Two of our teachers – Clare Cameron (Business Studies) and Melanie Ward (Music) – are in the last stages of preparation for this year's Womens' Henley Regatta held on 19-21 June.
They both competed last year with City of Oxford's Tier 2 – but this year were offered the opportunity to try for a place in the more competitive Tier 1 squad. Impressively, both made it into the Eight: Clare at stroke and Mel at 6.
As you might expect, Melanie and Clare undertake a fairly grueling training programme: Tier 1 trains six days a week with double early morning outings on Saturday and Sunday – so there haven't been many lie-ins for the past few months!
Last weekend saw the squad's final race preparation at Reading Regatta (at which the photo above was taken), and they're looking forward to some tough racing – including being drawn against one of this year's favourites, Vesta, in the second round.
So if you fancy a trip to Henley this weekend, we're sure Clare and Melanie would welcome your support!
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