Putney Town Rowing Club

Pairs Head 2009 - Ants and Simo

Putney Town had a good turnout for the race that is for many the first significant race of the Head season.

The weather before the race had looked like truly epic head weather, with the wind whipping up the water and some predicting some involuntary swimming sessions. However, the tide turned and things calmed down a lot much to the relief of all the participants.

The club was well represented and had some good results:-

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The vets got their chance to flex their muscles and demonstrate their mettle a day after the men’s head of the river race in the Veterans Head with weather that continued to be fine from the HoRR the day before.

In the very last head race of the season, three crews were entered from Putney Town. The first boat to pass under Chiswick Bridge was the ‘old timers’ crew. Losing out in the lottery for the chance to race in the HoRR the day before, the squad was racing in the very competitive category ‘A’ (average age 27+) and comprised many former men’s squad regulars who probably wouldn’t normally be associated with the reading glasses generation.

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Congratulations to both the mixed vets and the women’s squad this past week for successes at Weybridge and Quintin Heads.

Kosta and Emma won mixed vets doubles at Weybridge Head [results] on the 17th Jan, and the women’s first 8+ won S3 8+ at Quintin Head on the 24th and came 4th overall [results].

Photo by Birdman Photography