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    Lymington Rowers Season Ends With Victory At the Olyimpic Rowing Course

    DateSep 13, 2011 at 9:16AM

    This years rowing at Lymington Rowing Club has been a successful one Rob Maltby & Peter Lock won the Senior Pairs Championship.  This is the the 6th Senior Pairs Championship for Lymington in the last 10 years making the club the most successful in the event's history.  The JS crew just lost out on the Hants & Dorset championship to Christchurch after trading blows all year it came down to make or break race on the home waters of Christchurch, unfortunately Lymington didn't quite have enough on the day .  The Vet 40 crew also came runners up this season to their rivals BTC after more than one tight race which could have gone either way. Other wins came in Novice fours, Ladies' pairs and Vet 50 helping concrete a very good year.   

    The last race of the season the club travelled to Dorney Lake to compete in 55th  South Coast Rowing Championships. This event is the best of the best race where competitors come from all over the south of England to compete on the 2012  Olympic rowing course.  

    Two crews competed in the Championship races and four crews in the Open events, where all events take place in coxed fours.

    The Junior Senior crew of Jonny Prince, Luke Corbridge, Geoff Fryer, James Phillips & Cox Joe Bull performed well but were just off the pace on the day to come second by a boat length.

    The Veteran 40 crew of Alan Taylor, Ken Chalk, Mark Tremain Tim Bull & Cox George Grisley had possibly their best race of the season only to be beaten by a canvas by Folkstone, but performed well enough to beat the Hants & Dorset Champions BTC .

    Lymington had two Men's Novice crews that both won there heats well to qualify for the final. The A crew had the better start but the B crew of George Verdon, Richard Wadsworth, Sam Ayles, James Stephenson and cox Laura Lock got into there stride and took the lead at the half way mark. They held onto that lead to the finish strongly after a final push from Plymouth made a close half length victory. The A crew of Liam Webb, Jeremy Baker, Jonny Clark, Joe Bull and cox George Grisley came third after rowing through an older and bigger Westover crew in the last 250 meters.   

    The Veteran 50 crew of Terry Woolford, Brian Oliver, Simon Wright, Brian Goodall & Cox Daisy Bradford were under pressure to perform well as they were defending their title for the third time.  

    After a false start due to Shoreham jumping the gun.  Lymington were in third position up to the 750 meter but managed to shake off Dover by 1000 meters, by 1250 meter were level with Shoreham after a well drilled race plan, at 1750 meters were passing Shoreham with every stroke to win by two lengths at the line.    

    The Ladies Junior crew of Anna Binley, Emily Batt, Livvi Bull & Cox Laura Lock qualified for the Final but were just off the pace on the day.  Ryan Chalk competed in the Junior Regatta that was held in the morning in a single scull gaining some valuable experience in his first Race.

    After adding up all results during the day Lymington came runners up in the aggregate cup which no mean feet considering it is out of 35 clubs their on the day.