May Bumps 2019, Day 3: Putting in the mileage
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
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 […]
Victorious women’s first boat brings back tankards from Nines Spring Regatta
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 […]
SSBC at BUCS: 100% rowing when M1 travel to Nottingham
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 […]
Sidney students in the Boat Race
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 […]
A successful weekend for SSBC at the British University Championships
M1 competes in BUCS, W1 stroke races in Cambridge boat This weekend represented a somewhat historic moment for SSBC. For the first time ever, at least in the memory of our current committee and coaches, Sidney sent one of its […]
Newnham Short Course – M2
As the only SSBC men’s boat participating, M2 made its race debut on the rain-drizzled first Saturday of February. It was the Newnham Short Course race, and, according to coach Tim Schmalz, the optimal practice for the Getting On race […]
May Bumps 2016 – Friday – M1
After two row overs, Sidney M1 felt it was finally time to make a mark on the competition. For the 8th time since Chris joined M1, we lined up to start behind Queens’ M2. Having forced Queens’ into a tough […]
May Bumps – Friday – M2
We did it again! Bumped Eddies M2 in the Gut. After our bump yesterday we had a Homerton crew keen for revenge but we left them clear in our wake as we pushed on up the river. A fast start […]
May Bumps – Thursday – M1
Thursday was a disappointing day for a fiercely competitive Sidney M1. Chasing Queens M2 to become sandwich boat we always knew we were in with a chance. On hearing the cannon we made an explosive start quickly opening a gap […]