stourport

The post-Christmas Head Race season kicked off with the Stourport Head on Sunday 29th January, with lots of Warwick crews in attendance eager to race. For some of our newer members, this was their first taster of rowing competition, having only learnt to row last year. For the first time, Warwick entered not one but 2 senior women’s eights, a signal to the clubs out there of what is yet to come with our growing Women’s squad.

The women secured 3 wins, including the 8+, 4x- and 2x. A fabulous result, the hard erg metres on dark nights combined with early on the water sessions seemed to really pay off.

WINS FOR:

W8+ - Megan Gilbert (cox), Kerstin Meisa, Kim Richings, Petrina Witt, Emma Sherwin, Jess Fiddler, Lauren Kemp, Lauren Leer, Daisy Meade

W4x - Mary Lack, Olivia Joyce, Barbara Krause, Lauren Leer

W2x - Mary Lack, Olivia Joyce

Nottingham

47 rowers and 6 boats headed off to the Head of the Trent on Sunday 26th February. Tough competition but convincing wins for the following crews:

WINS FOR:

W4x - Lauren Leer, Emma Sherwin, Barbara Krause, Mary Lack

W4+ - Polly Scurrah (cox), Elana Byrne, Taine Ranaghan, Sarah Woolham-Jaffier, Ann Dobrinski

Op Band 3 4x - Tom Garner, Will Burns, Tom Beard, Tom Masters

Wehorr

For the first time in the club’s 162 year history, Warwick sent two crews to the renowned women’s VIIIs race on the Thames. As ever Warwick BC punched above its weight, at what is the largest women’s rowing race in the world, and put all of the hard work over winter into practice.

FINISH POSITIONS (OUT OF 320 ENTERED CREWS):

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Summary from Worcester Head - Saturday 11th February

WINS FOR:

W8+ - Sam Wesley (cox), Tanya Podinovskaia, Hayley Harper, Kate Rider, Deirdre Mordaunt, Esther Kinnersley, Jen Smith, Alicia El Haj, Kate Hipkin

W Mas D/E 4x - Mary Lack, Barbara Krause, Olivia Joyce, Emma Sherwin

Mx Mas D/E 4x - Sam Wesley, Hayley Harper, Graham Giles, Steve Sidaway

Congrats to the victors along with a big hats off to all the competitors. A special mention to Chris Stratton who chose to race on his birthday, with obligatory singing from the bank party to cheer his crew along.