Double Silver for Intermediate Fours as GUBC Shine at BUCS Head
Improvements across the board for the Glasgow University Boat Club boats on the Tyne
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE – As the world of British University Rowing headed up to Newcastle, Glasgow left a strong mark on the course with a string of impressive results.
In the first division of racing there was possibly the performance of the weekend from the Open Intermediate Coxed Four as the Glasgow line-up of Sol Thomas, Philip Williams, Joe Flood, Ethan MacLachlan steered by Alex Sneader went down the course in a time of 15:44.0 to claim their first ever BUCS medals.
Also racing in the first division wat the Women’s Intermediate Eight who managed to navigate through significant traffic on their course to finish just 3.2 seconds off the podium and almost 35 seconds ahead of the rest of the pack to finish in fourth place in the event.
In the afternoon’s racing, it was the Women’s Intermediate Four’s time to shine as the lineup of Rosie Wilson, Gemma Collins, Kirsty McRobb, Laura McKenzie and Alexandra Lennie who won another silver medal to match the men’s performance. Finishing just 2.1 seconds behind the Surrey crew who won the event, this will provide a good platform to launch from for the rest of the season. Other notable results in this division came from Men’s Intermediate Eight who battled illness to place seventh out of thirty-three and the Women’s Intermediate Quad who placed twelfth in. their very competitive event.
In Sunday’s Beginner racing, many of GUBC’s newest rowers were able to get good quality racing experience. Particularly promising results came in the Eights as the women placed eight and the men managed a top-five finish. Both of these results represent some of Glasgow’s best results from a beginner group at BUCS Head in recent years.
Full Results
Saturday Results
Women’s Intermediate Eights
Glasgow ‘A’ – Jess O’Dell, Katie Broome, Rosie Wilson, Ella Gildert, Kirsty McRobb, Gemma Collins, Maisie Archer Dytch, Laura McKenzie, (coxswain) Alexandra Lennie
16:07.0, 4th/32
Glasgow ‘B’ – Fran Chorley, Andrea Byrne, Ria Kirkwood, Elspeth Jolley, Caera Innes, Isla Henderson, Catherine Mole, Emily Finch, (coxswain) Aoibhinn McConville
18:01.8, 25th/32
Open Intermediate Coxed Fours
Glasgow – Sol Thomas, Philip Williams, Joe Flood, Ethan MacLachlan, (coxswain) Alex Sneader
15:44.0, 2nd/31
Open Intermediate Eights
Glasgow – Itay Yekutieli, Conor Haughney, Euan McKenzie, Ethan Sutherland, Sol Thomas, Philip Williams, Joe Flood, Ethan MacLachlan, (coxswain) Alex Sneader
14:08.6, 7th/33
Women’s Intermediate Quadruple Sculls
Glasgow – Isla Henderson, Fran Chorley, Katie Broome, Maisie Archer Dytch
17:06.7, 12th/33
Women’s Intermediate Coxed Quads
Glasgow ‘A’ – Rosie Wilson, Gemma Collins, Kirsty McRobb, Laura McKenzie, (coxswain) Alexandra Lennie
17:32.4, 2nd/27
Glasgow ‘B’ – Jess O’Dell, Ella Gildert, Caera Innes, Emily Finch, (coxswain) Aoibhinn McConville
19:43.0, 20th/27
Sunday Results
Open Beginner Eights
Glasgow – Emmett Santos, Jan Erik Mann, Rudolf Glekner, Sam McKay, Alasdair Thomson, Jonas Lindeman, Ben Gates, Ben Tait, (coxswain) Alex Sneader
8:54.5, 5th/21
Women’s Beginner Coxed Fours
Glasgow ‘A’ – Sophie van de Waal, Naomi McGuire, Ianna Gronneberg, Sarah Brennan, (coxswain) Alexandra Lennie
10:55.1, 7th/26
Glasgow ‘B’ – Annie Lonergan, Lilian Richie, Jenan Mattar, Nina Hines, (coxswain) Andrea Byrne
12:23.5, 21st/26
Women’s Beginner Eights
Glasgow – Jenan Mattar, Lilian Richie, Annie Lonergan, Nina Hines, Ianna Gronneberg, Naomi McGuire, Sophie van de Waal, Sarah Brennan, (coxswain) Alexandra Lennie
9:04.7, 8th/25
Open Beginner Coxed Fours
Glasgow ‘A’ – Alasdair Thomson, Jonas Lindeman, Ben Gates, Ben Tait, (coxswain) Alex Sneader
9:08.2, 11th/28
Glasgow ‘B’ – Jan Erik Mann, Rudolf Glekner, Sam McKay, Emmett Santos, (coxswain) Andrea Byrne
9:15.2 12th/28
