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.
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“Rowing is a sport for dreamers. As long as you put in the work, you can own the dream, when the work stops, the dream disappears” – James Dietz
Indeed, the university rowing is built on the premise of dreams. No other sport at Queen’s allows you to show up at try-outs with no previous experience and become a potential part of an Olympic racing team! The Queen’s team training is intensive. During the cold winter months a Queen’s rower is expected to rise six out of seven mornings to perform cardio-vascular activities; alternatively, if they are not to be found pumping away in the PEC, they are pushing their bodies to unknown boundaries on the water. Other students sometimes find it a personal achievement to rise before eleven and make it to class on time.
BY ORLA MACKLE