WAIS Rower Hamish Henriques awarded the 2019 Young Haleians’ Endeavour Award

Published On: 7 January 2020

WAIS Rower and 2019 junior world champion Hamish Henriques has been awarded the 2019 Young Haleians’ Endeavour Award.

Henriques’ was crowned 2019 world champion in the Men’s Double Sculls at the 2019 World Rowing Junior Championships in Tokyo Japan in August.

18-year-old Henriques has been a WAIS scholarship holder since 2018 and attended Hale between 2010 and 2018.

The Young Haleians’ Endeavour Award is designed to provide support for young graduates to strive towards a goal with a purpose.

“Receiving the Young Haleians’ Endeavour Award will be a huge financial assistance and will allow me to concentrate on excelling and pushing my boundaries on the world stage, Henriques said.

“I believe rowing epitomises the core values of Hale –  Excellence, Resilience, Integrity, Courage, Creativity and Service – and that to be the best in the world, I need to wholeheartedly embrace these values.”