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Issue 110 - August 1998
Exeter's 175
Exeter College BC
celebrated
its 175th birthday with a party and an
exhibition of the archives and treasures during Oxford's Eights Week. The
college's first boat was a whaler from Plymouth and the first keelless
eight was commissioned from Clasper in 1846. Amongst the claims of the
club is the first club tie. Since 1992 Exeter has been the most
successful Oxford college club, averaging three bumps per year in the
summer Eights races and competing at Henley Royal Regatta more than any
other Oxbridge college. In six years of men's and women's crews all but
four of the successful rowers took up the sport in Oxford.
Crombie for Cambridge
Brad Crombie, aged 27, from Canada, is Cambridge's new President. Crombie
rowed in the victorious 1997 and 1998 crews and was a member of the
Canadian team from 1993-1997. He was a gold medallist with the Canadian IV
at the 1994 Commonwealth Regatta. He is doing a doctorate in nineteenth
century German history at Peterhouse.
Humphreys for Oxford
Charlie Humphreys, aged 21 and studying biochemistry at Oriel, has been
elected President of the
Oxford University Boat Club. Humphreys, a junior
international in 1994-95, rowed in the 1997 and 1998 Blue Boats.
London Cup returns to London
Ian Watson of London RC won the coveted London Cup, together with its
solid silver medal, at the Metropolitan Regatta on May 23 from a field of
14 elite scullers. Some 490 crews entered the Met, held on the Royal
Albert Dock's 1750m course, over the Bank Holiday weekend. Molesey BC won
the Champion Cup for men's elite eights while Upper Thames RC won women's
elite eights. Thames RC, however, won the Doggett Cobb Memorial Trophy for
the most successful club at the regatta for the third year in succession.
Go the distance
Concept II has announced new official race and
endurance
distances to
complement the 2,000 metre distance which forms the basis of its annual
British ranking.
There are now 5,000 metre, 10,000 metre and marathon
distances. The five and ten kilometre challenges replace the half hour and
hour disciplines and are designed to encourage participation in distance
challenges. 'The two distances are tough in their own right, with five
kilometres being recognised as a standard test for athletes in many
disciplines,' said Concept II's John Wilson. 'The ten kilometre challenge
requires endurance, strength, and strategy but it is also an event where
good technique gives consistency and consequently, great scores. We think
it is a distance which will appeal to many of the machine's non-rowing
following, who often train on the Indoor Rower for anything between half
an hour and an hour.'
Durham win on Tyne
Durham mastered rough water to overhaul Newcastle who lead for most of the
second Northumbrian Water University Boat Race on June 7, writes Colin
Brown. Over 10,000 spectators enjoyed the land and water entertainments
which culminated in the boat race. Newcastle's freshmen clocked their
first win. Durham women's eight, second at the BUSA Regatta, predictably
dominated.
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