The Club's Results
Cambridge 99's Regatta, May Term 2023
2nd men's VIII (4th division)
| 2nd men's VIII | |||
| in Black Prince | |||
| bow | Igor Medvedev | 2 | Andrew Farquharson |
| 3 | Toby Collins | 4 | Bogdan Zviazhynski |
| 5 | Thomas Gaertner | 6 | Jos Higgins |
| 7 | Andrey Karailiev | str | Krisztian Hunter |
Coxed by: Connor Wood
1st round
Beat Churchill M2
Beat Churchill M2
Going into this race, we were optimistic. We had a strong start and made significant gains on Churchill. By the railings, we had their bow ball and pushed away. Churchill seemed to have blown up as we passed under the railway bridge and we soared ahead now more than a length and a half in the lead. We won and the crew was in good morale, though we know that the next race against Clare M2 was going to be tougher.
Semi finals
Beat Clare M2
Beat Clare M2
Nerves were high going into this race. We knew Clare M2 had previously put down good scores at races throughout this term, and I know a few guys in there have good ergs.
We had a very strong start, taking half a length within the first few strokes. I built to around r41-42 and held it quite high, around 38 until the railway bridge. We had their bow ball by the White House which gave us significant motivation. Once passed the railway bridge, Clare seemed to have made back some gains on us through a push. Going into the final stretch, I tried to build to finish strong. We crossed with around half a length ahead, and won.
Upon winning I stupidly decided it'd be a good idea to hit the water hard which sent a tsunami wave onto Connor which soaked him and his phone. He wasn't happy at all, but the crew spirits were high having won in a race we weren't the favourites in.
Final
Lost to Jesus M2
Lost to Jesus M2
The final, we didn't think we could make it here but as we waited on the start line, the nerves were high. I knew Jesus II had some big guys and ergs in their boat. Their bowman had a sub 6:50 2k, several of them had sub 7 2ks (apparently all of them). We were still full of adrenaline from the previous race.
We had a strong start but the rowing fell apart from around 30 strokes. We knew they were ahead so motivation was difficult. We tried to gain back what we had lost but the rowing was very scrappy and tense which meant we were quite inefficient. We had lost around a length on them unfortunately, and passing under the railway bridge this increased.
We lost but all in all, a brilliant day for M2 and significantly better than Bedford Regatta. We know there is still boat speed to be unlocked having looked at video footage of the race and look forward to seeing if we can stay in Div 2 for bumps.
Links
Full May Term 2023 Cambridge 99's Regatta results
2nd men's VIII Cambridge 99's Regatta results archive
