Team GB's Rowing quest for Olympic medals has started successfully with Sir Steve Redgrave stating optimistically that there is a strong possibility of all 13 crews having a podium position by the end of the week.
Team GB Men's coxed Eight had a steady race on the opening day of competition on Saturday 28 July with USA & Germany winning their respective heats going straight to the final. Team GB finished roughly 2 seconds behind a strong German crew in the second heat going to the Repechage on Monday 30 July.
The Rep gave the crew a chance to test their skills with a second race. This time the boat had a flying start leading comfortably by the 1000 m mark. They dominated the race winning in 5:26.85. They join Netherlands, USA, Germany, Canada & Australia in the final on Wed 1 Aug at 10:30.
The anticipation is building and the butterflies going crazy with every hour that approaches. Nothing is being taken for granted but the Men's Eight demonstrated their worth this morning in front of 30,000 spectators creating a spectacular atmosphere for athletes and spectators alike.
Matt Langridge, Honorary NRC member, in the seven seat, is reported to be in a relaxed mood and looking forward to the biggest, most important race of his life. He is genuinely moved by the overwhelming support he has received from everyone; family, friends and members of NRC where he learnt to row as a young teenager. A large entourage of club members will be attending the Final while others will be there in spirit, watching via the media, at home or work with bated breath and fingers crossed.
This Final is set to be an exciting, tough race..........
GOOD LUCK!
30 July 2012
Warrington Regatta 28July 2012
There was another rowing event taking place further north of the Olympic Rowing lake at Eaton Dorney. Namely Warrington Regatta!
The winning combination of
Greg Murphy and Lawrence Williams continues with their success in J13 Double
sculls. The boys raced confidently during the afternoon meeting Runcorn RC in
the final. It was a hard fought race with Northwich powering over the finish
line with such enthusiasm they crashed into the bank! No damage to crew or
boat, thankfully.
Northwich RC entered 11 crews
at Warrington Regatta on the River Mersey on Sat 28 July all very keen to race
having been deprived of competition over several months with many Regattas
being cancelled by the adverse summer weather.
The club was pleased to
return 4 wins, encouragingly with all crews reaching the finals.
Women’s Intermediate 3 “Invitation”
coxed Eight, Open Intermediate 3 coxed Four, Junior 15 Single scull and Junior
13 Double sculls. (see crew names below)
The weather provided perfect
conditions in the morning turning volatile in the afternoon; brilliant sunshine
one minute followed by monsoon downpours the next.
Sunshine encouraged the early
competitors namely Harry Blake in the J15 Single scull starting racing at 9:30 in
the largest entry of 16 scullers. Harry had a total of four races over the 700
m course within an hour to win overall. He won his first three races
comfortably, meeting Runcorn RC in the final. Harry had a fast start, pulling
away over the first 20 strokes, settling into his rhythm and dominating the
race. The Runcorn sculler pushed for the finish but Harry went over the line ¾
of a length up.
The junior girls entered the
Women’s IM3 Invitation coxed Eight racing against older competitors in this
category. The crew had a hard fought race against Athlunkard
BC , visitors from Ireland
The Mens Intermediate 3 coxed
Four were pushed all the way to victory in their heats meeting Mersey RC in the
opening race. Mersey RC lead the race having a better start with the Northwich
crew gaining on them as they approached the finish pushing hard for the last
five strokes to win by a canvas. They were determined to stamp their authority
in the next heat, which they did by having a flying start against Warrington RC
maintaining their lead, winning by a length and a half. Their confidence now
boosted it was all or nothing with a winning pot in their sights. They were not
daunted by the opposition, Agecoft RC in the final race, having a quick start
and pulling away. They maintained their lead to the halfway marker when
Northwich lifted the rating to cross the finish by a length. Paul Parish, the
coxswain, in his first Regatta season being a graduate of the NRC Learn to Row
initiative, was thrilled to steer and encourage his crew to victory!
Women’s Intermediate 3
Invitation coxed Eight
Sam Over, Libby Welman, Poppy
Burgess, Daisy Dell, Olivia Oakes, Kate Meehan,
Becky Jones, Alex Walton
(stroke), cox Craig Milne
Open Intermediate 3 coxed
Four
Sam Coverley, Phil Hewett,
David Zimmer, Liam Bromley (stroke),cox Paul Parish
J15 single scull
Harry Blake
J13 double scull
Greg Murphy, Lawrence
Williams
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Winners Open IM3 coxed Four
(l-r) Liam Bromley, David
Zimmer, Paul Parish (cox), Phil Hewett, Sam Coverley
|
27 July 2012
Good Luck Team GB 2012!
The eyes of the world will be watching in awe, at the
spectacle of the Opening Ceremony launching the London 2012 Olympic Games on
Friday 27 July 2012.
There is great excitement mixed with anticipation here at
Northwich RC as we focus our attention to the start of the Rowing events with
the Heats at Dorney
Lake
This will be Matt’s third Olympic Games having won Silver at
Beijing 2008 Olympics in the Men’s Eight.
Matt has explained “Working hard to win rowing races is what
we are trained to do so that is what we have to keep in mind. If we allow
ourselves to think that London
is something special, something extra, then there is a risk of being
distracted. We train to be ready to put together a perfect race, it’s so
important not to forget that because of the occasion. I’ve learned from my
experiences at the past two Olympic Games that it’s important to see it for
what it is; it is a great spectacle but what we need to do remains the same. We
can only worry about being faster than the other five crews alongside us on the
water on any given day. It is as simple as that. That said I think we are ahead
in terms of our development as a crew compared to Beijing .”
Good Luck Team GB we are with you, all the way!
17 July 2012
British Rowing Championships 2012, NWSC, Nottingham. 13-15 July 2012,
A group of Northwich RC’s top
junior scullers represented the club at the British Rowing Championships 2012,
at the National Water Sports Centre, Nottingham
over the weekend resulting in 2 medals; a Silver and a Bronze from 3 entries.
Success for two; Ed Grisedale,
returning with a Silver medal in Open Junior Single scull and Harry Blake a
Bronze medal, having jumped into a composite boat with Grange School RC in the Open
Junior 15 coxed quad sculls.
Disappointment for one; Fynn
Lawton in the Open Junior 16 single scull.
Friday was a very wet
miserable day for the competitors. Ed Grisedale raced in the time trial
finishing in the top 12.
This set him up for the Semi
Final on Sunday morning which he won completing the 2000 m course in 7:58,
seven seconds ahead of Evesham RC. With the weather improving and a few hours
recovery time he was back on the water for the Final (A). Ed has been training
long and hard and he was hungry for a Gold medal however he was beaten by
Tideway Sculler RC who had won at the National Schools Regatta in June. Ed was
disappointed but Jed Barlow, coach, explained it was a good race for most of
the course but the winner proved too strong and pulled out to a couple of
lengths clear water at the finish.
However, on the
strength of this performance, Ed has been invited to represent England in the Home Countries match at Cardiff Henley partner, Joe Guppy, and they will both be in the
quad with others yet to be announced.
Harry Blake was delighted to
win a Bronze medal in Junior 15 coxed quad sculls when he was invited to join
the Grange School
Fynn Lawton entered the Open
Junior 16 single scull. Despite missing the “start” instruction in his heat he
powered his way to finish first in 7:44 ending up with the fastest overall time
in his heats. Unfortunately, a recurring injury took hold of him during his
semi final heat. Having raced well for 400m, severe cramp forced him to stop.
He was bitterly disappointed but we are all very proud of his achievement, racing
at National level, having only started in the sport a year ago! What will 2013
bring?!
14 July 2012
Runcorn RC Junior Regatta, 30 June 2012
Regatta racing has been
scarce this summer. Runcorn RC Junior Regatta was one of the few Regattas in
this Region to run with many Regattas up and down the country sadly having to
cancel due the awful weather conditions. So the club was delighted to enter a
large number of younger juniors in this increasingly popular event which was
held on Sat 30 June at Runcorn Rowing Club on the River Weaver. The racing was
conducted in a Round Robin format over a straight 300m course guaranteeing each
crews 2 or more races. The organizers were pleased with over 200 entries giving
racing opportunities to 12 – 15 yr girls and boys in singles, doubles and quad
sculls.
The weather continued to
dominate the day with wet, windy conditions for many of the crews however some
were blessed with a rare glimpse of sunshine.
Northwich RC romped home with
9 wins overall coming third in the Victor Ludorum with Trentham RC winning
decisively as the most successful club.
The proud junior girls and
boys returned with 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals.
Winning Crews:
GOLD
J15 single scull
Harry Blake
J13 coxed quad scull
Sam Platt, George Crouchley,
Greg Murphy, Lawrence
J13 double scull
Greg Murphy, Lawrence
Williams
WJ14 coxed quad scull
Sophie Bury, Libby Chaplin,
Emma Roberts, Victoria Gardner Cox Joe Coppock
WJ14 double scull (A)
Sophie Bury, Libby Chaplin
SILVER
J13 single scull (A)
Greg Murphy
BRONZE
J15 double scull (B)
Harry Blake, Jack Dolton
J14 coxed quad scull (A)
Matthew Roberts, Lewis Mode,
Chris Malley, Mike Lundy Cox Jack Hudson
J14 coxed quad scull (B)
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