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Boat Club<br />
The season started strong and early for the Club, which entered eleven senior crews<br />
into the Oxford City Royal Regatta in July 2016. Seven made it to the finals in<br />
their respective events, and two of these were victorious: the Intermediate Women’s<br />
8+ 500m and the Intermediate Women’s 4+ 1000m. This presaged a strong year to<br />
come.<br />
Winning crew of Oxford City Royal Regatta IM3 8+ 500m Sprints Photo by Tom Chapman<br />
During Michaelmas Term our senior squads competed successfully in numerous<br />
races within Oxford and beyond, making a strong showing at such big-name events<br />
as Pairs Head of the River, Upper Thames Autumn Head, Head of the River Fours,<br />
Vesta Sculler’s Head and Wallingford Fours and Eights; and taking wins at Henley<br />
Town and Visitors Regatta, Isis Sculls, and Walton Small Boats Head, where our<br />
scullers stormed the novice categories, winning all four races entered.<br />
Back home in Oxford, novice training was full steam ahead. One of our greatest<br />
strengths as a club is the dedication of our incoming rowers, and the immense time<br />
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