Loughborough Boat Club

Two of the Loughborough Boat Club men’s junior squad attended Leicester regatta and came home having lost their novice status. 16 year old Chris Morris teamed up with 18 year old Chris McAuley, who only started rowing last autumn, to race in the Novice Double Sculls event over the 750 metre course. The Loughborough crew gained an easy win in the semi-finals when home club Leicester had steering problems on the narrow River Soar course and hit the side wall. They then came up against Peterborough in the final. In their own words, “This last race went well, it was a tough start but we kept the pressure on and gained more and more distance over them. Although we won, we both agreed we could have given more so it’s looking fairly promising we guess for senior racing.”  As well as taking home the usual tankards the pair will have their names engraved on the impressive Leicester Regatta trophy.

Photo: Chris Morris (left) and Chris McAuley (right) with the Novice Doubles Sculls Trophy

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