City of Oxford Regatta is always a highlight of the adaptive rowing calendar and this year’s bonus of generous boating support by neighbouring Falcon RC made the event smoother and easier than ever for the adaptive squads.
By this point in the regatta season, the Midlands/Thames clubs have a good measure of athlete boat speeds, but the popularity of the Support Adaptive 2x format keeps the variability high as support rowers regularly change. As a result, knowing the boat speed of a particular entry can be difficult even if that adaptive athlete has raced a double multiple times this season. Nonetheless, all of the competitions seemed fair, reasonable and competitive. Even the odd mismatch or skewed time handicap was forgiven in the upbeat spirit of the sunny day and great racing. And some races came right down to the wire to the excitement of the crowd and competitors.
Congratulations to the winners…
- Adaptive 1x A: Chris Boys, Guildford
- Adaptive 1x B: Ricky Clutterbuck, Stratford Upon Avon
- Adaptive 2x/- A: Lance Fowler and Andy Morris, Stratford Upon Avon
- Adaptive 2x/- B: Harry Taylor and Rory Whelan, Marlow
- Adaptive 2x/- C: Jorda Clark and Andy Morris, Stratford Upon Avon
- Adaptive 2x/- D: Ethan Roberts and Jake Blatcher, Stratford Upon Avon / Worcester
- Adaptive 2x/- E: Graham McClelland and Rory Whelan, Marlow
- Adaptive 2x/- F: Rachael Lunney and Ennis Cashin, City of Oxford
- Adaptive 2x/- F: Ian Ward and Paola Ward, Stratford Upon Avon
