Editorial
It is not often that we can celebrate medals won at National events and representation at International events by Monktonians past present and future, so we make no apology for putting in pride of place this year members of the following MCSBC crews, and crews with Old Monktonians on board.
Winner Schools Head Race : J15B 8 : MCSBC
Silver National Schools Regatta : J14 2x : MCSBC
Bronze National Schools Regatta : WJ16 2x : MCSBC
Gold Munich :U23 4- : Great Britain
Gold Ghent (Belgian National Grand Prix)
: Open 8 : Oxford Brookes
Winner Henley : Wyfold Fours : Oxford Brookes
Gold National Championships : M 2- : Queen's Tower
Silver National Championships : MJ16 2- : Bluefriars
Bronze National Championships : WJ16 2x :
MCSBC/Bradford-on-Avon
Final Nations Cup : U23 4- : Great Britain
Final Nations Cup : U23 4+ : Great Britain
The thrill of winning by these crews was shared by coaches, parents and other friends on the bank at the time, and we hope that they are now shared a little later by a wider audience.
Winning is never easy, and in rowing it is nearly always achieved after months of training, progress (and often lack of it for weeks), losing quite often, but always having clear aims. There are few quick or easy results, and we all have to be prepared for long and seemingly unproductive training if we want success.
It was a pleasure to witness the reaction of a member of one of these successful crews: when they lost an important race by a few feet, the verdict was accepted quietly with bowed but determined heads. Later the same day, a fine victory in another event was greeted with bowed, tired, thrilled and (dare one say) proud hearts. What a contrast with a crew from another club, who had just won a good race: after crossing the finishing line, fists were punched into the sky, and there were shouts; but the boat still had way on it, and one of the fist-thumpers caught a crab and was ejected from the boat under the bow of the Umpire‘s launch.
Congratulations then to all our crews on their victories, and to the way in which they reacted to success. Thanks also to their coaches, supporters and families, who have such an important part to play in any crew‘s performance. We hope that those who have not yet tasted such victories will persevere in their efforts and their training.
Bluefriars has some part to play in all of this - certainly in funding, but also by encouraging, coaching, and hosting crews during training as well as events. Thank you, and congratulations to everyone concerned.
Julian Bewick Monkton Combe, November 1997
Editorial
It is not often that we can celebrate medals won at National events and representation at International events by Monktonians past present and future, so we make no apology for putting in pride of place this year members of the following MCSBC crews, and crews with Old Monktonians on board.
Winner Schools Head Race : J15B 8 : MCSBC
Silver National Schools Regatta : J14 2x : MCSBC
Bronze National Schools Regatta : WJ16 2x : MCSBC
Gold Munich :U23 4- : Great Britain
Gold Ghent (Belgian National Grand Prix)
: Open 8 : Oxford Brookes
Winner Henley : Wyfold Fours : Oxford Brookes
Gold National Championships : M 2- : Queen's Tower
Silver National Championships : MJ16 2- : Bluefriars
Bronze National Championships : WJ16 2x :
MCSBC/Bradford-on-Avon
Final Nations Cup : U23 4- : Great Britain
Final Nations Cup : U23 4+ : Great Britain
The thrill of winning by these crews was shared by coaches, parents and other friends on the bank at the time, and we hope that they are now shared a little later by a wider audience.
Winning is never easy, and in rowing it is nearly always achieved after months of training, progress (and often lack of it for weeks), losing quite often, but always having clear aims. There are few quick or easy results, and we all have to be prepared for long and seemingly unproductive training if we want success.
It was a pleasure to witness the reaction of a member of one of these successful crews: when they lost an important race by a few feet, the verdict was accepted quietly with bowed but determined heads. Later the same day, a fine victory in another event was greeted with bowed, tired, thrilled and (dare one say) proud hearts. What a contrast with a crew from another club, who had just won a good race: after crossing the finishing line, fists were punched into the sky, and there were shouts; but the boat still had way on it, and one of the fist-thumpers caught a crab and was ejected from the boat under the bow of the Umpire‘s launch.
Congratulations then to all our crews on their victories, and to the way in which they reacted to success. Thanks also to their coaches, supporters and families, who have such an important part to play in any crew‘s performance. We hope that those who have not yet tasted such victories will persevere in their efforts and their training.
Bluefriars has some part to play in all of this - certainly in funding, but also by encouraging, coaching, and hosting crews during training as well as events. Thank you, and congratulations to everyone concerned.
Julian Bewick Monkton Combe, November 1997