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In the morning division, the men’s squad were victorious in Division 1, winning both the IM3 4 and IM 3 4+ category. The IM3 4 crew consisted of Tom Bulpitt, Oscar Neilson, John Appleton and Sam Agass, coxed by Alice Taylor. Will Robinson, Elliot Rippon, John Underwood and Darren Smith were the IM3 4+ crew. A strong IM3 4 composed of Freddie Dawes, Richard Nixon, James Finn and Adam Walmsley, coxed by Ros Wood came a respectable 9th out of 17 crews. Sadly the other men’s IM3 4 of Ollie Houlden, Andrew Bruckner, John Underwood and Paul Lloyd, coxed by Alice Taylor experience the slight disaster of their fin falling out of the boat, causing them to pull out of the race. Senior Men’s Captain John Appleton had nothing but praise for the men’s squad:
“To have wins from two crews so early in the season is a fantastic result. The coxed four was the fastest coxed crew of the day, notably beating all Lancaster crews, such a strong showing is a testament to the experience and training attitude of the whole crew. I was delighted with the performance of the quad as they had a very short time to train together but showed real quality on the day. All crews raced hard and put in solid performances against tough opposition, showing the strength in depth of the squad. I am very encouraged by the results of this weekend and look forward to a season where we build on these early wins and move from strength to strength.
The men’s squad went straight back to a tough few days of testing straight after Sundays racing and are now poised to get back out on the water as the snow starts to fall and put in the mileage that will give us the edge at BUCS, Roses and the other major events in the rowing calendar.”
On the women’s squad, strong performances were given by all from the IM2 4 crew of Hannah Kirton, Charlotte Bentley, Rosy Temple and Lara Wainwright, coxed by Ellie Cooper who came third, successfully beating a Durham College boat and the IM3 4 crew of Alex Mahan, Sharon Montgomery, Amy Matthews and Erica Emond, coxed by Ngaio Simpson who came second to rival Leeds.
With these successes behind them, UYBC are now focused on keeping up fitness throughout the Christmas holidays. Both novice and senior crews will endure freezing cold mornings and evening gym sessions all in the name of good spirit and preparation for next term.
UYBC will also be focused on fundraising until the end of term, with bag-packing for the Christmas shoppers of York in Marks and Spencer Friday week 8, and a sponsored row for 12 hours in the York Train Station on rowing machines Tuesday week 9. We wish those taking part the best of luck!
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