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21 June |
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Henley Women's Regatta: Alex Gemie of Aberdeen Boat Club was the sole Scottish representative to win at Henley Womens Regatta this year, described by chairman Diane Graham as the 'highest standard ever'. She was competing in the relatively new Senior Lightweight 1x event and raced through several competitive rounds breaking the course record each time. Her final time of 6 mins 5 secs shattered the record by 10 seconds in a neck and neck battle with Islas Garcia of Agecroft.
Also competing at the event were several more Scottish clubs. Crews reaching semi-finals included Imogen Walsh of Clyde ARC (Elite Lwt 1x), Clydesdale ARC (Senior 4x), Amanda Larcombe of Glasgow University BC (Senior 1x) and Edinburgh University BC (Academic 4+). Racing in the finals Polly Swan and Jen Reid of Edinburgh University BC lost by only half a length to Leander Club in Elite 2-.
Scot Champs Photos: Pictures from the Scottish Championships are now up on David Nolan's Flickr page, www.flickr.com/photos/davidnolan4.
Burgashell: Burgashell is up and running again under the ownership of Tony Burrows who has purchased the assets of the company and trading commenced in April 2009. The business is now located near Ely which is not far from Sutton where Burgashell was previously based. A price list is available from the owner and things are reported to be going well. Bill Burgass is also on board to offer help and advice and can be contacted on 07775 941655; Tony can be contacted on 07815 969789 or e-mailed at tonyb823@hotmail.co.uk
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16 June |
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Henley Women's Regatta: The draw for Women's Henley is now available on the HWR website. There are a number of Scottish crews taking part - Aberdeen BC (Senior Lwt 1x), Aberdeen University BC (Academic 4+, Elite 2x), ASRA (Junior 4+), Clyde ARC (Lwt 1x, Lwt 2-), Clydesdale ARC (Senior 4x), Edinburgh University (Academic 4+ & 8, Elite 2-), George Heriots School (Junior 4+) and Glasgow University (Senior 1x). Racing starts on Friday with time trials for the academic 4+ and 8 crews.
Also racing at Women's Henley will be Olympian Sarah Winkless, who has broken her retirement for a unique charity challenge. She will be rowing for the first time to raise funds for Huntingdon's Disease, from which her mother suffers, and for which Sarah is gene-positive. The target is not to win (although tell her that and you will be disabused), but to raise a minimum of £10,000 for the Scottish Huntingdon's Association, for which she is a devoted patron.
Her partner in the double scull is retired veteran oarswoman and mother, Victoria Wood. "We formed this plan just a couple of days ago", Sarah explains. "We were both tired with rowing being a joy only if you win and all the pressures that go with it. But rowing to win funding for Huntingdon's is a whole new motivation, and we knew that the sorority of the Henley Women's Regatta would make this £10,000 in 10 days seem possible. The support of the Regatta and the Copas family behind it has been unstinting, and we are both moved and slightly terrified by what we have started".
Her partner in the boat, Victoria, added "Sarah's told she's amazing all the time and rightly so, but rowing with an old trout like me is a refreshing burst of mediocrity for her. We have both brought utter madness into the boat, and this is carried into this fundraising adventure in spades. And we need it - we want to compete for as long as we can in an elite event at an elite regatta and in doing so, raise £10K in 10 days. We know the longer we stay in the event, the more money we will raise. The pressure to succeed is a little disquieting, to say the least but that's the reason we are doing it - because it is difficult and a real challenge".
What's clear is that both of them have their gritted teeth into this venture, and have just one outcome in mind for Sunday 21 June, when the regatta reaches its climax. For once in the sporting lives of this pair there is one thing more important than winning.
Read more and donate here: www.justgiving.com/pullforhuntingdons
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15 June |
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Scot Champs Results: Results from the weekend's racing are now available in pdf format - Saturday, Sunday.
Scot Champs 2009 was held in unusually good conditions - despite the threatening rain clouds circling Strathclyde Park on both days, the weather remained mainly warm and sunny, with only a mild crosswind at worst and at best a helpful tailwind. A thunder storm briefly threatened racing late on Sunday afternoon but fortunately moved away before there was any danger to racing.
The weekend brought close racing in many events, with many nail-biting finishes and plenty of excitement for spectators. Glasgow RC were dominant in the men's sweep events, winning the eight, coxed and coxless four and pair; Clydesdale ARC took the honours in the double and quad. In the junior races, the youngest competitors took part in the Invitational Schools S1-S3 Event, with Cults Academy winning out over Glasgow School RC.
Photographs from the event are now up on Niall Darroch's website.
Photos: Top - Glasgow RC, winners of Men's Open Eights. Bottom, James Murphy and Imogen Walsh, both of Clyde ARC, winners of Men's and Women's Open Singles. Photos courtesy of Niall Darroch and Roy Sinclair.
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6 June |
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HIR Selection:The Crew Selection Days for the Scotland Senior Teams, for the 2009 Home Countries International Regatta, will take place on Sunday 21st June (Men) and Sunday 28th June (Women) at Inverness Rowing Club. The Senior Team Selectors will meet at the conclusion of the Scottish Championships to decide on the athletes to be invited. Athletes invited to attend the Crew Selection Day will be contacted on Monday 15th June, when further details will be provided. Equipment will be provided by the National Rowing Academy and therefore athletes will need only to arrange their own transport to Inverness.
Athletes are reminded that if they are not competing at the Scottish Championships they must complete a registration form and return it to the Team Manager before the commencement of the Scottish Championships. Athletes competing at the Scottish Championships are
not required to register but are encouraged to do so to ensure that they receive all relevant information. The registration form is
available here, and the selection policy can be found on the International page. Forms for Junior athletes should be completed by a parent/guardian. The Crew Selection Day for Juniors will be arranged after the Junior Coaches Forum that will be held during the Scottish Championships. Coaches of Junior athletes who have not received an invitation should contact the team manager.
The Team Manager, Graeme Cunningham, will endeavour to speak to as many athletes and coaches as possible during the Scottish
Championships but can be contacted at any time on 07824341287 or at graeme.cunningham@scottish-rowing.org.uk.
Met Regatta: A number of Scots were racing at the Metropolitan Regatta at Dorney Lake last weekend - full results on the Met Regatta website. Pictures from the Metropolitan Regatta at Dorney Lake are now up on David Nolan's Flickr page, www.flickr.com/photos/davidnolan4.
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