Lindisfarne College will be celebrating after one of its rowers had a podium finish at the AON 2017 Maadi Cup NZ Secondary Schools Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro last week.
The medal for the college came with a third place in the boys under 17 single sculls for Year 12 student Fergus Ritchie, who after first placings in his heat, quarter-final and semifinal and finished the A final in 7:50:16 to claim bronze.
The success follows on from a national title for Ritchie at the club nationals earlier this month.
Lindisfarne College director of sport Derek Martin said the college was very excited with the fantastic effort.
"They are talented students and they work very hard in their own time, training from 5am in the mornings before school. It's good to see them getting some recognition."