SCCBC Archives - Hilary Term 2001

Last updated: 12th May, 2001

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1st April

"Henley" Boat Races (held at Nottingham due to river conditions)

Osiris (incl. Floss Williams) beat Blondie, easily.

OUWLRC (incl. Helen Barnes m.96) lost to CUWLRC by 3 lengths.

Photos: Stands, OUWBC Boating, Emily W & Floss, Floss

24th March

The Boat Race

Cambridge won both the Boat Race and the Isis-Goldie race.

The OUBC stroke was Matt Smith, Hampton School & St Catherine's, reading Biological Sciences.

The race umpire was RS Vice-President, Rupert Obholzer, '91 OUBC Stroke, Hampton School & St Catherine's, read Biological Sciences.

20th March

Newsletter

17th March

Head of the River Race

Various Catz students and alumni in action (let me know if I missed anyone).

• Matt Pinsent, M.89, no.6 in Leander I, finished 2nd
• Tom Skinner, M.76, bow in Henley I, finished 130th
• Luke Howells, M.88, no.7 in Thames Tradesmen II, finished 134th ("had a bout of the flu the weekend before the race, so went in the 2nd 8 rather than the 1st. :-(")
• Ben Parry, M.95, no.3 in Reading I, finished 174th
• St Catherine's finished 191st.
• Steve ("Stonker") Thompson, M.72, bow in Trafford, finished 327th ("The Veteran's HORR is much more civilised")

3rd March

Rowing Society Dinner

(The boat that was 'trashed' was How Cold My Toes, bought in 1978 but which, sadly, had been rotting away in the Car Park for the past couple of years. Speaking as someone who'd rowed in that boat, I'm glad it had this one final moment of glory - AD)

Ex-Women's Captains (photo from Caroline Trotter) From the left, Adrienne Gumm (Captain 95/96), Em Thomas (96/97), Caroline Trotter (97/98), Emily Woodeson (98/99), Sarah Boddy (99/00), Laura Goodsir (00/01).

3rd March

Women's Eights Head of the River Race

Various Catz students and alumnae in action.

• Emily Woodeson, M.97, no.6 in Kingston A, finished 13th
• Floss Williams, M.97, sub in Osiris A, finished 24th
• Helen Barnes, M.96, no.3 in OUWLRC, finished 31st
• Caroline Trotter, M.95, no.6 in Vesta A, finished 40th
• Sarah Askew, M.94, no.2 in Imperial College, finished 101st

28th February - 3rd March

Messages from Alumni

Torpids

• Saturday
  • Women's 1st Torpid: rowed over *** Head of the River ***
  • Men's 1st Torpid: bumped Magdalen *** Blades ***
  • Images: [The Race Desk] [M18, after landing] [random boaties] [Sarah Boddy, no.7 W18 & friend] [more random boaties] [M18 & W18]
• Friday
  • Women's 1st Torpid: rowed over
  • Men's 1st Torpid: bumped Worcester
  • Images: [sign outside `umpires enclosure'] [boathouses] [boathouses] [W18 warming up] [Catz boathouse] [W18 after racing] [M18 spinning on the bunglines] [Sarah Askew (M.94)] [Bobby Gibson, 1st VIIIs coach] [Eric Hinkes, no.7 M18] [Laura Goodsir, women's captain, & snow] [Towpath after racing, & more snow]
• Thursday (full divisions for senior crews, half-divisions for lower boats)
  • Women's 1st Torpid: rowed over
  • Men's 1st Torpid: bumped Brasenose
  • Images: [Neil Townsend (right), Senior Umpire & marshals] [M18 after racing] [M18 carrying boat]
• Wednesday (half-divisions, senior crews only)
  • Women's 1st Torpid: bumped New College *** HEAD OF THE RIVER ***
  • Men's 1st Torpid: penalty bump on Queen's
  • Images: [Caroline Smith (Somerville) OURCs Sec & Catz M18 cox] [Race HQ] [W18, chasing New] [W18 landing at the pontoon, Head crew]

19th February

Matt Smith selected for OUBC

Florence Williams selected for Osiris

5th February

Newsletter

28th January

Helen Barnes (M.96) selected for OUWLRC.

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