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Rowing club suffer whitewash at the 8th annual Welsh Varsity Boat Race

06 May 2013 by

THE Swansea University Rowing Club had a day to forget as they suffered a 4-0 whitewash at the 8th annual Welsh Varsity Boat Race. Continue Reading

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Swansea and Cardiff to clash on the river Taff

30 April 2012 by

Swansea are preparing for the seventh annual Varsity rowing race which will see four of their teams face off with their counterparts from Cardiff.

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Novice rowers make history with first ever win in Welsh Varsity boat race

Novice rowers make history with first ever win in Welsh Varsity boat race

30 April 2012 by

This year’s men’s novice team pulled off the unexpected and won for the first time in the history of the Varsity boat race.

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Senior Men

Swansea’s senior men crew narrowly beaten by Cardiff

30 April 2012 by

Swansea University senior men’s rowing team were missed out on the Varsity boat race trophy by less than a length in one of the closest races ever.

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Senior Women

Senior women’s hopes halted by bad luck

30 April 2012 by

Swansea’s senior women were rueing bad luck as they were convincingly beaten by Cardiff in the penultimate race of the day. Continue Reading

Novice Women

Women’s novice team fall short

30 April 2012 by

Swansea women’s novice team were beaten in the opening race of the Welsh Varsity race day.

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Recruitment leads to success

Recruitment leads to success

13 February 2012 by

A recruitment drive at this year’s freshers’ fayre has paid off for Swansea University’s rowing club who have won a host of medals at the two competitions that they have entered.

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