Guildford Rowing Club's junior squad have hit a new high this week. Their J14 coxed quad, Eddie Vaughan, Richard Loch, Joe Bryant, Josh Ingham and cox, Conrad Wells, took part in the JIRR regional trials at Millennium Boathouse, Hampton yesterday. The boys beat Walton Rowing Club in a timed
The day was set fair with 7.00 loading and excited chatting about the day ahead. The trailer was loaded and away by 8.00 – thanks to Peter for towing there and helping with unloading.
First up was the W.Nov.4x-. Guildford, on the Bucks Station sculled well into second place, beaten by
What a great day at Weybridge!
5 finals and 3 wins and Keziah and Jess had 6 races each! Not bad for the first regatta of the season for the GRC Beginner Junior Squad.
WJ13 1x. Keziah Markfort won her first race against a girl from Lady Eleanor Holles
Guildford entered a composite boat with two members from Eton Excelsior Nigel Hopkins and Richard Fulton.
Without any prior training together as a crew and using an alternative borrowed boat the crew enjoyed an excellent row on the tideway in ideal conditions, recording a respectable finish time of 21:24:08 (+1.20) -
GRC came home with two 2 first places and therefore 2 national titles. All of the juniors participating in the event did exceptionally well.
Charlotte Chapman won the individual WJ15 race, improving on her silver medal at the South of England competition.
The J14 boys relay team of Peter Denton, Adam
GRC juniors came out in force to compete in the regional championships on 24th Jan 2016
The younger rowers performed really well in individual and team events.
Teamwork and fierce competition in the relay resulted in:
Joe, Josh and Eddie 5th
Ben C, Ben N and Jonah 11th
Keziah, Abbie and Emily W 6th
Emily S,
Emily who is part of the senior women's squad ran in the London marathon on Sunday 26th April.
She took part to raise money for the Alzheimer's society, a charity that means so much to Emily and her family after her Dad sadly passed away last year after suffering with Alzheimer's.
Emily
Well done to Katherine, one of our Juniors coming in 3rd place at the English Indoor Rowing Championships last Sunday (29th March). Rowing for four minutes and got up to 1053 metres!
The senior women's quad raced at Kingston 5k race on Saturday 21st March. Annika, Lauren, Emily and Jackie were up against some tough competition with many university crews and the likes of Vesta and Maidenhead rowing club in their categories. Despite the weather conditions and a very strong head wind
Sixty members of the Club competed as 15 mixed crews at the Club Christmas Regatta on Sunday 21st December. The weather was cold but dry with a little wind and just enough bite in the air to make the bacon sandwiches cooked by Ross Dearsley and Paul Bond fly off
