Rowing club second at 47th East Japan Rookie Competition
The Tokyo Tech* Rowing Club has finished second at the 47th East Japan Rookie Competition, held on September 28 and 29 at the Toda Boat Course in Saitama Prefecture. In addition to placing second in the men’s eight category, the team won the men’s category in the 20th Scull Competition, an event held on the same weekend as the East Japan Rookie Competition.
The East Japan Rookie Competition brings together rowers in the East Japan area who are in their first or second year of competitive rowing. It includes eight different categories, including the prestigious men’s eight category. The Scull Competition is a single scull event for rowers of all levels, and includes both men’s and women’s categories.
This was the last competition in which rowers competed under the Tokyo Tech name before the merger between Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) and Tokyo Institute of Technology in October 2024. Rowers from TMDU also performed very well over the weekend, winning the men’s single scull category in the East Japan Rookie Competition and finishing second in the Scull Competition.
*The Tokyo Tech Rowing Club changed its name to the Institute of Science Tokyo Rowing Club (Science and Engineering) on October 1, 2024, following the establishment of Institute of Science Tokyo. The TMDU rowing club changed its name to the Institute of Science Tokyo Rowing Club (Medical and Dental Sciences).
East Japan Rookie Competition men’s eight
In this category, eight rowers propel the boat on alternate sides with sweep oars while one cox steers. Each rower holds one oar with both hands. This year's 2nd-place team is:
Hayato Aoi, 2nd year, Maritime Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Kenta Ishibashi, 2nd year, Chemical Science and Engineering
Yosuke Okuda, 2nd year, Chemical Science and Engineering
Reito Yusa, 2nd year, Mechanical Engineering
Shunpei Ohta, 1st year, School of Engineering
Kosei Kumota, 1st year, School of Computing
Naoki Shiojiri, 1st year, School of Materials and Chemical Technology
Yuki Mizukoshi, 1st year, School of Engineering
Kentaro Yaguchi, 1st, year, School of Materials and Chemical Technology
Comments from crew leader
Yosuke Okuda
It was great fun to participate in the men’s eight together with the new first-year students. We will continue to do our best to balance our studies with our club activities.
Scull Competition men’s single scull
In this category, one person rows a scull-type boat with one oar in each hand.
Winner Taiji Koiwa
3rd year, Materials Science and Engineering
I am happy to finish my last competition for Tokyo Tech with a win. For this competition, I was able to practice by working backwards from my goal, and actually winning on the day greatly boosted my self-confidence. I will continue to devote myself to achieving greater results while balancing my rowing with my materials science studies.
Note: All affiliations were accurate at the time of the event.
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The Institute of Science Tokyo Rowing Club is supported by the Science Tokyo Fund.
Contact
Institute of Science Tokyo Rowing Club (Science and Engineering)
Email titboat@green.ocn.ne.jp