THAMES JOURNAL

1993 Thames Rowing Club

patron HRH Prince Michael of Kent

president Alan Burrough, CBE

vice presidents JF Fitzmaurice Lord Headley PC Kirkpatrick Professor JF Levy RAF MacMillan GGH Page Col AM St L. Ramsay Murray HW Rushmere JA Stephenson JHM Ward

captain Pauline Rayner

vice captains committee Sally-Ann Symis Nigel Bostock Bryan Taylor Steve Jones John McConnell regatta secretary John Levy Liz Mason Martin Levy Pauline Rayner chairman Gavin Reddin Martin Levy John Robson John Russell vice chairman John A.Stephenson Vic Temple John S.Stephenson Guy Thomas hon treasurer Michael Urry Freddie Beardmore Dr John Galley hon secretary Sally Thomas Thames Journal 1993 Index

Fixtures 2 Captain’s report 3 Charitable Trust 5 World Championships 6 Our World Gold 9 Men's sculling squad 11 Women's Head 14 Women's sculling squad 15 Thames Cup eight 18 Men's rowing 21 World Masters 22 Senior 1/2 women 24 Selection tales - WSG 25 Membership 27 The Journal in 1948 29 Thames in 1993 33 Results 36

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 1 1994 Fixtures Feb 19 Henley Fours Head Richmond 20 Hammersmith Double Header 29 Henley Royal Regatta 26 Trent Head Jul 9 Kingston 27 Janousek Sculls Henley Veterans Mar 5 Reading Univ Head 15 Lucerne 6 Reading Vets/Womens Head 16 National Championships 12 Womens Head Nottingham Sprint 13 Weybridge Vets Head Molesey 19 Kingston Head 17 National Championships North of England Head 23 Hollingsworth Lake 20 Glouster Head Disabled Henley Oxford-Cambridge Henley races Staines 23 Schools Head 30 Henley T&V 26 Head of the River 31 Upper Thames Sprint Boat Race Bedford Star 500 27 Women’s Sculling Head Aug 6 Maidenhead Vesta Veterans Head 13 Stourport Apr 4 Northwich Head Peterborough Summer 9 Scullers Head 14 Stourport 10 Veterans Scullers Head Peterborough Sprint Bedford Fours & SB Head 20 Hammersmith Summer 16 Reading Spring Oxford City Tiffin Spring Head 21 Abingdon 17 Bedford Star Head 27 Danson Dashes Abingdon SB Head 28 Bristol Avon 23 Strathclyde International 29 Ross Hammersmith Amateur Sept 4 BARC Invitations 24 Strathclyde International 10 World Rowing Championships 30 Chiswick 11 Worcester Vets/Juniors Wallingford Cambridge Autumn Evesham 17 Bradford Autumn May 1 Poplar Blackwall Spring 18 Boston Marathon Wallingford 24 Durham Vets/Juniors Evesham Sprint York Sprint 7 Notts City 25 Great Ouse Scullings Champs Putney Amateur Oct 1 Wallingford Sculls Bourne 2 Maidstone Sculls 8 Notts City 8 Chester LD Sculls Marlow Spring 9 Reading SB Head 14 Thames Ditton Worcester SB Head Putney Town 15 Pairs Head Bedford Kingston Junior Head 15 Bedford Quarts Spring 16 Bedford Autumn Fours Head 21 Metropolitan 22 Gloucester LD Head Bewdley Spring Cambridge Autumn Fours 22 Metropolitan Weybridge Silver Sculls Cambridge Sprint 23 Upper Thames Fours/SB Head 28 National Schools 29 Marlow LD Sculls Twickenham 30 Janousek Fours 29 National Schools Nov 5 Cambridge SB Head Jun 4 Docklands Henley Sculls Walton Hampton SB Head Peterborough 12 Fours Head 5 Docklands Stourport SB Head Weybridge Ladies 13 Kingston SB Head Peterborough Sprint 19 Pangbourne Junior Scull 11 Reading Amateur 20 Docklands SB Head Barnes & Mortlake 26 Tiffin SB Head Agecroft Evesham SB Head 12 Reading Amatuer 27 Marlow Fours/Pairs Head National Veterans Bristol Autumn Head 18 Womens Henley Dec 3 Walton SB Head Marlow Bristol Univ Head 19 Womens Henley 4 Maidstone SB Head 25 Reading Town 10 Burway SB Head

2 1993 THAMES JOURNAL At Christmas the annual Plum Pudding race saw the Thames Armada take to the Tideway.

Captains Report All our coaches must be praised It is a great pleasure to report that and thanked for all their hard work the rowing season at TRC in 1992- and dedication for achieving such 93 has been one of the most suc­ remarkable results. cessful in the club’s history. At Christmas the annual Plum Pud­ At domestic level, at the national ding race saw a great armada of championships, the home coun­ boats battle for the prizes. Included tries, the world championships and in the grand charge was a men’s at the world masters, club members twelve oar and a women’s sculling won over 110 medals and trophies. eight. Only at the last gasp did The foundation of these successes Imperial’s Ladies Plate eight catch lay in the training programmes set up the men’s veteran eight and the for the men by Bill Mason and for female scullers, sneaking past to the women by Noel Casey. They win— but only once they had passed were very ably supported by Blair the Black Buoy. Thorpe, John Stephenson, Mark Although Thames’ top eight could Treserdern, David Wise, Darren not overcome the London light­ Gee, Iain and Nancy, with some weights to lift the Boustead Cup, all input by Alan Hawes and Alan the other eights beat their London Reddin. rivals and our novices became the The emergence of John Clift after first crew to win the Ray Penney the men’s head as the chief coach of cup. the men, accelerated TRC wins and The main eights heads arrived. the domestic season culminated in The women’s first eight, combin­ an exceptional performance at ing Thames internationals with the Strathclyde where 10 Thames crews top club rowers and coached by won medals. Noel, achieved the fastest time over

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 3 the course. Sadly, because of a cleri­ At the national championships a cal error concerning an ARA regis­ total of 10 medals were won— all of tration number, Thames were dis­ them in sculling events. Leon took qualified and Tideway Scullers ac­ gold in the single sculls and went on cepted the pennant instead. to represent England in the Home I am sure I will write about this Countries where he won convinc­ affair in the future but needless to ingly. say, I disagreed entirely with the Meanwhile the women’s sculling decision. group achieved a unique triple tak­ In the men’s head, the first eight ing gold, silver and bronze in the achieved avery creditable 14th place quads as well as a bronze in the despite a last minute substitution oubles.d due to illness. But the eight which After the intensity of racing in caught the eye was the developing Strathclyde, it seems nearly all of senior III eight coached by Blair the club’s active members decided Thorpe. the best way to unwind would be a Looking full of fire and potential wild weekend of winning at Peter­ they progressed quickly and had a borough Regatta where we won 17 truly successful season, reaching the events and the Victor Ludorum. Friday at Henley when they lost to Thames members also won at in­ Bill Mason’s top eight. ternational level as Britain’s im­ There was a moment of doubt maculate women’s lightweight cox­ over where the top group of men less four containing Thames’ Alison was heading after the Head because ‘Wilma’ Brownless and Annemarie Bill was unable to fulfil his obliga­ Dryden took gold at the world cham­ tions to the club in terms of coach­ pionships. Congratulations to both ing, but I was able to recruit John of them and coach Bill Mason. Clift and his brother Adam to take And while the younger members on coaching of the top group. The of the club were winding down, pair of them took the club through John Clift to his amazement, found all the domestic regattas, Henley as himself coaching veterans in prepa­ well as the national championships. ration for the world masters, where Some regattas I must mention. Thames women won six titles be­ The Docklands Regatta produced tween them. 12 outright wins for the club, 12 I have enjoyed being the captain silver medals and five bronzes. On of Thames although at times it felt the same weekend both the novice as if the sky was falling in on us. men and women won at Peterbor­ We’ve faced many problems and a ough. few disasters but now the club has At Women’s Henley, Noel’s quads found its feet and should continue battled valiantly against Tideway to grow in size and reputation. Scullers’ crew of internationals who I am delighted that the younger eventually won the event. Thames members of the club having taken were also represented in the win­ up the challenge of running ning pair and coxless four. Thames. With new captain Steve Henley Royal Regatta saw five Austin at the helm and last year’s crews still racing on the Friday and coaching team intact, I am sure the lightweight double of Mark Otto Thames can look forward to an and Meini Hausleitner made it to even greater year. the Saturday. Pauline Rayner

4 1993 THAMES JOURNAL Thames Charitable Trust 993 has not been a good year for and in good running order. Excep­ donations to the TRCCT, but tionally, therefore, we have made a 1the good work of the Charitable contribution towards the decora­ Trust continues. tion and repair of the men’s chang­ In further pursuance of the aims ing quarters. of the Trust to encourage and sup­ Happily this seems to have trig­ port the rowing activities of the gered off a spate of activity by the active members of Thames Rowing keen and zealous Building Com­ Club, particularly the younger ele­ mittee which should result in active ment, we have this year, as an ex­ members being welcomed by hot periment, made a contribution to­ showers and a cheerful ambiance wards the regatta charges paid to on return from their efforts on the the Club by some of the regular river. crews and scullers. The Trustees are very grateful to It is not the policy of the Trustees those who have contributed this to allocate much of the Trust’s in­ year. A number of initial covenant come to the ever present needs of payments are now coming to an the premises and fabric of the Club. end and need rejuvenating. New However, we strongly believe that if gifts and covenants are welcome to rowing at Thames is to prosper, the help prime the capital pump and working facilities must be smart keep the income flowing. The Thames Rowing Club Charitable Trust registered charity number 29940. Patron A. Burrough, CBE Chairman P. C. Kirkpatrick Hon. Sec. V. B. A. Temple Hon. Treas. J. H. Fitzmaurice Trustees: P. C. Kirkpatrick J. H. Fitzmaurice A. M. St.L. Ramsay-Murray J. Pope V. B. A. Temple G. Blanchard

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 5 Lightweight four take British women’s first rowing gold ritain’s lightweight coxless four the next race. Despite the fastest with Thames’ Alison ‘Wilma’ last 500 metres she finished fourth BBrownless at bow won the coun­ with only three moving to the final. try’s first gold in a women’s sweep- Sue finished third in the petite oared event at the world champion­ final. ships in Roudnice. In women’s coxless pairs however, Three of the four— Wilma, there was disappointment for the Annamarie Dryden and Tonia club’s Miriam Batten and Jo Turvey Williams —took silver in Montreal who despite lying in second for in 1992 having been rowed through most the race, only finished fourth. in the last few metres by Australia. Miriam and Jo, knowing the This year, however, with new­ French pair would be their main comer Jane Hall on board, they opposition, stuck with them over made no mistake. Having taken the the first 1,000 metres but then could lead at 1,000 metres, the four kept not lift their pace for the final 500 moving away from the field, beat­ metres and were rowed through by ing Canada by nearly three sec­ Australia and the United States. onds. Last year’s gold medallists In the fours, Britain stroked by Australia finished fourth behind the Thames’ Philippa Cross missed out United States. on a place in the final after finishing In the single Thames’ Sue Key third behind gold medallists China produced a solid performance in and the United States in their the repechage to qualify for the repechage and looked just slightly semi-final but could not repeat it in off the pace.

6 1993 THAMES JOURNAL Former Thames member Bill The men’s lightweight squad, Baker also had a disappointing coached by former Thames coach championships as he and Marcus Sean Bowden, looked on course for Williams failed to make the final of at least two medals in the four and the lightweight coxless pairs. The eight earlier in the week but failed British pair finished third in the to live up to expectations. petite final. Derek Porter, stroke of the Cana­ Garry Herbert, another former dian eight last year, continued his Thames member, added a World winning streak with an unexpected gold to his Olympic gold when Brit­ gold in the singles just when it ain’s coxed pair carved through the looked like local favourite Vaclav field to win the final. Chalupa would finally win that elu­ Despite a season interrupted by sive major sculling title. injuries and exams, the Searles pro­ A strong team performance from duced a devastating push in the Canada, led by the country’s light­ middle of the race moving from weights, took them to the top of the sixth to first in 20 strokes. Garry medals table. France marked its disappointed all his fans however, return to the top of international by holding back the tears this year. rowing with three golds as their In all 11 British crews reached the investment in former East German finals. coach Mund Ebherdt paid off. Peter Haining’s remarkable recov­ Germany won the most medals ery after hitting a buoy 200 metres with 12 but only three golds, fuel­ from the line, made the lightweight ling speculation that the west and single sculls the most exciting race east German teams are still strug­ of the championships while gling to integrate. China’s heavy­ Redgrave and Pinsent took gold weight women took two golds while with another professional, polished the United States also had a good performance. championships with a total of eight medals. Garry Herbert gets another dunking at the hands of Greg and Johny Searle after Britain’s coxed pair took the world title.

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 7 Results

Men Eights Germany 5:37.98, Romania 5:39.33, United States 5:41.47, Australia, Netherlands, Great Britain Coxless fours France 6:04.54, Poland 6:06.63, United States 6:08.50, Canada, Great Britain, Germany Coxed fours Romania 6:14.64, Czech Republic 6:17.50, Germany 6:17.78, China, Australia, Poland. Great Britain (9th) Coxless pairs Great Britain 6:37.11, Germany 6:38.65, Slovenia 6:39.78, Belgium, New Zealand, Croatia Coxed pairs Great Britain 7:01.50, Italy 7:03.59, Germany 7:04.91, France, Croatia, Lithuania Quads Germany 5:43.99, Ukraine 5:46.25, Italy 5:47.07, Poland, France, Russia. Great Britain (14th) Doubles France 6:24.69, Norway 6:28.42, Germany 6:29.03, Spain, United States, Hungary Single Canada 6:59.03, Czech Republic 7:00.56, Germany 7:04.35, Romania, Italy, Argentina

Lightweight men Eights Canada 5:39.17, Denmark 5:41.25, Italy 5:41.53, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands Coxless fours United States 6:03.27, Switzerland 6:03.99, Italy 6:04.59, Australia, Great Britain, Austria Coxless pairs Spain 6:39.34, Russia 6:40.77, Germany 6:40.79, Australia, Italy, Denmark. Great Britain (9th) Quads Austria 5:49.30, Italy 5:51.00, Germany 5:51.00, France, Great Britain, Sweden Doubles Australia 6:20.64, Switzerland 6:20.73, Italy 6:21.94, Spain, New Zealand, Poland Single Great Britain 7:05.34, Australia 7:06.60, Netherlands 7:07.70, Denmark, Ireland, United States

Women Eights Romania 6:18.88, United States 6:20.42, Germany 6:21.52, China, Belarus, Czech Republic Coxless fours China 6:42.06, United States 6:42.72, Canada 6:43.32, Germany, Romania, Australia. Great Britain (8th) Coxless pairs France 7:24.74, Australia 7:27.21, United States 7:27.69, Great Britain, Germany, Netherlands Quads China 6:21.07, Germany 6:24.31, United States 6:33.98, France, Russia, Netherlands Doubles New Zealand 7:03.42, Germany 7:05.61, Bulgaria 7:07.26, Netherlands, China, Romania Single Germany 7:26.00, Canada 7:27.42, Denmark 7:28.14, Sweden, Belgium, United States

8 1993 THAMES JOURNAL Lightweight women Coxless fours Great Britain 6:45.30, Canada 6:48.87, United States 6:49.47, Australia, Germany, Denmark Doubles Canada 6:59.74, China 7:01.33, Netherlands 7:01.66, United States, Denmark, Great Britain Single Canada 7:47.14, Netherlands 7:51.37, Denmark 7:52.52, United States, Australia, Austria. Great Britain (9th)

Our gold medal performance on the lake but which would disap­ pear as quickly as it came. Flat water and good weather allowed us to relax, unwind and train well. Our host was the Swiss Interna­ tional coach, Harry Mahon— a 007, James Bond lookalike— who had coached the Cambridge crew to victory earlier this year. We trained alongside the Swiss national team, the Danish lightweights, the New Zealand team as well our own pace boat— Dan and Ed (gluttons for punishment) from Imperial College Boat Club. We also caught a glimpse of our arch rivals the Australians— who had pipped us at the post last year— they were training down the road in Lucerne. ur first stop on the way to the On the thirteenth day a black rain Czech Republic was Sarnen, cloud descended into the valley and OSwitzerland for a two week warm stayed. It was time to move on. weather training camp. Conditions My lasting impression of Switzer­ there were perfect— a huge, azure land will be sunshine, mountains, blue lake, mirror flat, reflecting good training sessions, pretty cha­ mountains and hillside chalets and lets with perfectly arranged flower endless blue sky. Breathing in pure boxes and the enormous St. Bernard mountain air was a novelty after dog— ‘his bark is worse than his training on the Tideway in London bite’— who chased us up the hill all year— what a change! from the lake every day without fail. For twelve days we had unrelent­ My first impression of the Czech ing sunshine, (a great help for keep­ Republic was the level crossings — ing down to our strict target weights without barriers or signals as we are for the weigh-in), broken occasion­ used to— both trains and cars alike ally and briefly by freak thunder are trusted to slow down and look and lightening which sent us scut­ both ways before crossing amaz­ tling for the shores if we were out ingly it works.

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 9 My second impression, an una­ vantage as it did not give us time to voidable one, was the smell! The get really nervous. rowing course must have been in Then we were off, the States led the smelliest part of the Republic. off the start as expected, the Cana­ At one end of the course was a pig dians were strong too, and unex­ farm, at the other a paper factory pectedly the Aussies were trailing, burning sulphur emitting coal— so but we were there in the pack. With no matter which way the wind blew. 500 metres gone of the 2000m race But what the area lacked in scenic we took the lead and would not let charm was made up for by the en­ go. The other crews constantly at­ thusiasm and generosity of the lo­ tacked and seemed dangerously cal people. They really made us feel close to us but at last after 6 minutes welcome and looked after us as if and 45 seconds we crossed the line we were Royalty. Contrary to re­ in gold medal position. ports, food was plentiful and very What relief, then what joy! tasty and the beer, so I am told, was The Crew: very good and cheap. Tonia Williams (NRCA), But back to the serious business of Annamarie Dryden Rowing. We had a straight final (TRC & Queens Tower), because only six countries had en­ Jane Hall (KRC), tered crews into our event, which Alison ‘Wilma’ Brownless meant we had a long nerve-wracking (Thames RC). wait until Finals weekend. The pres­ The Coach: sure was immense, we had won the Bill Mason (Imperial College) silver medal twice before but this Postscript: I would like to empha­ year the Gold HAD to be ours, and sise how much we owe our gold if we won it we would be the first medal to those who have supported British women ever to win a world us and shown us such generosity rowing gold. But during that week along the way. As lightweights and our coach Bill kept us on our toes, women we are always at the bottom making us train hard, preparing us of the money heap, so here is a Big meticulously for every eventuality - Thank you to: hitting buoys in the race, or coming * Thames Rowing Club Piggy Club last off the start, or having to throw Members for buying the TRC Piggy the kitchen sink in at the end of the Club Janousek lightweight pair for race —in short, by the end of the us to train in over the winter. week we were as well prepared to * Bill Mason for coaching us and race as we would ever be. Imperial College for putting up with Race day arrived and it was rain­ us in their changing rooms and ing and miserably cold. I was a bit boat house. nervous but also felt curiously de­ * Bob Janousek for giving us the tached and calm— I knew, as Bill permanent loan of our Janousek had told us, that we could only race racing boat. our best and if that was good enough * Moore Stephens, Chartered Ac­ we would win. We had a hectic countants, for sponsoring all our warm-up arriving late at the start— travelling and championship costs. not ideal— where our opponents— * The Sports Aid Foundation for USA, Canada, Germany, Denmark, helping with our training costs. Australia— were sitting waiting for us. I think arriving late was an ad­ Wilma Brownless

10 1993 THAMES JOURNAL Men’s sculling squad fter a promising start to the season under chief coach Bill AMason from Imperial College, the senior squad began to lose its direc­ tion after the men’s head as Bill was forced to concentrate on his Impe­ rial crews. The appearance of brothers John and Adam Clift, both former Olym­ pic squad rowers and scullers, helped to lift spirits after the Head. John and Adam spent the first few weeks assessing all the rowers and scullers and trying to establish a style and technique common to all. A variety of quads were raced in the early part of the regatta season with Leon Fletcher, Ian Pritchard, Steve Jones, Andy Inglis, Nick Copley and Blair Crawford amongst those competing. As Leon was to concentrate on his single scull and Blair Crawford had work commitments, a new heavy­ weight quad was organised includ­ ing two new arrivals to Thames from Tideway Scullers, Tim Spires and Ralph Humphrey. The other scullers were Telwyn Beddoe from Imperial College and Andy Inglis from Thames. Of the other scullers Blair paired up with Gavin Reddin to from a heavyweight double, Mark Otto and Meini Hausleitner continued to train together in their lightweight double and Sam Allpassjoined three scullers from Tideway Scullers to form a composite students quad, seeking selection for the world stu­ dent games in Buffalo. The first test for the new Thames heavyweight quad came on the Sun­ day of the Docklands Regatta where TRC was beaten by some eight sec­ onds by the TRC/TSS quad. Shortly after the Docklands was Marlow Regatta which ended suc­

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 11 Thames medallists at the National Championships: Silver medallists in heavyweight quads T. Beddoe, R. Humphrey, A. Inglis and T. Spires. Gold medallists in the lightweight event R. Williams, D. Martinelli, M. Otto and M. Hausleitner. Bronze in the doubles B. Crawford and G. Reddin (opposite). cessfully for the quad. The crew dominated this year by the inclu­ qualified for the final by beating sion of World Cup scullers, while Dan Topolski’s Upper Thames quad Sam was forced to compete under in a close race and then beat Henley Scullers’ colours. RC by over a length in the final. The The news that the Thames quad additional prize of a box of beer had drawn the national heavyweight had only a marginal effect...hon­ quad in the first round was disap­ est! pointing. however, our goal to up­ For the run-up to Henley Royal set the squad quad training held Regatta and the National Champi­ firm. onships the club hired a set of new On the day both crews attacked ‘hatchet’ sculls which undoubtedly from the start, the squad crew try­ helped in the quad’s preparation ing to crush Thames and our quad for the Queen Mother Cup. Under trying to rattle the squadies. To the the coaching ofJohn Clift the quad ’squads surprise TRC trailed by only became faster and fitter each day. one length at the Barrier and then John was juggling five Thames two lengths by the halfway marker, crews at Henley; the quad, the light­ Fawley. In difficult water conditions weight double, Gavin and Blair, the stronger squad crew pushed Leon and London’s Andy Booth in onto a victory of four and a half another double and a coxed four. lengths in six minutes 40 seconds. Mike Urry was the club’s only sculler Although disappointed by the in the Diamonds, the event being poor draw and subsequent result

12 1993 THAMES JOURNAL we took comfort from having pro­ As usual the races were hard to duced the fastest time by a club the half-way point and more re­ crew as well as having avoided an laxed from there to the finish. The ‘easily’ verdict. six qualifiers had all shown ability The following day Blair and Gavin in achieving their final place and a were knocked out the doubles by hard final was likely. Collins and Lees while Leon and From the start all crews pushed Andy lost to Hopkins and Pollecutt. hard to the 500 metres mark. TRC Mike lost to the Romanian sculler were third at this point but gradu­ Nicolae Taga but Mark and Meini ally eased through Kingston RC to beat Rudkin and Kittermaster by a move into second place where we length. eventually finished some nine sec­ In the semi-finals they faced a Lon- onds behind the TRC/TSS com­ don/Tyrian composite— the light­ posite student quad. weights— Kittoe and Redpath. Mark We were one of 10 Thames crews and Meini put up a good fight but to approach the presentation raft eventually lost by several lengths. that day. Among the men, Leon Kittoe and Redpath went on to win had a comfortable victory in the Sunday’s final. singles while Sam added the bronze The final event for the quad and to his gold in the quads. Gavin and most of the sculling squad was to be Blair took bronze in the doubles the National Championships, held while Mark and Meini took silver in this year in Strathclyde. In the inter­ the lightweight doubles and gold in vening days the crews moved to the the quads with Martinelli and Docks in order to benefit from some Williams of UL. straight lane race practice. Hopefully with many of the same Excellent weather conditions at scullers around for the 1993/94 Strathclyde helped the racing season together with John Clift still through the weekend. Sunday saw coaching, the new season could the first race for 12 heavyweight prove even more productive and quads entered for our event in the successful. ormf of two early morning qualifi­ Andy Inglis ers.

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 13 Women’s Head of the River he eights Head of the River is all superhuman club oarswoman one of the most anticipated and pin-up Kate Pollitt came in a Traces of the rowing season. It is one stunning first. Noel rewarded her of the only yard sticks that can be with a seat on bowside (her first used to give a true reflection of a time ever). And after the race Kate crew or club’s standard. did admit it had been “one of the 1993 was no exception. Thames most enlightening” experiences of had not won the Women’s Head her life. since 1990 and over many pints of We nearly had difficulties com­ Youngs in the Vesta bar, Noel Casey bining international heavyweights, devised a plan to take on the best lightweights and club oarswomen and beat them. but Noel had an original Noel-type Noel put out a call for all true plan - ....a piss-up on the Thursday Thames RC members to return to eforeb the race.On the day we were base from wherever necessity had so hung over we were totally re­ taken them to train. Kate Brownlow, laxed. Alison ‘Wilma’ Brownless and We started second behind - some Annemarie Dryden returned from way behind - Tideway Scullers and Imperial where they had been train­ some observers suggested we were ing in a lightweight four. Miriam trying to leave Scullers in a Batten and Philippa Cross returned vacuum...would we? We actually had from training with the heavyweight to wait about 30 seconds for Kate squad and Guin Batten was spotted and Wilma’s mascara to dry. in a single on a pond in Loughbor­ Past the start Miriam settled at a ough and recaptured. rate of 36 which she thought was a Meanwhile the very solid base that little high. However, the cox could has been created in women’s row­ not understand Miriam’s attempt ing at Thames enabled Noel to se­ at communication which sounded lect three strong eights. something like, “Waa-hor-haa-woo.” Each eight had its own master Anyway the rest of the crew were plan. only rating 34 so 36 in the stern was The third eight had a novel just fine. scheme. In fact, for the sake of At the Bandstand we did a quick novelty it was decided that the first push to the end of the island, gained time they should be spotted on the five seconds on Scullers and so water was on the way up to the start. popped around the back of the The second eight had a highly Eyot for a cup of tea. confidential and top secret plan, It We had planned to go all out to was so secret that even the crew Hammersmith and from Hammer­ never found out what it was. smith go even harder. Miriam was For the first eight Noel devised a still at 36 and Annemarie was look­ careful selection policy. It started ing quite at home behind her - that with 10 pints of beer in Vesta fol­ was because we’d fitted an ergo in lowed by a 10 mile run, two lengths the boat at seven. of the Thames and a high rep, heavy The two solid power houses (they’ll weight circuit and a 2,500 metre kill me for calling them that) ergo. Philippa Cross and Clare Harwood Annemarie broke the world light­ at six and five were staying well­ weight ergo record again but over­ hard while Guin, the world’s strong­

14 1993 THAMES JOURNAL est woman, thought it was all one stronger and looking for blood. big V02 max test. If you would like to join the Kate was still sorting out her left Thames Armada at the back of the hand from her right - and doing a field, it will cost you a current ARA mighty fine job - while the hard registration number plus a blank technicians in the bows, Wilma and cheque made out to Suzie Ellis. Katie, were being hard and techni­ You’ll find me in the Thames bar. cal. Even the cox was pulling hard - Suzie Ellis verbally. Noel clocked us at 38 at the Mile Women’s Sculling Squad Post and from there we basically At the beginning of October we just had push after push to the line. started with 20 or so girls all Scullers were most upset to learn looking forward to the notoriously that we had beaten them by five slack Casey training. seconds and our time of 18 minutes There was a Manuels raid every 58 seconds (including the tea break) Saturday and the real competition was only the third ever sub 19 min­ was to see who could eat the great­ utes time ever clocked in the race. est number of fruit buns in a sitting However, Thames weren’t satis­ Several people dropped out - it had fied with their victory, what chal­ nothing to do with the light regime lenge was left for next year? The of 8km runs and 12km ergs of crew wanted more pain, more course. agony, more variety. This could only We gradually got used to the idea be achieved by starting at the back of having two blades rather than in 1994. one and the end of October saw But how could this be achieved? some of us go up to Nottingham to Luckily Katie Brownlow had a cun­ investigate a secret weapon - the ning plan. What if her registration octuple. We got back with sore number was found to be out of knuckles, realising there was yet date? Surely they would understand more humiliation to come when in the case of a hard-pressed inter­ Noel ordered a set of oct. riggers. national? But no, the ARA were We caused a few raised eyebrows flabbergasted at such a heinous (probably for all the wrong rea­ crime and promptly disqualified the sons) and prompted acute observa­ crew, They banished the eight to tions such as “that’s a good eight the back of the field and put out a Noel’s got out today”. The drunken warrant for Katie’s arrest - she very spider was in fact a very useful part wisely fled the country thus avoid­ of our training. It forced a dispa­ ing certain death in front of the rate group of relatively novice ARA firing squad. scullers into something approach­ Meanwhile, the second and third ing cohesion. We later managed to eights were desperate not to miss produce a good performance in out on the fun and promptly got the Plum Puds. themselves disqualified for similar We broke up into quads for the crimes, while Tideway Scullers IVs Head and achieved some rea­ sportingly accepted the pennant. sonable results. Various crew mem­ However, Scullers better ready bers had to stop to put mascara on, themselves for the sequel Women’s check out a particularly good school­ Head 94: The Revenge. After the boy crew and refill the teapot so we chaos of 93 we plan to be fitter, didn’t quite manage to win. The

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 15 switch to doubles bore fruit soon horses to keep you company on the after, giving, us our very first Dol­ way down the course. We had a win phins (captured on film by Auriel in novice sculls and some good Kensington video production The places in the other divisions. crack team available at cost price). We then went on to Worcester Someone then realised they didn’t (alas not quite the Caribbean) for know what to do with their Friday our Easter training camp. Far nights so someone else (whose iden­ warmer and more glamorous than tity shall, for reasons of personal Paris or Banyoles after all. On the safety, remain nameless) said “why water at 6am, breakfast, sleep, on not train?”. The outings got longer the water at 12pm, lunch, sleep, on and colder and earlier (and Friday the water at 4pm, dinner, sleep was evenings even more exciting) until the stunningly original regime. Sev­ after Christmas when Noel hit upon eral people desperately tried to the bright idea of introducing us to overdose on Easter eggs and failed the joys of single sculling, by which miserably. Others attempted to have stage people had forgotten we even poison smuggled in disguised as existed. The gentlemen in Vesta Belgian chocolates but these were bar rubbed their hands in glee at sadly intercepted by the Guardian the prospect of further humiliation of the Gates. .. Carefully nurtured knuckles got Things gradually began to hot up scraped to pieces again but at least on the Tideway. Many a crew start­ only one person went in. Sculling ing their warm-up was washed down Tip No1: you have to do your gates by a Tsunami as an increasingly up before you push off. irate coach cruised past in his launch Soon after, the girls organised and yelling, “pull f***ing harder, you’re staffed an excellent Valentine’s Day all a bunch of lazy cows” at regular party which allowed us to raise much intervals. needed funds towards our secret Training continued to escalate un­ Caribbean holiday. Various people tilNoel had anotherbrainwave “why went busily to work on maintaining not do a race?”. Conditions were their crew’s good name - money just right at Nottingham. A howling please, or I’ll name names in the cross wind and waves breaking eve­ next edition of the squad newslet­ rywhere allowed us to win open ter. quads over 1000m. We returned For the VIIIs Head results were happy but unsatisfied. We were duly good. Thames A was the fastest entered for Docklands regatta crew and all three Casey crews came where various crews won medals in the top 25. We had however a with a healthy number of golds. We cunning plan to liven up next year’s were not happy with our perform­ racing by starting way down the ance so we spent a week’s training race order. This we satisfactorily in the Docks where a couple of achieved by innocently entering 500m pieces did much to sharpen some incorrect ARA numbers. We us up. look forward to the HORR 94 and Women’s Henley saw mixed re­ yes, all ARA membership is now sults - all three crews lost the knit­ fully paid up. ting competition to a good TSS The Scullers Head saw a good crew with two Olympians on board number of entries. It was an easy (the closest margin being half a day - only gale force 8 and white jumper in the first round). We then

16 1993 THAMES JOURNAL Thames’ unique triple at Strathclyde. Gold medallists (top) R. Peagram, R. Wyness, K. Pollitt and E. Wallace. Silver medallists (middle) L. Baguley, H. Baird, L. Baird and A. Bouma. Bronze medallists (bottom) C. Dennis, J. Sanders, K. Giles and K. Templeton.

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 17 geared ourselves up for some good Dennis, Mary Dennis, Suzie Ellis, Scottish breakfasts at Strathclyde. Kate Giles, Clare Harwood, Anna Crew training included practice Hitchcock, Bec Peagram, Kate Eskimo rolls (yup, four more very Pollitt, Kate Templeton, Jude Sand­ proud Dolphin club members). ers, Emma Wallace, Julia Webb, Sculling Tip No.2: frontstops pad­ Rachel Wyness and of course Jenny. dling is dangerous to your health. Many thanks to all the people who In the doubles, three crews made helped out and thanks (?) to Noel the finals, one of them winning a for putting us through it and for bronze. In the quads, we wiped the dreaming up the idea in the first floor with the opposition, with place. Roll on Phase 2 of ze Meister Thames A, B, & C battling it out to Plan. the line. It was only a monster push, Rachael Wyness at 500m to go which allowed one crew to go through in the end. Thames Cup Eight Thames Women were National ou could just make them out Champions again and the squad through the sheeting rain. had achieved a Nat Champs first YTiny boats bouncing on frighten­ with all three medals going to a ing waves. single club. We sadly drank too The weather was too foul for any much beer to make the journey speed. back at all comfortable despite the But as the boats fought closer, it boredom being alleviated by an in­ was clear from the 10 or so ago­ structive New Woman pull out. nised faces that this was a race. Eleven sessions a week dropped Behind all in a tin can of a launch, to three or four after the Nat came their taskmaster, shouting and Champs but we had yet to face the screaming orders that were des­ fiercest challenge of the year: Peter­ tined only to be whipped away by borough. This was particularly no­ the freezing wind. Numb handed, table for the debut of the double and struck dumb by the madness of from hell - you know who you are... it all, they slogged slowly by. For others, winning to the sound of The few who witnessed from the “down two again” was rather pleas­ bank were puzzled. What purpose ant and greatly improved our camp­ could there be to such insanity? ing skills. We sampled some deli­ Now at last the story can be told. cious home cooking on Saturday It all started when a short, scruffy night as well as occasional draughts man from New Zealand walked into of local tipple. None of this of course the crewroom seemed cuddly in a stop us from contributing our fair tubby sort of way. But he had no share of wins to the total that even­ mercy. tually netted TRC the Victor Blair Thorpe condemned his Ludorum. squad to winter training in pairs. It was altogether a tough year but These oarsmen were always easy to immensely enjoyable and success­ recognise. Shivering and exhausted. ful enough to leave you thinking Or completely demoralised, after how badly you want to win next yet another furious attack on their year and the year after and the year technique. The coach had a favour­ after. Respect is due to all involved: ite call. It was “Square Blades.” Lesley Baguley, Helen Baird, Lucy For weeks on end the squad would Baird, Aafke Bouma, Catherine thrash by, rowing square blades in

18 1993 THAMES JOURNAL The Thames Cup eight. G. Furby (bow), A. Brunskill, J. Cleeve, B. Nicholson, W. Bird, L. DeNicola, S. French, R. Oberst (stroke), K. Watson (cox). rough water from Mortlake to to the bar to talk of better days. But Putney. There was blood on the on the river a Battle Royale had blade handles and fury in their eyes. begun. But it made no difference. No By the mile post London had a weather was too cold. No waves too length and a quarter. But they could high. And anyone who complained take no more. The Thames Eight was dropped. had found its rhythm. Then the man from Down Under By Harrods there was an overlap. dreamt up his master plan. And under Hammersmith Bridge Six pairs were sent to Peterbor­ the Thames Eight pushed for the ough. And for one day the course lead, taking full advantage of the became a torture chamber. For inside of the bend. hours without end they raced and London were bigger, and more turned, and then raced again. The experienced. But Thames went weakest were finished. But for the through to win easily on little more survivors there was a place in a than sheer guts. Blair Thorpe’s winning crew. merciless coaching was paying divi­ The start of the Boustead Cup, dends. and from their creaking balcony An improvement of almost a hun­ the old men of London Rowing dred places in the Head of the River Club must have wondered what on race set the standard for a remark­ earth their crew was taking on. The able season. new Thames Senior Three Eight, so At the multi-lane Metropolitan Re­ carefully selected, was vanishing gatta the crew took the Senior Three into a self generated cloud of spray. title, shrugging off rough condi­ Their blades whipped up the tions. Tideway into a mousse of washout. Hereford Regatta there was a And by the flagpole of Thames storming win for the Senior Two Rowing Club, the London crew had trophy, and in the Senior One event, taken a length. It looked bad. Sup­ the narrowest of defeats by a fast porters became critics and retired Westminster/Belmont outfit.

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 19 Some Thames members felt this Blair Thorpe had a place in the was when the Eight really locked umpire’s launch for the battle with together. Bedford. But he didn’t see much of At the multi-lane Docklands Re­ the race. As Thames slowly took a gatta, Thames took the Senior Two lead of half a length, the Kiwi’s tide, as well as a bronze medal in the nerves were starting to crack. At the Senior One event. But after such a Remenham Club Bedford pushed, high, a trough had to follow. And it but Thames answered back. Their came on the Saturday of Reading coach was now cowering in the bot­ Regatta. The crew disposed of King­ tom of the launch, covering his ston Grammar, the winners of the eyes, and occasionally plucking up Schools Head, and then went on to the courage to ask what the rate a bad row in the final, losing to was. Radley College. But on the Sunday Bedford pushed again at the en­ there was a dramatic improvement, closures but Thames were too and the crew took home Senior strong. They were through to the One medals. third round by half a length. It was Blair Thorpe’s Eight now became arguably the best race of the day. the official Thames Cup entry. In On Friday they faced Imperial Col­ just a few months his uniquely loud lege. At the bottom of the Island approach to coaching had attracted both crews were level. But Imperial its fair share of critics in the club. was packed with six Henley But now even they had to respect medalists, and from the Barrier they the results. pulled away. The first round at Henley was There was another Senior One against Cherwell, the Oxford Uni­ win at Molesey. And at Cannes In­ versity development squad. To the ternational Regatta Thames gave a spectators both crews were un­ giant a scare, holding level with known quantities. Not one mem­ Hansa Dormund Under 23s, the ber of Thames had raced at Henley world silver medalists, for half the before. course. But the Eight left its stake boat like Locals who dined by the beach Henley veterans, and by the Barrier after the finals will find it hard to Cherwell were finished. Thames forget those Thames members who won by four lengths, but were went on to display every inch of quickly warned to prepare them­ their Tideway honed physiques. selves for the next round against Some blamed the French wine! Bedford A, a far more formidable At the beginning of the season, opponent. Thames had been just to row at Henley was a dream. trained to follow a race plan written But to win through to the Friday by Peter Haining, the world cham­ seemed an impossibility. pion lightweight sculler. Exactly What the crew lacked in skill and twenty minutes before the start time size, it made up for with fitness, the crew had to drink an extra pint strength, and sheer will to win. of cold water. But as all eight soon The coach had been cursed for his discovered, an equal amount of fluid obsession with square blades and had to come out! Fortunately, the hard winter outings in small boats. overhanging trees on Temple Is­ But when it mattered it all paid land provided the necessary shel­ off. ter. Gareth Furby

20 1993 THAMES JOURNAL The final sorting out was a strange Mens Rowing affair. I decided to train the senior inter training started with high III guys in coxless pairs and take hopes and Bill Mason at the them to Peterborough for seat rac­ Whelm, taking charge of training foring to find out who moved what. all the men. As every year, we had Bill Mason took all the established the usual cross section of athletic super stars and formed a misfits and competent but psycho­ Frankenstein I and II eight, leaving logically deranged individuals. Egali­ me and Blair to sort out the rest. tarian as ever, I thought it would be Peterborough was hell. But at the a good idea not to split people into end of it we had some results that Groups but to, as far as possible, get laid the group (Damnation, I used everyone to follow the same pro­ that word) out in some sort of hier­ gramme within the same organisa­ archy. Not that it satisfied anyone. tional structure. This led to the All the participants whinged about forming of “Pools”, which was a my maths and of course from any rather transparent attempt to have set of statistics an infinite variety of groups but not call them groups. conclusions can be drawn by apply­ The idea being to maintain not only ing successively hybrid theories of a sense of club unity but to also analyses. “I was definitely the fast­ make it easier to move individuals est person” (Rowing on bowside, in around as things developed through the afternoon session, wearing a the year. yellow and green long-sleeved top). Everyone could see through this The crews got sorted out for The straight away and on a number of Head, Frankenstein I was in Bill occasions throughout the year I Mason's charge while Frankenstein had private, and some not so pri­ II was whipped into a frenzy by vate, chats with people who ex­ Nigel Reynolds. Blair smothered pressed dissatisfaction with the Thames III with love and attention “Pool” they were in at present. Now while I went into deep cover as the I know how Beatrice Beatrice Girlie strokeman of Thames “SBS” IV. feels. The crews made some progress to­ Anyway, the burden of responsi­ ward The Head but only attained bility fell on mine and Blair Thorpe’s results ranging between encourag­ shoulders and through December ing and mediocre. and January we tweaked, adjusted My crew, Thames IV, never had and bludgeoned the ‘Pools” to form the same crew twice and nearly a club second and third eight. Could killed the bowman, Bryan Taylor, we do it? We had more chance of while on night manoeuvres just stopping a one legged Duck swim­ before the race. Thankfully, on the ming around in a circle. day, things went well and all was Every time we picked two crews, now clear for the racing season. one top dog the other under dog, Frankensteins I and II fell apart the under dog crew would hang on after The Head. Bill Mason left us to their supposed superiors like a in order to concentrate on Imperial rabid, crazed sabre-toothed Tiger. College crews and it took some No significant difference was seen time to find someone to stitch the between the crews, calling into ques­ remnants back together. In the tion another combination of stars mean time, Blair took charge of the against mongrel hounds. senior Ill’s producing a crew which

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 21 won at senior III, II and I, then borough which was crowned by the raced at Henley. Although losing best barbecue/piss-up since the on Friday, they producing a ball Romans left. Additionally, not only busting race of a life time on Thurs­ did my deflowered novices and sen­ day against Bedford. ior Ills finish first and second on The rest of the season was all both Saturday and Sunday in their gravy after that. Trips to the post events but almost everyone else in Henley regattas combined success the club won something. Even with and failure in equal proportions. a communal hangover on the Sun­ At Henley T+V the club entered day morning the size of Azim Na­ everything and won nothing. At dir’s overdraft (Who did bake those Peterborough we entered every­ bloody cakes anyway?), the club thing and won everything! managed to win the Victor By now I had taken under my wing Ludorum. two new groups. One novice and The season’s account closed with the other Senior III men. After a a balance sheet that reads; In credit, number of weeks, during which I lots of happy oarspersons, an im­ some how managed to knock a few pressive tally of wins and the foun­ rough edges off them, they were dations of a successful season next ready to race. These guy were typi­ year. cal mature novices. Stacks of enthu­ Mark Treserdern siasm, buckets of guts, an abso­ lutely massive EEC charisma moun­ tain but no ability to row. World masters regatta Still, this is what coaching is all t the world masters there are about. I was going to get these guys no silver or bronze medals. to win and I told them too, “You are AOnly the first across the line gain a going to win.” medal. It is a tough pill to swallow, So they did, at Staines. Anyone even if, as in some cases, you are in who witnessed the event will re­ the average age 70-years eights race. member it till their dying day. The first meeting 20 years ago in Straight final and one length up on Bern, where it was a friendly, let’s- the start then Four catches a crab get-together with a race in friend­ and its five lengths down. By the ship philosophy. finish they win by two lengths. All Much has changed since. over in 500m! What value for The intensity of racing has to be money. These guys were so happy seen to be believed. The fitness they took me back to the active level of the former champions who members dinner and beat me to race at the event is unbelievable. To death. Three nights in Charring win at the regatta a year’s hard Cross Hospital and not one of them training is essential and veterans came to see me. Just think what have to learn to follow a programme they would have done to me if they aimed at 1000 metre racing. All had lost! plan their year around the big event. In total during the year I believe When women first competed at the club got three novice men and the regatta they were always one women’s eights through to sen­ grouped together so that Penny ior level. Haslam, Jean Rankine and myself The final flourish of the season had to race women much younger was the triumphant trip to Peter­ than ourselves. However, we still

22 1993 THAMES JOURNAL Finish’ as time after time British crews overhauled their opponents to win in the last few strokes. Penny Haslam and Sallie Malt stormed through to win by a hair’s breath in the WVC double. Penny, myself, Jackie Darling and Margarethe Keiser from the Neth­ erlands had a beautiful scull in the WVD quad where we finished two lengths ahead of the field, beating very good Dutch, Hungarian and German crews. Then Penny contin­ ued her winning way taking the WVD singles title. Jackie and I teamed with Hilary Cooke and Philicity Pike of Sons of the Thames to take the WVB coxed fours title while Jackie and I fin­ ished Saturday’s racing by winning Sallie Malt and Penny Haslam, (above) winners in the WVC coxless pairs. the WVC double at the World Masters in Vienna. A great Saturday evening was spent Penny (below right) also won the in the WVD single. wining and dining at a Viennese managed a few titles between us night club. We returned at about over the years. 2.30am to our hotel but I was in In the first regatta in Bern, 12 nations took part with 1,000 com­ petitors. In Vienna, 31 nations com­ peted with a total of 6,989 rowers and scullers taking to the water. For two days, starting at 7.30am and finishing at 7.30pm, a race took place every four minutes, some races being contested by as many as eight crews. Sunday morning was re­ served for mixed crews and the events werejust as keenly contested. There was not a space left to park a trailer or boat as crews arrived days early to train. The atmosphere was exhilarating. But there was a gale force wind running straight down the course — luckily it was a following one— but it did feel as though we were surfing. I blessed the fact that we practised at Notts City this year. It was pleasing to hear the com­ mentators talk about the ‘British

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 23 action again on Sunday morning tunately hit the crews with several with Tim Lincoln of Marlow in a people being unable to row with mixed veteran D double. Helen in particularly suffering We had a disastrous first half, badly, resulting in the two eights missing strokes and knitting blades being whittled down to an eight at the start, leaving ourselves two and a four ready for the summer lengths behind. We then hit a buoy regattas. and nearly tipped ourselves in. By Nottingham regatta saw the un­ the 500 metres mark we were four fortunate incident of the Alan to five lengths down. Burrough being wrapped around When at last we had straightened some traffic-lights on its way there. the boat and settled down, we es­ However, this proved to be no de­ tablished a good cruising speed and terrent and despite the fact that finished well ahead of the field. I racing started closer to mid-night think we will have to practice our rather than mid-day the racing was starts before next year though. very exciting and this seemed to be The event is tremendous fun and an excellent start to the season. The very demanding. So perhaps as Metropolitan and Docklands regat­ other members of Thames enter tas were not quite so successful their twilight years, they might con­ although at the Docklands the eight sider joining us. in principal won the gold medal in Pauline Rayner the open category had there not been a minor blip on the steering Senior I/II Women front and the four also had a good “It is not a race” was the familiar row that day winning the silver cry during those gruelling medal. months of winter training as the The build-up to Henley followed, two women’s eights battled it down again with a great deal of angst from the Pink Lodge each one des­ suffered by all. The final crew that perate to get to the boat house first was chosen had a couple of excel­ and accompanied by growls of re­ lent rows winning the first round by venge from within the boat, par­ around five lengths and getting an ticularly from the boat Dee was in! ‘easily’ verdict which pleased us all John Stephenson and Dave Wise (although it is not hard to see why took us in hand for the season and looking at the photographs of our shocked our system when introduc­ opposition afterwards!) and in the ing a strict training programme the second round we unfortunately met likes of which we had not seen for are age-old rivals Weybridge who several seasons. This all came to a beat us by a length and continued head around February when boat through to the finals where they selection took place accompanied lost to Cambridge so we left Henley by the usual angst but two eights in high spirits. were launched for the Head of the This optimism stood us in good River Race doing very respectfully stead for Richmond where we won but perhaps not as well as we had after a close fight with Auriol-Ken­ hoped although subsequent in sington who did not do themselves depth analysis of the facts and fig­ any favours by shouting ‘eat wash ures could make things look other­ and die! ’just before the race started wise! thus sparking off that bit of aggres­ A plague of bad backs then unfor­ sion we all needed.

24 1993 THAMES JOURNAL Post-Richmond the four had an The season commenced and I fol­ enjoyable trip up to Yorkshire with lowed Bill Mason’s training pro­ London Rowing Club and the eight gramme, which is designed specifi­ had a scintillating row at Kingston. cally for students, taking into ac­ Again this was another race we re­ count the longer rest periods avail­ ally won had there not been an able (mainly through sleeping dur­ unfortunate bend and staggered ing lectures). This programme was finish but the main achievement a step up from what I had followed was beating another arch-rival Im­ in the previous years at Thames. perial College while being hot on The first dealings with the A.R.A., Kingston’s heels. and more specifically with the After Kingston we phaffed around B.I.R.O. (British Olympic Rowing down at the club until Peterbor­ Office), was when I rang in October ough where we went out with a to be registered, and to receive bang; the eight winning both days details about the dates of trials. by miles, Coralie and Christine November came and went and as I doing very well in their double and had heard nothing I rang BIRO myself and Teresa having a great again, to check. My name was not laugh and a view of all four lanes on on the database, so I gave it to them the course but not doing quite so again. I then waited for the details well in our pair! Finally a very big of the first trial, thinking that they thank you to John for all his hard must have put me on the list. Mid­ work and for the enormous amount December, Thursday evening - Bill of time he put into our rowing Mason waltzes into the club room, which I think and hope has stood us and asks me why my name isn’t on in good form for this season. the list for the trial on Saturday. Rachel Frost After much knashing of teeth I de­ cide that I won’t be prepared in Selection tales — the time, so I opt to give it a miss. I competed in the January and World Student Games February assessments, which were aving been given the task of both at Henley, over a 3000m course writing a feature in the Jour­ downstream. I finished inside the Hnal on the subject of ‘squad selec­ top 10 both times, which is okay but tion’, it is inevitably a personal ac­ could be better. We then hear that count of the trials and tribulations the BIRO will be contacting us about of the author. I started the rowing details for the WSG trials at Not­ year in October having made the tingham on 1st May. True to form decision to scull and had two objec­ - no communication. Training con­ tives: the first to win a gold medal at tinues, a bad bout of flu puts me out the National Championships, and of the first eight for the Head three the second to win a place in the days before the competition. Two Great Britain team for the World weeks later I finish 14th in the Student Games, which were to be scullers Head over the same course. held in Buffalo, USA. I had decided The day after the race, I go to some months earlier to go back to Amsterdam on a training camp with University to study for a Masters the Imperial College boys and Light­ course, and it luckily coincided with weight coxless four girls. the WSG, which is only held every On returning to England, still no four years (for rowing events). word from BIRO. I then hear that

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 25 Sam Allpass (bow) missed out on a place in the British team for the World Student Games but won gold at Strathclyde in a Thames/Tideway Scullers composite quad. all lightweights, heavyweights, men disaster struck at 1750 metres, and women will be allowed to trial stroke lost his blade, and we lost in Nottingham, except the heavy­ eight seconds, crossing the line in weight men's scullers. Another case front of the lightweight four, who of the ARA’s discrimination against were fancied for a gold medal in the scullers, so blood boiling, I went to Games. Our percentage time was see Bill. I decided to write to the better then the eight, and equal to team manager, Brian Armstrong, the coxed four, which meant that to get this decision reversed, point­ they could not select these boats ing out why I should be given a instead of our crew. A further prob­ chance to trial fortunately, he lem was that the team was to be agreed. As the trials were to be held limited to 25 athletes because of in singles and doubles, I decided it shortage of funds. After a lot of was about time I found a partner. I cajoling of chief coach, Jurgen knew that there were about five Grobler, and Brian Armstrong, it guys from Tideway Scullers going was decided that we should race off for it, so Bill Mason used his contact in Paris, and the two crews with the with Bill Barry, their coach. I went best percentage times would go to down to the club for a trial, Bill Buffalo. On the day, with wet and pulling apart my technique (quite windy conditions, we set the quali­ rightly), and telling me of his objec­ fying time - but so did the 4+. In our tives. minds our fate had been sealed, the At the trial, I was second in the ARA demonstrating their single, which I was disappointed abhoration for scullers in favour of not to win, as it would mean that I Oxbridge rowers. would not get the ‘single’ slot. Out The burden having been lifted, of the adversity, I teamed up with we then moved on to preparation three other TSS guys, and we raced for the National Championships. off the heavyweight eight, and light­ We elected to double up, with the weight 4-. We were going well when bow pair doing singles, and the

26 1993 THAMES JOURNAL stern pair concentrating on the James Collins was killed in a car double for the Under 23s the fol­ accident, aged 18. He was a Junior lowing week. The composite TRC/ member, and rowed in the Eton TSS quad won by some 10 seconds, eight at Henley in 1992 and 1993. and Tony Larkman and I both got Horace Debenham joined the club medals in the heavyweight sculls. in 1992 and rowed in the Grand Looking back now, there were a eight from 1924 to 1926. He was in number of points which I learnt, the Thames eight which represented which were firstly, never leave any­ Great Britain in the 1924 Paris Ol­ thing to chance with the ARA. Fol­ ympics. He was a loyal supporter of low everything up, they are sup­ the club for over 70 years. posed to be working for us, but in Donald MacLachlan joined in reality are woefully lacking in ac­ 1949. He rowed for Oriel in the countability. The second thing is Thames Cup and Wyfolds in 1949 that it is good to be flexible in your and 1951. He was a renowned rac­ ambitions. Ihad my heart set on the onteur and leader of male voice single, but in the end a good quad choirs at regattas and after dinners. came out of it, which I had not He spent most of his time abroad, anticipated at the beginning of the dying in Kenya. year. The third, and most impor­ Julia Phelps joined in 1986 and tant, is to remember that the ath­ enjoyed sculling. She was a well letes at the top of the sport are known landscape artist. She was the human, and they have weaknesses daughter of Bill Phelps and neice of like anyone else. Self-belief is per­ Dick. haps the most vital ingredient. Alan Reddinjoined from Furnival Sam Allpass in 1951 and rowed in the Thames Cup eights of 1953,1954 and 1955. He was Captain in 1970 and Chair­ Membership man from 1978 to 1981 and from uring the period September 1985 to 1992. He organised Christ­ 1992 to October 1993 we have mas draws and the Piggy club, rais­ Dsadly lost a further nine members— ing substantial funds for the club. JC Buckley, WA Bunge, JS Collins, Jerry Sangster came from HC Debenham, DK MacLachlan, Emmanual College, Cambridge Miss JM Phelps, AR Reddin, JL where he had rowed in the Thames Sangster and EW Wilmott. Cup and Visitors. He was in the John Buckley joined the club in winning 1948 Grand eight, also 1930 and rowed that year and 1931. rowing in the 1949 and 1950 Grand He went up to Peterhouse and and the 1949 Stewards. He was rowed in their Thames Cup eight in deputy captain in 1950. He went 1931. He rarely visited the club but into foreign banking and became was often seen at Henley and an assistant director at the Bank of Remenham wearing his original England. He regularly came to the club tie. dinner in recent years. Walter Bunge rowed Juniors in Willi Wilmott joined in 1929 and the early thirties. We then lost touch after a few years went to work in with him until 1990 when he do­ Hong Kong. He retired to the west nated the medals won by his brother country and we last saw him at the Fedor to the club. They are now dinner for Dick Phelps 80th birth­ displayed in the big room. day which he enjoyed so much that

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 27 he sent a long letter and a donation In 1953 Alan was in the 2nd VIII afterwards. in the Head, rising from 9th to 5th. We were also saddened by the As the Thames Cup VIII they had death of Rosemary Burrough, wife no wins, but lost at Henley to the of our President. RAF, the eventual winners. He also rowed in a Wyfold IV on the Ser­ Alan Reddin pentine. In 1954 he was in the 4th lan Reddin died on August 30th VIII in the Head, finishing 33rd. He in Majorca from a heart attack. was in the Junior-Senior VIII, los­ AHe was elected a member of ing at Hammersmith and Chiswick Thames on 10 October 1951, hav­ but winning the Vesta Dashes. In ing already won the John Lang Sculls the Thames Cup VIII they lost at the club regatta on 29 Septem­ Walton, Reading & Marlow, and in ber. He had previously rowed at the semi-final at Henley to MIT, the Furnival. winners. They won at Molesey, but In 1952 he was in the 1st Junior lost at Bedford, Maidenhead and VIII. Rowing as the 6th VIII they Henley Town. He was in the Grand finished 80th in the Head. They VIII on the Serpentine and finished went on to win Maiden VIIIs at 4th in the Plum Pudding VIIIs. Alan Hammersmith junior Clinker VIIIs was in the 2nd VIII in 1955, finish­ at Putney and Junior VIIIs at ing 7 th in the Reading Head and Chiswick. They then were unsuc­ 6th in the head. In the Thames Cup cessful in Junior-Senior VIIIs at VIII, he won at Chiswick, Walton, Walton Reading, Kingston Bor­ Reading, Kingston, Molesey and ough, Kingston, Molesey, the Met, losing to the RAF at Henley. Staines, Maidenhead & Henley In 1956 he was in the 8th VIII in Town. the Head, finishing 40th. He rowed Alan Reddin (centre) on the banks at Lucerne to give some coaching tips to Gavin Reddin (right) and Bill Baker (left).

28 1993 THAMES JOURNAL in the ‘B’ Thames Cup VIII at Thames representing their coun­ Chiswick, Twickenham and Walton. try. I would like to thank the Piggy From 1957 to 1965 he continued Club and remember Alan for all his to row in the Head. The 5th VIII in enthusiasm and support on behalf 1961 finished 43rd, the 12th VIII in of all those he quietly helped. 1962 moved up from 298 to 92, and Miriam Batten the 12th VIII in 1963 from 233 to 88. He was in the 10th VIII in 1965. Alan was on the committee in The journal— how it all 1955 & 1956 and became Captain in 1970. He became a life member began in 1980. He was Chairman of the he first Thames journal was Club from 1978 to 1981 and from printed 45 years ago in 1948, 1985 to 1992. As a coach he gained Tedited by Reg Swatton, with the aim medals at the National Champion­ of ‘producing a record which shall ships with both men’s and women’s be neither tedious nor profound’. crews. It was produced annually for over In 1978, 1979 & 1980 he organ­ 20 years until rising costs caused it ised Christmas Draws, raising over to be discontinued until 1988. £1000 each year. In 1980 he took And Swatton had plenty to write over running the Piggy Club from about in that first journal since the Gordon Sandifer, and has run it club won both the Grand and the ever since. It has contributed well Stewards in 1948; it was the club’s over £10,000 to club funds. He has first Grand win since 1928 and the 3 sons, Greg, Ian and Gavin. Greg last time that Thames won Henley’s and Gavin are still members of the top event. club. The eight arrived at Henley hav­ Tim Wilson ing won both the Head and the Boustead Cup. Stroked by Peter Kirkpatrick, the crew had a hard race against Leander, having dis­ The Piggy Club and posed of London in their first race. After the battle with Leander, the Alan Reddin. final against Cambridge colleges, s long as I have been a member Jesus and Pembroke, was something of Thames Alan Reddin was of an anticlimax, with Thames lead­ Athere lending a hand when needed. ing by a length and a half by Fawley He would step in and coach crews but, as the journal explained, when there was a lack of keen “Thames rowed a wonderful race, coaches around and his work with and with every stroke gradually the Piggy Club has been to the forged further ahead. Jesus and benefit not only of its winners but Pembroke could make no impres­ to fund projects and support mem­ sion even when spurting.” bers of the club representing Great The final verdict was two and a Britain. half lengths in a time of 7:02. As the bills rolled in during the The crew was described in the summer racing season it can be­ journal as follows: come very expensive to compete “R. C. Morris, at bow, showed internationally and the Piggy Club what a great asset an experienced would support those members of and clever oar can be in that diffi­

THAMESJOURNAL 1993 29 The final of the Grand, Henley Royal Regatta 1948. cult position, and J. R. Johnson, at fully easy movements belie the two did well to hold him and round weight of water he gets on to his off a neat bow pair. blade. Rowing between two excep­ J. L. Sangster and Urs Burkhard tionally tall men his task of linking- made a powerful three and four, up both sides of the boat was not an and there was never any question easy one, and he accomplished it about either of them going the magnificently. whole way and rowing the last half P. C. Kirkpatrick deserves a chap­ minute as solidly as the first. ter to himself. No one rowing in the H. W. Rushmere, perhaps the most crew will challenge the statement experienced oar in the boat, was a that he was its life and inspiration. tower of strength at five, and in the Both as captain in the boat and as races he was at his very best, and a stroke he was superb. good best it is, throughout. J. G. Dearlove (cox) in, at last, T. H. Christie was, without doubt, winning the Grand reaps a reward the most improved oar in the crew. no less popular than deserved. Few From last year’s raw-boned colt he coxes, indeed, have his insight into had developed into a fine oar and, a crew; and a fine pair of hands, in the final, rowed like a classic six. good voice, intelligent anticipation A. S. F. Butcher, at seven, must be and exceptional experience com­ considered with the very best oars bine to make him a cox in a thou­ rowing at the regatta. His beauti­ sand.”

30 1993 THAMES JOURNAL The stern four of the eight— Tony Forty years later in 1933, “proved Butcher, Tom Christie, Hank to be a disappointing season for the Rushmere and Peter Kirkpatrick top end of the club but a highly again at stroke, were doubling up in successful one for the middle sec­ the Stewards. As in the eight they tion”, according to Geoffrey Page were tested in the earlier rounds in his book ‘Hear the Boat sing’. but won the final against Isis and The Grand eight stroked by Felix Granta easily. Badcock with Ham Ward at three, The four were selected for the “should have been fast, but some­ Olympics, staged at Henley that how never really got going”, losing year five weeks after the Royal Re­ to eventual winners London. gatta, as were two of the second Earlier in the same year Dick eight Mark Scott and Bakie James Southwood won the Wingfields by to row in the coxed pair. a length in a record time of 21:11. Unfortunately neither crew made More recently, 20 years ago in the medals, the four never regain­ 1973, Thames accepted its first ing their superb form. women members with Jean Rankine becoming the first women’s deputy Anniversaries captain. ne hundred years ago in 1893, The men still faced major prob­ the club won the Thames Chal­ lems according to Page, “...soshort Olenge Cup beating Eton Excelsior was the senior material that for the with an easily verdict in a time of first time since 1871 no Thames 7:49, but lost the final of the Stew­ eight competed at Henley.” ards to Magdalen College, Oxford. Rankine however, set Thames on French crews competed at the re­ course for its many successes in gatta for the first time and entries women’s rowing by winning gold in hit a record 53 prompting a pro­ the double and quad sculls at the posal— which was turned down— to national championships, as well as extend the regatta to four days. taking the silver in the singles.

The 1948 Stewards Four who joined Dick Phelps for his 90th birthday celebration at the club in 1988.

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 31 “Chairman’s report” a taking club meals have been pub­ lished and will be rigorously en­ la Martin Levy forced throughout 1993-4. ell, not a bad year, I suppose. I invested a great deal of time this Not helped, though, by the season ensuring that the front of inexplicablyW large number of peo­ the clubhouse was kept clear of ple in this club, who just cannot bicycles and other forms of non­ accept that the Chairman’s deci­ mechanically powered transport. sion is final - on all issues, and We must strive to maintain the irrespective of any input, valid, or standards at a club such as Thames otherwise that these whimpering, which serves as a role model for the whinging troublemakers feel should rest of the rowing world. What on be considered. If only people would earth would people think if it ap­ be reasonable, it would make the peared that our members had to lives of those who know enough to cycle to the club? Surely we can do make important decisions so much without these images of cheery easier. oarspeople merrily cycling up to There were two key factors having the club in their cloth cap and muf­ a significant influence on the flers like some clip of clocking on progress of the club in 1992-3. time in a ‘between the wars’ news­ These, of course, were the adop­ reel - people might think we en­ tion of correct procedures when courage the working classes to row dining at the club, and the parking here. of bicycles in front of the club­ I am pleased to say that following house. representations by myself and John As for dining at the club, I was Selwyn Gummer, the London Bor­ dismayed at the beginning of the ough of Wandsworth now recog­ year to find that very few members nise Thames as a Bicycle Free Zone. at club meals were choosing to sit, Plans for 1993-4 on this front in­ properly attired, at a table, with the clude extending the bicycle ban to correct cutlery when taking their certain makes and age of motor car. meals. In general, many were tak­ We are at an early stage with this, ing their meals sitting on the floor, but already I can confirm that Japa- eating with only a fork and looking nese cars will NOT be permitted. all together too relaxed, happy and Other than the above, the high­ comfortable. lights of 1992/3 were the Commit­ Due to some swift action on my tee’s three week conference in St. part, I am glad to report that the Lucia to discuss the 1992 finance main offenders were dealt with ap­ surplus, and the repair of the leak­ propriately - either shot, or man­ ing ballcock and wastepipe in the dated to attend one of Leon gents, which put an end to the Fletcher’s poetry recitals. cockpit of my single being filled New guidelines on appropriate daily with a mixture of some par­ behaviour, dress and etiquette when ticularly nasty fluids.

Editor's Note — All contributions to the Journal about Thames present and Thames past are welcome and should be sent to the club. All copy should reach the club by the end of September. Be warned, those who forget might find someone else writing their contribution — as above.

32 1993 THAMES JOURNAL Thames in 1993

Peter Kirkpatrick caught in conversation with a member of the 1952 Sydney Grand eight as Gordon Dear and David de Pinna look on (left), copyright: Henley Standard. Sue Key (below) competing in the Women’s single sculls.

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 33 Another Thames Trio at Henley. Tony Fingland, David McLellan and Bob Bray in the Stewards (above). Pauline Rayner and Jackie Darling celebrate victory at the World Masters in Vienna (right).

Miriam Batten and Jo Turvey in winning form at Women's Henley (left). Cris Maby demonstrates the Thames discus technique at the active members’ dinner (below).

34 1993 THAMES JOURNAL The Thames Cup eight celebrate another famous victory (above). Philippa Cross and Dot Blackie lead the squad four to victory at Women’s Henley (left)

Pauline celebrates yet another win in Vienna in WVB coxed fours (below) while the chairman gets distracted at Henley, forgetting all about his article for the Journal.

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 35 Men's Results

Eights senior I Reading Amateur R. Oberst, S. French, W. Bird, L. DiNicola, B. Nicholson, S. Leigh, A. Brunskill, G. Furby, K. Watson Molesey senior II Docklands (Sat & Sun) R. Oberst, S. French, W. Bird, L. DiNicola, B. Nicholson, J. Cleeve, A. Brunskill, G. Furby, K. Watson Hereford R. Oberst, S. French, W. Bird, L. DiNicola, B. Nicholson, S. Leigh, A. Brunskill, G. Furby, K. Watson senior HI Metropolitan R. Oberst, S. French, W. Bird, L. DiNicola, B. Nicholson, S. Leigh, A. Brunskill, G. Furby, K. Watson Barnes & Mortlake (Thames/Barclays) S. Church, G. Reed, H. Davidson, P. Allen, H. Falkner, J. McConnel, K. Lawler, G. Tickett, G. Nash Peterborough Sprint S. Church, G. Reed, K. Ewbank, P. Allen, H. Falkner, K. Lawler, R. Wedgebury, G. Tickett, N. Powell novice Staines M. Darron, J. Kinsby, A. Powell, D. Tyler, L. Myall, M. Dixon, D. Macintyre, N. Mooney, S. Phillips Peterborough Spring Fours senior I Molesey senior II coxless Docklands (Sun) J. Bury, M. Johnson, S. Hattan, D. Pike senior II coxed Docklands (Sat) J. Bury, M. Johnson, S. Hattan, D. Pike, N. Powell Hereford A. Brunskill, A. Akoris, K. Eubank, S. Leigh, K. Watson senior III coxed Peterborough Summer (Sat & Sun) Metropolitan A. Brunskill,J. Cleeve, L. DiNicola, S. French, K. Watson Hammersmith Double Header D. Boyle, S. French, B. Nicholson, S. Leigh Bedford Head R. Oberst, W. Bird, B. Nicholson, S. Leigh Pairs senior II Peterborough Summer Williams, Waller

36 1993 THAMES JOURNAL senior III Hammersmith Summer A. Rennie, B. Jones Barnes & Mortlake P. Dudley, B. Taylor Quads open National Championships (gold) TRC/TSS S. Allpass, A. Larkman, M. Webb, C. Pierce Docklands (Sat & Sun) TRC/TSS S. Allpass, A. Larkman, M. Webb, C. Pierce Metropolitan TRC/TSS S. Allpass, A. Larkman, M. Webb, C. Pierce National Championships (silver) T. Beddoe, A. Inglis, R. Humphries, T. Spires Marlow T. Beddoe, A. Inglis, R. Humphries, T. Spires Lightweight open National Championships M. Otto, M. Hausleitner, D. Martinelli, R. Williams Junior 14 coxed H. Lowes, K. Dover, R. Robinson, A. Wilson, A. Bishop Doubles open National Championships (bronze) B. Crawford, G. Reddin Peterborough Summer (Sat) M. Otto, M. Hausleitner Boston Marathon TRC/Auriol Kensington L. Fletcher, P. Haining open lightweight National Championships (bronze) M. Otto, M. Hausleitner senior III Peterborough Summer (Sat) M. Hawes, J. Waller Barnes & Mortlake TRC/Tiffin Singles open National Championships (gold) L. Fletcher National Championships (bronze) S. Allpass Home Countries - L. Fletcher (England) Metropolitan (Sat) - L. Fletcher Docklands (Sat) - L. Fletcher Marlow - L. Fletcher Peterborough Summer (Sat) - L. Fletcher Bedford Head - L. Fletcher Tiffin Spring Head - L. Fletcher Janousek Sculls -I. Pritchard Thames Ditton - C. Maby senior I Scullers Head - S. Allpass Docklands - B. Crawford Peterborough Summer (Sat) - T. Spires Wallingford - C. Maby senior II Janousek Sculls - M. Urry senior III Hammersmith Autumn - M. Hawes novice Peterborough Summer (Sat) - G. Deslandes Putney Town - S. Austin Beford Head - P. Vondra

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 37 veteran B Scullers Head - I. Pritchard Veterans Scullers Head - I. Pritchard Peterborough Summer (Sat) -I. Pritchard

Women's Results

Eights open Head of the River (fastest crew) M. Batten, G. Batten, P. Cross, K. Pollitt, K. Brownlow, A. M. Dryden, C. Harwood, A. Brownless, S. Ellis senior I Richmond T. Inglis, C. N. Smith, J. Atkinson, N.Humphries, D. Kempley, L. Warren, S. A. Symis, S. Ellis senior II Peterborough Summer (Sat) C. Hawes, M. Neville-Smith, T. Inglis, N. Humphries, J. Atkinson, K. Hamilton, D. Kempley, R. Frost, T. Reilly Peterborough Summer (Sun) C. Hawes, M. Neville-Smith, C. Hill, N. Humphries, J. Atkinson, K. Hamilton, S. A. Symis, R. Frost, T. Reilley Reading Head T. Inglis, C. Neville-Smith, S. A. Symis, L. Warren, J. Atkinson, S. Birchall, D. Kempley, R. Frost, I. Featherstone novice Peterborough Spring Fours open coxless Women’s Henley GB squad composite P. Cross, D. Blackie, F. Freckleton, A. Hall Notts City TRC/TSS/Weybridge senior I coxed Peterborough Summer senior coxed Bedford Sprint C. Saix, S. Sommes, N. Sweeney, R. Frost senior III coxed Peterborough Summer Pairs open Women’s Henley TRC/Putney Town M. Batten, J. Turvey Quads open National Championships (gold) K. Pollit, R. Wyness, E. Wallace, R. Peagram National Championships (silver) A. Bouma, L. Baird, H. Baird, L. Baguley National Championships (bronze) J. Sanders, K. Templeton, K. Giles, C. Dennis Docklands (Sun) E. Wallace, K. Pollit, R. Wyness, R. Peagram Notts City (Sat) K. Pollit, R. Wyness, E. Wallace, R. Peagram senior II Docklands (Sat) E. Wallace, K. Giles, K. Templeton, C. Dennis

38 1993 THAMES JOURNAL Docklands (Sun) J. Sanders, K. Giles, K. Templeton, C. Dennis Doubles open National Championships (bronze) K. Pollit, K. Giles Docklands (Sat) A. Bouma, L. Baguley Docklands (Sun) A. Bouma, L. Baird senior I Staines veteran C Worcester Junior & Vets S. Malt, P. Haslam Sculls senior II Richmond - N. Owen senior III Staines - C. Hawes Docklands (Sun) - R. Peagram novice Scullers Head - K. Pollit veteran B Broxbourne - S. Malt veteran D Veteran Scullers Head - P. Rayner veteran C Worcester Junior & Vets - P. Haslam

World Masters WVDlx — P. Haslam WVC2x - S. Malt, P. Haslam WVD4x — TRC/Civil Service WVD2- — TRC/Civil Service WVB4+ - TRC/Sons MxVD2x — TRC/Marlow

Head of the River - men TRC I open 16 th 17:56.38 TRC II senior I 51st 18:27.90 TRC III senior III 93rd 18:47.85 TRC IV senior II 175th 19:20.50 TRC V - 120th 19:02.67 TRC VI - 377th 21:45.82 TRC VII novice 316th 20:36.50 TRC VIII novice 387th 22:08.79

Head of the River - women TRC I open 1st 18:58.0 TRC II senior I 16 th 20:00.4 TRC III senior I 25th 20:35.9 TRC IV senior II 39th 20:54.5 TRC V senior II 72nd 21:35.0 TRC VI senior III 141st 22:50.4 TRC VII novice 135th 22:33.9

THAMES JOURNAL 1993 39 Scullers Head

Name Finish posit Time Pennant I. Pritchard 13th 23:58.4 MVB * S. Allpass 14th 23:59.3 MSI * B. Crawford 30th 24:19.6 MS1 G. Reddin 38th 24:29.9 MVA M. Urry 51st 24:44.3 MO M. Hausleitner 98th 25:12.2 MO M. Otto 102nd 25:14.1 MO M. Levy 107th 25:19.8 MO S. Key 136th 25:44.1 WO K. Pollitt 137th 25:45.4 WN * M. Hawes 139th 25:46.8 MS3L P. Davis 185 th 26:22.7 MS2 R. Peagram 239th 27:01.8 WN G. Deslandes 263rd 27:24.4 NOV C. Dennis 269th 27:30.4 WO N. Owen 274th 27:39.8 WS3 M. Dennis 300th 28:06.4 WO C. Hawes 303rd 28:11.3 WS3 K. Giles - 28:22.4 WN A. Bouma 336th 28:58.2 WO *pennant winner

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