They are all trying to emulate the Olympians."
In their first season as a pair the boys won the under-17 double scull and under-18 lightweight double scull events and were part of the under-18 lightweight four that came second at the New Zealand national secondary school's championship, the Maadi Cup.
For Bridgewater and Parry the dream that fuels their training is one day making it to the Olympic Games and seeing the New Zealand rowing team's success at this year's competition is only adding fuel to the fire.
"The pair particularly were inspiring because of how far ahead they were," Parry said.
Bridgewater followed in the footsteps of his older brothers and took up rowing three years ago.
Since then he has dedicated much of his spare time to the sport.
"It's the off-season but we still train quite a lot. I train 13 times a week. I train every morning and have one afternoon off," he said.
Parry has only been competing for two years but is also committed to succeeding at a high level while it is the off-season he is training 10 times a week.
For now the Year 12 students have their sights firmly set on next year's Maadi Cup and coming away with even more medals.
"I think next year is probably going to be one of the best years for ages for Tauranga Boys," Bridgewater said.
Tauranga Boys' College principal Robert Mangan says the pair are undoubtedly the ones to watch and he is looking forward to seeing what the two Year 12 students can do in their final year of school.
