Huge Win for Thames Tradesmen's Women
Crew prevails at the British Rowing Masters Championships
TTRC’s women’s crew
June 20, 2023
There was another win for a Thames Tradesmen (TTRC) at this year’s British Rowing Masters Championships.
The Chiswick club’s women’s crew in the Open Masters Quad Race, squeezed out Ireland’s Portora Boat Club by just one second at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham on Sunday 11 June.
The winning crew, composed of Francesca Streeter, Jackie Marie, Isabelle Meron, and Louise Martin, had won at the Head of the River race earlier this year. They were up against a strong field including crews from Monmouth RC, Hollingworth Lake, and Maidstone Invicta.
Isabelle Meron, who is Ladies Captain of TTRC, said, “It was a tight 1k race between TTRC and one of the Irish crews from the start. Portora were ahead after their start, but our stroke Fran kept our race pace consistent and kept close to them. They managed to pull away by a boat length close to the 300m mark.
“Our steerer Louise encouraged us towards the last 200 meters as she could see the win was still within our reach. So much so that we caught up with the Portora BC crew and managed to beat them by just one second on the finish line. The finish was so close; we couldn’t initially tell whether we or the opposing crew had won. Hearing the Thames Tradesmen RC name over the loudspeaker confirmed our win, and we all felt ecstatic.”
The club’s Chairman, Nigel Brophy, expressed his delight at the victory saying, “It’s great to see all these wins for Thames Tradesmen’s – just like old times. The work ethic these racing crews are putting themselves through is phenomenal.” Mr. Brophy went on to highlight the club’s popular Learn to Row program, saying:
“We’re continuing with our very popular Learn To Row programme. We have these novice rowers with their new skill entering local regattas throughout the summer – which is great fun.”
Thames Tradesmen's chairman & coach Nigel Brophy -
Thames Tradesmen’s Rowing Club is now located at University London Boathouse on Hartington Road whilst Hounslow Council are building a new boathouse in Duke Meadows. The new boathouse is scheduled to be completed this year.
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