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Max Gander wins Gold at FISU
Max Gander finished off a fantastic Summer with a gold medal fro the World Student Championships. The crew Contsisted of Stephen Feeney, London RC/St Marys Twickenham Henry Pelly, Cambridge George Nash, Cambridge Univ, Fred Gill, Cambridge Univ, Karl Hudspith, Oxford Brookes, Matt Rossiter, Durham Univ, Matt Tarrant, Oxford Brookes, Scott Durant, Oxford Brookes, Cox Max Gander UCL. An incredibly strong crew on paper may not always click on the water but not in this case. Max's crew cruised through the heat but Estonia posted a time just one sec off the British crew. In the final the sheer power of the crew told off the start and they went to a half length lead at 250m and out to a full length by 500m. Now in the pole position the crew used their experience to cover all pushes and while Estonia pushed hard in the final stages the result was never in doubt. A superb result at a very competitive event, victory here will mean Max comes back to UL with a wealth of experience to pass on to the guys he trains with. Results: http://www.hunrowing.hu/­­hirek/­world-rowing-university-championships-results Ona sadder note Emily Gade was pulled out of racing for medical reasons and will spend the week recovering before going to America for more quads trials.
2 Sep 2010 - 11:06 by Brian	XNews | comments (0)

Double Silver for UL Ladies at EUSA
UL Ladies ended or began (depending on which way you look at it) their season on a high note by bringing two silver medals home to Hartington road. Results: http://www.eucr2010.nl/­resultsbr> Read More...
2 Sep 2010 - 11:05 by Brian	XNews | comments (0)

edit heading1Emily Gade wins Senior LIghtweight 1x at HWR
The weekend saw some gutsy and impressive racing from the UL girls at Henley Womens Regatta. Racing started on the Friday with a number of our athletes having to qualify through the time trials. Ruth Carpenter, Emily Gade in singles and the double of Aimee Broadbent and Therese Coen qualified with ease. Cat Stenhouse and Hermione Tuck where not so lucky in the senior double and just missed out. These girls are newer to UL and with more time at the club, they will improve exponentially to be key athletes to the club in the future. Ruth Carpenter’s first race in the senior single was unfortunate to be against one of the firm favorites in the event. Ruth was knocked out in a course record so can be happy that she pushed the Leeds sculler in a heat that was significantly faster than any others. Emily Gade eased through her first round in the Senior Lightweight single in true Emily style after recovering from a crab. Read More...
23 Jun 2010 - 08:18 by Brian	XNews | comments (6)

Competitive racing at Metropolitan Regatta was very valuable
Mens Elite 8+ Final 15:45: We raced the final a few hours after the semi of Senior eights and the guys put the sore legs behind them to mix it up with the best in the country. The eight finished fifth behind a Brookes/Oxford composite, Thames, 1829, Leander. We did manage to finish in front of Moleseys eight which is planning to race the Ladies plate. Read More...
13 Jun 2010 - 17:27 by Brian	XNews | comments (2)

A hard weekends racing shows a lot of positives
This Weekend saw crews from UL competing at Duisberg, Bedford, Putney Town and Poplar with some excellent performances and a collection of silverware there was lots to be happy about Read More...
25 May 2010 - 15:50 by Brian	XNews | comments (6)

ULBC show strength at BUCS regatta
Over the bank holiday weekend a large UL squad made their way up to Nottingham for the British University and Colleges Sports Regatta, set to be the biggest rowing event in Europe. Piece by Will Thompson Read More...
17 May 2010 - 16:47 by Brian	XNews | comments (0)

ULBC training camp, Aiguebelette, France, 29th March – 7th April
A few days after the Head of the River, 22 UL athletes headed to Aiguebelette in Southern France, for our Easter training camp. Despite the early start, the failure of one Henley finalist to book a ticket and a mad sprint (from a well known fast food emporium) to the plane by two members of the men’s squad, the journey to France was reasonably stress free. When we arrived at the rowing centre, which hosted the 1997 World Championships, we found a beautifully flat lake, bathed in sunshine and overlooked by the French Alps. When we awoke for our first day of training, however, we were greeted by overcast skies, occasionally interrupted by heavy rain and snow. Unfazed, Josh Pendry, one of UL’s newest athletes, predicted good weather after two days of rain based on ‘cracks’ in the cloud. Sadly he was wrong, but nonetheless, an optimistic spirit prevailed. Read More...
29 Apr 2010 - 15:12 by Brian	XNews | comments (2)

ULBC's men have two eights in the top 50 at HORR
As is always the case with any sporting event there were winners and losers over the weekend. Our 1st eight (49th) had been showing good progress over last weekend while training at Dorney. Unfortunately this speed never seemed to translate on the Tideway. There are many reasons as to why we didn't perform to the top of our ability on the day but these are only excuses and we will be doing some soul searching over the next two weeks on training camp. We hope this can make us stronger come the Summer. The 2nd eight (35th) showed how if everyone in a crew buys into the same ethos they are capable of reaching their full potential. This was a very strong result and we are very proud of the guys from cox to bow. While not being the results we had hoped for the strength in depth is encouraging with another four guys on the bank training hard, seats are going to be hard fought. For those who are disappointed with their results they must remember it is how we deal with bad results which defines us.
16 Apr 2010 - 17:55 by Brian	XNews | comments (2)

Jess Eddie wins the Womens Head of the River representing UL
Jessica Eddie was part of the composite crew which owned the water on the day of the Womens Head winning by 19 sec and coming close to the course record. Jess has been a perminant fixture in the GB team for the past few years and is always proud to wear the "Purple". The following is an interview to let people to get an insight into UL's rowing star. Read More...
16 Apr 2010 - 17:52 by Brian	XNews | comments (2)

UL 1st eight show progress against Goldie
UL's 1st eight took on a strong Goldie crew on Saturday and Sunday 13/14th of March. On the Saturday a row over the course showed the benefit that the Goldie crew have of getting multiple outings during the week and a rough looking UL eight struggled to keep pace @ 20 spm. Read More...
23 Mar 2010 - 21:20 by Brian	XNews | comments (12)

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