St Hilda's wins first ever Head of the River | Video

By Penelope Arthur
Updated August 29 2017 - 7:23pm, first published August 28 2017 - 4:51pm
Winners: Back row: Sophie Rice (Year 11 daygirl), Kate Gilmore (Year 12 boarder from Rainbow Beach), Hope Nixon (Year 12 daygirl), coaches Sean Carolan and Stuart Paton, Leukie Smith (Year 12 daygirl) and Jess Scott (Year 12 boarder from Roma). Front row: Eve Prosser (Year 11 boarder from Goondiwindi), Charlee Mitchell (Year 11 boarder from Lennox Head), Zara Campbell (Year 12 daygirl) and Alexandra Finlay (Year 12 boarder from Goondiwindi)
Winners: Back row: Sophie Rice (Year 11 daygirl), Kate Gilmore (Year 12 boarder from Rainbow Beach), Hope Nixon (Year 12 daygirl), coaches Sean Carolan and Stuart Paton, Leukie Smith (Year 12 daygirl) and Jess Scott (Year 12 boarder from Roma). Front row: Eve Prosser (Year 11 boarder from Goondiwindi), Charlee Mitchell (Year 11 boarder from Lennox Head), Zara Campbell (Year 12 daygirl) and Alexandra Finlay (Year 12 boarder from Goondiwindi)

The St Hilda’s School recorded a historic victory in the annual Head of the River on Saturday, smashing the record in the Schoolgirls Open Eight to claim their first victory since the school began rowing in 1914. 

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