Information from Rebecca Caroe.
The 1999 Women's Eights Head of the River Race will be held over thetraditional Mortlake to Putney course on the Tideway at 12.30pm on Saturday13th March, 1999.
Top racing crews will include the British and Dutch National Rowing teams -the British are split into two crews, each rowing for their clubs, MarlowRowing Club 'A' and Thames Rowing Club 'A' and starting first and second inthe race processional order. The Dutch are racing as a composite crew ofsix clubs but start at position number 166, as they are a new entry to theevent. They last visited London to race this event in 1996 in the run-up tothe Atlanta Olympics.
Top national clubs represented include Upper Thames RC, Kingston RC, TidewayScullers School, Thames Tradesmen's RC and Grosvenor RC. And BritishUniversities are well represented including Imperial College/Queens Tower,Bristol University and Newnham College Cambridge who start 28th.
For the first time the British Universities Students Association (BUSA)qualifying crews will race for their own trophies within the Head. Thereare two BUSA status levels, First Boat and Second Boat.
We welcome 17 foreign entries from Germany, Holland, Switzerland and Franceas well as one completely new club, the British Police Rowing Association.
A foretaste of other races can be had from the entries from Oxford andCambridge University women's squads. Oxford enter two lightweight crews(Senior 3 status: 200 and 211) and Cambridge have three crews (Crews 8, 17and 24 racing Senior 1,2,3). Their boat races are at Henley on Thames on28th March.
Copies of the start order will be available from the Head Races Websiteafter 8th March, 1999. (http://www.interactive.demon.co.uk/whrr/).STARTING ORDER WOMENS 8S HEAD 1999No. Name Award which could be won1 MARLOW RC A E2 THAMES RC A E3 KINGSTON RC A S14 IMPERIAL COLLEGE/QUEENS TOWER BC A S15 THAMES RC B S16 UPPER THAMES RC E7 KINGSTON RC B S28 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY WBC A S19 UNIVERSITY OF LONDON WBC S110 BELVOIR RC A E11 THAMES RC C S112 THAMES TRADESMEN'S RC A S113 MARLOW RC B S114 LEA RC A S115 TIDEWAY SCULLERS SCHOOL A S116 THAMES RC D E17 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY WBC B S218 LADY ELEANOR HOLLES, THE BC SJ19 TIDEWAY SCULLERS SCHOOL B S220 BRISTOL UNIVERSITY BC S3 /21 GROSVENOR RC A S1 /22 AGEC/BFD/HNL/LDR/MDW/NTH ST/RNC/SH S123 BENRATH RG E24 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY WBC C S325 VESTA RC A S226 TEGEL RC E27 LOUGHBOROUGH BC S2 /28 NEWNHAM COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) A S329 IMPERIAL COLLEGE/QUEENS TOWER BC B S330 DURHAM UNIVERSITY WBC A S3 /31 BONNER RG/SIEBURGER RV A E32 THAMES RC E S333 SONS OF THE THAMES RC A S134 OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY BC A S3 /35 NOTTINGHAM BC S1 /36 HANSA DORTMUND VON 1898 RC E37 TWICKENHAM RC A S138 WALBROOK&ROYAL CANOE CLUB A V39 EMMANUEL BC (CAMBS) A N(U)40 BEDFORD RC S3 /41 HABERDASHERS' MON SCH FOR GIRLS RC A SJ42 ANGARIA HANNOVER RH E43 GLASGOW UNIVERSITY LBC A S3 /44 AVON COUNTY RC A S1 /45 THAMES TRADESMEN'S RC B E46 STAINES BC A S147 WALLINGFORD RC S248 STAR RC A S2 /49 QUEEN'S COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) S350 BURWAY RC A S151 HENLEY RC S252 LLANDAFF RC A S1 /53 AGECROFT RC S2 /54 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BC A S355 BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL BC A SJ56 PEMBROKE COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) S357 BARNES BRIDGE LADIES RC A S258 NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BC A S3 /59 VESTA RC B S2 /60 MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY BC A S2 /61 OXFORD, CITY OF RC A S362 BROXBOURNE RC S2 /63 YORK CITY RC S1 /64 STAINES BC B S265 FIRST&THIRD TRINITY BC (CAMBS) N(U)66 CHRIST'S COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) N(U)67 AURIOL KENSINGTON RC A S268 MARLOW RC C S269 KINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL BC SJ70 AURIOL KENSINGTON RC B S271 NORWICH RC S2 /72 MIDLAND BANK RC S273 NORTHWICH RC S2 /74 DURHAM UNIVERSITY WBC B S3 /75 BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY BC S376 FURNIVALL SCULLING CLUB A S277 ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) N(U)78 EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BC A S2 /79 LEEDS UNIVERSITY BC A S3 /80 UMDS BC A S381 HABERDASHERS' MON SCH FOR GIRLS RC B SJ82 TWICKENHAM RC B S183 CLARE COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) N(U)84 MAGDALENE COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) N(U)85 STAINES BC C V86 BRISTOL, CITY OF BC A S3 /87 LIVERPL J MOOR UNIV/LIVERPL UNIV BC S388 STRATFORD-UPON-AVON BC S3 /89 WEYBRIDGE RC S290 LANCASTER UNIVERSITY BC S291 SUDBURY RC S2 /92 CAMBRIDGE, CITY OF RC S3 /93 EMMANUEL BC (CAMBS) B N(U)94 JESUS COLLEGE (CAMBRIDGE) BC A S395 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NW, BANGOR RC N(U)96 ST PAUL'S GIRLS SCHOOL BC N(C)97 CAIUS BC (CAMBS) S398 GROSVENOR RC B N(C)/99 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON WBC A S3100 ARGO WSR E101 LEA RC B S2102 CURLEW RC S2103 READING UNIVERSITY BC A S3 /104 STAR RC B S3 /105 ST HILD & ST BEDE COLL BC (DURHAM) A S3106 CORPUS CHRISTI RC (CAMBS) N(U)107 ETON EXCELSIOR RC S2108 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (DURHAM) BC S3109 OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY BC B S1110 CHURCHILL COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) N(U)111 BATH UNIVERSITY BC A N(U)/112 SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY BC A N(U)113 AURIOL KENSINGTON RC C S2114 KINGSTON UNIVERSITY BC S3 /115 OXFORD, CITY OF RC B S3116 EAST ANGLIA, UNIVERSITY OF BC A S3 /117 SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY RC A S3 /118 NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BC B N(U)/119 VESTA RC C S3120 EXETER RC A S1 /121 ST CUTHBERT'S SOCIETY BC (DURHAM) N(U)122 HEREFORD RC S1 /123 ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL BC S3124 EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BC B N(U)/125 THAMES RC F S3126 SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) N(U)127 DOWNING COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) N(U)128 SONS OF THE THAMES RC B S3129 DEUTSCHE SPORTHOCHSCHULE KOLN E130 YORK, UNIVERSITY OF BC S3 /131 JESUS COLLEGE (CAMBRIDGE) BC B S3132 ST BARTS& THE ROYAL LONDON HOSP BC A N(U)133 NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY RC A S3 /134 KING'S COLLEGE LONDON BC S3135 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK RC S2136 UMDS BC B N(U)137 NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BC C S3 /138 LEA RC C N(C)139 HOMERTON COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) N(U)140 ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL MED SCH BC S3141 PUTNEY TOWN RC S3142 SALFORD UNIVERSITY BC N(U)143 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BC B S3144 STRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY BC S3145 ST HILD & ST BEDE COLL BC (DURHAM) B N(U)146 ABERDEEN BC S3147 LLANDAFF RC B S3 /148 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BC C N(U)149 GLOUCESTER RC SJ150 MORTLAKE ANGLIAN&ALPHA BC S3151 MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY BC B N(U)/152 WALBROOK&ROYAL CANOE CLUB B S2153 OXFORD, CITY OF RC C N(C)154 WORCESTER RC A S1 /155 LEEDS UNIVERSITY BC B N(U)/156 EAST ANGLIA, UNIVERSITY OF BC B N(U)/157 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON WBC B N(U)158 UMDS BC C N(U)159 BARNES BRIDGE LADIES RC B N(C)160 LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RC A S2 /161 NANTES, UNIVERSITY OF BC E162 SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY RC B N(U)/ 2 min Gap before New entries start163 BADEN RC E164 BAYER/GERMANIA/MULHEIMER E165 BELVOIR RC B E166 BONNER RG/SIEBURGER RV B E167 KOLN, UNIVERSITAT ZU RR E168 NEREUS/PHOC/PROT/SK/VIK/WILLEM E169 PHOCAS E170 BELV/KING GRAM SCH/RB RY/VOSP/WALL S1171 BEWDLEY RC A S1 /172 CLYDESDALE ARC S1 /173 LEICESTER/ NEWARK RC S1174 MOLESEY BC A S1175 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY ROWING ASSN S1176 THAMES RC H S1177 DERWENT RC/LEICESTER RC/NOTTS&UNION V178 UNIV COLL LONDON WBC/WALLINGFORD RC V179 AVON COUNTY RC B S2 /180 BRISTOL, CITY OF BC B S2 /181 BRITISH POLICE ROWING ASSOCIATION S2182 CHRISTCHURCH RC S2 /183 DERBY/NOTTINGHAM BRIT/NOTTS&UNION S2184 FREE PRESS/ROB ROY BC S2185 FURNIVALL SCULLING CLUB B S2186 MIDLAND BANK/NAT WEST BANK RC S2187 PENGWERN BC S2 /188 ROYAL NAVY RC S2189 BATH UNIVERSITY/BRISTOL UNIV BC S3190 BIRMINGHAM RC/BIRMINGHAM, UN OF BC S3191 BURWAY RC B S3192 CANTABRIGIAN RC/FREE PRESS BC S3193 DART-TOTNES ARC S3 /194 DARWIN COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) S3195 DEMONTFORT UNI (LEIC)BC/LEICSTR RC S3196 EVESHAM RC S3 /197 HATFIELD COLLEGE BC (DURHAM) S3198 LADY MARGARET BC (CAMBS) A S3199 MAIDSTONE INVICTA RC S3 /200 MARLOW RC D S3201 MOLESEY BC B S3202 OXFORD UNIVERSITY WLBC A S3203 QUEEN MARY & WESTFIELD COL BC S3204 QUEEN'S COLLEGE BC (OXF) S3205 SOMERVILLE COLLEGE BC (OXF) S3206 SOUTHSEA RC S3 /207 ST AIDAN'S COLLEGE BC (DURHAM) S3208 ST ANDREW BC A S3209 ST EDMUND HALL BC (OXF) S3210 VAN MILDERT BC (DURHAM) S3211 WALBROOK&ROYAL CANOE CLUB C S3212 WARWICK, UNIVERSITY OF BC A S3213 OXFORD UNIVERSITY WLBC B S3214 BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL BC B SJ215 BEDFORD STAR/PETERBOROUGH CITY RC SJ216 BRYANSTON SCHOOL BC SJ217 METHODIST COLLEGE RC (BELFAST) SJ218 BATH UNIVERSITY BC B N(U)/219 BEWDLEY RC B N(C)/220 ESSEX, UNIVERSITY OF BC N(U)/221 EXETER RC B N(C)/222 GLASGOW UNIVERSITY LBC B N(U)/223 KING'S COLL LOND BC/UNIV C LOND WBC N(U)224 LADY MARGARET BC (CAMBS) B N(U)225 LLANDAFF RC C N(C)/226 LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RC B N(U)/227 MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY BC C N(U)228 NEW HALL BC (CAMBS) N(U)229 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BC D N(U)230 NEWNHAM COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) B N(U)231 NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY RC B N(U)232 OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY BC C N(U)/233 READING UNIVERSITY BC B N(U)/234 SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY RC N(U)/235 SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY BC B N(U)236 ST ANDREW BC B N(C)237 ST BARTS& THE ROYAL LONDON HOSP BC B N(U)238 ST HILD & ST BEDE COLL BC (DURHAM) C N(U)239 STAR RC C N(C)/240 THAMES RC G N(C)241 THAMES TRADESMEN'S RC C N(C)242 TWICKENHAM RC C N(C)243 VESTA RC D N(C)244 WALTON RC N(C)245 WARWICK, UNIVERSITY OF BC B N(U)246 WOLFSON COLLEGE BC (CAMBS) N(U)247 WORCESTER RC B N(C)/248 TWICKENHAM RC D N(C)