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NameMatthew Griffiths, M
NicknameMatthew
Sidebow
Str side competence (0 to 5)  1
Best crew
Noviced in2009
SexMale
StatusUndergrad
ICQ numberNo ICQ no.
ARA member no.201002J1030648

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Rowing Career

According to our records, Matthew Griffiths has rowed in 61 events with First & Third (or BPBC) at a highest level of 1st men's VIII and most recently on the 12/5/13

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Number of posts 40
Most recent post 30/3/13 6:11pm, "A quote from Daisy"
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Official crews and main results

2009 - 2010
Mich Term1st men's VIII at 3
 Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 14:09.88   2nd Cam college, 8th overall
 2nd men's IV at 3
 Fairbairn Cup - IVs (Senior IVs): 11:44   10th, Fastest 2nd College IV (2nd men's IV)
Lent Term1st men's VIII at 3
 Lent Bumps: Rowed Over - ; Head of the River
May Term1st men's VIII at bow
 May Bumps: Rowed Over - ; Head of the River
2010 - 2011
Mich Term1st men's VIII at str
 University IVs (1st division): Raced 4 rounds: Lost to Caius in the semi finals (1st men's IV at str)
 Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 14:23    (1st men's VIII at 3)
Lent Term1st men's VIII at bow
 Lent Bumps: Down 2 - Bumped by Downing and Caius; 3rd in division 1
May Term1st men's VIII at 2
 May Bumps: Down 3 - Bumped by Caius, Downing and St. Catharine's; 4th in division 1
 6th men's VIII at 6
2011 - 2012
Mich Term1st men's VIII at 6
 Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:06   10th in College VIIIs
Lent Term1st men's VIII at 6
 Lent Bumps: Down 2 - Bumped by LMBC and Queens'; 5th in division 1
May Term1st men's VIII at 6
 May Bumps: Down 1 - Bumped St. Catharine's, bumped by Jesus and LMBC; 5th in division 1
2012 - 2013
Mich TermFairbairn Cup (Invitation VIIIs): 16:14   8th invitational crew; 41st overall (BPBC 2nd men's VIII at 7)
Lent Term1st men's VIII at 2
 Lent Bumps: Up 1 - Bumped LMBC; 4th in division 1

Coaching

2011 - 2012

2nd women's VIII, May Term 2012

Full results record

2009 - 2010

Cambridge Winter Head (College VIIIs): 8:42   4th College VIII, 9th overall (1st men's VIII at bow)
Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 14:09.88   2nd Cam college, 8th overall (1st men's VIII at 3)
Fairbairn Cup - IVs (Senior IVs): 11:44   10th, Fastest 2nd College IV (2nd men's IV at 3)
Head of the Nene (IM2 VIIIs): 19:15   2nd in IM2 (1st men's VIII at 3)
Pembroke Regatta (1st division): Raced 4 rounds: beat Caius easily in the final (1st men's VIII at 3)
Lent Bumps: Rowed Over - ; Head of the River (1st men's VIII at 3)
2nd Trinity Challenge Sculls (Men's pairs): (Massive at bow)
Kingston Head (Intermediate 2 VIIIs): 15:58.2   14th, 4th in IM2 (1st men's VIII at 4)
Head of the River Race (IM2): 19:02   154th (1st men's VIII at 4)
Foster Fairbairn Pairs (Men's 2-): Lost by 6s in the quarter finals (Coxless pairs, Griffiths-Ford at str)
Wallingford Regatta (Intermediate 2 VIIIs): 2nd of 4 crews in the heats and DSQ in the final (1st men's VIII at 2)
Wallingford Regatta (IM2 4+): 7th of 7 crews in the heats (2nd men's IV at 3)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 1st Div. Mays): 4:36   3rd out of M1 boats, raced as time-only (1st men's VIII at bow)
Cambridge 99's Regatta (1st division): Beat Magdalene by 2/3 of a course length in the semi finals and Lost to Downing by 1/2 a boat length in the final (1st men's VIII at bow)
May Bumps: Rowed Over - ; Head of the River (1st men's VIII at bow)
Henley Royal Regatta (Temple Cup): 6th fastest non-qualifier in the qualifying (Henley VIII at 5)

2010 - 2011

University IVs (1st division): Raced 4 rounds: Lost to Caius in the semi finals (1st men's IV at str)
Queens' Ergs Senior Invitational: (1st Mixed VIII at str)
Queens Ergs (Invitational): (Mixed VIIIs at str)
Cambridge Winter Head (Student Senior VIIIs): 8:32   2nd in Men's Student Senior VIIIs (1st men's VIII at str)
Cambridge Winter Head (Student Senior IVs): 9:29   6th in Men's Student Senior IV+ (1st men's IV at str)
Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 14:23    (1st men's VIII at 3)
Pembroke Regatta (1st division): Lost to Girton M1 by 4 ft in the 1st round (1st men's VIII at 3)
Lent Bumps: Down 2 - Bumped by Downing and Caius; 3rd in division 1 (1st men's VIII at bow)
Head of the River Race (In3): 18:50.89   158th (1st men's VIII at bow)
Head of the Cam (1st division): 8:55   5th (1st men's VIII at 3)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (1st Mays): 13:02   3rd (1st men's VIII at str)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (1st Mays): 14:56    (1st men's IVb at 3)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 1st Div. Mays): 5:22.3   5th (1st men's VIII at 2)
Cambridge 99's Regatta (1st division): Raced 3 rounds: Won by 1/3 Length from Magdalene in the plate final (1st men's VIII at bow)
Metropolitan Regatta (IM2 8+, Sunday): 3rd by a canvas from 2nd in the heats and in the repêchage (1st men's VIII at bow)
Metropolitan Regatta (IM3 VIIIs): 2nd in the heats and 4th in the final (1st men's VIII at 2)
May Bumps: Down 3 - Bumped by Caius, Downing and St. Catharine's; 4th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 2)

2011 - 2012

FaT v BPBC Football Challenge (Football XI): 4 - 4 Draw (First and Third 1st XI)
Cambridge Winter Head (Student Senior VIIIs): 8:34   6th Cambridge College (1st men's VIII at 6)
Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 15:06   10th in College VIIIs (1st men's VIII at 6)
Robinson Head (1st division): 4:15   2nd (1st men's VIII at 6)
Pembroke Regatta (1st division): Beat Magdalene I by 3 lengths in the 1st round and Lost to Downing I by 3/4 of a length in the quarter finals (1st men's VIII at 6)
Lent Bumps: Down 2 - Bumped by LMBC and Queens'; 5th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 6)
Head of the River Race (In3): 19:59.3   202nd overall; 53rd in In3 category; Halladay position 51 (1st men's VIII at 6)
City Sprints (Men's Mays Division1): Beat Kings by a canvas in the final (1st men's VIII at 6)
City Sprints (Men's Mays Division1): Lost to City of Cambridge by 1-2 lengths in the semi finals (1st men's IV at 3)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 1st Div. Mays): 5:12.2   13th in division (1st men's VIII at 6)
Nottingham City Regatta (Senior3 IV+): Came 4th out of 5 in the semi finals (1st men's IV at bow)
Cambridge 99's Regatta (1st division): Beat King's M1 by 6 inches in the quarter finals and Lost to LMBC M1 by a foot in the semi finals (1st men's VIII at 6)
May Bumps: Down 1 - Bumped St. Catharine's, bumped by Jesus and LMBC; 5th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 6)
Henley Qualifier (Temple Cup): Did not qualify in the qualifying (FaT Homerton Composite at 6)
Peterborough Summer Regatta (IM2 2-): Won by a length? in the heats and Lost by 1.5 lengths? in the final (Welsh pair, Welsh Pair at str)
Peterborough Summer Sprint (Mixed IM2 8+): Won by a length and a bit in the final (People who were (mostly) in Cambridge at 5)
Peterborough Summer Sprint (IM2 4+): 3rd by 8s in the final (1st men's IV at 3)
Peterborough Summer Sprint (IM2 2-): Won by 3.6s in the final (Coxless pairs, Welsh Pair at str)
Cambridge Autumn Regatta (CRA IM3 VIIIs): Beat Chesterton by a length and a bit in the final (Miscellaneous men's VIIIs at 5)
Cambridge Autumn Regatta (IM3 4+): Lost to Hertford College, NRO in the quarter finals (Miscellaneous men's IVs at 3)
Cambridge Autumn Regatta (Oxford/Cambridge challenge): Beat Hertford College in the final (Miscellaneous men's IVs at 2)

2012 - 2013

Fairbairn Cup (Invitation VIIIs): 16:14   8th invitational crew; 41st overall (BPBC 2nd men's VIII at 7)
Pembroke Regatta (1st division): Raced 5 rounds: Lost to Caius M1 by 1 length (at least) in the final (1st men's VIII at 2)
Lent Bumps: Up 1 - Bumped LMBC; 4th in division 1 (1st men's VIII at 2)
Fens of Fury (Team): (Chariots of Fury)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (1st Mays): 13:32   4th in Category, 6th Overall (+0:42) (1st men's VIII at 6)
City Sprints (Men's Mays Division1): Lost to Downing M1 by 3/4 of a length in the semi finals and Beat FaT M2 by 3/4 of a length in the plate final (1st men's VIII at 6)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Men's 1st Div. Mays): 5:10   9th in Category (+0:20) (1st men's VIII at 2)

Number of events: 61
Total number of races: 102

Bumps record

Number of races: 28
Rowed-over Head 10 times (Lent Bumps 2010, May Bumps 2010, Lent Bumps 2011, May Bumps 2011)
Rowed-over 7 times
Bumped up twice
   Greatest rise in single bump: 1 (May Bumps 2012, Lent Bumps 2013)
   Greatest rise over all four days: 1 (Lent Bumps 2013)
Got bumped down 9 times
   Greatest fall in single bump: 1 (Lent Bumps 2011, May Bumps 2011, Lent Bumps 2012)
   Greatest fall over all four days: 3 (May Bumps 2011)
Highest finish position: Head (1st men's VIII at 3; Lent Bumps 2010)
Lowest finish position: 5 (1st men's VIII at 6; Lent Bumps 2012)
Bumps aggregate: Up 3
Average position change per row: 0.107

Recorded bumps:
Rowed-over Head (1st men's VIII at 3; Lent Bumps 2010, Wednesday)
Rowed-over Head (1st men's VIII at 3; Lent Bumps 2010, Thursday)
Rowed-over Head (1st men's VIII at 3; Lent Bumps 2010, Friday)
Rowed-over Head (1st men's VIII at 3; Lent Bumps 2010, Saturday)
Rowed-over Head (1st men's VIII at bow; May Bumps 2010, Wednesday)
Rowed-over Head (1st men's VIII at bow; May Bumps 2010, Thursday)
Rowed-over Head (1st men's VIII at bow; May Bumps 2010, Friday)
Rowed-over Head (1st men's VIII at bow; May Bumps 2010, Saturday)
Rowed-over Head (1st men's VIII at bow; Lent Bumps 2011, Wednesday)
Bumped by Downing (1st men's VIII at bow; Lent Bumps 2011, Thursday)
Bumped by Caius (1st men's VIII at bow; Lent Bumps 2011, Friday)
Rowed-over Head (1st men's VIII at 2; May Bumps 2011, Wednesday)
Bumped by Caius (1st men's VIII at 2; May Bumps 2011, Thursday)
Bumped by Downing (1st men's VIII at 2; May Bumps 2011, Friday)
Bumped by St. Catharine's (1st men's VIII at 2; May Bumps 2011, Saturday)
Bumped by LMBC (1st men's VIII at 6; Lent Bumps 2012, Wednesday)
Bumped by Queens' (1st men's VIII at 6; Lent Bumps 2012, Saturday)
Bumped St. Catharine's (1st men's VIII at 6; May Bumps 2012, Wednesday)
Bumped by Jesus (1st men's VIII at 6; May Bumps 2012, Friday)
Bumped by LMBC (1st men's VIII at 6; May Bumps 2012, Saturday)
Bumped LMBC (1st men's VIII at 2; Lent Bumps 2013, Thursday)


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