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Torpids 2012 - An incredible week for SJCBC.By Alex Winchester. Posted on Feb 28th 2012 at 12:03PM.Torpids 2012 has seen St John's build on the successes of previous years, with all boats performing very well. The Women's crews were particularly outstanding, with both W1 and W2 achieving blades, finishing +6 and +5 respectively. Overall we finished on +14 for the week, giving us more bumps than any other college for Torpids.
W3 saw their training disrupted by poor weather, with the Isis freezing over for two weekends, and as such were unfortunate to not succeed in Rowing-On. Their time was 3.45.0, with the required time being 3.32.5.
W2, under the coaching of Martin Henstridge, had a productive term of training and expectations were high going into Torpids. Wednesday and Thursday saw them achieve quick bumps on St Anthony's and Worcester II. Friday and Saturday were more challenging races, but they performed well and gutsy races gave them bumps on New College II and Linacre I towards the end of Greenbanks. As St Anthony's had also bumped Hertford II on Wednesday, W2 finished +5 for the week, winning blades.
M2 were looking to turn around the fortunes of the second boat in recent years. With a significant number of novices in the crew this was not an easy task, but they rose to the challenge and tackled their training with enthusiasm and dedication. Strong starts and good fitness earned M2 bumps on LMH II, Hertford II and Jesus II on Wednesday, Thursday and Frday respectively. Saturday saw them chasing the high-performing Lincoln II who bumped out on Linacre, and despite their best efforts, M2 could not make the overbump. They finished +3 for the week, disappointed to miss out on blades.
Having trained hard during Michaelmas and Hilary terms W1 were keen to fight their way into the Women's 1st Division - and it was soon clear that this was on the cards.
A very fast bump on Osler House on Wednesday gave the girls a great start, as they bumped out within about 25 strokes.
Thursday saw W1 hunt down Queens, who offered more resistance but were caught comfortably in the Gut.
Friday saw W1 catch Balliol to move to head of division 2, before a bump on Exeter saw them shift up into Women's Division 1 for Saturday. This was a significant moment, marking the arrival of both Men's and Women's 1st Boats in the top divisions in both Torpids and Eights.
Finally, W1 rounded off their week with their 5th bump on Univ, marking a great end to yet another very impressive week.
They win back-to-back blades in Torpids, finishing +6 overall as Univ subsequently bumped St Catz.
M1 were always going to be hard pushed to keep moving up the 1st Division, with a high starting position of 6th on the river meaning there were only good crews ahead and behind.
Wednesday saw M1 row over well clear of Oriel behind them, and whilst we initially gained on Balliol ahead closing down to 3/4 of a length, a scrappy section along Greenbanks allowed them to escape.
On Thursday M1 had a strong and fast Wolfson crew chasing us which meant the odds were stacked against us. We managed to hold them off for most of the way down the Greenbanks but concession was inevitable and so this put us at -1 after two days.
Friday saw a very tight and challenging race for M1. Oriel were behind us once more, and with a fast LMH crew behind them they pushed us hard from the gut until the finish, closing to within 1/4 of a length. However, after Oriel were bumped by LMH we put in a strong push along boathouse island and crossed the line with a more comfortable gap.
On Saturday, with LMH behind us and St Catherine's ahead, M1 produced their best performance of the week by far. With a strong start and stride, we entered the gut 1/4 length off St Catherine's and with 2.5 lengths advantage over LMH. St Catherine's ran across to the towpath side of the river and from this point the bump was never in doubt. We caught them crossing over to Univ, getting a well-earned bump and finishing level for the week.
A highly successful Torpids for SJCBC; we look to build on these achievements for Summer Eights where W1 have a chance to race for the Headship.
Autumn FoursBy Ben Pilgrim. Posted on Nov 25th 2011 at 8:42AM.SJCBC got the 2011-2012 season underway with a good performance in Autumn Fours. Although the Men's IV initially lost to Lincoln after a scrappy first race, they went on to make good progress in the repechage competition. They beat Brasenose by two lengths and then New College by two lengths, before losing by only a couple of inches to Trinity in the final of the repechage.Eights Day 4: Blades for both M1 and W1!By Ben Pilgrim. Posted on Jun 7th 2011 at 7:54AM.Summer Eights drew to a close on Saturday with both the Men's and the Women's 1st Eights bumping for the fourth time to win blades.
In more detail on Saturday:
W3 rowed over again at 13th in Division 6 and provided much entertainment to the crowds dressed up like the men from the 118118 adverts. This meant they ended the week down 2 places. M3 were bumped again on Saturday to end the week down 3 places. W2 were bumped by Linacre II to end down 3 places at 3rd in Division 4. M2 were also bumped by Wolfson II to end the week down 1 place at 1st in Division 5. W1 bumped Teddy Hall at the end of the Green Bank to win blades. This took them up to 4th on the River, their highest ever position. M1 bumped Magdalen after about 15-20 strokes, after Magdalen messed up their start. This brought M1 blades as well and took them up to 9th on the River. This is their highest position for about 15 years.
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