Summer Eights 2019: Results for Green Templeton
The Green Templeton Boat Club is competing on the river between Wednesday 29 May and Saturday 1 June – come along each day to support the crews!
Friday 31 May 2019 results
Thursday 30 May 2019 results
Wednesday 29 May 2019 results
Women’s boats
Reports written by Steve Woodhouse
W1: After starting in position 12 in Div II, GTC W1 quickly pushed away from Worcester W1 and onto Exeter W1. GTC W1 rapidly got an overlap on Exeter who, after thinking about things for quite some time, decided to concede. So W1 moved up one and will start on bungline 11 in the next race
W2: In rather wet and windy conditions, W2 started in position 5 in Div IV. After a strong start, they pushed on to a length away from St John’s W2. Unfortunately St John’s bumped New College and so the long chase was on to catch Linacre. A really gutsy performance by W2 who reeled in Linacre W2 stroke by stroke, causing Linacre to run to the other side of the river to narrowly escape being over bumped by GTC.
W3: After many changes in the lineup, W3 pushed off the raft and practised starts as a crew for the first time in the warm up. After starting on bung line 3 and a great effort as a crew they initially held off a strong Christ Church crew for quite some time, before getting bumped and will start on bungline 4 tomorrow
Men’s boats
Reports written by Lukas Lohove
M1: Starting from bungline 3 in division 4, GTC’s first men’s boat had a strong start despite the cold conditions. After the start, GTC pushed closer to the Balliol crew ahead, one stroke at a time. Right in front of our boathouse at Longbridges, GTC caught up and bumped Balliol to the joy of cheering spectators. M1 will start from bungline 2 on Thursday.
M2: We are happy to field a second men’s boat in Summer Eights for the first time in three years. Starting from bungline 6 in division 7, M2 pushed hard upon hearing the close-by cannon signalling the beginning of the race. The Wolfson crew ahead had no chance to respond to the incoming GTC team and conceded after 200m of racing. M2 is moving up and will start on bungline 5 on Thursday.
