NRC return with haul of medals!
The English Indoor Rowing Championships took place at the National Cycling Center, Manchester Veledrome on Sunday 12 Feb 2012. This is now the second largest, after the British, indoor rowing event organised by Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club. The event uses Concept2 rowing machines, 40 of them to be precise, all whizzing away at the same time and connected to a big screen showing how the competitors are progressing in their races.
The event is very popular attracting athletes from all over the country and even further afield. The races for individuals and teams cover all age categories starting at 9.30 in the morning and running through to 4.30 in the afternoon. Athletes aged from 10 years old through to 76 competed for medals, titles and records.
Northwich RC have successfully competed in this event for a number of years but this year the Club entered a large number of athletes of all ages mainly made up from the Junior squads and returned with an impressive haul of medals - 1 Gold: 3 Silver: 5 Bronze
Vicky Cheshire, a member of the Women’s squad & a graduate of the Learn 2 Row programme, entered 3 separate categories winning Gold in the 500m, Silver in the 2000m individual events and narrowly missing a Bronze with the Women’s Open Team.
The Junior boys and girls squads competed across the age categories, displaying strength, stamina and determination by winning 2 Silver and 5 Bronze medals in the individual and team events.
NRC WINNERS medals - 1 Gold: 3 Silver: 5 Bronze
Gold 30+ Hwt wn 500m Vicky Cheshire
Silver 30-39 Hwt wn 2,000m Vicky Cheshire
Silver WJ18 Team 3,000m Harriet Beesley, Chloe Tulley,
Alex Walton, Alice Elliott
Silver MJ16 Team 3,000m Nathan Jump, Liam Adamson,
Tom Asteradies, Fynn Lawton
Bronze WJ16 Team 3,000m Ash Hudson, Libby Weltman,
Olivia Oak, Sam Over
Bronze WJ14 Team 3,000m Leila MacGorty, Callie Bloodworth,
Harriet Smith, Hollingworth Lake RC sub.
Bronze MJ15 indiv 5 min Harry Blake
Bronze MJ14 indiv 4 min Greg Murphy
Bronze WJ14 indiv 4 min Callie Bloodworth
