St Ives Rowing Club made a great start to 2022 with four wins at Northampton Head of the Nene.
Held over an 1,800-metre course on the River Nene, Ellis and Gregor Strong started things off with a win in the Junior 17 double sculls, their time of six minutes 37 seconds making them the fastest double on the day.
Peter Woodford and Paul Ashmore won the Masters E doubles category, the pair having an average age of 55, in a time of 6:53 while Courtney Woodrow and Jess Ashmore were the fastest of the five Women’s double sculls in a time of 7:55.
The final success came from Alfred Heylen as he picked up the Open band two medal in single sculls, clocking 7:10.
There was also a second place for Gary Gilbey in Masters E singles in 7:29 and Harry Craven gained good experience in his first race in the junior 15 singles, finishing in 8:15.
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