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CLUB SUCCESS AT THE 2010 BRITISH ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to all our medal winners, finalists
and other competitors at the 2010 British Rowing Champoinships. We have a record haul of 7 medals - 4 Gold, 1 Silver
and 2 Bronze:
- Gold in J15.1, WJ.4+, W.2- and WJ.4-
- Silver in W.8+
- Bronze in W4+ and
WJ.2-
Other finalists in WJ14.1x, J14.1x, WJ16.1x, J15.4x+, U23.2x and WJ.1x
2010 BEDFORD FOURS AND EIGHTS HEAD
The City of Oxford Men’s, Women’s and Junior squads put in an excellent showing at the Bedford Eights
and Fours Head on Sunday 14 February 2010. With six top times out of 12 entries, and some new glassware on the shelf,
it was great to see the dedication to winter training paying off.
The Women’s Tier 1 squad made an impressive
mark on the competition, taking out the title of fastest women’s crew of the day in the WIM2 8+, beating the nearest
rivals Bedford and Abingdon Rowing Clubs, and the Magdalen College BC WIM1 8+, by over 17 seconds in a time of 6.57.
The City women also dominated the fours, taking out all of the the senior and intermediate coxed fours events.
The WSEN 4+ showed their strength in a time-only event, clocking in at 7.27. The WIM1 4+ was close behind, defeating
a Milton Keynes RC crew by 21 seconds, to win in 7.32. City of Oxford took the double in the WIM2 4+ event, with the
junior girls crew finishing 1 second ahead of the seniors to take 1st and 2nd place.
The Junior girls had
further success in sweep events, winning the WIM3 4+ 18 seconds ahead of Abingdon RC. They showed their speed in the
sculling events, winning the WIM3 4X over Staines BC and Putney High in 7.15, and came in 2nd place in the WJ18 4X, just 1
second behind the Putney High crew who they had earlier beaten.
Our Men’s squad put in some fast times in
the IM2 8+, IM3 8+ and NOV 8+ events, and the junior boys battled it out against some strong club crews to take 6th out of
12 in the IM3 4+.
Many thanks to the coxswains for their super bridge-avoiding and motivating coxing, our coaches
for their time, support and trailer driving, and parents and friends for their loud and enthusiastic cheering.
2009 SCULLERS HEAD RESULTS
Congratulations to our three pennant winners from the Scullers Head race
on Saturday 28th Nov 2009:
164th Anna Reid 23m05.42s 1st W.IM3.1x
(5th Female to finish)
203rd Nicola Smith
23m21.73s 1st W.IM2.1x
242nd Holly Holden 23m40.77s 1st W.J18.1x
We'll be having a boat naming ceremony very soon for our brand new Filippi Men's VIII thanks
to a kind donation by Lawrence Belcher and his brother.
Club crews will be racing at the GB National Rowing Championships on the weekend of 17-19th July
at the National Watersports Centre (Notingham).
Corporate Eight training starts immediately after the Nat Champs - come along and show us your talent
for teaching 8 complete beginners to row and then race in only 4 weeks!
Our annual Oxford City Royal Regatta weekend is on 15/16th August - see the Events Page for further
details.
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Saturday 13th December - CORC's Christmas Party
This year's Christmas Party promises to be grand!
It starts at 3pm at the club with CORC's Christmas Challenge. After that there will be a buffet, followed by Christmas Karaoke
with a Disco to finish it off!
Anyone can join the Christmas Challenge, but it isn't for the weak-hearted. You'll compete in teams for CORC's Christmas
Challenge Trophy. Required skills are good general knowledge pass-the-parcel relay... In the early evening you can show everyone
that you have the greatest voice at the club when we start with Karaoke. Later in the evening you can lose some calories on
the dance floor. It's a great evening out! Under 16's have to be accompanied by adults. Tickets are £5,- Each go at Karaoke
is £1.
Wednesday 22nd Oct at 8pm - Pub Quiz Night
Come along with your 'team' for the nights entertainment in the first of the series every month over the winter period.
Sunday 21st September - Abingdon Rowing Club at the Boston Marathon. Abingdon RC is entering two
crews into this year's event and hope to raise much needed funds for a local charity. More information is available from their website. Please support our neighbouring club and their efforts in a good cause.
Friday 26th September -- CORC Annual Dinner The 40th anniversary promises to make this year's dinner a
special one... don't miss out!
Sunday 21st September -- Crazy Races. CANCELLED
Monday 25th August -- Tour-de-Trout - sign up with your Social Sec and ask her for more details. We will
row to the Trout in Wolvercote for a bite to eat and a drink and row back again. This is Bank Holiday Monday, so we'll aim
to leave from the club at 9am.
Saturday 16th August -- CORC Pirate Regatta Disco - our own regatta disco; dress as a pirate if you dare!
Sunday 3rd August - Pimm's Day Out - Pimm's and barbecue from noon (after 2nd outing, but you can join
us even if you didn't row) to celebrate the summer!
Saturday 19th April 2008 - 'Sporty Speed Dating' from 7.30pm
Are you too busy training to meet someone special? Have you exhausted the talent at your own sports club?
Come to the City of Oxford Rowing Club Sporty Speed Dating Night......a relaxed atmosphere, plenty of laughs, good music
and the chance to meet some great people. All funds raised will go towards a much-needed racing double/pair. Pick
the link below to download the poster for full details.
Saturday 15th March at 9.45am - Men's Head of the River Race
City of Oxford Men's crews will be racing over the four-and-a-quarter miles of the University Boat Race course starting
at No's 91 and 139.
Wednesday 12th March from 7.30-8pm - Quiz Night
Members quiz night at the boathouse - come along and get your team together for a great evenings entertainment.
Tuesday 4th March 2006 - Schools Head of the river race
City of Oxford Juniors will be racing in the annual Schools Head on the tidal River Thames in London. Full details
at www.wsbc.org.uk/shorr/
Saturday 1st March 2008 at 10am - Women's Eights Head of the River Race
City of Oxford Rowing Club had a record 6 crews racing on the River Thames in London over the University
Boat Race course from Mortlake to Putney. Full results available on the race website: www.wehorr.org/Sunday February 24th at 1pm - Paul Hiscock boat naming ceremony
Paul Hiscock – or ‘Hissie’ as he was affectionately known by many – sadly passed away in November
2006 and was a much-valued friend of all of us at City of Oxford Rowing Club. His contribution to the club and our members
was huge and so it is with much pleasure the club announces the naming of a new eight that we have been able to buy in his
memory thanks to extremely generous donations from Paul’s friends, family and colleagues. Please join us and Paul’s
family in celebrating Paul’s contribution to us all at the naming, which will be followed by a buffet lunch in the club
bar.
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| Rowers try the boat out for the first time and Peter Hiscock with Club Chairman Jim Drohan |
Saturday February 9th
Junior Squad Fundraising Karaoke Night
Tickets £5, includes singing and food. 7-11pm.
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