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HWR Results

Winners 1997

4 women with medals
Derby RC, winners of Open quads

Open events

Event name and trophy
Event
Winner
Time
Verdict
Open eights | The Sports Council Cup
O 8+
Queen’s Tower BC/Thames RC
H James, S O’Sullivan, G McElroy, A Smith, A Brownless, C Davies, A Stapleton, A Gill, R Norman
4:56
⅓ length
Open coxed fours | The Copas Cup
O 4+
University of London BC
E Gudgin, K Hastings, C Vincent, E Henshilwood, F Mackness
5:24
1 length
Open coxless fours | The Avril Vellacott Cup
O 4-
Thames RC
A Brownless, C Davies, A Stapleton, A Gill
5:18
1 length
Open coxless pairs | The Redgrave Challenge Vase
O 2-
Edinburgh University BC/Cambridge University Women’s BC
K Grainger, F Zino
5:40
Easily
Open quadruple sculls
O 4x
Derby RC
A Shaman, L Crofts, J Pryce, B Gough
5:07
Canvas
Open double sculls | The W Peer Cup
O 2x
Kingston RC
C Fox, V Fangen
5:26
1½ lengths
Open single sculls | The George Innes Trophy
O 1x
Rowan Carroll – Nottinghamshire County RA
5:54
1½ lengths
2 women being presented with blue glass vase trophies
Katherine Grainger and Francesca Zino, inaugural winners of the Redgrave Challenge Vase (Photo: John Shore)

Lightweight events

Event name and trophy
Event
Winner
Time
Verdict
Lightweight pairs | The Parkside Trophy
Lwt 2-
Thames RC
J Mitchell, A Bannon
NTT
1¼ lengths
Lightweight quadruple sculls
Lwt 4x
Thames RC
R Frost, J Lightowler, P Gough, N Best
5:05
¾ length
Lightweight double sculls
Lwt 2x
Hereford RC ‘A’
R Dave, F Wood
5:34
⅓ length
Lightweight single sculls | The Godfrey Rowsports Trophy
Lwt 1x
Sue Appelboom – Mortlake Anglian & Alpha BC
5:57
Easily
4 women with medals and man in red coat
Thames RC, winners of Lightweight quads

Club events

Event name and trophy
Event
Winner
Time
Verdict
Club eights | The G P Jefferies Cup
Cl 8+
Thames RC ‘A’
K Artmitage, A Gledhill, C Taylor, B Woolf, A Pitt-Pitts, S Wilson, A Browther, J Morton, N Oddie
5:01
⅓ length
Club coxed fours | The Frank V Harry Cup
Cl 4+
Tideway Scullers School
K MacPherson, E Baldwin, K Howell, E Thornhill, H Fine
5:36
1 foot

College events

Event name and trophy
Event
Winner
Time
Verdict
College eights | The PricewaterhouseCoopers Cup
Col 8+
Imperial College BC
S Davies, M Dixon, J Williams, M Hirsch, A Trickey, J Belbeck, K Jourdan, A McDonald, N Tan
5:23
Easily
College coxed fours
Col 4+
Edinburgh University BC
K Lythgoe, L Gibb, R Weir, N Gordon, A Corlett
5:30
1½ lengths

Junior events

Event name and trophy
Event
Winner
Time
Verdict
Junior eights | The Peabody Cup
J 8+
St Andrew’s School, USA
J Walter S Marvel, N Reese, K Thomson, M Alexander, P Rockwell, H Fling, A Willis, M Foster
5:04
3 feet
Junior coxed fours | The Groton School Challenge Cup
J 4+
Brockville RC, CAN
J Swift, C Vavro, D Ker, T McBratney, C Bois D’Enghien
5:40
Easily
Junior quadruple sculls
J 4x
Pengwern BC/Marlow RC/Furnivall SC/Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School BC
S Price, R Machman, L Neathercoat, A Bedingfield
5:16
Easily
Junior double sculls
J 2x
George Watson’s College BC
I Walker, F McDowell
5:41
3 lengths

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