Tuesday, June 5, 2012

C'est La Juicy: Ridley Oarsmen Heading To Henley Royal On Thames





Ridley Men's 8 Heading To Henley Royal On Thames After Winning The Calder Cleland Trophy With Open Water!


Coached by Olympic gold medalist and Ridley alumni–Jason Dorland, Ridley brought home the Calder Cleland trophy as the fastest Men's 8 in Canadian water defeating strong crews from Brentwood and Upper Canada College with one length open water. The crew shall train for two weeks at the Royal Canadian Henley before embarking on a flight to London to compete with the fastest boats from the world at the Royal Henley on Thames. 


When I rowed for Ridley winning was expected. There was no such thing as a sliver medal. My room mate, Douglas Martin, trained for three years to make the Heavy 8 that won like these boys with open water. After Ridley, he stroked the Princeton varsity crew for wins at IRA's and Eastern Sprints. Most of these boys are going to be at Harvard, Brown and Princeton this fall. Well done gentlemen.


In other rowing news: USA has qualified for the London Olympics, however, the boat race isn't going to be an easy win; defending champions Canada aren't going to give that medal away. It's going to be a nail biter race later this summer.




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