Crew: Beth Kemp (Cox), Billie Meadowcroft (Stroke), Lea Gansser-Potts (3), Charlotte Hallam (2), Kathryn Van Der Byl (Bow)
Made up of 4 girls in their 3rd years, the W1 Uni IVs crew has been rowing together since they all learnt. With Beth in the cox’s seat, training leading up to these races had been a lot of fun. On race day the crew came up to the start line, ‘attention, GO’, and they were off. The start sequence went very well, and the boat was feeling light. A strong and natural rhythm was set up by the stroke pair, whilst bow pair effortlessly backed them up. The corners disappeared behind them as they increased the distance between them and Kings with every stroke they took. By the time Queens’ was going onto Ditton corner, they could see that Kings was no longer a threat. With a series on calls from Beth asking for the crew to give it their all, Queens’ ploughed through the finish line an incredible 44 seconds ahead of Kings. The whole crew was delighted with the performance they had just delivered, and I am sure that they will remember that race as a benchmark for good rowing for many races to come.