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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)