Senior Squads For those with previous rowing experience, the Senior squads at Manchester University are an excellent place to develop as an oarsman/oarswoman, surrounded by performance-minded individuals. Subdivided into a Senior Men’s Squad and Senior Women’s Squad, each lead by their own Vice Captain, the Senior squads compete at all the main domestic rowing events, […]
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The Boathouse Located 6 miles South-West of the Main University Campus in the quiet city suburb of Sale, the MUBC boathouse is the primary base for water training sessions for all squads. Featured are three boat storage bays: one dedicated to small boats, with the other two housing our various larger crew boats including eights, […]
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Henley Royal Regatta 2014
Henley Royal Regatta, a wretched hive of scum and villainy, marks the culmination of a long season as well as the end of my time at Manchester University. Following some good results during head and early regatta season the men’s squad were feeling confident and were really cracking on despite the loss of a couple of […]
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Henley Women’s Regatta 2014
Just one week after Reading regatta, following another intense week and final preparations, the event that we had been building up to all season had arrived- it was Henley Women’s weekend! Two women’s eights loaded the boats on to a packed trailer we were sharing with Agecroft, Liverpool Vics and Liverpool University (don’t ask)! Arranging […]
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Reading Regatta 2014: Men
With exams finally over, Henley preparations were in full swing for both the men and the women’s squads. The first post-exams regatta on the schedule was to take place in reading in a head-to-head situation. This year the men’s squad were able to assemble three boats together consisting of two eights and a 4 which […]
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Reading Regatta 2014: Women
With exams finally over, we packed the car for the now all too familiar journey down south. Our destination this time, Reading regatta. In the weeks leading up to this training intensity had increased and crew selection had, and still was being debated, all in preparation for the season finale of Henley Women’s Regatta in […]