Winning regatta for city (From Worcester News)

Winning regatta for city

9:00am Tuesday 7th September 2010 in

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WORCESTER crews enjoyed success at their autumn sprint regatta on the River Severn.

The girls were in fine form with Alisha Page-Long and Harriet Walker tasting victory in the junior 16 double sculls.

Em Price and Em Knight took the honours in the junior 17 double sculls.

Worcester’s Ellen Winter teamed up with former club member Lora Garrod, now competing for Mortlake Anglian and Alpha BC, to win the women’s intermediate two double sculls, beating Ironbridge by two-thirds-of-a-length in the final.

Richard Soluducha won his first sculling event, competing in the open novice singles and beating opponents from Ironbridge and Royal Grammar School Worcester.

The city rowing club’s masters ‘F’ quad scull triumphed, defeating Bewdley by two lengths in the semi-final.

The crew of Ashley Roberts, Mike Haigh, Martin Rhodes and Martin Doughty then saw off Bradford-on-Avon in the final by half-a-length.

There were successes in the intermediate three mixed eights, the junior 15 double sculls and for Jack Furniss in the junior 16 single sculls.

Steve Hemsworth lost by two feet in his senior single sculls finals against a Two Lions BC opponent.

The course was over 500 metres, starting at the railway bridge and finishing at the club’s training centre.

The conditions were good with a slight tailwind, while visiting clubs included Stourport, Stratford, Birmingham University and Wallingford.

Worcester’s next event is the small boats head race on October 3.

For more pictures, see today's Worcester News.