Six Lakeland Rowing Club Members have won a number of medals at the British Rowing Masters Championships in Nottingham.
In the Mixed Masters E quad was Graeme Mactavish, 58, of Bolton Low Houses, Nick Cowan, 65, of Eaglesfield, Sam Ayers, 54, of Eaglesfield and Julia McCumiskey, 55, of Keswick.
It was only the second competition for this crew and they took a silver medal, losing out to a crew from the prestigious southern club Molesey BC.
Celia Whittam, 68, of Troutbeck, took to the water in her single in the Women’s Masters G finals.
By this time the wind had picked up and was gusting up the lake to give the rowers a hefty head wind. One of the women capsized at the start line while attempting to attach to the stake boat, adding to the nerves of the other crews.
Celia stuck to her technique, rowing a long hard race to achieve a silver medal.
Late in the day all six rowers competed in the mixed doubles events. Celia and Gordon took silver in the Mixed Masters G double (crews with an average age of 65-69) first, followed by silver from Julia and Graeme in the Mixed Masters E double (average age 55-59), and silver for Sam and Nick in the Mixed Masters F double (average age 60-65).
Julia said “Whilst we love racing across the north of England it’s good to come further afield and compete against some of the well-known clubs from the south of England.
“Although there were only six of us from the club competing, we had lots of support from family and friends, and other rowers from the Northern clubs were shouting for us from the banks.”
Lakeland Rowing Club, based in Keswick, welcomes beginners, recreational and returning rowers, coxes, coaches, and prospective sponsors.
For more information, visit www.lakelandrowingclub.com
