Sports

 BUCS ROWING SMALL BOAT SERIES 2012

Men's 1x

1. Angus Groom - Durham 

2. Joshua Bugajski - Cardiff 

3. Edward Couldwell - Loughborough

4. William Mace - Durham Univ BC ( no points as Durham Uni in 1st place )

5. Ben Spencer Jones - Imperial

Women's 1x

1. Melanie Wilson - Imperial

2. Caragh McMurtry - Reading

3. Karen Bennett - St Mary's 

4. Katie Bartlett - Loughborough

Lwt Men's 1x

1. Adam Freeman-Pask - Reading Univ BC

2. Wilf Kimberley - Imperial College

3. Andrzej Hunt - Cambridge

4. Stuart Sykes - Nottingham
 

Lwt Women's 1x

1. Gemma Hall - Newcastle

2. Emily Craig - London

3. Rebecca Humphreys - UEL

4. Lucy Cruxton - Reading

This year’s BUCS Small Boats Head will see a significant change from previous seasons. Instead of the weekend at Boston incorporating the GBRT Assessment and a Third Division dedicated to BUCS rowers, results will be extracted from 2 events as detailed below:

• 2x Men’s and Women’s Heavyweight and Lightweight results will be extracted from the Diamond Jubilee Rowing Championships at Dorney Lake, 20 October 2012. 

See www.britishrowing.org/djrc  

Please see below for results from the Diamond Jubilee Rowing Championships.

• 1x Men’s and Women’s Heavyweight and Lightweight results will be extracted from the GBRT assessment Boston Rowing Club, 24-25 November 2012. There will be an ergo assessment on Saturday 24 November and then a 5km water test in singles on the Sunday 25 November (BUCS will extract results from this).

Please click here for more information. 

ALL ENTRIES NEED TO BE MADE VIA THE BRITISH ROWING ONLINE ENTRY SYSTEM. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BUCS POINTS COMPETITORS ALSO NEED TO BE ENTERED VIA BUCSCORE.

DATES:

Saturday 24 November 2012 – GBRT Assessment 2km Ergo Test 

Sunday 25 November 2012 – GBRT Assessment – 5km Water Test in singles

VENUES:        

Ergo Tests – Princess Royal Sports Arena, Great Fen Road, Boston, Lincs. PE21 7PB

5km Water Test – Boston Rowing Club. Carlton Road, Boston, Lincs. PE21 8LL.

ELIGIBILITY:

These Championships are open to students at institutions in membership of BUCS, who meet the eligibility regulations outlined in the BUCS Handbook and website.  

As noted above all entries for the GB assessment must be made via the British Rowing Online Entry system AND on BUCScore if the competitor wishes to be considered for BUCS Medals and Points. 

REGULATIONS:        

Please refer to the regulations for the 2012-13 season before making entries: www.bucs.org.uk/rowing 

ENTRIES:

Entries will be accepted on a first come, first served basis up to a safety limit to be confirmed by the organisers.

ENTRY FEES:

There is no fee payable to BUCS – fees are paid via BROE 

GBRT Assessment  at Boston - £10 per seat. 

CLOSING DATE:

BROE – 15 November 2012 5pm

BUCScore –  23 November 2012 5pm

AWARDS:

Medals will be awarded to competitors finishing in the top three places in each of the BUCS events as long as there are more than 3 entries into the event.

BUCS points will be awarded to the top four places.  In the absence of an Intermediate category in the event – multiple entries in the Championship categories are permitted but it should be noted that only the highest placed University crew results will count for BUCS points.

TIMETABLE:
This is a provision Timetable set by GB Rowing - Please click here for more information.

Saturday 24 November 2012 

2k Ergo Test at Princess Royal Sports Arena

Sunday 25 November 2012

5k water test in singles. Boston Rowing Club. 

There will be 2 Racing Divisions: 

Division 1: Open weight Singles 

BUCS single scullers will have their results extracted from this race to be included in the BUCS Championships. 

Briefing 0900 
Boating from 0915 
Race Start 1030 

Division 2: Lightweight Singles 

BUCS single scullers will have their results extracted from this race to be included in the BUCS Championships. 

Briefing 1200 
Boating from 1215 
Race Start 1330 

GENERAL:

Competitors, their clubs, or Athletic Unions are responsible for all travel, accommodation and subsistence costs.  BUCS cannot accept responsibility for personal loss or injury while attending a BUCS event.

Diamond Jubilee Rowing Championships 2x Results

The BUCS 2x results were extracted from the finals of the 2x racing with Cardiff Uni M2x Josh Bugajski and Rob Massey taking the Gold by finishing 4th in the A final.  Behind them in the B final were 3 University crews – the two crews from Imperial fighting it out for the Lightweight title – the win going to Wilf Kimberley and Tim Richards who beat Paul Jones and Miles Holbrough by just 2 seconds with the Durham crew of Barney Stentiford and Angus Groom finishing between the Imperial crews and taking the silver medal in the M2x. 

In the women's races the Reading girls Bethan Walters and Lucy Cruxton finished 2nd in the C final to take the W2x gold medal with crews from Bath and Imperial taking the silver and bronze respectively. The competition in the WLwt2x was strong with four out of the six crews in the A final of the women's 2x event racing at Lightweights. The BUCS title went to the Newcastle double of Gemma Hall and Rosie Rust with the Reading girls Rose Wiloughby and Molly Lynn-Manuel taking the silver.

Only highest placed boat qualifies for BUCS points. 

BUCS Points Classification

 Please see here for full results. 

Contact: Matt Judson