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durham uni lightweight womens rowing

anybody know anything about the squad?

possibility of coxed or coxless quad/ double/ single

trianing times/ days

ergo scores for 2K and 5K

height/ weight that is ideal

cheers

Reply 1

dobbs

Hey

I'm not a DUBC rower, but I'm a TCBC (Trevelyan College) rower so know a little bit about it. For women, I think you need to be 5'8 or over (though there are exceptions if you're amazing!).....ERGO times I think for a 2k you need to be looking at under 7:30, certainly under 8:00! Not sure for 5k though.

There are lots of different crews, particularly 4+ and 8+....but they also have 2x and 1x, haven't seen many 2+ around though! Training times and days - again not sure, but they train A LOT...including jogs, gym sessions and a lot of early mornings....just to let you (if you didn't) that DUBC is one of the best in the country and they aim to stay that way! If you want to get into one of the cliqueyest (sp?) sports in the university where they all stick together and just talk about rowing and seemingly always have to have DUBC clothing stuck to them then go for it! :wink:

Remember that college rowing can still be very competitive and you still get the chance to go to major competitions! Trevs went to the Head of the River and Tideway this year (those were the biggest ones we went to anyway!) - also went to pretty much all of the local ones like Hexham, York, Tees, Tyne, and of course Durham City and Durham Regatta! :biggrin:

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Reply 2

siobhan86

thanks for that, know a bit more now

i am only 5ft 5, and im not amazing at ergos or rowing really... so im thinking i might not be good enough for lightweight squad :frown:

but saying that, the men who i coxed last season said to try it - with coaching i could get better and improve on my ergo scores

i have already contacted the marys womens captain about doing fours head in a coxed or coxless quad - either jst marys or a composite, i really want to do that

i might try ligtweight, not sure though - i know dubc are top for rowing - i could always try coxing for them if im not good enough to row

Reply 3

dobbs

siobhan86

thanks for that, know a bit more now

i am only 5ft 5, and im not amazing at ergos or rowing really... so im thinking i might not be good enough for lightweight squad :frown:

Yeah you should try it, if you're good at coxing then you'll have a decent chance at getting in to doing that! But Marys is one of the best colleges for womens rowing, trust me they're bloody amazing! Though this may change now that they're going mixed, I'm sure it won't change immediately as all the 2nd and 3rd year crews will be female and you'll be able to train with them a bit :smile:

As I say....go for it as you have nothing to lose, but DUBC really are looking for the best of the best :smile:

Reply 4

siobhan86

yer, i thought they would want the best people for dubc as you say

i could try coxing - done it for a year with the men so know what im doing - i think

i like the idea that marys is gd at rowing because ive worked hard on my sculling this summer and want to carry on - hopefully in a coxless quad because i love them :smile:

i would like to go at bow and steer as i dont like being at stroke and am too small/ not as powerful as other people to go in the middle

i might try dubc lightweight though - no harm in it i dont think... the only problem with coxing though is i find people tend to take advantage - wanting you to cox all the time, and therefore i wouldnt have much time to row, but coxing is quite cool

Reply 5

dobbs

A coxless quad? You mean a double or a 4? Because I think I've seen very very few 4x-'s around Durham so good luck with that one lol :smile:

And also yes, if you're going to be a cox in DUBC you still need to be stupidly committed and you have to go to all (if not many) of the gym sessions and jogs with them, and they still want the best of the best....you need to be loud and able to really motivate the crew...oh yeah and good at steering would be an advantage!! :rolleyes:

Sculling you'll be able to do at college level too - all colleges have singles you can book out for yourself :smile:

Reply 6

siobhan86

lol, yer im talking about a 4x-

im guessing not many colleges have them - if any at all... but i know marys has some sort of link with durham school so they use their boats - including a coxless quad

i wouldnt mind doing a double or coxed quad... i just want to scull and not row - i hate rowing, and love sculling :smile:

Reply 7

dobbs

I'm the opposite, though I haven't sculled much, I'm not that amazingly good at it....mainly because I row at Bow and have only rowed stroke side about 3 times in my whole entire life and I HATE it. And so my right arm is much stronger than my left, and is not used to feathering either. So I enjoy rowing :smile:

There are plenty of coxed quads around simply because it's easy to stick a few extra riggers on a boat. And that's cool that Marys has links to Durham School - but you'll have to find people willing to go out with you in a coxless quad lol :biggrin:

Reply 8

siobhan86

lol, ok.... what do u mean by 'willing'??

i love the coxless quad - its my favourite boat!

i would steer it happily, would need to get used to the bends in the river though

Reply 9

dobbs

I mean that the other rowers may not want to row without a cox, especially at first they may think it's better to have a cox. Especially on the Wear (the river in Durham)....it's a very thin river compared to many rivers where big regattas are held. It's a tight squeeze getting 3 boats across (3 lanes...one going downstream, one going upstream, and middle lane for overtaking).

And also yes you'd need to get used to the bends in the river and the bridges! Particularly Elvet Bridge where there are only 2 arches and each one gives you about 20-30cm off each oar to ge through! So it's a bit of a tight squeeze....it's fun seeing 8's go through though LOL hehe...the bridge is also on a bend so it's quite hard to get aligned! It's apparantly "a cox's first test at Durham" - which is true, but our cox took us through amazingly well on his first time, to the surprise and shock of our coach and fellow new coxes :biggrin:

Reply 10

siobhan86

yer im not too keen on bridges - 1st time i coxed an 8 was in the dark in at start of winter... avoided the bridges thou which was good!

i was thinking of trying to get out in a coxed quad, see how it goes, get used to river and then try coxless quad - althought all of this depends upon the womens captain and other people in the squad really!

Reply 11

dobbs

Yeah it does, but as I say, college rowing is quite flexible so if you ask then either they'll sort it out for you, or if you're really up for it then they'll probably let you go about trying to organise it. For example there was a coaching course that a local club was doing and so me and a friend (my cox, Tom) organised a group of people from our club to go which was cool :smile:

Though in the end I couldn't go as I had to do something else, can't remember what it was now :confused:

Reply 12

siobhan86

yer i tend to be the 'organiser' of my 'every so often quad' - just ring/ text/ email an outing time and day, try and get a coach and if we cant we just go out anyway... not sure what the rules are at durham e.g. if u need a coach for outings or not, but they are helpful

i do wana do a marys quad if possible, hopefully with some semi-experienced scullers or do a comopsite with durham school or composite college quad maybe if all else fails

i do wana do mixed double/ quad too - but theres not many competitions for that really that i know of

Reply 13

Piggsil

*runs into thread*

:eek:

a whole thread about rowing! :afraid:

*runs away*

:vroam:

Reply 14

cobra

Becca

*runs into thread*

:eek:

a whole thread about rowing! :afraid:

*runs away*

:vroam:

think urself lucky ur not living with ur colleges mens captain :eek:

Reply 15

lilsk8achic666

cobra

think urself lucky ur not living with ur colleges mens captain :eek:

indeed

Reply 16

dobbs

Hehehe if you're not gonna do some rowing chat then get out of here :p:

Coxes, bow, stroke, high pressure, ergs, riggers, rudders, feather, square blades, back it down, hold it up, give it a tap, arms only, quarter length, half length, full stroke, harder on bow side, harder on stroke side, attention...go!, catch a crab, onto shoulders, down to waist, errrrrm

I could think of more but I have to go to the pub now :wink:

durham uni lightweight womens rowing

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