March 6, 2012 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamIndoor RowingRowing & RegattaPartners#YourStoriesArchive Thames triumph in 72nd WEHoRR Rowing Community Thames RC triumphed in the 72nd Women’s Eights Head of the River Race on Saturday, with a winning margin of more than six seconds in the provisional race results. The victorious crew finished the four-and-a-quarter-mile Championship Course in 20 minutes and 10.92 seconds, ahead of crews from RC Belvoir Zurich and Imperial College/Sport Imperial who finished second and third respectively. Reading University started the race from first position, and their time of 20:30.66 was good enough to claim the University pennant and seventh overall. Winners will be officially confirmed on Wednesday, before a prize-giving ceremony at Thames Rowing Club on Thursday 15th March. Over 2000 women took part in the 2012 WEhoRR, in 287 crews. Provisional 2012 WEHoRR pennant winners Pennant Crew Time Finish Start Head Thames RC A 20:10.92 1 12 Senior Imperial College BC/Sport Imperial BC A 20:18.25 3 2 University Reading University BC A 20:30.66 7 1 Overseas RC Belvoir Zurich A 20:16.78 2 11 Provincial Club Nottingham RC A 20:27.81 5 7 Intermediate 1 Durham University BC A 20:45.11 11 13 Intermediate 2 Cambridge University Women’s BC A 20:38.71 9 8 Intermediate 3 Cardiff University BC A 21:10.76 23 53 Masters Willem III 21:46.84 59 191 School/Junior Headington School Oxford BC A 20:58.31 17 23 Novice Academic St. Catherine’s College BC(Cambridge) A 22:45.42 114 285 Novice Club Lea RC C 22:04.30 70 153 HMF Royal Air Force RC 23:55.96 191 122
