Queen's Rowing had a very successful weekend at BUCS Regatta 2014 taking home medals in 7 different categories. Conditions were probably the best that we will see for the next number of years with flat calm conditions on Day 1, very slight headwind on Day 2 and a moderate crosswind on Day 3. Throughout the …
Limerick Regatta – Results
On Saturday the Intermediate and Senior Men went to Limerick to compete at Limerick Regatta over 1500m. With limited facilities and land to rig the boats the rowers ended up rigging their boats in the mud and wet and hiding in the van in between races. Below is a picture of Mark and …
Limerick Regatta – Arrival
Best of luck to the Queen's intermediate men will be competing at Limerick Regatta over a 1500m course. Boats entered are shown below Intermediate SingleLiam MoranBen Evans Senior SingleChristopher BeckTiernan OliverAdam BorehamJames McKelvey Club 2 4xJason Armstrong, Luke McCann, Liam Moran, Mark McMullan Senior 4XChristopher Beck, Adam Boreham, Tiernan Oliver, James McKelvey Intermediate 2xJason Armstrong, …
Irish University Championships & Skibbereen Regatta – Results
Arriving on Thursday, the day before the regatta began, the weather was encouraging and hopes were high for it to remain so. However, as it happens, by Friday rowers were met with a typical Inniscarra tailwind leaving the water choppy, but for the most part very rowable. Crews from both clubs rowed hard and performed well …
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Irish University Championships & Skibbereen Regatta – Arrival
This weekend Queen's Rowing embark on a journey down to Cork and the National Rowing Centre to take part in the first regatta of the season. Both men and women have made huge entries over the 2 days of racing.An update will follow regarding the ladies when they get me the full information for their …
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Update – March 2014
Over the weekend the Queen's Ladies sent a contingent of 2 inter eights and a novice eight over to race in the London Head of the River Race. They were delighted to be met by beautiful weather throughout their time at London. All crews performed exceedingly well performing in the Elite Category due to being …
Queens vs Trinity in place of Lagan Head
Unfortunately due to weather conditions the annual Lagan Head of the River was cancelled. In order to salvage some racing Trinity agreed to come up to Belfast and have it out with Queen's crews. The crews raced 2x 2000m and combined the times to get an overall score.Conditions were rough with crews from both sides …
Queen’s Rowing at the Euro Universities Rowing Champs 2013
Queen’s Students compete at European University Rowing Championships in Poland Queen’s Rowing Club members and Sports Bursary recipients, Tiernan Oliver (LLB Law with French), Peter Gillanders (Dentistry), Kevin Coughlan (MSc Durability of Structures) and Charles Cunningham (MSc Psychology of Performance Enhancement in Sport and Health) are setting off to compete at the 8th European Universities …
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Irish Rowing Championships 2013 – Results Day 3
As is normality on the Third and final Day of the Irish Rowing Championships, Sunday's racing was met with high levels of anticipation and expectation from rowers throughout Club and University level, for some of the most competitive racing events of the weekend. Queen's featured in the key races of the day: the Men's Novice …
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Irish Rowing Championships 2013: Results Day 2
Saturday saw an array of smaller boats competing from the Queen's Lady's and Queen's Men's Boatclubs, featuring Queen's boats racing in the Women's Novice Single, the Men's Intermediate Single Scull and the Men's Senior Pairs event. The heats for the Senior Pairs event was one of the earliest races to kicks-start Day Two of the …
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Irish Rowing Championships 2013 – Results Day 1
It is difficult to put yourself into the mindset of any athlete before any competition; these individuals are at a psychological extreme, mentally willing and motivating themselves to perform to their physical limits, to give a performance which is the fruition of their training while fighting back nerves. The Student Athletes of Queen's Rowing dealt …
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Queen’s Rowing: Irish National Champs Info and Club Meal
Irish National Championships 2013 Club Entries Over this coming weekend, Friday July 19th until Sunday July 21st, the club will be competing in the Irish National Championships at Inniscarra Lake, Co. Cork, the biggest Regatta of the Irish Rowing Calendar. Crews have been finalized and official entries made. The Lady's Club will be competing in the …
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