On the 3rd of February, more than 600 crews are going to be racing on the stretch of the Thames River. With only eight entrees in the J18 Women’s Coxed Fours category, it is a crucial and exciting opportunity for seven different clubs to get a test of the waters for practice before Schools’ Head, especially after many events being cancelled due to many floods.
Emanuel School Boat Club
By entering two crews that are separated by one boat in the starting order, Emanuel School Boat Club is doubling their chances of winning and increasing the competition. Last year a crew from this boat club came ninth in this event. This gives the athletes, and mainly the coxes, an advantage over the knowledge of the course which may lead to success this year.
Putney High School Boat Club
Coming back from the October camp in France, the girls from Putney High School are ready for the race. There seems to be a high focus on the small sculling boats in the Senior Squad which could be useful for the power in the crew boat. This is crucial for the 3000-metre race and, hopefully, this will give them an edge in the head race course.
Predictions
Even though this might be one of the smaller events taking place on Saturday, it is not to be underestimated. Crews are coming in from around the country, such as Norwich School Boat Club, and Kings School Canterbury to race, so they’ll be looking to make good use of their time. And then you have the three Tideway-based crews, two from Emmanuel School Boat Club, and one from Putney, whose cox’s will have practised much the art of steering on the Tideway. All the crews seem relatively matched in ability, so I’m looking forward to some exciting racing, where I think Putney might just take the win.
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