News - 2010 Season
07 Aug - Golden Athlete at World Championships
Live Result
A very big well done to Phillipa Neil who won Gold at the World Rowing Championships. (Live result recieved this afternoon in a text)28 Jul - St Neots Regatta
'Pimms o'clock' and 'bow ball to bow ball' all the way
It was "Pimms o'clock" and "bow ball to bow ball" all the way!
There were plenty of Pimm’s, sunshine and pots as Peterborough City Rowing Club put in a very strong performance this weekend at St Neots Regatta. With crews competing over 1000m on Saturday and 500m on Sunday there were plenty of successes, for a variety of crews.
There were very good performances from the men’s squad. Graham Barks won the Masters D Single sculls on Saturday and repeated his victory in the Masters D/E Single Sculls on Sunday. Tim Ellis was also victorious for Peterborough in the Masters C single sculls. Not to be outdone Daniel Boyle won the Junior 16 Single Sculls. The Master C/D Coxed Fours of Keith Blackman, Glyn Reed, Colin Roberts and Steve Fox, coxed by Kate Wallace took the spoils in their event.
Carrying on in the style they have become accustomed to, the Women’s Junior Coxed Quad of Georgia Swain, Ellie Austin, Paige Phillips and Gemma Titchmarsh cruised to a victory over Nottingham Rowing Club by five lengths. James Marshall and Matt Hart did it for the boys by winning in the Junior 15 double sculls events. Paige Phillips also came close to victory in the Women’s Junior 15 single sculls event. Her final against Boston Rowing Club was declared a dead heat and then Paige narrowly lost in the re-row. Sam Tuck was part of a Norwich/Peterborough composite crew that took first place in the Mixed IM3 Eights. Jo Canton teamed up with Bruce Margetts of Lincoln Rowing Club to take the glory in the Masters Mixed Double Sculls event.
On Sunday there were ten more victories to be had. The final of the Master’s C/D Coxed Fours featured two Peterborough crews. Eventually it was Keith Blackman, Glyn Reed, Colin Roberts and Steve Fox, coxed by Kate Wallace who came across the finish line first. The Women’s IM2 Coxed Four of Hannah Davies, Sally Wallace, Rebecca Chappell, Charlotte Laluna and cox Kate Wallace had two very good races on their way to the final. They took their final against Milton Keynes Rowing Club by ¾ of a length.
Smaller boats also did very well over the 500m course. James Marshall and Matt Hart repeated their Saturday success by winning in the Junior 15 double sculls events. Matt Hart then went out on his own to win the Junior 14 Single Scull category, beating Newark by 1¼ lengths in his final. Jo Canton and Bruce Margetts reached the final and beat Champion of the Thames. Graham Barks added to his Saturday pot with a victory in the Master’s D/E Single Sculls. Daniel Boyle won the IM3 Single scull by 4 lengths over a sculler from Hull University Boat Club. David Truss and Peter Essex won the Master’s D/E/F Coxless Pairs. They were matched in the Master’s B/C Coxless Pairs by Peter Dolby and Ian Davis who beat Norwich Rowing Club by ¾ of a length in their final.
The happiest crew of the day though were the Novice Coxed Four of David Talbot, Douglas Cameron, James Greenlay and Stewart Holmes. These four, coxed by John Canton beat Burton –Leander in their final to lose their novice status and as a consequence took a traditional dip in to the river.
27 Jul - British Rowing Championships
16th-18th July 2010
Peterborough City Rowing Club had three crews participating in the British Rowing Championships which was held at Strathclyde Country Park near Glasgow. The J15 Girls coxed quad crew consisted of Georgia Swain, Paige Phillips, Gemma Titchmarsh, Meghan Lawless and Serena Ward, coxswain. The J14 Boys coxed quad crew consisted of Daniel Richardson, Harry Veal-Gray, Matthew Hart, James Marshall and Matt Newton, coxswain. The J16 Boys single was Daniel Boyle. Following an early start on Friday morning, both crews took to the water for a practice outing having to endure harsh conditions- heavy rain showers and strong winds. In the afternoon both crews qualified straight to the final on Saturday avoiding the repechage (the girls finishing 2nd and the boys finishing 1st in their respective heats with the boys producing the fastest qualifying time in the event). Daniel Boyle came 13th but this was a tough position as only 12 qualified. This allowed the crews that had qualified straight to the final to have an evening relaxing before the finals. On Saturday both crews again took to the water for a final session of anticipation finals scheduled for late afternoon. The conditions once more proved difficult with rough water, strong winds and frequent heavy downpours of rain. In the J15 Girls final a powerful burst from the start led the girls into a neck and neck first 500m. They held onto a strong 3rd place into the second kilometre, showing their grit and determination. The final 500m was intense between the top five crews and the Peterborough crew couldn't quite hold on to their medal position. They put in a final burst at 300m and achieved a personal best time finishing a creditable 5th place in their toughest race to date. After a powerful start the Peterborough J14 Boys held their position in the leading group at 500m. By one kilometre marker the race for gold was clearly being fought between Peterborough and Hampton. Peterborough repeatedly pulled bow to bow with Hampton with sustained bursts but each time Hampton were able to hold them off and maintain a one length lead. With 250m to go and a length to pull back Peterborough mounted their final challenge on the gold medal and gained on the Hampton crew. Despite the sustained pressure they were unable to take the lead as they crossed the finish line. Peterborough J14 Boys took silver with their strongest performance yet.28 Jun - Ironbridge Regatta
PCRC prove they can stand the heat!
In the blistering heat of Saturday and Sunday several Crews from Peterborough City Rowing Club made the annual trip to Shropshire to compete at Ironbridge's Regatta.
The club performed very well over in the 1000m races that took place on the Saturday. The Open IM3 Eights was a victory for Peterborough as Keith Blackman, Will Robertson, Jamie Davis, Glyn Reed, James Bizley, Oliver Shelley, John Cameron and Matthew Barrows rowed to an easy victory over a crew from De Monfort University in the final. Keith Blackman and Glyn Reed were also part of a successful boat with Colin Roberts and Steve Fox who took the Masters D Coxed Four. Both of these crews were coxed by recent recruit to the club Gigi Florentin-Lee.
The ‘Pocket Rockets’ went off with full force in the Women’s IM2 Coxed Four. Ericha Knowles, Annabell Pitcher, Ella Lamming, Megan Rogers and cox Tracey Rushton-Thorpe beat teams from Ross and Worcester Rowing Club to come out on top in their category. The girls had previously won over 500m at Doncaster and Peterborough so were pleased they had proved themselves over a longer distance. However, the girls were disappointed though as they had too many points to compete on the Sunday due to a lack of opposition, given the heat perhaps this was a blessing in disguise.
On Sunday racing was over 500m and the Masters C Coxed Four of Keith Blackman, Glyn Reed, James Bizley and Matthew Barrows, coxed by Gigi Florentin-lee, were victorious over a crew from Abingdon Rowing Club, with another easy victory.
There were also good performances from newer members of the club. Last minute substitution, Aaron Taylor stroked the Men’s Novice Coxed Four of Doug Cameron, Stuart Holmes, Dave Talbot and cox Steve Pearce to the final. They narrowly lost to Hereford. The Women’s Novice Coxed Four of Tracey Rushton-Thorpe, Marie Southgate, Mandy Walters and Cathy Wilson lost in their semi-final to Worcester Rowing Club.
15 Jun - British Rowing Masters' Championships
On Sunday whilst the junior members of Peterborough City Rowing Club were recovering from their efforts at Star Regatta the some older members of the club were competing at the British Masters’ Rowing Championships at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham. In a year that saw record entries here were several successes for Peterborough on the 1000m course that prove it is not just junior members who can win from PCRC.Joan Heath and Anita Carter secured a Women’s Masters D Double Sculls events. David Truss and Peter Essex also gained a silver in the Master’s E Coxless Pairs. Tim Ellis who training at the PCRC rowing lake and was racing for the RAF was victorious in the Masters C Single competition.Jo Canton teamed up with Bruce Margetts from Lincoln Rowing Club sculled to a silver medal in the mixed Double Sculls. Jo, joined by Hayley Marsters, joined a composite crew to win silver medals in Women’s Masters B Eights and then golds in the Women’s C/D Eights.14 Jun - Girls shine at Star Regatta
Junior girls go from strength to strength
After stealing the show at their home regatta last weekend the Junior Girls from Peterborough City Rowing Club proved there is not stopping them at the Star Regatta held in Bedford on Saturday.Meghan Lawless, Paige Phillips, Gemma Titchmarsh, Georgia Swain coxed by Chris de Frietos won the J15 Coxed Quad category in a personal best of 3 minutes 39 seconds for the 1000metre course.Meghan Lawless, Paige Phillips and Gemma Titchmarsh then teamed up with Holly McFarlane to win the J16 Coxless Quad event. The girls beat crews from Oundle School, Dame Alice School and Star Club in both events.
There were also wins for the boys at PCRC as James Marshall, Matt Hart, Harry Veal-Grey, Daniel Richardson and cox Matt Newton won in the J14 Coxed Quad. James Marshall and Matt Hart went on to take the J14 Double Sculls competition.The club had been well represented sending an Octuple to race for the first time in the Club’s history. And crews as young as 12 years took to the racing and had very close races.
11 Jun - Spring Regatta - didn't we do well
PCRC take the Victor Ludorum at their home regatta
Peterborough City reigned supreme for the second year in a row at our home regatta. After worries about the weed in the lake there were fantastic performances at all levels, a true team performance. Here are a list of winners from the two days of competition:
Saturday (1,000 metres)
IM3 Mens Coxed Four - Steve Fox, John Cameron, David Clow, Jamie Davis and cox Gigi Florentin-Lee.
IM2 Mens Coxed Four - Matthew Barrows, Mark Pocock, Jamie Gordon, Owen Reed-Beadle and cox Kate Wallace.WIM 3 Women’s Coxless Quad - Meghan Lawless, Gemma Titchmarsh, Paige Phillips and Ellie Austin.
J16 Single Sculls - Daniel Boyle.Women’s Masters B/C Coxed Four - Liz Pulford, Sally Horrocks, Hayley Marsters, Jo Canton and cox Kate Wallace.
J14 Double Sculls - James Marshall and Matt Hart.Women’s Masters E/F Single Scull - Joan Heath.
Masters D Men’s Single Scull - Graham Barks.
Sunday (500 metres)
IM3 Women’s Coxed Fours - Charlotte Laluna, Hannah Davies, Sally Wallace, Jessica Fowler and cox Kate Wallace.
IM2 Women’s Coxed Fours - Megan Rogers, Ella Lamming, Annabell Litcher, Ericha Knowles and cox Serena Ward. Ericha would like to also like to thank Dave ‘The Spanner Man’ Truss for his pre-race technical support.
Masters D Men’s Single Scull - Graham Barks
J15 Women’s Coxed Quad - Ellie Austin, Gemma Titchmarsh, Paige Phillips, Meghan Lawless and cox Serena Ward.
WIM3 Women’s Coxless Quad - Ellie Austin, Gemma Titchmarsh, Paige Phillips and Meghan Lawless.
Women’s Masters B/C Coxed Four - Liz Pulford, Sarah Smith, Hayley Marsters. Jo Canton and Cox Ella Lamming
Masters C/D Coxless Pair - Peter Dolby and Ian Davis. This victory was after a re-row for the sprint specialists as a swan got in their way in the 'first' final.
IM2 Coxed Four - Matthew Barrows, Mark Pocock, Jamie Gordon, James Clark and cox Ella Lamming.
Joan Heath also won in her Masters Single Scull on Sunday, racing 3 times within 75 minutes as her final in the double sculls with Anita Carter had to be re-rowed. Joan got straight out of the double to win in her single.
It is also a very good Sunday for the Women’s Novice Coxed Fours as both crews made it through to the final. They finished within 0.5 seconds of each other to take third and fourth place.
The Womens IM3 8+ also made it through to the finals on both days but failed to claim a pot to add to their victories in the coxed fours events. The WIM2 4+ set a new course record on the Sunday and the WIM3 4+ broke the 500m course record, previously held by Milton Keynes RC, by 6 seconds.
Congratulations to Jamie Davis, Charlotte Laluna and Jessica Fowler who lopst their novice rowing status. Meghan Lawless, Gemma Titchmarsh, Paige Phillips and Ellie Austin beat 'big girls' to loose their novice sculling status competing in the Women's IM3 coxless quads on Saturday. Daniel Boyle also lost his novice status in a single scull.
Well done to all and bring on the August Regatta!
30 May - Bank Holiday weekend victories
Juniors and adults bring home 'pots.'
It may not have been as warm as we liked this weekend but some of the junior member's have a 'bronzed' look about them.
A huge congratulations to the Women's J15 Coxed Quad of Georgia Swain, Gemma Titchmarsh, Paige Philips, Meghan Lawless and cox Serena Ward. The girls won a bronze medal at the National Schools' Championship held at the National Watersports' Centre at Nottingham on Saturday 29 June.
Adult members of PCRC travelled up North to compete at Doncaster Regatta. The WIM3 4+ of Megan Rogers, Ella Lamming, Ericha Knowles, Annabell Pitcher and cox Kate Wallace beat team from the University of York in their semi-final and then Hull University Boat Club in a very close final.
There was also a win in a Masters Women's coxed four for Hayley Martsers, Jo Canton, Bridget Lloyd and Sarah Cook, again coxed by Kate Wallace.
02 May - Wallingford Regatta
Good weather for ducks... and Women's J15 quad
Congratulations to the Women's J15 coxed quad of Meghan Lawless, Gemma Titchmarsh, Georgia Swain and Paige Phillips with cox Serana Ward. The girls were the only crew from Peterborough City who went to Wallingford Regatta on Sunday 2 May but they did us proud!
The regatta took place on the Olympic Lake at Eton College.
The girls won their heat over the 2000m metre course against 5 other crews in a time of 8:05 minutes beating a crew from Muckross by 4 seconds, and entered the final as the fastest qualifiers.
The final was delayed by an hour due to torrential rain. The girls eventually finished second, with a final time of 8:13 minutes, to a crew from Lattymer Upper School.
Well done girls!
22 Apr - Leicester Regatta
The first regatta of the summer season was a really positive experience for many of the competitors representing Peterborough City Rowing Club. The fairly straight 700m canal course and fantastic weather were good conditions and several crews were entered for rowing and sculling events, at all levels. A mix of junior and adult crews attended and several ‘pots’ were taken away.
For some of the juniors it was their first taste of competitive rowing. The boys’ J12 Coxed Quad of Bradley Bucknell, George Prodrick, Micheal Thomson and Matt Dodds coxed by Serena Ward won. Georgia Swain beat a rival from Trent RC in the Women’s J14 single scull final and Faizan Shah won in the boys’ J12 single scull competition. Tim Ellis and Joan Heath beat a crew from Ancholme Rowing Club in their heats before securing an easy win over their opposition from Champion of the Thames to win the Masters Mixed Double Sculls competition. Jo Canton and Hayley Marsters continued to build on their successful winter season in their Women’s Masters coxless 4 with rowers from Leicester by beating Oundle Town RC.
This regatta was also the first for some of the novice rowers as Marie Southgate and Anya Hebner joined with Sarah Bigham and Mandy Walters to compete in the Women’s novice coxed fours.
The happiest people on the day though were probably Ella Lamming and Ericha Knowles. The duo beat a crew from Boston Rowing Club to win the Women’s Novice Double Sculls, and therefore lost their novice status.
14 Apr - Bedford Head 11 April
Fantastic end of the head season
Peterborough City Rowing Club put in a very good performance in the last Head race of the season at Bedford. We had the highest number of entries on the day. The presence of Oliver Salonna, all the way from Dallas, USA, even got a mention on the British Rowing website. Despite the windy conditions the course of 1900m provided wins for several crews at all age levels and abilities.Hayley Marsters and Jo Canton in a composite crew with rowers from Leicester won the Women’s Masters C/D Coxed Fours in 8:23 minutes. Tim Ellis took first place in the Masters C Sculls and Graham Barks won the Master D sculls in 8:15 minutes. Peter Dolby and Ian Davis triumphed in the Masters B/C Coxless pairs with a time of 7:59 minutes. Dave Truss and Pete Essex were the fastest in the Masters D/E/F Coxless Pairs. There was also success for Dave Truss, Steve Tuck Pete Essex and Graham Barks in the Masters D/E Coxless Fours category. The Masters C/D/C Coxed Fours consisting of Keith Blackman, Glyn Reed, Colin Roberts and Steve Fox narrowly missed out on a win by one second, coming second to a crew from Marlow RC. There were also very good performances from the Junior squad as well. The Women’s Junior 15 Coxed Quad Sculls consisting of Georgia Swain, Gemma Titchmarsh, Paige Phillips, Megan Lawless with their cox Serena Ward, fended off seven other crews to win their category. The girls hope that this experience will help them this summer as they work towards competing at Royal Henley Regatta. Not to be outdone the Junior 15 Coxed Quads, Josh Codd, Matt Hart, James Marshall and Harry Veal-Gray with their cox Matthew Newton also won their category, beating their opponents from Norwich RC by 33 seconds.PCRC also brought an international dimension to the event as Sam Tuck teamed up with Oliver Salonna. Oliver used to row for Peterborough but now rows for Dallas, Texas. The boys won the Junior Double sculls in a time of 7:25 minutes08 Apr - Fox to represent GB at Munich
Peterborough City Rower James Fox has been selected as part of the GB squad that will travel to compete at the Munich International Regatta. James will be taking a break from his A-level revision to race in the Under 19 Double sculls and Quadruple sculls. Good Luck James!
30 Mar - Head of the River Race 27th March 2010
Men's squad result best since 2005
Peterborough City Rowing Club has seen its best results in the prestigious men’s Head of the River Race since 2005 which took place on Saturday 27 March. The race is an annual event which sees crews from the UK and abroad race from Mortlake to Putney. Two men’s 8s were entered. Peterborough City I, coxed by Ella Lamming, were Colin Roberts at bow, Steve Fox, Jamie Davis, David Clow, Mark Pocock, Jamie Gordon, James Clark and Matthew Barrows in the stroke seat. They started in 314th position and climbed to a final position 208th overtaking two other crews within the first mile of the race. With no other boats around for the next 3 miles the crew pushed to the finish line to record a time of 19:19.32 minutes. The crew were aiming to break in to the top 200 but just missed out by 2 seconds. Peterborough City II coxed by Kate Wallace contained Keith Blackman, Glyn Reed who was a last minute substitute for Steve Ackerman, James Bizley,Neil Elder, Robert Florance, Oliver Shelley, Jack Ward and Jack Greenaway. This crew also overtook two other crews, despite being overtaken themselves. However, they still climbed 64 places from a starting position of 385th to 321st. They were not that far behind their fellow club members with a time of 20:8.86 minutes. The Head of the River Race has been the focus for the men’s squad at PCRC throughout the winter season. They are looking forward to building on this success at Bedford Head on the 11th April and then in the summer’s regatta season.30 Mar - Junior members hope for GB selection
Four members have been invited to take part in Great Britain rowing camps. Thomas Chung, James Fox, Edward Rippon and Phillipa Neill (The Kings School) will be attending a selection Camp at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham in the lead up the World Junior Rowing Championship this August in Racice, Czech Republic. Good luck!13 Mar - PCRC at the WEHORR
The 70th Women’s Eights Head of the River Race saw two crews containing rowers from Peterborough City RC enter on Saturday 13 March. The WIM3 8+ was coxed by Tim Ellis with Annabell Pitcher at Bow, Ericha Knowles, Megan Rogers, Ella Lamming, Jessica Fowler, Charlotte Laluna, Hannah Davies and Sally Wallace in the stroke seat. For all but two of the crew, this was their first time rowing the Tideway and they were very pleased with their result. They started in 248th position out of 300 crews that entered and finished in 155th. The women recorded a time of 21:23.9 minutes over the 7.2km course that takes crews from Mortlake to Putney on the River Thames. Jo Canton and Hayley Marsters were part of a composite Veteran C crew with rowers from the clubs Cantabrigian, Leicester and Rob Roy. They rowed themselves from a start position of 219th to 79th with a time of 20:19.51. This race has been the focus for many of the women’s squad since last October. They are now hoping to build on this success in the forthcoming regatta season.12 Mar - Junior National Sculling Head
Peterborough City Rowing Club is going from strength to strength, especially for the junior section. On Friday 12th March crews travelled to Dorney Lake at Eton on to take part in the Junior National Sculling Head.
The Women J15 coxed quads came 13th out of 41 teams from. The crew was Megan Lawless, Gemma Titchmarsh, Georgia Swain and Paige Phillips. They were coxed by Serena Ward.
The Men’s J14 coxed quad, James Marshall, Harry Veal-Gray, Matt Hart and Josh Codd coxed by Matthew Newton, came second out of 28 crews. Well done everyone, bring on the regatta season.
27 Feb - Norwich Head
Vets show how it is done
Braving the cold and wet weather on Saturday 27th February paid dividends as four ‘pots’ were won by Peterborough City Rowing Club at the 2010 Norwich Head Race.
The 4800 metre course provided victory for Tim Ellis in the Veteran C single scull category with a time of 18:18 minutes. Building to his victory at Peterborough Head earlier in the month Graham Barks took first place in the Veteran D single sculls category with a time of 18:10 minutes. Not happy with one win Tim Ellis took to the water again in the afternoon with Steve Tuck to win the Veteran C double sculls race in 17:49 minutes. Not to be outdone Graham Barks teamed up with Dave Truss to win the Veteran D coxless pairs group beating fellow Peterborough rowers Ian Davis and Peter Dolby.06 Feb - Peterborough
Barks is a triumphant birthday boy!
Peterborough City Rowing Club entered a variety of crews at all levels in the three divisions. Ian Davis and Peter Dolby secured a win in the Veteran Pairs event with a time of 12:55 minutes over the 2500m course. With a time of 12:29 minutes Tom Chung sculled to victory in the J18 category beating his nearest rival by 20 seconds. In the Veteran single sculls Peterborough took first and second place with Graham Barks and Ian Palmer. Graham Barks then proceeded to compete in other crews, racing in total 10km as a memorable way of celebrating his 50th birthday. Jo Canton and Hayley Marsters also contributed to the total number of victories in a Women’s Senior Coxless Four with two members of Leicester Rowing Club. With so many crews competing the club is now working towards racing in Nottingham and London over the coming weeks.
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