July 6, 2010   Filed under Athletics
Branksome runner Elizabeth Whelan continued her year of achievement by placing third in the Women’s 1500m at the 2010 Canadian Junior Championships and World Junior Trials.

May 13, 2010   Filed under Athletics
More than 200 athletes, family and friends gathered at the Annual Rowing Dinner and Auction to hear former rower Sarah PSUTKA’99 speak about the impact rowing has had on her life and to raise funds for the Rowing Program.

February 23, 2010   Filed under Athletics
For the first time, members of the Branksome Hall Rowing team spent the weekend training at Camp Wankita in Haliburton, ON.

February 16, 2010   Filed under Athletics
The Junior School was filled with Olympic Pride as we held our Paint the Town Red event and began the countdown to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. There was tremendous excitement in our JK class as Sofia shared the torch her dad carried in the torch relay!

November 25, 2009   Filed under Athletics
Every year in late October, hundreds of thousands of spectators line the banks of the Charles River in Boston to view the Head of the Charles — the largest rowing race in the fall.

May 11, 2009   Filed under Athletics
After a great March Break training camp in Oakridge, Tennessee, the rowers are now back training every morning at the Argonaut Rowing Club in Toronto.

March 13, 2009   Filed under Athletics
In keeping with the Fitness Centre’s theme this year, Feeling Fine in ’09, everyone should consider the following advice from well-known author and clinical psychologist Dr. Margo Maine:

February 9, 2009   Filed under Athletics
We’ve adopted an athlete
The Adopt-an-Athlete program is a project supported by the Canadian Olympic Committee, with the overarching goal of promoting the Olympic Movement in Canada through cultural and education activities. It is a grassroots program, designed to teach students the value of making a community effort to raise funds for athletes’ training programs. Our “adopted” athlete, in turn, visits our school to inspire students to strive for excellence in all aspects of their lives and to understand the value of leadership.

February 3, 2009   Filed under Athletics
We welcome Scott Fleming to our community this month as the school’s first full-time rowing Head Coach.

January 19, 2009   Filed under Athletics
The month of December has been full of activity in the Fitness Centre and our gyms. The winter Athletics season is well underway for badminton, volleyball, hockey and swimming and our ski team is looking forward its first meet in the early new year.