Parati traveled to Dallas on February 1st to battle it out on the erg against 518 other athletes at SWEATs. Maria Bustamante and Peyton Blackwell-Frank came away with medals in their individual categories.
Maria, a 7th grader, easily captured gold in the Women’s Jr Coxswain division. Most middle schoolers race in the 1k race against kids their own age, but Maria raced up to take everyone (except her Coach!) by surprise to win with a 2k time of 8:35. Peyton won bronze in the Women’s Jr Lightweight Freshman division with a 2k time of 8:17. Both girls plan to race in the Women’s Jr lightweight 8+ at the upcoming Heart of Texas regatta.