Report by Anna Lawrence:
W2 went into the last day of bumps with open minds; with one bump, a defeat and a row over under our belts the pressure was off and we joked that we should go for the overbump in order to complete our set.
Chasing a strong Queens crew we made a good start and settled into a rhythm prepared for a long row. Coming up to the Gut we saw Queens had bumped out First and Third and there were several boats clearing on all sides around the corner. Expecting a row over, we continued until we saw our bank party began yelling at us to pull in. Turns out we had got an overbump on Wolfson who had unfortunately crashed on First Post Corner.
A jubilant if disbelieving W2 pulled in on Grassy corner, displacing a few unsuspecting spectators from the bank and running into a commentator from Cam FM who swiftly caught us for an interview. After collecting some well-earned foliage from the bank, we pushed off for the row home, subjecting the crowd outside the Plough to our rendition of ‘One Row More’ in preparation for our BCD speech. The celebrations continued at the Boathouse with Ant’s kindly provided cider and a quick dip in the Cam for me.
Ending the week on +3, we have steadily improved day on day. I can honestly say it has been a joy and privilege to cox this boat; a fantastic crew spirit exists and our strength truly lies in each other. It is our determination to do our best for the team which has seen our hard work rewarded at the end of the day.
