WYR became a scheme of 9 schools and opened a new site in Liverpool which was soon to become Mersey Youth Rowing (MYR). This branch was hosted by Mersey Rowing Club and held at Liverpool Watersports Centre.
Unfortunately the Watersports Centre had to close shortly after we started to be refurbished. This caused a small dent in our plans but not a fatal blow, our hardworking coaches took a bank of ergs to our partner schools and continued to host indoor sessions until the centre reopened in March.
Our annual indoor rowing championships was a success with twenty-two schools and nearly 400 rowers taking part. Following on from this event, we took 26 of our competitors down to The Copper Box in London to compete at the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC).
Sadly, this year also saw us having to temporarily close our doors, along with so many other organisations in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic, during the government prescribed lockdown.
However, this didn’t stop us continuing to make great plans for the future and we were delighted to announce that the Henley Royal Regatta Charitable Trust (HRRCT) agreed further funding to facilitate the launch of Northwich Youth Rowing in September 2020.