Salford Varsity and SUBC 50
Last Saturday saw the annual boat race take place at Salford Quays between our university boat teams and Manchester's. It's one of the most hyped about events for the university, and its safe to say that we were all pretty nervous when it came round.
Despite plenty of training and early mornings we weren't fortunate enough to win due to the strength of the Manchester crews, but it has made us all the more determined to train even harder to ensure our victory next year. It was still a huge event for the university, and it was lovely to see the amount of people who had come to support us, even though the weather was appalling and there was very little shelter! It definitely reminded us that despite being the underdog university we work incredibly hard, and can only keep striving to achieve what we know we're capable of.
The evening brought with the annual rowing ball, which was particularly important this year as it was the celebration of our club having been running for 50 years. I wasn't sure what to expect at first, but it was a spectacular night and I'm incredibly grateful to have gone. It was a very formal event, and everyone looked incredible, and it definitely made a pleasant change to seeing everyone half asleep in their training gear at 6:30 in the morning! It was an opportunity for us all to celebrate how hard we've all trained over the past nine months, as well as to be able to give something back to the club. It also reminded us of how far we've all come, particularly us freshers, as many of us only started rowing in September, but it's such a huge part of our lives now.
Throughout the night there were various awards, allowing our captains to reward us for all our efforts. I was fortunate enough to get a gift for being part of the senior women's WeHORR crew last month, which is an event I will never forget, for both good and bad reasons!
It's safe to say it was emotional having to say goodbye to a lot of the crew who we've become so close to as they are now graduating, but we all know they'll be there with the supporters at the varsity next year! It was a day and night full of reflection on how far we've come, which is actually a pretty scary thought! It's crazy how huge a part of my life rowing has become, but I definitely wouldn't have it any other way.
The evening brought with the annual rowing ball, which was particularly important this year as it was the celebration of our club having been running for 50 years. I wasn't sure what to expect at first, but it was a spectacular night and I'm incredibly grateful to have gone. It was a very formal event, and everyone looked incredible, and it definitely made a pleasant change to seeing everyone half asleep in their training gear at 6:30 in the morning! It was an opportunity for us all to celebrate how hard we've all trained over the past nine months, as well as to be able to give something back to the club. It also reminded us of how far we've all come, particularly us freshers, as many of us only started rowing in September, but it's such a huge part of our lives now. 
It's safe to say it was emotional having to say goodbye to a lot of the crew who we've become so close to as they are now graduating, but we all know they'll be there with the supporters at the varsity next year! It was a day and night full of reflection on how far we've come, which is actually a pretty scary thought! It's crazy how huge a part of my life rowing has become, but I definitely wouldn't have it any other way.
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