Debbie
Flood |
| Debbie, who is studying
Physiology and Biochemistry at Reading University and lives and trains in
Henley on Thames, but is very active within Reading University Boat Club,
inspiring other members |
| Debbie won the silver
medal at the Athens Olympics in the quad sculls, and just a few
weeks later went on to another silver in the World University Championships
in her single. She was the Under 23 World Champion in the single in 2000
and in 2001 sculled in the double with her previous partner Frances Houghton.
They were world junior bronze medallists in 1998 and made an impressive
Under 23 debut in 1999, winning gold at the World U23 Regatta in Hamburg.
In 2001 Debbie gained her first senior vest finishing 7th at the World Championships.
In 2002 they won the World Cup Series with victories at Hazewinkel and Lucerne,
and finished 4th at the World Championships in Seville. |
Debbie
was a GB junior judo international and a county level 1500m and cross-country
runner before she took up rowing. Her strength and athletic ability ensured
rapid progress. On the rowing ergometer, she won the Junior title at both
the 1997 British Indoor Rowing Championships and the 1998 World Indoor
Rowing Championships. In 1999 Debbie took the Under-23 title at the British
Indoor Rowing Championships.
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| Above:
GB women's Olympic silver winning quad 2004 - Francies Houghton, Rebecca
Remero, Debbie Flood and Alison Mobray. |
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Tash Page |
| Tash (Natasher) is
in currently studying Fine Art Reading Uni. She won gold at the 2004 Under
23 World Championships. She was a silver medallist for Great Britain at
the Junior World Championships in 2003 and has won several indoor National
Championships. |
| Tash is a very active member
of the club both on the water and at the Students Union! |
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| Above:Gold
medal winning GB 4- at the 2004 Under 23 World Championships. Left to
right: Natasher Page, Beth Rodford, Anna Bebington and Alison Knowles |
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Ben Tipney |
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Ben,
who trains much of the with Leander,
was 10th at the 2004
World Under 23 regatta in double sculls with Gavin
Shaw (Aberdeen Uni) also they were GB National Lwt 2x champions (photo
from jet
photo at Nat Champs 2004). |
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Alex Gregory
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| Alex came 11th at
the 2004 World Under 23 regatta in quad sculls with James
Dunley (Uni of London)/ Henry Pelly (Newcastle Uni)/ Sam Townsend. They
were silver medallists at the 2004 GB National Championships in Open 4x. |
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Alex
on his way to a silver medal for RUBC at the BUSA regatta 2004 |
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