Queen’s men deliver at Champs!
Last weekend, Queen’s rowing finished out the season on a high, at the Irish Rowing Championships. Racing got underway on Saturday for Queen’s. The racing schedule was brought forward due to anticipated bad weather, with racing commencing at 7am. The first race to get underway, was the women’s novice IV, who despite a good row, failed to progress in a strong heat, finishing fourth. The men’s intermediate VIII was next to take place. With seven crews entered, the event organisers decided on a straight final. From the offset, Queen’s men edged their noses in front, and by 500m had gained a substantial margin on the field. Through the 1000m mark, Queen’s established clear-water on the field, and continued to extend their lead to the finish. The crew finished in a time of 6:02.9, exactly 8 seconds ahead of second-placed Commercial RC. This was a convincing win by the intermediate crew, making up for the controversy surrounding Queen’s 2005 men’s intermediate pot. Coming into the slip, Queen’s men were honored to be congratulated by both Neptune and Commercial, two crews gracious in defeat.
Men’s Intermediate VIII+ Irish Champions 2009.
left to right: Patrick Black, William Howell, Damian Hannon, Christopher Coyle, Marc Butler, Nathan Oliver (Captain), Jonathon Backus (stroke), Andrew Tubman (cox) and Gavin Meek.
Men’s Novice VIII+ Irish Champions 2009.
left to right: Ryan Hodgkinson, Patrick Beirne, Michael Monteith, Sean McCreesh, Declan Gollogly, Chris Smith, Bobby Kane, James Bradbury (stroke) and Karen Flanagan (cox).
Queen’s and NUIG senior VIIIs wind for the line.
Photo-finish