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Name	Zara Bek, Z
Nickname	Exit, pursued by a swan
Side	bow
Str side competence (0 to 5)	3
Noviced in	2022
Sex	Female
Status	Undergrad


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Rowing Career

According to our records, Zara Bek has rowed in 60 events with First & Third (or BPBC) at a highest level of 1st women's VIII and most recently on 28 Apr 2025.

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2022 - 2023
Mich Term	1st women's novice VIII at 2
	Novice Fairbairn Cup (1st division): 11:53 7th NW1
Lent Term	1st women's VIII at bow
	Lent Bumps: Up 3 - Bumped Christ's, Clare and Churchill; 9th in division 1
May Term	2nd women's VIII at str
	May Bumps: Up 2 - Bumped Clare IV, Caius IV and St. Catharine's III, bumped by Clare IV; 11th in division 4

2023 - 2024
Mich Term	1st women's VIII at bow
	Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 18:01 12th
	Fairbairn Cup (Invitational IVs): 14:44 3rd (BPBC 1st women's IV at 3)
Lent Term	2nd women's VIII at str
May Term	1st women's VIII at 3
	May Bumps: Up 4 - Bumped Christ's, Fitzwilliam, Queens' and Downing; 10th in division 1

2024 - 2025
Mich Term	1st women's VIII at str
	2nd men's novice VIII - coxswain
	University IVs W1 at 3
	University IVs (1st division): Raced 3 rounds: Beat St Catz by 2sec in the final (1st women's IV)
	Novice Fairbairn Cup (2nd division): 10:15 Fastest NM2, 4th Overall (2nd men's novice VIII)
	Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 16:16 6th Women's college VIII (1st women's VIII)
	Fairbairn Cup - IVs (Senior IVs): 12:50 4th Women's College IV (1st women's IV at str)
Lent Term	1st women's VIII at 7
	Lent Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped Clare, bumped by Pembroke; 9th in division 1
May Term	1st women's VIII at 7

Coaching

2023 - 2024

2nd women's novice VIII, Mich Term 2023

Full results record

2022 - 2023

Queens' Novice Ergo Competition (1st division): 17:03.9   7th in div, 18th NW1 overall (1st women's novice VIII at 2)
Cambridge Winter Head (Student Beginner VIIIs): 12:50.4   5th in Category (Westminster, Churchill, UEA, KCL) (1st women's novice VIII at 2)
Emma Sprints (NW2 Division): Raced 4 rounds: Beat Corpus NW1 in the final (1st women's novice VIII at 2)
Clare Novice Regatta (Women's Cup): Raced 3 rounds: Lost to Trinity Hall NW1 by 2 lengths in the quarter finals (1st women's novice VIII at 2)
Novice Fairbairn Cup (1st division): 11:53   7th NW1 (1st women's novice VIII at 2)
Newnham Short Course (1st division): 8:18   10th in Women’s Lents Upper (1st women's VIII at bow)
Newnham Short Course (4th division): 8:56   8th in Women’s Lents Lower (2nd women's VIII at 4)
Bedford Head (Women's Eights (Band 2)): 5:57   6th overall, 3rd in Band 2 (1st women's VIII at bow)
Bedford Head (Women's Eights (Band 3)): 5:59   2nd in Band 3 (1st women's VIII at bow)
Women's Head of the River Race (Challenge Academic): 21:47   118th (1st women's VIII at bow)
Lent Bumps: Up 3 - Bumped Christ's, Clare and Churchill; 9th in division 1 (1st women's VIII at bow)
Head of the Cam (Lower VIIIs): 12:16   1st in Category, 23rd Overall (2nd women's VIII at 4)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (1st division): 15:50.4   2nd in Category; 4th Overall (1st women's VIII at 3)
Radegund Mile Head Race (College VIIIs): 8:41    (3rd men's VIII at 7)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Womens's 4th Div. Mays): 6:13.8   1st in Category (2nd women's VIII at 2)
May Bumps: Up 2 - Bumped Clare IV, Caius IV and St. Catharine's III, bumped by Clare IV; 11th in division 4 (2nd women's VIII, W2 and Friends at str)

2023 - 2024

Cambridge Autumn Head (W8+ 1st Coll): 12:01   2nd in Category (1st women's VIII at bow)
Cambridge Autumn Head (Time-only): 11:58    (1st women's VIII at 2)
Queens' Novice Ergo Competition (1st division): 14:02   Came 10th (Skinny FaT Ergs at 7)
Cambridge Winter Head (Student First VIIIs): 10:59   19th (1st women's VIII at bow)
Cambridge Winter Head (BR Senior): 10:27   4th (1st women's VIII at bow)
Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 18:01   12th (1st women's VIII at bow)
Fairbairn Cup (Invitational IVs): 14:44   3rd (BPBC 1st women's IV at 3)
Winter Head-To-Head (Lower VIIIs): 17:33   2nd in Class; 8:13.7 out, 9:19.7 back (2nd women's VIII at str)
Newnham Short Course (Lower VIIIs): 9:21   7th in Category (2nd women's VIII at str)
Winter League, 2nd leg (College VIIIs): 8:40   1st of College Lents 2nd and below (2nd women's VIII at str)
Winter League, 3rd Leg (College VIIIs): 11:00   Fastest Mixed College VIII (Composeight at 6)
Head of the Cam (1st division): 12:19   1st in Women's College 4+ (W1A at bow)
Head of the Cam (1st division): 12:43   2nd in Women's College 4+ (W1B at 2)
Cambridge Head-2-Head (Mays 4th): 16:46   2nd in Div (Officially 3rd due to category error) (2nd women's VIII at 4)
Radegund Mile Head Race (College VIIIs): 7:46   4th in Div 1 (1st women's VIII at 3)
Radegund Mile Head Race (College VIIIs): 8:24   1st in Lower VIIIs (2nd women's VIII at 5)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Women's 1st Div. Mays): 5:23    (1st women's VIII at 3)
Champion of the Thames Eights Head (Womens's 4th Div. Mays): 5:36   Fastest in Div (2nd women's VIII at 5)
May Bumps: Up 4 - Bumped Christ's, Fitzwilliam, Queens' and Downing; 10th in division 1 (1st women's VIII at 3)
British Rowing Senior Club Championships (W Club 8+): 1st in Heat in the heats and 2nd in the final (CUB (B) at 2)
British Rowing Senior Club Championships (W Club 4+): Raced 3 rounds: 3rd in B Final in the final (CUB (A) at 2)
Cambridge Autumn Regatta (Women's Sculls (Band 2)): Lost (Easily) in the 1st round (ZB in a single scull)

2024 - 2025

Cambridge Small Boats Head (W Nov): 13:33   Fastest Novice Woman (ZB in a single scull)
University IVs (1st division): Raced 3 rounds: Beat St Catz by 2sec in the final (1st women's IV at 3)
Queens' Novice Ergo Competition (Seniors): 13:52   10th (Mixed VIIIs at 7)
Cambridge Winter Head (Student Senior IVs): 10:47   Fastest Women's IV (1st women's IV at 3)
Cambridge Winter Head (Student Senior VIIIs): 9:58   4th Fastest Women's College VIII (1st women's VIII at str)
Clare Novice Regatta (Men's Plate): Raced 4 rounds: Beat Tit Hall NM2 by 2 lengths in the final (2nd men's novice VIII, coxswain)
Novice Fairbairn Cup (2nd division): 10:15   Fastest NM2, 4th Overall (2nd men's novice VIII, coxswain)
Fairbairn Cup (Senior VIIIs): 16:16   6th Women's college VIII (1st women's VIII at str)
Fairbairn Cup - IVs (Senior IVs): 12:50   4th Women's College IV (1st women's IV at str)
Winter Head-To-Head (Lent First VIIIs): 16:08   3rd in Women's Band 2 (1st women's VIII at 7)
Winter Head-To-Head (Lower VIIIs): 18:00   5th in Women's Band 4 (2nd women's VIII at 4)
Newnham Short Course (Lents 1st Div): 8:01   5th in Category (1st women's VIII at 7)
Newnham Short Course (Lents 1st Div Take II): 8:01   5th in Category (1st women's VIII at 7)
Winter League, 2nd leg (Lents 2nd Div): 11:34   1st in Category (2nd women's VIII at str)
Norwich Head (W 8+): 19:26   2nd Fastest Women's VIII (1st women's VIII at 7)
Lent Bumps: Stayed level - Bumped Clare, bumped by Pembroke; 9th in division 1 (1st women's VIII at 7)
Head of the River Race (Academic (Medium)): 21:14   31st in Academic (M), 257th Overall (2nd men's VIII at 3)
FaT Golf: Won, 1 to 0 (ZB in a single scull)
FaT Golf: 1Zara Bek (First and Third golf team)
Champs Pub-to-Pub Mile (Club B): 7:44   Fastest W1x (ZB in a single scull)
Head of the Cam (Lower VIIIs): 11:31   Won Mays Lower (2nd women's VIII, coxswain)
Lowe Double Sculls (Women's 2x): Beat LMBC in the semi finals and Beat Magdalene in the final (Double sculls)

Number of events: 60
Total number of races: 85

Bumps record

Number of races: 16
Rowed over 3 times
Bumped up 11 times
   Greatest rise in single bump: 1 (Lent Bumps 2023, May Bumps 2023, May Bumps 2024, Lent Bumps 2025)
   Greatest rise over all four days: 4 (May Bumps 2024)
Got bumped down twice
   Greatest fall in single bump: 1 (May Bumps 2023)
   Greatest fall over all four days: 0 (, Lent Bumps 2025)
Highest finish position: 9 (1st women's VIII at bow; Lent Bumps 2023)
Lowest finish position: 62 (2nd women's VIII, W2 and Friends at str; May Bumps 2023)
Bumps aggregate: Up 9
Average position change per row: 0.562