Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club

Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's emblem
Location Wallingford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Coordinates (51°35′42″N 1°07′22″W / 51.595015°N 1.122915°W / 51.595015; -1.122915 (Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club)Coordinates: 51°35′42″N 1°07′22″W / 51.595015°N 1.122915°W / 51.595015; -1.122915 (Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club)),
Home water River Thames
Founded 1984 (1984)[1]
President Leila Hill[2]
Coaches Chris O'Hara[2]
University University of Oxford
Affiliations British Rowing
Website www.ouwlrc.org
Events
Henley Boat Races
Notable members
Roz Savage, Jen Goldsack
Results[3]
Representing  Great Britain
EUSA Championships
2016 Zagreb 4x
2010 Amsterdam 8+
Representing Oxford
BUCS Championships
2016 BUCS Regatta[4] WLwt 8+
2016 BUCS Regatta[5] WLwt 4-
2016 BUCS Regatta WLwt 4x
2015 BUCS Regatta WLwt 8+
2015 BUCS Regatta WLwt 4-
2015 BUCS Regatta WLwt 4x
2013 BUCS Regatta WLwt 4-
2013 BUCS Regatta WLwt 2-
2010 BUCS Regatta WLwt 8+
2010 BUCS Regatta WLwt 4-
2010 BUCS Regatta WLwt 4x
2007 BUSA Regatta WLwt 2-
2006 BUSA Regatta WLwt 8+
2006 BUSA Regatta WLwt 4-
2006 BUSA Regatta WLwt 2-

The Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club (OUWLRC) was founded in 1984 to represent the University of Oxford in the race against the Cambridge University Women's Lightweights at the Henley Boat Races.[6] Throughout the season the club races as Tethys Boat Club.[7]

Membership

Lightweight rowing is defined for women as a maximum weight of 59 kg per athlete or 57 kg average across the crew. This is the competition requirement and entry into a lightweight squad may be above this weight.[8][9] The membership of OUWLRC is open to all female student members of the university.[7]

Facilities and training

The club trains on the home-water stretch in Wallingford alongside the other university squads (OUBC, OUWBC, and OULRC) out of the Fleming Boathouse. The club also uses the facilities at the university's Iffley Road Sports Centre.[10] Additionally, regular training camps are held both in the UK and overseas.

Racing

The key race of the club's year is at Henley Boat Races, which constitute the lightweights varsity race against Cambridge.[11][12] OUWLRC is one of the only entirely independent Women's Lightweight Rowing Clubs in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, the club competes at national head races and regattas. In particular, the club regularly competes and medals at the British Universities and Colleges Sport Regatta and in 2016 won a silver medal in the 8+[4] and bronze in the 4-.[5] The club also competes in international level, with a 4X- achieving bronze in Zagreb in July 2016.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club (OUWLRC), About, retrieved 26 September 2016
  2. 1 2 Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club (OUWLRC), Contact and Documents, retrieved 26 September 2016
  3. ↑ Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club (OUWLRC), Results, retrieved 27 September 2016
  4. 1 2 "BUCS 2016 results" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 "BUCS 2016 results" (PDF).
  6. ↑ Henley Boat Races, Main, retrieved 10 September 2015
  7. 1 2 Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club (OUWLRC), Trialling, retrieved 26 September 2016
  8. ↑ Ltd., Riskpoint. "Henley Boat Races - History". henleyboatraces.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  9. ↑ "Women's Lightweight Rowing Club". Oxford University Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club (OUWLRC), Facilities, retrieved 26 September 2016
  11. ↑ "Rowing: Day for Light Blue celebration as Cambridge sweep Henley Boat Races". The Independent. 22 March 1993. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rivals share spoils at competitive Henley". The Telegraph. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Bronze at EUSA! - OUWLRC".
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