Tyne United

Gold at National Masters 2012

turcchair — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:08:37 +0000

After a very exciting race in the Masters D/E IM3 (average age 55-60)category 5 members of Tyne United won Gold by just 2 seconds racing in the Regional Masters composite VIII at the National Masters Championships held at Nottingham 0n Sunday May 20th. Sarah Furniss, Barbara Millns, Gillian Davies, Linz Charlton and Jane Upstill-Goddard joined forces with Janet Wilkinson from Tees, Hazel Stainforth from DARC and Liz Bray from Tyne. THe oldies were given a start of 7 seconds and at no point were they ever overtaken. A fantastic result. Monmouth RC were second . Next stop Henley Masters and the Masters World Champs!!!!

An hour later Chris Smith racing as Masters F (60-65) came second in Novice Masters e/F race and the Masters IM3 4x- of Kevin Corker, Martin High, Les MacCabe and Paul Armstrong came 3rd in IM3 Masters C(37-50). Sarah, LInz, Barbara and Gillian rounded off the successful day by coming second in the Championship Masters D Coxless quads behind Thames Rowing Club. Pictures to follow

Beginner Learn to Row Courses now starting early May!

turccommunity — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:55:14 +0000

Our adult and junior Learn to Row courses were intended to start this week, but these will now be starting in two weeks time, the Junior course will be running on Wednesday evenings 5:30-7:30pm starting 9th May, and the Adult course starting Thursday 10th May 6pm-8pm, both courses will run for 10 consecutive weeks and are aimed at complete beginners, please get in touch with Richard Chapman (Community Rowing Coach) on turc.community@gmail.com for more information.

If you would like to come down to the club for a look around and speak to our members and coaches, we are holding club open evenings next Tuesday (1st May) and Wednesday (2nd May) from 6pm-7:30pm on both nights.

Learn to Row in Spring 2012 with Tyne United!

turccommunity — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:48:11 +0000

Details of our upcoming L2R courses starting in late April are now available on our club Learn to Row section of our website.

We will be running courses for Adults on a Wednesday morning and Thursday evening, and for Juniors on a Wednesday evening.

The club will also be holding a club open evening on Tuesday 17th April 2012 and Thursday 19th April 2012 from 6pm-8pm for anybody who wishes to come down and have a look around at the facilities and chat with club members and coaches!

For more information or to book onto one of our L2R courses please email Richard Chapman (Community Rowing Coach) on turc.community@gmail.com

National and European Indoor Rowing Championships

turcchair — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:07:42 +0000

TYne United has its first National and European Champion. At the Championships held in Nottingham on March 25th Barbara Millns won Gold in the 55-59 Age Group in a time of 7:56.4. In a closely fought race Barbara beat Jackie HIcks from GB and Loriata Bigatti from Italy who deadheated for Silver just 2 seconds behind.

Womens Head of the River Race 2012

turcchair — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:47:56 +0000

THe North East Masters E crew comprising 4 club members – Barbara, Sarah, Jane and Julie together with Liz and Lynne from Tyne, Hazel from DARC and Janet from Tees raced at the Womens Head of the River Race held on the River Thames on Saturday March 3rd. THe oldest crew in the race they finished 265th out of 287 crews, beating several local clubs and colleges. On corrected time, acknowledging the Masters status the crew came 192nd. A fantastic result and the very first club members to compete at the Head of the River. Watch out for further posts with photos

English Indoor Rowing Championships

turcchair — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:38:02 +0000

Barbara and Chris decided they hadn’t got enough to do so they entered the English Indoor Rowing Championships held on Sunday February 12th at the Manchester Velodrome. Barbara hadn’t done a competitive 2k for over 4 years and came away with a Silver medal in the 50-59 age group. Time of 8:11 was not great, but a good starter for ten on the way to getting back to under 8 mins. B, who will be will be 60 in Sept was beaten by a sprightly 50 year old from Runcorn Rowing Club.

Chris entered on the spur of the moment – did no specific ergo training and went 7.26 in the 60-69 age group and came away with the Bronze medal.

Squad winter training continues whatever the weather…

tyneunited — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:55:13 +0000

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS OR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS:

Remember guys you can enjoy rowing regardless if it is blowing a gale or the Tyne is moving quicker than Usain Bolts. Our indoor facilities are second to none and with our coaching staff on hand during designated session times you really can continue rowing regardless of the conditions.

Session times:

Monday Evenings – Junior Training

Tuesday Evenings – Senior/Masters Training

Wednesday Evenings – Junior Training

Thursday Evenings – Senior/Masters Training

Friday – Off

Saturday 8am onwards – Club Training

Sunday 8am onwards – Club Training.

Hope to see you all soon.

Adult and Junior Learn to Row Courses starting next month!

turccommunity — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:11:56 +0000

Our Adult and Junior Learn to Row courses are filling up fast this time round, we have had lots of interest in courses so please if you would be interested in joining onto a course then email Richard Chapman (Community Rowing Coach) at turc.community@gmail.com or have a look at our Learn to Row page for further details.

Courses will be running throughout the year, with our February 10 week courses running on Wednesday mornings (starting 8th February) and Thursday evenings (starting 9th February) for Adults and Wednesday evenings (starting 8th February) for Juniors. There are 8 places available per course so get in touch soon to book your place!

Plum Pudding 2011 (18-12-2011 at 10am)

tyneunited — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:35:18 +0000

Our club Plum Pudding event will be held this Sunday, all entries will be accepted (including development squads) and all rowers will be drawn from a hat to decide crews.

This will be a fun event over a 1000 meter course, from the White House (Ryton, not DC) to the Club steps. Crews will race in fine quads, to add to the fun please bring cakes and nibbles for the cuppa that will follow.

A foggy York SBH 2011

tyneunited — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:34:25 +0000

A very grey day didn’t dampen the spirits of the Tyne United crews that attended the York City SBH. Visibility was very poor in all three divisions, it was also a very cold afternoon.

Here are the results of the crews entered in order of the overall finishing position:

1st) Josh/Luke composite J18 4x- 11min 13sec

2nd) Cowens IM3 4x- 12min 01sec

3rd) Taggart W.IM3 4x- 12min 32sec

4th) Wilkinson NOV 2x 12min 46sec

5th) Cowens IM3 2x 12min 51sec

6th) Dixon J18 2- 13min 10sec

7th) Connolly W.IM3 4x- 13min 16sec

8th) Dence NOV 2x 13min 48sec

9th) Collier NOV 4x+ 14min 46sec

10th) Pitt MaD/G 4x- 14min 46sec

11th) Chapman NOV 1x 15min 19sec

Well done to all our crews with a fantastic attendance and results.

Thanks TURC Comms.