Two Queen's crews travelled to London on Sunday to compete in the 2018 Head of the River Race. One of the most prestigious races in the world, on the most famous stretch of water, this was a fantastic chance for the men to compete in a field of Olympians and to get a taste of …
WEHORR 2018 – Results
Yesterday was another good day of rowing for Queen's. In a crowded field the Intermediate Women's 8+ started down the pack at 238th, but rowed exceptionally well as the tide lowered to place 89th overall with a time of 21:35.1. The Novice Women's 8+ also excelled themselves, pushing on from their BUCS Head success, they …
WEHORR 2018 – Photos
Race plans reviewed, layers donned and final boat checks completed, both crews have launched. Racing is now underway, with very fast conditions. We expect the women to begin around 11.15 am. Â Â
WEHORR 2018 – Arrival
Good morning from Women's Eight Head of the River in London! After a late night of delayed flights and railway mishaps, the boats are currently being built and crews are prepping themselves for the race. We have two crews racing this morning, the Intermediate Women's 8+ and a Novice Women's 8+. The race start has …
BUCS Head 2018 – Results Day 2
More good news from Cork as Miles Taylor and Nathan Hull both took 2nd place in the U23 Lightweight 2X and the U23 2X respectively.Back on Tyneside, race conditions had deteriorated somewhat and the remaining races were shortened to 3km. The Intermediate Men's 8+ got the afternoon's racing underway, along with a crew of Novice …
BUCS Head 2018 – Update Day 2
After a day of fantastic success in Newcastle and with great news coming from Irish trials in Cork, with Miles Taylor coming first in the Men's U23 LWT 2X, the crews descended on Tyne United BC this morning eagre to get going.This morning's sessions saw the Intermediate Ladies 8+ in action as well as a …
BUCS Head 2018 – Results Day 1
Success breeds success, so goes the old maxim. Never has this been truer than with the Queen's Novices at their first major event of the season. With a morning of good rowing and great results under their belts, with Men's 8+s taking Silver and Bronze, and the Ladies 4+ narrowly missing out on medal, the …
BUCS Head – Update Day 1
Hello from BUCS Head! Novices were in action this morning with two Novice Men's 8+s and one Novice Ladies 4+ racing. With boats built nice and early, and the Tyne looking calm (relatively) there was just enough time for a pep talk and some nerves to build before launching.First down the course were the Novice …
BUCS Head – Arrival
After a long ( and seemingly never-ending!) Winter of training the first big race of the season is upon us. Over the weekend both clubs will be in competing at BUCS head against the the best UK Universities have to offer.On Saturday 24th Feb, Novices Ladies and Men are in action, with two 8+s and …
Lagan Scullers Head 2018
Congratulations to our very own Michael McNamee winning fastest sculler at the annual Lagan Scullers Head of the River. Michael held off stiff competition to come top of the Senior 1X category with a time of 13.53.2. Michael represented Ireland last summer at the Home Internationals and continues to go from strength to strength. Next …
Update – December 2017
Happy New Year from all at Queen’s Rowing! Our athletes took the well-deserved time to rest and fuel up bodies (more so in some cases!) and are now back at training, hitting the ground running!Last semester we welcomed in our new batch of Novices. The recruits spent their winter training enjoying the annual events of …
Winter Sprints 2017
Now an annual event, the Winter Sprints offer the Novices another chance to gain some valuable race experience. Having won it the last two years, the Novices were keen to renew the rivalry with Trinity and keep the trophy up North for another year.The day itself provided near-perfect water conditions and as the crews took …