Welcome to Lincoln Rowing CentreLincoln Rowing Centre, founded in 2007, is one of the UK's newest rowing clubs. Our members enjoy rowing on the River Witham; a quiet stretch of water ideal for the sport of rowing. The club has a growing membership from a variety of backgrounds, with a common interest in rowing. Both competitive and recreational rowers are welcomed, with any level of experience and expertise, from novice to expert. |
Learn to Row CoursesLincoln Rowing Centre offers Learn to Row courses for adults. We run 6 week courses on a regular basis. Please see our "Learn to Row" page for details. |
2012 Kicks off with Blustery Conditions at BostonOn Sunday 22nd January, Lincoln Rowing visited Boston RC for a very windy and sea-like Head race. Lincoln Rowing Centre fielded a number of crews throughout the day with wins for the following: WIM1 2x- Sally Hoornaert and Lou Elkington Vet C 8+- Jimmy Sockell, Bruce Margetts, Stuart Humphries, Ben Michel, Niall Cleary, John Dyer, Ian Macleod, Andrew Wilson Cox: Chris Farrell MIM3 4+- Glen Ablard, Oli Tyler, Chris Foster, Mitch Fordham. Cox: Tom Woolhouse Well done to all that raced including the new university crews. The opposition was very strong and Lincoln performed well for the first head race of 2012. |
Good start to the Head Season at AncholmeOne of our more local head races took place on Sunday 9th October 2011, at Brigg based Ancholme Rowing Club. Several Lincoln crews entered to represent the Rowing Centre over the two divisions. Chris Farrell and Bernard Gammon continued their Double partnership in the IM2 2x category, stretching their legs for a time only finish after the Pairs Head the day before. University members Glen Ablard and Dan Anderson raced in the IM3 1x and Novice 1x, both finishing overall second in their respective categories.  The Masters were back out in force competing in both Masters D 4x- and Masters C 4+ events. Strong competition meant that Niall, Tim, Andy, John and Ben had to be content with a time only finish. There were some wins for Lincoln Rowing Centre. An excellent row by Dan Anderson, Bernard Gammon, James Sexton Barrow and Chris Farrell meant the Lincoln finished second fastest overall and won the IM3 4x- event. Glen Ablard and Adam Berry raced in a composite Boston/ Lincoln IM3 pair, winning the “fastest pair of the day” prize. A special mention for Erin Cleary and Elizabeth Dyer who raced in the J14 2x for the first time and had a successful first head race. Well done girls! |
Huntingdon Head of the RiverAfter the previous year’s success at Huntingdon Head of the River 2010, Lincoln Rowing Centre travelled down to Cambridgeshire in force to compete at Huntingdon Boat Club’s 2011 event. Again Lincoln enjoyed some a successful day of rowing. Lincoln came away with 5 strong wins in the Novice 4+ of Rob Butler, Alex Dellar, Aaron George and Ben Hindley, IM2 2x of Chris Farrell and Bernard Gammon, Mixed Masters C 2x of Jo Canton and Bruce Margetts, Nov 1x of Dan Anderson and Masters D 2x of Jimmy Sockell and Ben Michel. Well done to all who competed. Huntingdon is not an easy course; the bends can have a positive or negative impact on crews’ races. It was encouraging to see so many people competing. |
Fullers Fours HeadLincoln Rowing Centre was again represented at the prestigious Fullers Head of the River Fours event this
year. Both an IM1 4x- crewed by Bernard Gammon, James Sexton Barrow, Bruce Margetts and Chris Farrell and an
IM2 4+ of Sally Hoornaert, Danielle Curry, Eleanor Dale and Katie Lancaster, coxed by Lauren Greaves, took the
long journey down to the event to race against 454 highly competitive crews.
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The IM1 4x-, which started in 71st
place had a demanding race; rowing in a category above status proved a very difficult task for the four men.
However a finishing position of 184th in a time of 20.59.51 on the gruelling 7km course was very respectable,
particularly as some of the crew were competing on the Thames for the first time. The Women’s IM2 4+ did not
have such a good row. The strong competition and gusty conditions got the better of the crew, who finished in
453rd position. Overall it was exciting to see Lincoln competing with the highest elite crews in the country;
a major milestone for a club only in its 5th year.
Cambridge Winter HeadThe University of Lincoln took several crews including men’s and women’s eights to this popular race. The talented new intake at the university, together with the effort and commitment of the new rowers saw an excellent day unfold with wins by both the men’s fresher’s 8+ in the student category and 3rd by the female freshers 8+. Well done to all. Great hopes for the BUCS Head in Peterborough. |
York HeadChris Farrell, Lou Elkington, Bernard Gammon and Sally Hoornaert took the drive up to York to represent Lincoln in both the Open and Female IM2 2x Category. Both boats went very well and Bernard and Chris continued their winning streak with a win in the IM2 2x. In the afternoon we fielded a very fast IM2 mixed quad which combined the two morning crews. Unfortunately there was no opposition for the boat and it had to be bumped up to men’s senior IM2. However the crew had a strong row, finishing above a lot of men’s crews (including senior 4+) and completing the day in a healthy top 30 position. Thanks to Lou for towing the trailer and providing the rest of the crew with transport to York. |
Loughborough Head - Head of the SoarLoughborough Head of the Soar lived up to its name yet again this year. Lincoln Rowing Centre had 7 crews
row around the very bendy course. It was great to see the Masters crews coming along nicely and getting better
and better each time they race.
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There were several wins from the event. Jimmy and Ben won the Masters D 2x race
on handicap against Jo and Bruce. Chris and Bernard won the IM2 2x Category, finishing 8th overall out of the
125 boats that raced during the day. Finally Lincoln took headship and fastest boat of the day with a time
of 11.37 minutes for the IM2 4x- of Chris Farrell, Bernard Gammon, James Sexton Barrow and Bruce Margetts.
Well done to all. It was not an easy course.Newark HeadLincoln University helped Lincoln field boats at another more demanding event hosted by Newark Rowing Club, entering 2 fours and 2 doubles. Strong performances by the IM2 4+ and IM3 4+ produced positions of second overall in their categories. The IM2 4+ of Glen Ablard, Chris Foster, Oli Tyler and Mitch Fordham was prevented by one second from winning their event by a Nottingham crew. Chris Foster and Ben Hindley had a good race in the Novice 2x, looking to improve on their previous row at Loughborough. They finished second overall. Finally Glen Ablard and Danielle Curry brought home some silverware for Lincoln in the Mixed IM2 2x against local friends and rowers Ian and Penny of Ancholme Rowing Club. |
University of Lincoln Beginners' Head- Saturday 12th November 2011
Many Thanks to all helpers and well done to all competitors. |
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Oli Tyler |
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University of Lincoln Beginners' Head Organising Chairman 2011-12 |
On Saturday 12th November, Leicester De Montford, Nottingham and Sheffield Universities descended onto the River Witham to join University of Lincoln
for the first University of Lincoln Beginners' Head.
With races of the same categories as BUCS Head of the River in February, it provided a useful testing
ground for coaches as well as a first race experience for students that started rowing in September. Raced over two divisions, there were wins for
University of Lincoln in Men’s Beginner 8s, Women’s Beginner 8s and Women’s Beginners 4s and for Nottingham University in Men’s Beginner 4s.
In all there were 124 competitors racing for the first time and the event ran smoothly without problems. The day was summed up nicely by Umpire
Dan Smith: “It was a splendid day yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and the beginners certainly seemed to; though I suspect we educated as many spectating parents as we did rowers.”
Pairs Head of The River Race - The Thames - 8th October 2011After a few painless weeks of training and a lack of competition due to the cancellation of the Boston Marathon, Lincoln Rowing Centre kicked off the new 2011-2012 Head season on the River Thames in London. The IM2 double of Chris Farrell and Bernard Gammon performed well within a hugely competitive rowing category. Achieving a 4km race time of 13 minutes and beating local Midlands rivals Milton Keynes, the boys finished a very respectable and 129th out of 425 crews. Well done guys. |
Lincoln Rowing Travel far and wide - many wins and a high level of participation throughout the Summer 2011 Regatta SeasonLincoln Rowing Centre had a very successful 2011 Regatta season. During the summer many Lincoln Rowing Centre members attended various events, both local and countrywide, competing at primary, regional and elite level. For a rapidly devloping club this was very promising for the future. There were some very entertaining days of rowing. Below are the highlights and wins from many of the events that the club attended. |
Cambridge Autumn Regatta and Rich Mehrtens (Club Captain 2009- 2011) Bows Out - September 11th 2011Lincoln Rowing Centre rounded off the regatta season by attending Cambridge 99 Rowing Club's 600 metre sprint regatta. On a very windy day, many crews struggled to get through their respective heats. However one highlight of the day was Jonathan De-smitt in the IM1 1x, who lost by one length in his final. After an up and down season Jonny showed huge class and skilled rowing, providing a very exciting race to watch from the bank. A special "well done" needs to go to Dan Anderson. Dan competed with 16 other crews in the Novice Single event and faced a huge fight to get through to the final. However Dan fought through three rounds of races and for the first time ever found himself competing for that Novice point. During the final Dan took an early lead and was heading for a great and well deserved win. Unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be; he was pipped on the line by a very strong finishing Peterborough crew. This did not dampen things too much. Lincoln finished the day on a high with a great win by the Mixed IM2 4X- of Rich Mehrtens, Chris Farrell, Sally Hoornaert and Emma
Hoornaert.
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This was Rich Mehrtens' final race for Lincoln as Club Captain. While finishing on an exciting high, it was a sad
moment for many members as Rich has made a strong contribution to the development of Lincoln Rowing Centre. His efforts have really
helped Lincoln to excel. It is sad to see Rich leave us, but as many members know, it won’t be long until we see him again.
Good Luck to Rich; we hope everything goes well with your new job as a Henley Stewards Trust coach for British Rowing.
Warwick Regatta - Saturday 20th August 2011"Learn to Row" crews Tommy Burke and Lisa Dodsworth, and Steve Hill and Josh Killingsworth joined Bruce Margetts at Warwick Regatta. Both
crews have come on leaps and bounds since starting at the club and again
demonstrated real capability at the Warwick Rowing Club primary regatta event. During
primary events, all crews within a certain boat category race each other and the winner is the
crew with the most wins or time. Both doubles knew that they had a re-match on their hands after Burton
Regatta; unfortunately for Steve and Josh the final result ended up as before as Tommy and Lisa left them to capsize and beat them again. |
Unfortunately neither of the crews won the final event, but a big
"well done" has to be given for their efforts and also to Steve who also competed in the singles event.Peterborough Summer Regatta - 13th-14th August 2011Lincoln enjoyed a memorable two days at Peterborough Summer Regatta in August. For those who have never been to this event before, it is a prestigious event which attracts not only Midlands clubs but also the more elite clubs from London. All crews had to battle through several heats on the Saturday 1000 metre course to get to their respective finals, and for the first year ever we saw all Lincoln entries make crew category finals. The Womens Novice double of sisters Sally and Emma Hoornaert raced together for the first time. After finishing second in their first heat, they went on to win their semi-final by some distance. More experienced crews got the better of them in the final but they finished a very respectable 4th. Well done girls! The men’s IM3 double of Doug Maltby and Ric Harada also shone for Lincoln. They had successful heats and were unfortunate to finish only 2nd in their final. On Sunday the men’s composite Lincoln/ Cantabs and Boston crew had a great few 500 metre races. A crab on the line in the final meant that Tom Ladlow, Glen Ablard, Mitch Fordham and Adam Berry had to settle with a very unlucky second. Jonathan De-smitt and Chris Farrell in the IM1 2x won a heat with a 10 second lead, but they were not fast enough in their respective final and finished in 4th position. It was wonderful to see that Lincoln entered a Mixed IM3 8+ for the first time in the history of the event; this came 3rd in the final. This wrapped up a weekend with no wins, but a much improved and observed development to Lincoln’s rowing at these high quality events. Well done to all. |
St Neots Regatta - 23rd-24th July 2011Well done to Glen Ablard and Adam Berry who won in the Novice 2-, losing their Novice status. Bruce Margetts won in the composite Lincoln/ Peterborough Masters Eight and Four at a very busy and exciting regatta. |
British Rowing Championships - 16th-17th July 2011On the cold, windy weekend of 16th and 17th of July, Jonathan De-smitt, Chris Farrell and Richard Mehrtens entered to represent Lincoln for the first time ever in the British Rowing Championships, held at Nottingham Watersports Centre, over a 2000 metre lake. The British Rowing Championships are a highlight of the rowing calendar, attracting crews at Elite level from all over the country. Following a hard year of training, the 3 members accepted the challenge of demonstrating that Lincoln RC can compete at this high level. On the Saturday, both Jonathan in the J18 1x category and Chris and Rich in the Elite U23 2x Category competed in their semi-finals. Jonny had a very good race, keeping with the pack of rowers throughout. His heat had some GB rowers competing. Jonny finished in 6th place, being outclassed by rowers who went on to become British champions in his category. An hour later, Chris and Rich took centre stage and again had an excellent race. They were in 3rd place after the first 1000 metres, but again the GB rowers started to show their class, upping the rating to a level which Chris and Rich could not keep with. They qualified through to the Repechage which took place on the Sunday. The pair found themselves in a similar situation again, catching a crab in the early stages of their sunday race due to horrendous winds and waves. At this level one mistake can cost you the race. Well done to the 3 members who worked and trained very hard to produce some fine performances at a very high level event, from which they can learn and improve for next year. |
Burton Regatta - 9th-10th July 2011Two enjoyable days of rowing and camping at Burton Regatta with some successful wins. |
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IM1 2x- Chris Farrell and Rich Mehrtens |
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IM1 1x- Rich Mehrtens |
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Primary 2x- Tommy Burke and Lisa Dodsworth, who raced for the very first time against other new rowers Steven Hill and Joshua Killingsworth. |
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Mixed IM3 Composite Quad - Maria Lloyd and Glen Ablard with Boston RC |
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Well done also to: |
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James SB and Bernard Gammon- IM3 2x / IM2 |
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Rick Harada and Doug maltby- IM3 2x / IM2 |
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Josh Kilby and Steve - Primary double |
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Bruce Margetts- MASC 1x |
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Jonny De-smitt - IM1 1x |
Iron Bridge - 25th-26th June 2011Iron Bridge Rowing Club were very welcoming to Lincoln RC, who took the long drive across to the West of England. Over a hot two days of rowing Lincoln RC came away with two wins. These were of the Women's IM2 composite 4x of Zoe Cox (RAF), Lou Elkington, Laura Jones and Jane Macintosh. There was also a win in the Women's IM2 1x for Jessica Elkington. Well done to those who competed over the two days. Highlights included Glen Ablard competing in a Novice single for the first time, and a photo-finish for the Women's IM3 4+ on the Sunday. |
York Regatta- 19th June 2011Well done to all who took the journey to York Regatta in June. The IM3 4+ which saw James sexton barrow lose his novice sweep oar (meaning a small dip into the river ouse) from his crew mates Doug maltby, Bernard gammon, Mike Johnson and coxed by Chris farrell. Good work was also seen by the IM2 2x losing by 3 feet and IM34x- losing by 2 lengths. Was a Good day all around. |
Lincoln Rowing Centre has a NEW World Record Holder!On the 1st - 3rd July 2011, Chris Farrell (Men’s Captain) sat down on a Concept 2 rowing machine at the Holiday Inn, Lincoln, to undertake an epic mission
to become the 20 to 29 years
This will be one task Chris will not be doing in a hurry again! |
Lightweight World Record Holder for continuous rowing on a rowing machine. Chris went through hours and hours of sleepless, painful
rowing which mounted up to over 41 hours sitting on the machine. This beat the previous record by a convincing 11 hours. The main event was set up to raise vital
funds for both Kidney Research UK and Lincoln Rowing Centre, and to raise the profile of the club. The event was a huge success; it brought lots of club
members together to push Chris to the end. The overall amount raised was just under £2000, which was split between the charity and the rowing club.Peterborough Spring RegattaOn the 4th-5th of June, Lincoln Rowing took a strong fleet of boats to Peterborough Spring Regatta, a two day event consisting of 1000m racing on Saturday and 500m racing on Sunday. The weather was again up to its old tricks, providing two days of white water rafting conditions. On the Saturday, three boats from Lincoln Rowing Centre reached finals from their respective heats and semi-finals. Rich Mehrtens and Chris Farrell's IM1 Double comfortably cruised to their final. Despite strong winds and tough racing, Chris and Rich achieved a respectable 2nd in the final. Jonny de Smit also qualified for his final in the J18 Single Sculls. Again the wind became too strong for Jonny, who secured a 3rd place finish in the final. The weather continued to cause problems. The composite Lincoln/ Boston 8+ flew down the 1000 metre course and were the fastest boat of the day in their semi-final. However, the weather conditions were causing difficulties and unfortunately the crew were not strong enough to beat similar rivals in the final. Well done to the IM3 Womens and Mens Fours, the IM2 Womens Quad, the Womens Novice Double, and to Rick, who competed for the first time in months in the IM2 Single Sculls. Everyone enjoyed the racing. Sunday brought lower windspeed and calmer waters. Lincoln came out to prove a point, after Saturday had provided no silverware to Lincoln members' hands. Rich Mehrtens started the proceedings with a brilliant race, winning the IM2 Single Sculls. The trend continued with two wins by Lincoln Mixed Quads, dominating in both the IM3 and IM2 Mixed catgories. Congratulations to Laura Jones, Maria Lloyd, Lou Elkington, Glen Ablard, Chris Farrell, Adam Berry and Rich Mehrtens who were all part of these crews. After a good morning of racing, the weather again deteriorated. However it did not stop Lincoln having some exciting races. Sally Hoornaert performed excellently in the Novice Women Single Sculls. As a novice, Sally braved the stormy conditions, which caused a few capsizes for her opposition. The Mixed Novice Doubles race resulted in Glen and Maria finishing a close second in their final. A special "Well Done!" to Dan and Elle who also raced in this category for the first time. In the Mixed IM2 Doubles race, Lou Elkington and Ian Macleod, together with Laura Jones and Chris Farrell, partnered off to race against each other and against a very strong Peterborough Double, which included Tim Ellis, the World Masters champion. After a good start, both crews got away well but unfortunately the Peterborough Double was too strong for the Lincoln crews, leaving Laura and Chris in second place by a canvas and Lou and Ian in 3rd position. The final race of the day involved the recently qualified IM3 Double crew, James Sexton Barrow and Tom Ladlow. The final was full of very experienced crews, resulting in James and Tom finishing 4th to round off the weekend. Overall the two days brought some very exciting racing; the experience will help club members in future races. Well done all. |
Short Break Scheme - Lincolnshire County Council |
Tough Competition at Nottingham City RegattaOn 21st July 2011, Lincoln Rowing Centre visited the National Water Sports Centre to race a number of boats in Nottingham City Regatta. These included a Boston/Lincoln composite 8+ and two entries in the IM2 Double category, Chris Farrell and Richard Mehrtens, together with Jonny de Smit who teamed up with Will Campion From Boston. Lincoln University crews raced in the Men's and Women's IM3 4s category. As usual the Water Sports Centre did not let rowers down; strong gusts and sea-like conditions over the 2km course making racing very difficult. In the IM2 Double category, conditions were too rough for Jonny and Will who were unfortunately too light to be able to apply full power in the windy conditions and rowed into 4th place in their semi-final. The Men's IM3 4+ also struggled with the conditions. Competing against heavier crews, a 3rd place result in their heat wasn't enough for the crew to be competitive so they scratched from the final. Not all was doom and gloom though. The newly statused Women's IM3 4+ of Sally Hoornaert, Ellie Dale, Katie Lancaster and Maria Lloyd, coxed by Ella Willott, achieved a very respectable 3rd position in a very tough 2km final race. The Men's composite IM3 Lincoln/Boston 8+ earned a vey respectable 2nd place in their final. Unfortunately the winners of the category, Manchester University, were too strong and very well trained from BUCS championships. The highlight of the day was the IM2 Double of Rich Mehrtens and Chris Farrell. They secured a very comfortable 3rd place in their semi-final, cruising through to the IM2 final against two GB start rowers. Again conditions were unfavourable, affecting the crew within the first 1000 metres, with strong gusts throwing the boat from side to side, and huge waves covering the boat. However the boys stayed strong and gave a strong performance with a race to the line, fighting for 3rd spot with York Rowing Club at 38 Strokes per minute. Unfortunately the crew finished 4th by 1 second, but this was still a very admirable result. Well done to all who competed - this is not a regatta that can be won or competed in easily!. |
Lincoln achieve 8 wins at Tees Regatta
On Saturday 14th May 2011 Lincoln Rowing
Centre made the long journey up to northern England to compete in
the Tees Rowing Club regatta, at Stockton on Tees. A big "Well Done!" to James Sexton Barrow and Tom Ladlow, who rowed in horrendous conditions in the Novice Double event, just missing out on first place, together with the Masters quad of John Dyer, Niall Cleary, Jimmy Sockell and Ian Macleod and the Mixed Novice double of Mike and Rox Faubert who both had a good first race outing. Jonathan De-smitt also competed at Tees but had some really tough competition as he is now competing with the big boys in IM1 and above categories. Well done to all that competed and took the long journey up to the north of the country. |
Wins at Leicester RegattaWith the Head Season coming to a close, the 2011 Regatta Season is now upon us. First up for Lincoln was Leicester Regatta on the 17th April.
Eight Lincoln Rowing Centre crews also competed on the tough 700 metre sprint course. John Dyer and Bernard Gammon were very unlucky in the IM3 2x category; unfortunately a few hidden bushes prevented them from getting through to the final after a great start. Jonny De-smitt and Rich Mehrtens also had a great race in the IM2 2x semi-final, just losing by a bow ball at the finish line. Jonny went on to compete in an Elite Single final, which he lost by only 2 lengths. This was great experience for him as a sculler looking to enter the National Schools event in May. Bruce Margetts and Jo Canton raced well in the Mixed Masters C 2x; unfortunately the treacle-like current got the better of the boat. Bruce and Ian Macleod also had a very close race in the Masters C/D 2x against Champion of the Thames.
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First regattas of the season provide the opportunity for rowers to assess how well winter training has gone and how hard competition will be. Lincoln Rowing
Centre entered 11 strong crews and Lincoln University entered 4 strong crews. It was
exciting to watch Jo and Ben in the Novice Double, who, racing their first ever race at
Leicester, qualified for the semi final, which they only just lost. The men's IM3 4+ were very unlucky to not get through their first heat
after a great battle with a De Montfort/Leicester University crew which just pulled away in the last few strokes.
The same happened with the Men's Novice 4+, who were just beaten near the line
during their first ever regatta race. However the University womens Novice 4+ did not let the side down. After a great win in the semi-final of the
Novice category, they went on to win a fine race against Newark in the final. Sally,
Elle, Maria and Katie lost their Novice status and Lincoln University dominated
the category for the 2nd year running. Well done to the girls!
The final race of the day was very entertaining with a battle to the finish line, which Lincoln just missed out on. Leicester Regatta also saw the first race of
our Mixed IM2 4+ crew. The crew had a brilliant race but a well practiced Milton Keynes crew just outclassed Lincoln in the final 100 metres.
It was not all near misses. Lincoln enjoyed two big wins in the Doubles. The Womens IM3 2x consisting of Laura Jones and Lou Elkington
fought two very tough races to become deserving winners of the IM3 category. The
trend continued with a strong performance by the Mens IM3 2x. After a 25 length win in the semi-final of the IM3 category, the
Double of Chris Farrell and Ryan Came-Johnson won the final by a
large margin enabling them to become IM3 2x winners of the regatta. Ryan
also lost his Novice status, having gained his first point...FINALLY.
Well done to all on the day and thank you for all the support on the bank!
Bedford Head 2011The final head race of the season saw Lincoln Rowing Centre compete in a very tough 2km race at a very sunny Bedford Small Boats' Head. Lincoln Rowing centre took a huge range of boats to the event, with varied results. These were:
Mens IM2 and IM3 4X- Chris Farrell, Rich Mehrtens, Jonny De-Smitt, Henry Leiver and Tim Olivant - 3rd of 3 crews Mixed IM3 4x- Chris Farrell, Laura Jones, Tim Olivant and Sarra Mattin - 3rd of 3 crews Mixed IM3 2x James Shippen and Amy Lenton- 2nd of 4 crews IM3 Womens 1x Laura Jones- 14th of 15
Novice 2- - James Sexton Barrow and Adam Berry - 5th of 6 crews
Thank you to Tim for towing to the event and well done to all. This was a very tough course and also very tough competition. |
Mens IM3 4+ Tom Woolhouse, Glen Ablard, Mitch Fordham, Oli Tyler and Adam Berry - 1st of 10 crews. Well done guys!
Novice Womens 4+ Sally Hoornaert, Maria Lloyd, Katie Lancaster, Eleanor Dale - 2nd of 7 crews
Novice 2- - Connor Liley and Dan Anderson - 2nd of 6 crewsHead of the River Race - Fine Performance from Lincoln
Congratulations also goes to the Boston Rowing Club 8+. This featured 4 Lincoln University Rowing Club members, who helped gain an overall position of 170th; 24th in the IM3 category. Photograph by Birdman Photography. |
On Saturday 2nd of April 2011, 8 Lincoln Rowing
Centre members took a 3 hour trip down to London to compete in the
famous Head of the River Race on the Thames. The race
is held on the Oxford/ Cambridge Boat Race course; a gruelling
7km long. After many training hours and pre-races the big day
finally arrived for the IM3 8 man crew, which consisted of Tom
Woolhouse (cox), Bernard Gammon, Connor Liley, Dan Anderson, Jonny
De-Smitt, Chris Farrell, Henry Leiver, John Dyer and Richard
Mehrtens. The crew had a tough task ahead of them, starting at
number 402 in the race order due to previous year results. However
once the nerves had settled the crew performed excellently and
finished in a very respectable 331st overall place, finishing 104th
in 20 minutes 13 seconds in the IM3 category, out of 127 boats. For a
crew which had suffered with injuries and changes, and many of whom
were competing on the Thames for the first time, Lincoln should be
proud of the effort and enthusiasm.
Well done!Inclusive Rowing SessionLincoln Rowing Centre has recently been successful in a joint
funding bid with Boston Rowing Club from Short Breaks, a
Lincolnshire County Council project, for disabled activities. Money
has been provided to purchase new, stable, recreational boats, to
increase participation in both recreational rowing and disability
and inclusive rowing activities. The club was able to purchase a
stable Four, one stable Double and two stable Singles. The club also
purchased an adapted seat, floats and equipment to assist with
teaching and coaching disability athletes.
The taster session was arranged to give the students the opportunity to try rowing. The session provided us with the opportunity to assess future requirements for the club to be able to offer disability rowing. All students were given the opportunity to learn land and water based rowing. The taster session went so well that the club has agreed to provide a 6 week course for St Francis School, which will encourage eight to ten new rowers to the rowing club.
Karen Snutch, a teacher at St Francis School, thanked the club for its first session and commented that the students were really looking forward to starting the six week course after Easter. |
The
boats have been a huge asset for the teaching of junior and novice
rowers both at Lincoln University and Lincoln Rowing Centre.
As part of their
extra curriculum activities for Post 16, the school is constantly
looking to provide new opportunities for its students. Having
received the funding, Lincoln Rowing Centre is now able to provide
this kind of support to the local community.
