Queen’s Rowing dominated the 2010 British University Rowing Championships, hold in Nottingham. Two crews from QUB took part in the Championship and Intermediate eight. The Intermediate eight won both their heats and semi-final to progress to the final, as did the Championship eight progress to their final.

 BY GOWN REPORTER

Queen’s Intermediate began with a fine win over Oxford Brookes, producing a one-length lead over their rivals to take the gold medal in a time of 5:58.22. The Champions eight final began shortly after. Finishing just two seconds ahead of second placed Oxford, QUB claimed a gold medal in first position. The women’s intermediate pair and men’s Championship Sculler (Williamson) reached their respective finals.

 The Queens ladies’ Beginner four won the gold medal in their event, comfortably seeing off Cardiff in second place. The men’s Intermediate four continued their good form, claiming gold in their final having beat Imperial College London by two seconds. Light-weights Damian Hannon and Jonathan Mitchell also made it to their final, but suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of the U23 Great Britain internationals of Imperial College London.

 The women’s Intermediate four continued Queen’s University’s fine form, but narrowly finished third in their semi-final. In the end QUB ladies claimed a bronze medal position. A convincing Cambridge took the gold, 6 seconds ahead of the Queen’s ladies.

 The ladies’ Beginner eight confidently defeated Cardiff in the final by a comfortable 6 second margin, taking gold in their first BUCS Championship.

 A promising men’s quad claimed victory over Newcastle and Durham to seal gold. This final contest of the competition ensured Queen’s Rowing left Nottingham with six gold medals, one silver and one bronze in the championship. Queen’s senior men will certainly take great confidence from this landmark occasion to their next event, to be held at the International Wedau-Regatta, Duisburg, Germany on the 14-16 May 2010.