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SSBC goes to Portugal: a quick report and video footage from the 2020 training camp

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Tor SvenungssonUncategorised

On the 3rd of January 2020 SSBC ventured to Portugal for a training camp in Figueira da Foz alongside Corpus Christi College for four nights. Our journey ran smoothly, despite our morning flight being delayed by a passenger grounding the […]

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Your Holiday SSBC Digest – Belated race reports from Fairbairns ’19

December 25, 2019December 25, 2019 Tor SvenungssonFairbairns, Racing, Uncategorised

From us all to each and every one of you, a merry Christmas! Here’s a gift for your digital stocking. Reading and reminiscing belongs to the festive season. Reading and reminiscing about SSBC, however, transgresses all such seasonal limitation. SSBC […]

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Emma Sprints – Great experience for novices, great entertainment for seniors

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Tor SvenungssonEmma Sprints, Racing, Uncategorised

Contrary to this website, the club has actually been very active. Especially, as always at this time of the year, with regards to novice rowing. We can confirm that the newly-hatched rowers of the ’19 season are getting on rather […]

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Creating lasting memories at Queens’ Ergs 2019

November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 Tor SvenungssonRacing, Uncategorised

Having been a crew for less than a month, it was time for Cheadle’s first competition: Queen’s Ergs. Our heat was at 4pm. Loaded up on carbs and anticipation, we nervously headed over to Queen’s about an hour before (nearly […]

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May Bumps 2019, Day 4: A last effort

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 Tor SvenungssonUncategorised

May Bumps was coming to an end. On Saturday, 15th June, SSBC gave it all in a last effort before the beginning of celebration. It was another day of less than exhilarating results: one bump (W2), one bump down (M1), […]

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May Bumps 2019, Day 3: Putting in the mileage

June 14, 2019June 15, 2019 Tor SvenungssonBumps, M1, M2, May Bumps, Racing, Uncategorised, W1, W2

It was a long day of racing for SSBC. M1, W1 and W2 all rowed over, and the rowers’ bodies were again pushed to their limits. Coming up to the last day of racing, one is lucky if there’s a […]

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May Bumps 2019, Day 1: A mixed bag

June 12, 2019June 14, 2019 Tor SvenungssonBumps, M1, M2, May Bumps, Racing, Uncategorised, W1, W2

It has been a day of ups and downs for Sidney, this first day of the 2019 May Bumps. Both women’s crews maintained their position, W1 rowing over with conviction and W2 receiving a technical row-over due to carnage earlier […]

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Victorious women’s first boat brings back tankards from Nines Spring Regatta

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 Tor SvenungssonRacing, Uncategorised, W1

Sunday 26th of May saw W1 competing in Nines Regatta, a 1000 metre long side-by-side knockout race from the Reach to the Pike & Eel. Four members of the current crew had won the 2018 edition of this regatta in […]

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SSBC at BUCS: 100% rowing when M1 travel to Nottingham

May 8, 2019May 9, 2019 Tor SvenungssonM1, Racing, Uncategorised

2019 sees SSBC M1 returning to BUCS Regatta. A successful time trial and a second place in the F final of the Men’s Intermediate VIII+ – together with some first-class team building off the water – made for a truly […]

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Sidney students in the Boat Race

March 30, 2019 SSBC ComputingUncategorised

Sidney undergraduate and former SSBC W1 stroke Florence Alexander has been selected to race with the CUWBC Lightweights against Oxford. Hugo Durward,  also an undergraduate at Sidney, is trialling for a seat in the Men’s Reserve Boat, Goldie. Rowing at […]

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