First off, happy new year, and welcome back to rowing after the Christmas break, which I'm sure has ruined everyone's fitness.
Since my last post the club have competed in the BUCS Indoor Rowing competition at St. Mary's, placing very well, especially from some of the freshers. I'll edit them in once I find the actual times and places. There were also the club's yearly fancy-dress Christmas races, and a selection of Hettie's 600(!) photos will grace the blog in time.
Outside of the sport, the team have been models as the April team for the Roehampton Student Union's naked calendar, raising money for the three RAG charities of the 2012/2013 year, and our five-a-side football team (which is made up of more footballers than rowers) won the University's tournament last term.
This year we've got a few races to train for and look forward to, including Weybridge Head on the 19th of January, Quintin Head on the 26th, a trip to Peterborough for BUCS on the 16th of February, followed by the Women's Hammersmith Head on the 24th, so expect to see us out on the river burning off our Christmas dinners!
Monday, 7 January 2013
Saturday, 24 November 2012
Where Did The Time Go?
Wow, it's been a while since this old thing got updated! Lots of news to cover, then.
Firstly, you'll notice it isn't Sam writing this, it's Mike. This is due to Sam's decision to vacate the position of Club Captain so he can focus on studying, which I'm told is fairly useful at University. So far there are no plans to replace him, with the committee working as a team to make decisions and me in charge of the blog.
Secondly then, I should extend a huge welcome to our Freshers, whom we've whittled down from the enthusiastic masses at Fresher's Fair to a solid group of novice rowers. They've stuck with us despite awful weather delaying and cancelling outings as well as that horrible realisation that rowing's bloody hard work. The majority of these guys and girls have, of course, been initiated into the club with the alcoholic equivalent of a 12k ergo.
As for our performance as a club, thanks to the hard work of our new coach, Olivia, we entered 4 crews into Kingston Small Boats Head. Jo Crouch and Imogen Griffiths finished 138th overall, but second in the WNov.2x event, and Ryan Livingstone came 140th, overall, and 9th in the Nov.1x. Unfortunately, I had an accident and ended up in the river, completing half the race in the St. John's Ambulance boat. This, therefore, meant that Richard Swoboda and I didn't compete in the Nov.2x event later, due to concerns over my lowered temperature.
That said, we'll be entering many more races and training just as hard as before, though with a lot more complaining because of the cold. There's also more social events coming up, with the Male and Female Team Bonding nights on Wednesday 28th November and a Christmas Dinner is in the works for some time in December.
I'll do my best to post more regular updates regarding the club. I don't think we get up to enough to warrant weekly posts, but fortnightly or monthly should work out fine.
Firstly, you'll notice it isn't Sam writing this, it's Mike. This is due to Sam's decision to vacate the position of Club Captain so he can focus on studying, which I'm told is fairly useful at University. So far there are no plans to replace him, with the committee working as a team to make decisions and me in charge of the blog.
Secondly then, I should extend a huge welcome to our Freshers, whom we've whittled down from the enthusiastic masses at Fresher's Fair to a solid group of novice rowers. They've stuck with us despite awful weather delaying and cancelling outings as well as that horrible realisation that rowing's bloody hard work. The majority of these guys and girls have, of course, been initiated into the club with the alcoholic equivalent of a 12k ergo.
As for our performance as a club, thanks to the hard work of our new coach, Olivia, we entered 4 crews into Kingston Small Boats Head. Jo Crouch and Imogen Griffiths finished 138th overall, but second in the WNov.2x event, and Ryan Livingstone came 140th, overall, and 9th in the Nov.1x. Unfortunately, I had an accident and ended up in the river, completing half the race in the St. John's Ambulance boat. This, therefore, meant that Richard Swoboda and I didn't compete in the Nov.2x event later, due to concerns over my lowered temperature.
That said, we'll be entering many more races and training just as hard as before, though with a lot more complaining because of the cold. There's also more social events coming up, with the Male and Female Team Bonding nights on Wednesday 28th November and a Christmas Dinner is in the works for some time in December.
I'll do my best to post more regular updates regarding the club. I don't think we get up to enough to warrant weekly posts, but fortnightly or monthly should work out fine.
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Looking Forward to 2012/2013
The new academic year (and with it the new rowing season!!) is nearly upon us and Roehampton University Rowing Club are looking forward to welcoming our new intake of freshers very, very soon! If the number of hits to this website in recent weeks and the number of people connecting with us on Facebook is anything to go, we are looking at a bumper influx of new members riding the wave of British rowing success this summer at the London Olympics.
Our club is one of the best, and most open clubs at the University of Roehampton and was recognised by Sport Roehampton as their 'Club of the Year' at their annual awards dinner earlier on this year. The club has seen massive growth in the last year both in terms of numbers and equipment, so there has never been a better time to join us. To give you an example, we have gone from a team of around 10 committed members in 2010/2011 to around 40 in 2011/2012 and have gone from owning no boats to owning upwards of 10 in the same timeframe. This season should be the tipping point in Roehampton University Rowing Club becoming a successful club on the UK University scene.
Rowing is synonymous with the "train hard, play hard' attitude and R.U.R.C is no different with us boasting the best social events and activities of any club on campus thanks to our amazing social secretaries. We're a club that wants to do well competitively too and we intend to train hard this year to improve our standings in the big races led by our new squad captains, Richard and Sarah. If you've rowed for 10 years, or have never rowed before, our club is the place for you at Roehampton.
Please take the time to look through the tabs on the right hand side for all the information you need about our club. Today i've updated our committee page with all the details of our 2012/2013 committee, so you can get to know us prior to freshers week and have also updated our 'Races and Events' page with key dates throughout the season. Key for you as freshers though is to take a look at the 'Learn to Row at R.U.R.C' page which has been updated with some key dates and information regarding your first few weeks with us.
We're massively looking forward to seeing you all at Freshers Fair on Friday 21st September. We'll have a strong presence both inside and outside the tent so feel free to ask us any questions you may have about rowing at Roehampton. If you have any questions in the meantime however, please e-mail:-
rurowing@live.com
Our club is one of the best, and most open clubs at the University of Roehampton and was recognised by Sport Roehampton as their 'Club of the Year' at their annual awards dinner earlier on this year. The club has seen massive growth in the last year both in terms of numbers and equipment, so there has never been a better time to join us. To give you an example, we have gone from a team of around 10 committed members in 2010/2011 to around 40 in 2011/2012 and have gone from owning no boats to owning upwards of 10 in the same timeframe. This season should be the tipping point in Roehampton University Rowing Club becoming a successful club on the UK University scene.
Rowing is synonymous with the "train hard, play hard' attitude and R.U.R.C is no different with us boasting the best social events and activities of any club on campus thanks to our amazing social secretaries. We're a club that wants to do well competitively too and we intend to train hard this year to improve our standings in the big races led by our new squad captains, Richard and Sarah. If you've rowed for 10 years, or have never rowed before, our club is the place for you at Roehampton.
Please take the time to look through the tabs on the right hand side for all the information you need about our club. Today i've updated our committee page with all the details of our 2012/2013 committee, so you can get to know us prior to freshers week and have also updated our 'Races and Events' page with key dates throughout the season. Key for you as freshers though is to take a look at the 'Learn to Row at R.U.R.C' page which has been updated with some key dates and information regarding your first few weeks with us.
We're massively looking forward to seeing you all at Freshers Fair on Friday 21st September. We'll have a strong presence both inside and outside the tent so feel free to ask us any questions you may have about rowing at Roehampton. If you have any questions in the meantime however, please e-mail:-
rurowing@live.com
Please also connect with us on Facebook by searching for 'Roehampton Rowing Freshers' and joining our group.
Thursday, 28 June 2012
R.U.R.C End of Year Awards
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| Inter-Club Head Men's 4+ Winners - Sam N, Dave, Mike, Rich and Sam S |
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| Inter-Club Head Women's 4+ Winners - Jana, Diana, Ryan, Tessa and Amy |
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| Inter-Club Head Men's 8+ Winners - Sam N, Rich, Dave, Amy, Jeppe, Jan Erik, Sam S and Hannu (Henry missing) |
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| Inter-Club Head Women's 8+ Winners - Amy, Tessa, Diana, Jana, Sarah, Rach, Elisabeth T, Elisabeth S and Isabel |
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| Coach of the Year - Franki Lucas |
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| Male Rower of the Year - Hannu Oskari Hara |
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| Female Rower of the Year - Tessa Polder |
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| Most Improved Male Rower of the Year - Ryan Livingstone |
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| Most Improved Female Rower of the Year - Elisabeth Tvedt |
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| Male Social Member of the Year - Mike Benson |
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| Female Social Members of the Year - Elisabeth Stromneses and Isabel Bjorge |
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| Outstanding Contribution to the Club Award - David Bedford |
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| Outstanding Contribution to the Club Award - Amy Austen |
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| Special Contribution to the Club Award - Sam Sears |
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