The Club's Results
Novice Fairbairn Cup 2021
1st women's novice VIII (2nd division)
| 1st women's novice VIII | |||
| in Valkyrie | |||
| bow | Isabelle West | 2 | Elizabeth Zazycki |
| 3 | Blanche Darbord | 4 | Sophie Harper |
| 5 | Ina Jaentgen | 6 | Phoebe Hall |
| 7 | Lily Kearney | str | Gabrielle Doyle |
Coxed by: Daniel Leong
2nd
Time: 12:23
Time: 12:23
It is a truth universally acknowledged that coming second to Caius equates to winning. This was certainly the approach taken by an overjoyed crew when they arrived back at the boathouse to Lee ecstatically jumping up and down. Bomber’s advice on taking longer build strokes allowed us to have a much calmer start, with the crew staying together for the majority of the race without any significant mistakes, and fantastic racing lines taken by the cox, showed just how much NW1 had improved in the weeks since Winter Head. Our jubilance at coming second was all the more pronounced as, although we knew we had rowed cleanly, no one felt that we had pulled off such a good performance.
Very cool result. Difficult to compare to Caius these days for some reason, but a solid gap between us and the rest of the field. This crew showcased some steely drive in this race as well as some clear speed, so it's exciting to see what that will add to the squad next term.
I also think Bomber really, really enjoyed Lee's triumphant scream of victory.
Links
Full Mich Term 2021 1st women's novice VIII results
Novice Fairbairn Cup 1st women's novice VIII results archive
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