Lea Spring Regatta: April 25th
Katie Jessop and Lizzie Johnson in their winning J14 double
The Lea RC Junior section was out in force to represent their club at their home regatta on the 25th of April.
The Lea Spring is a great regatta for novices and those competitors that are just starting to compete – so much so that it was recently featured in an article in Rowing and Regatta magazine.
The day started ominously with big black rain clouds and torrential rain. With clubs coming from as far afield as Weybridge, Maidstone and Sudbury, everyone started praying for sunshine and it worked! By the start of the second division the sun had come out and a great day of racing was had by all.
The Globe and Docks were underrepresented as they had gone up to Nottingham for the interregional championships. But Lea Juniors were out in force..
Dan Cooper said:
“Even with a few scratches on the day, we fielded fourteen singles, six doubles and two quads. That’s a total of 22 boats, with 23 athletes competing over 15 different racing classes!
This all led for a busy but enjoyable day of racing. Some athletes (Heather, Eli and Florence)were racing for the first time and only after having only completed the Learn To Row programme less than six months previous while others (Liam in IM2 and Abdul in J16) raced above their age to find competition.
In the end, Lea Juniors also came in with their fair share of wins. Their winners included
- Ansir Uddin (J16 single)
- Natasha Linyard (WJ17 single)
- Dan McAteer (J13 single)
- Neil Connell (J15 single)
- Hannah Peacock (WJ14 single)
- Katie Jessop and Lizzie Johnson (WJ14 double)
The day was a great success and a big thank you to all of those volunteers that helped get the many athletes and boats organised and also to those juniors that helped out throughout the day making the regatta run so smoothly. Special thanks to some of Lea Juniors who helped out on stake boat duty, like Paul Steeley, Eli Mendel, Florence Buckwell , Liam Downes and Lottie Hudson
Our next race is the Ball Cup on the 9th of May 2010.
Go to our fan page to see more photos from the days racing. http://www.facebook.com/#!/LondonYouthRowing?ref=ts
Lea Juniors gather before the Big Event
Grateful of Gavirate writes…
We’ve recently received the following from Liam Downes, writing from Gavirate in far northern Italy, close to the Swiss border
Dear Thames Charitable Trust, LYR and Clifford De Souza,
I am writing on behalf of myself and the other London Youth Rowing athletes who attended the Easter Training Camp in Gavirate, Italy to thank you for your contributions towards it. We had an absolutely spectacular time whilst we were there.
The training camp consisted of three sessions a day. The general pattern was one long session, one technical session and one speed work session. By the end of the week this was very difficult to maintain as the fatigue from each session built up gradually over the week. In spite of this, I can honestly say that we all came on leaps and bounds from the excellent coaching we received from Patrick Ryan and Dan Cooper.
We were lucky enough to have a conversation with three of the GB men, who were also training at the facility . This gave us some great insights on what professional rowing entails and just how hard it is to maintain a standard once you have reached it.
As we are all working towards some sort of qualification in May/June we had to do at least three hours of work a day. As onerous as that was, I am certain that it was beneficial to all of us.
As you can appreciate, training hard and working hard left little time for socialising. So when we did have that time available, we certainly made the most of it. I know I certainly forged friendships with people that I wouldn’t usually and I think it was a really good opportunity for the London Youth Rowing clubs to bond.
If I were to pinpoint the highlight of my week I would struggle greatly, as I loved pretty much every moment of it and I am sure the same can be said for many of the other athletes. However, below I have chosen some pictures which I believe represent exactly what the training camp was like and show some of the best bits.
Once again, thank you for your contribution as none of this would have been possible without it.
Yours Faithfully,
Liam Downes
Well Being Day in Lambeth!
London Youth Rowing were invited to attend a Well Being day held at Lillian Bayliss old school hub in Lambeth. Four schools brought children to the event where they had a chance to try various sports including indoor rowing and attend workshops in healthy eating, healthy living.
We challenged all the young people to row on their own first and then put them in groups to take part in the relay race.
We took along with us a couple of guys from London Youth’s Future Jobs Fund who had been trained the day before on how to coach young people on a rowing machine at one of our training sessions. They were keen to learn more about the race kit and got thoroughly involved with this noisy and exciting event. London Youth are interested in introducing indoor rowing to some of the Youth clubs in Lambeth and see the racing on the big screen as the way to get their young people active. Watch this space..
NJIRC 2010 is here..
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Results
Year 9 Boys:
- Newark
- St James
- Tiffin
Year 9 Girls
- Newark RC
- Norwich RC
- Plymstock
Year 8 Boys
- Danes Hill School
- Richard Challoner
- Henry Compton
Year 8 Girls
- Hampshire County Rowing
- Gateshead Schools
- Camden Highgate School
Year 7 Boys
- Royal Liberty
- City Academy
- City Academy
Year 7 Girls
- Monmouth Comp
- City Academy
- Cardinal Pole
Sprint relay girls
- Plymstock
- Putney High
- St Catherines
Sprint relay boys
- Marlow
- Bishop Vesey
- Portchester
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- Capture a picture representing “youth & fitness in my city” in any format
- Email it to us at competition@londonyouthrowing.com including your name, age and contact number
- The deadline is midnight on Friday 20th August
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- Entrants must be aged between 11-18
The Judges
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The Rules
- Entries must be emailed to competition@londonyouthrowing.com by midnight on Friday 20th August, 2010. The email must include name, age, telephone contact and the image as an attachment
- Entrants must be aged between 11 and 18
- All entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party. The entrants must be the sole owner of copyright in all photographs entered and must have obtained permission of any people featured in the entries or their parents/guardians if children under 16 are featured. Further, entrants must not have breached any laws when taking their photographs. By entering, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these rules and LYR reserves the right to exclude any entry from the competition at any time and in its absolute discretion if LYR has reason to believe that an entrant has breached these rules
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- Winners and runners up will be notified by phone and email. If the winner is unable to be contacted after reasonable attempts have been made, LYR reserves the right to either offer the prize to a runner up or to re-offer the prize in any future competition
- One winner will be selected and will win an iPod Touch
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- LYR will not accept responsibility for any loss or damage of entries
- LYR reserves the right to cancel this competition or alter any of the rules at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control
- These rules are governed by the laws of England and Wales. This competition is administered by LYR
Entries now closed for NJIRC 2010
Thanks to all who have entered NJIRC this year!
It is set to be a bigger and more fun than 2009. Please keep checking the website www.londonyouthrowing.com/events/njirc for more details of racing schedule and activites on the day.
Entries have now closed for NJIRC 2010, successful entries will recieve an email by Friday 12th March confirming their entry.
Half Term at Thames
While most young people sleep in during the school holidays, the young LYR athletes at Thames RC have been working hard this half term break. With sessions starting at 8am all this week for the competition and performance athletes, and afternoon training sessions for the novice athletes, the tideway has been a hive of activity for LYR in West London.
With snow on Monday, torrential rain on Tuesday, the blue skies, flat water and (relatively) warm temperatures were a treat for the athletes and coaches on Wednesday morning. The picture shows Phoebe Fisher sculling towards Chiswick Eyot, being coached by Ellen O’Mahony, the new LYR community coach for Wandsworth.
LYR Launches 6th Form Academy
In a bid to unearth the 2016 generation of Olympians from the East End, London Youth Rowing have teamed up with Mossbourne Community Academy in an exciting and groundbreaking initiative.
Both London Youth Rowing and Mossbourne have triumphed where others have failed. In the heart of Hackney, Mossbourne has become ‘a beacon of academic rigour’. London Youth Rowing is an innovative and highly regarded junior community rowing programme.
Starting September 2010, Mossbourne will welcome the first recruits to its elite sixth form rowing programme. This opportunity will only be available to current Year 11 students. Its objective is to identify and develop those individuals with the potential to become champions. London Youth Rowing has worked with thousands of young Londoners through its Row East London (RoEL!) initiative. Mossbourne has the resources and the desire to ‘break the mould’ and ‘show that anything is possible’. Lea Rowing Club will provide the on-water training facility.
No champion can reach the top without help. The successful candidates will enjoy the very best coaching, facilities, academic support and pastoral care. However, with this support comes an expectation of commitment to the programme and its high standards.
No experience in rowing is necessary. Candidates will ideally be tall with a passion for sport and a strong desire for success. Offers will be subject to academic qualification and physiological testing.
- Talent ID testing – March 16th – at the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships, Battersea.
- Open Evenings 23rd and 25th February - at Mossbourne Community Academy, Hackney.
- For more information go to www.londonyouthrowing.com/programmes/row/lyr-6th-form-academy/
NJIRC 2010 – One month to go!
Only 4 weeks to go to NJIRC 2010 and the all important entry deadline is in two weeks!
Eddie Fizpatrick, event organiser said, ‘We are very excited this year to be hosting some very special guests – it’s going to be an incredible day!’
A draft running order has been announced, click here to see it. This may be subject to change depending on entries, so get yours in as soon as possible.
RoEL! Conference 2010
The first RoEL! Annual Conference was held yesterday, Wednesday 27th January, in the London Docklands Museum.
The purpose of the day was to bring together those involved in the project to look back over the first year and plan for the coming months. It was attended by seconday teachers, youth club leaders, and community physical activity coaches.
‘The more sports that are available for young people to try, the more likely they will find something they like and lead a healthier, more active life,’ said Mark Hunter, Olympic Gold Medallist who came to speak to the group.
British Rowing (the National Governing Body) and Concept 2 were also in attendance to show their support for Row East London!
‘The conference has been a great networking event, other club leaders here have shared their ideas and now I know more about running my club!’ said a teacher from Greenwich.