Scott and Mason Durant represented GB at the Rowing World Cup at Dorney,Eton. Scott rowed in the Men's Four, winning a silver medal (pictured third from the left on the back row in the photo below) behind the Australians, and Mason rowed the GB 2nd 8+ which came fourth.
The following report is taken from the GB Squad website (race report):
This year 's GB men’s four has a completely new line-up of Alan Sinclair, Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell, Scott Durant and Matthew Tarrant, who settled early on into third position in their final behind Australia and Romania, giving themselves work to do in the second half of the race.
Refusing to panic, however, the British settled into a nice rhythm in the second 1000m, rowing through the Romanians into second position and gaining fast on the Australian four. They ran out of racing distance to overhaul the Australians, however, and had to settle for silver – a fine return for the relatively new crew, as Tarrant pointed out. “It’s really great; we have obviously had a crew change,” he said. “We’ve really made some good progress in the past couple of weeks. Really encouraging training at Caversham but Friday was our first day to see if everyone else has stepped on as well.”
Commenting on the tricky racing conditions, Scott Durant added: “It’s pretty tough out there. When you are coming in on a crew like Australia
Men’s Four Results
1. Australia
2. Alan Sinclair/Nathan Reilly-O'Donnell/Scott Durant/Matthew Tarrant (GREAT BRITAIN
3. Romania
4. New Zealand
5. Norway
6. China
Men’s Eight Results
1. Oliver Cook/Daniel Ritchie/Tom Ransley/James Foad/Mohamed Sbihi/William Satch/Pete Reed/Andrew Triggs Hodge/Phelan Hill (cox) (GREAT BRITAIN
2. Poland
3. France
4 Matthew Gotrel/James Edwards/Nicholas Middleton/Philip Congdon/Colin Williamson/John Collins/Mason Durant/Lance Tredell/Hnery Fieldman (cox) (GREAT BRITAIN
5. Czech Republic
Scott and Mason have been selected for the GB team going to Lucerne, Switzerland for the next round of the Rowing World Cup. They are both in the same crews as at Dorney. Some crews from the GB team have been entered into Henley Royal Regatta that starts tomorrow. They will be representing their Clubs. Scott is at Oxford Brooks University. He is in the Stewards Challenge Cup. I have yet to work out which event Mason is in. The HRR website has the following note about this event.
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They race the semi-finals on Saturday and and the final on Sunday. More information on the HRR website.
Mason is racing in the "Ladies Plate" at HRR. He is in a seeded crew entered as Leander Club & Molesey BC.
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as they happen. Mason's crew got through the first and second rounds of the Ladies Plate beating the ARMY RC followed by the University of Washington today in a time of 6:19 by 1.25 lengths.
Scott races in the Stewards' at 2:40pm. Here's what the HRR media page says about this competition:
"tantalizing action in the Stewards’ Challenge Cup for men’s fours in which the GB four take on New Zealand and South Africa meet NZ’s other crew in the opposing semi-final. The South African crew contains three of the four rowers who won Olympic lightweight men’s gold in London."
Photos of crews are also posted each day.
I would like to know of any other OLs who are racing at HRR this year and I will find their crew photo and publish details here
The Stewards' Challenge Cup(Sat - Race 20) semi-finals
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beat
Waiariki Rowing Club 'B', New Zealand Verdict Station3ft
Barrier 1.54
Fawley 3.12
Finish 6.36
Henley Royal Regatta Finals tomorrow (Sunday 7th July).
ReplyDeleteScott's crew (the GB coxless four from the current Rowing World Cup Series) will take on Tuks RC, South Africa in the final of The Stewards' Challenge Cup. Three of the four South Africans are the current Olympic Lwt Champions from London 2012.
Mason's crew (the 'shadow GB eight' as they call themselves on his facebook page) takes on Northeastern Univeristy 'A', USA in the final of the Ladies Plate. The Americans recorded a 3.5 lengths win over Robert Gorden Univ & Aberdeen BC in a time of 6:16, a couple of seconds quicker than Mason's crew (Leander & Molesey BC).
Other OLs take on LRGSBC on the river Lune in the Old Lancastrians Challenge Cup tomorrow at the Founders' Day BBQ Row!