A young Henley woman who was part of a winning crew at last weekend’s Henley Women’s Regatta learned to row and was coached at Upper Thames Rowing Club.
Caris Marsh, 20, was born in Henley and attended Trinity Primary School, Gillotts School and The Henley College. She is now at Oxford University studying experimental psychology and was part of the Osiris A crew that won the intermediate eights event.
Caris told the Standard: “It was really awesome to win at Henley. I have lived in the town all my life and it is very much a part of me so winning meant a lot.”
In her first year at university, she said her crew had ‘worked extremely hard’ in training and it had paid off at Henley.
Caris has been a member of UTRC since she was 13 and is a member of the Oxford women’s lightweight blues squad. She was coached at the Henley club by Roger Wiggin and Olympic silver medallist Guin Batten.
She has won sculling gold medals at junior level, national schools and national championships, and competed for England at the home countries championships in a junior double sculls event.
Henley Rowing Club entered three crews in the regatta. Two made it into the finals on Sunday. Henley’s Elite Lightweight Coxless Four beat Barnes Bridge Ladies and Agecroft Rowing Club in the heats to reach the final where they were beaten by Mortlake Anglian and Alpha.
In schools/junior quad sculls, a Henley and Eton Excelsior Composite beat Sir William Borlase on Saturday and Canford School, Burway in a tough race on Sunday morning, reaching the final where they lost to Marlow Rowing Club.
Regatta chairman Diane Graham said that this year’s regatta attracted a record number of competitors and that the ‘standard improves each year’.
Two home wins for Leander Club helped to dominate the elite events — in the coxless fours, Leander composite crew beat Oxford Brookes by a length, and in the elite eights Leander Composite crew beat Boston University by four lengths.
Henley Women’s Regatta chairman Diane Graham said that this year’s regatta attracted a record number of competitors and that the ‘standard improves each year’.
Two home wins for Leander Club helped to dominate the Elite events in the Coxless Fours, Leander composite crew beat Oxford Brookes by a length, and in the Elite Eights Leander Composite crew beat Boston University by four lengths.
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Published on 30 June 2008
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