According to our records, Catherine Aiken has rowed in 116 events with First & Third (or BPBC) at a highest level of 1st women's VIII and most recently on the 30/11/07
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University IVs (2nd division): Beat Churchill II (easily) in the semi finals and Lost to Fitzwilliam II (4.5 lengths) in the final (2nd women's IV at bow)
Cambridge Winter Head: 14:35 4th of 8 women's novice times (Women's novice VIII A at bow) Clare Novice Regatta (1st division): Raced 5 rounds: Lost (4 lengths) to LMBC in the final (Women's novice VIII A at bow) Novice Fairbairn Cup: 11:27 2nd place to LMBC (Women's novice VIII A at bow) Fairbairn Cup (Lower VIIIs): 18:43 Best ever performance by 1st and 3rd women's novices in Fairbairns! (Women's novice VIII A at bow) Cambridge Head-2-Head: 23:52 6th of 10 women's VIIIs (1st women's VIII at 5) Head of the Nene: 26:04 26th of 38 women's VIIIs, 3rd of the 6 college women's 1st VIIIs (1st women's VIII at 2) Pembroke Regatta (1st division): Won against Girton (1 1/4 lengths) in the 1st round and Lost to Emmanuel (1 1/2 lengths) in the 2nd round (1st women's VIII at 2) Lent Bumps: Rowed Over - ; 14th in division 1 (1st women's VIII at 2) Cardinal's Regatta: Blimey O'Reilly! We won against an Emma crew in the 1st round and We lost in the 2nd round (The DeteriorVIII at bow bow) University IVs (2nd division): Beat Churchill II (easily) in the semi finals and Lost to Fitzwilliam II (4.5 lengths) in the final (2nd women's IV at bow) Bedford Regatta (Senior4 VIIIs): Lost to Bedford High School (1 1/2 lengths) in the 1st round (1st women's VIII at 6) Bedford Regatta (College VIIIs): Lost to Emmanuel College (3 lengths) in the 1st round (1st women's VIII at 6) Cam Sprints (1st division): Beat Selwyn in the 1st round and Lost to Peterhouse (1/2 length) in the final (1st women's VIII at 6) Cam Sprints (Lower division): Beat a Darwin crew by a canvas in the 1st round and Lost to Selwyn II in the 2nd round (2nd women's VIII at 3) Cambridge 99's Regatta (1st division): Lost to New Hall in the 1st round and Lost to Pembroke in the plate 1st round (1st women's VIII at 6) May Bumps Getting-on Race: 9:29 9th of the 16 unsuccessful crews (4th women's VIII at 5) May Bumps: Down 4 - Bumped by Girton, CCAT, Peterhouse and Magdalene; 4th in division 2 (1st women's VIII at 6) Henley Women's Regatta: Lost to Chuchill (2 feet) in the 1st round (1st women's VIII at 6)
2001 - 2002
Bedford Autumn Fours Head (Novice IV+): 8:31 26th of 45 women's coxed IVs, 2nd of 9 in NV (1st women's IV, crew A at bow) Bedford Autumn Fours Head (Senior4 IV+): 8:51 31st of 45 women's coxed IVs, 7th of 13 in S4 (1st women's IV, crew B at bow) Cambridge Autumn Head: 13:20 4th college coxed IV (1st women's IV at bow) University IVs (1st division): Beat Magdalene (3 lengths) in the 1st round and Lost to Peterhouse (4 lengths) in the 2nd round (1st women's IV at bow) Head of the River IVs: 23:40 22nd of 62 WS3 coxed IVs, 2nd Cambridge College, 60th of 110 women's coxed IVs, 455th overall (1st women's IV at bow) Fairbairn Cup - IVs: 12:45 4th of 13 college IVs (1st women's IV at bow) Cambridge Head-2-Head: 24:26 3rd college VIII (1st women's VIII at 7) Robinson Head: 10:55 2nd second women's VIII (2nd women's VIII at 7) Pembroke Regatta (1st division): Won against CCAT (1 length) in the 1st round and Lost to LMBC (3 lengths) in the 2nd round (1st women's VIII at 7) Lent Bumps: Down 1 - Bumped Churchill, bumped by Churchill and Girton; 15th in division 1 (1st women's VIII at 7) Cambridge 99's Regatta (3rd division): Beat Darwin II in the semi finals and Lost to Jesus in the final ('Seconds' at 7) May Bumps: Down 3 - Bumped by Jesus III, St. Catharine's II and Vets School; 12th in division 3 ('Seconds' at 7)
2002 - 2003
Emma Sprints: Lost to Pembroke Novices (1/2 length) in the 1st round (1st mixed VIII at bow) Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 18:21 10th of 18 college 1st VIIIs (1st women's VIII at 5) Head of the Cam (Senior3 IV+): 13:23 78th overall, 3rd of 4 women's IVs (Women's IV B at 3) Poplar Regatta (Novice IV+): 2nd to St Pauls School in the final (2nd women's IV at 3) May Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped CCAT, bumped by Darwin; 3rd in division 2 (1st women's VIII at 5)
Head of the Charles (Club Fours): 16:04.7 27th of 42 crews (BPBC 1st women's IV at 2) University IVs (1st division): Lost to Tit Hall (3 lengths) in the heats (1st women's IV at 3) Head of the River IVs (Senior3 IV+): 23:39.24 439th overall, 44th of 111 WIV+, 17th of 44 in WS3A, 2nd of 14 college WIV+ (1st women's IV at bow) Cambridge Winter Head (Senior 3 IVs): 11:06 2nd of 4 in women's senior 3 IVs, 4th of 25 women's IVs (1st women's IV at bow) Cambridge Winter Head (Student IVs): 11:00 2nd of 8 women's student senior IV, 3rd of 25 women's IVs (1st women's IV at bow) Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 17:01 5th College VIII, 7th overall (1st women's VIII at 6) Fairbairn Cup - IVs (College IVs): 13:12 2nd College IV, 3rd overall (1st women's IV at bow) Cambridge Head-2-Head (Women's Lents 3): 23:42.9 Winners of Women's Lents 3, 56th overall, 2nd of 3 Cam college 2nd VIIIs (Women's VIII 'B' at str) Head of the Nene (Senior3 VIIIs): 21:28 10th of 17 women's S3 VIIIs; 4th of 7 college VIIIs (1st women's VIII at str) Robinson Head (1st division): 10:16 11th of 13 women's 1st VIIIs (1st women's VIII at 6) Robinson Head (1st division): 10:36 Winners of women's IV+; 1st of 4 crews (1st women's IV at bow) Pembroke Regatta (1st division): Raced 5 rounds: Lost to Clare by 1.5 lengths in the final (1st women's VIII, The Black Pearl in the White Shell at 6) Lent Bumps: Up 6 - Bumped Christ's, Churchill, Girton and Newnham; 7th in division 1 (1st women's VIII at 6) Foster Fairbairn Pairs (Women's 2-): Beat Lowson/White (Pembroke) easily in the semi finals and Dead heat with Thompson/Weaver (FaT) in the final (Russell/Aiken at bow) Head of the Cam (Women's Other Mays): 10:50 Winner of Women's Other Mays; 3rd Women's College VIII (1st women's VIII at str) Cambridge Head-2-Head (Women's Lents 1): 21:13 Joint 6th of 11 colleges, 6th of 19 women's VIIIs (1st women's VIII at str) City Sprints (Women's Lents Div. 1/2): beat Darwin by 2 lengths in the semi finals and Winners of event - beat Girton by 1/2 length in the final (1st women's VIII at str) City Sprints (CRA Nv 4+): Raced 4 rounds: Winners of event - beat 99s A easily in the final (Light and Dark Trinity at bow) Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Women's 2nd Div. Mays): 5:34.5 Winners of W2, second overall women's VIII, prize for best coxing (1st women's VIII at str) Cambridge 99's Regatta (Women's Lower Division): beat Newnham 4 in the semi finals and lost to Magdelene 2 by 1 1/4 lengths in the final (3rd women's VIII at 7) Peterborough June Regatta (Senior3 VIIIs): Won (by about a bow ball) in the heats and 3rd to Cambridge '99 and Lea in the final (1st women's VIII at str) Peterborough June Regatta (Senior4 VIIIs): Won (set new course record) in the heats and Won (another course record!) in the final (1st women's VIII at str) Peterborough Sprint Regatta (WS3 4+): Joint fastest crew in the heats and beat Cambridge 99s by a canvas in the final (Light and Dark Trinity at bow) Bedford Star Regatta (WS3 4+): Beat Maidstone Invicta (easily) in the semi finals and Beat Bedford Star (15s) in the final (Light and Dark Trinity at bow) May Bumps: Up 3 - Bumped Darwin, St. Catharine's and New Hall; 15th in division 1 (1st women's VIII at str) National Championships (Women's 4+): scratched due to unresolvable geographical issues in the qualifying (Light and Dark Trinity at bow) Oxford City Royal Regatta (WS1 4+): lost to Meles (Bath University Alumni) by quarter of a length in the final (Light and Dark Trinity at bow) Oxford City Sprint Regatta (Senior3 VIII): won by several lengths against Newnham in the semi finals and won by three-quarters of a length against Wallingford in the final (FaT/Queens'/Catz/Trinity Hall/Newnham/Peterhouse/LMBC composite, in 'Sir Bryan' at 5) Itchen Imperial (Senior Ladies): won by a couple of lengths in the heats and lost by 3 feet to Southampton Coalporters in the final (Light and Dark Trinity, in "the Byrne" at bow) Bristol Avon Regatta (WS2 4+): won, easily, against City of Bristol in the final (Light and Dark Trinity at bow) Bristol Avon Regatta (W Elite 4+): won by half a length against Molesey in the final (Light and Dark Trinity at bow) Bristol Avon Regatta (Victrix Ludorum): Won! in the final (Light and Dark Trinity at bow) Ross Regatta (WS2 4+): Beat Belvoir (pronounced "beaver") (easily) in the semi finals and won by a few lengths against Llandaff in the final (Light and Dark Trinity at bow) 50k pre-Boston Marathon erg (Elite IV-): 4:04:00 (Light and Dark Trinity at bow) Boston Marathon (WS2 4+): 4:34:00 winners of WS2 4+, but just missed out on the course record (Light and Dark Trinity at bow)
