School rowing club members with the trophy

In the other two participating events, the quadruple double sculls mixed doubles and men's quadruple double sculls also achieved the champion and third place respectively。Wu Huamin, the instructor of the rowing club, said that the achievement is inseparable from the strong support of the school, the student development center and parents, and the consistent love and persistence of the students。Since the establishment of the rowing Club, the members have always adhered to the arrangement of physical training in winter and water training in summer. The students have overcome the limitations of time and geographical space, and practiced their skills and challenged themselves in the hot summer. The sweat and blisters on their hands are the best testimony of their efforts。

Rowing club members take part in training on the water

Rowing club members take part in training on the water

This year marks the 106th anniversary of the founding of the High School Attached to Tsinghua University. The theme of the celebration is "Integration of physical education and Comprehensive education".。Wang Tian, director of the Student Development Center, said that rowing is a unique water sport, and it is also a popular sport in the world's universities. The spirit of rowing can help students grow more comprehensively and meet better themselves in sports。

As the player who has played the most games，Chen Ziru, from Grade 21 of High School Affiliated to Tsinghua University, participated in the competition for three consecutive years，As the leader of the eight singles to achieve the first achievement，In an interview, he said: "Rowing is a very good team sport，On a boat you need to keep everyone in tune，No one is perfect，Sacrifice each other to make a better team。Three years of long-term persistence and dedication, let me have a deeper understanding of rowing and sportsmanship, every summer rowing training and competition has become a necessary project in growth, and rowing will become a long-term hobby on the road to growth in the future。”

In the future, with the support of the school and parents, the Rowing Club will continue to attract more students of Affiliated High School to experience rowing, establish a higher-level rowing team, and strive to show the style of Affiliated High School students on a higher stage。

Photo: Tsinghua High School rowing Club

Audit: Party Shengjun Wang Tian Yangrui

Edit: Administrative Management Center