Bournemouth rower Evan Thorne, 21 will take to the water on Saturday for the annual Fours Head event that takes place on the Tideway.
He will be racing for his old club Itchen Imperial Rowing Club and has returned there to train with his quad to prepare for the race.
It is a competitive category with 21 entries so Evan and his crew will have their work cut out for them to claim top spot.
Hopefully he will be able to shine a spotlight on the success of rowing in the Dorset area.
Valere-Ivers-Dreux, previously based in Dorset will also be taking part in the event.
He said: “I am pretty nervous, stressed as there are some big names out there that are racing but I am also excited to see what we can do as a crew.”
Excitedly, this years event effectively stretches over 2 days with the addition of the inaugural Junior fours head that takes place on Friday the 14th.
Valere added: “Training has been going really well; we have built up some excellent speed in our four and we are hoping to properly showcase it in the race.”
Local rowing club Christchurch are also competing in the event, in the Open club quad category and have teamed up with Poole Amateur Rowing Club.
This composite crew will look to make their mark and make everyone in the Dorset area proud.
Euan Speare, 18 who is linking up with Valere in the same crew stated: “This will be my second time racing on the Tideway in this event and I will hope to replicate last year where we won in the 1st eights category.”
This year’s event will be an emotional race for rower Connor Quann as It will be his first race since returning from knee surgery.
He exclaimed: “After recovering from surgery I am really excited for this Saturday to be my first race in a while.”
Furthermore, he proclaimed: “Training has been tough after the surgery, but I am feeling great to give Friday all I’ve got.”
This will be the 71st edition of the event and all Rowers will be looking forward to seeing what they can achieve.
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