Emma Sprints 2024

Despite the bad weather causing Emma Sprints to be cancelled last minute, we still managed to find a way to get the novices rowing competitively in fancy dress! At the last minute, the LBCs and Amelie organised an impromptu knockout erg race against Pembroke College Boat Club, hosted at the Emma boat house. The idea was to have teams of 4 (with 2 men and 2 women) row 2km, with each team member taking 500m in a relay style.

Valiantly, 5 mixed teams from Emma battled 6 mixed teams from Pembroke, with only 1 Emma team remaining after the first round.

The second round was close, with the Emma team just about making it through to battle a Pembroke team in the final. Catrin, Izzy, Lachlan, and Tung (the Emma finalists) managed to secure victory in the final by just 5 meters!

The winners received a lovely bottle of champagne, and the best costumes were awarded a pineapple (in true Emma Sprints fashion). Both the novices and seniors celebrated the success of the event at Emma Drinks later that night.