SEIRC Photos & Report
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On
Sunday February 7th 2010 the usual committed group of HSS volunteers once
again surpassed themselves in the Park Sports
Centre at Wheatley Park
School, Holton, Oxfordshire.
As chairman of the event Andrew Myatt, whose 4 boys
are either current or
"alumni" athletes, masterminded the whole exercise. 4 banks of Concept 2
Indoor
Rowing machines, linked through four laptops to the main PC operated
by Bruce Godden whose daughter is a regular member
of the WJ15 squad.
It is extremely important to mention both C2 and Bruce in the same breath
because without
C2's enormous generosity in lending us the machines to make
up the balance required above our own and Bruce's sleepless
nights on duty
preparing everything in the run up to race day - none of what happened could
have. Thank you so
much you guys!
This year we received more clubs entering with existing supporters bringing
more athletes
that ever before.
One of the "first timers" - Bishopsgate School - carried off the Victor
Ludorum
trophy to boot!
Arguably the best way for me to show the spread of competitors is to outline
the Victor
Ludorum results
1 Bishopsgate School BC 310 points
2 Headington School Oxford BC 301 points
3 Hinksey
Sculling School 267 points
4 Putney High School BC 182 points
5 Dragon School BC 168 points
6 Eton Excelsior
RC 111 points
7 Tideway Scullers School 102 points
8 Cranmore Prep School BC 92 points
9 St. John's Beaumont
BC 90 points
10 St Edward's School BC 80 points
11 Dorney BC 78 points
12 Royal Liberty Lakers 63 points
13 Ross Junior Academy 10 points
Ross's result was achieved by 2 athletes. The largest entry was our own at
98. In all 492 athletes took part.
I am extremely grateful to everyone involved - volunteers and competitors
alike. There will be some evidence of the day posted in due course on the C2
and HSS websites.
The 2011
SEIRC committee meets next week.
The 2010 Blenheim Palace Junior Regatta committee meets this week!
Watch this space!
John Broadhurst