Loughborough Boat Club

The Club’s Women’s Eight turned in a positive performance in the run up to this weekend’s Women’s Head of the River Race on the Thames . The 6000m Trent Head in Nottingham attracts the biggest entry in the country apart from the Thames races so is an important step on the way to the Thames race. However, the weather conditions, with strong gusty winds, were so bad that many of the smaller boats were forced to withdraw. The crew of Katja Lange at bow, Caroline Lomax, Katy Smith, Natalie Miles, Rebecca Rowe, Lucinda Bowden, Elaine Johnstone and stroke Marie Guingouain, coxed by Carly Bilsbrough battled against the conditions to achieve third place in the Women’s Senior 3 category in a time of 22 mins 29 secs. Many of the crew are relatively new to rowing so finishing ahead of a number of far more experienced crews means they are well-placed to put in a good performance on the Thames,

Another Club member putting in a good performance is single sculler Sarah Mee. Following three sets of open trials for the GB squad, she has been selected for the final trials in mid-April. Mee will be fighting for a place in the Women’s Lightweight Under 23 squad and a chance to represent Great Britain in World events.

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