Historic season: Gwynedd Mercy Academy's Final Five eyes up Henley Regatta

Finally tonight, what are you planning to do this summer? Whatever it is, it will not be as cool as what the Gwyneith Mercy Academy High School crew team will be doing. Jason Dumas explains. It took the Gwynet Mercy Crew program just seven years to become national champions. Their historic season has been led by a group of seniors known as the Final Five. They've meant everything. I mean, they're true leaders and um the younger underassmen, they look up to them and um they've just really embraced the role of captains and seniors and each of them in their own unique fashion are incredible as a captain and a leader. Gwennet has won a city chip, then the national chip. Next up, the Henley Reata in London. Safe to say they are ready to hop on that flight. I actually had no idea when um we were told we were going to row there. it it doesn't feel real. Like I can't believe we're even going. Racing internationally is incredible. Like no one gets to say that they do that. It's a once in a lifetime experience. Um got all of our outfits. We're we're getting our blazers ready. We're super excited. All the winning is what the public sees, but it's the year-long grind that has made this season so special. It's been really competitive all season, like back and forth between other teams, like everyone pushing each other. Um, so it's it's definitely been a lot of stiff competition at every race. A great bond. I feel like we've seen each other in our worst moments and our best moments. Like going from actually like dying rolling on the ground at practices to celebrating and like splashing water. It's so fun. Here's to one last celebration for the final five. Reporting in Ka Haken, I'm Jason Dumas, Channel 6 Action News. That Henley Riata in London comes up the first week of July.