QUB rowers to compete in Commonwealth Regatta
Team NI are sending 5 rowers from Queen’s to the Commonwealth Regatta covering two days from the 9th-10th of August in Strathclyde Park. And you thought your summer was exciting.
Sarah ByrneThe regatta has been affiliated to the Commonwealth Games since 1986 but never directly included in the televised events schedule. The event is organised by the home nation in tandem with the Commonwealth Rowing Association every 4 years.
Queens University Belfast has dominated the selection with 5 of the 9 Team NI rowers being students at QUB and members of QUBBC or QUBLBC. Mick Desmond, QUBBC head coach, will also join his rowers at Team NI as part of their coaching team.
Rebecca Edwards, one of the lucky chosen Queen’s students says, ‘We’re excited but nervous. We went paddling this morning and saw the Canadian, English and Jamaicans squads so it’s pretty surreal.’
From left to right: Christopher Beck, Tiernan Oliver, Rebecca Mackey, Gareth McKillen, Rebecca Edwards.
The 5 are joined by Sarah Quinn and Lisa Cameron (Belfast Boat Club), Sam McKeown (Portadown Rowing Club) and James McAfee (Bann Rowing Club)
Northern Irish Rowing has come a long way in the past decade with the success of Coleraine rowers, the Chambers brothers and Alan Campbell at the London 2012 Olympics.
Strathclyde Park where the Regatta is set to take place.
QUBBC and QUBLBC have been at the forefront of novice rowing, with the novice womens 8+ winning the Irish Championships in Cork in June.
Rebecca Mackey and Rebecca Edwards both started as novices within the club only 2 years ago in September 2012 and claim,
‘We are most looking forward to seeing how we compare to other crews who we have never raced before and of course swapping kit! ! We hope we do Queens Ladies proud.’
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