July 2010
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Training in China
July 31, 2010
The OURC mens 8 has continued their training in China on the Shunyi Olympic course. Initially the visibility was very poor and it was barely possible to make out the finish line from the launching pontoons about 200m away. However some wind and rain came through and cleared the air ... read more
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OURC Mens 8 Arrive In China
July 31, 2010
The Otago University Rowing Club mens 8 has arrived in Beijing, China. High heat and humidity greeted the team and the training in the School of Physical Educations environment chamber has already paid dividends. The boat draw has seen Otago get a relatively nice boat and the afternoon was spent ... read more
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Success for OURC at U23 World Champs!
July 29, 2010
Otago University Rowing Club member Fiona Bourke has won a silver medal from the womens 8 at the 2010 U23 World Champs in Brest, Belarus. Her crew placed second in the heat to draw a good lane and were able to repeat the result in the final beating off a ... read more
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New Zealand wins trans-tasman university rowing series
July 20, 2010
New Zealand has won in the 2010 Trans-Tasman universities rowing series by a margin of 7-5. The 12 races comprise 4 'best-of-three' match ups between a Mens 8+ and LW 4+ and a Womens 8+ and LW 4x-. Several OURC rowers were in each crew and our congratulations go out ... read more
