Henley Day Seven: Tough Day for American Fours

The first day of racing at the Henley Women's Regatta has finished and it was a tough day for US fours attempting to qualify for the senior 4+s. The standard that was set by the lead qualifiers was very high and I was excited to see how our four stacked up. Unfortunately, all the US collegiate crews were required to race in the senior 4+ category and as most of the crews were either JV or 3V crews they found the going a little tough. Crews from Holy Cross, Hamilton, and Boston University were also eliminated from the running. Our crew rowed with admirable length and a desire to row high and now has to match that with the power to make it effective.

Dealing with disappointment in sport is something that one needs to learn - the mark of the true competitor is how you deal with both victory or defeat...your reaction to an event should define you rather than the event itself.

Great event at the Henley Rowing museum - fantastic to see the crews dressed to the nines and even better to see them with their families.

Funny quote #1 (Announcers): Crew X is rowing a rather industrious 33 strokes per minute and are slightly short in the water. Crew Y is still trying to find their line on the race course and are having a rather tough go of it.

Funny quote #2 (A crew off the start - screamed with no cox box): 'SQUEEZE, SQUEEZE, SPIT, SPIT, SPIT, GOOOOOOOO!'

Racing tomorrow 9:10 AM for the 2V and 9:50 AM for the 1V