In the words of Maile Wedgwood: It was an unforgettable weekend and great to be racing back on home ground. Not only winning the Aspirational Lightweight Single but to set a new course record and bring home the first Henley Women’s win for the University. It has been a tough journey; with many lows as
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USBC Win At Henley Women’s Regatta
Henley Women’s Regatta (HWR) is a multi-day event, promising exciting ‘knock-out’ style rounds over a weekend of racing. Three Surrey crews traveled to Henley-on-Thames (21st-23rd June) to take on other universities and clubs from around the country (and for some, around the world!). Entering the Aspirational Lightweight 1x, Maile Wedgwood fought it out with numerous
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USBC Win At Marlow Regatta
Marlow Regatta is one of the largest multi-lane regattas held in the UK, attracting a huge entry from clubs all over the world who are preparing for Henley Royal Regatta. On Saturday 22nd June, whilst the girls were at Henley Women’s Regatta, the men’s squad travelled to Eton Dorney to compete in 3 events: University
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Metropolitan Amateur Regatta
Met Regatta The Metropolitan Amateur Regatta took place at Eton Dorney on June 1st & 2nd. USBC had three boats competing on both the Saturday & Sunday. Met Regatta is an important step for both the Henley Women’s and Henley Royal campaigns that our athletes are working towards. It’s a good indicator as to where
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BUCS Regatta 2019
BUCS Regatta 2019 On Friday 3rd May 2019, 44 athletes from USBC, plus their three coaches, travelled to the National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham to compete at BUCS Regatta from Saturday to Monday. Leading up to the regatta weekend, the club had done an intense week of training at Peterborough City Rowing Club and
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HORR 2019
Head Of the River Race 2019 On Saturday 30th March, USBC sent two men’s eights to compete in the Head of the River Race (HORR) to race against some of the country’s top Universities and clubs. The senior men’s eight was made up of Lizzie MacCann (cox), Conrad Forbes, Lukas Schroth, Sam Bodkin, Tom Goldswain,
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BUCS Head 2019
BUCS Head 2019 After a great winter block of training, a week in Seville and a trip up North to play in Newcastle, last weekend was finally time for BUCS Head. This is always the first opportunity of the season to see where we rank as we rapidly approach the regatta (summer) season. The boat
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Tyne Head 2019
When the Development Squad headed to Newcastle… On Friday 15th February, 17 athletes from the dev squad made the long journey up to Newcastle. They had their first race fixture on the Saturday competing in Tyne Head. A men’s 8+ and women’s 8+ were both entered in the Tier 4 category with high hopes of
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BUCS Indoors 2018
BUCS Indoors 2018 Sunday 25th November saw over 100 athletes come to Surrey Sports Park to compete in the first BUCS competition of the season – BUCS Indoors. It was the fourth consecutive year that USBC hosted this event. The day consisted of the senior athletes completing a 2km erg race and the beginner athletes
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Kingston Small Boats Head
Kingston Small Boats Head Saturday 10th November saw nine USBC boats head down the Kingston course for the first head race of the 2018/19 season. It was a successful day of racing with every boat finishing in the top four. Here are race reports from some of the athletes that competed. Race report from
