Durham victorious in university boat race
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| ANOTHER VICTORY: Nearly at the finish line in the senior men's eight and oars clash between the teams |
DURHAM University rowed to
victory in the 12th University
Boat Race, winning all four
races for the third time.
Durham and Newcastle
universities competed over an
1,800 metre course on the
River Tyne, watched by
thousands of spectators.
Durham, which enjoyed
victories in 1997 and 2004,
secured its first victory in the
freshwomen's eight where
they put in a late charge to win
by two lengths.
Durham led the freshmen's
eight from the start and
finished three-and-a-half
lengths ahead.
The most emphatic victory
was in the senior women's
eight, which they won by a
distance.
The closest race was the
senior men's eight. Heading
for the finish line, it was neck
and neck, but disaster struck
for Newcastle in the last
seconds of the race.
Under the Gateshead
Millennium Bridge, they
momentarily went off course,
resulting in a clash of oars
with the Durham boat, a setback
which ultimately cost
them the win, as Durham went
on to cross the finish line by a
length and a half.
Earlier, in the schools' race,
the Newcastle boat - with
junior world champion, Kieren
Emery, rowing at stroke - won
by a good five lengths.
Rob Stark, President of
Durham University Boat Club,
said: "The results are
testament to our strength and
depth and I'm thrilled."
8:03am Monday 12th May 2008
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