Varsity Boat Race 2017
UTM Rowing Team had participate in Varsity Boat Race 2017 on 3rd to 8th of October 2017. The Venue was at Bukit Merah Lake Town Resort, Perak. I was selected to join UTM Rowing Team for this competition. Only me with my friend, Amirah, were from the first year students. About 20 students including boys and girls were selected to participate in UTM Rowing Team for VBR 2017 competition. We went to Perak for nine days started from 28th September 2017 and then we had our training-on-water for few days before the competition day. This sport is new and very challenging for me, and i was lucky to had an experience on it. My coach and seniors were very supportive towards me and Amirah as we were new members and they took a good care to both of us. I learnt correct techniques in rowing boat, boost up my stamina, and many other sports things.
VBR involved rowing team from some local universities such as UTM, USM, UTHM, UTeM, etc and also international team from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philipines, Thailand and others. All teams did their best in the competition. I had the opportunity to meet international people and share some stories with them. They were very friendly and happening. I had fun when I was there.
UTM Rowing Team Members with Coach Jai