Torpids 2009

MEN'S BUMPS WOMEN'S BUMPS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Magdalen 138 146 Christ Church 2 Pembroke 135 138 Magdalen 3 Christ Church 129 128 St Catherine's 4 Oriel 126 123 Pembroke 5 St Catherine's 124 112 New College 6 New College 97 110 Oriel 7 Exeter 96 103 Exeter 8 Wadham 95 91 Balliol 9 Queen's 92 90 Wadham 10 Balliol 91 85 St John's 11 S.E.H. 77 84 S.E.H. 12 St John's 76 81 Hertford 13 Hertford 76 72 Trinity 14 Trinity 76 72 Queen's 15 Worcester 64 62 Worcester 16 University 54 54 University 17 Merton 50 51 Wolfson 18 L.M.H. 50 50 L.M.H. 19 St Anne's 50 48 Keble 20 Jesus 48 48 St Anne's 21 St Hilda's 46 42 Brasenose 22 Brasenose 46 41 Jesus 23 Wolfson 43 41 St Hilda's 24 Keble 41 39 Merton 25 St Hugh's 36 38 Osler House 26 Lincoln 34 34 St Hugh's 27 Osler House 33 31 Lincoln 28 Linacre 27 29 St Peter's 29 Mansfield 23 28 Linacre 30 St Peter's 22 27 Mansfield 31 Corpus Christi 22 18 Corpus Christi 32 St Antony's 18 17 St Antony's 33 Somerville 10 15 Somerville 34 St Benet's Hall 5 4 Regent's Park 35 Regent's Park 4 2 St Benet's Hall

STATISTICS College All Crews Men's Crews Women's Crews [ ]=ranking Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Wolfson 5[ 4] 17[ 1] 3.40[ 2] 2[12] 8[ 3] 4.00[ 4] 3[ 1] 9[ 3] 3.00[ 3] Trinity 6[ 1] 16[ 2] 2.67[ 4] 3[ 1] 6[ 4] 2.00[ 7] 3[ 1] 10[ 1] 3.33[ 2] St Peter's 5[ 4] 15[ 3] 3.00[ 3] 3[ 1] 14[ 1] 4.67[ 3] 2[ 7] 1[15] 0.50[16] Christ Church 5[ 4] 12[ 4] 2.40[ 5] 3[ 1] 6[ 4] 2.00[ 7] 2[ 7] 6[ 5] 3.00[ 3] Exeter 5[ 4] 11[ 5] 2.20[ 6] 3[ 1] 1[18] 0.33[20] 2[ 7] 10[ 1] 5.00[ 1] St John's 5[ 4] 7[ 6] 1.40[ 9] 3[ 1] 4[ 7] 1.33[13] 2[ 7] 3[ 7] 1.50[12] Somerville 1[33] 6[ 7] 6.00[ 1] 1[29] 6[ 4] 6.00[ 1] Keble 3[21] 5[ 8] 1.67[ 8] 2[12] 2[15] 1.00[15] 1[23] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 3] Wadham 6[ 1] 5[ 8] 0.83[13] 3[ 1] -1[22] -0.33[22] 3[ 1] 6[ 5] 2.00[ 8] Mansfield 3[21] 4[10] 1.33[10] 2[12] 2[15] 1.00[15] 1[23] 2[12] 2.00[ 8] Lincoln 3[21] 3[11] 1.00[11] 2[12] 2[15] 1.00[15] 1[23] 1[15] 1.00[14] St Hugh's 4[14] 3[11] 0.75[14] 2[12] 3[12] 1.50[11] 2[ 7] 0[17] 0.00[17] New College 4[14] 3[11] 0.75[14] 2[12] 4[ 7] 2.00[ 7] 2[ 7] -1[18] -0.50[18] Osler House 1[33] 2[14] 2.00[ 7] 1[23] 2[12] 2.00[ 8] Regent's Park 2[32] 2[14] 1.00[11] 1[29] 4[ 7] 4.00[ 4] 1[23] -2[21] -2.00[22] Balliol 5[ 4] 1[16] 0.20[16] 2[12] -2[23] -1.00[23] 3[ 1] 3[ 7] 1.00[14] St Catherine's 5[ 4] 1[16] 0.20[16] 2[12] 4[ 7] 2.00[ 7] 3[ 1] -3[24] -1.00[20] L.M.H. 3[21] 0[18] 0.00[18] 2[12] 1[18] 0.50[19] 1[23] -1[18] -1.00[20] Magdalen 6[ 1] 0[18] 0.00[18] 3[ 1] -8[31] -2.67[28] 3[ 1] 8[ 4] 2.67[ 7] St Hilda's 3[21] -2[20] -0.67[21] 1[29] 3[12] 3.00[ 6] 2[ 7] -5[28] -2.50[28] Worcester 5[ 4] -3[21] -0.60[20] 3[ 1] 4[ 7] 1.33[13] 2[ 7] -7[31] -3.50[30] University 4[14] -3[21] -0.75[22] 2[12] 3[12] 1.50[11] 2[ 7] -6[30] -3.00[29] St Antony's 3[21] -3[21] -1.00[23] 1[29] 1[18] 1.00[15] 2[ 7] -4[25] -2.00[22] S.E.H. 4[14] -4[24] -1.00[23] 2[12] 11[ 2] 5.50[ 2] 2[ 7] -15[33] -7.50[33] Linacre 3[21] -4[24] -1.33[26] 2[12] -6[27] -3.00[29] 1[23] 2[12] 2.00[ 8] Hertford 5[ 4] -5[26] -1.00[23] 3[ 1] -4[25] -1.33[25] 2[ 7] -1[18] -0.50[18] Merton 3[21] -7[27] -2.33[29] 2[12] -2[23] -1.00[23] 1[23] -5[28] -5.00[31] Jesus 4[14] -8[28] -2.00[28] 3[ 1] -6[27] -2.00[27] 1[23] -2[21] -2.00[22] Corpus Christi 3[21] -8[28] -2.67[31] 2[12] -11[32] -5.50[31] 1[23] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 3] Pembroke 5[ 4] -9[30] -1.80[27] 3[ 1] -5[26] -1.67[26] 2[ 7] -4[25] -2.00[22] Oriel 3[21] -9[30] -3.00[32] 2[12] -7[29] -3.50[30] 1[23] -2[21] -2.00[22] St Anne's 4[14] -10[32] -2.50[30] 2[12] 0[21] 0.00[21] 2[ 7] -10[32] -5.00[31] Queen's 3[21] -11[33] -3.67[34] 1[29] -7[29] -7.00[32] 2[ 7] -4[25] -2.00[22] St Benet's Hall 1[33] -13[34] -13.00[35] 1[29] -13[33] -13.00[34] Brasenose 4[14] -14[35] -3.50[33] 2[12] -17[34] -8.50[33] 2[ 7] 3[ 7] 1.50[12]

Notes

• Wed 20th – Sat 23rd February 2009

• Review from the 2009 Eights Programme

  Once again, the eventual success of Torpids was due mainly to the fact that the rain the Met Office kept predicting never arrived. Blessed as we were by this, another round of bumps took place on the Isis.

  As always it was a turbulent event, with some crews excelling against all odds, and some struggling to fight off the crew behind. Pembroke M1 were the crew to watch in the Men's First Division, and they didn't disappoint, rising successfully to head of the river on the first day, and managing to stick it out for the remainder [?]. Special mention should also go to New M1 who managed to streak up the rankings, getting Div 1 blades by jumping up to 6th on the river. In the lower divisions, blades were also amassed by many crews (as was evinced on the chart kept at Race Desk, which meant we knew which crews had achieved that glory before their own college knew). Naming just the crews that managed to get over-bumps on their way to blades would make for an extensive list (and I did try, before realising the extent of the task), but it made for each division being an exciting one.

  In the Women's Divisions, St Catherine's W1 put in an impressive performance to remain at the top of the Women's Division for the duration. Oriel W1 and Christ Church W1 battled for the chance to change this, but neither were able to deny Catz, despite powerful races. The divisions were, just as with the men, ripe with opportunities for blades (and unfortunately for some, spoons), and again the list of successful crews is too long to delve into at the risk of making this report too long to read.

  With the ever-present threat of cancellation due to rain, and the other ridiculous weather Oxford is cursed with during Hilary term, every Torpids is closely contested at every level, and this Torpids was no exception. Thanks must go to the members of Race Committee, who performed admirably under the pressure, and congratulations to all who competed, regardless of the result.

• Head crew details from photo captions in the 2009 Eights Programme

• In other news ... [2009]

  22 Feb

  At the 81st Academy Awards, British film Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 awards including Best Picture and Best Director. British actress Kate Winslet wins the Best Actress award for her role in The Reader.

  23 Feb

  Binyam Mohammed, a British national suspected of involvement in terrorist activities, is returned to the United Kingdom after being held at Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre for more than four years. Mohammed alleges that he was subject to extraordinary rendition and that UK agents were complicit in his torture.

St Catherine's
B:	Ilsa Haeusler
2:	Kate Stuart
3:	Clare Wilcockson
4:	Caroline Woffindale
5:	Kathryn Hernandez
6:	Alexandra Winstanley
7:	Emma Clifton
S:	Catherine Wherity
C:	Kim Harley
Coach:	Rob Hollis

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