By Hannah
On Sunday the 13th November 2011 Lancaster John O’ Gaunt Rowing club and Lancaster School’s Rowing Association travelled to Cheshire to compete in the annual Northwich Autumn Head.
The race measured approximately 2350m over the River Weaver, and the conditions were cool but particularly bright and sunny for a November’s day.
The journey was a successful one, as two participants won their race!
It was an early start for some, as the first division started at 9:45am- Oliver Tidswell was first to compete in the J14A.1X category. He came a close second with a time of 11:25:9 minutes, behind the winner who finished the race in 10:45:3.
Next to race was Laura Parkinson in the W.IM3.1X category, who achieved a great time of 12:08:1.
Also, Tom Sanders and Steve Holmes competed for Lancaster John O’Gaunt in the IM3.1X category and finished with times of 11:24:0 and 11:49:3 behind the winner of the category, with a truly impressible time of 9:50:6.
The second division started at 12:00 pm where Eleanor Bayton and May Jarvis raced in the W.NOV.2X and won their category with a fantastic time of 10:45:7!
The W.NOV.4+ (Laura Parkinson, Chloe Watson, Hannah Blamire and Shona Barnish) competed in the third division, and also won their race with a brilliant time of 11:00:4.
Finally to race, was the IM3.4X who came an extremely close second, finishing the course with an excellent time of 8:50:0- putting them in a well-deserved position of 9th overall!
All in all, it was a great day out and we managed to obtain some superb results!
Well done to the two crews who won their race and also to all those who competed!
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