Crews Announced for the Women’s Trial Eights

This weekend will see both Women’s Clubs conduct their own Trial Eights tests.

Much of this year is devoted to creating the systems and approaches that will define the new setup for both Women’s Boat Club. As the foundation of training is put in place, the Women are also developing the skills needed to make them race ready athletes.

Trial Eights bring the focus squarely on the Boat Race and preparations for the women’s race in 2015.This is an opportunity for both sides to take a mid-season look at the top sixteen athletes and two coxswains, execute a race rehearsal and to assess the logistics of a race weekend.

On Saturday 15th December, Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club will race at Dorney at 11am. The Crews will be:

Crew Name: Gin

Bow – Alex Courage
2 – Jilly Tovey
3 – Alex Kamins
4 – Katie Whitlock
5 – Caroline Reid
6 – Melissa Wilson
7 – Helena Schofield
Stroke – Claire Watkins
Cox – Rose McNeill

Crew Name: Tonic

Bow – Lenka Veselovska
2 – Marina Steketee
3 – Sara Lackner
4 – Jess Denham
5 -Vicky Shaw
6 -Holly Game
7 -Emily Day
Stroke – Fay Sandford
Cox – Arav Gupta

On Sunday 16th December, Oxford University Women’s Boat Club will race at Henley at 3.30pm and will have Sir Matthew Pinsent on hand to umpire. Both University Lightweight Clubs will also race on Sunday. The Crews will be:

Crew Name: Quick

Bow – Coralie Viollet-Djelassi
2 – Elspeth Cumber
3 – Annika Bruger
4 – Hannah Ledbury
5 – Mariann Novak
6 – Anastasia Chitty
7 – Joanna Lee
Stroke – Mary Foord Weston
Cox – Olivia Cleary

Crew Name: Easy

Bow – Harriet Keane
2 – Giulia Roverato
3 – Emily Chittock
4 – Karolina Chocian
5 – Ellie Darlington
6 – Amy Varney
7 – Alice Carrington Windo
Stroke – Maxie Scheske
Cox – Sonya Milanova