A successful weekend for Isle of Ely Juniors
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- Published on 09 May 2017
On Sunday 7th May, Seren Palmer and Emily May travelled to Eton Dorney to compete in the 2017 Ball Cup Regatta. The aim of the Ball Cup is to give small and emerging clubs and their emerging competitors a chance to experience true competition and the chance to win.
Seren won gold in WJ13 1x and Emily won silver in WJ18 1x.
Kate Lyster was in action with Great Britain junior squad during the weekend’s Junior International Regatta in Munich.
One of six female scullers in a 32-strong squad announced by British Rowing, Kate competed over the 2,000m Olympic course in the junior women double sculls with Beth Willford-Dutton, from Northwich Rowing Club.
The duo then joined forces with Zoe Adamson (Gloucester RC) and Lottie Orr (Henley RC) in the junior women-quadruple sculls later the same day, finishing second in the final.
The International Junior Regatta is an annual event that attracts some of the best young rowers from across the world.
Ladies Quad race report - St Ives Head to Head
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- Published on 09 May 2017
The Ladies Quad set off to St Ives for the Head to Head race not entirely sure what was involved. A discussion in the car concluded that a racing turn was unlikely to be possible on health and safety grounds, so there would probably be a welcome breather at the half way point, which happily proved to be the case.
Good start to the 2017 season
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- Published on 20 January 2017
58 club members rowing in 18 different crews joined 175 crews from all over Cambridgeshire for the Cambridge Winter League on Sunday. The Ely entries showed the range of the club’s activities, with boats in size from single sculls to 60 foot-long “eights”, and competing in age categories for 13-year-old juniors to “masters” in the 65 – 70 age category. The club’s full range of skills were also on display, with some crews having years of racing experience; whilst others, crewed by people who have recently learned to row at the club, tested themselves in their first race.
University of Southern California (USC) women’s rowing class of 2017
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- Published on 07 January 2017
Alice Thompson will join the USC women's rowing team for the spring semester beginning in January 2017. She competed for the Isle of Ely Rowing Club with the GB Start Programme. Alice earned a bronze medal in the JW4x at the British Rowing Junior Championships as well as a bronze at the Henley Women's Regatta.
"USC has fantastic opportunities for athletes and offers rowing and academic success" said Thompson. "It facilitates my needs of a group of highly driven, determined and mentally tough individuals like myself and has an excellent psychology program."
You can read more here.
We wish Alice success in the future.
