Super City are on the up

CITY of Oxford Rowing Club have had their ups and downs over the years, but they are unquestionably on an up at the moment, writes Mike Rosewell.
   City attended 22 events during 2003 and secured 77 wins, the encouraging part about their success being that all sections seem to be healthy.
   Amy Jackson is the overall club captain, and she must have been overjoyed by the club's major weekend of competition in 2003.
   They won 13 events at the Wycliffe Head, beating the course record in 10 of them, and also bagged a veteran win at the Wallingford Head and a junior win at the Walton Head.
   The City's women's Squad have been particularly impressive this year.
   They attended, among other events, Ghent International Regatta, from where they returned with a bronze medal, and the Women's Henley Regatta, where they were again finalists.
   The men also went to Zaragoza, in Spain, in October to compete in an invitation event against Natacion Helios, the local club.
   City now host three major events in the national rowing calendar - the City Bumps, in April, the Isis Sculls, in September, and the Oxford City Royal Regatta in August, which was extended to a two-day event this year with great success.