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Success at Warwick

christopher August 23rd, 2010

The beginners’ squad had their first taste of a regatta at Warwick at the weekend and it was a winning start for some. Everyone won at least one day and the new rowers 4+ beat Warwick to win the event. The crew was Matt Kamen, Shona Marsh, Iain Kefford, Steven Byford, Christopher Anton (c)

Entries at Stourport

christopher August 6th, 2010

There are two crews entered at Stourport on Saturday, 14th August
Sen.4- Prevett, Clarke, Beech, Prichard
IM1.1x Stratton

Victory at Worcester regatta

christopher May 22nd, 2010

Ali Stubbings and Lou Dixon won W.IM2.2x at Wrocester today with a very well steered performance. The W.IM3.4+ of Gemma Webb, Sarah Gregory, Emma Hughes, Amy Chambers, Alice Green (c) couldn’t shake off their slow start and lost by half a length to the eventual winners.

Videos (very shaky ones) of 2x and 4+

Wins for juniors at Birmingham regatta

christopher April 26th, 2010

As well as supplying everyone with refreshments during the day there were wins for the juniors at Birmingham regatta for

NOV.1x Ish Khan
NOV.2x Dave Baxter, Ish Khan
NOV.4+Ben Evans, Liam Dowson, Jas Bhogal, Joe Stratton, Alice Cotton (c)
Beg.4+ Alex Hart, Tom Davies, Greg Hodgson, Jack Jones, Alice Cotton (c) [racing as Bishop Vesey's Grammar School]

First win of the season

christopher April 20th, 2010

Richard Stratton and Andy Thorne achieved the club’s first win of the season in E2x at Leicester regatta

Gloucester Head

christopher March 13th, 2010

Richard Stratton and Andy Thorne compete tomorrow in Gloucester Head in IM2.2x. The IM2.4x unfortunately didn’t have any opposition and decided to scratch rather than have a long trip for time only.

Tideway action

christopher March 13th, 2010

Recent action on the Tideway saw a first ever Birmingham entry in the Schools Head in J16.4+ which came 215th in a time of 22m55s and today the W.IM2.8+ finished 137th in a time of 21m16s. Detailed results here

Women’s crews

Hannah Stratford (b), Amy Chambers,  Gemma Webb, Louise Dixon, Emma Hughes, Sarah Gregory, Ali Stubbings,  Anita Jeff (s), Faith Jamieson – Sons of the Thames (c)

Stourport entries

christopher January 17th, 2010

The Res (apart from the fact that the snow’s gone) still remarkably looks pretty much like this

But despite the lack of water practice the following crews are entered for Stourport next Sunday

W.IM3.8+
N.4x+
J17.2x (Stratton)
J17.2x (Khan)
W.J16.2x
J17.1x (Baxter)
J16.1x (Khan)
W.J16.1x (Lanchbury)
W.J14.1x (Cotton)

Scullers’ head, 28th November

christopher November 27th, 2009

Ian Prevett (VetB), Andy Thorne (IM2), and Richard Stratton (IM3) will be braving the Tideway this Saturday in the Scullers’ head.

BIRC results

christopher November 23rd, 2009

Well done to all who competed the results were

22nd Dave Birmingham RC Men J18
12th Jasroop Birmingham RC Men J15
28th Alex Birmingham RC Men J12
73rd Alice Birmingham RC Women J14
8th Oscar Birmingham RC Men J14
68th Liam Birmingham RC Men J16
33rd Ruth Birmingham RC Women J16
71st Sam Birmingham RC Men J16
25th Rhys Birmingham RC Men J18 Lwt
39th Ishmael Birmingham RC Men J16
28th Sarah Birmingham RC Women J16
27th Hannah Birmingham RC Women J16
41st Rebecca Birmingham RC Women J16
25th Muzamil Birmingham RC Men J14
62nd Joe Birmingham RC Men J16
44th Johnathan Birmingham RC Men J13
10th Mishal Birmingham RC Women J18 Lwt

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