Only a week after sprinting in Lent Bumps, W1 had a very different race to compete in – the 6.8 km Women’s Eights Head of the River Race (WEHoRR) on the Tideway in London last Saturday. They started their race strong by nailing their start sequence, which built them up to a solid racing rhythm. By rolling through different technical focuses, they reached the halfway point. Going past Hammersmith Bridge, the crew’s spirit was boosted by the crowd cheering on the bridge, including their coach, Duncan! Soon after they caught up to a crew in front that did not give way, although our W1 was clearly the faster crew. After some aggression between the coxes and strokes, W1 pushed them out of their line and overtook them! Reaching the Black Buoy marking the last 500m, the crew finished the race by charging past the finish line long and strong. With such an eventful term for the W1 crew of Hughes Hall they cannot thank Duncan enough for helping them with WEHoRR trailering and, of course, his fab coaching!
W1 finished 192nd out of 300 with a time of 23:02.2, beating a number of first boats from other Cambridge colleges! However, more importantly, there was some great rowing from our crew during the race; everyone enjoyed themselves, the experience on the Tideway and competing in the same race as Olympic and Blues rowers! A special shoutout and thanks needs to go to their captain, Manja, for believing in them and all her organisational efforts to allow them to compete in such an incredible event! #StrongGameHughesHall
Hughes Hall Boat Club 