Once again Met Regatta was
blessed with sunshine and flat water. We had a large squad of athletes racing.
Abbie, Laura, Rosie and Yasmin were all racing in singles, with Kirstie/Nikki
and Caitlin/Vicky racing in doubles, and lastly Anna, Catherine, Kyra and Beth
racing in a quad. The scullers all raced well within their categories,
improving as the day progressed and they got closer to the finals. Winners on
the first day were the senior double of Kirstie and Nikki, and the senior quad.
Laura wheeler also won in a composite 4-.
Sunday saw an opportunity for
Caitlin and Vicky to improve on their performances the day before, which they
did, and narrowly missed out on a place in the final of IM2 doubles, a big step
up from the novice double they raced as at Notts City. Both Abbie and Laura
both continued to improve on the previous days performances in their singles,
bridging the gap up to the lead athletes. For consideration for the
Commonwealth Regatta team, many athletes were asked to race in Elite and Elite
Lightweight Singles. Kirstie and Catherine both raced in the openweight
singles, with Yasmin and Rosie racing in the lightweight. Understandably
competition was fast, and unfortunately despite some very good racing, none of
the girls made it to the final.
Overall it was a very successful
weekend, with two wins and everyone stepping on and improving their
performances at the higher level of competition. This gives us a good
indication of where we are and what we need to work on ahead of Henley Women’s
Regatta on 20-22nd June.
